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Young’s WNBA Dream Comes True



On Wednesday, Tamera Young was given a new uniform. After an impressive showing at Pre-Draft Camp last Friday and Saturday, the senior forward was chosen eighth overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2008 WNBA Draft. More...

BREAKING NEWS: Professor Struck on South Main Street

Harrisonburg officers gesture in the area where philosophy professor Noel Hendrickson of Harrisonburg, 33, was struck by Christopher Craig of Manasquan, New Jersey, 21, at approximately 12:12 p.m. Wednesday near Theater II on S. Main Street. According to police, Craig was driving in the northbound turn lane when Hendrickson crossed in front of him. No charges have been filed. Hendrickson was taken to Rockingham Memorial Hospital and has since been released.

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Connection Between Women, Pop and Porn

Is society obsessed with sex?  Does the media have something to do with it?  Singer/ songwriter Meredith LeVande’s multimedia lecture Tuesday night in Harrison Hall set out to answer these questions and many more. More...

JMU One of Many NCAA Colleges Transitioning to Eco-Friendly Campus

A “Retrospective” Image

Hall Remains as SGA Senator

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SLIDESHOW: Fire Downtown

SLIDESHOW: Slices of Life at JMU

SLIDESHOW: Highway Accident Kills Two

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Opinion

Because I Said So: All Talk, No Substance

Presidential election years used to rile me up like no other. I loved turning on the TV and hearing the latest campaign updates: who said what, who was leading in the polls and so on. But college has been a huge wake-up call for me, as I have now realized that this country’s media is so devoid of constructive political dialogue that we viewers wouldn’t understand real issues if they hit us in the face. More...

Battle of the Sexes: What about facial hair?

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Student Rep to the Board of Visitors: Marley Green (54%) defeated Fred Rose (45%)


Class Council Elections:

Senior Class President:
Macon Hollister, who ran unopposed, won with 74 percent of the vote.

Senior Class Vice President:
Greg Hogan, 75 percent, unopposed.

Senior Class Secretary:
Brandon Bebout 18 percent received the most write-in votes

Senior Class Treasurer:
Wendy Chang 12 percent received the most write-in votes

Junior Class President:
Niccole Ferraro, 94 percent, unopposed

Junior Class Vice President
Caitlin McPartland, 95 percent, unopposed

Juior Class Secretary:
Sarah Kavianpour, 92 percent, unopposed

Junior Class Treasurer:
Amber Richards, 12 percent, received the most write-in votes

Sophomore Class President:
John Sutter 56 percent defeated Kathleen Lee, 41 percent

Sophomore Class Vice President:
Anthony Russo, 61 percent defeated Kaitlin Solomon, 37 percent

Sophomore Class Secretary:
Stephanie Kissam, 95 percent, unopposed

Sophomore Class Treasurer:
Brock Wallace 59 percent defeated Laura Spinks, 39 percent

College Senators:

College of Arts and Letters Senators:
Jeff Watson and Caitlin Briska

College of Business Senators:
Matt Wolf and Lauren Waldt

College of Education Senators:
Adam Hall and Justin Broughman

College of Math and Science Senators:
James Dillon and John Scott

ISAT Senators:
Heather Shuttleworth and Matt Topping

Visual and Performing Arts Senators:
Matthew Jones and William Kenlon

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Sports

Five Games Remaining, Pressure’s On

A shocking 11-10 overtime loss to William & Mary on Friday was not how the Dukes (5-6) planned on opening their conference play. A 13-5 route of Old Dominion on Sunday however, is more of what the Dukes expect from their squad. More...

Despite Its Defensive Losses, Football Ready But loss of Baranowsky and Abdul-Wahid evident

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Greetings from Florence

FLORENCE, Italy — Upon coming to Florence, Italy for the semester, it seemed obvious that in such a culturally rich city and region of the world, art would be bursting from a multitude of galleries and music would be filling the air. While it is true that art is abundant in the crowded streets of little Florence, it seems music is not so widely emphasized. This is what made finding BeBop and Voxpower so exciting. More...

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