Monday, March 21, 2005

JMU-U.Va. team aims to cure syndrome with obscure protein

Three JMU Integrated Science and Technology students and their professor are manufacturing a protein that may help over 35 million Americans deal with dry-eye syndrome, a condition ranging in severity from reduced vision to blindness.

The JMU chapter of the International Justice Mission held a petition and protest this past week to seek justice for 27 fired workers in Honduras.

The Sophomore Class Council will be sponsoring a ring premiere event Wednesday in the College Center Grand Ballroom starting at 6 p.m.

JMU was ranked among the nation’s best schools for outstanding community involvement by The Princeton Review and Campus Compact.

Community rejects Iraqi war

Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of the United States’ invasion of Iraq. Consequently, a coalition of James Madison students, alumni and Harrisonburg residents gathered at 4 p.m. on Court Square to protest Operation Iraqi Freedom.