SGA debates budgets, prepares for new year: While it did not pass the final budget, the Student Government Association debated until almost midnight Tuesday on the Senate's Finance Committee proposals and additional amendments for front-end budgeted groups.

Senate passes amendments for NAACP T-shirts, awards: The longest debate during the Student Government Association's front-end budgeting night surrounded amendments to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's budget.

Outlining November election strategies : With the presidential elections less than seven months away, over 60 students packed the Hillcrest House last Wednesday for a Brown Bag lecture.

Dukes making due with cuts: In an era where many athletic program decisions are made on the basis of finances rather than merit, many of JMU’s athletic programs are forced to...

To avoid state crisis, senate must pass budget: The Virginia House of Representatives passed the Tax Reform Compromise Act of 2004 Tuesday, a proposal that will increase taxes to provide more than $700 million in revenue over the next two years.

Following an Idol:Idols often are greatly and fanatically adored by hordes of fans who wear homemade T-shirts with phrases such as, "You Rock my Socks Off!" and carry signs with slogans such as "I want to have your babies!"

Spelunking (it's not a dirty word): Several shadowy figures stand in the inky mouth of a cave in the middle of the night, squinting at a pool of icy, chest-high water that’s only lit by the glow of headlamps. The spelunkers, or cavers, are submerged in the water wearing nothing but underwear...