Pat...
An "I’ll-never-say-mean-things-about-the-bus" pat to the real men who drive the buses.

From a sobered up young lady who will stick closer to her friends next time and wants to thank the driver who never smiles for her escape.

Pat...
A "that-was-an-unlikely-and-nice-gesture" pat to the police officer who let me walk my friend home so that he wouldn’t get arrested or fall down anymore.

From a friend who has been arrested and would have hated for anyone he knows to have gone through the same thing.

Pat...
A "way-to-stick-it-to-the-man" pat to the girl in the "I Bleed Crack" T-shirt.

From a grateful senior is glad to see that JMU still has some girls with a sense of social humor.

Dart...
A "way-to-be-the-real-losers" dart to all those young people who didn’t vote.

A very disappointed sophomore girl who is disgusted by the lack of voter turnout in her age range.

Pat...
A "way-to-exercise-free-speech" pat to The Breeze for allowing a certain four-letter expletive into the campus spotlight section

From someone who’s been here for four years waiting for shit like that to make The Breeze.

Pat...
A "thanks-for-helping-me-find-my-keys" pat to the nice folks of the Haunted Cornmaze who searched through mud in the dark to help out an out-of-breath girl.

From a senior who’s more than a little embarrassed to have been so scared that running — not the whereabouts of her keys — became her top priority.

Dart...
An "I’m-begging-you" dart to whoever stole or found a digital camera in a black purse on Homecoming Saturday at Dairy Queen or Dave’s Taverna.

From a girl who left her information with The Breeze and would really like her camera back.