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The  Bluestone,  Volume  98 

The  Yearbook  of  James  Madison  University 

March  2006  -  March  2007 

Enrollment:  15,687 

800  South  Main  Street,  MSC  3522 

Harrisonburg,  VA  22807 

(540) 568-6541 

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Editorial  Board 

Maria  Nosal,  Editor  in  Chief 

Jenny  Young,  Creative  Director 

Mindi  Westhoff,  Fall  Photography  Director 

Revee  TenHuisen,  Spring  Photography  Director 

Sara  Wist,  Copy  Director 

Kara  Beebe,  Managing  Editor 

Rachael  Groseclose,  Co-Supervising  Editor 

Joanna  Brenner,  Co-Supervising  Editor 

Designers 

Theresa  Kattula,  assistant  features 

Katie  Piwowarczyk,  assistant  features 

Michelle  Melton,  classes 

Leslie  Cavin,  organizations 

Lane  Bobbins,  sports 

Photographers 

Nancy  Daly 

Meghan  DeSanto 

Jewels  Gundrum 

Tara  Hepler 

Kellie  Nowlin 

Writers 

Laura  Becl<er 

Brianne  Beers 

Stephen  Brown 

Katie  FitzGerald 

Jean  Han 

Sunny  Hon 

Kati  Kitts 

Eleni  Menoutis 

Katie  O'Dowd 

Victoria  Shelor 

Producer 

Stephanie  Hardman 


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"/  /o\/e  JMU  because  of  the  people.  There  is  something  about 
this  place  that  has  a  positive  effect  on  the  way  people  carry 
themselves  every  day.  The  eyes  of  people  associated  with  the 
university  light  up  when  they  hear  the  words  'JMU'  and  they 
are  genuinely  excited." 


-senior  Gwendolyn  Brantley 


I  8  '  Opening 


Positioned  at  ihe  corner  of  South  Main 
Street  and  Bluestone  Drive,  the  James 
Madison  University  sign  welcomes  students 
and  visitors  to  campus.  This  entrance  led  to 
the  Quad  and  the  Bluestone  area  of  campus. 
Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen  Walking  through 
campus,  students  make  their  v/ay  to  the 
football  game  during  Homecoming  weekend. 
Both  students  and  alumni  crowded  campus  to 
tailgate  before  the  game  against  the  College 
of  William  &  Mary.  Photo  by  Candace  Edmonds 
Greeting  students  as  they  enter  the  Quad, 
the  James  Madison  statue  is  located  across 
from  Varner  House.  The  statue  was  mod- 
eled to  be  a  life-sized  representation  of  the 
former  president.  Photo  by  Jewels  Gundrum 
Sitting  with  local  Harrisonburg  children, 
senior  Adriane  Mullins  watches  a  scary 
movie.  The  event  was  sponsored  by  members 
of  an  SCOM  350  class  who  were  required  to 
perform  a  service-learning  activity.  Photo  by 
Revee  TenHuisen 


Opening  191 


Holding  up  signs,  participants  in  "The 
Duke  is  Right"  attempt  to  put  the  steps  of  a 
safe  sexual  encounter  in  order,  "The  Duke 
is  Right"  was  an  interactive  game  show  that 
aimed  to  teach  freshmen  about  drug,  alcohol 
and  sex  safety.  Photo  by  Katrina  Putker  Dis- 
playing the  university's  distinct  bluestone, 
Keezell  Hall  houses  the  departments  of 
foreign  languages  and  literature  and  English. 
Keezell  was  located  next  to  Wilson  Hall  and 
was  one  of  the  original  university  buildings. 
Photo  by  Revee  TenHuJsen  Taking  notes,  a 
student  moves  her  studying  outdoors.  The 
Quad  and  other  outdoor  gathering  places 
were  popular  for  studying  and  hanging  out 
with  friends  during  the  warmer  months  of 
the  year.  Photo  by  Rachel  Bianton  Waving  in 
the  wind,  the  American  flag  flies  in  front  of 
Wilson  Hall.  The  flag  was  at  half-staff  for  30 
days  following  the  death  of  former  President 
Ford.  Photo  by  Jewels  Gundrum 


10  i  Opening 


"JMU  professors  are  connected  with  their  students,  whether 
it's  helping  us  understand  a  difficult  topic  or  giving  guidance 


on  careers: 


-senior  Will  Schnorr 


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"JMU  visitors  usually  commend  us  on  our  selection  of  on- 
campus  food... there's  something  to  be  said  by  that." 

-junior  Michael  Kray 


12  !  Opening 


Displaying  the  time,  D-Hail  welcomes 
hungry  students.  D-Hall  was  a  popular  place 
for  students  to  eat  and  was  open  every  day 
for  breakfast,  lunch  and  dinner.  Photo  by 
jewels  Gundrum  Drawing  on  the  sidewalk, 
senior  Allison  Brooks  participates  in  "Chalk  a 
Block"  during  Childhood  Cancer  Awareness 
Week.  Brooks  served  as  executive  director 
of  Up  "til  Dawn,  the  organization  that  spon- 
sored the  event.  Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen 
Facing  South  Main  Street,  Cleveland  Hall 
houses  academic  offices.  Cleveland  Hall  was 
one  of  the  original  dormitories  on  campus 
when  it  was  first  built  in  1 936.  Photo  by 
Katrina  Putker  Holding  a  pet  nicknamed 
SMAD  Dog,  junior  Amy  Fisher  participates  in 
the  SMAD  Dog  Days  picnic.  Students  could 
interact  with  their  peers  and  professors  and 
enjoyed  free  hot  dogs.  Photo  by  Katrina  Putker 


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Shouting  to  the  crowd.  Theta  Chi  brothers 
raise  money  for  their  12  Days  Project.  The 
proceeds  from  the  fundraiser  went  to  the 
Harrisonburg  Mercy  House.  Photo  by  Rachel 
Blanton  Serving  as  a  landmark,  Newman 
Lake  offers  students  a  peaceful  environment. 
When  formed  in  1967.  the  lake  covered 
1 1  acres  but  the  size  decreased  to  9.7 
acres  due  to  construction-  Photo  by  Katnna 
Putker  Entertaining  the  audience,  junior 
Natalie  Munford  dances  during  Sunset  on  the 
Quad.  Mozaic  was  a  dance  club  that  focused 
on  hip-hop  styles.  Photo  by  jewels  Gundrum 
Offering  a  quiet  getaway,  the  Edith  J.  Car- 
rier Arboretum  displays  the  many  colors  of 
fall.  The  Arboretum  featured  trails  that  led 
through  an  Oak-Hickory  forest,  a  lake  and 
gardens.  Photo  by  jewels  Gundrum 


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"JML/  is  a  wonderful  place  to  be.  Everyone  is  so  friendly 
and  it's  nice  that  you  can  leave  your  personal  belongings 
anywhere  on  campus  and  know  that  they  will  be  safe;  n^iost 
schools  don't  have  that  luxury  The  campus  is  gorgeous  dur- 
ing every  season;  it's  the  perfect  home  away  from  home. 

-senior  Kelly  Wooten 


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Team  USA  puts  forth  its  best  effort  in  the 
2006  Olympic  Games,  by  Stephen  &rown 


the  20th  Winter  Olympics  were  held  in 
Torino,  Italy,  throughout  the  month  of 
F"ebruary.  Events  were  covered  by  NBC  and 
broadcast  by  all  of  their  networks,  includ- 
ing MSNBC,  USA  and  CNBC.  In  fact,  the  Winter 
Olympics  received  the  most  network  airtime  of 
anv  previous  Winter  Olympics,  totaling  over  400 
hours  of  coverage.  The  popularity  of  the  events 
made  all  the  surprises,  disappointments  and  drama 
visible  to  students. 

As  a  whole.  Team  USA  achieved  mixed  results  in 
Torino.  Though  it  was  touted  as  the  greatest  collec- 
tion of  winter  sport  athletes  in  United  States  Olym- 
pic histor\,  the  team  won  fewer  medals  than  they  did 
in  Salt  Lake  Citv  in  2002.  They  did,  however,  rank 
second  in  the  medal  count  with  25  medals,  nine  of 
which  were  gold. 

Americans  competed  in  many  events  with  a  dif- 
ferent set  of  expectations  for  each.  For  example,  the 
ski  team,  represented  by  world-class  skiers  Daron 
Rahlves,  Lindsey  Kildow,  Jeremy  Bloom  and  Bode 
Miller.  All  four  were  considered  gold  medal  con- 
tenders entering  the  Olympics,  yet  all  four  wound 
up  medal-less.  Ted  Liget)',  a  skier  who  received  little 
fanfare  before  and  even  dining  the  Olvmpics,  was 
the  onh'  American  skier  to  earn  a  medal,  winning 
gold  in  the  alpine  combined  event.  "I'm  surprised 
the  ski  team  did  as  poorly  as  they  did.  I  expected 
more  from  them.  Bode  Miller  in  particular,"  said 
senior  Jacob  Wright. 


In  contrast,  the  men's  curling  team  made  history 
as  the  first  Americans  to  win  a  bronze  medal  in 
the  event.  This  achievement  did  not  go  unnoticed 
among  student  fans.  "I  find  curling  to  be  the  unsung 
hero  of  the  Olympic  games,"  said  junior  Drew  Mas- 
sengill.  "If  you  actually  learn  the  rules  of  the  game, 
vou  will  soon  find  yourself  jumping  on  your  couch 
and  screaming  for  whiche\er  team  you  want  to  win." 

Predictions  also  fell  short  for  the  figure  skating 
competition.  American  skater  Sasha  Cohen  came  to 
the  Olympics  favored  to  win  the  gold  and  seemed  to 
be  on  her  way  to  doing  just  that  after  winning  the 
first  event,  the  short  program.  Unfortunately,  a  few 
ugh'  falls  in  the  long  program  cost  her  what  seemed 
like  a  sure  gold  medal  and  she  was  resigned  to 
silver.  This  allowed  Japan's  Shizuka  Arakawa  to 
claim  her  nation's  only  medal  in  the  Olympics  by 
winning  the  gold.  "A  lot  of  hard  work  goes  into  fig- 
ure skating.  I  was  really  impressed  with  the  grace 
the  figure  skaters  displayed  in  their  routines  and  it 
was  great  that  Sasha  Cohen  won  silver  despite  fall- 
ing," said  graduate  Adam  Taylor. 

Team  USA's  women's  ice  hockey  team  was  ex- 
pected to  win  at  least  a  silver  medal,  considering  the 
team  had  ne\er  received  anything  less  since  the  initial 
inclusion  of  women's  hockev  in  the  1998  Olvmpics. 
After  struggling  to  find  its  magic  touch  during  the 
preliminaries,  the  team  lost  to  Sweden  in  a  shootout 
in  the  quarterfinals.  Though  the  team  ended  up  \\  ith 
a  bronze  medal,  its  performance  was  considered 


18  I  Features 


Winter  Olympics  1191 


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Skiing  in  the  men's  slalom 
event,  Austrian  athlete  Benja- 
min Raich  passes  by  a  red  gate. 
Raich  won  two  gold  medals 
at  the  Olympics,  one  in  giant 
slalom  and  one  in  the  slalom, 
Photo  courtesy  ofMCT  Campus 

Maintaining  a  calm  expres- 
sion. Kimberly  Derrick  races 
in  the  1.000-meter  ladies' 
quarterfinals  competition. 
Derrick  represented  the 
United  States  in  the  event. 
Photo  courtesy  ofMCT  Campus 

Waving  to  the  cheering 

crowd,  Shizuku  Arawaka 

triumphantly  clutches  her 

gold  medal,  Arawaka  claimed 

gold  for  Japan  in  the  ladies' 

free  skating  program.  Photo 

courtesy  ofMCT  Campus 


120  I  Features 


Hanging  around  the  neck 
of  Apollo  Anton  Ohno,  a 
gold  and  a  bronze  medal 
gives  the  United  States'  med- 
al count  a  boost.   Ohno's 
successes  were  vital  to  the 
United  States'  standing  in 
the  Torino  Olympics.  Photo 
courtesy  of  MCI  Campus 


Holding  tJ^t3!s;Tfag  above 
his  head.  Chad  Hedrick 
celebrates  after  finishing  the 
men's  lO.OOO-meter  speed 
skating  competition.  Hedrick 
secured  a  silver  medal  for 
the  United  States.  Photo 
courtesy  ofMCT  Campus 


a  disappointment,  prompting  calls  for  Team  USA's 
coach  Ben  Smith  to  resign  following  the  tournament. 
The  men's  ice  hockey  team  also  entered  the 
Olympics  with  high  expectations.  Ranked  sixth 
among  the  12  nations  competing  in  the  tournament, 
the  team  was  expected  to  contend  for  a  medal,  if 
not  the  gold.  The  team  opened  the  tournament 
with  a  tie  against  Latvia,  a  team  that  failed  to  win  a 
single  game  during  the  tournament.  Subsequently, 
Team  USA  went  on  to  win  only  one  of  their  five 
preliminary  games,  beating  only  Kazakhstan  and 
losing  to  Russia,  Slovakia  and  Sweden.  The  team 
also  lost  to  Finland  in  the  quarterfinals.  A  team  that 
consisted  entirely  of  professional  NationSfrlockey 
I  League  (NHL)-caliber  players  limped  out  of  the 
^Kynipics,  disappointing  both  fans  and  themselves. 
Team  USA  was  not  the  only  team  to  perform  be- 
low expectations.  Team  Canada  failed  to  defend  its 
gold  medal  from  the  2002  games,  losing  three  of  their 
!;  six  games  b\  2-0  scores  and  going  h"6me  without  any 
medals.  This  was  shocking  for  a  team  that,  on  paper, 
was  more  talented  than  an  NHL  All-Star  team.  Finland 
came  from  behind  to  win  the  silver  medal,  losing  to 
the  powerful  Swedes  in  the  gold  medal  game.  Several 
upsets  occurred,  such  as  Switzerland's  2-0  win  over 
Canada  and  their  3-2  victory  over  the  Czech  Republic, 
both  powerhouse  hockey  nations. 

In  the  speed  skating  event.  Team  USA  proved  to 
be  inspirational.  Most  notably,  the  team  made  history 
when  Shani  Davis  became  the  first  black  man  from 


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any  country  to  win  an  individual  gold  medal  at  the 
Winter  Olympics  tor  the  1,000-mcter  speed  skate. 
Davis's  teammate  Joey  Cheek  won  the  500-meter 
race  and  afterward  announced  he  was  donating  his 
gold  medal  bonus  of  $25,000  to  a  charity  organized 
to  help  children  in  war-torn  Darfur.  He  later  won 
a  silver  medal  in  the  1,000-meter  race,  adding  to  his 
original  donation. 

Headlines  out  of  Torino  were  dominated 
b)  the  feud  between  Davis 
and  teammate  Chad  Hedrick,  44 
who  won  a  gold,  silver  and 
bronze  medal  in  three  differ- 
ent events.  After  Davis  won  his 
gold  medal,  the  majority  of 
the  attention  was  paid  to  the 
tact  that  Hedrick  would  not 
congratulate  Davis,  overshad- 

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owing  the  positive  history 

made  that  day.  The  feud  continued  when  Davis  and 
Hedrick  finished  2nd  and  3rd,  respectively,  in  the 
1,500-meter  race  and  did  not  acknowledge  each 
other  while  on  the  podium. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  2006  Winter  Olym- 
pics, the  flame  was  prepared  for  the  2008  Summer 
Olympics  in  Beijing  and  Americans  left  Torino  with 
a  bittersweet  blend  of  pride  and  underachievement. 
The  United  States  team  would  have  the  21st  Winter 
Olympics  to  redeem  itself. 


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— junior  Drew  Massengill 


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The  community  takes  a  week  to  pay  homage 
the  university's  namesake.  byRachadGrosedose 


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Conversing  with  Senior 
Vice  President  of  Student  Af- 
fairs and  University  Planning 
and  Analysis  Mark  Warner, 
former  SGA  President 
Wesli  Spencer  anticipates 
the  delivery  of  fiis  speecfi  at 
the  wreatfi-iaying  ceremony 
honoringjames  Madison. 
Spencer  spoke  about  the 
importance  of  education  to 
Madison  during  his 
administration.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


On  a  cold  and  windy  March  15,  students 
and  faculty  gathered  around  the  James 
Madison  statue  to  commemorate  the  255th 
birthda)'  of  the  university's  namesake  and 
begin  a  week-long  celebration.  During  the  wreath- 
laying  ceremony  that  began  at  10:30  a.m..  Senior  Vice 
President  for  Student  Affairs  Mark  Warner  spoke, 
along  with  former  Student  Government  Association 
President  Wesli  Spencer.  Both  commented  on  the 
importance  Madison  placed  on  education.  Everyone 
in  attendance  enjoyed  cake  to  complete  the  celebration. 
Later  that  day,  Oscar-winning  actor  and  ]:)oliti- 
cal  activist  Richard  Dreyfuss  delivered  the  keynote 
speech  at  the  Endowed  Scholar- 
ship Luncheon.  "I've  had  three 
ambitions  in  m\  life,"  Dreyfuss 
said.  "One  was  to  be  an  actor, 
one  was  to  be  the  senator  from 
New  York  or  California,  and  the 
other  was  to  teach  history...! 
didn't  want  to  become  an  of- 
fice-holder, I  just  wanted  to  be 
in\olved  in  politics." 

Dreyfuss  was  a  research 
member  at  Oxford  University, 
developing  a  curriculum  for 
teaching  civics  in  American 
public  scht:)ols.  Despite  its  im- 
portance in  our  government,  he  believed  civics  was 
missing  from  American  classrooms.  "Civility  is  more 
than  manners,"  Dreyfuss  said.  "Civility  is  the  oxygen 
democracy  requires."  Civilitv,  he  said,  requires  "tools 
of  reason,  logic,  dissent  [and]  debate." 

Dreyfuss  expressed  how  special  it  was  to  be 
present  because  the  university  represented  the  tools 
of  civility  needed  in  democracy.  "What  is  happening 
here  today  is  as  strong  and  fresh  a  blast  of  the  oxy- 
gen of  civilit\  that  is  recjuired  by  democracy,"  said 
Dreyfuss.  He  mentioned  that  James  Madison  noted 
in  "Federalist  10"  the  nccessit)'  of  practicing  "the 
social  contract  to  agree  to  disagree." 

Dreyfuss  concluded  by  assuring  the  audience  that 
he  was  not  speaking  for  "so  petty  a  thing  as  partisan- 
ship,"  but  for  the  future  of  the  nation.  "America, 


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the  Lhiited  States,  from  the  beginning  aspired  to 
be  a  unique  place,"  he  said.  "America  is  the  finest, 
most  appropriate  answer  to  the  question,  'How  can 
people  live  together  and  honor  freedom  and  justice 
and  opportunity?'. ..But  America  is  a  process,  it  is 
not  a  done  deal.  America  does  not  happen  by  itself." 

The  following  day,  Dreyfuss  delivered  the  James 
Madison  reading  from  "Federalist  10"  at  the  Madi- 
son Day  Ceremony.  At  2:30  p.m.,  faculty  members, 
community  residents  and  students  gathered  in  Wil- 
son Hall  to  once  again  honor  Madison.  The  event 
began  with  a  processional  of  honored  facult\  mem- 
bers and  the  singing  of  "The  Star-Spangled  Banner" 
by  voice  professor  Dorothy  Madison.  Band  director 
J.  Patrick  Rooney  led  the  Wind  Symphony,  who 
performed  throughout  the  event.  Spencer  greeted 
guests,  followed  by  a  performance  of  "Fort  McHen- 
ry  Suite"  by  the  symphony.  University  President 
Linwood  H.  Rose  presented  an  honorary  doctorate 
to  former  senator  Harry  F.  Byrd  Jr.  for  embodying 
the  values  of  the  university  and  of  Madison.  Rose 
then  introduced  the  speaker  for  the  event,  Michael 
Beschloss.  Beschloss  was  a  best-selling  author  and 
historian  of  the  presidency. 

The  audience  laughed  as  Beschloss  entertained 
them  with  anecdotes  and  jokes  about  former 
presidents,  including  Lyndon  Johnson,  Franklin 
D.Roosevelt  and  Harry  Truman.  He  spoke  of  how 
consuming  it  can  become  to  try  to  understand  the 
life  of  someone  with  such  great  responsibility.  Bes- 
chloss also  stressed  the  importance  of  the  passage  of 
time  when  judging  a  president's  effectiveness.  'James 
Madison  benefited  from  the  passage  of  hindsight  and 
time,"  he  said.  "Because  of  the  wa\'  he  designed  the 
system,  it  matters  a  great  deal  who  is  president." 

Another  major  event  of  the  week  was  the  Madi- 
son Cup  Debate,  sponsored  by  the  debate  team. 
Attendants  included  students  and  faculty  from  the 
uni\ersit\.  Eastern  Mennonite  University  and  the 
Harrisonburg  cc)mmunit\.  The  debate  featured 
24  college  teams  from  around  the  countrN,  ini  hid- 
ing George  Mason  University,  Yale  Univeisity  and 
Liberty  University.  The  debate  considered  whether 
or  not  the  theory  of  intelligent  design  has  a  role  in 


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Imitating  the  famous 
figure,  this  professional  re- 
enactor  impersonates  James 
Madison  delivering  one  of 
his  many  powerful  speeches. 
Madison  was  not  just  a 
president,  he  was  also  a 
brilliant  writer  and  teacher. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Lying  on  a  table  outside 
of  Wilson  Hall,  pamphlets 
detailing  James  Madison's  life 
are  available  for  students  to 
pick  up,  Madison's  birthday 
celebration  was  held  annu- 
ally on  March  1 6.  Photo  fay 
Tara  Hepler 


high  school  biology  courses.  The  preliminary  de- 
hates  occurred  at  8:30  and  11  a.m.,  followed  by  the 
final  round  at  5  p.m.  The  Madison  Cup  was  award- 
ed to  Yale  University  who  also  took  home  the  first 
place  prize  of  $5,000.  Second  place  was  awarded  to 
the  College  of  William  &  Mary  and  third  place  to 
the  University  of  Richmond. 

Madison  Week  also  gave  students  an  opportuni- 
ty to  apply  skills  learned  in  class.  Students  in  SCOM 
461,  a  public  relations  campaign  class,  were  assigned 
Madison  Day  public  relations  for  a  class  project.  A 
group  of  five  students  were  responsible  for  pro- 
moting the  week  and  increasing  awareness  around 
campus.  Graduate  Lisa  Facinelli,  a  member  of  the 
group,  said  they  used  banners,  radio  announce- 
ments, flyers,  sidewalk  chalk,  the  university  Web  site 
and  a  press  release  in  "The  Breeze"  to  advertise  for 
the  week.  According  to  Facinelli,  their  hard  work 
paid  off.  "I'd  say  it  was  a  success  because  there  was 


a  good  turnout  for  all  of  the  events,"  she  said.  "We 
tried  to  instill  a  sense  of  community  within  theJMU 
campus  and  Harrisonburg  citizens."  The  group  also 
designed  Madison  Day  shirts  with  the  logo  "We 
are  Madison"  on  the  back  to  promote  a  message 
of  togetherness.  "I  know  for  our  group  specifically 
working  on  this  campaign,  we  felt  honored  to  be 
involved  in  such  a  campus-wide  event  and  had  a  lot 
of  fun  planning  the  activities  as  well  as  getting  out 
on  campus  to  talk  about  the  events  with  students," 
Facinelli  said. 

According  to  the  press  release,  the  goal  of  Madi- 
son Day  was  to  encourage  the  idea  of  citizenship 
among  students  and  the  communit)'.  This  goal  was 
achieved  through  speakers,  debates  and  student 
participation.  Civility,  the  breath  of  oxygen  needed 
for  democracy,  described  by  Dreyfuss  and  instilled 
by  James  Madison,  was  showcased  throughout  the  week. 


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Providing  entertainment 

for  campus  and  community 

members  alike,  university 

groups  create  a  variety  of 

different  activities-  In  an 

effort  to  increase  attendance 

througfiout  the  town.  )Mu- 

bilee  included  games  for  all 

ages  Photo  by  Tara  Hepler 


It  was  a  beautiful  spring  da)'  on  March  1 8  as  over 
1,500  people  made  their  way  to  Godwin  Field 
for  Madison  Festival.  Kno^vn  more  common!)'  as 
jMubilee,  the  event  provided  a  day  of  entertain- 
ment and  interaction  for  both  university  students  and 
Harrisonburg  residents. 

Created  bv  former  Student  Goxernment  Association 
President  Tom  CuUigan  and  graduate  Corey  Schwartz, 
jMubilee  debuted  in  2005  and  aimed  to  foster  student 
and  community  relations  in  a  relaxed  and  fun  atmo- 
sphere. The  event  also  raised  money  for  Mere)'  House, 
a  local  transitional  housing  shelter. 

Campus  and  community  organizations  pro- 
vided carnival-type  games  from  face  painting  and 
tug-o-war  to  a  kids'  moon  bounce  and  an  inflat- 
able rock-climbing  wall.  There  was  also  a  main  stage 
set  up  where  a  variety  of  groups  such  as  Exit  245 
and  the  Harrisonburg  Clogging  Club  performed. 
The  Universit)'  Program  Board  sponsored  the  final 
performance  by  comedian  Tim  \'oung.  a  graduate 
of  the  universitv.  Aramark  provided  those  attending 
with  free  food  including  hot  dogs,  cotton  cand)-,  ice 


cream  bars,  apples  and  popcorn.  Coca-Cola  provided 
refreshments  for  the  daw 

As  with  an\'  da)-long  event,  there  was  a  great  deal 
of  planning  rec]uired,  especially  considering  the  ambi- 
tious goals  Schwartz  set  for  the  occasion. 

"Our  first  goal  was  to  increase  attendance  to  the 
event.  In  fact,  we  ended  up  more  than  doubling  the 
attendance  from  the  first  year,"  said  Sch^vartz. 
"Second  was  to  get  a  more  even  split  of  conmiunity 
and  campus  people  there.  The  first  year  it  was  about 
20  percent  communit)',  80  percent  campus.  This  year 
it  was  more  like  40  percent  community  and  60  per- 
cent campus.  Lastlv,  we  wanted  to  demonstrate  that 
so  manv  different  organizations  and  campus  groups 
can  work  together  at  JMU  to  pull  off  something  this 
grand,  this  meaningful  and  this  important  for  the 
future  of  JMU  and  Harrisonburg  relations." 

After  the  success  of  the  2005  jMubilee,  the  steer- 
ing committee  had  an  entire  year  to  plan.  During  the 
fall,  the  jMubilee  executive  staff  sought  sponsorship 
and  funding  for  the  event  b)'  recruiting  universit)'  and 
commimit\'  orijanizations.  The  dav  would  not  have 


Enjoying  the  beautiful 

weather,  a  young  member  of 

the  Harrisonburg  community 

takes  advantage  of  the  many 

activities  provided  for  her  age 

group.  The  festival  kicked  off 

during  the  afternoon  and  fun 

and  games  continued  until 

sunset-  Photo  by  Tara  Hepler 


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gone  smoothly  without  the  volunteers  who  rallied 
together  before,  during  and  after  the  event. 

Sophomore  Meghan  BoUenback  was  a  member 
of  the  marketing/public  relations  division  for  the 
event.  She  helped  prepare  by  designing  advertise- 
ments and  writing  letters  to  campus  organizations, 
asking  them  to  participate  in  the  event  by  sponsor- 
ins  an  activity  booth.  She  also  wrote  letters  to 
Harrisonburg  residents  informing  them  about 
jMubilee.  On  the  day  of  the  event,  BoUenback  photo- 
graphed activities  and  performances,  worked  in  dif- 
ferent food  stations  and  helped  set  up  and  take  down 
all  the  tables  and  chairs.  In  the  end,  everything  was 
a  success,  high  hopes  for  future  jMubilees. 

"We  use  Godwin  field  for  the  event,  and  I  would 
love  to  see  it  completeh'  filled  with  activity  booths," 
said  BoUenback.  "I  think  the  more  clubs  we  have 
involved,  the  more  awareness  there  will  be  around 
campus  about  jMubilee.  And  then  that  could  lead  to  a 
greater  turnout  and  to  us  raising  more  money  to  give 
to  the  Harrisonburg  Mercy  House.  The  whole  event 
is  about  giving  back  to  the  Harrisonburg  community. 


and  I  think  we  could  give  back  more  if  we  can  get 
more  participation." 

In  the  end,  the  day  was  a  success,  made  evident  by 
the  smiles  of  the  1,500  attendants,  ages  two  to  72.  "It 
was  just  a  nice  way  to  spend  a  Saturday  afternoon,"  said 
sophomore  Meredith  Halvorsen.  "I  liked  seeing  little 
kids  from  around  Harrisonburg  all  running  around  and 
having  a  good  time,  as  well  as  all  the  entertainment." 


Breaking  it  down,  the 
Breakdance  Club  entertains 
attendants.  Circle  K.  Safe 
Rides  and  Zeta  Tau  Alpha 
were  among  other  clubs  that 
participated  in  the  event. 
Photo  by  Tara  Hep/er 

Experiencing  a  state  of 
inebriation,  a  student  wears 
beer  goggles  to  create  an 

usion  of  intoxication.  The 
goggles  simulated  the  effects 
of  excessive  alcohol  con- 
sumption. Photo  by  Taro  Hep/er 


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Student  groups  organize  to  increase  awareness 
of  violence  against  women,  by  Mindiwesthofr 


Conversing  in  hushed  voices,  groups  of  three 
or  four  students  apiece  littered  tiie  floor  of 
Taylor  305  every  Tuesday  night  through- 
out the  spring  semester.  As  freshly  baked 
cookies  made  their  way  around  the  room,  group 
leaders  and  members  planned  energeticallv,  barely 
able  to  contain  their  excitement.  Known  as  the  co- 
alition, the  men  and  women  behind  the  11th  annual 
Take  Back  the  Night  event  were  especially  eager 
throughout  the  month  of  March  as  the  main  event 
grew  nearer.  On  March  28,  after  months  of  promo- 
tion and  fundraising,  the  night  finalh'  arrived. 

Take  Back  the  Night,  originally  called  "Reclaim 
the  Night,"  began  in  1976  in  Belgium  as  a  way  to 
spread  awareness  of  sexual  violence  against  women. 
The  highlight  was  a  candlelight  vigil  and  march 
through  campus,  symbolizing  women's  desire  to  walk 
through  the  night  without  fear  of  attack.  Expanded 
to  include  the  experiences  of  men  and  children 
as  well.  Take  Back  the  Night  grew  to  become  an 
international  phenomenon  as  well  as  an  annual 
event  at  the  university. 

Each  vear,  the  Take  Back  the  Nia;ht  Coalition 
passed  t)ut  fl\ers  and  flooded  Potty  Mouth  with  news 
of  the  event  and  ways  the  student  body  could  help. 
A  concert  was  held  in  Februar)-  as  a  fundraiser  for 
the  evening,  featuring  a  cappella  groups,  studeiu 
bands,  the  Duke  Dog  and  the  Breakdance  Club. 


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In  the  three  days  surrounding  the  main  event,  the 
Take  Back  the  Night  coalition  organized  a  number  of 
events  students  could  attend,  inchiding  a  paper  doll 
workshop.  The  entire  student  body  was  invited  to 
hear  Officer  Peggy  Campbell  speak  about  women's 
safety  and  the  self-defense  class  RAD,  offered  by  the 
Harrisonburg  Police  Department.  Attendants,  most 
of  them  women,  were  sriven  old  magazines  to  cut 
out  words  that  reminded  them  of  sexual  assault.  For 
some,  creating  the  dolls  provided  an  outlet  for  their 
pain,  fear  and  frustration.  Many  found  this  process 
to  be  therapeutic.  "Turning  our  thoughts  into  images 
was  an  effective  way  of  dealing  with  and  understand- 
ing our  feelings  about  these  kinds  of  abuses  and  also 
allowed  us  a  creative  outlet  to  express  the  emotions 
they  conjure  up,"  said  junior  Laura  Goodwyn.  The 
dolls  were  hung  throughout  campus,  three  purple 
dolls  for  each  pink  doll,  to  remind  students  of  the 


harrowing  statistic  that  one  in  four  college  women 
will  be  the  victim  of  sexual  assault. 

The  Office  of  Residence  Life  helped  provide  the 
campus  with  visual  confirmation  of  the  meaning  behind 
Take  Back  the  Night.  For  two  days.  Transitions  was 
transformed  into  a  home  for  The  Clothesline  Project, 
another  tradition  of  Take  Back  the  Night.  Participants 
"aired  their  dirty  laundry"  by  painting  t-shirts  with 
their  feelings  about  sexual  assault  or  their  reactions 
to  being  a  friend  or  family  member  of  a  victim. 

The  week  culminated  in  the  actual  Take  Back 
the  Night  program,  which  included  guest  Jackson 
Maynard,  a  male  survivor  who  told  his  story  to  a 
filled  Grafton-Stovall  Theater.  Several  members  of 
the  coalition.  One  in  Four  and  Campus  Assault  Re- 
sponsE  provided  the  audience  with  statistics  on  sexual 
assault  and  then  teamed  up  to  take  turns  reading 
the  lyrics  to  popular  rap  songs.  The  members  read 


Shining  light  on  objectifica- 
tion  of  females,  senior  Will 
Sellers  reads  lyrics  from 
a  popular  rap  song  which 
negatively  depicts  and  de- 
grades women.  One  in  Four, 
a  participating  organization 
in  the  event,  helped  raise 
awareness  of  sexual  violence. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Lining  the  walls  of  Transi- 
tions, T-shirts  painted  with 
survivors'  stories  provided 
students  with  an  outlet 
for  their  emotions.  The 
Clothesline  Project  was 
on  display  for  two  days  for 
students  to  view.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


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Standing  in  the  entrance 

to  Grafton-Stovall  Theatre. 

a  stop  sign  displays  star  and 

moon  shapes  containing 

messages.  People  put  into 

writing  what  they  wished 

to  reclaim  for  themselves. 

Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Reading  over  notes  and 

flyers,  members  of  the 

sexual  abuse  prevention 

group  One  in  Four  discuss 

the  event's  proceedings 

with  the  coalition.  One  in 

Four  was  named  for  the 

appalling  statistic  that  one  in 

four  college  women  will  be 

the  victim  of  sexual  assault. 

Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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the  lyrics,  which  used  derogatory  names  for  women 
and  depicted  them  giving  oral  sex  or  submitting 
themselves  to  men,  on  stage  to  shed  light  on  this 
frequently  overlooked  issue. 

The  evening  closed  with  a  candlelight  vigil  through 
the  darkness  as  participants  engaged  in  silent  personal 
reflection.  "Take  Back  the  Night  betters  the  JMU 
community  because  it  breaks  the  silence  and  lets  us 
all  be  heard,"  said  senior  Amber  Guthrie.  "It  is  about 
encouragement  to  stand  up  for  yourself  and  those  you 
care  about,  continuing  the  lifelong  struggle  of  surviving 
and  supporting  those  who  need  comfort." 


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Artists  and  fans  unite  at 
MACRoCk  to  celebrate  1 0 
years  of  independent  music. 

by  Sunny  Hon 

mainstream  music  is  often  criticized 
for  its  lack  of  originality.  The  highly 
commercialized  music  industry  is 
frequent!)'  blamed  for  corrupting  the 
artistry  of  musical  ingenuity.  While  music  is  a  major 
component  of  the  entertainment  business,  it  is  also 
a  boulevard  of  expression.  Regardless  of  genre,  artists 
use  their  musical  abilities  as  platforms  to  bare  their 
souls  and  tell  their  stories.  The  Mid-Atlantic  College 
Radio  Conference  (MACRoCk),  a  festival  of  musical 
expression,  celebrated  the  spirit  of  independent  music 
and  film,  personifying  this  untainted  ideal. 

MACRoCk  was  the  brainchild  of  WXJM,  the 
university's  student-run  radio  station,  developed  in 
1997  in  response  to  the  rapidly  growing  commer- 
cialization of  the  music  industry.  The  first  conference 


Celebrating  10  years  of  in- 
dependent music,  Rocktown 
Weekly  advertises  the  annual 
musical  event.  The  confer- 
ence encouraged  participa- 
tion from  students  and  the 
Harrisonburg  community. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Rocking  out  for  indepen- 
dent music  fans,  lead  singer 
Vinnie  Carvana  of  I  Am  the 
Avalanche  performs  at  The 
Pub.  Other  performances 
were  held  both  on  campus 
and  around  town.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


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was  created  as  a  result  of  the  growing  opinion  that 
corporate  sponsorships  and  big  businesses  were  not 
and  should  not  be  the  perimeter  for  the  real  meaning 
of  music.  As  homage  to  music  great  and  small,  the 
conference  offered  a  venue  for  lesser-known  musicians 
to  play  alongside  nationally  popular  artists.  Through 
grassroots  organizations  and  a  volunteer  staff,  the 
event  promoted  not  only  independent  music,  but  also 
art,  intellect,  business  and  culture.  It  was  a  unique  are- 
na where  artists,  music  labels  and  fans  could  interact 
%vith  one  another  and  support  the  music  they  enjoyed. 
The  350  attendees  witnessed  20  inaugural  bands  kick 
off  a  decade  of  independent  music  in  Harrisonburg. 
Elliot  Smith  was  among  the  acts  that  performed  at  the 
first  MACRoCk,  placing  many  songs  featured  in  the 
motion  picture  "Good  Will  Hunting." 

MACRoCk  has  continued  to  promote  this  arena 
of  musical  expression.  Over  the  years,  the  event 
has  drawn  a  plethora  of  independent  and  under-pro- 
moted musicians  from  across  the  country,  includ- 
ing notable  bands  such  as  Fugazi,  The  Appleseed 
Cast  and  Dashboard  Confessional.  Young  and  old 
alike  filled  the  concert  halls  and  allowed  the  musical 
notes  to  carry  them  away. 

This  year,  on  its  10th  anniversary,  MACRoCk 
took  on  its  most  orchestrated  undertaking  since  its 
inception.  "We  started  by  breaking  up  our  workload 
among  all  of  the  people  on  committee,"  said  senior 
Jenn  Disse,  MACRoCk  committee  member.  "Some 
people  worked  on  contacting  booking  agents  for 
the  bands  we  wanted,  others  worked  on  contacting 
local  businesses  for  advertising  trades.  Over  600  ap- 
plications were  received  to  participate  in  the  event, 
resulting  in  a  final  list  of  over  100  performances. 
The  festival  occurred  over  a  two-day  period  in 
different  locations  throughout  the  university  and 
Harrisonburg,  such  as  Court  Square  Theatre,  The 
Pub,  Godwin  Hall,  The  Little  Grill,  Grafton-Stovall 
Theatre  and  Captain  Tee's.  Each  location  hosted 
a  different  genre  of  music,  including  rock,  metal, 
mellow  rock,  hip-hop  and  hardcore.  In  addition 


to  music,  the  event  also  included  an  independent 
music  label  exposition,  panels  to  educate  and  engage 
the  attendees  and  a  film  festival  for  independent 
filmmakers.  These  events  were  held  at  different  sites 
around  campus.  The  films  were  shown  at  Grafton- 
Stovall  Theater  and  the  label  expo  was  in  Warren 
Hall.  For  the  price  of  admission,  attendees  not  only 
gained  access  to  great  music,  but  also  to  the  confer- 
ence's many  other  programs.  "One  of  the  events 
that  I  always  love  about  MACRoCK  is  the  label  expo 
that  is  held  on  Saturday  morning,"  said  Disse.  "It  is  a 
great  opportunity  to  see  what  is  out  there  in  regards 
to  grassroots  organizations  and  independent  labels." 

Godwin  Hall  was  home  to  the  metal  genre.  The 
artists  played  enthusiastically,  giving  their  audience 
the  metal  fix  they  craved.  Bands  like  Triac  rocked 
the  roof  off  with  their  edgy  sound  and  powerful 
instrumental  excellence. 

Just  a  few  minutes  away  in  downtown  Harrisonburg, 
the  Court  Square  Theater  hosted  the  mellow  rock 
showcase.  Musicians  Jonah  Matranga  and  William  El- 
liott Whitmore  serenaded  music  lovers  crowded  into  the 
small  theater.  Such  an  atmosphere  provided  an  intimate 
concert  experience.  "I  was  introduced  to  MACRoCk 
a  few  years  ago  when  I  was  visiting  colleges,  and  I've 
looked  forward  to  the  event  every  year  since,"  said 
junior  Royce  Soberano. 

Like  fast  food  and  baseball,  music  has  always 
been  a  driving  force  in  American  culture.  The  inno- 
vations of  independent  music  have  helped  transform 
popular  culture  since  the  underground  movement  of 
jazz  and  blues.  The  rise  of  rock  n'  roll  in  the  1950s 
produced  an  era  of  new  social  ideas  and  tolerance. 
Musical  pioneers  such  as  Louis  Armstrong,  Miles  Da- 
vis and  Elvis  Presley  led  the  way  in  transforming  the 
nation's  social  climate.  While  the  current  major  music 
industry  is  marked  by  calculated  business  decisions 
and  wordy  contracts,  MACRoCk  has  continued  to 
celebrate  the  basic  essences  of  music,  expression  and 
creativity,  showcasing  a  period  in  time  when  musi- 
cians performed  for  the  love  of  art. 


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Dancing  during  Greek 

Sing,  senior  Amy  McLaren 

embodies  Alpha  Phi's  "You 

Got  Served"  theme.  Alpha 

Phi  started  planning  its 

routine  in  the  fall  and  began 

practices  in  the  spring.  Photo 

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Greek  Week  2006  mixes  good  times 

with  a  great  cause,  hy  Stephen  Bmwn 


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.reek  life  was  on  full  display  to  students  this 
year.  Well,  for  a  week  at  least.  Members 
of  the  various  sororities  and  fraternities 
spent  the  week  of  April  9  reaching  out  to 
|nt  body,  raising  money  for  charity  and  just 
plain  old  good  time.  Mardi  Gras  was  the 
week's  theme  and  by  no  coincidence;  it  figuratively 
embodied  the  basic  purposes  of  the  events:  fun, 
bringing  people  together  and  fundraising  for  Hur- 
ricane Katrina  relief. 

Greek  Week  stressed  ideals  not  always  associat- 
ed with  sororities  and  fraternities  at  universities  in 
general.  "When  I  say  'our  ideals,'  I  mean  the  ideals 
we  pledged  to  uphold  as  Greeks;  good  scholarship, 
service  to  our  community,  fine  character  and  strong 
friendships,  just  to  name  a  few,"  said  Panhellenic 
Council  President  Melinda  Harvey.  "This  allows  us 
to  be  hands-on  and  reach  students  that  might  not 
otherwise  hear  about  or  be  interested  in  Greek  life 
-^nd-aflowsTis  to  dispel  any^  negativesti 

The  week  started  with  Shack-A-Thon,  an  event 
that  subjected  Greeks  to  a  rather  uncomfortable  way 
of  living,  though  it  proved  to  be  one  of  the  most 
enjoyable  events  of  the  week.  Each  sorority  and  fra- 
ternity threw  together  pieces  of  cardboard  to  form 
^H^^^oMOHigjI^lil^UlllgmillgiJI^gn^the 
lawn  outside  the  Festival  Conference  and  Student  Cen- 
ter. For  four  days,  each  Greek  organization  manned 
their  cobbled  shacks  at  all  times  with  teams  consist- 
ing of  at  least  two  members.  While  sturdy  shelter 
was  hard  to  come  by,  food  and  entertainment  were 
more  readily  available.  "It  was  great  to  see  everyone 
together  playing  games  like  volleyball,  soccer,  foot- 
ball, card  games  and  so  on  during  the  daytime,"  said 
junior  Bekah  Reiter,  a  member  of  Sigma  Kappa. 


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Shack-A-Thon,  in  onl)  its  second  year,  gave  a 
glimpse  of  the  hardships  life  can  present,  frequentl)' 
without  warning.  Participants,  though,  had  the  for- 
tune of  being  able  to  walk  away  at  anytime.  Each 
shack  at  Shack-A-Thon  had  jars  set  up  to  collect 
donations  for  the  victims  of  Hurricane  Katrina.  Each 
Greek  organization  also  made  a  monetary  contribu- 
tion to  be  permitted  to  secure  a  spot  in  Shack-A-Thon. 

As  if  good  times  and  good  company  weren't  enough, 
the  sororities  and  fraternities  were  awarded  points 
throughout  the  week  to  determine  a  Greek  Week 
winner.  Although  some  events  had  clear  winners  and 
losers,  such  as  Greek  Sing,  the  percentage  of  each 
organization's  members  who  attended  each  event 
decided  most  other  point  allocations.  The  chapter 
with  the  most  points  at  the  end  of  the  week  was 
declared  the  winner  of  Greek  Week. 

The  week  pressed  on  with  the  JMU  Band  Show- 
case on  April  13.  Those  in  attendance  got  a  close 
look  at  some  of  the  musical  acts  at  the  university. 
Though  the  performing  bands  were  required  to 
have  at  least  one  Greek  member,  the  doors  were 
open  to  anyone  who  happened  to  be  passing.  Despite 
the  lack  of  an  actual  winner,  the  showcase  highlight- 
ed some  of  the  aspects  of  a  diverse  student  body. 


Greek  Sing  was  the  culmination  ot  the  week's 
festivities,  a  tradition  that  has  remained  over  the 
last  several  years.  The  best  song  and  dance  rou- 
tines the  participating  sororities  and  fraternities 
had  to  offer  were  performed  in  Godwin  Hall. 
Critiqued  by  unaffiliated  judges  in  several  catego- 
ries, such  as  best  props  and  best  crowd  appeal,  the 
performers  moved  and  grooved  with  the  desire  to 
be  named  Greek  Sing's  best,  an  honor  awarded  to 
Alpha  Sigma  Alpha. 

While  there  were  not  any  significant  changes 
made  from  previous  years,  there  was  still  plenty  of 
fun  to  be  had.  The  dunk  tank  during  Commons 
Day  presented  an  opportunity  for  students  to  dunk 
university  staff  members  and  sorority  and  frater- 
nity presidents.  It  also  tightened  student  bonds 
through  its  high-traffic  location,  bringing  more 
students  into  the  fold  and  promoting  Greek  unit\- 
among  non-Greeks. 

According  to  Senior  Phil  Giordano,  president  of  the 
Inter-Fraternity  Council  (IFC),  all  profits  from  the 
events,  after  deducting  the  costs  of  equipment  and  rent- 
als, went  to  charity.  None  of  the  proceeds  went  to 
the  participating  organizations,  and  their  efforts 
led  to  more  than  .$2,000  in  charitable  donations. 


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Gathering  on  the 
Commons,  students  sur- 
round the  Plinko  board 
during  Commons  Day.  The 
Commons  served  as  a  venue 
for  sororities  and  fraterni- 
ties to  showcase  their  orga- 
nizations' activities.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


Displaying  messages  of 

dedication  to  Hurricane 
Katrina  relief,  cardboard 
shacks  line  the  lawn  in  front 
of  the  Festival  Conference 
and  Student  Center.  Deco- 
rating the  shacks  was  a  fun 
activity  that  involved  many 
chapter  members.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


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Assistant  Greek  Coordinators  Kristen  Eastman 
and  J. P.  Smyth  organized  the  entire  week's  events 
in  coordination  with  Panhellenic  Council  and 
IPC.  While  room  reservations,  fire  code  permits 
and  similar  issues  were  arranged  far  in  advance, 
actual  event  planning  started  in  January  with 
weekly  meetings  and  brainstorming  sessions. 

The  task  was  considerable,  especially  in  light 
of  the  various  locations  required  for  each  event 
and  the  large  amount  of  people  involved.  Even  so, 
Greek  members  generally  seemed  to  react  positively 
to  the  events.  "We  came  together  as  a  community  of 
Greeks,  and  it  was  a  great  experience  to  be  a  part 
of  something  like  that,"  said  sophomore  Fred  Rose. 

It  was  hard  to  measure  the  success  of  an  event 
like  Greek  Week.  Attendance  was  lower  than  in  pre- 
vious years  due  to  the  shortened  length  of  the  week 
and  with  Spring  Break  only  a  week  away.  Also, 
there  was  no  quantitative  way  to  measure  student 
bonding.  However,  the  Greeks  raised  thousands  of 
dollars  for  relief  efforts,  made  their  presence  known 
around  campus  and  entertained  themselves  and  the 
student  body,  even  if  it  was  only  jokes  made  at  the 
expense  of  their  blown  away,  dilapidated  shacks. 


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Students  increase  their  awareness  of  the 
world's  hunger  problems,  by  jean  Han 


)u  are  Enrique.  You  are  a  40-vear-old  man. 
When  the  civil  \var  ended  in  your  home 
country,  Guatemala,  you  returned  with 
nearly  130  other  families  after  living  in  Me\i- 
cj^refugee  camps  for  man\-  \ears.  \'ou  received  very 
Imie  government  assistance,  but  got  some  help  from 
an  Oxfam-funded  group  to  buy  some  cows  so  your 
children  could  have  milk.  It  has  been  difficult,  but  \'ou 
are  determined  to  make  a  new  start. 

Students  assumed  this  and  several  other  identities 
during  the  April  26  Hunger  Bantiuet  held  in  the 
Festival  Conference  and  Student  Center's  Highlands 
Room.  Each  participant  randomh-  selected  a  card  ^vith 
a  description  of  his  or  her  new  identity  and  were 
grouped  based  on  these  income  levels.  Students  par- 
ticipated in  their  roles  for  the  diuation  of  the  e\ent 
to  experience  hunger  statistics  on  a  personal  level. 
Modeled  after  a  campaign  led  b)'  Oxfam,  an 
international  non-governmental  organization  ded- 
icated to  eliminating  himger  and  poverty  throughout 
the  world,  the  third  annual  Hunger  Banc|uet  was 
sponsored  h\  Communit\  Ser\'ice-Learning  (CS-L) 
as  the  culminating  event  of  the  "Hunger  Knows  No 
Boimdaries"  campaign.  The  hope  was  to  increase 
awareness  of  the  extent  of  economic  and  nutritional 
disparities  that  exist  locally  and  internationallv.  Their 
slogan,  "Get  a  taste  of  hunger.  Come  eat  like  the  rest 
t)f  the  world,"  exemplified  the  hunger  experienced  h\ 
millions  ^\•orldwide. 

The  vast  majority  of  students  were  placed  in  the 
lowest  income  group  and  instructed  to  sit  on  the  floor. 
A  smaller  group  representing  the  middle-class  was 
allowed  to  sit  in  chairs,  and  a  verv  limited  nimiber  of 
students  were  seated  at  a  white,  linen-draped  dining 
table,  representing  members  of  the  highest  income 
group.  During  the  introduction,  CS-L  student  staff 
members  Jill  Treacy  and  Carly  Eccles  explained  that 
the  group  make-up  illustrated  the  imbalance  and 


ineciualit\'  of  peoples"  access  to  food.  "15  percent 
of  the  world  population  has  access  and  security  to 
70  percent  of  the  world's  food,"  Treacv  said. 
Through  this  exercise,  students  learned  that  no 
one  is  able  to  choose  the  circimistances  into  which 
they  are  born.  "Everyone  on  earth  has  the  same 
basic  needs;  it  is  only  our  circumstances,  where 
we  live  and  the  cidture  into  which  we  are  born, 
that  differ,"  said  Eccles.  "Some  are  born  into 
relati\e  prosperitv  and  securit^•,  while  millions, 
through  no  choice  of  their  own,  are  born  into  pov- 
erty. As  each  of  us  walked  in  the  door  here  today, 
we  drew  our  lot  at  random.  Look  around,  and 
you  can  see  that  equality  and  balance  don't  exist 
here."  Participants  learned  that  hunger  was  not  only 
about  having  enough  food  for  everyone,  but  also 
about  having  access  to  power  and  resources. 

Following  the  distribution  demonstration,  the 
few  luck\  enough  to  be  in  the  highest  income  group 
feasted  on  a  steak  dinner  served  with  crab  cakes,  wild 
rice,  steamed  vegetables  and  a  choice  of  beverage 
and  dessert.  Waiters  were  at  their  service  while  they 
dined  at  the  tableclothed  table.  The  middle-income 
group  received  a  meal  from  a  buffet  table.  Students 
stood  in  line  to  receive  small  helpings  of  rice,  beans 
and  bread  and  butter.  There  was  no  fancy  table,  only 
chairs.  The  lowest  income  group  was  forced  to  eat  on 
the  floor  and  shared  a  single  trav  of  rice  and  a  water 
container  of  "toxic  water."  The  largest  in  vokmie  of 
the  income  groups  received  the  smallest  amoimt  of 
food.  There  was  barely  enough  for  each  person  to 
snag  a  handful  of  rice.  This  was  an  experience  that 
ga\e  students  a  realistic  picture  of  the  eating  condi- 
tions iov  nK)st  of  the  world. 

.\fter  the  banquet  meal,  participants  reflected 
on  their  recent  experiences  with  one  another.  A 
representative  from  each  income  group  was  asked 
to  stand  u|)  and  share  his  or  her  thoughts.  Senior 


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Dining  in  style,  select 
students  simulate  the 
luxuries  of  a  high-income 
lifestyle.  These  lucky  few 
were  provided  with  gener- 
ous amounts  of  choice  foods 
such  as  steak,  wild  rice  and 
crab  cakes.  Photo  courtesy  of 
Community  Service  Learning 

Eating  within  their  social 
class  groups.  Hunger  Ban- 
quet participants  listen  and 
learn  from  event  speakers. 
The  event,  sponsored  by 
Community  Service- 
Learning,  was  organized 
to  increase  awareness  of 
poverty  and  hunger  issues. 
Photo  courtesy  of  Community 
Service  Learning 


T^•rone  White  spoke  on  behalf  of  the  middle-class 
rroup.  "It's  interesting  how  the  group  I  was  sitting 
in  was  considered  middle  class,  yet  when  we  think 
of  the  American  middle  class,  the  food  that  we 
eat  isn't  the  same  for  [people  of  the]  middle  class 
around  the  world,"  he  said. 

Geography  professor  Mary  Tacy  was  one  of  the 
guest  speakers  at  the  bancjuet.  Tacy  had  just  returned 
from  her  annual  trip  to  Haiti  and  shared  some  of  her 
experiences  with  the  audience.  She  started  by  clarify- 
ing the  different  definitions  of  hunger  and  describing 
various  levels  of  nourishment.  She  continued  with 
comparisons  of  the  average  calorie  consumption  by 
country,  Ethiopia  being  at  the  bottom  of  the  list. 
Tacy  pinpointed  two  major  issues  as  the  causes 
of  hunger.  "Bottom  line,  people  are  hungry  be- 
cause of  poverty  and  the  lack  of  access  to  clean 
water,"  she  said. 

Oxfam  representative  Rasa  Zimilicki  was  the 
second  guest  speaker  invited  to  the  banquet.  She 
explained  the  mission  of  Oxfam  and  what  the  orga- 
nization does  to  reduce  hunger  around  the  world. 
Its  short-term  goal  was  to  provide  humanitarian 
relief,  but  its  long-term  goal  and  main  focus  was 
on  grassroots  partnerships.  "Grassroots  partnerships 


is  what  gives  people  the  ability  to  become  self-suf- 
ficient," she  said.  Zimilicki  also  talked  about  the  ef- 
fects of  trade  on  the  state  of  poverty.  "Trade  can  lift 
millions  of  people  out  of  poverty,"  she  said.  "Trade 
affects  poverty,  hunger  and  social  injustice."  In  clos- 
ing, she  told  participants  that  college  students  are 
especially  capable  of  facilitating  change  because  they 
have  the  education  and  the  access  to  resources  that 
many  impoverished  people  do  not  have.  She  firmly 
stated  that  students  are  the  creative  source  of  change. 
So  what  exactly  can  college  students  do?  "Help  make 
trade  fair,"  Zimilicki  concluded. 

Some  students  came  to  the  Hunger  Banquet  not 
knowing  what  to  expect,  perhaps  just  looking  for  a 
free  meal.  Most  left  with  empty  stomachs  but  with 
something  of  greater  substance  to  fill  their  minds. 
They  left  with  a  deeper  understanding  of  global 
hunger  and  poverty,  and  more  importantly,  the  moti- 
vation to  do  something  about  it. 


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Graduates  gather  to  celebrate  the 
past  and  look  toward  the  future. 


by  Mindi  Westhoff 


ane  Showker  Field  appeared  overrun  with 
thousands  of  people  to  the  family  mem- 
bers sitting  in  the  highest  seats  of  Bridge- 
forth  Stadium  on  Mav  6.  Armed  with  cell 
phones  to  locate  their  loved  ones,  the  2006  gradu- 
ates were  ready  with  hugs  and  jo\ous  shouts  in 
celebration  of  their  last  day  as  college  students. 

"For  the  first  time  since  orientation,  the  entire 
class  was  in  the  same  place  as  we  commemorated 
oiu'  accomplishments  and  reflected  on  the  time  we 
spent  together,"  said  graduate  Gear\  Cox.  ""It  was  an 
awesome  feeling  being  with  both  friends  and  strang- 
ers, and  a  little  sad  since  well  probably  never  be 
assembled  like  that  again." 

At  8:30  a.m.,  the  3,111  graduates  from  every 
college  were  led  onto  the  field  h\  the  undergraduate 
Student  Ambassadors.  In  wii.il  has  become  customary 
behavior  for  Commencement,  graduates  immediately 
tore  out  their  cell  phones,  threw  one  hand  up  to 
shield  their  faces  from  the  sun  and  scanned  the  stands 
for  family  members.  Many  were  successful,  while 
several  continued  their  search  once  seated.  Somehow, 
among  the  sea  of  decorated  caps,  floating  bubbles 
and  brighth-  colored  leis,  the  class  of  2006  managed 
to  tjuiet  themselves  as  fellow  class  member  Michele 
Milam  began  to  sing  "The  Star-Spangled  Banner." 

After  a  brief  greeting  bv  university  President 
Linwood  H.  Rose,  graduate  Kristin  \a\ lor  presented 


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Standing  out  in  the  crowd, 
graduate 

celebrates  the  culmination 
of  her  college  career.  This 
creative  display  of  happiness 
attracted  photographers 
from  The  Bluestone.  Pho- 
tography Services  and  The 
Daily  News  Record.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


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Waiting  patiently  for 

their  turn  at  the  podium, 

student  speakers  and  invited 

guests  sit  on  stage  at  the 

Commencement  ceremony 

in  Bridgeforth  Stadium 

Speakers  included  the  SGA 

president  and  a  Senior  Class 

Challenge  representative. 

Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Rose  with  a  check  for  $19,577.21.  The  gift  was  given 
on  behalf  of  the  Senior  Class  Challenge,  a  program 
designed  for  seniors  to  give  back  to  the  university 
even  before  graduation.  Over  eight  percent  of  the 
senior  class  participated. 

Former  Student  Go\ernnient  Association  President 
VVesIi  Spencer  took  the  stage  next,  both  to  introduce 
tlie  student  speaker  and  to  thank  tlie  students  for  al- 
lowing him  to  serve  as  their  student  body  president.  He 
spoke  of  the  university  and  the  feelings  he  associated 
with  it,  saying,  "There  is  beauty  in  the  coming  together 
of  people  who  care  for  us,  and  who  have  come  heie  to 
celebrate  what  we  care  for.  And  that's  our  education." 

Drawing  on  the  memories  of  her  fellow  class- 
mates, graduate  Katherine  Landi,  valedictorian  of 
the  College  of  Arts  and  Letters,  spoke  of  traveling  in 
packs  as  freshmen,  the  many  changes  to  the  campus 
and  the  football  team's  success  in  2004.  She  com- 
mended her  smiling  peers  on  their  constant  friendl) 
faces,  door-holding  and  general  sense  of  camarade- 
rie, saying,  "We  stopped  being  just  classmates  and 
roommates  and  students  and  we  became  a  fainily. 
You  can't  pinpoint  when  exactly  that  moment  was, 
but  you  feel  it." 

As  Sen.  George  Allen  took  the  stage,  students 
sat  in  hushed  anticipation,  waiting  to  hear  what  the 
University  of  Virginia  (UVa)  graduate  had  to  say.  A 
man  who  considered  James  Madison  his  philosophical 
hero,  Allen  earned  both  an  imdergraduate  degree  in 
history  and  a  law  degree  from  UVa.  After  serving 
in  the  Virginia  House  of  Delegates,  Allen  was  elected 
governor  of  Virginia  and  then  senator  in  2000.  Allen 
warmed  up  the  graduating  class  with  jokes  before 
mging  them  to  "keep  Virginia  and  America  a  strong, 
\  ibrant  and  forward-moving  place."  Specifically 
commending  those  students  who  hel])ed  rebuild  after 
Hurricane  Katrina,  Allen  attributed  the  spirit 
of  JMU  to  their  supportive  families.  Sen.  Allen 


also  praised  the  graduates  of  the  College  of  Inte- 
grated Science  and  Technology  for  their  contribu- 
tion to  the  nation's  aspiration  of  becoming  "the 
world  capital  of  innovation."  After  informing  the 
student  boch  that  his  daughter  woidd  be  attending 
the  imi\ersit\  in  the  fall,  Allen  pleaded  with  them, 
sa}ing  "Don't  hold  me  against  her." 

After  the  K)ni])leti()n  of  the  doctoral  and  master 
degrees  |3resentations,  Pro\t)st  and  \'ice  President 
for  Academic  Affairs  Douglas  Brown  addressed  the 
graduating  seniors  once  more  with  directions  for 


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individual  college  ceremonies.  As  Milam  sang  the 
alma  mater,  the  graduates  stood  silently,  reflecting 
on  the  years  passed.  The  wind  symphony  played  the 
recessional,  signifying  the  end  of  commencement 
as  parents  flooded  the  field.  Roses  in  one  hand,  cam- 
eras in  the  other,  family  members  rushed  toward 
their  graduates  with  both  tears  and  laughter. 

"Graduation  day  was  a  surreal  experience  four 
years  in  the  making,"  said  graduate  Bree  Mills.  "For 
the  first  time,  I  thought  that  four  years  was  just  not 
long  enough!  Today,  I'm  proud  of  my  alma  mater  and 
know  that  wherever  I  go,  Madison  will  be  with  me." 


Accepting  her  diploma,  an 

exhilarated  College  of  Arts 
and  Letters  (GAL)  graduate 
shakes  hands  with  an  admin- 
istrator on  Hillside  Field. 
Due  to  its  size,  CAL  held 
Commencement  ceremonies 
on  both  Hillside  Field  and  the 
Quad.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Showcasing  their  exquisitely 

decorated  caps,  graduates 
wait  to  receive  their  diplomas. 
The  unique  caps  helped 
parents  identify  their  students 
among  the  large  crowd.  Photo 
by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Waving  excitedly,  graduate 

locates  her  parents  amid  the 
sea  of  enthusiastic  families. 
Although  students  of  all 
majors  were  included  in  the 
main  ceremony,  they  were 
divided  and  seated  by  col- 
lege. Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Incoming  freshmen  are  welcomed 
with  five  days  of  orientation  activities. 

by  Elizabeth  Carpenter 

think  of  it  as  boot  camp,  complete  with  train- 
ing, superior  officers,  good  square  meals  and 
even  a  uniform.  In  preparation  for  fresh- 
man move-in  day  and  1787  Orientation,  the 
Orientation  Program  Assistants  (OPAs)  and  First 
yeaR  Orientation  Guides  (FROGs)  were  rigorously 
trained  and  made  ready  to  orient  the  3,700  recent 
high  school  grads  to  a  whole  new  world  of  D-Hall, 
dorms,  book-buying  and  bus  schedules. 

OPAs  spent  the  summer  in  a  fog  of  purple  and 
white  stripes  while  the  FROGs  received  two  loud 
yellow  shirts  and  three  long  days  of  preparation 
before  the  freshmen  arrived  in  August.  Through  all 
this,  they  were  pumping  up  their  Madison  spirit  and 
storing  the  energy  they  would  need  to  survive  14- 
hour  days  and  the  cheek  muscles  necessary  to  keep 
perpetual  smiles  on  their  faces.  This  was  only  a 
glimpse  of  what  the  OPAs  and  FROGs  experienced 
before  the  anticipated  arrival  of  the  eager  class  of  2010. 
Ralph  Waldo  Emerson  said,  "Nothing  was  ever 
accomplished  without  great  enthusiasm,"  and  that 
was  exactly  the  attitude  keeping  the  university  afloat 
during  the  orientation  process.  Sophomore  Sarah 
Rotruck,  a  FROG,  said  that  she  had  "never  met  so 
many  people  completely  committed  and  enthusiastic 
about  making  an  impact  at  their  school  and  other 
people's  lives." 

On  August  23,  the  freshman  class  moved  into 
the  university  among  a  sea  of  mayhem  with  tightly 
packed  cars  and  over-crowded  dorm  rooms. 


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Bonding  during  orienta- 
tion, four  freshmen  girls  sing 
karaoke  to  "My  Heart  Will 
Go  On."  Freshmen  had  the 
opportunity  to  have  a  little 
fun  after  Meadow  Mania 
while  waiting  for  Jimmy's 
Mad  Jam  to  begin.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 

Participating  in  "The 
Duke  Is  Right,"  upper- 
classmen  perform  a  skit 
that  parodies  a  best-hits 
compilation  about  alcohol 
awareness.  "The  Duke  Is 
Right"  was  an  annual  part 
of  orientation  presented  by 
R.E.A-C.H,  peer  educators. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Gliding  through  the  air  in  a 
harness,  junior  Berna  Mazon 
jumps  off  a  trampoline  dur- 
ing Meadow  Mania.  This  new 
event  included  numerous 
moon  bounces,  inflatable 
slides  and  castles.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


Enticing  the  crowd,  a 
FROG  prepares  to  throw 
purple  beads  into  the  sea  of 
freshmen  in  Bridgeforth  Sta- 
dium. After  freshmen  were 
welcomed  into  the  stadium 
by  the  marching  band,  they 
awaited  the  beginning  of 
their  first  pep  rally  as  Dukes. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


The  freshmen  and  their  families  witnessed  the 
infamous  FROG  Dance  and  received  a  short  wel- 
come from  university  President  Linwood  H.  Rose 
at  the  Convocation  Center  during  the  University 
Welcome  that  afternoon. 

The  next  day  included  a  mix  of  academia  and  fun, 
topped  off  by  a  competitive,  costumed  audience  at  "The 
Duke  Is  Right,"  a  popular  event  created  to  increase 
knowledge  about  alcohol  use  and  sexual  and  health  put 
on  by  the  R.E.A.C.H.  Peer  Educators  annually.  Friday 
morning  hosted  the  pell-mell,  campus-wide  scavenger 
hunt  designed  to  orient  freshmen  to  the  layout  of  the 
university.  The  night  ended  with  a  pep  rally  in  Bridge- 
forth  Stadium  to  truly  expose  the  initiates  to  the  "I 
Bleed  Purple"  mentality  of  the  university. 

Activities  during  1787  were  designed  to  make 
the  class  of  2010  feel  truly  welcome.  Freshman 
Patrick  Gracey  described  his  experience,  saying, 
"I  learned  my  way  around  the  campus  and  felt 


as  though  I  belonged  at  JMU."  At  first,  however, 
Gracey  had  been  skeptical  and  unenthusiastic  about 
the  orientation  process  as  a  whole,  but  ended  up 
attending  many  of  the  optional  events. 

Feeling  comfortable  at  the  university  also  meant 
getting  to  know  the  much-anticipated  random 
roommate.  During  a  program  called  "The  Naked 
Roommate,"  columnist  and  author  Harlan  Co- 
hen detailed,  through  song,  all  of  the  potentially 
awkward  situations  that  could  arise  when  living 
with  a  stranger. 

The  main  attraction  of  the  evening  was  a  perfor- 
mance by  hypnotist  Michael  C.  Anthony.  Anthony 
randomly  selected  students  from  the  audience  to 
hypnotize.  Much  to  the  amazement  of  the  audience, 
Anthony  made  students  fall  in  love  with  broomsticks, 
believe  they  were  in  a  tropical  location  and  even 
hold  their  legs  out  perpendicular  to  their  body  for 
over  20  minutes. 


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Coming  together,  freshmen 
Laura  Rogers  and  Natalie 
Kowalski  dance  in  the  middle 
of  the  circle  of  their  FROG 
group  during  the  1787  picnic. 
FROG  groups  played  many 
icebreakers  throughout  ori- 
entation to  get  to  know  each 
other.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Taking  the  field,  the  March- 
ing Royal  Dukes  kick  off  the 
pep  rally  for  the  class  of  2010. 
At  the  pep  rally,  students 
learned  the  fight  song  and 
saw  performances  by  cheer- 
leaders, the  Dukettes  and 
the  Marching  Royal  Dukes. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Saturday  was  filled  bv  the  only  university  tests 
that  did  not  require  studying:  assessments.  These 
evaluations  were  designed  to  measure  the  effective- 
ness of  the  university's  general  education  program. 
Following  assessments,  the  freshmen  were  given  a 

i  proverbial  spoonful  of  sugar  to  revive  them  after 
three  hours  of  exams  and  to  celebrate  the  beginning 
of  their  college  careers.  Meadow  Mania  was  held 
on  the  Festival  Lawn  and  included  music,  inflata- 
bles  and  free  food. 

1787  Orientation  came  to  a  close  on  Sunday  with 
a  final  goodbye  at  Freshman  Convocation.  The  five 
days  FROGs  spent  with  the  freshmen  included  qual- 
ity time  developing  relationships  with  each  other  and 
new  students,  as  well  as  creating  a  bond  the  fresh- 
men would  carry  on  throughout  their  entire  college 
experience.  Senior  Mike  Keith,  a  FROG,  said  that 
1787  was  vital  to  the  university.  "It  allows  [the  fresh- 
men] to  build  friendships  before  they  ever  step  foot 
in  a  classroom,"  he  said.  "There  has  to  be  a  reason 
that  this  university  is  rated  one  of  the  happiest  and 
friendliest  campuses  in  America,  and  I  think  that 
1787  Orientation  and  the  attitudes  it  instills  are  a 
big  part  of  that." 

Freshman  Orientation  was  a  time  of  change  and 
transition  from  one  chapter  in  life  to  another.  The 
name  "1787"  was  coined  from  the  year  James  Madi- 
son and  fellow  Founding  Fathers  wrote  the  United 
States  Constitution,  symbolizing  the  beginning  of  a 
new  America.  Sophomore  Ashley  Smith,  an  OPA, 
summed  up  the  motto  of  1787,  saying,  "Here  at  JMU 
we  strive  to  be  the  change,  and  after  being  exposed  to 
1787,  the  students  have  the  ultimate  drive  to  do  so." 

1787  was  unique  to  the  university  not  only  in  its 
purpose  but  also  in  its  very  existence.  Think  back 
to  freshman  year  and  try  to  imagine  how  different 
the  acclimation  process  would  have  been  without 
the  orientation  staff.  Freshman  Dan  Albis  described 
the  role  of  the  FROG  in  this  way:  "I  knew  I  could 
always  call  them  with  any  questions  I  had.  If  they 
didn't  have  the  answer,  they  made  sure  to  tell  me 
where  I  could  find  it." 

Being  involved  in  orientation  meant  taking  re- 
sponsibility for  other  people's  experiences  and  their 
first  impressions  of  the  university.  Participants  in  ori- 
entation agreed  that  it  felt  great  to  know  they  were 
actively  making  a  difference  in  someone  else's  life 
and  providing  the  freshmen  with  experiences  they 
would  value  throughout  their  time  at  the  university. 

Imitating  Michael  Jackson's  "Thriller" 
moves,  OPAs  Ashley  Smith  and  Christopher 
Ellis  teach  eager  freshmen  the  infamous 
FROG  dance.  While  OPAs  were  more  in- 
volved with  Summer  Springboard  orientation, 
they  trained  and  supervised  the  hundreds 
of  FROGS  during  1787.  Photo  by  Mindi 
Westhoff  Performing  for  the  crowd.  FROGs 
demonstrate  their  opening  dance  before 
inviting  the  freshmen  to  join  them.  This  dance 
was  performed  for  parents  and  students  at 
the  University  Welcome  on  move-in  day. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff  Sporting  themed 
costumes,  freshmen  dance  while  waiting  for 
the  third  showing  of  "The  Dul<e  is  Right"  to 
begin.  Freshmen  dressed  in  the  most  creative 
costumes  bettered  their  chances  of  getting  on 
stage  during  the  show.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Fans  get  pumped  for  famous  musical 
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O.A.R.    by  Maria  Nosal 

as  the  lights  dimmed  and  the  music  started, 
the  crowd  in  the  Convocation  Center 
exploded  with  energy.  The  students  were 
packed  into  the  gym  on  April  6,  waiting 
for  the  band  they  selected  to  take  the  stage. 

"When  I  heard  O.A.R.  was  coming  to  JMU  I  was 
excited  because  I  had  never  seen  them  perform,"  said 
senior  Kate  Ardolino. 

When  the  time  came  to  decide  which  band  to 
bring  for  the  spring  concert,  the  University  Program 
Board  (UPB)  decided  to  let  the  students  choose. 

"The  process  that  the  musical  events  commit- 
tee went  through  for  that  show  was  to  survey  the 
students  on  who  they  would  like  to  see  the  most," 
said  senior  Katie  Kindig,  former  director  of  musical 
events  for  UPB.  "We  had  an  online  poll  on  the  UPB 
website  that  we  advertised  intensely  all  over  campus 
and  we  also  had  hard  copy  surveys  completed." 

Students  completed  the  survey  by  choosing  from 
seven  bands  selected  by  UPB's  Musical  Events  Com- 
mittee. The  committee  chose  bands  based  on  genre, 
popularity  and  availability.  After  the  voting  was 
completed,  UPB  tallied  the  votes  and  placed  a  bid 
with  the  winning  band. 

"We  felt  that  surveying  the  students  was  the 
most  fair  way  to  indicate  who  the  students  wanted," 
said  Kindig. 

O.A.R.,  which  stood  for  "Of  A  Revolution,"  first 
came  to  the  university  in  2001  and  played  at  Wilson 
Hall.  This  time,  a  much  larger  crowd  greeted  them, 
which  was  no  longer  something  foreign  to  the  band. 

Originally  from  Rockville,  Md.,  O.A.R.  had  been 


making  a  name  for  itself  by  touring  colleges  since 
1997.  It  had  released  seven  albums,  including  three 
live  collections.  The  band's  third  album,  "Risen," 
debuted  as  No.  11  on  the  Billboard  top  Internet  sales 
charts  in  2001.  O.A.R.  was  known  for  its  energetic 
shows,  jam  style  songs  and  lyrics  to  which  college 
students  could  easily  relate. 

The  tour,  sponsored  by  Major  League  Baseball 
(MLB)  and  Sony  Playstation,  offered  a  unicjue  oppor- 
tunity for  students  before  the  show.  In  an  area  similar 
to  a  club  house  set  up  outside  the  Convocation  Cen- 
ter gym,  students  could  demo  the  new  video  game 
"MLB  '06:  The  Show,"  whose  soundtrack  featured 
O.A.R.  Students  could  also  participate  in  contests 
and  giveaways. 

The  sponsorship  also  allowed  for  more  creativity 
from  the  band.  Huge  screens  and  elaborate  lighting 
added  details  to  the  performance. 

The  opening  band.  Army  of  Me,  took  the  stage 
at  8  p.m.  This  was  the  first  show  of  its  tour  with 
O.A.R.,  which  continued  through  May  and  included 
12  shows.  "I'm  just  really  excited  about  getting  in 
front  of  all  the  people  at  JMU  and  showing  them 
what  Army  of  Me  is  all  about,"  said  lead  singer 
Vince  Scheuerman.  "We  just  recorded  our  best 
record  ever  and  I  think  it's  great.  I'm  really  excited 
for  people  to  hear  it." 

The  half-hour  set  included  songs  from  their  new 
album,  the  band's  debut  with  Atlantic  Records.  They 
performed  "Perfect,"  "Still  Believe  in  You"  and  "Go- 
ing Through  Changes,"  a  song  also  featured  in  "MLB 
06:  The  Show." 


Speaking  to  the  crowd  at 
the  Convocation  Center, 
lead  singer  Marc  Roberge 
of  O.A.R.  prepares  to  begin 
another  set.  Roberge  and 
drummer  Chris  Culos  co- 
founded  the  band  in  1996. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Watching  in  amazement. 
a  group  of  excited  audience 
members  enjoys  the  musical 
entertainment  of  Custer. 
The  band  was  known  for 
its  unique  sound,  which 
included  a  combination  of 
acoustic  guitars,  drums, 
bongos  and  cymbals.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 

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Guitarist  Brad  Tiirsi,  a  universit\'  alumnus,  never 
thougiit  lie  would  end  up  pia\  iug  at  the  Convocation 
Center.  "Brad  told  us  lie  had  seen  shows  there,  and 
now  for  us  to  be  playing  on  that  stage  is  just  exciting. 
It's  a  great  opportunity,"  said  Scheuerman. 

The  band,  originally  from  Washington  D.C.,  had 
been  together  since  1999.  The  show  helped  to  build 
excitement  as  students  found  their  way  into  their 
seats  for  the  main  performance. 

At  9  p.m.,  O.A.R.  took  the  stage  with  lights  flash- 
ing and  intensifying  the  energy  as  saxophone  player 
Jerry  DePizzo  played  a  solo.  The  two-hour  set  began 
with  "52-50"  from  the  band's  newest  album,  "Stories  of  a 
Stranger."  The  set  ended  with  an  encore,  includ- 
ins  "Dakota"  and  a  20-minute  \'ersion  of  their  most 
popular  song,  "Crazy  Game  of  Poker."  "The  concert 
was  fun  and  I  was  pretty  impressed  by  their  live  show," 
said  Ardolino. 

For  fans,  the  set  was  a  perfect  mix  of  old  and  new 
songs.  It  included  some  of  the  bands  most  popular  songs 
such  as  "I  Feel  Home,"  "Anyway"  and  "Hey  Girl,"  as 
well  as  multiple  songs  from  their  new  album  and  a 
cover  of  U2's  "Bloody  Sunday." 

"My  favorite  part  of  the  O.A.R.  concert  was 
how  they  played  songs  from  their  newest  album,  and 
when  thev  introduced  a  new  song  of  theirs  called 
'The  Stranger,""  said  senior  Kristen  Maher.  "Overall 
I  would  say  that  the  concert  was  one  of  the  best  I've 
been  to  at  JMU." 

The  concert  proved  to  be  a  good  time  and  a  suc- 
cess both  for  students  and  UPB.  "I  believe  the  show 
was  amazing  and  both  the  students  and  UPB  members 
were  very  satisfied  with  the  turnout,"  said  Kindig. 
"The  Convocation  Center  was  packed  with  scream- 
ing fans.  This  concert  displayed  the  energy  that  realh' 
represents  a  good  JMU  show." 


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Satisfied  fans  went  home  with  a  smile  after 
Guster  and  openers  Eddie  Cain  Irvin  and  Copeland 
rocked  the  Convocation  Center  on  Oct.  9.  Each 
band  brought  a  different  sound  to  the  stage  and  as 
heads  bobbed  and  cameras  flashed,  the  concert  was 
a  huge  success. 

What  concert-goers  probably  did  not  realize  was 
the  amount  of  preparation  recjuired  to  organize  such 
an  exciting  event.  UPB  volunteers  spent  manv  hoius 
during  the  days  before  the  event  building  the  stage, 
putting  up  lights,  getting  the  speakers  ready  and  trans- 
forming the  Convocation  Center  into  a  concert  haven. 


Looking  out  across  the 

packed  Convocation 

Center,  bass  player  Ben| 

Gershman  strums  his  guitar 

Gershman  was  an  original 

member  of  O.A.R.  Photo  by 

Mindi  Westhoff 


Despite  the  immense  amount  of  work  that  went 
into  the  setup,  UPB  Vice  President  of  Marketing 
and  Commimications  Jeremy  Paredes  said,  "Aside 
from  the  concert  itself,  setup  and  take  down  was 
one  of  the  easiest  I've  ever  been  a  part  of.  We  got 
out  in  record  time  after  the  concert  and  had  a  great 
time  doing  it." 

The  university's  own  Eddie  Cain  Irvin  and  band 
members  senior  Phil  Saraceno  and  junior  John  Kro- 
nstain  started  the  show.  Though  it  was  not  a  packed 
house,  their  talent  and  energy  blew  the  crowd  away,  i 
"It's  good  to  know  we're  accomplishing  things,"  said 
Irvin,  who  signed  a  contract  with  80  One  Records 
last  year  and  had  just  released  his  first  CD  a  week 
before  the  concert. 

"Thev  have  the  dri\e  and  passion  and  I  could 
not  be  more  proud  of  them,"  said  Maleika  Cole,  di- 
rector of  80  One  Records.  "I'm  like  a  proud  mama." 

Irvin,  who  had  been  playing  piano  since  the  age 
of  five  and  writing  songs  since  10th  grade,  played 
a  short,  energized  set.  Each  song  had  a  different 
sound,  full  of  beautifully-synergized  piano  melo- 
dies that  kept  people's  attention.  "The  stage  looked 
enormous,"  said  Kronstain.  "But  it  felt  professional 
being  up  there." 

As  more  people  filed  into  the  Convocation 
Center,  Copeland  took  the  stage.  Despite  the  lead 
singer's  illness  who  said,  "Sorry  you  have  to  hear 
me  cracking  notes,"  they  still  put  on  a  solid  |Der- 
formance  that  attracted  an  enthusiastic  crowd  that 
danced  and  sang  along. 


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"I  was  impressed  that  he  sounded  so  good,"  said 
senior  Jacob  Wilson.  "You  could  only  tell  he  was 
sick  when  he  was  talking." 

The  Copeland  lead  singer  seemed  to  be  reading 
the  audience's  mind  when  he  asked,  "You  guys  stoked 
to  see  the  mightv  Guster?"  as  the  crowd  cheered  in 
anticipation  for  the  headliner.  Results  from  an  online 
survey  sponsored  by  UPB  ranked  Guster  as  one  of  the 
top  five  choice  bands  students  wanted  to  see  perform. 
"We  were  very  excited  when  we  heard  Guster 
could  come,"  said  junior  Haley  Rice,  UPB  Market- 
ing Committee  member. 

After  about  45  minutes,  the  lights  finallv  illumi- 
nated the  stage,  signaling  Guster "s  entrance.  The  en- 
tire floor  was  packed  with  people  and  when  Guster 
appeared,  everyone  started  screaming  and  jumping 
while  cameras  flashed  like  paparazzi.  "If  you  can't 
sing,  then  scream,  because  tonight's  the  night,"  said 
lead  singer  Ryan  Miller  as  the  band  began. 

"It  was  the  last  night  of  their  tour,"  said  freshman 
Keely  Flynn.  "So  they  were  really  high  on  energy  and 
they  played  the  perfect  mix  of  old  and  new  stuff." 

Some  songs  were  refurbished  for  the  live 
performance.  Miller  sang  into  a  modulator  for 
"Airport  Song,"  and  a  banjo  melody  played  by 
touring  member  Joe  Pisapia  accompanied  "Barrel 
of  a  Gun."  Other  fan  favorites  that  had  everyone 
singing  were  "What  You  Wish  For,"  "Diane"  and 
"Center  of  Attention."  As  the  chords  to  the  slow, 
melodic  song  "Demons"  started,  the  entire  room 
lit  up  with  cell  phone  lights  as  students  held 
them  up  and  swayed  back  and  forth. 

Each  band  member  brought  something  unique 


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Showing  her  support 

for  the  band.  Tiffany  Mink 
wears  a  Guster  T-shirt  to 
help  promote  sales  for  the 
band-  All  of  the  perform- 
ing bands'  merchandise 
was  available  for  purchase 
by  concert-goers.  Photo  by 
Mmdi  Westhoff 


Leaning  into  the  micro- 
phone, Ouster's  lead  singer 
Ryan  Miller  sings  to  the 
crowd.  The  original  mem- 
bers of  Guster  met  in  1992 
at  Tufts  University.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


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to  the  concert.  Drummer  Brian  Rosenworcel's 
combination  of  bongos  and  cymbals  played  with  his 
bare  hands  and  Miller's  goofy  sense  of  humor  when 
he  asked  the  crowd  to  "dig  deep  and  pull  out  your 
inner  co\vbells  for  this  song"  both  helped  to  get  the 
crowd  pumped. 

"I  think  Guster  is  one  of  the  greatest  live  bands  I 
have  ever  seen,"  said  senior  Samantha  Engler.  "They 
are  just  so  intense  and  enthusiastic  live.  Listening  to 
their  CDs,  as  wonderful  as  they  are,  can  never  come 
close  to  comparing  to  how  they  are  live." 

After  playing  a  two-hour,  14-song  set.  Miller 
made  no  pretenses  that  their  encore  was  going  to  be 
spontaneous  and  asked  the  crowd  to  do  a  Queen-st)'le 
boom-boom-clap  cheer  to  get  them  back  on.  Though 
it  didn't  really  work  out  the  way  he  asked,  Guster 
came  back  for  its  encore  with  as  much  energy  as 
they  had  in  the  beginning  of  their  set. 

"For  the  concert  itself,  I  was  very  happy.  The 
numbers  were  great,  and  while  we  did  not  have  a 
sold-out  crowd,  I  think  everyone  there  had  the  great- 
est time,"  said  Paredes.  "It  was  great  seeing  the  crowd 
looking  up  from  the  floor;  everyone  was  on  their  feet 
once  Guster  hit  the  stage.  That  made  it  all  worth  it." 


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5  years  of  ^eOiMi 

Students  take  time  to  remember  the  events  of  September  ^ 
1 1  on  the  fifth  anniversary,  byvictona  shehr 


Addressing  students  and 
faculty  at  Grafton-Stovall  The- 
atre, senior 
elicits  emotions  as  he  speaks 
about  the  unity  of  Americans 
proceeding  September  II 
As  president  of  the  Muslim 
Student  Association,  Mansur 
also  stressed  the  importance 
of  accepting  all  cultures.  Photo 
by  Mindi  Westhoff 


September  11  will  forever  be  linked  witl:  tiie 
terrorist  attacks  that  befell  the  nation  in  2001. 
For  the  fifth  anniversar)',  students.  faciilt\  and 
members  of  the  Harrisonburg  community 
united  to  commemorate  the  lives  lost  in  the  trials  of  a 
national  tragedw 

The  Student  Government  Association  (SGA) 
sponsored  the  evening's  main  commemoration  e\ent 
held  in  Grafton-Stovall  Theatre.  The  program 
hosted  several  speakers  organized  bv  senior  Michael 
Dreyfuss,  recipient  of  the  2006-2007  undergraduate 
fellowship  on  terrorism,  awarded  by  the  Foundation 
for  the  Defense  of  Democracies. 

Featured  guest  speaker  Captain  Roberta  Lavin 
emphasized  the  importance  of  preparedness  in 
national  crisis  situations  such  as  September  1 1 .  La\in 

was  chief  of  staff 
in  the  U.S.  Depart- 
ment of  Health  and 
Human  Services' 
Office  of  Public 
Health  Emergency 
Preparedness  and 
pointed  out  some 
critical  things  to 
remember  in  emer- 
gencv  situations. 

Lavin  suggested 
looking  at  emer- 
gency preparedness 
hom  an  academic 
pers]3ective  and  apphing  those  skills  to  respond  to 
disaster  situations.  "Scientists,  doctors  and  nurses  all 
have  the  skills  needed  to  prevent  disaster,"  she  said. 
"Your  first  responder  is  going  to  be  the  person  sitting 
next  to  you.  That  is  why  it  is  so  important  for  the 
entire  school  and  community  to  learn  basic  first  aid. " 
Lavin  also  emphasized  that  promoting  hate  or  fear 
will  not  prevent  terrorism.  "We  should  instead  trv  to 
understand  other  people's  differences,"  she  said. 
Acceptance  was  another  common  theme  shared 
by  all  speakers  at  the  commemoration  event.  In  addi- 
tion to  Lavin,  universitv  President  Linvvood  H.  Rose 


and  senior  Samier  Mansur,  president  of  the  Muslim 
Student  Association,  also  spoke.  "9/11  may  have 
made  us  more  cautious  and  even  suspicious  of  other 
cultures,  but  our  responsibility  is  to  bridge  the  gaps 
of  diversity,"  Rose  said.  He  added  that  the  university 
has  an  important  commitment  to  mutual  respect  and 
appreciation  for  other  cultures. 

Rose  reminded  the  audience  of  the  feelings 
and  emotions  experienced  that  day.  "The  people 
of  America  became  united  in  a  very  significant 
way,"  he  said.  "We  hugged  a  little  tighter  that  day. 

"As  time  passes  our  memories  will  become  hazier, 
but  we  shouldn't  feel  guilty  about  that,"  Rose  con- 
cluded. "It's  the  body's  way  of  dealing  with  it." 

Similarl)-,  Mansur  encouraged  the  audience  to  be 
"critical,  passionate  and  vigilant." 

"A  beautiful  moment  emerged  when  we  put  aside 
oin-  differences  for  once  to  mourn,"  Mansur  said. 
"What  became  of  that  harmony?" 

Calling  September  11  the  "trauma  of  our  genera- 
tion," Mansin-  asked  the  audience  to  consider  what 
its  legacy  will  become.  "Let  it  be  a  legacy  of  hope; 
a  lasting  good,"  he  said. 

At  the  end  of  the  program,  Dreyfuss  invited 
the  audience  to  the  Commons  for  a  candle  lighting 
ceremony  in  memory  of  those  who  were  killed  in  the 
tragedy.  Students  and  other  members  of  the  commu- 
nity gathered  on  the  Commons  to  share  fire  from  the 
candles.  A  moment  of  silence  ensued  and  emotions  ran 
high  as  the  candles  flickered  in  the  autumn  breeze. 

For  some  students,  tears  fell  quickh-  as  images 
of  September  11  replaved.  Reflecting  on  where  she 
was  when  the  news  broke,  junior  Rebecca  Dixon 
recalled  asking  the  critical  question,  "Evervbody's 
getting  out,  right?" 

Freshman  Emily  Weidner  said  she  initially 
thought  the  news  broadcast  was  a  movie.  "Some  of 
us  didn't  even  know  what  the  trade  centers  were,"  she 
said,  "but  ^\■e  knew  something  big  had  happened." 

In  addition  to  the  main  commemoration  event, 
political  science  and  justice  studies  professor  Glenn 
Hastedt  presented  "9/11  Five  Years  Later:  The  Fate 
of  Intelligence  Reform."  In  the  lecture.  Hastedt 


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discussed  the  element  of  surprise  on  September  1 1 
and  \vh\'  these  tragedies  came  as  a  surprise  to  United 
States  inteUigence.  "Analysts  did  not  connect  the 
dots,"  he  said. 

Since  September  11,  Hastedt  said  domestic  poli- 
tics have  triumphed  over  international  politics.  "The 
9/11  families  lobbied  to  get  a  reform  in  the  White 
House,"  he  said.  "Intelligence  problems  are  ine\ita- 
ble.  Surprise  happens  in  spite  of  warning.  Intelligence 
comes  in  pieces."  Those  missing  pieces  are  replaced 
by  intuition,  self-confidence  and  the  knowledge  that 
histor\'  repeats  itself. 

So  is  another  September  11  possible?  "Yeah. 
Surprise  ^sill  happen.  We"  11  be  surprised  again," 
Hastedt  said.  "Intelligence  is  not  fortune  telling," 
he  added.  "What  intelligence  can  tell  us  is  trends, 
breakpoints,  the  decisions  being  made  and  how  oth- 
ers will  react  to  things." 


"Terrorism  is  still  a  threat,"  said  Dre\fuss.  The 
fifth  anniversary  commemoration,  ho\\e\er.  was 
designed  to  provide  an  outlet  for  emotions  and  re- 
flection. "It's  a  time  for  remembrance.  There  is  not 
so  much  of  a  political  objective,"  Dre)'fuss  added. 

SGA  President  Brandon  Eickel  was  pleased 
^vith  the  turnout  and  glad  to  organize  the  memo- 
rial event.  "I  appreciate  that  people  cared  enough  to 
come  out  tonight  for  the  fifth  anniversary.  I  see  how 
people  were  personally  affected  and  I'm  glad  that 
this  event  allowed  them  to  remember  and  reflect," 
Eickel  said. 

Terrorism  gives  no  warning.  No  one  can  predict 
when,  where  or  even  why  it  strikes.  We  can  trv  to 
reform  intelligence  or  learn  basic  first  aid  and  emer- 
gency preparedness,  but  the  one  thing  emphasized 
was  that  we  all  should  make  an  effort  to  welcome 
diversity  and  embrace  each  other's  differences. 


Honoring  lives  lost  in  the 
tragedy,  students  participate 
in  a  candle-lighting  ceremony 
on  the  Commons.  The  events 
enabled  students  to  reflect 
on  the  importance  of  being 
prepared  for  an  emergency. 
Photo  by  Mindi  WesthofjT 


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Potential  new  members 
experience  the  many  faces 

of  sisterhood,  by  Chnsme  Hulse 


September  4  kicked  off  the  beginning  of  Greek 
recruitment  witii  an  explosion  of  Greek  let- 
ters and  recruitment  T-shirts  all  over  campus. 
Members  of  Panhellenic  Council  manned  the 
sign-u]>  table  on  the  Commons  and  registered  over 
600  women  hoping  to  join  one  of  the  university's 
eight  sororities. 

Any  woman  interested  in  going  through  recruit- 
ment filled  out  an  application,  paid  a  registration  fee 
and  was  later  put  into  a  group  under  the  leadership 
of  a  rho  chi.  Rho  chis  were  older  sorority  members 
responsible  for  directing  the  potential  new  members 
(PNMs)  through  recruitment,  keeping  them  up 
to  date  on  information  and  serving  as  their  mentors. 
Each  rho  chi  was  disaffiliated  from  her  chapter  for 
the  month  surrounding  recruitment  and  did  not 
reveal  her  chapter  to  any  PNM. 

"My  favorite  part  of  recruitment  was  meeting  all 
of  the  wonderful  girls  in  my  rho  chi  group,"  said 
sophormore  Macon  Hollister.  "I  loved  everyone 
and  I  really  felt  like  it  was  a  great  way  to  meet 
such  a  random  group  of  girls." 


Recruitment  began  on  September  14,  following 
the  previous  day's  orientation  during  which  the  PNMs 
met  their  rho  chis  and  learned  about  recruitment's 
mutual  selection  process.  During  round  one,  which 
took  place  over  a  two-day  period,  the  PNMs  visited 
every  sorority  house  on  Greek  row  and  then  ranked 
each  house  according  to  preference.  Each  subsequent 
day  allowed  the  PNMs  to  return  to  fewer  houses, 
spending  increasingly  more  time  in  each. 

The  atmosphere  during  recruitment  made  it  a 
unique  and  interesting  experience.  Anyone  walking 
down  Greek  Rt)w  encountered  scores  of  women 
camped  out  witii  their  rho  chis  or  waiting  in  line  to  en- 
ter one  ot  the  houses.  There  were  radios,  lawn  chairs 
and  blankets  on  the  grass,  topped  with  a  mountain  of 
purses,  schoolbooks  and  snacks. 

Right  before  each  round  started,  the  houses  opened 
their  doors  and  sorority  members  began  chanting 
their  respective  songs.  Whistles  were  blown  in  unison 
all  along  the  row  as  the  PNMs  filed  into  the  houses. 
Once  inside,  they  were  paired  up  with  a  sister  and 
led  to  the  basement.  There  were  countless  sisters 


Sitting  in  a  circle  of  PNMs. 
senior  ,  a  rho 

chi,  explains  the  recruitment 
process.  Many  of  the  women 
participating  in  recruitment 
looked  to  their  rho  chis  for 
guidance  throughout  the  pro- 
cess. Photo  by  Mindt  Westhoff 


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Blowing  her  whistle, 
Panhellenic  President 

indicates  the 
beginning  of  a  round.  Each 
sorority  introduced  its  philan- 
thropy to  PNMs  during  round 
two.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Giving  a  warm  welcome, 
President  and 

Vice  President  of  Membership 
Stephanie  Myers  greet  women 
as  they  enter  the  Delta  Delta 
Delta  house.  PNMs  placed 
their  name  cards  in  a  basket 
as  a  record  of  their  visit.  Photo 
by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Cheering  and  clapping,  the 
sisters  of  Sigma  Sigma  Sigma 
welcome  new  members  into 

the  house  on  Bid  Cel.  Rho  chis 
were  also  re-affiliated  with 

their  sororities  on  this  exciting 
night.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Embracing  in  excitement, 
Zeta  Tau  Alpha  sister 

.  '_    .  - 1  congratulates  a 

new  member  on  joining  the 

sorority.  After  five  days  of 

recruitment,  both  new  and 

existing  members  expressed 

their  joy  at  its  completion. 

Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Grabbing  new  member 
Caley  Smith  by  the  arm.  Zeta 
Tau  Alpha  sister  Whitney 
Gee  leads  her  into  the  house 
on  Bid  Cel.  The  evening 
marked  the  culmination  of 
the  recruitment  process. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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lining  the  hallway  and  stairwell,  smiling  and  still 
chanting.  The  PNMs  were  offered  refreshments  and 
finger  foods  as  they  conversed  with  the  sisters,  trying 
hard  not  to  shout  above  the  racket. 

"My  favorite  part  of  being  a  sister  during  recruit- 
ment is  being  able  to  meet  all  of  the  girls  and  think- 
ing, 'This  could  be  my  little  sister!'  It's  just  a  really 
exciting,  though  exhausting,  experience,"  said  sopho- 
more Tiffany  Mothershead,  a  member  of  Alpha  Phi. 
"I  went  through  recruitment  last  year  to  meet  people, 
I  just  had  no  idea  how  many  I  would  meet!" 

Most  of  the  houses  made  an  effort  to  help  each 
PNM  meet  as  many  sisters  as  possible  during  her  time 
in  the  house  so  she  would  have  a  good  idea  of  each 
sorority's  dynamics.  The  chanting  resumed  as  the 
PNMs  left  the  house  and  returned  to  their  rho  chis. 

"Going  into  the  first  house  for  the  first  time  was 
so  intimidating.  I  had  so  many  butterflies  in  my 
stomach  as  each  house  sang  and  cheered  for  their 
chapter,"  said  sophomore  Katie  Shaffer.  "I  received 
wonderful  impressions  of  the  sisters  in  the  first  house 
and  every  house  I  went  to;  every  chapter  presented 
something  different  and  wonderful." 

Finding  out  to  which  houses  each  PNM  would 
return  was  a  significant  part  of  the  recruitment 
process.  After  the  first  round,  PNMs  returned  to  up 


to  six  houses  during  round  two,  up  to  four  during 
round  three  and  finally,  up  to  two  on  preference 
night.  Each  day,  the  rounds  got  longer,  allowing  for 
more  intimate  interaction  between  the  sisters  and 
PNMs.  On  September  19,  the  women  who  accepted 
bids  joined  their  future  sisters  for  Bid  Celebration. 

"I  was  a  nervous  wreck  waiting  for  each  callback! 
I  never  knew  exactly  when  I  was  supposed  to  hear 
from  my  rho  chi  and  would  hop  online  and  ask  other 
people  who  were  rushing  if  they  had  heard  anything 
yet  and  where  they  were  going  for  the  day,"  said  Shaf- 
fer. "I  clutched  my  phone  very  tightly  and  it  did  not 
leave  my  side  until  I  received  that  important  phone  call." 

It  was  truly  a  multi-dimensional  experience.  The 
PNMs  experienced  many  aspects  of  the  sororities: 
they  met  individual  sisters,  saw  pictures  of  house  life, 
learned  about  each  chapter's  philanthropy,  played 
get-to-know-you  games  and  watched  skits  and  songs 
performed  by  the  sisters.  For  instance,  Delta  Gamma 
put  on  its  own  "American  Idol"  show,  complete  with 
sister  judges  and  performers.  Alpha  Phi  did  a  skit 
based  on  "Project  Runway"  and  performed  its  own 
version  of  Paris  Hilton's  "Stars  Are  Blind."  "I  en- 
joyed our  skit.  It  was  so  fun  to  watch  over  and  over 
again!"  said  Mothershead. 

Throughout  the  week  of  recruitment,  the  unity 
between  all  the  sororities  was  evident.  Sisters  from 
each  chapter  sported  unity  T-shirts  with  the  message, 
"You'll  enjoy  the  ride,  regardless  of  which  wave  you 
catch"  on  the  back.  The  houses  chose  to  be  coopera- 
tive and  supportive  of  each  other  instead  of  fueling 
competition  on  the  row. 

"It  was  the  best  feeling  in  the  world  to  open  the 
bid  and  finally  end  the  anticipation  of  where  you 
were  going  to  be,"  said  Shaffer.  "Going  into  the 
house  and  down  into  the  basement  and  hearing  all 
your  sisters  cheer  for  you  and  hug  you  was  incred- 
ible and  one  of  the  greatest  moments  in  my  life." 

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the  uncertainty  felt  by  the  members  of  Madi- 
son Equahty  proved  unnecessary  as  the  Stu- 
dent Government  Association  (SGA)  senate 
voted  unanimously  to  give  front  end  budget 
(FEB)  status  to  the  group. 

Though  Madison  Equality,  formerly  known  as 
Harmony,  had  been  on  campus  for  more  than  30 
years,  it  was  not  until  this  year  that  it  qualified 
for  FEB  status.  The  group,  dedicated  to  bettering 
the  lives  of  the  campus"  lesbian,  ga\-,  bisexual  and 
transgender  (LGBT)  community,  was  required  to 
illustrate  its  impact  on  the  university  community 
through  presentations  to  SGA  budget  committees 
and  the  senate  to  receive  the  financial  support.  The 
group  was  also  the  first  organization  to  receive  FEB 
status  since  the  1970s. 

"It  was  kind  of  unreal  to  have  that  validity  from 
our  peers,"  said  senior  R.J.  DeSmedt,  co-president  of 
Madison  Equality.  "It  was  a  very  strong  moment  of 
unit)-  to  ha\'e  them  say  it's  as  important  to  them  as  we 
think  it  is.  It's  a  step  in  the  right  direction." 

Madison  Equality  was  a  major  player  in  the 
spring's  weeklong  Ga)'MU  event.  Included  was  a  da\' 
of  silence  during  which  members  of  Madison  Equal- 


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ity  refused  to  speak.  This  event  hoped  to  symbolicalh 
demonstrate  how  often  homosexuality  was  forced 
into  secrecy  because  of  intolerance.  Members  also 
carried  signs  with  statistics  showing  the  percentage 
of  LGBT  students  who  had  been  harassed  or  forced 
to  keep  silent  about  their  sexual  orientation  at  some 
point  in  their  lives.  The  day  ended  when  students 
were  invited  to  break  the  silence  and  listen  to  people 
share  their  experiences  with  others. 

"It  really  was  a  great  way  to  voice  our  opinion 
without  talking  about  it,"  said  senior  Emily  Watson. 
"I  really  liked  that  faculty  and  staff  also  got  involved 
to  show  their  support  for  the  LGBT  community." 

GayMU  also  gave  the  campus  a  look  inside  the 
lives  of  homosexual  couples  and  their  children  with 
the  black  and  white  photography  exhibit  "Love 
Makes  a  Family,"  displayed  in  Carrier  Library 
throughout  the  week. 

The  week  ended  with  'gay?  fine  by  me'  day  when 
students  wore  their  T-shirts  displaying  the  slogan  in 
support  of  the  homosexual  community.  Financed 
by  the  LGBT  and  Ally  Education  Program,  the 
event  was  organized  largely  by  members  of  Madison 
Equality  and  drew  hundreds  of  participants,  mam-  of 


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Watching  the  chosen 
speaker,  a  group  of  students 
attend  the  opening  ceremony 
of  the  weeklong  GayMU  event 
sponsored  by  Madison  Equal- 
ity. The  week  started  at  5p,m, 
with  an  opening  ceremony 
on  the  Commons,  featuring 
faculty  member  Chris  Gates- 
man  as  the  first  speaker.  Photo 
by  Mindi  Westhoff 


SiTxrNG  in  a  circle,  members 
of  Madison  Equality  discuss 
their  experiences  with 
students  in  Hillary  Wing- 
Richards'  Introduction  to 
Women's  Studies  Class.  Panel 
topics  included  the  Marriage 
Amendment,  gender  roles, 
stereotypes  and  individual 
coming-out  stories.  Photo  by 
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whom  were  not  members  of  the  ckib.  At  noon,  stu- 
dents gathered  for  a  group  photo  in  the  shirts,  \vhich 
was  later  posted  on  the  national  website.  More  than 
500  new  shirts  were  given  out,  vasth'  increasing  the 
total  number  of  shirts  distributed. 

"We've  done  a  lot  of  fundraising  to  afford  the 
T-shirts,"  said  junior  Kristen  Brady,  co-president 
of  Madison  Equality.  "We  don't  want  people  to 
have  to  pay  for  them." 

In  addition  to  GayMU  week,  the  club  partici- 
pated in  National  Coming-Out  day  on  Oct.  11.  To 
give  students  an  outlet  for  their  views,  Madison 
Equality  sponsored  a  discussion  panel  and  encour- 
aged students  to  wear  their  'gay?  fine  by  me'  shirts. 
Junior  Rachael  Flood,  educational  coordinator  of 
Madison  Equality,  organized  weekly  panels  for  a 
variety  of  classroom  and  dorm  events  during  which 
club  members  answered  questions  about  their  views 
on  homosexuality  and  the  trials  they  faced. 

"Man)'  times,  we  have  students  randomly  ap- 
proach the  panelists  on  campus  in  order  to  thank 
[them]  and  let  them  know  that  they  understand 
[LGBT]  issues  and  the  community  better  than 
before,"  said  Flood. 

Madison  Equality  also  organized  a  team  to  par- 
ticipate in  Relay  for  Life.  Taking  a  peculiar  twist  on 
fundraising,  the  club  embraced  the  Save  Fluffy  Cam- 
paign, which  consisted  of  a  stuffed  bear  in  a  cage. 
Participants  voted  for  Fluffy  to  survive  or  perish  with 
their  monetar)'  donations.  The  money  raised  went  to 
cancer  research. 

Along  with  Intervarsity  Christian  Fellowship,  the 


club  co-sponsored  a  5K  run  for  AIDS.  Due  to  the 
\ery  different  nature  of  the  two  organizations,  mem- 
bers of  Madison  Equality  felt  the  impact  the  event 
had  on  the  community  would  be  much  more  potent. 

"We  made  the  greatest  strides  this  year,  meet- 
ing as  two  executive  boards,"  said  Brady.  "The  main 
purpose  is  to  put  our  differences  aside  and  come 
together  for  this  srreat  cause." 

Though  the  club  received  a  blow  with  the  passing 
of  the  Marriage  Amendment  on  Nov.  7,  the  mem- 
bers continued  their  fight.  The  amendment  to  the 
Constitution  of  Virginia  defined  marriage  as  a  union 
between  one  man  and  one  woman  and  also  deemed 
anything  resembling  a  marriage  between  same-sex 
couples  to  be  unconstitutional. 

"We  are  in  the  midst  of  planning  our  protest," 
said  Brady.  "We're  going  to  wear  the  pink  triangles 
which  were  used  by  the  Nazis  to  identify  and  kill 
over  10,000  homosexuals  during  the  Holocaust." 

As  Madison  Equality  continued  its  struggle  to- 
ward social  and  sexual  equality,  one  thing  remained 
certain.  With  the  support  of  the  SGA  and  hundreds 
of  students  behind  them,  Madison  Equality  was  set 
to  create  great  change. 

"Our  impact  has  been  positive  and  we  have 
shown  simply  that  the  [LGBT]  community  should  not 
be  feared  or  hated,"  said  Flood.  "We  are  the  same  as 
everyone  else;  we  love,  we  hate,  we  fall  up  the  stairs, 
procrastinate  on  writing  a  paper,  go  to  the  movies, 
play  on  the  Quad  and  laugh  with  friends.  The  only 
difference  is  we  happen  to  fall  in  love  [with]  and  are 
attracted  to  [members  of]  the  same  sex." 


Manning  a  table,  junior 
Mate  Weiner  looks  on  as 
a  student  holds  up  a  sign 
displaying  statistics  about 
LGBT  students  and  harass- 
ment. The  university  offered 
an  LGBT  and  Ally  Education 
Program  that  fostered  equal- 
ity regardless  of  sexual  ori- 
entation through  education. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Students  engage  in  an  open  forum  with  Ron  Jeremy 
and  Craig  Gross  on  the  effects  of  pornography,  by  jean  Han 


Over  an  hour  beture  the  event  was  sched- 
uled to  begin,  students  had  already 
started  to  slowly  congregate  around  the 
Wilson  Hall  steps.  The  restless  hush 
gradually  grew  into  a  loud  buzz  after  just  half  an 
hour.  Students  seemed  to  have  one  person  in  mind 
when  they  came  out  that  night,  the  legendary  porn 
star,  Ron  Jeremy. 

Students'  interest  in  Jeremy  varied  from  comi- 
cal to  more  serious  reasons.  "I  came  here  today 
because  I'm  interested  in  the  issue,  Fd  like  to  hear 
what  both  sides  have  to  present,  and  I'm  also  a 
little  curious  to  see  if  Ron  will  whip  it  out  and  run 
around  stage,"  said  senior  Pete  Haenlein.  Senior 
Jessica  Johnston  was  there  on  a  slightly  more  seri- 
ous note.  "I  think  it  will  be  really  interesting  to  see 
how  respectful  Ron  will  be,"  she  said. 

Jeremy  visited  the  imiversity  on  Sept.  13  as  part 
of  the  Porn  Debate  Tour,  a  debate  in  which  Jeremy 
verbally  sparred  Craig  Gross  on  the  issue  of  por- 
nography. Gross  was  pastor  and  foimder  of  XXX 
Church,  an  organization  that  addressed  people's 
problems  with  pornography.  His  organization  offered 
counseling  to  those  in  the  porn  business  who  wished 
to  leave  the  industry.  Jeremy  drew  from  his  exten- 
sive adult  industry  experience  as  a  star  of  more  than 
1,800  adult  films  spanning  his  career. 

The  doors  opened  at  8:30  p.m.,  and  by  the  time 
the  debate  was  scheduled  to  start,  all  of  the  crimson 
velvet  seats  were  filled.  The  atmosphere  inside  the 
auditorium  was  more  like  a  concert  than  an  educa- 
tional debate.  Students  yelling  and  doing  the  wave 
accompanied  the  loud  minniur  of  the  crowd.  Chants 
of  "Ron!  Ron!  Ron!"  penetrated  tlie  air. 

When  the  two  speakers  finally  took  the  stage 
after  a  suspenseful  delay,  the  audience's  fervor  broke 
out  into  a  deafening  roar.  Introductory  speeches 
were  made  and  the  format  of  the  debate  was 


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Discussing  the  issue  of 
pornography,  debaters 
voice  their  opinions  and 
respond  to  questions  from 
the  audience.  The  event 
provided  an  open  forum  for 
discussion  and  debate  on  a 
controversial  issue.  Photo 
courtesy  of  Brian  Dillensnyder 


explained.  The  debate  was  structured  around  the 
audience's  questions.  First,  each  debater  made  its 
opening  statements  and  then  the  floor  was  opened 
up  to  the  students.  Two  microphones  were  set  up  on 
each  side  of  the  stage,  and  anyone  was  encouraged 
to  come  up  and  ask  either  debater  a  question. 

The  30-year-old  pastor  resembled  a  college 
student,  sporting  long,  shaggy  hair  and  colorful 
sneakers.  Gross  started  his  opening  statement  with  a 
joke  to  prove  that  he  had  a  sense  of  humor  about  the 
issue,  and  assured  the  audience  that  he  wasn't  trying 
to  shut  the  porn  industry  down  or  condemn  Jeremy. 
Instead,  he  offered  an  opposing  view  of  the  porn  is- 
sue and  explained  some  downsides  of  the  industry. 

Gross  argued  that  the  porn  industry  presented 
a  dead  end  for  most  people  in  more  ways  than  one. 
He  spoke  about  how  porn  created  unrealistic  expec- 
tations about  sexual  intimacy  and  led  to  disappoint- 
ment in  relationships  because  expectations  were  not 
met.  He  also  talked  about  the  double  standard  in  the 
porn  industry  and  how  it  exploited  women.  "Very  few 
girls  get  to  Jenna  [Jameson] 's  level,"  he  explained. 
"Most  get  subjected  to  horrible  sexual  activities  they 
didn't  know  they  were  signing  up  for." 

Appropriately,  Ron  Jeremy  was  the  advocate  who 
spoke  on  behalf  of  the  porn  industry.  He  agreed 
with  Gross,  admitting  that  porn  was  unrealistic.  He 
attributed  his  success  as  a  porn  star  to  the  mental 
techniques  he  used  during  his  work.  "We  have  to 
think  of  disgusting  things,"  he  said,  explaining  how 
porn  stars  kept  themselves  focused. 

In  response  to  Gross's  opinion  of  the  industry's 
double  standard,  Jeremy  argued  that  Gross  was 
focusing  on  those  at  the  bottom  of  the  barrel.  "There 
are  25  women  who  own  their  own  [porn]  com- 
panies and  have  men  working  for  them,  and  that's 
not  female  empowerment?"  Gross  stated.  "We  want 
people  doing  porn  if  they  are  happy  with  it.  We  don't 


want  imbalanced  people.  You  have  to  have  the 
right  personality." 

Jeremy  also  made  the  distinction  between  him- 
self and  other  porn  stars.  "There  are  some  idiots  in 
the  industry,  but  we  try  to  weed  them  out,"  he  said. 
"There  are  a  few  bad  apples  in  the  porn  industry, 
but  you  don't  close  down  the  whole  church  just  be- 
cause of  a  few  bad  apples,"  he  added,  in  reference 
to  the  sexual  scandals  revolving  around  the  Catho- 
lic Church.  Despite  this,  he  supported  Gross  and 
his  organization,  which  Gross  himself  verified.  "We 
[XXX  Church]  have  been  well  received  in  the  porn 
industry,"  he  said.  "We  have  the  only  booth  at  the 
conventions  that  just  has  two  regular  guys  instead 
of  porn  actresses,"  he  joked. 

Sex  advice  and  jokes  were  dispersed  throughout 
the  speeches,  and  there  was  plenty  of  playful  banter 
between  the  two  debaters.  Despite  the  humor,  Gross 
let  the  audience  know  that  they  were  both  very  un- 
derstanding of  each  other.  "We  came  here  together, 
rode  here  together,  and  after  this  we  are  probably 
going  to  have  dinner  together,"  he  said. 

Questions  from  the  audience  ranged  from 
Jeremy's  religious  affiliation  and  spirituality  to  the 
effects  of  the  porn  industry  on  Jeremy's  intimate 
relationships  to  sex  advice. 

Students  were  both  surprised  and  impressed  by 
the  debate.  "I  felt  that  the  students  asked  some  very  in- 
telligent questions,  and  the  answers  were  interesting," 
said  senior  Jordan  Cohn.  "It  was  nice  to  see  both  sides 
of  the  debate,  and  I  felt  both  speakers  were  highly 
intelligent  and  made  for  an  interesting  event." 

Some  students  learned  more  than  they  expect- 
ed. "It  was  much  different  than  what  I  thought  it 
was  going  to  be  like  coming  from  Craig  Gross,"  said 
junior  Maleika  Cole.  "His  perspective  on  the  adult 
film  industry  was  very,  very  interesting  and  actually 
made  me  have  a  lot  more  respect  for  him." 

Senior  Dana  Bobrowski  also  appreciated  the 
ideas  Gross  presented  during  the  debate.  "I  thought 
they  both  had  very  valid  arguments,"  she  said.  "And 
as  a  Christian,  I  really  enjoyed  Craig  Gross's  argu- 
ment because  he  sounded  like  an  intelligent  Christian 
for  once.  He  didn't  just  quote  the  bible,  he  actually 
used  hard  facts.  It  was  more  like  he  happened  to  be 
Christian,  and  I  really  enjoyed  that." 


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Decorating  hands,  an 

Indian  Bazaar  vendor 

specializes  in  henna  art. 

Henna  was  a  traditional 

Indian  arc  of  painting 

temporary  tattoos  on  the 

body.  Photo  by  Kellie  Nowhn 


Enjoying  the  musical  per- 
formance, spectators  listen 
as  Devapriya  Nayak  plays 
the  tabta  during  the  opening 
ceremony  on  the  Commons. 
The  tabta  was  an  Indian 
percussion  instrument  com- 
posed of  two  hand  drums. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Admiring  the  jewelry, 
freshman  ex- 

amines the  detail  of  the  rings 
sold  at  the  Indian  Bazaar. 
In  addition  to  jewelry,  the 
Indian  Bazaar  also  featured 
food,  music,  yoga  and  body 
henna.  Photo  by  Ketlie  Nowlin 


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Students  and  faculty  experience  a  taste  of  India  through  a 

week  of  cultural  events.  byBzabeth  Carpemer 


Over  100  flags  waved  brightly  to  the  beat 
of  a  drum  on  the  Commons  during  the 
university's  annual  International  Week 
held  Sept.  25-29.  India  was  the  focus  of 
2006  International  Week,  and  through  the  week's 
events,  students  were  able  to  experience  a  glimpse  of 
the  south  Asian  nation  through  films,  music,  lectures 
and  cultural  fairs. 

International  Week  was  sponsored  by  the  Office 
of  International  Programs  (oIP)  to  raise  awareness 
of  other  cultures  on  a  campus  with  only  10  percent 
minority  students.  "As  citizens  of  the  world... suffi- 
cient global  knowledge... is  essential  to  make  informed, 
responsible  decisions,"  said  Lee  Sternberger,  execu- 
tive director  of  oIP. 

On  Monday  afternoon,  Devapriya  Nayak,  a  tabla 
player  from  West  Bengal,  India,  taught  a  masters 
music  class,  which  was  the  first  of  many  musical 
events  during  the  week.  On  Wednesday,  Indian  mu- 


sic caught  students  off  guard  while  it  subtly  played  in 
the  Festival  Grand  Ballroom.  Reflecting  India,  held 
in  Anthony-Seeger  Hall  on  Wednesday  evening,  was 
a  free  concert  that  featured  North  Indian  classical 
music  and  subsequent  Western  pieces  inspired  by  the 
Indian  style  of  music.  The  Madison  Singers  and  the 
university  Jazz  Ensemble  also  performed  to  represent 
the  true  melding  of  Eastern  and  Western  cultures. 

A  more  traditional  learning  method  was  em- 
ployed with  multiple  lectures  throughout  the  week. 
Prianjali  Mascarenhas  and  Usha  Nayar  were  respon- 
sible for  feeding  culture  to  the  minds  of  tomorrow. 
Mascarenhas,  a  design  planner,  opened  his  lecture 
with  a  discussion  on  how  urban  areas  in  India 
morphed  from  colonial  to  modern  times  to  become 
vast  contemporary  cities. 

Nayar  discussed  the  distinct  possibility  of  a 
partnership  between  the  United  States  and  India 
based  on  shared  values.  Despite  different  beliefs 


Replicating  a  Ringoli 
pattern,  sophomore 

creates  her 
own  version  of  Indian  art. 
These  patterns  were  com- 
monly found  in  Indian  cloth- 
ing, blankets  and  wail  hang- 
ings. Photo  by  Ketfie  Nowlin 


Moving  with  the  music, 
show  participants  get  into  the 
moment  during  the  fashion 
show.  Dancers  performed  at 
the  Taste  of  India  and  Fashion 
Show,  one  of  the  closing 
events  of  International  Week. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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and  practices,  sophomore  Jenii  Gardner  saw  its 
relevance  because  it  "[allowed]  people  of  different 
cultures  to  experience  things  they  have  never  seen 
or  known  before." 

To  truly  experience  the  spice  of  life,  students 
went  to  the  Indian  Bazaar  held  in  the  Festival 
Grand  Ballroom.  The  bazaar  included  body  henna, 
yoga  and  a  slide-show  presentation  of  Indian  culture 
and  music,  as  well  as  food  and  tea  samples  from 
vendors.  International  Week,  recognized  the  crowd- 
drawing  power  of  food  and  ended  its  week  of  cel- 
ebrating India  with  a  combination  of  food  and  fash- 
ion. At  A  Taste  of  India  and  Fashion  Show,  there 
was  a  veritable  splash  of  color  as  models  worked  the 
runway  in  traditional  Indian  clothing  and  dance. 

International  Week  provided  not  only  a  feast 
for  the  mouth,  but  for  the  eyes  as  well.  Two  films 
were  shown  to  further  illustrate  Indian  culture  and 
dynamics.  Films  were  an  effective  tool,  bringing 


the  topic  a  little  closer  to  home  by  focusing  on  the 
faces  and  lives  of  real  people.  Students  flocked  to 
the  Mondav  night  showing  of  Mira  Nair's  first  film, 
"Salaam  Bombay!"  The  movie  chronicled  the  lives 
of  children  on  the  streets  of  Bombay  and  educated 
viewers  on  a  childhood  shaped  by  selling  tea,  beg- 
ging for  money  and  steering  clear  of  the  police.  It 
showcased  a  way  of  life  that  was  polar-opposite  to 
the  lives  of  most  university  students. 

The  second  film,  "Monsoon  Wedding,"  was  a 
drama  set  in  the  Piuijabi  cultme.  The  award-win- 
ning film,  also  directed  by  Nair,  detailed  comedic 
disaster  as  a  young,  modern  Indian  girl  forgoes  an 
affair  with  a  married  television  producer  in  ex- 
change for  an  arranged  marriage  with  a  Texan  In- 
dian. The  East  and  tiie  West  were  not  far  apart  as 
viewers  saw  themselves  and  their  families  reflected 
in  the  production. 

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Painting  a  festival-goer's 

face,  an  Eastern  MennonJte 

student  participates  in 

the  International  Festival. 

The  festival,  held  annually, 

invited  local  merchants 

and  restaurants  as  well  as 

performers  and  artists.  Photo 

by  Nancy  Daly 

Awaiting  purchase,  hand- 
made shoes  provide  colorful 
decoration  and  showcase 
Indian  handiwork.  The  ven- 
dor, the  Home  Store  India 
Emporium,  traveled  from 
Charlottesville  to  participate 
in  International  Week.  Photo 
by  jewels  Gundrum 


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Featuring  North  Indian 
classical  music,  musicians 
Aashish  Khan  and  Salar 
Nader  perform  at  Anthony- 
Seeger  Hall.  Khan  and  Nader 
were  accompanied  by  pia- 
nists, violinists  and  vocalists 
at  Reflecting  India:  A  Musical 
Event.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Gathering  information 
about  different  countries, 
freshman  Kristin  Dickerson 
considers  her  options  for 
studying  abroad.  The  Study 
Abroad  Fair  gave  students 
the  opportunity  to  learn 
about  programs  offered  by 
both  JMU  and  other  univer- 
sities. Photo  by  Keliie  Nowlin 


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Starting  off  the  week, 
tabia  player  Devapriya  Nayak 
performs  at  International 
Week's  opening  ceremony. 
Nayak  kicked  off  the  week's 
events  while  providing 
entertainment  for  those 
passing  by  the  Commons. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Providing  entertainment 
between  events,  fresh- 
men Khalid  NadJm  and 
Parmjeet  Kaur  dance  for 
spectators.  The  traditional 
Indian  dance  was  performed 
during  intermission  at  the 
Taste  of  India  and  Fashion 
Show.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Linking  arms,  freshman 
Emerald  Nguyen,  sophomore 
Sanju  Bhambhani  and  fresh- 
man Elizabeth  Cook  show  off 
traditional  Indian  fashions. 
The  fashion  show  followed 
the  Taste  of  India  event. 
which  allowed  participants 
to  sample  traditional  Indian 
foods.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Working  together.  Inter- 
national Week  dancers  give 
spectators  a  sample  of  Indian 
culture.  Various  Indian  dances 
could  be  traced  back  to  dif- 
ferent regions  of  the  country. 
Photo  by  Mtndi  Westhoff 


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ing  their  careers  at  the  university,  a  study  abroad 
fair  was  held  on  Thursday  afternoon.  Students  were 
given  the  opportunity  to  speak  with  program  direc- 
tors and  representatives  about  different  options  such 
as  international  internships  and  semester  abroad 
programs.  Studying  abroad  was  a  popular  way  for 
students  to  experience  other  cultures  first-hand. 

"[Without  International  Week],  not  many 
people  would  be  educated  about  different  cultures 
or  perspectives  on  life,"  said  sophomore  Dianna 
Lau.  By  participating  in  the  events  included  in  this 
smorgasbord  of  Indian  culture,  one  could  not  help 
but  realize  the  importance  of  diversity. 


Giving  students  and  faculty 
the  opportunity  to  experience 
a  taste  of  culture,  Indian  food 
is  served  at  Taste  of  India. 
Food,  characterized  by  its  use 
of  herbs  and  spices  is  impor- 
tant to  the  country's  culture. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Students  take  a  weekend 
show  off  the  university  to 
family  members. 

by  Elizabeth  Carpenter 


Letting  loose,  freshman 
Brianne  Baudean  spends 
some  quality  time  with  her 
family  at  the  Godwin  Field 
Festival.  Due  to  the  inclem- 
ent weather,  the  event  and 
its  activities  were  moved 
inside  Godwin  Hall,  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


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■  ith  each  fall  came  the  opportunity 
to  show  off  one's  stomping  grounds 
to  those  who  frequently  footed  the 
tuition  bill.  Family  Weekend  was 
held  Oct.  6-8,  and  despite  the  forecast  for  a  rain- 
soaked  weekend,  "there  was  still  a  big  turnout  for 
the  weekend  because  football  tickets  were  sold  out 
and  hotel  rooms  sold  out,"  said  Sherr\-  King,  direc- 
tor of  Parent  Relations. 

Preparations  for  Family  Weekend  began  months 
in  advance,  sometimes  as  early  as  March.  Football 
ticket  sales  for  Satiuday's  game  began  on  March  1 ,  a 
full  seven  months  before  the  actual  event.  Not  onlv 
was  there  a  strong  desire  to  attend  the  event  and 
spend  time  with  loved  ones,  the  sold-out  game  also 
reflected  the  ticket  frenzy  that  has  occurred  since 
the  football  team's  success  in  2004. 

As  well  as  ordering  football  tickets  far  in  advance, 
many  family  members  made  their  hotel  reservations 
months,  if  not  a  full  year,  before  the  weekend. 
The  official  Familv  Weekend  Web  site  went  as  far  as 
to  warn  families  to  make  their  reservations  early  due 
tci  the  difficulty  in  securing  accomodations.  Massanu- 
tten  Resort,  Staunton  and  Winchester  pro\ided  lodg- 
ing ior  those  imable  to  find  a  room  in  Harrisonbing. 
Families  lucky  enough  to  live  close  by  elected  to  skip 
the  hassle  of  booking  a  hotel  and  instead  drove  to  the 
universitv  for  specific  activities. 

For  freshmen.  Family  Weekend  provided  an 
()])portunit\  to  show  off  the  campus  the\  had  come 
to  know  and  love.  The  confused  and  lost  faces  from 
move-in  day  were  gone  and  had  been  replaced  by 
confident  smiles  as  students  introduced  their  new 
friends.  Families  were  given  the  chance  to  check-up 
on  their  students  to  see  how  well  thev  iiad  ada|)ted 
to  their  new  environment  of  college  classes,  dining 
halls  and  new  people  and  places. 


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It  did  not  take  long  to  learn  that  traffic  nio\'ed 
slowly  both  in  and  out  of  campus  during  Family 
Weekend.  Many  students  tried  to  escape  the  crowds 
by  finding  things  to  do  with  their  families  off  campus. 
Freshman  Nina  Szemis  said  her  favorite  thing  about 
Family  Weekend  was  "getting  a  chance  to  eat  off  cam- 
pus and  go  shopping."  This  statement  was  an  echo  of 
the  non  university-related  activities  that  many  students 
elected  to  do  with  their  visiting  family  members. 

Not  all  families  chose  to  visit  during  Family  Week- 
end, however.  Man\  cited  the  doubling  of  the  campus 
population  as  their  main  reason  for  avoiding  the  event. 
With  extra-crowded  everything,  many  students  chose 
to  go  home  for  the  weekend  and  have  their  families 
visit  at  a  less  hectic  time.  Other  students  opted  to  stay 
and  "treat  it  as  any  other  weekend,"  such  as  junior 
Mike  Keith.  "[Tailgating  before  the  football  game 
was]  a  good  opportimity  to  meet  my  friends"  parents," 
Keith  added.  Whether  spent  with  one's  own  family,  or 
that  of  a  friend  or  roommate,  the  weekend  provided  a 
nice  break  from  the  usual  and  a  chance  to  spend  some 
quality  time  with  friends  and  family. 

Although  there  were  many  activities  offered 
Friday  through  Sunday,  one  of  the  highlights  of  the 
weekend  was  the  football  sjame  on  Saturda\'  afternoon 
against  the  University  of  Rhode  Island.  Bridgeforth 
Stadium  was  a  blur  of  purple  ponchos  as  students  and 
families  alike  braved  the  rain  in  dedicated  support  of 
the  Dukes  and  cheered  them  on  to  a  35-23  victory. 
With  each  touchdown,  the  stadium  erupted  in  a  storm 
of  purple  and  gold  streamers  as  parents  were  engulfed 
in  a  wave  of  undeniable  school  spirit.  "It  was  freezing 
cold  and  kind  of  miserable  sitting  in  the  rain  this  year, 
but  it  was  worth  it  to  eat  a  hotdog  and  sit  at  a  football 
game  with  my  dad,"  said  senior  Riva  Furman. 

During  halftime,  the  Parents  of  the  Year  Award 
was  presented  to  Tim  and  Jean  Ranch,  parents  of 
freshman  Courtney  Rauch. 

In  addition  to  the  game,  there  were  tons  of  other 
activities  to  highlight  many  other  university  depart- 
ments. Satinday  boasted  a  number  of  University 
Recreation  Center  (UREC)-sponsored  events  for  all 
ages.  Early  risers  could  experience  the  splendor 
of  the  Shenandoah  Valley  on  a  two-hoin-  morning 
hike  to  Hidden  Rocks  and  Reddish  Knob  or  take 
a  canoe  trip  down  the  Shenandoah  River. 

UREC  opened  its  doors  on  Saturday  morning  for 
students  and  families  to  take  on  an  indoor  challenge 
and  tlinib  the  35-foot  climbing  wall.  A  family  yoga 
class  was  also  organized  for  students  wishing  to  start 
the  day  off  on  the  right  foot,  as  well  as  giving  their 
families  a  glimpse  of  UREC's  group  fitness  program. 

Although  the  university  offered  its  students  na- 
tionally ranked  dining  options  all  year  rtnuid.  Family 
Weekend  highlighted  some  of  Dining  Services"  best 
meals.  Held  in  D-Hall,  the  gala  dinner  on  Saturday 
night  featured  a  delicious  assortment  of  food,  such  as 
she-crab  soup,  pasta  primavera,  salmon,  prime  rib, 
asparagus,  cranberry-glazed  carrots  and  rice  pilaf. 
Trays  of  decadent  desserts  completed  the  feast. 


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Terrie  Patullo  participate 
in  UREC's  Family  Yoga 
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UREC's  programs  organized 
specifically  for  Family  Week- 
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experience  all  UREC  has  to 
offer.  The  university  hosted  a 
variety  of  activities  over  the 
course  of  the  weekend  for 
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victory,  freshman 
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proudly  accept  the  Parents 
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during  halftime  of  the  football 
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ball fans  cheer  on  the  Dukes 
from  the  stands  through  the 
wind  and  rain  on  Saturday. 
The  game  resulted  in  a 
win  over  the  University  of 
Rhode  Island  Rams  with 
a  score  of  35-23.  Photo  by 
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The  A  Cappella-Thon  concert  on  Sunday  after- 
noon served  as  a  culmination  of  the  weekend's 
events.  The  performance  featured  several  of  the  uni- 
versity's a  cappella  groups,  including  the  BluesTones, 
Madison  Project,  Into  H)nin  and  Overtones.  "[Fam- 
ily] Weekend  is  ahva)'s  one  of  our  favorite  concerts 
to  perform  at  because  we  get  to  sing  for  our  families 
and  the  crowd  is  always  so  packed  and  excited,"  said 
senior  Erin  Frye,  a  member  of  Note-oriety.  "There  is 
so  much  energy  and  we  always  look  forward  to  it." 

Ultimatel)',  the  goal  of  Family  Weekend  was  to 
share  one's  home  away  from  home  with  the  people 
one  cared  about  most.  Students  invited  their  parents 
to  visit  year  after  year  in  hopes  that  they  would  soon 
come  to  love  the  university  just  as  much  as  they  did. 


Singing  in  harmony,  juniors 
John  Farris  and  Tiffany  Kim 
of  Low  Key  use  hand  mo- 
tions to  enhance  their  per- 
formance. Low  Key,  a  co-ed 
a  cappella  group,  was  the 
second  youngest  group 
at  the  university.  Photo  by 
M'mdi  Westhoff 


Looking  out  into  the  audi- 
ence, emcees  sophomore 
Pete  Haenlein  and  junior 
Jessi  Elgin  call  out  names  for 
raffle  winners  during  the  A 
Cappella-Thon.  A  cappella 
shows  were  popular  among 
students  and  families  alike. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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^^^g  wo  student-run  galleries,  artWorks  Gallery 

H       (the  new  name  for  the  former  Artworks,  The 

H       Other  and  Madison  galleries)  and  the  New 

^■^Image  Gallery,  found  a  new  home  in  the 

historical  Graves  Electric  Building  on  Grace  Street. 

These  galleries  were  previously  in  the  Zirkle  House 

were  relocated  in  order  to  make  room  for  a  future 

arts  complex.  The  School  of  Art  and  Art  History 

sponsored  exhibitions  in  both  galleries. 

artWorks  was  the  universit)''s  student-run  gallery 
and  showcased  work  by  undergraduate  and  gradu- 
ate students.  The  New  Image  Gallery,  located  in  a 
separate  room  adjacent  to  artWorks,  featured  con- 
temporary, professional  photography  by  regional, 
national  and  international  artists. 

Three  students'  exhibits  were  shown  at  a  time  in 
artWorks.  The  white,  moveable  walls  allowed  artists 
a  free  setup  to  arrange  the  gallery  to  best  fit  their 
exhibits  and  for  the  art  to  speak  for  itself.  The  loft 
had  plenty  of  open  space  in  which  to  walk  around  as 
well  as  improved  lighting. 

"I  have  found  artWorks  Gallery  to  be  a  wonder- 
ful space  for  an  exhibit.  The  setup  and  aesthetic  is 

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many  artistic  innovations  that 

could  be  found  at  the  new  art 

gallery.  The  nev/  moveable 

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lovely,"  said  senior  Cassie  Ford,  whose  artwork  was 
on  display  at  the  end  of  October.  "Because  it  is  a 
historical  building,  the  interior  brick  walls  and  ceil- 
ing rafters  have  been  preserved.  This  contrasting 
with  the  white  walls,  both  moveable  and  permanent, 
gives  the  space  a  very  classy  and  refined  feel." 

Everyone  seemed  satisfied  with  the  new  gallery 
location.  "The  space  that  we  have  now  is  amazing 
and  its  location  will  prove  beneficial  as  part  of  the 
performing  and  visual  arts  scene  at  JMU,"  said  senior 
Resa  Eickson,  fall  semester  artWorks  director. 

As  a  student-run  gallery,  artWorks  provided  stu- 
dents with  internships  for  credit  and  gave  them  the 
opportunity  to  gain  gallery  work  experience.  Three 
internships  were  offered:  gallery  assistants,  assistant 
director  and  artWorks'  director.  As  a  gallery  assistant 
intern,  students  learned  how  to  install  shows  and 
learned  about  different  areas  of  a  gallery.  The  assis- 
tant director  helped  the  director  and  also  learned  the 
ins  and  outs  of  the  director's  position.  The  director 
internship  gave  students  a  chance  to  experience  gal- 
lery oversight  and  management  first-hand. 

"As  the  director,  my  responsibilities  include 
scheduling  exhibits,  reviewing  artists,  helping  with 
installations,  guiding  the  gallery  assistants  and  tak- 
ing care  of  any  problems  or  issues  that  may  arise 


Scanning  the  list,  se- 
niors Jessica  Anderberg, 
Andrea  Foote  and  Lea 
Deglandon  read  the  com- 
ments on  the  guest  book.  The 
location  of  the  gallery  offered 
new  opportunities  to  student 
artists  as  well  as  those  seeking 
internships  with  the  gallery. 
Photo  by  Nancy  Daly 


within  the  gallery,"  said  Erickson.  "But  I  do  share 
these  responsibilities  with  the  graduate  adviser  and 
assistant  director." 

For  the  gallery  assistants,  the  internship  was  a 
stepping-stone  into  the  world  of  art  galleries.  "I  am 
planning  on  doing  a  show  next  year,  so  this  is  good 
experience  for  me,"  said  junior  Jennie  Doll,  a  gal- 
lery assistant  intern.  "I  know  what  is  going  on." 

Some  of  the  gallery  assistants'  duties  included 
gallery-sits  two  hours  a  week,  painting  and  spackling 
the  walls  before  and  after  every  show  and  helping 
artists  with  their  shows.  "We  are  assigned  an  artist, 
and  help  them  set  up  and  take  down  their  collection," 
said  Doll.  "We  have  to  give  them  the  policies,  such  as 
making  sure  they  are  not  hanging  anything  from  the 
ceiling  or  painting  on  the  walls." 

At  the  end  of  each  semester,  reviews  were  held 
for  potential  exhibiting  artists.  Each  artist  presented 
his  or  her  work  and  ideas  to  the  graduate  adviser,  the 
director  and  the  assistant  director,  who  collectively 
decided  which  artists  would  receive  a  show.  Each 
exhibit  was  displayed  for  two  weeks. 

Ford  was  chosen  in  the  previous  April  to  display 
her  art,  after  showing  the  review  board  a  few  samples 
of  her  work  and  speaking  with  the  gallery  directors 
on  how  she  wanted  to  exhibit.  "Essentially  it  has  taken 
my  whole  life  to  prepare  for  this,"  said  Ford,  though 
the  work  she  exhibited  was  completed  only  in  the  past 
year.  "Artwork  always  builds  upon  experience." 

Once  Ford  knew  she  was  chosen  to  exhibit,  the 
process  of  getting  ready  for  the  show  began.  "After 
finally  deciding  I  had  the  pieces  and  the  amount  of 
work  I  wanted  to  show,  it  took  me  several  months 
to  get  everything  else  together,"  said  Ford.  She  had 
a  number  of  details  to  tend  to,  such  as  framing,  ad- 
vertising and  installations,  before  she  was  ready  to 
put  the  display  together. 

"As  prepared  as  I  thought  I  was  before  the  week 
of  opening,  I  was  amazed  at  how  much  work  and 
time  was  involved  in  actually  installing  the  show  and 
getting  ready  for  the  opening  reception,"  said  Ford. 
"I  had  help  from  my  family  and  friends  and  could 
not  have  done  it  by  myself." 

Seeing  one's  own  artwork  on  display  for  the  first 
time  helped  the  artists  realize  that  all  their  hard 
work  had  been  worth  it.  "It  is  wonderful  to  have  this 
experience  and  I  was  very  proud  to  see  my  work  up 
on  the  walls,"  said  Ford.  "In  a  way,  it  really  brings 
the  work  to  life.  The  gallery  setting  with  the  white 
walls  and  spotlights  gives  the  final  touch  that  brings 
my  work  into  the  realm  of  fine  art." 


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Stopping  to  look  at  a  map, 

sophomores  Russell  Maynard 

and  Shannon  Lamm  plan  their 

route  through  the  corn  maze 

at  Hess  Greenhouse.  The 

maze  was  specially  designed 

for  Hess  and  included  game 

stations,  clues  and  games 

sheets.  Photo  by  Kellie  Nowlin 


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Students  celebrate  the  season  by  discovering 
all  the  Shenandoah  Valley  has  to  offer. 


by  Eleni  Menoutis 

as  the  leaves  changed  colors  and  the  temper- 
ature began  to  drop,  students  traded  their 
Blue  Hole  trips  for  a  plethora  of  autumn 
activities  offered  around  Harrisonburg. 
"Harrisonburg  may  not  always  seem  so  exciting 
to  most  JMU  students,  but  during  the  fall,  there 
are  an  endless  number  of  things  to  do,"  said  junior 
Andrea  Hernandez.  "It  is  because  of  fun  activities 
like  pumpkin  picking  and  small  fall  festivals  that 
make  Harrisonburg  feel  a  little  more  like  home." 
Fall  was  one  of  the  highlights  of  Harrisonburg 
life  due  to  the  many  hidden  treasures  the  culturally- 
rich  town  provided  college  students  and  residents. 
Fall  decorations,  autumn-inspired  treats  and  trips 
along  Skyline  Drive  were  just  a  few  of  the  things 
that  made  The  Friendly  City  so  enjoyable. 

What  would  fall  be  without  pumpkin  picking, 
corn  mazes  and  hayrides?  Hess  Greenhouse  spon- 
sored Back  Home  on  the  Farm,  the  signature  corn 
maze  featuring  tractor  and  wagon  rides,  pumpkin 
picking  and  painting,  and  many  different  mazes. 
After  hours  of  fun,  autumn-lovers  could  sit  down 


among  the  pansies  and  mums  to  enjoy  the  scenery. 

For  an  older,  more  cultured  crowd,  the  fall  Har- 
risonburg Museum  and  Gallery  Walk  encouraged 
both  residents  and  visitors  to  explore  the  many  art 
venues  located  in  the  historical  downtown  area. 

The  free  walking  tour  of  downtown  art  gal- 
leries and  museums  was  held  during  Homecoming 
weekend.  University  alumni,  students,  families  and 
friends  toured  the  arts  and  cultural  district  with 
local  Harrisonburg  residents  and  experience  the 
city's  rich  culture. 

Farmers'  markets  were  a  great  way  for  members 
of  the  community  to  gather  and  shop  while  enjoying 
the  perfect  fall  weather.  The  downtown  Harrisonburg 
Farmers'  Market,  open  mid-April  to  Thanksgiving 
every  Tuesday  and  Saturday,  was  where  gardeners 
and  farmers  sold  locally  grown  produce,  freshly-baked 
breads,  pastured  meats  and  colorful  flowers. 

Trips  along  scenic  Skyline  Drive  exposed  the 
beauty  of  the  season.  Skyline  Drive  ran  105  miles 
north  and  south  along  the  crest  of  the  Blue  Ridge 
Mountains  in  Shenandoah  National  Park  with 


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Standing  16  cans  high,  a 

formation  of  canned  goods 

begins  to  take  on  the  shape 

of  a  witch's  hat.  Extrava- 

CAN-za.  organized  by  SCOM 

350  students,  was  one  of 

many  food  drives  held  in  the 

fall.  Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen 


75  overlooks  of  the  Shenandoah  Vallev  and  the 
Piedmont  Plain.  "The  views  in  Harrisonburg  are 
always  nice,  but  the  fall  is  a  great  time."  said  junior 
Victoria  Shelor.  Deer,  black  bears  and  wild  turkeys 
meandered  along  the  roadsides  that  were  left  to 
grow  wild  during  the  fall.  Visitors  continued  to 
escape  to  the  stimning  site,  making  2006  the  75th 
annixersary  of  Skyline  Drive. 

In  addition  to  Skvline  Drive,  the  Edith  J.  Car- 
rier Arboretum  located  on  campus  provided  another 
opportunity  to  experience  falls  splendor.  The  pic- 
turesque 125-acre  reserve  was  abundant  with  forests, 
streams  and  a  peaceful  pond.  Classes  and  lectines  on 
horticulture  and  enxiionmental  issues  were  held  there, 
though  people  niainK  \  isited  to  relax,  explore  and  ap- 
preciate the  nature  and  wildlife  of  Harrisonburg. 

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Sporting  a  triceratops 
costume,  a  happy  dog 
participates  in  Halloween 
festivities.  Many  pet  owners 
included  their  four-legged 
friends  in  the  day's  events. 
Photo  by  jewels  Gundrum 

Laughing  at  a  ridiculous 
wig,  juniors  Gate  Groenburg 
and  Sarah  Friedman  shop 
for  Halloween  accessories 
at  Glen's  Fair  Priceed  Store. 
Located  in  downtown 
Harrisonburg,  the  store  was 
a  great  resource  for  students 
looking  for  Halloween  cos- 
tumes. Photo  by  Nancy  Doly 


its  arts  and  culture,  students  appreciated  it  more  for 
Kline's  Dairy  Bar  and  Glen's  Fair  Priced  Store.  Kline's 
was  home  to  the  best  homemade  ice  cream  around 
and  was  a  local  favorite.  Once  autumn  arrived,  pump- 
kin ice  cream  was  one  of  its  specialties.  "I  love  going 
to  Kline's  in  the  fall  for  the  pumpkin  ice  cream,"  said 
junior  Stephanie  Hardman.  "It  tastes  just  like  pump- 
kin pie  and  it's  delicious.  It's  definitely  worth  the  trip." 
When  the  days  turned  too  cold  for  ice  cream,  students 
traded  their  frozen  treats  for  Kline's  gourmet  coffee. 
Located  right  down  the  road  was  Glen's  Fair 
Priced  Store,  a  popular  place  for  students  to  look 
for  Halloween  costumes  and  decorations  at  great 
prices.  "My  roommate  and  I  got  our  Halloween 
costume  at  Glen's,"  said  junior  Jessica  Lerman. 
"We  got  red  suspenders  and  these  firefighter  hats 
for  just  five  dollars!" 


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Adorning  a  doorstep, 

carved  pumpkins  provide  a 

student's  town  house  v^ith 

lively  decor  Students  also 

decorated  their  homes  using 

orange  lights,  spider  webs 

and  Halloween  window  de- 

cals,  Pholo  by  jewels  Gundrum 

Lending  itself  to  a  student's 

imagination,  a  pumpkin  is 

transformed  into  a  jack-o- 

lantern.  Pumpkin  carving  kits 

with  various  patterns  were 

available  at  local  retail  stores. 

Photo  by  jewels  Gundrum 


Keeping  a  steady  hand. 
|unior  Maggie  Grandon  uses 
precision  to  create  a  pump- 
kin carving-  Students  en|oyed 
taking  part  in  Halloween  tra- 
ditions during  the  fall  season. 
Photo  by  Sarah  Thomas 


Scooping  out  seeds,  sopho- 
more Jenny  Gurman  and 
senior  Meryl  Rubin  prepare 
their  pumpkins  for  carving. 
Carving  pumpkins  allowed 
many  students  to  re-live 
joyful  childhood  memories. 
Photo  by  jewels  Gundrum 


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seeds  from  the  pumpkin 

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Visiting  the  caverns  right  outside  Harrisonburg 
was  another  fall  favorite  for  many  students.  "The  cav- 
erns are  a  really  great  way  to  escape  from  reality  for 
a  little  while,"  said  junior  Brianne  Beers.  "The  caves 
are  fascinating  and  almost  breathtaking."  Endless 
Caverns,  Grand  Caverns,  Luray  Caverns  and  Shenan- 
doah Caverns  were  all  located  near  Harrisonburg. 
Guides  held  walking  tours  through  the  caverns  and 
explained  the  history  of  the  caves.  Around  Hallow- 
een, the  caverns  offered  haunted  tours.  "Even  though 
the  Halloween  decorations  at  the  Endless  Caverns 
were  geared  toward  young  kids,  they  still  managed  to 
frighten  me!"  said  Beers. 

There  were  more  than  enough  fun-filled  activi- 
ties to  keep  a  person  busy  during  Harrisonburg's 
fall  season.  Taking  advantage  of  what  The  Friend- 
ly City  had  to  offer  was  a  great  way  to  spend  one's 
time  with  family  and  friends. 


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Gardner,  director  of  the 
Office  of  Healtfi  Promotion, 
and  senior  Ally  Samselski  take 
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Commons  Day,  Otfier  activi- 
ties included  an  eating  con- 
test, carnival  games  for  prizes 
and  diving  for  rubber  ducks. 
Photo  by  Mmdi  Westhoff 

Being  wrapped  in  streamers, 
sophomore  Seth  Bearman 
participates  in  one  of  the 
many  games  played  during 
Sunset  on  the  Quad.  The 
winners  of  the  games  were 
awarded  prizes  such  as  T- 
shirts.  noise  makers  and  tow- 
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ronieconiing  was  the  time  of  year  when  stu- 
dents, faculty  and  aliunni  came  together 
to  embrace  and  celebrate  the  university. 
^Vith  numerous  exciting  events  such  as 
C;t)mnions  Da\,  Sunset  on  the  Quad  and  a  parade 
tlirough  campus,  a  sense  of  magic  and  thrill  took 
over  the  university.  The  theme  reached  new  heights 
as  "Lights,  Camera.  JMU!"  captivated  the  campus. 

Most  events  had  their  own  sub-tliemes.  The  first 
Homecoming  activity  was  the  banner  contest.  Clubs 
and  organizations  designed  banners  to  go  along  with 
the  theme  of  "Madison  Movie  Classics."  The  goal 
was  to  bring  classic  movies  to  life  through  the  ban- 
ner decoration.  The  banners  were  later  displayed  in 
Transitions  so  students  could  vote  for  their  fa\orites. 
This  year,  the  Student  Goxernment  Association 
(SGA)  took  first  place,  sho^ving  tremendous  creativity 
through  their  incorporation  of  the  movie  "8  Mile" 
into  their  design. 

Cameras  flashed  and  the  red  carpet  \vas  rolled  out 
for  Holh^vood  Showdown,  a  ne^\■  event  sponsored  b\ 
the  Uni\ersitv  Program  Board  (UPB).  The  event  was 
an  interactive  game  show  that  tested  students"  movie 
knowledge.  In  each  round,  several  questions  were 
asked  of  participants,  and  the\',  as  well  as  the  audi- 
ence, competed  for  the  correct  answer.  Junior  Rob 
Roodhouse  was  the  lucky  winner  and  became  the 
proud  new  owner  of  a  DVD  player. 


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"It  was  a  successful  event  for  two  reasons:  it  ful- 
filled our  mission  statement  by  providing  an  enter- 
taining and  different  [event  on]  campus,  and  out  of 
the  people  surveyed,  95  percent  said  that  this  event 
was  'good'  or  'excellent,'"  said  junior  Allison  Beisler, 
vice  president  of  Campus  Relations  for  UPB. 

Sunset  on  the  Quad  was  a  special  event  that  made 
Homecoming  a  unique  and  extraordinary  experience. 
"The  night  is  just  to  get  the  students  pumped  about 
Homecoming  and  hopefully  continue  to  attend  all  of 
the  other  wonderful  events  of  the  week,"  said  senior 
Sara  Twigg.  Students  came  out  to  enjoy  an  evening  of 
performances,  free  food  and  games  against  the  back- 
drop of  a  stunning  sunset  overlooking  the  Quad. 

Walking  through  the  Commons  was  always  enjoy- 
able, but  during  Homecoming,  it  was  a  whole  new 
experience.  Commons  Day  lifted  spirits  and  created 
excitement  through  eating  contests,  a  photo  booth 
and  a  variety  of  games.  A  Walk  of  Fame,  based  on 
the  infamous  Hollywood  sidewalks,  included  alumni 
such  as  Gary  Clark  and  Charles  Haley  and  other 
university  celebrities  like  Zane  Showker  and  President 
Linwood  H.  Rose. 

Homecoming  would  not  have  been  the  same 
without  its  very  own  procession  of  decorated  floats. 
The  parade  attracted  a  tremendous  number  of 
people,  all  eager  to  see  Carrier  Drive  illuminated  by 
purple  and  gold  and  delight  in  the  loud  enthusiasm 


Exciting  the  crowd  as  the 
first  fraternity  to  present 
their  routine,  the  men  of 
Kappa  Alpha  Psi  perform 
during  the  Homecoming 
step  show.  The  show,  held 
in  Wilson  Hall,  drew  a  large 
crowd  filled  with  alum  from 
the  fraternities  and  sorori- 
ties that  performed.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


Showing  school  spirit,  loyal 
fans  use  their  van  to  express 
their  enthusiasm  during 
Homecoming  week.  Alumni 
flocked  to  the  university 
on  Saturday  to  attend  the 
Alumni  Tailgate  and  football 
game  that  followed.  Photo  by 
Candace  Edmonds 


Reflecting  a  view  of  the 
packed  Bridgeforth  Stadium, 
a  police  officer's  sunglasses 
shield  his  eyes  on  the  sunny 
day.  The  number  of  police  at 
the  Homecoming  game  was  in- 
creased due  to  the  large  num- 
ber of  people  in  attendance. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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carpet 


Scrunching  her  face, 

sophomore  Lisa  Pearce  lets 

her  new  puppy  Bosley  kiss 

her  face  during  Sunset  on  the 

Quad.  Sunset  on  the  Quad 

featured  performances  by  a 

cappella  groups  and  dance 

clubs.  Photo  byjeweh  Gundrum 


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Passing  by  onlookers, 
seniors  Sara  Twigg  and 
Ally  Samselski  hand  out  beads 
and  pompoms  during  the 
Homecoming  Parade  through 
Carrier  Drive.  Clubs  and 
organizations  competed  against 
each  other  for  the  best  float  as 
they  rode  past  judges  during  the 
parade.  Photo  by  Kellie  Nowiin 

Beginning  their  routine, 
members  of  Alpha  Kappa  Al- 
pha sorority  dance  during  the 
Homecoming  step  show.  The 
sororities  and  fraternities 
were  judged  on  costumes, 
vocal  clarity  and  routine. 
Photo  fay  Mindi  Westhoff 


that  overcame  the  campus. 

Three  universit)'  faculty  members  comprised  the 
panel  of  judges  for  the  float  competition.  The  floats 
were  judged  in  various  categories,  including  Most 
Spirited,  Best  Interpretation  of  Theme  and  Best 
Composition  and  Production.  The  Student  Duke 
Club  won  Most  Spirited  with  its  passionate  embrace- 
ment  of  university  pride.  The  impressive  quality  of 
the  float  created  by  the  Women's  Resource  Center 
^son  Best  Composition  and  Production.  The  Eques- 
trian Team  took  home  Best  Interpretation  of  Theme 
with  its  creative,  eclectic  visuals  and  costumes.  The 
overall  winner  of  the  float  competition  was  Student 
Ambassadors.  The  decorations  resembled  an  awards 
show  and  consisted  of  Duke  Dog  statues  and  a  black 
backdrop  with  purple  curtains  and  stars. 

"The  parade  was  the  best  it's  ever  been  this  year... 
each  participant  was  just  bigger  and  better  and  a  lot 
more  energetic."  said  junior  Hannah  Murrow,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Homecoming  Student  Spirit  committee.  "I 
am  very  proud  of  the  accomplishments  of  our  commit- 
tee this  year.  All  of  our  hard  work  paid  off  profusely! 
We  just  really  enjoyed  every  part  of  planning  and 
we  thoroughly  enjoyed  the  day  of  the  parade.  I 
really  look  forward  to  coming  back  as  an  [alumna] 
and  seeing  how  great  next  year  will  be." 

Immediately  following  the  parade  was  the  annual 
pep  rally  organized  by  Student  Ambassadors.  "As 
Ambassadors,  part  of  our  mission... is  to  serve  present 
students,  as  well  as  past  and  future  [students],"  said 
senior  Amber  Garrity,  a  member  of  Student  Ambas- 
sadors. "All  we  expect  of  the  students  is  to  bring  their 
spirit  for  JMU.  The  pep  rally  is  an  event  for  students 
to  express  how  much  they  love  JMU." 


It  was  easy  to  show  some  spirit  after  watching 
performances  by  Madison  Dance  and  the  Dukettes, 
playing  trivia  games  and  winning  giveaway  items. 
The  pep  rally  culminated  in  the  crazed  distribution 
of  the  SGA's  wildly  famous  "Purple  Out"  T-shirts. 
"Students  are  alwa)'s  really  excited  and  can  wear  their 
Purple  Out  shirts  to  the  football  game,"  said  senior 
Aimee  Cipicchio,  vice  president  of  Student  Affairs 
for  the  SGA.  "It  is  SGA's  way  of  giving  back  to  the 
school  during  the  most  spirited  week  of  the  year." 

The  Mr.  and  Ms.  Madison  competition  honored  a 
male  and  a  female  student  recognized  by  their  peers 
as  embodying  the  spirit  of  the  university.  Senior  Tripp 
Purks  was  named  Mr.  Madison  2006  and  the  title  of 
Ms.  Madison  2006  was  awarded  to  senior  Linia  Dun- 
can. "I  was  absolutely  blown  away  during  the  event.  I 
was  honored,  ecstatic  and  humbled  all  in  the  same  mo- 


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Walking  up  to  the  fence, 

the  Marching  Royal  Dukes 

play  "Firedance"  during 

the  post-game  show.  Many 

students  and  alumni  stayed 

in  the  stadium  after  the 

game  to  see  the  show.  Photo 

by  Mmdi  Westhoff 


ment,"  said  Purks.  "When  I  first  came  to  JMU  I  never, 
ever  would  have  thought  that  I  would  have  been  stand- 
ing on  that  field,  but  it  just  goes  to  show  the  enormous 
impact  that  this  school  has  on  its  students." 

All  of  these  incredible  events  together  served  one 
major  purpose:  to  get  everyone  energized  and  eager 
for  the  big  Homecoming  football  game.  After  the 
widely  popular  tailgating  tradition,  fans  were  over- 
joyed when  the  Dukes  won  31-17  over  the  College  of 
William  c^-  Mar)-. 

It  appeared  that  the  year's  Homecoming  was  a  suc- 
cess. "[Homecoming]  is  an  amazing  experience  that  ev- 
ery student  looks  forward  to.  I'm  extremely  sad  about 
being  a  senior  [and]  graduating,  but  the  beauty  about 
Homecoming  is  that  it  is  designed  exactly  for  the  pur- 
pose for  biinging  the  JMU  community  back  together." 
said  senior  Beth  Pope,  Student  Spirit  Committee  chair. 
"However  hectic  our  lives  ma\-  be  with  classes,  work,  or 
our  lives  after  graduation.  Homecoming  is  always  the 
time  [that]  reminds  us  that  we  are  all  together  one." 


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Conversing  with  an  officer, 
students  ask  permission  to 
rush  the  field  at  the  end  of 
the  game.  Many  students 
left  early  to  avoid  the  large 
crowd  exiting  the  stadium 
after  the  final  whistle.  Photo 
by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Raising  her  flag  with  pride, 
senior  Alison  Miller  faces  the 
alumni  during  the  Marching 
Royal  Dukes'  halftime  show. 
The  songs  were  also  per- 
formed during  the  post-show 
following  the  football  game 
for  the  student  section  to 
enjoy.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Homecoming  1971 


making  .statment 


making 
statement 


OrangeBand  provides 

opportunities  to  discuss 

controversial  issues  in 

constructive  ways. 


by  Victoria  Shelor 


Lining  the  walls  of  Taylor 
Down  Under  (TDU). 
OrangeBand  information 
decorates  a  bulletin  board 
and  informs  students  of 
upcoming  events-  Because 
of  Its  central  location,  many 
OrangeBand  events  were 
held  m  TDU,  including  dis- 
cussion groups  and  movies 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


the  university's  chapter  of  The  OrangeBand 
Initiative  had  one  goal  at  the  root  of  its 
cause:  engaging  students.  OrangeBand  was 
an  organization  that  encouraged  and  pro- 
moted conversations  about  vviiat  mattered,  and 
students  were  the  ones  who  decided  what  that  was. 
An  OrangeBand  represented  an  issue,  idea,  concern 
or  topic  of  importance  to  each  student. 

The  idea  was  to  get  an  orange  piece  of  fabric,  tie  it 
to  something  visible,  like  a  backpack  or  purse,  and  use 
it  to  spark  conversation,  hopefully  with  someone  with 
an  opposing  opinion  on  the  issue.  An  OrangeBand 
represented  any  social  or  political  issue,  or  any  other 
topic  as  long  as  it  was  relevant  to  that  person  and 
promoted  the  opportunity  for  discussion  and  thought. 

Senior  T)ler  Burton,  president  of  the  imi\ersit\'s 
chapter,  said  the  organization  was  about  getting  stu- 
dents to  think  about  something  more  substantial  than 
simply  "having  a  good  time." 

"The  attitude  at  JMU  seems  to  center  around 
things  going  on  outside  of  the  classroom  that  maybe 
don't  matter  as  much  as  people  think  they  do  right 
now,  things  like  gc)ing  out  and  ha\ing  fun."  Burton 
said.  "That's  disappointing." 

The  organization  did  not  have  formal  membership 
but  was  open  to  anyone  who  cared  about  particular 
topics  and  wanted  to  discuss  them  with  others.  There 
were  about  seven  active  members  who  ct)ordinated 
atid  planned  e\ents. 

Each  semester,  the  organization  .sponsored  Action 
Campaigns,  which  were  a  series  of  forums  featuring 
guest  speakers  with  different  viewpoints.  "The  key 
is  to  show  i)()ili  sides  of  the  issue."  Button  said.  The 
organization  made  a  point  of  iiuliiding  rejjreseutation 
from  man\  positions  on  tine  issues  in  order  to  be  fair 
and  examine  lluni  from  all  angles. 


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Signifying  issues  of 
debate,  OrangeBands  hang 
from  students'  backpacks. 
The  OrangeBand  Initiative 
had  three  other  chapters 
across  the  nation.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


Discussing  controversial 
topics,  Tyler  Burton  speaks 
with  other  students  at  Taylor 
Down  Under.  The  Orange- 
Band  Initiative  gave  students 
an  opportunity  to  grow 
through  debate  with  others. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


In  the  fall  semester,  OrangeBand  held  an  event  to 
discuss  the  issue  of  immigration  in  America.  Members 
talked  about  the  Mexican-American  border  problem. 
"Immigration  is  a  huge  concern  in  our  country  right 
now,"  Burton  said.  "People  talk  about  immigrants  tak- 
ing jobs  from  Americans,  but  are  they  taking  jobs  that 
Americans  want?" 

Junior  Kourtne)'  Rusow  brought  up  the  issue  of 
healthcare  and  how  it  was  a  problem  related  to  im- 
migration. "If  we  ask,  'Why  are  people  coming  to 
America?'  the  answer  is  because  of  the  opportunities," 
Burton  said. 

Senior  Matt  Cover  added,  "Even  if  it's  working  in  a 
factory,  it's  still  seen  as  an  opportunity  by  somebody." 

Students  discussed  not  only  Mexican  immigiants,  but 
also  immigrants  from  other  areas  such  as  Eastern  Europe. 

The  organization  also  partnered  with  the  Clean 
Energy  Coalition  in  the  fall  and  held  an  event  to 
discuss  the  issue  of  energy  and  the  idea  of  renewable 
energy.  At  this  event,  a  documentary  entitled  "Kilo- 
watt Ours"  was  shown,  which  dealt  with  the  issue  of 
energy  attainment  and  production  in  America. 

"This  film  takes  a  stance  on  converting  to  renew- 
able energy,  but  there  was  an  opportunity  provided 
afterward  to  open  the  discussion  up  to  both  sides  of 
the  issue,"  said  Burton. 

OrangeBand  held  another  event  featuring  the 


documentary  "Border  War."  This  documentary  and 
the  discussion  that  followed  dealt  with  the  Mexi- 
can-American border  and  immigration  issues.  The 
event  featured  the  filmmaker  who  spoke  about  the 
film,  which  furthured  the  group  discussion. 

The  organization  teamed  up  with  members 
of  the  Earth  Club,  as  well  as  other  organizations, 
to  promote  civil  discourse  on  an  array  of  topics. 
"Hopefully  by  working  with  other  organizations 
and  offering  a  wide  variety  of  topics,  we  will  be 
able  to  draw  a  larger  number  of  students,"  said 
sophomore  Rebecca  Ledebuhr. 

The  organization  made  an  effort  to  inform  students 
about  the  featured  topics  at  each  event  by  handing 
out  fact  sheets  beforehand  that  assisted  with  the  course 
of  the  discussion. 

OrangeBand  held  a  weekly  event,  Fridays  at  Five, 
which  featured  a  myriad  of  discussion  topics.  Students 
fed  off  of  each  other's  comments  and  arguments  and 
kept  the  debates  on  topic  and  relevant. 

"My  experience  with  OrangeBand  has  been  noth- 
ing short  of  amazing,"  Ledebuhr  said.  "I  attended  the 
Idealist  Conference  in  Nashville,  Tennessee,  where 
OrangeBand  started,  and  from  that  point  on,  I  knew 
this  was  a  great  organization  and  that  having  it  at 
JMU  would  be  a  great  idea." 

So,  what's  your  OrangeBand? 


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The  former  president's  home 
undergoes  renovation  to 

perSerVe  its  roots,  by  Stephen  Bmwn 


the  university  was  named  after  one  of  Amer- 
ica's greatest  patriots  and  statesmen,  James 
Madison.  Not  far  from  Harrisonburg  was 
the  place  that  Madison  called  home:  Mont- 
pelier,  the  18th  centur)-  brick  house  nestled  in 
the  foothills  of  the  Piedmont  region  of  Virginia. 
Located  just  outside  the  town  of  Orange,  Vir- 
ginia, Montpelier  was  about  an  hour's  drive  from  the 
university.  Students  were  able  to  take  advantage  of 
touring  the  location  where  the  country's  fourth  presi- 
dent spent  his  leisine  time  and  raised  his  children. 
Built  in  1760,  Madison  lived  there  until  his  death  in 
1836.  His  widow,  Dolley,  eventually  sold  the  house  in 
1844.  Ownership  of  the  house  changed  hands  several 
times  over  the  years  until  the  duPont  family  bought 
it  in  1901.  They  later  bet|ueathed  the  estate  to  the 
National  Trust  for  Historic  Preservation  (NTHP)  in 
1983,  which  had  operated  the  location  since  then. 
In  2003,  the  NTHP  began  the  process  of  re- 
storing the  mansion  to  its  suggested  1820s  appear- 
ance. The  restoration  project  aimed  for  completion 
by  2007.  Throughout  the  process,  however,  por- 
tions of  the  mansion  remained  open  to  the  public 
for  tours  and  viewings.  In  some  cases,  these  rooms 
were  furnished  with  pieces  actually  owned  by  the 


Madisons,  and  in  others,  furniture  owned  by  the 
house's  various  owners. 

Peggy  Seiter  Vaughn,  director  of  connmmica- 
tions  for  the  Montpelier  Foundation,  said,  "As  layers 
of  histor)'  are  peeled  away,  new  details  are  revealed 
almost  daily,  like  the  imprint  of  an  original  roof 
line  buried  behind  a  plaster  wall,  Madison-era  paint 
hidden  behind  a  piece  of  molding,  and  a  mouse  nest 
that  contained  fabrics,  wallpaper  and  a  scrap  of  let- 
ter in  Madison's  own  handwriting." 

NTHP  allowed  visitors  to  tour  the  house  and 
also  provided  guided  walking  tours  for  those  who 
wanted  to  hear  the  full  story.  It  was  best  to  take 
advantage  of  the  offer,  as  it  was  included  with  the 
entrance  fee  of  $11.  In  fact,  admission  to  almost 
every  other  attraction  at  Montpelier  was  included 
with  the  ticket  price. 

One  attraction  was  the  restored  garden  behind 
the  mansion.  The  garden  was  believed  to  be  as 
large  as  four  acres  in  Madison's  time,  but  subse- 
ciuent  owners  reduced  its  size  and  even  altered  the 
terrain.  The  newh'  restored  garden  was  about  half 
the  size  of  Madison's  garden  and  included  plants 
that  Madison  had  planted  as  well  as  those  planted 
in  the  20th  century. 


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Standing  in  Montpelier 
Station.  James  Madison's 
mansion  undergoes  full 
restoration.  When  it  was 
built  in  1760,  the  house 
was  the  second  largest  in 
Orange  County.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


Lining  the  shelves  of  the  gift 
shop,  wine  and  champagne 
glasses  are  decorated  with 
the  Montpelier  logo.  Located 
in  the  Visitors'  Center,  the 
gift  shop  also  included  Mont- 
pelier magnets,  figurines, 
jewelry  and  other  items. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Welcoming  visitors  as  they 
drive  toward  the  mansion, 
the  Montpelier  racetrack 
spans  miles  of  territory  in 
Orange  County.  Though  the 
racetrack  itself  was  not  al- 
tered, plans  for  the  mansion 
included  removing  wings  not 
part  of  the  original  mansion. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


"The  house  and  garden  really  complement  each 
other  well,"  said  senior  Avery  Daugherty.  "It  gives  the 
place  a  tranquil  feeling,  but  also  a  kind  of  stately  at- 
mosphere. You  feel  like  you're  actually  in  the  1800s." 

Also  available  to  visitors  as  part  of  the  entrance 
fee  was  access  to  the  James  Madison  Landmark 
Forest.  200  acres  of  pristine,  virtually  undisturbed 
forest  lined  the  property  line  of  Montpelier.  The 
forest's  rich  soil  allowed  the  trees  to  grow  about  20 
to  30  feet  higher  than  the  average  height  for  their 
species.  Two  mile-long  trails  ran  through  the  for- 
est, enabling  visitors  to  take  a  serene  hike  through 
the  forest  that  Madison  himself  often  traversed. 

Montpelier  also  featured  an  education  center  to 
accompany  the  main  house  and  garden  where  visi- 
tors could  see  exhibits  dating  from  Madison's  tenure. 
Some  exhibits  included  the  "Treasures  from  the 
Madisons"  Collection,  which  displayed  furniture  and 
artwork  owned  by  the  Madisons,  and,  in  some  cases, 
even  made  at  Montpelier.  There  was  also  an  exhibit 
on  Madison's  role  in  the  framing  of  the  Constitution 
and  the  young  democracy  created  therein. 

Those  who  wanted  to  pay  their  respects  to  the 
father  of  the  Constitution  could  visit  the  Madison 
Family  Cemetery  located  at  Montpelier.  The  ceme- 


tery was  the  final  resting  place  for  several  generations 
of  Madisons,  including  the  former  president  and  his 
wife.  Generations  of  Madisons  were  born,  raised  and 
buried  at  Montpelier. 

While  all  these  features  of  Montpelier  were  in- 
cluded in  the  ticket  price,  one  event  was  not,  though 
it  was  worth  the  extra  cost.  This  event  was  the  Mont- 
pelier Hunt  Races,  an  annual  day  of  steeplechase  rac- 
ing and  other  entertainment.  The  finest  horses  came 
to  Montpelier  on  Nov.  4  for  racing  on  Montpelier's 
front  lawn,  a  tradition  begun  by  the  duPont  family 
in  the  early  1900s.  There  was  even  something  for  ca- 
nine enthusiasts  as  the  day  began  with  a  Jack  Russell 
Terrier  race  and  canine  demonstration. 

"The  place  is  really  worth  the  trip.  To  see  where 
James  Madison  lived  and  thought  is  really  inspiring 
in  a  way,"  said  senior  Andrew  Gore.  "It  definitely 
made  me  appreciate  JMU  a  little  bit  more  than  I 
probably  did  before." 


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everyone  sdomgit 


Everyone's 

'Doing  It 

Popular  fads  and  trends 
consume  the  lives  of 
students  everywhere. 

by  Elizabeth  Carpenter 


Killing  time  after  lunch, 
senior  Avery  Daugherty  plays 
songs  on  his  ipod.  Many  stu- 
dents preferred  earbuds  to 
larger  headphones  because 
they  were  lightweight  and 
easier  to  put  into  bacl<packs- 
Pfiolo  by  Mindi  Westhoflf 


Playing  on  the  viewer's 

sense  of  curiosity  with 

its  complicated  plot,  the 

hit  ABC  drama  "Lost"  is 

among  many  network  shows 

popular  among  students 

The  show  spawned  action 

figures,  a  board  game  and 

clothing-  Pholo  tHuslrotion  by 

Mindi  Westhoff 


as  far  as  women's  fashion  was  concerned, 
those  in  vogue  were  frequently  seen  wearing 
skinnv  jeans,  a  popular  jean  stvle  that  flat- 
tered nian\  body  types.  Appearing  in  many 
\\ell-\isited  clothing  stores,  skinny  jeans  made  a  repeat 
appearance  after  their  glory  days  in  the  1980s.  Skin- 
tight from  hip  to  ankle,  the)-  promised  to  create  a  sleek 
and  svelte  silhouette.  Sophomore  Lindsey  Mayberry 
approved  of  the  look  because  "the\'  look  cute  and  hip" 
tucked  into  her  Ugg  boots. 

Striding  hand  in  hand  with  skinnv  jeans  was 
their  cousin,  leggings.  Also  hailing  from  the  era  of 
big-haired  rock  and  roll,  they  resembled  the  leg- 
gings worn  under  bright,  baggy  sweatshirts  with 
scrunched  down  tube  socks.  This  time,  leggings 
were  frequently  seen  under  denim  skirts  or  dresses, 
ending  at  either  mid-calf  or  the  ankle.  For  some, 
leggings  ^vere  a  warm  and  fashionable  \vay  to  extend 
the  wearing  life  of  spring  clothing  into  the  cooler 
seasons,  "giving  you  more  options  than  just  long 
pants,"  said  senior  Stephanie  Brummell.  Available 
in  stores  across  the  nation,  they  came  in  a  variety 
of  styles,  colors  and  patterns. 

Oversized  sunglasses  worn  in  the  style  of  Jackie 
Onassis  effectively  created  a  surprisingly  sleek 
and  confident  look.  Seen  on  both  women  and  men 
across  campus,  the  trend  surpassed  the  fashion 
barrier  between  the  sexes  and  one  onlv  had  to  slip 
on  a  pair  to  feel  aloof  and  protected  from  the  prv- 
ing  eves  of  the  world.  While  manv  fashion  enthusi- 


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Making  a  comeback,  leg- 
gings are  worn  under  skirts 
and  long  shirts  to  make 
summer  clothes  appropriate 
for  colder  weather.  Leggings 
became  a  popular  fashion 
trend  in  the  80s.  worn  first 
for  exercise  and  eventu- 
ally for  mainstream  fashion. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Completing  an  outfit, 
popped  collars  are  a  fashion 
trend  followed  by  both  men 
and  women.  In  the  80s,  the 
popped  collar  was  worn 
specifically  to  portray  a 
"preppy"  status.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


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Adding  a  splash  of  color 
to  an  outfit,  ballet  flats  arc 
seen  paired  with  |eans.  Fea- 
tured in  various  magazines, 
fashion  experts  suggested 
wearing  the  shoes  with  the 
new  skinny  jeans.  Photo  by 
Kellie  Nowim 

Making  a  call,  a  trend- 
follower  uses  her  slim, 
brightly  colored  RAZR  cell 
phone.  When  RAZRs  first 
came  onto  the  market  in 
early  2004.  prices  ranged 
from  $500  to  $800.  but 
later  became  less  expensive 
Photo  by  Sarah  Thomas 


Awaiting  his  pur- 
chase voucher,  senior 
Harry  Orell  camps  out  in 
front  of  Circuit  City  to  buy 
a  Nintendo  Wii,  After  the 
Playstation  3  sold  out  in  less 
than  a  day.  many  students  set 
up  tents  and  chairs  outside  of 
Wal-Mart.  Target  and  other 
stores  to  be  the  first  in  line 
to  buy  new  game  consoles. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


asts  chose  to  support  the  fashion,  not  everyone 
was  impressed  by  the  look.  "[It  looks  like]  girls  are 
tr\ing  hard,"  said  freshman  Travis  Gulick. 

For  the  guys  on  campus,  it  was  not  the  clothes 
that  made  the  man,  but  the  hair.  In  recent  vears, 
tlu-re  iiad  been  an  increase  in  the  popularity  of 
long  hair  as  guys  rebeled  from  the  days  of  short, 
military-inspired  cuts  or  the  spiked,  gelled  look. 
There  were  a  number  of  possible  explanations  for 
this  |)hcn()menon.  For  some,  it  was  a  reflectit)n  of 
the  popular  sinfer  lifestyle  that  influenced  cloth- 
ing styles  and  leisme  activities.  For  others,  the  long 
hair  frenzy  was  a  result  of  laziness  and  empty 
wallets.  Growing  hair  long  was  simple  and  cost 
effective  for  most  guys  and  the  stylish  edge  that  it 
gave  them  was  an  added  bonus. 

The  recent  appearance  of  longboards  continued 
to  engulf  the  sand-in-hand  smfer  trend.  A  longboard 
was  a  longer  skateboard  that  measured  between  90 
and  150  cm.  The  greater  weight  and  length  made  it 
a  perfect  transportation  option  because  its  extended 
frame  did  not  allow  for  more  complex  trick  mas- 
ter\.  Riding  a  longboard  was  topically  referred  to  as 
"cruising,"  and  traveling  downhill  was  done  in  long  s- 
shapes,  known  as  "carving."  Students  used  longboards 
as  a  cjuick  and  effective  wa\"  to  maneuxer  iheii  wav 
aroimd  campus. 

rile  latest  craze  in  the  "amiiiQ  woild  was  Nin- 
tendos  release  of  its  newest  gaming  console,  Wii.  on 
Nov.  19.  "The  Nintendo  Wii  has  had  such  effetti\e 
maikcting  that  getting  a  hold  of  one  when  it's  finall) 


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Offering  protection  from 
the  sun,  oversized  sunglasses 
are  worn  by  spectators  during 
a  football  game.  After  they 
were  featured  in  Hollywood 
films,  the  glasses  became  a 
popular  trend  for  young  peo- 
ple. Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


released  will  be  very  difficult,  which  is  why  I'm  going 
to  camp  out  the  night  before  to  get  mine,"  said  senior 
Harry  Orell.  Nintendo's  marketing  efforts  included 
subtle  tactics  to  appeal  to  demographics  previously 
less  interested  in  gaming,  such  as  women  and  adults. 

Another  aspect  that  differentiated  Wii  from 
its  predecessors  was  the  design  of  its  games,  which 
could  be  picked  up  and  played  without  much  prior 
experience.  "Wii  is  a  completely  new  way  of  gam- 
ing. Because  of  its  new  control  scheme,  previous 
gaming  skills  are  pretty  much  worthless.  Everyone 
will  be  starting  from  square  one,  not  just  new 
users,"  said  Orell.  Wii  was  released  with  its  killer 
app,  "The  Legend  of  Zelda:  Twilight  Princess." 
Xbox  360  also  experienced  a  reawakening  during 
the  year  with  the  much-anticipated  release  of  its 
killer  app,  "Gears  of  War." 

Many  students  turned  to  their  TVs  on  a  weekly 
basis  to  stay  up-to-date  with  the  latest  developments 
in  their  favorite  television  shows.  "Grey's  Anatomy," 
a  medical  drama  that  developed  the  personal  and 
professional  lives  of  surgical  interns,  was  popular 
choice  among  women. 

For  viewers  who  loved  the  suspense  of  reality 
TV,  "Project  Runway"  featured  a  group  of  fashion 
designers  competing  to  win  the  opportunity  to  show 
his  or  her  clothing  line  at  New  York  City's  Fashion 
Week.  "LOST"  took  the  university  by  storm  as  it 
followed  the  lives  of  a  group  of  plane  crash  survivors 
on  a  mysterious  tropical  island.  "'LOST'  is  life"  said 
senior  Anna  Lewis.  "The  rest  is  just  details." 


"Family  Guy"  provided  many  with  some  light- 
hearted  comedy  through  its  depiction  of  a  dysfunctional 
cartoon  family.  Whatever  the  choice,  popular  television 
shows  were  a  great  way  for  students  to  unwind  and  take 
a  break  from  their  studies. 

Motorola's  RAZR  completely  redefined  the  cell 
phone,  making  the  clunky,  standard  function  phones 
of  the  past  obsolete.  The  RAZR  became  yet  another 
way  for  students  to  proclaim  their  technologi- 
cal advancement  to  the  world.  Before  the  release  of 
the  RAZR,  camera  phones  took  top  notch  in  the 
list  of  trendy  gadgets,  but  with  its  laser-cut  key- 
pad and  superior  design,  the  RAZR  represented  a 
sophisticated,  urban  lifestyle.  The  LG  Chocolate, 
geared  toward  women  with  its  sleek,  minimalist 
design,  allowed  users  to  download  music  directly 
onto  the  phone,  browse  the  wireless  Internet  and 
had  a  built-in  camera/camcorder.  The  Chocolate 
also  featured  an  advanced  navigation  system  and 
Bluetooth  capabilities. 

Though  the  Apple  iPod  was  first  released  in 
2001,  its  popularity  had  yet  to  subside.  Originally 
available  only  in  its  clean,  trademark  white,  the 
iPod  constantly  expanded  its  product  line  to  include 
bright  color  options  and  smaller,  sleeker  designs. 
New  color  screens  were  capable  of  playing  down- 
loadable TV  shows  and  movies  upon  command. 

Exorbitant  price  tags  and  uncertain  trends 
failed  to  faze  students.  Many  drew  enjoyment  from 
both  following  fads  and  looking  toward  the  future 
in  anticipation  of  the  next  big  item. 


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The  Dayton  Farmers'  Market  hosts  a 
unique  array  of  vendors  from  produce 
stands  to  toy  stores,  by  Ekni  Menoum 


mam  students  wished  the\  could  avoid 
the  busy  Wal-Mart  crowds  and  just 
enjo)  themselves  while  shopping. 
The  Dayton  Farmers'  Market  was 
the  perfect  place  to  leisurely  visit  over  20  stores  with 
local  and  imported  goods  from  around  the  world.  At 
the  market,  quality  and  variety  were  high  and  prices 
and  hassle  were  low. 

"The  Dayton  Farmers"  Market  is  a  great  Har- 
risonburg find.  They  have  unique  gift  shops  that  are 
perfect  for  fun  gifts."  said  senior  Meghan  O'Donnell. 
"The  farmer's  market  is  also  the  perfect  place  to  get 
fresh  snacks  and  seasonal  treats." 

The  Dayton  Farmers'  Market  was  the  original 
farmers'  market  in  the  area.  A  year-round,  indoor 
market  located  off  of  Route  42,  it  was  open  Thurs- 
day to  Satinday  from  9  a.m.  to  6  p.m.  On  the  way 
to  the  market,  it  was  not  imconnnon  to  ]3ass  rinal 
roads  with  horses  and  buggies,  farms,  country 
stores  and  roadside  stands. 

Residents  from  all  around  Virginia  visited  the 
market,  especially  those  from  the  Harrisonburg  com- 
munitv.  "I  like  how  people  from  all  over  town  come 
to  sell  their  homemade  got)ds,"  said  junior  .Andrea 
Hernandez.  Ail  of  the  produce  was  fresh  and  many 
items  were  homemade,  providing  a  welcome  change 
from  shopping  at  the  local  grocery  store. 


With  thousands  of  goods,  several  unique 
shops  and  different  weekly  specials,  shoppers  were 
guaranteed  to  find  what  thev  needed.  The  Cheese 
Place  sold  bulk  foods,  baking  supplies,  candies  and 
nuts,  while  Ten  Thousand  \'illages  supplied  fairh 
traded  handicrafts  from  around  the  world.  "M\ 
favorite  part  of  Dayton  Farmer's  Market  are  these 
amazing  handmade  baskets  sold  at  Ten  Thousand 
\'illages,  I  think  I  have  bought  every  style  and 
size!"  said  senior  Renee  Goldsmith.  "I  use  the  bas- 
kets for  storing  m\  fruit,  keeping  mv  jewelrv  and 
as  decoration." 

For  those  looking  to  spice  up  their  dorm  room 
or  apartment.  Fragrant  Expressions  specialized  in 
aromatheiapy,  fragrances,  jewelry,  candles  and  health 
and  beauty  items.  Sandra  Kay's  featured  clocks, 
rangin":  from  wall  and  mantle  versions  to  motion  and 
radio-controlled  tvpes.  Framed  and  un-framed  water- 
color  prints  from  local  artist  Lisa  Geiman  of  Fishers- 
ville,  Va.,  were  also  a\ailable  for  purchase.  Geiman's 
collection  of  brilliantly  colored  prints  and  decorative 
mailboxes  were  only  available  at  Sandra  Kay's. 

Zola's  offered  handmade  dried  flower  designs, 
candles  and  gifts.  Localh  grt>wn  mums  of  exception- 
al ciualit\  and  price  and  creative  flower  arrangements 
for  fall  were  also  available  for  purchase.  One  of 
Zola's  more  popular  items  was  its  locally-made  apple 


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Providing  a  one-of-a-kind 
taste,  jars  of  homemade 
jams,  line  the  shelves  of 
Hank's,  a  merchant  offering 
soups,  salads  and  other 
homemade  goods.  The  mar- 
ket gave  the  Harrisonburg 
community  a  chance  to 
support  local  farmers.  Photo 
by  Maria  Nosal 


Taking  advantage  of  the 
variety  of  items.  Dayton 
Farmers'  Market  custom- 
ers brovi'se  the  selection  in 
Crafty  Hands.  Many  visitors 
were  surprised  to  find  stores 
that  sold  items  other  than 
fruits  and  vegetables.  Photo 
by  Sarah  Thomas 


Greeting  visitors,  the 
Dayton  Farmers'  Market 


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butter.  "Zola's  apple  butter  is  the  best  kind  around," 
said  junior  Sarah  Ramirez.  "I  always  spread  it  on  my 
homemade  beer  bread!" 

Warfel's  Sweet  Shoppe  was  known  for  its  home- 
made fudge,  truffles,  peanut  brittle  and  handmade 
quilts.  Other  signature  homemade  candies  included 
chocolate  pecan  toffee,  old  fashioned  creme  fudge, 
chocolate  creme  truffles,  caramel  pecan  turtles,  as- 
sorted chocolates  and  sugar-free  chocolates,  all  also 
available  online. 

Other  Dayton  Farmers'  Market  shops  included 


which  sold  books  of  both  gen- 


Books  of  Merit, 
eral  and  Christian  interest.  Country  Chimes, 
which  featured  pottery,  afghans,  rugs,  baskets  and 
collectibles,  and  the  Country  Village  Bake  Shop 
that  specialized  in  breads,  pies,  cookies,  cakes  and 
seasonal  goods.  The  Kaffee  Klatsch  offered  whole 
coffee  beans,  flavored  coffees,  espresso  and  teas, 
and  The  Pretzel  Shop  was  known  for  its  huge, 
fresh  pretzels  and  homemade  biscotti. 

"What's  not  to  love  about  Dayton's  market?"  said 
senior  Audrey  Valentine.  "It's  got  amazing  fair  trade 
products,  knick-knacks,  and  of  course,  little  snackies 
from  Grandma's  Pantry.  Plus,  have  you  tried  the  cin- 
namon pretzel?  Seriously,  the  best  pretzels  ever!" 

It  was  no  wonder  the  Dayton  Farmers'  Market 
was  popular  among  Virginia  locals  and  students 
alike;  it  offered  a  great  variety  of  products,  thou- 
sands of  unique  and  handmade  goods,  high  quality 
and  reasonable  prices.  The  owners  were  friendly 
and  the  customers,  social  and  appreciative. 

"What  I  enjoy  most  about  the  Dayton  Farmers' 
Market  is  that  everyone  has  something  to  offer," 
said  junior  Brianne  Beers.  "Each  time  I  visit  the 
market  I  walk  away  with  a  different  piece  of  culture 
that  I  can  take  with  me  and  pass  on  and  share." 


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Some  students  were  singers,  wliile  others  pre- 
ferred to  be  athletes.  Others  cliose  to  hone 
tlieir  dancing  skills,  and  with  the  diverse  col- 
lection of  dance  clubs  at  the  university,  each 
could  easily  find  a  style  which  best  refiected  their 
abilities.  Perhaps  they  were  attracted  to  the  classic 
grace  of  ballroom  dancing,  or  maybe  the  melodies 
of  big  band  and  jazz.  Whatever  their  preference, 
dancing  was  popular  and  everyone  had  the  chance 
to  join  a  club  or  take  a  class  to  let  loose. 

Foi  students  who  enjoyed  reliving  the  early 
1900s,  the  .Swing  Dance  Club  was  a  perfect  fit.  With 
tile  upbeat  big  band  music,  jazzy  lyrics  and  ail-around 
energy,  swing  dancing  was  a  must  for  all  those  look- 
ing for  a  classic,  stylish  and  flamboyant  dance  type. 

"I  love  the  openness  of  the  group  and  the  chance 
practice  gives  me  to  get  away  from  the  stress  of  dorm 
life  and  the  intensity  of  my  workload  for  a  couple 
of  hours!'  said  freshman  Christina  Gregory.  "[The] 
Swing  Dance  Club  provides  me  with  a  hilarious  group 
of  unique  guys  and  girls  with  whom  to  learn  how  to 
dance  without  the  raunchiness  of  'grinding.'  I  just  can't 
help  but  look  forward  to  it  each  and  every  week!" 

There  were  several  variations  in  the  swing 


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dance  category,  including  the  East  Coast,  Balboa 
and  Charleston  st)'les.  "Swing  dance  is  unique  in 
that  imlike  other  forms  of  dance,  unlike  ballroom 
dancing  in  particular,  it  allows  the  lead  to  be  cre- 
ativeT  said  junior  Valerie  Hargis,  president  of  the 
Swing  Dance  Club.  "There's  an  'anything  goes' 
air  about  swing  clancing  that  is  non-existent  in 
many  other  forms  of  dance. ..and  besides,  where 
else  do  you  get  to  do  aerials?" 

Those  interested  in  classic  dance  could  register 
for  DANC  144,  a  course  dedicated  to  ballroom  danc- 
ing, and  receive  credit  for  mastering  this  intricate 
form.  Despite  the  implication  of  the  comse  title,  the 
class  was  very  inclusive  of  different  styles,  including 
the  foxtrot,  tango  and  even  some  swing.  The  comse 
was  verv  popular  and  offered  two  sections,  allowing 
many  students  to  enroll. 

Although  the  ballroom  dancers  were  not  in- 
volved  in  competitions  against  other  schools.  the\' 
had  the  chance  to  sln)\v  off  their  skills  by  attending 
dance  events.  As  part  of  the  class,  they  were  required 
to  perform  at  a  minimum  of  three  different  socials. 

"This  class  tries  to  incorporate  dances  of  all  dif- 
ferent styles,  time  periods  and  cultures^'  said  junior 


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Locking  hands  with  her  part- 
ner, junior  Beth  Lacy  executes 
a  move  at  Swing  Dance  Club 
practice,  The  club  held  separate 
practices  for  both  beginner 
and  intermediatelevel  dancers. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Defying  gravity,  a  Break- 
dance  Club  member  flips 
in  front  of  a  crowd  of  fasci- 
nated students  and  fellow 
members.  The  Breakdance 
Club  was  founded  in  1997 
and  performed  at  campus 
events  such  as  Alternative 
Spring  Break  fundraisers  and 
Student  Organization  Night. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Mekenzie  Williams.  "It  is  wonderfully  eclectic,  and 
starts  out  basic  enough  for  the  beginner.  It  is  the 
best  elective  I've  ever  taken!" 

Anyone  who  had  ever  attended  a  football  game 
was  fortunate  enough  to  experience  a  performance 
b\  the  Dukettes.  Formed  more  than  a  decade  ago, 
the  group  was  a  small  collection  of  women  with 
extreme  talent.  They  developed  various  routines 
based  on  whatever  music  they  were  working  with, 
whether  it  was  the  marching  band's  ensemble  or 
their  own  musical  selection. 

The  Dukettes  did  more  than  add  to  the  glory 
of  the  marching  band.  They  attended  an  autumn 
dance  camp  and  competed  during  the  Universal 
Dance  Association's  National  Collegiate  Competi- 
tion in  January.  Their  talent  was  also  showcased 
at  other  events  such  as  pep  rallies  and  parades.  In 


Keeping  in  sync,  the 
Dukettes  perform  on 
the  Commons  during  the 
Homecoming  pep  rally.  The 
Dukettes'  regular  season 
ran  from  May  to  March. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


order  to  prepare  routines  to  show  off,  they  prac- 
ticed two  or  more  hours  each  evening. 

"The  best  thing  about  our  team  is  the  camara- 
derie. These  intelligent  ladies  truly  have  a  special 
bond  that  grows  throughout  the  year  and  with 
every  experience  they  have  togetherr  said  Suzanne 
Trow,  head  coach.  "They  are  supportive  of  one 
another  and  are  supportive  of  JMU  and  proud  to 
be  able  to  [be]  a  part  of  something  so  special!' 

Remember  high  school  dances?  There  was  always 
the  one  guy  who  decided  to  start  breakdancing.  Well, 
for  all  of  those  individuals,  there  was  the  Breakdance 
Club,  where  participants  could  work  out  all  their  ex- 
cess energ)'  with  others  who  shared  their  passion.  With 
style  names  such  as  locking,  top-rock  and  krumping, 
how  could  breakdancing  be  anything  but  energetic? 

Comprised  of  about  30  members  of  both  men  and 


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women,  the  club  attended  other  schools"  breakdance 
jams  and  performed  at  many  different  uni\ersitv 
events.  The  Breakdance  Club's  most  prominent  e\'ent 
was  their  annual  breakdance  competition  called  Circles. 

"Breakdancing,  more  properly  called  "Bboying! 
has  the  notable  distinction  of  being  the  only  well- 
recognized  form  of  dance  that  takes  place  mosth 
on  the  ground;'  said  sophomore  Matt  Lowman.  "It 
is  also  one  of  the  most  \  ibrant  and  physical  dance 
styles  in  existence." 

For  those  who  still  had  not  found  a  place  in  the 
university's  dance  community,  Madison  Dance  was 
another  option.  Composed  of  about  45  members, 
this  group  made  their  presence  known  b\'  performing 
at  universitN  events  such  as  Relay  for  Life  and  Smiset 
on  the  Quad.  Madison  Dance  was  divided  into  sub- 
groups, creating  specialized  teams  for  jazz,  street 
style,  lyrical  and  hip-hop. 

On  the  same  side  of  the  style  tracks  was  Moziac 
Dance  Club,  a  co-ed  club  \\'hose  main  passion  was  hip- 
hop.  Mozaic  also  gave  its  members  the  opportunit\  to 
learn  other  stales  of  dance,  such  as  African  or  modern. 

"We  try  to  bring  an  array  of  people  together  to 
have  fun  and  perform  for  others,"  said  senior  Renee 
Goldsmith,  president  of  Mozaic.  "We  work  realh 
hard  to  bring  together  dances  that  we  think  the  JMU 
campus  will  enjoy." 

W'nh  such  a  variety  of  options,  whatever  style 
students  preferred,  the  university  most  likely  of- 
fered some  variation  of  it.  So  blast  that  techno, 
jazz  or  classical  music,  and  get  dancing. 


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Wearing  brightly  colored 

T-shirts.  Madison  Dance 

members  shake  it  during 

Sunset  on  the  Quad.  The 

styles  of  dance  performed 

by  the  group  included  ballet. 

hip-hop.  jazz  and  tap.  Photo 

by  Mmdi  Westhoff 


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Dancing  in  front  of  Wilson 
Hall,  freshman  Erica  Ponder, 
senior  Nikki  Jenkins  and 
freshman  Milencia  Pankey 
perform  at  Sunset  on  the 
Quad.  Mozaic  Dance  Club 
was  comprised  of  a  group 
of  ethnically-diverse  male 
and  female  dancers.  Photo  by 
jewels  Gundrum 


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with  support  to  get  through 

both  daily  problems  and 

crisis  situations. 

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the  Women's  Resource  Center  (WRC)  promot- 
ed well-being  for  all  JMU  students  through 
the  support  and  celebration  of  women.  The 
center  provided  crisis  and  long-term  counsel- 
ing for  issues  such  as  sexual  assault,  dating  violence 
and  eating  disorders. 

"Because  these  things  happen  on  campus  every- 
day, we  are  here  as  support  for  the  students  as  they 
are  on  their  road  to  recovery,"  said  Heather  Driver, 
assistant  director  of  the  WRC. 

Freshman  Casey  Tappan  initially  planned  to  vol- 
unteer at  the  center  for  one  semester,  but  enjoyed  it 
so  much  that  she  decided  to  help  out  again  the  fol- 
lowing semester.  "The  center's  mission  is  a  notable 
one,"  she  said.  "I  love  working  for  the  organization." 

Serving  as  a  forum  for  the  discussion  of  women's 
issues,  the  center  hosted  various  events  throughout 
each  school  year  to  educate  and  empower  the  imiver- 
sity  community. 

"The  center  is  of  importance  to  JMU  because 
it  is  involved  in  both  prevention  and  interven- 
tion efforts,"  Driver  said.  "We  are  a  resource  for 
ail  students  to  learn  about  very  important  issues 
that  most  all  of  them  will  come  into  contact  with 
sometime  before  they  graduate  from  JMU." 

On  Sept.  21,  the  center  sponsored  "Get  Carded 
Day."  Volunteers  handed  out  informational  cards 
on  the  Commons  to  inform  students  about  sexual 
assault,  how  to  reduce  their  risk  and  what  to  do  if 
they  were  sexually  assaulted. 

"I  knew  15  years  ago  when  I  came  to  campus 
that  there  was  little  on  campus  regarding  preven- 
tion, response  and  support  regarding  harassment, 
assault  and  eating  disorders,"  said  Associate  Direc- 
tor Hillary  Wing-Richards.  "I  wanted  this  center  to 
be  for  all  students." 

From  Oct.  2-6,  in  honor  of  Domestic  Violence 
Awareness  Month,  the  center  displayed  the  Silent 
Witness  Virginia  exhibit  on  the  Commons  with  life- 


sized  silhouettes  that  represented  women,  children 
and  men  who  had  been  victims  of  abuse.  Surviving 
family  members  or  friends  submitted  the  names  and 
stories  of  victims  for  the  display. 

On  March  27,  the  center  organized  Take  Back 
the  Night,  an  event  designed  to  raise  awareness  of 
violence  against  women  and  sexual  assault.  Vari- 
ous university  music  groups  performed  at  the  event 
every  year,  followed  by  a  speak-out  during  which 
survivors  could  share  their  experiences.  Those  in 
attendance  then  carried  candles  around  campus  to 
break  the  silence  and  shed  light  on  sexual  assault. 
The  center  also  sponsored  the  Clothesline  Proj- 
ect, a  display  of  shirts  made  by  people  affected  by 
sexual  violence. 

"There  is  no  one  issue  that  is  the  biggest  for 
young  women,"  Driver  said.  "Women  are  faced 
with  multiple  issues  every  day,  including  dealing 
with  the  pressures  of  managing  school,  work  and 
their  social  lives." 

The  center  also  sponsored  the  annual  Woman  of 
Distinction  Award  every  year  to  celebrate  a  woman 
who,  as  defined  on  the  center's  Web  site,  "inspires  us 
through  her  imagination,  innovation  and  dedication; 
her  exemplary  talent  and  achievements;  her  strength 
in  character  and  the  sincerity  in  which  she  serves." 

Students  and  faculty  members  could  nominate 
a  woman  they  believed  deserved  recognition  by  the 
university  commimity.  The  award  was  presented  to 
a  student,  facultv  or  staff  member. 

"The  awards  helped  connect  the  connnunit)  and 
show  the  impact  JMU  women  are  having  on  others' 
lives,"  said  junior  Jenna  Cook,  who  served  on  the 
selection  committee  for  the  awards. 

Along  with  annual  programs  and  events,  the 
center  provided  additional  resources  for  the  com- 
munity. Once  a  month,  students  and  facult)'  gathered 
to  discuss  and  share  stories.  The  center  hosted  open 
forums  and  discussed  topics  such  as  women  in  politics 


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Welcoming  students,  the 
doors  of  the  WRC  are  open 
for  visitors.  The  WRC  spon- 
sored Get  Carded  Day  and 
Tal<e  Bacl<  the  Night.  Photo 
by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Greeting  visitors,  a  bell 
sits  in  the  front  of  the  WRC. 
located  on  the  fourth  floor  of 
Warren  Hall.  Both  men  and 
women  were  invited  to  vol- 
unteer and  attend  the  events 
sponsored  by  the  WRC. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Filling  a  shelf  within 
the  WRC,  pamplets  on 
sexual  assault  and  violence 
are  available  for  students 
to  take.  In  addition  to 
providing  informational 
pamplets.  WRC  published  an 
electronic  newsletter  each 
semester.  Photo  illustration  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


and  child  abuse  pievention.  The  center  also  housed 
a  resource  library,  where  students  could  check  out 
books,  magazines,  articles  and  videos. 

"Young  men  on  campus  come  here  to  discuss 
their  frustrations  and  pain  when  a  friend  is  assaulted, 
[and]  friends  of  victims  feel  supported  when  they 
come  to  ask  for  help  for  a  friend  who  is  purging  and 
hinging  and  they  are  concerned  about  her  safety 
and  health,"  said  Wing-Richards.  "The  impact  is  the 
knowledge  that  there  is  a  place  to  go  in  crisis  and  also 
that  they  will  be  heard  and  responded  to." 

Sophomore  Sarah  LaPrade,  who  volunteered  at 
the  center  for  a  semester,  said  the  center  was  a  nice 
environment  for  students.  "Being  female,  if  anything 
were  to  happen,  it's  reassuring  to  have  a  place  on 
campus  to  go  that  isn't  intimidating,"  she  said. 

Begun  in  1991  as  a  department  of  the  Univer- 
sity Health  Center,  the  WRC  continued  to  grow 
and  always  offered  its  services  and  support  to 
anyone  in  need. 


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he  bar  scene  was  as  integral  to  college  life  as 
football  was  to  the  autumn  season.  Local  col- 
lege bars  had  long  been  a  place  for  students 
to  wind  down  from  their  hectic  academic 
lives  to  relax  and  socialize.  While  alcohol  consump- 
tion was  always  an  option,  for  most  students,  the  bar 
culture  was  more  about  having  a  good  time  with 
friends  and  meeting  new  people. 

"I  think  going  to  a  bar  brings  you  into  contact 
with  people  your  age,"  said  senior  Sam  McKelvey. 
"The  feeling  of  being  out  gives  you  a  sense  that  you 
did  something  that  night." 

Harrisonburg  boasted  a  wide  selection  of  bars 
for  its  college-aged  crowd.  The  most  popular  ones 
included  Rocktown  Grill,  The  Pub,  Buffalo  Wild 
Wings  (Bdub's),  Ham's,  Dave's  Downtown  Taverna 
and  Mainstreet  Bar  and  Grill.  Some  of  the  bars 
featured  sports-themed  environments,  while  others 


the  bar  scene. 

On  the  days  of  major  sporting  events,  spoVts 
enthusiasts  piled  into  bars  such  as  BDub's  and 
Dave's  to  enjoy  the  games  with  others  who  shared 
their  love  for  sports.  These  sports  bars  highlighted 


a  variety  of  games  on  multiple  large  screen  televi- 


sions, ana  patrons  couia  watcn  a  numoer  or  cruicai 
sports  match-ups  simultaneously.  With  tasty  appetiz- 
ers, drinks  and  fervent  fans,  these  bars  created  an 
atmosphere  that  was  conducive  to  sports  viewing. 


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For  others,  good  music  was  alwa\s  synonymous 
with  c]uality  bars.  The  Pub,  Rocktown,  Dave's  and 
Mainstreet  frequently  featured  great  music  and  of- 
fered live  performances  by  local  bands.  The  popular 
Richmond-based  band  Carbon  Leaf  frequently  made 
stops  at  The  Pub  to  perform  for  its  Harrisonburg 
fans.  Mainstreet  and  Dave's  also  had  local  bands 
showcase  their  musical  ingenuity.  Dave's  featured 
an  open  mic  night  on  Sundays.  Students  from  the 
university's  music  department  frequently  took  advan- 
tage of  these  opportunities  for  performance  practice. 
"You  can  always  find  li\e  jazz  on  \Vednesda)s  at  Da\'e's 
Taverna,"  said  senior  Chris  Cushwa. 

In  addition  to  live  music,  these  bars  also  had  DJs 
spinning  timeless  classics  and  the  latest  hits.  The  mu- 
sic often  resonated  with  the  patrons  of  the  bars  and 
helped  create  the  identities  of  these  establishments. 
Good  music  provided  another  dimension  to  a  bar 
scene,  making  the  atmospheie  come  alive. 

Of  course,  a  bar  was  not  a  bar  unless  it  served 
great  drinks.  In  addition  to  a  plethora  of  beer  selec- 
tions both  bottled  and  on  tap,  many  bars  served  a 
variety  of  mixed  drinks.  Cocktails  such  as  rum  and 
coke,  vodka  and  cranberry  juice,  gin  and  tonic,  cos- 
mopolitans and  margaritas  were  popular  choices  in 
all  bars.  "I  love  going  to  [Rocktown]  and  BDub's  be- 
cause they  have  Blue  Moon  on  tap,"  said  senior  Jenny 
Yoimg.  "Add  an  orange  and  you've  got  perfection." 

"Happ\-  hour"  was  a  favorite  term  among  bar-goers. 
Occurring  in  the  early  evening,  many  bars  drastically 
reduced  prices  on  certain  drinks.  These  specials  were 
popular  among  students,  providing  them  great  drinks 
at  great  prices.  Dave's  offered  $2  pitchers  and  Luigi's, 
also  located  in  downtown  Harrisonburg,  featured  $2 
margaritas  on  Wednesday  nights,  hi  addition  to  various 
drink  specials.  Chili's'  happy  hour  offered  free  chips 
and  salsa  and  Buffalo  wings.  Students  flocked  to  these 
happy  horn-  locations  for  a  wallet-friendly  good  time. 

Thursday  nights  at  Rocktown  were  packed  with 
students  taking  advantage  of  beer  specials  from  7-9 
p.m.  and  great  prices  on  mixed  drinks  from  8-9 
p.m.  "Thmsday  nights  at  [Rocktown]  are  the  only 
place  you  can  get  dollar  rail  drinks,  three  dollar 
pitchers,  see  everyone  you  know  and  still  be  home 
at  midnight,"  said  senior  Marissa  Velleco. 

Friday  and  Saturday  nights  were  not  the  only 
nights  to  be  at  the  bar.  Throughout  the  week, 
bars  hosted  different  themes  to  bring  new  life  to 
the  t\  pical  bar  routine.  Live  music  and  special  DJs 
were  some  of  the  features  used  to  keep  the  bar 
scene  fresh  during  the  week. 


Another  popidar  theme  was  Ladies'  Night. 
Rocktown  held  a  tremendously  popular  Ladies'  Night 
on  Thursdays  when  females  were  admitted  without  a 
cover  charge.  Students  packed  these  establishments  to 
get  an  early  start  on  their  weekends. 

Many  bars  in  the  Harrisonbiug  area  had  a  great 
menu  selection.  Bdub's  provided  a  myriad  of  wing 
choices,  along  with  other  popular  foods.  This  variety 
also  helped  maintain  the  bar  as  one  of  the  popular 
places  for  watching  sports. 

Dave's  Taverna  had  a  menu  fidl  of  delicious 
entrees  from  classic  American  platters  to  Greek 
cuisine.  "Dave's  Taverna  has  good  food,  good  beer. 
is  conducive  to  meeting  people  and  simply  is  eas) 
to  hang  out  at,"  said  junior  Bobby  Toms.  Aside 
from  being  bars,  both  these  places  had  a  restaurant 
element  that  made  them  great  sit-down  places  for 
meals  with  friends  and  family. 

In  college  towns,  bars  were  built  for  the  enjoy- 
ment of  their  collegiate  patrons  and  Harrisonburg 
was  no  different.  The  bar  scene  in  Harrisonburg  pro- 
vided a  great  selection  of  places  to  unwind.  Whether 
it  was  to  watch  an  important  sporting  event,  or  sim- 
plv  to  meet  up  with  friends,  bars  had  the  drinks,  food 
and  atmosphere  to  keep  their  guests  entertained. 

"The  bar  can  act  as  a  central  location  for  mul- 
tiple people  to  meet,"  explained  senior  Drew  Hayes. 
"Instead  of  just  going  to  one  person's  place,  you'll 
be  able  to  meet  together  for  drinks.  There  are  also 
benefits  to  drinking  at  a  bar.  It  gives  you  the  oppor 
tunity  to  meet  other  people  if  you  want  to,  and  you 
can  also  get  additional  items  such  as  food  or  cards  to 
make  drinking  more  enjoyable."  Simply  put,  there 
were  always  good  times  to  be  had  at  one's  favorite 
Harrisonburg  bar. 


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Twisting  off  a  bottle  cap, 
bartender  Dawn  Kresslein 
prepares  to  serve  a  drink  for 
a  guest  at  Mainstreet  Bar  and 
Grill.  Though  bars  mainly 
served  as  environments  for 
socializing,  they  also  pro- 
vided employment  for  many 
university  students.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


Conversing  with  each 
other,  friends  enjoy  a  meal 
at  BDub's.  BDub's  was  a 
popular  spot  for  students 
looking  for  quality  food  and 
drinks  at  good  prices.  Photo 
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instructors  promote  healthy 

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^^^our,  three,  two.  one!  the  group  fitness  instruc- 
P  tor  counted  enthusiasticalh'  as  she  led  her  class 
K  through  a  vigorous  and  challenging  workout. 
B  The  University  Recreation  Center  (UREC)  of- 
fered 23  different  group  fitness  classes,  such  as  step 
aerobics,  body  sculpt  and  voga,  for  which  students 
could  register  online  24  hours  in  advance.  The 
classes  were  organized  into  three  levels,  so  students 
coidd  choose  a  class  that  matched  their  own  indi- 
vidual ability  level  and  experience. 

"Group  classes  are  a  better  way  to  be  motivated 
to  work  out  because  you  can  go  with  your  friends  or 
because  vou  have  someone  pushing  you  to  keep  go- 
ing," said  senior  Stephanie  Brummell,  who  took  both 
step  aerobics  and  athletic  boxing  classes  at  UREC. 

Group  fitness  classes  gave  gym-goers  the  oppor- 
tunity to  participate  in  classes  taught  bv  the  best  kind 
of  motivators:  their  own  peers.  Student  instructors 
designed  and  taught  the  fitness  classes  themselves. 

Those  interested  in  becoming  group  fitness 
instructors  signed  up  for  an  eight-week  class,  which 
included  a  combination  of  lecture  and  practical 
woik  in  the  studio. 

During  the  eight  weeks,  students  had  to  pass  a 
written  certification  exam  to  demonstrate  their  mas- 
tery of  topics  including  safety,  fitness  benefits,  muscle 
kinesiology  and  nutrition.  Another  step  in  the  hiring 
process  was  a  try-out,  in  which  they  demonstrated 
their  own  32-count  breakdown.  Finally,  students 
were  called  in  for  indi\idual  interviews.  The  new 
instructors  then  team-taught  for  a  semester  before 
the\'  began  teaching  on  their  o\\n. 

Sophomore  Joanna  Brenner  said  she  was  hooked 
the  first  time  she  took  a  cycle  class,  which  persuaded 
her  to  become  a  group  fitness  instructor  at  UREC. 
"I  thrive  off  panting  and  sweating,  and  I  wanted  to 
be  able  to  share  my  passion  for  physical  fitness  with 
other  people,"  Brenner  said. 

A  self-described  "drenched-in-sweat  kind  of 
girl,"  Brenner's  favorite  class  to  teach  was  cycling. 
"If  you're  not  panting,  \ou're  not  doing  it  right," 
she  said.  "Cycle  is  one  of  the  best  cardiovascular 
workouts  I've  ever  had." 

Because  cycling  was  one  of  the  few  classes  of- 
fered that  did  not  rely  on  the  32-count  breakdown, 
instructors  were  free  to  make  their  own  CDs  and  be 
more  creative  with  the  workout.  "I  love  to  theme  my 
classes  and  throw  in  some  siuprises,"  Brenner  said. 

The  group  fitness  instructors  leained  new 
technicjues  and  choreography  at  the  Southeast  Col- 


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Cheering  with  the  kids, 

ophomore  Joanna  Brenner  and 

senior  Kendra  Fink  put  their 

hands  together  before 

\   breaking  off  into  their  team 

'for  "Corn,  Pilgrims.  Turkey!" 

f  he  game,  a  human  version  of 

rock,  paper,  scissors,  kicked 

off  Kid's  Night  Out. 

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legiate  Fitness  Expo  each  vear.  Student  fitness  leaders 
performed  a  demo,  which  was  a  choreographed 
routine  demonstrating  the  classes  thev  taught.  The 
university's  demo  always  included  hip-hop,  funk,  step, 
yoga  and  kickboxing,  said  Anya  Hosteller,  one  of  the 
group  fitness  managers  at  UREC. 

"JMU  is  always  well  represented  and  respected 
as  a  group  fitness  program  at  [the]  expo,"  Hostetler 
said.  "It's  a  great  opportunity  to  see  what  the  other 
coUeafiate  facilities  aie  offerinti  and  have  a  lot  of  fun!" 

HoU)'  Wade,  UREC's  group  fitness  and  wellness 
coordinator,  discovered  yoga  through  teaching.  "It 
is  my  favorite  class  to  teach,"  she  said.  "It  challenges 
me  as  an  instructor.  It  is  incredibly  beneficial  for  the 
body.  I  see  myself  practicing  yoga  in  some  way  m\ 
entire  life." 

Wade,  who  had  taught  for  12  years,  became  an 
instructor  because  she  had  always  loved  dance  and 
movement.  "More  importantly,  I  quickly  saw  it  as  a 
way  to  impact  others,"  she  added.  "And  there  is  al- 
ways something  new  to  learn  so  vou  don't  get  bored." 

Senior  Alexandra  Caspero,  who  had  been  an  in- 
structor at  JMU  since  her  freshman  year,  first  taught 
group  fitness  classes  in  high  school.  "It's  addictive," 
she  said.  "Once  you  U\  it...\ou  want  to  continue.  I  am 
also  an  advocate  of  healthy  lifestyles." 

Caspero  said  she  liked  to  teach  step  because  it 
was  a  challenge  to  come  up  with  creative  combos 
participants.  She  also  enjoyed  yoga  when  she  was 
feeling  "zen-like." 

Along  with  teaching  classes,  Caspero  was  also 
in  charge  of  wellness  programs  at  UREC,  such  as 
the  blood  drive  oi-  partner  massages.  The  programs 
often  correlated  with  Wellness  Passport  events,  a 
requirement  for  students  enrolled  in  GHTH  100. 

"It  relates  to  the  wellness  side  of  group  fitness 
since  it  is  a  combined  area,"  Caspero  explained.  "It 
also  lets  our  participants  be  active  in  the  wellness 
side  of  fitness." 

Not  onh  was  groujj  fitness  a  great  wav  to  stay 
healthy,  it  also  created  a  strong  bond  among  the 
instructors  outside  the  studio. 

Senior  Lauren  Schlegel  organized  the  team- 
building  component  of  the  group  fitness  program. 
Group  fitness  differed  from  other  jobs  because  ev- 
eryone had  different  work  schedules,  therefore  in- 
structors were  not  able  to  see  everyone  on  a  given 
day,  she  said.  "We  greatly  value  having  a  cohesive, 
unified  staff,  and  teambuilding  is  one  way  for  us 
to  spend  time  together  bonding,"  Schlegel  said. 

Some  of  the  activities  she  organized  included 
movie  nights,  game  nights  and  gift  exchanges. 
"Teambuilding  pro\ides  time  for  us  to  get  to  know 
each  other  outside  of  UREC,  deepen  friendships  and 


enjoy  the  other  staff  [members],"  Schlegel  added. 

Brenner  said  group  fitness  instructing  changed 
her  life.  "Not  only  do  I  love  fitness  and  staying  in 
shape,  but  being  part  of  the  group  fitness  and  well- 
ness staff  is  like  having  a  second  famih."  Brenner  said. 

The  job  was  not  all  fun  and  games:  it  coidd 
be  very  time-consuming.  "You  can  never  cancel 
a  class,"  Caspero  said.  Although  she  sometimes 
wanted  to  work  out  on  her  own  instead  of  teach- 
ing, she  was  always  glad  she  stuck  with  it  at  the 
end  of  class. 

The  instructors  trained  over  the  summer  to 
prepare  for  the  new  school  year  and  become  reac- 
quainted  with  the  classes  and  technicjues.  Usually 
the  instructors  conducted  the  training  themselves, 
but  this  \ear  they  learned  from  two  guest  instruc- 
tors. "Both  guest  instructors  were  yer\  hel])ful  and 
gave  us  great  ideas  for  classes,"  Brenner  said. 

Brenner  said  she  sometimes  spent  time  jilamiing 
foi-  class  on  her  own  in  addition  to  attending  group 


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Grabbing  some  cashews, 
sophomore 

feasts  on  delicious  snacks 
before  a  relaxing  game 
night.  Teambuilding  nights 
allowed  instructors  to  bond 
outside  of  the  studio.  Photo 
by  Joanna  Brenner 


training.  "When  a  participant  approaclies  )ou  at  the 
end  of  class  to  tell  you  he  or  she  had  a  great  workout, 
it's  completely  worth  it." 

UREC  also  offered  options  for  those  looking  for 
a  more  challenging  or  unique  workout.  H20  Chal- 
lenge worked  core  endurance,  strength  and  respira- 
tory endurance  in  the  water.  Hip  Hop  classes  incor- 
porated fun  dance  moves  into  an  everyday  workout, 
hi  the  Triathlon  class,  participants  spent  20  minutes 
cycling,  20  minutes  running  and  20  minutes  in  the 
pool.  Athletic  Conditioning  combined  cardiovas- 
cular drills  and  strength  training,  and  Body  Sculpt 
helped  tone  and  strengthen  the  entire  body. 

A  great  aspect  of  group  fitness  classes  was  that 
there  was  something  for  everybod)',  whether  one  pre- 
ferred an  intense  cardiovascular  workout,  resistance 
training  or  deep  stretching.  Not  only  did  the  instruc- 
tors provide  students  and  faculty  with  the  opportu- 
nity to  stay  physically  fit,  they  also  offered  programs 
to  promote  mental  health  as  well. 


SxEPPrNG  up  to  her  bench, 
sophomore 

demonstrates  the  next  move 
during  her  "Happy  Hour" 
class.  Happy  Hour  classes 
gave  instructors  the  op- 
portunity to  create  a  unique 
class  for  participants.  Photo 
by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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s  graduation  neared,  wor- 
ries over  grades  and  finding 
a  job  faded  during  a  night  of 
strealiing  across  the  Quad. 
College  was  the  perfect  time  to  let  loose 
and  make  memories,  and  the  upcoming 
reality  of  graduating  inspired  many  stu- 
dents to  participate  in  certain  must-dos 
before  entering  the  real  world.  While 
there  were  many  classic  areas  of  campus 
that  students  attempted  to  explore,  there 
were  other  popular  activities  not  as  com- 
monly known. 

Junior  Jessica  Johnston  got  involved 
in  some  risky  business  during  her  time  at 
the  university.  At  the  end  of  her  sopho- 
more year,  she  and  a  friend  explored  the 
tunnels  underneath  the  Quad. 

"No  one  was  on  campus  and  we  were 
on  the  Quad  anyway,  it  was  a  [Saturday],  we  figured 
it'd  be  sketchierjto  go  at  night,"  Johnston  said.  "If 
we  had  got  caught  they  couldn't  really  have  done 
much  but  tell  us  to  get  out." 

Johnston  also  climbed  onto  the  roof  of  Wilson 
Hall.  "I  was  with  a  group  [of]  friends  in  Wilson,  we 
were  studying  and  got  bored  so  we  climbed  through 
the  boys'  bathroom  window  on  the  first  floor." 
Senior  Ryan  Tamborini  got  all  the  way  into  the 
Wilson  Hall  cupola.  "There  was  a  dead  bat  up  there 
and  it  was  pretty  nasty,"  said  Tamborini.  "It  was  a 
risk  well  worth  taking  though,  simply  because  each 
of  the  [things  to  do  before  graduation]  hold  some., 
form  of  significance  to  this  university  and  its  history 
here  in  Harrisonburg." 


Other  Quad-related  activities  included  streaking, 
sharing  a  kiss  on  the  Kissing  Rock,  taking  pictures 
with  the  James  Madison  statue  and  swimming  in 
Newman  Lake. 

"Jumping  in  Newman  Lake  was  probably  one  of 
the  best  experiences  of  my  entire  life,  even  though  I 
smelled  like  sewage  and  fertilizer  for  approximately 
three  weeks,"  said  senior  Kenta  Ferrin.  "There  were 
20  of  us  involved  in  a  mass  swimming  and  it  was  a 
great  bonding  experience  because  we  were  able  to 
act  and  feel  like  kids  again." 

The  UREC  climbing  wall  was  a  special  feature 
on  campus  not  always  utilized.  Senior  Eric  Kirsh- 
enbaum  climbed  the  rock  wall  the  summer  before 
his  freshman  year  through  a  summer  enrichment 
program.  "I  was  a  little  nervous  at  first,"  said  Kir- 
shenbaum.  "I  don't  really  like  heights  or  anything, 
but  it  wasn't  bad  at  all."  Kirshenbaum  also  made 
his  way  onto  the  roof  of  the  Festival  Conference 
and  Student  Center  and  attempted  to  get  into  the 
Wilson  Hall  cupola. 

It  was  a  must  to  eat  at  D-Hall  on  grilled  cheese 
Thursday  at  least  once  and  to  spend  some  excess 
dining  dollars  at  Lakeside  Express.  The  arboretum 
also  deserved  a  visit,  whether  for  a  quiet  study  loca- 
tion or  a  romantic  date. 

There  were  a  number  of  traditional  dining 
experiences  located  off  campus.  Harper's  Country 
Market  &  Deli,  a  Mennonite-owned  store  located  on 
Route  33  West,  sold  homemade  goods  and  also  had 
a  small  restaurant  with  inexpensive  items  such  as  hot 
dogs,  soup  and  chili. 

"I  found  out  about  it  freshman  year  from  a 
friend  of  mine  that  went  quite  frequently  with  her 


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Reading  on  a  warm  day. 

junior  Carly  Swift  and  senior 

Eric  Firnhaber  stretch  out 

and  relax  in  a  tree  on  the 

quad.  On  nice  weather  days, 

students  were  often  found  in 

the  trees  reading,  sleeping  or 

talking  with  friends.  Photo  by 

Mindi  Westhoff 


friends.  It  was  originall)'  called  'Good  and  Hearty' 
and  it  only  cost  50  cents  for  a  hot  dog  and  a  coke," 
jiHiior  Margaret  LoPresti  said.  "It's  just  so  typical 
Harrisonburg,  and  it's  so  cheap,  and  so  fun  to  go 
hang  out  with  friends."  Harper's  had  more  recently 
begun  charging  75  cents  for  a  hot  dog  and  soda,  and 
15  extra  cents  for  chili. 

Other  places  to  check  out  before  leaving  Harri- 
sonburg were  Jess'  Quick  Lunch,  Dave's  Downtown 
Taverna  and  Kline's  Dairy  Bar. 

Blue  Hole,  a  popular  swinmiing  hole,  was  also 
located  off  of  Route  33.  In  the  siunmer  months,  stu- 
dents flocked  to  the  secluded  area  to  enjoy  a  day  of 
swimming  and  picnicking. 

Pranks  were  a  timeless  tradition  for  all  ages, 
but  became  especially  popular  during  one's  college 
)ears.  Sophomore  Kelh  Davis  was  the  victim  of  a 
prank  involving  D-Hall  hamburger  patties.  After 
finding  a  ninnber  of  patties  in  both  a  friend's  and 
her  own  backpacks,  Davis  and  her  friend  decided 
to  retaliate  against  the  perpetrator.  "We  decided 
to  use  hamburgers  also,  so  one  day  at  D-Hall  my 
friends  and  I  took  abt)ut  17  binger  patties  and  put 
them  in  our  JMU  mugs  and  then  that  night  while 
he  was  gone  we  snuck  into  his  room  and  put  the 


patties  in  his  bed,"  Davis  said. 

While  some  pranks  involved  food,  others  in- 
volved personal  property.  Sophomores  Laura  Moore, 
Rebecca  Popp  and  Rebecca  Byrd  were  driving  down 
West  View  Street  when  the}-  saw  their  friend's  moped 
parked  outside  of  his  house,  so  they  decided  to  take 
it.  "It  was  an  opportunity  to  have  fun,  and  play  a 
practical  joke  on  a  friend,"  said  Byrd.  "He  came  to 
our  house  and  jokingly  held  us  hostage  with  air-soft 
giuis.  A  person  outside  saw  we  were  in  distress  and 
they  told  him  where  the  moped  was." 

For  students  less  inclined  to  participate  in  activi- 
ties that  might  have  resulted  in  sanctions,  there  were 
always  more  admirable  things  to  do  before  gradua- 
tion. Try  not  to  skip  a  class  for  an  entire  month.  Ride 
the  drunk  bus  without  having  had  a  single  drink. 
Make  friends  with  a  professor  or  a  Dining  Services 
employee.  Attend  a  concert  downtown.  College  was 
considered  to  be 
the  best  four  (or 
five,  or  six)  years 
of  one's  life,  and 
students  did  their 
best  to  make  those 
years  memorable. 


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Resting  on  the  windshield 
of  a  car,  a  parking  ticket 
awaits  an  illegally-parked 
student.  Many  students 
received  one  or  more  park- 
ing tickets  during  their  time 
at  the  university.  Photo  by 
Candace  Edmonds 


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Members  of  the  Ultimate 
Frisbee  teams  combine  eccentricity 
with  hard  work  to  make  it  to  the 
national  championship. 


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Preparing  to  make  a  pass. 

freshman  Matthew  Himewright 

extends  his  arm  back  to 

throw  the  Frjsbee  around 

his  opponent,  sophomore 

Austin  Timberlake.  Although 

the  team  held  some  games  at 

the  university,  they  also  traveled 

as  far  as  Ohio  for  tournaments. 

Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Leaning  against  the  feet 

of  an  Ultimate  member,  a 

Frisbee  displays  the  eccentric 

name  of  the  team.  Ultimate 

Frisbee  vs/as  one  of  the  only 

sports  that  could  create  silly 

and  alternative  names  for  the 

teams.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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the  university's  Ultimate  Frisbee  teams 
were  known  for  many  things:  silly  pants, 
bizarre  nicknames,  D-Hall  shirts  and  be- 
ing just  plain  cool.  Although  their  unique 
style  was  the  foundation  that  molded  the  teams,  the 
members  used  this  uniqueness  of  spirit  to  fuel  hard 
work  at  practices  and  determination  to  win  each 
game  and  make  it  to  nationals. 

Practice  started  with  running  to  warm  up, 
followed  by  drills  and  scrimmages.  At  the  end  of 
practice,  the  members  were  required  to  sprint  and 
wind  down  with  some  relaxing  yoga.  "One  thing 
people  don't  realize  about  Club  Ultimate  is  how 
much  of  a  commitment  it  is.  We  practice  roughly 
10  hours  a  week,  unless  we  have  a  tournament, 
in  which  case  we  are  playing  between  six  to  eight 
90-minute  games  over  the  weekend,"  said  senior 
Jae  Miner,  captain  of  the  men's  team,  called  the 
Flying  Hellfish.  "You  have  to  have  a  solid  skill  set, 
be  athletic  and  be  in  good  shape  to  prosper  in 
this  sport." 

At  the  beginning  of  the  year,  the  men's  and 
women's  teams  had  already  traveled  to  Maryland, 
Ohio,  North  Carolina  and  Virginia  and  participatd  in 
a  tournament  at  each  location.  After  the  tournaments, 
they  played  in  sectionals,  which  included  all  the  teams 
from  the  area  in  the  Ultimate  Players  Association. 
The  Flying  Hellfish  began  the  2006  season  with 
high  expectations.  "Our  team  has  hopes  of  making 
a  run  at  nationals  this  year,"  Miner  said.  "We  had 
our  best  placement  in  a  long  time  last  year,  finish- 
ing ninth  in  the  Atlantic  Coast  region."  The  team 
was  not  all  about  winning  though,  which  was  part  of 
what  made  the  sport  so  unique. 

One  of  those  "unique"  aspects  of  the  team  was 
the  nicknaming.  It  was  tradition  in  Club  Ultimate 
for  the  members  to  have  nicknames  in  place  of 
their  regular  names.  Each  member  received  his  or 


Following  through, 
junior  Mike  DePaulo  and 
Drew  Moorcones  watches  as 
a  Frisbee  flies  past  the  oppos- 
ing team.  The  tournaments 
throughout  the  season  led  up 
to  the  Hellfish  Bonanza  at  the 
end  of  the  season.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 

Breaking  past  her  de- 
fender from  UNC  senior 
Beth  Kimball  scores  a  point 
in  the  semi-finals  of  East 
Carolina  University's  tourna- 
ment. Potential  Ultimate 
members  were  separated 
during  initial  practices  to 
learn  the  basics  during 
workshops  held  during 
pre-season.  Photo  courtesy  of 
Katie  Piwowarczyk 


her  nickname  from  another  member  of  the  team. 

In  addition  to  the  creative  nicknames,  the  teams 
also  had  a  specific  "flair,"  or  their  own  personal  style. 
The  women's  team,  called  the  B'monks,  defined 
themselves  with  flamboyant  clothing,  Beastie  Boys 
music  and  comical  cheers.  All  of  these  combined 
aspects  formed  the  backbone  of  the  Ultimate  Frisbee 
teams:  the  spirit  of  the  game. 

"I  love  the  spirit  of  the  game.  It  can  get  competi- 
tive, but  ultimately  it's  all  about  good  sportsman- 
ship and  having  a  good  time,"  said  junior  Katie 
Piwowarczyk.  "We  got  a  lot  of  compliments  on  our 
crazy  pants  at  the  last  tournament  we  went  to.  We 
take  pride  in  the  fact  that  we  can  play  hard  and  get 
flaired  out  too." 

Miner  explained  that  the  spirit  of  the  game  had 
a  lot  to  do  with  the  fact  that  games  were  self-offici- 
ated. The  players  on  the  field  called  the  fouls,  and 
the  person  called  out  was  free  to  decide  whether  he 
or  she  was  actually  guilty  of  the  foul.  This  decision 
affected  what  happened  with  the  call. 

"Ultimate  Frisbee  has  a  unique  culture  on  and 
off  the  field.  Games  are  self-officiated,  and  respect 
for  your  opponent  as  well  as  having  fun  are  more 
important  than  the  score,"  said  junior  Audrey 
Stone.  "After  every  game,  we  make  up  goofy  cheers 
or  play  fun  games  with  our  opponents.  You  defi- 
nitely don't  see  that  kind  of  mutual  support  and 
camaraderie  in  every  sport." 

Although  having  fun  definitely  came  first  for  the 
Utimate  Frisbee  teams,  they  still  had  high  hopes  of 
making  it  to  the  national  championship.  According 
to  co-captain  Bonnie  Ludka,  winning  games  in  the 
past  was  a  "rare  occurrence." 

"This  year,  we  have  already  been  to  two  cham- 
pionship games,  creating  quite  an  upset  at  multiple 
tournaments.  The  improvement  is  exciting  and 
inspiring.  We  are  working  hard  and  having  a  blast 
doing  it.  I  believe  that  JMU  is  known  among  the  Fris- 
bee community  as  an  extremely  spirited,  respectful 
team,  and  I  couldn't  be  more  proud,"  said  Ludka. 

The  Ultimate  Frisbee  team  continued  to  leave 
a  lasting  legacy  on  the  university.  Their  creative, 
cheerful  spirit  came  together  with  hard  work  to 
make  for  another  successful  year. 

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Legislation  requires 
administration  to  cut 
several  university 

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It  was  a  shot  heard  around  the  university. 
On  Sept.  29,  the  university  Board  of  Visitors 
(BO\')  announced  that  10  of  the  university's  28 
varsity  teams  would  be  eliminated  in  order  to 
become  Title  IX  compliant,  effective  July  1,  2007. 
This  decision  became  one  of  the  most  controversial 
issues  on  campus  and  resulted  in  an  instantaneous 
student  reaction. 

Title  IX  of  the  Education  Amendment  of  1972 
was  a  civil  rights  legislation  penned  by  former  dem- 
ocratic congresswoman  Patsy  Mink  of  Hawaii.  The 
bill,  in  summation,  stated  that  "No  person  in  the 
United  States  shall,  on  the  basis  of  sex,  be  excluded 
from  participation  in,  be  denied  the  benefits  of,  or 
be  subjected  to  discrimination  under  anv  education 
program  or  activity  receiving  federal  financial  as- 
sistance." It  was  a  means  of  combating  the  continual 
gender  discrimination  on  all  levels  in  the  education 
system,  and  it  did  so  by  initiating  a  proportion  cjuota 
during  the  Carter  Administration  in  1979. 

The  law  was  inter])reted  to  ha\e  three  key  com- 
ponents with  wliicli  all  jniblic  schools  were  required 


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Watching  as  students  leave 
the  Save  Our  Sports  rally, 
a  student  wears  a  T-shirt 
protesting  the  sports  cuts. 
The  rally  was  one  of  many 
protests  held  by  students 
after  the  decision.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


Seated  in  the  Convocation 
Center,  students  gather  to 
protest  the  Title  IX  decision. 
The  event  was  led  by  a  group 
of  students  and  was  covered 
by  Channel  3  News.  Photo  by 
Keilie  Nowlin 


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Displaying  her  opinion, 

a  student  wears  a  Save 

Our  Sports  ribbon  on  her 

backpack  In  addition  to  the 

protests  and  discussions 

held,  many  students  formed 

Facebook  groups  in  order 

to  express  their  opinions  on 

the  decision  to  cut  10  sports. 

Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Soliciting  students  at  the 
start  of  the  Save  Our  Sports 
rally,  organizers  of  the  event 
seek  signatures  for  their 
petitions  protesting  the  Title 
IX  compliance  decision.  The 
rally  was  held  on  the  Com- 
mons and  had  the  highest 
attendance  of  any  protest 
concerning  the  cuts.  Pholo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


Passing  through  the  Com- 
mons, students  sign  Title 
IX  petitions  based  on  their 
hometowns.  The  SGA  trav- 
eled to  Washington.  D.C.. 
with  the  petitions  to  protest 
the  university's  decision 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


to  comply:  pro\  ide  athletic  opportunities  that  were 
.substantialh  proportionate  to  the  student  enroll- 
ment, demonstrate  a  continual  expansion  of  athletic 
opportunities  for  the  under-represented  gender 
and  full  and  effective  accommodation  of  the  inter- 
est and  abilit\'  of  the  under-represented  gender.  In 
terms  of  imiversit)-  athletics,  the  number  of  \arsity 
teams  provided  for  men  and  women  was  required  to 
be  proportionate  to  the  ratio  of  the  male  to  female  j 
population  at  the  school.  Since  its  inception,  the 
legislation  was  a  source  of  heated  debate. 

After  much  deliberation  b)  the  BOV  and  under 
the  coiniseling  of  Title  IX  expert  Lamar  Daniels 
of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  and  the  Virginia  attorney  general's 
office,  the  decision  was  made  to  cut  10  varsity  sports 
to  meet  the  Title  IX  legislation  requirements.  This 
conclusion  was  subsequently  annoimced  in  a  press 
lonfeience.  The  affected  sports  programs  were 
men's  archery,  cross-countr\ ,  gymnastics,  swim- 
ming, wrestling,  indoor  and  outdoor  track  and 
wt)men's  archer\.  fencing  and  gymnastics. 

Under  the  Inirning  fluorescent  lights  of  the 
C'.on\()c  ation  Center,  one  of  the  assistant  athletic 
directoi's  broke  the  news  to  the  144  soon  to  be 
cx-studeiu-athletes.  "It  came  to  me  as  a  surprise 
and  to  ever\-one  else,"  explained  freshman  naiiicl 


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tics team.  "Very  surprising,  it  came  out 
of  nowhere,"  added  freshman  Jimm\ 
Mitchimi.  a  wrestler. 

Within  daii's  of  the  news,  both  students 
and  athletes  quickly  organized  to  combat 
the  verdict  and  attempt  to  find  ways  to 
saye  their  beloved  sports  programs.  The 
Sttident  GoNernment  Association  (SGA) 
held  an  open  discussion  to  develop  a  plan 
of  action  to  address  the  dilemma.  Both 
impacted  and  unaffected  athletes  came 
together  at  the  Convocation  Center  to 
discuss  potential  courses  of  action.  Ad- 
dressing a  crowd  of  nearly  250  people, 
senior  Jennifer  Chapman,  a  member 
of  the  cross-countr\-  and  track  team, 
jjroposed  a  "Save  Our  Sports"  campaign 
to  be  kicked  off  by  a  mass  petitioning  ef- 
fort during  Family  Weekend,  held  Oct. 
6-8.  The  men's  swim  team  took  over  the 
Commons  on  Oct.  27  to  increase  student 
involvement  and  hosted  a  rally  on  Nov.  1. 
The  events  hosted  speakers  such  as  Terri 
Lakowski,  a  five-time  Olympic  medalist 
swimmer  and  representative  from  the 
Women's  Sports  Foundation,  and  John 
Naber,  an  athlete  who  won  four  gold 
medals  in  the  1976  Olympic  Games  held 
in  Montreal,  Canada,  to  appear  alongside 
,  J  student  speakers.  Hundreds  of  students 
ijM  stopped  by  the  Commons  to  sign  peti- 
w^M  tions  and  letters,  which  the  Parents' 
^H      Coalition  sent  to  various  government 

representatives. 
In  addition  to  these  campaign  activities  held 
on  campus,  SGA  organized  a  protest  at  the  Depart- 
ment of  Education  in  Washington,  D.C.,  to  express 
frustration  regarding  Title  IX.  Many  debates  were 
held  in  the  SGA  senate  house  regarding  the  stance 
the  student  council  should  take  on  the  matter.  While 
these  varsity  programs  were  important  to  the  ath- 
letes involved,  a  number  of  senators  felt  the  reinstate- 
ments of  these  programs  would  put  a  financial  strain 
on  the  university's  finite  resources  and  have  negative 
effects  on  the  rest  of  the  university.  The  conflict 
bet^^•een  the  athletes  and  the  university  could  )ield  no 
winners,  only  athletes  without  their  sports. 

For  many  of  the  affected  athletes,  the  termina- 
tion of  their  respective  programs  also  spelled  the  end 
of  their  structured  competitive  careers.  Athletes 
who  had  spent  the  past  decade  refining  their  abili- 
ties and  perspiring  beads  of  tireless  dedication  in 
hopes  to  one  day  step  into  the  collegiate  sporting 
arena  had  their  dreams  crushed  in  one  fateful  mo- 
ment as  the  lights  of  their  competitive  careers  were 
prematurely  extinguished. 

This  held  especially  true  for  underclassmen, 
who  had  yet  to  fully  experience  collegiate  sports. 
Mitchum  believed  that  the  elimination  of  wrestling 
could  be  the  end  of  his  competitive  career.  "Title  IX 


is  destroying  my  dreams  of  becoming  an  AU-Ameri- 
can  wrestler  at  a  school  I  love,"  he  said. 

"When  June  2007  rolls  aroimd,  I  will  no  longer 
have  a  competitive  career  as  an  National  Collegiate 
Athletic  Association  varsity  gymnast,"  Grant  said. 
While  there  were  club  sports  offered  by  the  univer- 
sity, for  many  varsity  athletes  this  alternative  was 
not  a  realistic  substitute.  "Most  of  the  sports  [that 
^^•ere]  cut  are  very  competitive  through  high  schocjl," 
said  sophomore  Stirling  Van  Winkle.  "We  all  come 
from  very  structured  and  competitive  lifestyles,  and 
the  thought  of  participating  in  a  club  sport,  with  no 
real  knowledgeable  coach,  with  no  structure  to  the 
workouts  and  no  real  motivation  to  succeed  is  a  slap 
in  the  face." 

As  the  sun  set  on  this  year's  athletic  season,  for 
some  varsity  teams  it  was  their  very  last.  Unless  the 
decision  was  overturned,  pommel  horses  would 
collect  dust,  rings  would  arbitrarily  hang  from  the 
ceilings  and  fencing  swords  would  remain  sheathed. 
Student-athletes  left  their  respective  sports,  not  be- 
cause of  injuries  or  through  loss  of  motivation,  but 
because  of  the  governance  of  a  higher  power.  Many 
of  these  students  were  caught  between  the  possibility 
of  transferring  to  another  school  and  the  thought  of 
losing  the  friends  they  had  made  in  the  school  they 
otherwise  loved. 


Giving  their  side  of  the 
story,  members  of  the  men's 
swim  team  speak  at  the  Save 
Our  Sports  rally.  Other 
speakers  included  junior 
Brandon  Eickel.  president 
of  the  Student  Government 
Association,  and  Stacy  Fuller, 
student  representative  to  the 
BOV.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Displaying  traditional  holiday  colors, 
poinsettias  add  a  sense  of  festivity  to  Holiday 
Celebrations  Around  the  World.  The  $3  ad- 
mission fee  included  a  full  dinner  with  dishes 
from  different  parts  of  the  world.  Photo  by 
jewels  Gundrum  Pointing  to  the  audience, 
members  of  Madison  Dance  end  their  perfor- 
mance of  "All  I  Want  for  Christmas  is  You" 
at  Operation  Santa  Claus.  The  event  was 
presented  by  Student  Ambassadors  to  raise 
money  for  the  children  of  the  Harrisonburg/ 
Rockingham  Department  of  Social  Services- 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhof/^  Playing  their  instru- 
ments in  unison,  violinists  from  the  symphony 
orchestra  perform  at  Holidayfest.  The  event 
was  one  of  the  Shenandoah  Valley's  oldest 
annual  holiday  concerts.  Photo  by  Nancy  Daly 


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Projecting  her  voice  into 
the  mic,  sophomore  Teryn 
Oglesby  of  Into  Hymn 
performs  a  solo  during 
Operation  Santa  Claus.  The 
event  also  featured  other 
musical,  comedic  and  dance 
performances.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


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''  Without  the  SlTOffR  ^T^r  fellow  students, 
we  would  not  be  able  to  D/UQiu^the  holidays 
for  underprivileged  cfcW/iea  '' 

— smor  Bea£nvin 


the  holiday  season  was  a  time  of  happiness, 
love  and  celebration.  The  university  shared  its 
holiday  spirit  through  events  such  as  Holiday 
Celebrations  Around  the  World,  the  Chil- 
dren's Holiday  Party.  Holidavfest  and  the  Annual 
Tree  Lighting  Ceremony.  Organizations  participated 
with  events  such  as  Theta  Chi's  12  Days  Project,  Uni- 
versity Recreation  Center  (UREC)'s  Warm  a  Winter 
Wish  and  the  holiday  centerpiece  workshop  held  at 
the  Edith  J.  Carrier  Arboretum. 

Holiday  Celebrations  Around  the  World  was 
a  fun-filled  event  sponsored  bv  the  Counseling  and 
Student  De\elopment  Center's  Peer  Mentor  Program, 
the  Center  for  Multicultural  Student  Services,  the  Uni- 
versity Program  Board  and  the  Centennial  Scholars 
Program.  The  evening  event  took  place  Dec.  4  in 
the  Festival  Conference  and  Student  Center  Grand 


Enjoying  the  multicultural 
food  options,  sophomores 
Quinncee  Payne  and 
Kiara  Cox  wear  traditional 
Kwanzaa  dress  at  Holiday 
Celebrations  Around  the 
World  The  celebration 
included  presentations  about 
various  ethnic  and  religious 
holidays  in  the  winter  sea- 
son. Photo  by  jewels  Gundrum 

Adorning  a  table  at  Holi- 
day Celebrations  Around 
the  World,  a  Hanukkah  bear. 
menorah  dish,  Stars  of  David 
and  dreidels  represent  tradi- 
tions of  the  Jewish  holiday. 
The  dreidel  game  was  played 
by  spinning  the  top  and  gain- 
ing or  losing  chocolate  coins, 
depending  on  which  Hebrew 
letter  it  landed-  Photo  by 
Jewels  Gundrum 


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Ballroom  where  guests  paid  $3  at  the  door  to  enjoy 
food,  fun  and  entertainment.  A  jazz  band  and  Zulu 
dancers  performed  in  honor  of  the  different  winter 
holidays  celebrated  around  the  world,  including 
Chinese  New  Year,  Christmas,  Hanukkah,  Kwanzaa, 
Ramadan  and  Three  Kings.  Student  organizations 
around  campus  came  to  share  their  holida\-  celebra- 
tions with  guests. 

The  Famih-  Children's  part^■  was  a  da\'time  festivity 
for  the  yoiHig  children  and  grandchildren  of  univer- 
sity faculty  and  staff  in  celebration  of  the  Christmas, 
Hanukkah  and  Kwanzaa  holidays.  The  event  took 
place  Dec.  10  and  included  refreshments,  holiday 
videos,  face  painting  and  special  guest  performances. 
It  concluded  with  the  reading  of  a  holiday  story  by 
President  Lin^vood  H.  Rose. 

Holidayfest,  the  university's  seasonal  concert  that 


featured  the  universit)'  chorale,  brass  band  and  sym- 
phony orchestra,  celebrated  the  holida\s  on  Dec.  4 
in  Wilson  Hall.  The  65-voice  chorale  performed  the 
Christmas  portion  of  Handel's  "Messiah,"  accompa- 
nied by  faculty  members  Doroth\'  Maddison,  Suzetta 
Glenn,  John  Little,  In  Dal  Choi  and  Patricia  Bradv. 
The  75-member  symphony  orchestra  performed 
"Sleigh  Ride"  and  "Christmas  Festival"  by  Leroy 
Anderson,  "Christmas  Favorites"  by  Bruce  Chase  and 
"Concerto  Grosso,"  arranged  by  Arcangelo  Corelli. 

Following  the  Holidayfest  concert,  guests  crowd- 
ed around  the  holiday  tree  on  the  Quad  with  hot 
chocolate  and  cookies  and  watched  as  Rose  lit  the 
tree.  The  brass  band  performed  as  guests  accompa- 
nied it  with  sing-along  carols. 

Theta  Chi  shared  in  the  holiday  season  by  giving 
back  to  the  community  with  the  seventh  successful 
year  of  its  12  Days  Project.  "We  love  how  it  allows 
not  only  us,  but  the  entire  JMU  and  Harrisonburg 
community  to  work  for  a  noble  cause  by  bring- 
ing holiday  cheer  to  the  underprivileged  children 
of  Harrisonburg,"  said  senior  Ian  McCleary.  "The 
motto  of  Theta  Chi  is  'The  Helping  Hand,'  which  we 
strive  to  make  a  reality  everyday,  and  we  intend  to 
do  that  this  year  and  for  the  following  years  to  come 
through  our  12  Days  Project." 

The  12  Days  Project  was  held  on  the  Commons 
and  ran  from  Nov.  27  to  Dec.  8.  The  trailer  was 
manned  day  and  night  as  brothers  collected  donations 
of  cash,  FLEX  and  toys.  All  members  of  the  university 


Looking  at  the  candy 
canes  hanging  on  UREC's 
Warnn  a  Winter  Wish 
tree  in  the  lobby,  junior 
Anthony  Hamzeh  makes 
his  selection.  Students, 
faculty  and  UREC  employees 
participated  by  buying  gifts 
for  families  in  need.  Photo  by 
Sarah  Thomas 


Admiring  each  other's 
traditional  dress,  senior 
Samier  Mansur  and  visiting 
friend  Julie  Chowdhury  enjoy 
the  activities  of  Holiday  Cel- 
ebrations Around  the  World. 
Mansur  was  president  of  the 
Muslim  Student  Association 
and  helped  sponsor  the  event. 
Photo  by  Jewels  Gundrum 


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and  Harrisonburg  communities  were  encouraged 
to  help  support  and  impact  the  hves  of  those  less 
tortunate  in  a  positixe  way. 

"The  great  thing  about  tliis  pioject  is  to  see 
the  overwliehning  support  that  we  receive  from  the 
JMU  communit)'  for  such  a  worthwhile  cause,"  said 
senior  Ben  Erwin.  "Without  the  support  of  our  fellow 
students,  we  would  not  be  able  to  brighten  the  holidays 
for  [Harrisonburg's]  underprivileged  children." 

UREC  also  contributed  to  making  children's  holi- 
da)'s  a  little  bit  brighter  through  its  Warm  a  Winter 
Wish  program.  UREC  teamed  up  with  the  Valley 
AIDS  Network,  First  Step  and  the  Harrisonburg  Mer- 
cv  House  to  provide  gifts  to  those  in  the  community 
in  need  of  a  little  extra  love  and  holiday  spirit.  The 
goal  was  to  send  at  least  four  gifts  to  each  family. 

Anyone  could  participate  simply  by  going  to  UREC 
and  picking  a  candy  cane  from  the  tree.  Each  candy 
cane  had  a  person's  name  on  it  and  the  student  bought 
a  gift  for  the  individual  in  need.  Gifts  were  returned 
to  UREC  by  Dec.  12  in  time  for  the  wrapping  party 
on  Dec.  13,  a  time  of  gift-wrapping,  food  and  fun 
for  students  and  UREC  employees  alike. 

UREC  also  helped  out  overwhelmed  parents 
during  the  holiday  season  who  could  not  seem  to 
find  time  for  shopping  through  an  event  called  Kid's 
Night  Out.  On  Dec.  16  from  5:30-9:30  p.m.,  UREC 
and  the  Alternative  Break  Program  teamed  up  to 
give  children  ages  4  to  13  a  fun  night  of  games  and 
activities  while  parents  treated  themselves  to  kid-free 
shopping.  Kids  had  UREC  to  themselves  as  they 
swam,  rock  climbed,  played  with  arts  and  crafts  and 
enjoyed  a  pizza  party. 

The  Edith  J.  Carrier  Arboretum  also  celebrated 
the  holidays  b)'  hosting  a  holiday  centerpiece  workshop 
on  Dec.  16,  taught  by  Melanie  Rowan,  an  arboretum 
volunteer  and  master  gardener.  The  class  was  limited 
to  20  participants  and  reservations  were  required.  The 
$35  holiday  workshop  included  an  instructional  video 
demonstrating  proper  pruning  techniques  for  gather- 
ing greenery  and  lessons  on  how  to  make  centerpieces 
out  of  twigs,  cones,  berries,  greens  and  accessories  of 
faux  fruit  and  candles. 

The  holiday  season  at  the  university  was  filled  with 
numerous  events,  donations  and  celebrations.  From 
concerts  to  tree  lighting  ceremonies  to  helping  those  in 
need,  members  of  the  community  had  the  chance  to 
enjoy  the  holidays  with  those  they  loved  while  giving 
back  to  those  in  need. 


Following  along  in  their 
pamphlets,  freshmen  Julia 
Echols  and  Bonnie  Weath- 
erill  sing  carols  at  the  Annual 
Tree  Lighting  Ceremony. 
Event  speakers  included 
Rose  and  Brandon  Eickel. 
president  of  the  Student 
Government  Association. 
Photo  by  jewels  Gundrum 


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hves,  on  Dec.  16,  503  uii 
ates  were  recognized  foi 
achievements  at  tiie  second  convocation  of  the  97th 
annual  Commencement  ceremonw 

"Graduating  from  JMU  was  the  best  day  of  my 
Hfc.  Attending  college  here  was  an  experience  that 
1  will  never  forget.  This  place  that  I  have  come  to 
call  home  the  past  few  years  has  become  more  than 
that,  it's  a  wav  of  life:  it's  the  huge  famih  that  vou  are 
a  part  of  every  da\'  whether  vou  like  it  or  not,"  said 
graduate  Kari  Kilgore. 

The  banners  of  each  of  the  six  academic  colleges 
hung  proudly  on  stage  as  the  graduates  marched 
into  the  Convocation  Center  to  "Heroic  Suite"  by  G.P. 
Telemann,  performed  b\  the  Madison  Brass  Quintet. 
"Walking  in  was  surreal,  I  couldn't  believe  it  was  actual- 
ly happening,"  said  graduate  Corey  Goggin.  "I  was  one 
of  the  few  who  somehow  foimd  ni)-  famih'  in  the  crowd 
immediateh',  so  it  made  it  even  more  like  a  dream. " 

While  most  students  considered  participation  in 
the  Commencement  exercise  to  be  the  traditional  wav 


to  culminate  their  college  careers,  many  did  not  kno\\' 
that  aspects  of  the  ceremon^•  had  their  own  histories. 

Although  the\  were  frequentlv  printed  in  college 
publications  or  displa\ed  on  classroom  podiums,  most 
students  did  not  realize  that  each  banner  was  de- 
signed to  include  symbolic  letters,  shapes  and  colors. 
Additionallw  the  academic  costume,  more  commonh 
known  as  the  cap  and  gown,  had  a  number  of  mean- 
incrs  with  resjard  to  ccjior  and  stvie  established  bv 
the  American  Coimcil  on  Education.  Usually  black, 
bachelor's  gowns  had  closed,  pointed  sleeves.  The 
gown's  hood,  an  ornamental  fold  down  the  back  of 
the  gown,  featured  a  two-inch,  colored  velvet  band. 
The  band's  color  varied  depending  on  the  graduate's 
field  of  stud\  and  the  lining  of  the  hood  was  deco- 
rated in  the  colors  of  the  graduate's  alma  mater. 

Once  the  graduates  and  audience  members  took 
their  seats,  College  of  Visual  and  Performing  Arts 
graduate  James  Myers  performed  "The  Star-Spangled 
Banner."  Douglas  Brown,  provcjst  and  vice  president 
for  academic  affairs,  introduced  and  recognized 
members  of  the  uni\ersit\'  administration  and  the 
deans  of  the  colleijes,  then  invited  universitx  President 
Linwood  H.  Ro.se  to  the  podium. 

Rose  welcomed  the  graduates  and  their  families 
and  friends,  "especialh  ili<it  ime  person  who  took  my 


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Standing  out  in  the  crowd, 
a  student  wears  a  decorated 
cap  during  the  alma  mater. 
The  alma  mater,  as  well  as 
the  national  anthem,  was 
performed  by  graduate  James 
Myers.  Photo  hy  Mindi  Westhoff 


reserved  parking  space,"  joked  Rose.  After  a  round 
of  applause  for  the  graduates,  Rose  said,  "You  will  be 
forever  defined  by  your  JMU  experience,  and  identi- 
fied as  an  alumni  of  this  institution.  No  matter  what 
else  happens  in  your  life,  what  additional  roles  you 
take  on,  or  what  additional  degrees  you  may  receive, 
this  fact  will  remain  unchanged.  As  a  graduate  of 
James  Madison,  you  embody  the  values  upon  which 
our  academic  community  is  built:  excellence,  integrity 
and  mutual  respect."  Rose  encouraged  the  gradu- 
ates to  set  their  goals  high,  strive  for  excellence,  and 
aspire  for  more,  congratulated  them  on  their  achieve- 
ments, and  introduced  the  Commencement  speaker, 
Charles  H.  Foster  Jr. 

Foster  was  chairman  of  LandAmerica  Financial 


Group  Inc.  LandAmerica  was  a  Fortune  500  Com- 
pany and  appeared  on  Fortune's  list  of  Most  Admired 
Companies.  Foster  was  also  serving  his  second  term 
on  the  university's  Board  of  Visitors.  "It  is  indeed 
an  honor  to  be  part  of  this  2006  Commencement, 
especially  to  address  this  particular  graduating  class, 
because. ..we  have  something  in  common,"  said  Foster. 
"When  Governor  Warner  first  appointed  me,  it  was 
as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  class  of  2006, 
therefore  we  entered  JMU  at  just  about  the  same 
time.  We  have  experienced  JMU  together  over  just 
about  the  same  period." 

Foster  spoke  of  current  events,  fads  and  university 
improvements  that  the  graduates  and  he  had  expe- 
rienced together  during  their  time  at  the  university. 


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Gathering  a  bundle  of 
diplomas,  a  representative 
from  Student  Ambassadors 
helps  out  during  Commence- 
ment. Members  of  the  group 
assisted  in  other  ways,  includ- 
ing leading  graduates  to  their 
seats  during  the  processional- 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Thanking  their  parents 
during  the  keynote  address, 
students  stand  in  apprecia- 
tion. The  address  was  given 
by  Charles  H.  Foster  Jr.,  a 
member  of  the  university 
Board  of  Visitors.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


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ing class.  Rose  introduces 
the  keynote  speaker.  Rose 
referred  to  the  keynote 
speaker,  Charles  H,  Foster 
Jr.,  as  a  "friend  of  the  univer- 
sity," Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Smiling  at  her  parents,  grad- 
uate Jams  Holcombe  returns 
to  her  seat  after  accepting  her 
diploma.  Holcombe  graduated 
with  a  Bachelor  of  Arts  in  Me- 
dia Arts  and  Design  and  was 
a  member  of  Tau  Beta  Sigma. 
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"We  have  witnessed... the  threats  of  terror  ism... we  have 
seen,  heard  and  sometimes  entered  the  debate  on... 
stem  cell  research. ..immigration  policy,  and  even  here 
on  campus,  the  morning-after  pill,"  said  Foster.  "We 
have  watched  the  evolution  of  things  like  G 
Facebook...and  such  pop  culture  phenome 
'American  Idol.'"  He  also  mentioned  campus  develop 
ments  such  as  wireless  networks,  the  Leeolou  Alumni 
Center  and  renovations  to  residence  halls,  academic 
buildings  and  dining  facilities. 

Foster  stressed  to  the  graduates  the  importance  of 
not  being  concerned  about  their  career  paths  and  to  not 
be  afraid  to  explore.  He  detailed  his  first  few  jobs,  and 
said  it  was  not  until  the  fifth  that  he  became  involved 
in  a  field  that  would  carry  him  through  the  rest  of  his 
career.  "Careers  are  not  gentle  slopes  of  easy  mountain 
hiking.  There  are  going  to  be  ravines  and  unforeseen 
obstacles,  and  if  you  don't  slip  and  slide  a  bi 
probably  aren't  testing  yourself  enough." 

"Whatever  path  you  choose,  never  forg 
legacy  of  the  Madison  experience.  Take  an  active 
role.  Be  the  change,"  concluded  Foster. 

Upon  completion  of  Foster's  speech,  Brown  re 
turned  to  the  podium  to  present  the  candidates  for 
graduation,  with  special  recognition  for  those 
graduating  with  honors,  followed  by  the  conferring 
of  degrees  by  Rose. 

After  each  graduate  walked  across  stage  and 
received  his  or  her  diploma,  there  was  a  final  round  of 
applause  and  a  standing  ovation  for  the  class  of  2(^ 
"I  had  to  choke  back  tears  the  whole  time,"  said, 
gin.  "Somehow  I  made  it  almost  to  the  end,  after 
back  to  my  seat  from  walking  across  stage,  then  1  just' 
lost  it.  They  were  happy  tears!" 

Myers  led  the  graduates  and  audience  members 
in  the  "JMU  Alma  Mater,"  then  faculty  members  and 
graduates  filed  out  of  the  Convocation  Center  to  the  re- 
cessional, "My  Spirit  Be  Joyful,"  composed  by  J.S.  Bachr— 

"The  support,  the  love  and  the  passion  that  each 
one  of  us  has  for  this  school  is  overwhelming.  Les- 
sons were  not  just  taught  to  us,  they  were  learned," 
said  Kilgore.  "As  I  was  sitting  at  graduation,  I  still 
remember[ed]  exactly  why  I  came  here  in  the  first  place. 
I  bleed  purple.  We  all  do.  We  are  the  Dukes  of  JMU.^ 


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Hillel  members  have 

the  chance  to  travel  to 

Israel  for  free. 

by  Kati  K/tts 


r 

^^^  ew  organizations  at  the  university  offered 

H     students  the  chance  to  fly  across  the  world 

■     and  spend  ten  days  exploring  a  foreign  coun- 

B     try... for  free.  In  December,  however,  that  is 

exactly  what  Hillel  did.  The  group  teamed  up  with 

two  other  organizations,  Taglit-Birthright  Israel 

and  Shorashim,  to  provide  a  lucky  group  of  Jewish 

students  with  the  opportunity  to  go  to  Israel. 

"Hillel  sees  this  as  a  unique  opportunity  to 
provide  a  service  to  thejewish  student  body  at JMU. 
There  is  something  uniquely  empowering  about  tra\'- 
eling  to  Israel  with  your  fellow  Dukes,"  said  senior 
Jacob  Forstater,  program  coordinator.  "Students 
return  to  JMU  having  made  lasting  connections  and 
incredible  friendships  with  their  fellow  students.  It 
truly  helps  to  create  a  imique  Jewish  community  at 
JMU.  [The  program]  has  been  a  great  way  to  create 
and  expand  thejewish  community  at  JMU;  people 
come  back  from  this  trip  excited  and  want  to  meet 
other  Jews  at  [the  university].  It  has  truly  been  one 
of  the  major  reasons  our  Hillel  is  one  of  the  fastest 
growing  Hillels  in  the  nation  and  a  reason  we're 
turning  heads  ^vherever  we  go." 

Taglit-Birthright  Israel,  the  program  that  pro- 
vided funding  for  the  trip,  was  founded  in  2000.  Its 
Web  site  stated  that  the  organization's  founders  cre- 
ated the  program  in  an  attempt  to  close  the  grow- 
ing gap  between  thejewish  community  and  the 
rest  of  the  world  by  sending  tiiousands  of  young 
Jewish  adults  to  Israel  and  to  strengthen  participants' 


Jewish  identities.  The  founders  also  believed  that  it 
was  every  Jewish  person's  birthright  to  visit  Israel. 
In  six  years,  Taglit-Birthright  sent  over  110,000 
young  adults  from  all  over  the  world  on  the  trip. 
The  universit\'s  Hillel  had  been  organizing  trips  for 
two  years  and  had  ahead)'  sent  130  students  to  Israel. 
In  addition  to  working  with  Taglit-Birthright,  Hillel 
also  teamed  up  with  Shorashim,  an  organization  that 
staffed  the  trip  and  handled  most  of  the  logistics. 

Once  participants  arrived  in  Israel,  they  were 
joined  by  Israelis  their  own  age  who  were  given  a 
IO-da\'  leave  from  serving  in  the  arm^•.  "This  is  one  of 
the  most  unique  experiences;  seeing  Israel  the  Israeli 
way,  through  the  eyes  of  yours  peers,"  said  Forstater. 
On  the  trip,  students  traveled  through  Israel  from  the 
mountains  in  the  North  to  the  deserts  in  the  South. 
They  visited  Jerusalem,  Tel  Aviv  and  Tzfat.  "The  itin- 
erary is  incredibly  extensive.  On  oin-  trip,  participants 
engage  in  a  nimiber  of  imique  opportunities,  from 
challenging  hikes,  to  floating  in  the  Dead  Sea,  rappel- 
ling  down  the  world's  largest  naturalh"  formed  crater 
and  riding  camels  through  the  desert,"  said  Forstater. 

"Going  into  a  trip  that  is  known  as  'amazing'  and 
filled  with  awes  created  a  sense  of  [apprehension] 
of  the  people  I  would  meet,  the  activities  I  would 
partake  in  and  the  overall  experience  because  it  was 
built  up  to  be  so  amazing,"  said  sophomore  Irina 
Rasner.  "Before  the  trip,  I  felt  that  I  was  pretty  'in- 
tune'  with  my  Jewish  identitw  but  no\v  that  I  ha\e 
sone  to  Israel  and  sta^■ed  there  an  extra  week,  I  felt 


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Leading  the  group,  fresh- 
man        :    :z    "-    starts  his 
descent  down  the  rock  trail  at 
the  Jilaboon.  The  jilaboon  was 
located  in  the  north  of  Israel 
in  the  Golan  Heights.  Photo 
courtesy  ofKaeta  Goldman 


Smiling  for  the  camera, 
senior  poses 

inside  an  old  bunker.  The  bun- 
ker was  in  Har  Bental.  over- 
looking Israel  and  Syria.  Photo 
courtesy  ofKaela  Cotdman 

Looking  over  the  desert  at 
the  top  of  Mount  f^asada, 
sophomore  hrr.  ~::.;.ner 
enjoys  the  sunrise.  Mount 
Masada  was  located  on  the 
top  of  a  rock  plateau  in  the 
Judean  Desert.  Photo  courtesy 
ofKaela  Goldman 


like  I  was  coming  from  one  home  to  another." 

Although  many  students  believed  Israel  to  be  a 
dangerous  place,  Rasner  said  she  never  felt  unsafe 
during  her  trip.  "I  sometimes  feel  in  greater  danger 
here  in  Harrisonburg  than  in  Israel,  the  country 
v^'here  supposed  bombs  go  off. .right  and  left.  This 
kind  of  safety  was  a  bit  surprising,  but  incredibly 
satisfying  and  reassuring." 

As  Rasner 's  trip  drew  to  a  close,  she  experienced 
sadness  at  the  thought  of  leaving  what  had  become 
her  most  comfortable  place,  new  best  friends  and 
amazing  places  that  had  taken  her  breath  away. 
"The  bittersweet  feeling  still  lies  within  me  as  I 
remember  the  4  a.m.  hike  up  Masada,  everyone's  fa- 
vorite Jew  of  the  day,  the  'Morning  Song',  the  light- 


ing of  the  menorah  outside  of  the  Western  Wall,  the 
tears,  the  laughs,  but  most  importantly,  the  amazing 
people  I  got  to  know  and  share  such  an  unforget- 
table experience  with.  Birthright  gave  me  [these 
experiences]  and  so  much  more  that  [will  affect]  me 
for  the  rest  of  my  life." 

"In  just  an  instant,  by  stepping  off  a  plane  you  go 
from  being  a  minority  to  being  in  the  majority;  it's  a 
uniquely  powerful  feeling  to  for  the  first  time  be  able 
to  look  around  and  go,  'Oh  hey,  they're  Jewish  too," 
said  Forstater.  "Participating  in  Birthright  has  been 
an  absolutely  life-changing  experience  for  me.  For 
years  I  learned  about  Israel... but  at  the  same  time, 
there  is  a  significant  difference  between  learning  and 
experiencing;  that's  the  power  of  Birthright." 


Birthright  Trip  I  145  I 


The  university  unites  to 
celebrate  the  civil  rights  leader's 

accomplishments,   by  jean  Han 


■^ —  he  Center  for  Multicultural  Student  Services 
(CMSS)  outdid  itself  with  the  20th  annual 
Martin  Luther  King  Jr.  celebration.  "This  is  by 
far  the  best  MLK  celebration  that  I've  attended 
since  I've  been  here,"  said  junior  Michael  Frempong, 
master  of  ceremonies  for  the  formal  program.  The 
theme  was  'The  Strength  of  a  Word,  the  Passion  of 
a  Dream,  Be  the  Change  by  Living  His  Vision."  It 
demonstrated  the  goal  that  CMSS  was  striving  to 
achieve  with  the  celebration.  "We  wanted  to  impact 
students,"  said  graduate  student  LaTasha  Smith,  MLK 
committee  co-chair.  "We  chose  this  theme  because  we 
realh  \\anted  people  to  think  about  who  they  are  in 
the  world  and  how  the)'  react  to  society." 

A  student  committee  organized  the  celebration 
week,  which  was  completely  student  facilitated.  The 
MLK  committee  planned  all  fall  semester  and  worked 
the  events  as  well.  Starting  Jan.  10,  the  university 
participated  in  se\'eral  exents  to  honor  the  life  of  the 
civil  rights  movement  leader. 

On  Unity  Da)',  there  was  a  craft  activity  on  the 
Commons  co-sponsored  by  Alpha  Kappa  Alpha 
Sororit)',  Inc.  Faculty,  staff  and  students  wrote  com- 
ments about  ^\'hat  the)'  would  have  said  to  King  on  a 
banner,  ^vhich  was  later  posted  near  the  campus  post 
office  for  the  rest  of  the  week.  "It  was  a  great  experi- 
ence to  see  the  people  ^vho  actualh'  took  the  time  to 
write  a  message  or  speak  it  through  a  video  camera," 
said  junior  Elizabeth  Ogunwo,  publicity  chair,  "but  it 
was  disheartening  to  see  ho^^'  the  majorit)'  of  the 
students  didn't  take  time  to  acknowledge  the  program 
or  even  the  whole  week  of  celebration."  Later  that 
evening,  there  was  a  free  showing  of  "Citzen  King," 
co-sponsored  b)  UPB. 

The  following  day,  universit)'  students,  facult)'  and 


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staff  participated  in  the  traditional  MLK  march  and 
speak  out  to  show  support  for  equaHty.  The  march 
began  at  the  Integrated  Science  and  Technology 
building  steps  and  ^vent  through  the  Village  residence 
area  into  \\'arren  Hall.  "The  march  symbolizes  what 
previous  people  went  through,  and  how  they  fought 
for  some  of  the  freedoms  \ve  no^v  enjoy,"  said  Arthur 
Dean,  director  of  CMSS.  "It  motivates  and  reminds 
us  that  there  are  still  things  that  haven't  changed  that 
need  our  energy." 

The  most  visible  program  that  CMSS  produced 


every  year  was  the  formal  ceremony,  which  took 
place  on  King's  birthday.  Cornel  West  of  Princeton 
University,  one  of  the  nation's  most  provocativt 
lie  intellectuals,  was  the  highlighted  guest  speaker 
for  the  program. 

West  began  his  address  with  a  promise  to  be 
honest  and  candid,  and  warned  the  audience  that  he 
meant  to  shake  the  soul  of  each  person  inside  Wilson 
Hall  that  night.  West  challenged  each  student  to  fol- 
low in  King's  footsteps.  Although  his  speech  was 
fierce,  it  was  spotted  with  witty  quips  and  jokes.  The 
audience  laughed,  cheered  and  listened  to  West's 
words  in  quiet  reverence.  He  ended  his  speech  on  a 
serious  note.  "It's  time  to  muster  the  courage  to  think 
critically,"  West  said.  "That's  why  King  was  so  differ- 
ent. He  had  walked  the  dream  he  talked." 

"I  think  the  program  touched  a  small  group 
of  students  in  a  great  way,"  said  Smith.  "I  think 
it  caused  a  lot  of  students  to  think  in  an  uncomfort- 
able, but  necessary  way." 

Another  MLK  celebration  event  was  the  Step 
Back  and  Remember  Forum,  co-sponsored  by  the 
Black  Student  Alliance.  Harrisonburg  community 
members  shared  stories  of  what  life  was  like  in  the 
area  during  the  1950s  and  1960s.  During  Guess  My 
Race,  audience  members  had  the  opportunity  to  ask 
questions  of  a  veiled  group  of  participants  regarding 
their  likes  and  dislikes  in  order  to  determine  their 
races.  "Some  students  were  surprised  at  some  of  the 
answers.  It  was  a  good  activity  because  it  challenged 
our  stereotypes,"  said  Dean. 

"The  forum  allowed  us  to  step  back  and  remember 
his  words,  that  what  mattered  was  the  content  of  your 
character,  not  the  color  of  your  skin,"  added  Ogunwo. 

The  next  event  was  a  mock  trial  of  the  case  of 
Brown  v.  Board  of  Education  of  Topeka,  which  was 
co-sponsored  by  the  university  chapter  of  the  National 
Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Colored  People 
(NAACP).  "People  left  knowing  a  lot  more  than  when 
they  came,"  said  sophomore  Stephanie  Washington, 
recording  secretary  of  the  university's  NAACP  chapter. 

To  finish  off  the  weeklong  celebration,  26  stu- 
dents went  to  Charlottesville,  Va.,  to  provide  service 
and  help  build  a  house  for  the  second  annual  Habitat 
for  Humanity  service  trip.  "It  was  amazing  to  see  the 
students  ignore  the  freezing  temperature  outside  and 
just  focus  on  building  the  house,"  said  Smith. 

"CMSS  is  for  multicultural  students,  which 
means  it's  for  everybody  because  everybody  has 
culture,"  said  Smith.  "MLK  week  commemorated  a 
leader  who  fought  for  equality  for  everyone." 


Welcoming  the  audience, 

seniors  

and  Tamika  Jeffries  and  junior 
foshua  Brov.'n  sing  during  the 
introductory  performance. 
The  university  Contempo- 
rary Gospel  Singers  also 
performed  an  expression 
piece  during  the  ceremony. 
Photo  by  Kellie  Now/in 


Lighting  a  candle,  an  audi- 
ence member  commemo- 
rates the  life  of  Martin  Luther 
King  Jr.  After  organization 
and  department  representa- 
tives lit  candles,  audience 
members  were  invited  to 
join  in  the  lighting  ceremony. 
Photo  by  Kellie  Nowlin 


Martin  Luther  King  Jr.  I  1471 


unique, beaytafyHjfabulousvagiiniai 


unique,  beautiful,  fabulous 


Entertaining  the  audience, 
junior  Jess  Wjsecarver  per- 
forms during  the  intermis- 
sion. Wisecarver  performed 
both  original  and  popular 
songs  dealing  with  issues 
related  to  women.  Photo  by 
Revee  TenHuisen 


Expressing  the  monologue 
with  movements,  sopho- 
more Bnana  Marcantoni  per- 
forms "Reclaiming  Cunt." 
The  monologue  aimed  to 
remove  the  derogatory 
connotation  from  the  word. 
Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen 


Play  featuring  monologues 
of  feminine  issues  draws 
crowd  of  all  ages  and 

genders,    ty  Stephanie  Hardman 


as  mid-February  approached,  students  had  several 
things  to  look  forward  to:  flowers,  cards,  candy  and  V- 
Day.  Not  the  V-Day  that  involved  cupids  and  conversa- 
tion hearts,  but  rather,  the  movement  that  stood  for 
"Valentine,  Vagina  and  Victory,"  the  cornerstone  of  which  was 
the  performance  of  Eve  Ensler's  "The  Vagina  Monologues." 
The  Obie  Award-winning  play  was  performed  at  the  uni- 
versity's Festival  Conference  and  Student  Center  Ballroom  on 
Feb.  12  and  14.  The  production,  sponsored  by  the  V-Day  2007 
Worldwide  Campaign,  the  University  Health  Center  Office 
of  Health  Promotion  and  theJMU  V-Day  Committee,  drew 
crowds  of  both  genders  and  all  ages.  The  play  was  performed 
and  produced  by  university  students  and  staff  under  the  direc- 
tion of  senior  Emily  Wyatt. 

The  performance  began  with  a  chorus  of  responses  to  the 
question,  "If  your  vagina  could  talk,  what  would  it  say?"  from 
performers  seated  among  audience  members.  The  performers, 
who  embodied  the  spirit  of  the  women  whose  monologues  they 
portrayed  by  speaking  in  the  first  person,  were  confidently  clad 
in  dressy  black  ensembles,  and  each  incorporated  a  red  band  of 
cloth  into  her  outfit  in  a  unique  way. 

The  monologues  were  the  product  of  interviews  Eve  Ensler 
had  conducted  with  hundreds  of  women  of  all  ages.  Each  wom- 
an's story  about  experiences  with  her  vagina  covered  a  different 
facet  of  womanhood.  While  some  stories  maintained  a  humorous 
tone,  describing  the  joy  of  moaning  or  an  awkward  first  sexual 
experience,  others  were  poignant  and  heartbreaking.  These  sto- 
ries gave  exposure  to  the  reality  of  sexual  abuse  and  rape  both 
in  the  United  States  and  in  war-torn  nations  around  the  globe. 
The  controversy  surrounding  the  Comfort  Women,  thousands 
of  young  women  who  were  forced  into  sexual  slavery  to  serve  the 
Japanese  Army  during  World  War  II,  was  also  addressed. 


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The  production  shed  hght  on  tiaditionally  taboo  or  inti- 
mate topj^^WN^unding  female  genitalia  such  as  OB/GYN 
visits,  m^turbatioi^nd  Ej^ffsffti^on.  It  also  served  as  a  reas- 
suranceiio  many  wol^n  in  the  aiimknce  that  they  were  not 
alone  inlheir  hatred  ror  OB/GYN  vi^s  because  of  the  tools 
involved,Vpecifically  after  hearing  a  Bant  about  the  "mean 
cold,  duck  »ns." 

All  of  t™e  proceeds  from  the  eveiw  were  donated  to  help 
end  violence»gainst  women,  a  portion  of  which  went  to  local 
organizationlFirst  Step:  A  Respo^e  to  Domestic  Violence 
and  the  univisity  organizatioo^ne  in  Four.  The  mission 
of  the  V-Day  movement  was  AB  raise  awareness  within  local 
communities  with  the  ovei^ff  go3.1  of  ending  violence  against 
females  worldwfce. 

After  descrirang  the  many  reasonsj^y  the  female  sex  organ 
was  in  no  way  inferior  to  that  of  me  ra&leorgan,  the  crowd 
roared  with  appllnse  after  an  actress  said,\rWlwN3eeds  a  hand- 
gun when  you've  got  a  semiautomat 

The  performance  evoked  a  rang  ;  of  emotions /h  its  viewers, 
from  surprised  laughter  to  sadness  a  id  sympathjirOverall,  those 
who  saw  the  production  left  with  a  f  eling  of^Jrope  and  positivity. 
Senior  Lisa  Pelegrin  said,  "As  a  wornajXlfs  a  really  empowering 
production.  It  really  celebrates  whcrwe  are." 


Raising  her  arm,  senior 
Becky  Eschenroeder  per- 
forms the  monologue  "The 
Little  Coochi  SnorcherThat 
Could."  The  monologue 
described  one  woman's 
experiences  with  rape  and 
sexual  self-discovery.  Photo 
by  Revee  TenHuisen 


The  Vagina  Monologues  1149! 


jnning 


Up  'n  Running 


eliminate  drunk  driving,  by  jean  Han 


t  i  on  a  Saturday.  You  and  your  friends 

lia\f  ijctii  cirinking  and  know  you  should  not  dri\c 
home  in  your  cuirent  state.  So  who  are  you  eoinff 
,  to  call?  Not  the  Ghostbusters,  but  SafeRid 

Those  familiar  with  SafeRides  might  have  remem- 
beied  seeing  students  hand  out  informational  fliers 
over  the  pa.st  five  years  that  continuously  touted  the 
organization's  mission.  The  is  of  SafeRides 

had  been  working  intensely  to  make  the  SafeRides 
dieam  become  a  reality:  to  create  a  safer  coinnuniii\ 
1)\  working  to  prevent  drunk  driving  through  edut 
tion  about  the  dangers  of  drinking  and  driving  and 
providing  a  safe  and  free  designated  drixing  service  to 
students  on  the  weekends. 

" Tlie  nifnil)t'rs  (.)f  SafeRides  haw  worked  luird  loi 
the  past  few  years,"  said  team  leader  sophomore  Dara 
Silbert.  "Many  people  don't  realize  the  effort  and 
dedication  that  so  many  SafeRides  members  lia\'e  put 
into  making  this  happen." 

SafeRides  had  a  tumultuous  histoiy  since  its  in- 
ception in  the  spring  of  2003.  when  LmuIsin  Tliom- 
as  founded  the  organization  and  ili 
board  was  created.  Thomas  modeled  SafeRides  ali 
C.VRl*OOL,  a  similar  organization  at  Texas  A&-\] 
University.  To  get  things  started,  the  executixe  hoard 
focused  on  finding  an  insurance  pro\ 
ing.  Due  to  the  high  costs  of  operating  SalcRides  ior 
just  a  single  weekend,  as  well  as  ihe  liabilil^  ln^,.K,.,l 
with  having  college  studeut.s  pic  k  u|)  i 
students,  this  pro\'e( '  lifficult  i 

Although  getting  siai  itci  was  difticuu,  me  orga- 
nization was  deterred  further  when  one  of  its  execu- 
tive directors  lost  all  the  liability  information  that  had 


been  collect  ig  the  organization  1;  a 

and  a  half.  L  nionunately.  this  was  only  tlic  giou|«'-''' 
first  obstacle.  AdditioiialK'.  fhic  to  t!u-  large  liabilii 
involved,  tin  financial h 

support  SafeRides  with  its  insurance  <jr  spons( 
organization.  SafeRides  had  to  find  its  own  insii,  .>, 
carrier,  which  was  extremely  expensixf 

The  organization  caught  a  bri  c 

a  corporation,  which  enabled  it  to  make  a  deal  uiili 
Fnierprise  Rent-A-(Jar.  SafeRidc-;  wms  iIkm  alili-  1,1 

I  cars  and  purchase  liabil 
ance  without  having  to  go  througl  rnal  insur- 

ance carrier.  Things  really  starieo  10  uirn  aroimd 
at  the  beginning  of  sprint  2006  when  the  Office  of 
Heallli  I'roniulioii  and  il  hli  Cciii 

decided  to  .sponsor  the  organization,  whicli  gave  il  an 
on-campus  office  as  a  base  for  headcjuarters. 

SafeRides  pushed  even  further  bv  applving  for 
non-|3r(:>(ii  stain 

in  January  2007.   1  nc  msi  weekend  ol  clrn  iiig  w. 
Febriiaiv  16-17  and  was  a  luioc  success.  Nfcnilici 

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kend.  Every  weekend  since  was  et|ually  succe.ssful. 

Vlembership  in  SafeRides  was  not  just  about 
providing  a  designated  driving  service.  NTenihers  also 
educ.ited  ll  ;  omniiur  1- 

gers  of  drinking  and  tiii\ing  by  speaking  at  lesidence 
halls  and  other  campus  pr<».i  un^  nul  l,v  li.wiino  Ws 
annual  program  in  the  t 

Ride,  One  Life."  Thi  1  ion  also  held  SafeRides 

Week  in  the  .spring,  xviiic  n  nn  liided  fundraising  events 
such  as  the  Ilot  Rod  Hot  Bod  date  auction  and  Rock 
Off,  a  battle  of  the  bands  competition. 


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Closing  the  back  hatch, 
senior  Carolyn  Bradford 
gets  ready  to  start  picking 
up  students.  The  four  rental 
cars  were  assigned  a  color  in 
order  to  prevent  confusion 
throughout  the  night.  Pholo 
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track  of  the  intbfriin^  phone 
calls  from  students.  SafeRides 
used  an  organized  system  to 
track  calls  and  their  drivers  ev- 

Friday  and  Saturday  night. 

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aising  efforts  did  not  stop  tliert-.  There 


were  lettfer-writing  parties  to  ask  friends  and  families 
for  donations  during  which  directors  tirelessh'  wrote 
proposals  for  grants  from  the  government  and  busi- 
nesses. The  organization  also  scouted  out  btisinesses 
rthe  area  for  sponsorsiiip. 
Being  a  part  of  SafeRides  meant  being  part  (jf 
a  team.  There  were  seven  teams,  each  \vitli  unique 
names  such  as  the  RoughRiders  and  Bootyiicious. 
All  150  members  were  organized  into  teams,  includ- 
ing executive  board  members  and  the  seven  team 
leaders.  The  teams  were  (  reated  for  socializing, 
team  building  and  ensuring  that  every  member  was 
having  fun  and  felt  connected  to  the  organization. 
||l  "The  exec  members  realh'  do  a  good  job  of  making 
every  part  (;f  SafeRides  fun  whether  it's  weekly  meetings 
or  a  run-through  for  training,"  said  sophomore  Maggie 
Cannon.  "You  make  so  man)'  friends  so  fast  tliat  doing 
things  for  the  club  doesn't  (eel  like  an  obligation." 


^^^^^^^^ve  that  we're  providing  a  service 
to  the  community,  my  favorite  part  about  SafeRides 
is  the  people,"  said  .sophomore  Kelly  Moore.  "It's  just 
a  big  family.. .e\er)'one  knows  everyone  else  and  they 
just  like  to  have  a  goijci  riine.  When  \ou're  around 
them,  it's  a  very  relaxed  and  fim  atmosphere  but  we 
can  still  get  things  done." 

Although  members  of  the  organization's  general 
body  highly  praised  the  executive  board  for  the  orga- 
nization's success,  senior  Carolyn  Bradford,  student 
executive  director  of  SafeRides,  felt  otherwise.  "The 
exec uti\e  board  is  only  as  strong  as  the  general  bod\, 
and  they  were  the  driving  force  behind  our  efforts 
because  we  [the  executive  board]  wanted  to  make 
sure  they  [the  general  body]  saw  the  SafeRides  dream 
become  a  realit),"  said  Bradford.  "It's  so  rewarding  to 
see  all  the  hard  work  and  determination  finally  pay 
off.  I  know  that  this  group  and  the  services  that  it 
piovides  will  leave  a  lasting  legacy  at  JMU." 

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Housed  throughout  buildings  on  the  Quad,  the 
College  of  Arts  &  Letters  (CAL)  consisted  of  11  dif- 
ferent academic  programs  specializing  in  the  study  of 
social  sciences,  humanities,  arts,  communication  and 
pre-professional  areas. 

CAL  students  had  man\  opportunities  to  apply 
what  they  learned  in  class  to  real-world  experiences. 
Those  studying  anthropolog)-  could  participate  in  field 
schools  over  the  summer  to  earn  four,  five  or  eight 
credits.  Programs  were  held  at  Montpelier,  and  in 
Chevelon,  Ariz.,  and  Puglia,  Italv. 

In  addition  to  experiencing  other  cultures,  the 
programs  allowed  students  to  take  part  in  field  methods 
such  as  site  survey,  testing  and  excavation.  Students 
identified  artifacts  in  the  field  and  were  introduced  to 
laboratory  strategies  for  preparing  artifacts. 

Senior  Ashley  Atkins  participated  in  the  field  school 
in  Arizona.  Atkins  learned  about  the  area  after  taking 
an  anthropology  of  the  Southwest  class  taught  bv 
Dr.  Julie  Solometo,  director  of  the  field  school.  "Because 
I  took  that  class,  I  had  a  background  of  the  archaeol- 
ogy and  culture  of  the  area  I  was  going  to  be  studying. 
Hands-on  experience  is  the  best  wav  to  learn,  so  it  re- 
ally expanded  ni)'  knowledge  on  Southwest  archaeology. 
Virginia  archaeology  and  Southwest  archaeology  are 
very  different  fields,  so  it  added  to  my  knowledge  of 
archaeology  as  a  multi-disciplined  field." 

As  part  of  the  public  history  concentration  of  the 
history  major,  students  were  able  to  document  and 
research  historic  area  buildings  in  the  historic  preser- 
vation class.  Through  this  hands-on  experience,  they 
prepared  a  nomination  for  the  National  Register  of 
Historical  Places. 

The  English  department  sponsored  many  publica- 
tions, which  allowed  students  to  apply  their  writing  and 
editing  skills  to  published  works.  The  Literary  Itch  was 
a  publication  of  Sigma  Tau  Delta,  the  International 
English  Honors  Society.  Sister  Speak,  published  twice 
yearly,  was  the  university's  feminist  literary  journal. 
The  Literary  Arts  Society  published  gardy  loo,  the 
university's  Magazine  of  the  Arts,  quarterh'.  Fugue  was 
published  by  the  university  Honors  Program  yearly. 
Many  of  these  ]3uhlications  accepted  submissions  from 
student  volimteers. 

Through  a  variety  of  real  world  and  hands-on 
experiences,  students  in  CAL  were  able  to  gain 
valuable  lessons  both  in  and  out  of  the  classroom,  [hy 
Rachael  Groseclose] 


Departments 


•  Foreign  Languages,  Literatures  and  Culture 

•  School  of  Communication  Studies 

•  English 

•  History 

•  School  of  Media  Arts  and  Design 

•  Philosophy  and  Religion 

•  Political  Science 

•  Sociology  and  Anthropology 

•  Institute  ol  Technical  and  Scientific 
Communication 

•  Writing  Program 


Goals 


•  Improve  foundation  skills  fostered  by 
general  education  courses:  writing,  criti- 
cal thinking,  information  access  through 
technology  and,  where  appropriate,  foreign 
languages. 

•  Develop  the  ability  to  use  writing  to 
acquire  knowledge  and  to  communicate 
ideas  ettectively  through  writing-intensive 
courses  required  in  the  major. 

•  Enrich  cultural  perspectives  essential  to 
ettective  citizenship  in  the  21st  century; 
global  awareness  and  appreciation  of 
American  cultural  diversity. 


Most  Popular  Majors 


1.  English  -  BA 

2.  Media  Arts  and  Design  -  BA 

3.  History  -  BA 


Information  compiled  from  http://jmu.edu/cata- 
log/06/index.  html. 


1158!  Classes 


[abubaker  -  carroi 


Sarah  Abubaker,  Political  Science;  Richmoi!-' 
Benjamin  Aitken,  English;  Syosset,  N.Y. 
Jennifer  Amaral,  SCOM;  Parsippany,  N.J. 
Elizabeth  Anderson,  Int.  Affairs;  Bnilington,  Va. 


Craig  Andersson,  Public  Admin.;  Mountainside,  N.J. 
Kate  Ardolino,  Foreign  Languages;  Madison,  Conn. 
Ashley  Atkins,  Anthropology;  Richmond,  Va. 
Katie  Austen,  SMAD;  Manassas,  Va. 


Rachel  Avery,  Justice  Studies;  Baltimore,  Md. 
Mary-Katherine  Barry,  SCOM;  Springfield,  Va. 
Kara  Beebe,  SMAD;  Haymarket,  Va. 
Cheryl  Behrens,  SCOM;  Califon,  N.J. 


Jennifer  Bodie,  Foreign  Languages;  Alexandria,  Va. 
Colin  Boggess,  Philosophy  and  Religion;  Bedford,  Va. 
Nina  Bonacic-Doric,  English;  Great  Falls,  Va. 
Gregory  Brandon,  SMAD;  Herndon,  Va. 


Amy  Brennan,  History;  Springfield,  Va. 
Martin  Brown,  Foreign  Languages  IDLS;  Potomac,  Md. 
Bridget  Bullis,  Public  Admin.;  North  Syracuse,  N.Y. 
Emily  Burt,  TSC;  Kennett  Square,  Pa. 


Tyler  Burton,  Philosophy  and  Religion;  Harrisburg,  Pa. 
Thomas  Bustard,  Public  Admin.;  River  Vale,  NJ. 
Sibel  Canlar,  SCOM;  Bow,  N.H. 
Brittany  Carroll,  Justice  Studies;  Humble,  Texas 


Seniors  I  1591 


[carter  -  flanagan] 


Emily  Carter,  Foreign  Languages:  Miliica  Mill,  N.|. 

Daniel  Casanova,  SMAD;  Richmond,  \a. 

Amanda  Cheney,  SCOM;  Bethesda,  Md. 

Lindsay  Church,  SMAD;  Fredericksburg.  \'a. 


Travis  Clark,  English;  Berwvn,  Pa. 

Megan  Costello,  Int.  .Affairs;  Winchester,  Va. 

Allison  Craigue,  Foreign  Languages;  Sterling,  V'a. 

Lori  Craley,  SMAD;  Germantown,  Md. 


Jenna  Creel,  English;  Sterling,  Va. 

Courtney  Culbertson,  English;  Harrisonburg,  Va. 

Leah  Cutler,  SCOM;  Oakton,  Va. 

Julie  Daniel,  Foreign  Languages;  Arlington,  Va. 


Tiffany  Dann,  History;  Miami,  Fla. 

Avery  Daugherty,  Public  Admin.;  Suffolk,  Va. 

Ashley  Davis.  TSC;  Salem,  Va. 

Sara  DeMaria,  Philosophy  and  Religion;  Fairfield,  Conn 


Jessica  Dodt,  SCOM;  Midlothian,  Va. 

Michael  Dreyfuss,  Justice  Studies;  Reston,  Va. 

Bryan  Egan,  International  Affairs;  Hackettstown,  N.J. 

Dana  Ericson,  SCOM;  Tnmibull,  Conn. 


Carly  Estock,  SCOM;  Chesapeake,  Va. 

Craig  Finkelstein,  International  Affairs;  Burke,  Va. 

Katie  FitzGerald,  SMAD;  Williamsburg,  Va 

Katie  Flanagan,  SMAD;  Woodbridge,  Va. 


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Curio,  a  magazine  produced  by  students  in  the 
school  of  media  arts  and  design,  covered  Harrison- 
burg and  its  sinrounding  communities.  Students  tak- 
ing SMAD  321,  Feature  Magazine  Production,  worked 
on  Curio  as  well  as  South  Main  Online  and  Madison 
101,  two  other  student  productions.  Curio  was  a 
nonprofit  publication  that  focused  less  on  the  university 
and  put  the  spotlight  on  local  businesses,  residents  and 
the  Shenandoah  Valley. 

Throughout  its  29  years  of  publication,  Curio  has 
spotlighted  members  of  the  surrounding  community  as 
well  as  those  of  the  university.  It  also  featured  stories 
on  the  history  of  the  Shenandoah  Valley  and  busi- 
nesses in  the  area.  Curio  was  available  for  free  to  the 
community  in  locations  around  the  Valley,  including 
Downtown  Books  and  Glen's  Fair  Price  Store. 

Professor  Dave  Wendelken  founded  Curio  in  1978 
as  an  extra-credit  project.  "[I  was]  teaching  feature 
writing  at  the  time  and  students  were  writing  what 
I  thought  were  very  good  articles  about  the  commu- 
nity, but  The  Breeze  wasn't  printing  them  because  [it] 
covered  campus  news." 

"The  Breeze  is  a  good  stepping  stool  for  Curio... 
magazines  [are]  a  different  experience,"  said  senior  Jill 
Yaworski,  executive  editor  of  Curio. 

Wendelken  encouraged  students  to  broaden  their 
skills  by  participating  in  publications  and  keeping  up 
with  the  news  and  recent  technology.  He  hoped  to 
improve  Curio  by  "experimenting  with  new  software 


[and]  trying  to  add  video  and  audio  to  [the]  Web  site." 

What  Wendelken  created  to  be  a  fun  project  turned 
into  a  respected  publication  that  demonstrated  the 
creativity  and  professionalism  of  the  university's  journal- 
ists and  photographers.  "Our  goal  is  to  produce  a  good 
regional  general-interest  publication  [to]  distribute  in 
the  community,"  Wendelken  said. 

"Most  of  the  time  we  work  in  class  brainstorming 
ideas,"  Yaworski  said.  "I  [work]  primarily  with  writers 
[and  helping  the  staff]  understand  the  design  process." 

Wendelken  explained  that  it  was  extremely  help- 
ful when  students  had  a  publication  in  their  portfolios 
that  paralleled  a  publication  for  which  they  were  trying 
to  work.  Students  like  Yaworski,  who  started  work- 
ing in  newspaper  but  were  also  gaining  experience  in 
magazine  production,  were  given  a  strong  opportunity 
through  SMAD  321  to  advance  their  skills  as  writers, 
editors,  designers  or  photographers. 

SMAD  321  students  not  only  focused  on  Curio  but 
also  spent  time  working  on  South  Main  Online  and 
Madison  101.  South  Main  Online  was  a  Web  site  that 
featured  semi-offbeat  news  geared  toward  a  younger 
crowd.  It  originally  began  as  a  magazine  but  because 
of  funding  issues,  was  moved  to  the  Internet.  Madison 
101  served  as  a  guide  to  the  university  for  parents  and 
incoming  students.  It  featured  stories  that  helped  accli- 
mate students  to  the  university  and  surrounding  area, 
such  as  defining  campus  lingo,  and  recommending 
area  day  trips  and  restaurants,  [by  Laura  Becker] 


Glancing  at  an  old 
edition  of  the  magazine, 
seniors  Meagan  Mihaiko  and 
Jill  Yaworski  prepare  to  in- 
terview class  members  who 
applied  to  be  staff  members. 
Mihaiko  and  Yaworski  ap- 
plied for  their  Curio  editor 
positions  in  the  fall  semester 
and  selected  the  remainder 
of  the  staff  in  the  spring. 
Pfioto  by  Kellie  Nowlln 


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With  its  rich  heritage  and  wealth  of  history,  Russia 
had  been  a  part  of  the  record  books  long  before  the 
birth  of  Christopher  Columbus  and  the  discover)-  of 
the  Americas.  From  the  Scythian  tribes  throughout 
Classical  Antiquity  to  the  fall  of  the  Soviet  Union  in 
recent  years,  the  history  of  Russia  had  many  stories.  In 
the  1970s,  the  university  recognized  the  need  to  bring 
a  Russian  studies  program  to  facilitate  those  inter- 
ested in  studying  the  Eurasian  culture.  The  program 
was  founded  by  Elizabeth  B.  Neatrour  and  had  since 
drawn  a  fair  amoimt  of  interest  from  the  student  body. 
"It  goes  through  different  phases,"  explained  Mary 
Louise  Loe,  program  adviser.  "There  was  a  decrease 
of  interest  in  the  [1980s]  and  an  increase  in  the  past 
five  to  six  years." 

The  Russian  studies  minor  offered  students  a 
broad  interdisciplinarv  perspective  of  Russian  culture, 
history,  political  institutions,  economy  and  geography. 
The  program  expanded  students"  understanding  and 
knowledge  of  the  Russian  and  non-Russian  peoples  of 
the  former  Soviet  Union  by  offering  courses  spanning 
five  disciplines  including  economics,  geography  and 
political  science.  Students  were  able  to  take  coiuses  on 
anything  from  Russian  literature  of  the  19th  centtny 
to  Russian  foreign  policy  to  economics  in  transition. 

The  program  included  five  professors:  Loe,  John 
Gentile,  Marina  Rosser,  Stephany  Gould  Flecker  and 
John  Scherpereel.  Through  the  instruction  of 
these  five  distinguished  professors,  students  of  the 
program  were  able  to  gain  a  general  sense  of  Russia 
and  its  people. 

In  addition  to  the  everyday  classroom  settings, 
students  in  the  program  had  the  option  of  spending  a 


summer  touring  Russia  while  learning  about  the  Rus- 
sian language  and  culture.  Students  who  participated 
in  the  excursion  experienced  Moscow  and  its  famous 
sites,  including  Red  Square  and  the  Kremlin.  They 
also  toured  St.  Petersburg  and  visited  such  places  as  St. 
Isaac's  Cathedral  and  the  Hermitage  Museum.  Since  it 
was  an  academic  trip,  the  students  spent  two  weeks  at 
the  Pyatigorsk  State  Linguistic  University,  a  prestigious 
liberal  arts  school,  studying  the  Russian  language.  "I 
only  did  one  [trip  abroad]  in  [1989]  which  was  a  really 
good  time  because  that's  when  the  Soviet  Union  was 
splitting  up,  so  it's  like  a  honeymoon, "  said  Loe.  "It  was 
probably  the  best  time  in  100  years.  Everybody  was 
practically  dancing  in  the  streets." 

Students  involved  in  the  Russian  minor  had  many 
diverse  interests  and  goals.  The  program  "prepares 
people  who  would  go  into  go\ernment  work  or  interna- 
tional business  in  which  they  would  do  work  in  Russia," 
said  Loe.  Since  many  students  were  from  Washington, 
D.C.,  area,  a  number  of  them  went  to  work  for  the 
government.  The  program  also  prepared  students  to 
fin  ther  their  education.  "Over  the  years,"  continued 
Loe,  "we  ha\e  placed  a  number  of  students  in  very  good 
graduate  programs.  We  have  students  who  have  gone 
to  participate  in  summer  programs  both  in  Middlebury 
College,  Indiana  University  and  St.  Petersburg." 

From  the  time  of  its  inception,  many  students 
passed  through  the  program  and  went  on  to  contrib- 
ute to  society,  even  in  faraway  nations.  As  the  Russian 
society  continued  to  grow  and  prosper,  the  interdisci- 
plinary minor  was  extremely  important  in  educat- 
ing those  interested  in  the  giant  that  was  Russia,  [by 
Sunny  Hon] 


Writing  on  the  board. 
Stephany  Plecker  spells  out 
Russian  words-  Plecker  also 
spent  time  writing  the  text- 
book used  in  Russian  101 
Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen 


1 62 1  Classes 


[flores  -  hopkins] 


Allison  Flores,  TSC;  Hampton,  Va. 
Ashley  Forman,  SCOM;  Yorktown,  Va. 
Shelby  Frank,  SCOM;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 
Sarah  Friedfeld,  Int.  Affairs;  Vienna,  Va. 


Erin  Frye,  SCOM;  Midlothian,  Va. 
Amber  Garrity,  TSC;  Columbia,  Md. 
Stephanie  Genco,  Political  Science;  Fallston,  Md. 
Jesse  Giampa,  SMAD;  Yorktown,  Va. 


Erika  Gnong,  Public  Admin.;  Marshfield,  Mass. 
Corey  Goggin,  SMAD;  Williamsburg,  Va. 
Brian  Goodman,  SCOM;  Ossining,  N.Y. 
Rachael  Groseclose,  SMAD;  Richmond,  Va. 


Jewels  Gundrum,  SMAD;  Harrisonburg,  Va. 
Ashley  Hamrick,  Political  Science;  Burke,  Va. 
Donna  Handley,  English;  Arlington,  Va. 
Jenafer  Hardy,  SMAD;  Pulaski,  Va. 


Meredith  Harris,  Anthropology;  Richmond,  Va. 
Nicole  Hawksby,  SCOM;  Old  Greenwich,  Conn. 
Tessa  Herland,  TSC;  North  Andover,  Mass. 
Laura  Hinton,  English;  Newport  News,  Va. 


Janis  Holcombe,  SMAD;  Stafford,  Va. 
Andrea  Holden,  SCOM;  Ashland,  Va. 
Elizabeth  Holena,  TSC;  Easton,  Pa. 
Brenton  Hopkins,  Public  Admin.;  Seaford,  Va. 


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Jennifer  Hoyt,  SCOM;  Alexandria,  Va. 

Kathleen  Hunt,  SMAD;  Portsmouth,  R.l. 

Ashley  Hunter,  SMAD:  Herndon,  \'a. 

Megan  Izatt,  SCOM;  Massapequa,  N.^'. 


Courtney  James,  Philosophy  and  Religion;  Bridgeton,  N.J. 

Sarah  Jessee,  SMAD;  Midlothian,  Va 

Megan  Johnson,  SMAD;  Fairfax  Station,  \'a. 

Elizabeth  Jones,  SMAD;  Haymarket,  Va. 


Theresa  Kattula,  SMAD;  Vienna,  Va. 

Shannon  Keating,  SMAD;  Chantilly,  Va. 

William  Kenlon,  English;  Fredericksburg,  Va. 

Amy  Kesler,  SCOM;  Durham,  N,C. 


Jenessa  Kildall,  SMAD;  Alexandria,  Va. 

Esther  Kim,  SMAD;  Fairfax,  Va. 

Jeffrey  Kinard,  Justice  Studies;  Centreville,  Va. 

Katie  Kindig,  SCOM;  Milford,  Del. 


Kristen  Kirby,  English;  Medway,  Mass. 

Kati  Kitts,  English;  Richmond,  Va. 

Sarah  Koch,  SCOM;  Boonton  Township,  N.J. 

Ashley  Kohlhepp,  English;  Lively,  \'a. 


Ryan  Kraska,  SMAD;  Kings  Park,  N.V 

Casey  Kreft,  Sociology;  Stafford,  Va. 

Bridget  Legler,  Justice  Studies;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 

Lauren  Leopold,  English;  Yorktown,  Va. 


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As  a  predominantly  female  university,  it  was  no 
surprise  that  the  women's  studies  minor  was  quickly 
gaining  popularity.  The  program  consisted  of  18  cred- 
it hours  relating  to  gender  and  equality  issues  affecting 
women,  and  emphasized  a  thorough  consideration  of 
professional  opportunities  as  well  as  social  justice  issues 
concerning  the  female  perspective. 

"Many  of  us  worry  about  the  contemporary  media- 
culture  messages  sent  to  our  daughters  and  sons  and 
the  [women's  studies]  classroom  offers  opportunities  for 
thoughtful  young  men  and  women  to  think  about  their 
own  personal  relationships  and  the  social  and  cultural 
implication  of  women's  lives  in  larger  context,"  said  Ann 
Janine  Morey,  director  of  the  women's  studies  program. 

According  to  Morey,  the  minor  was  approved  in 
1992  and  further  developed  due  to  a  growing  interest 
in  gender  and  power.  "So  much  about  all  civilizations 
depends  upon  the  ^vork  and  compassion  of  women,  and 
yet  in  many  cultures,  including  our  own,  the  poten- 
tial and  the  achievements  of  women  are  devalued  or 
ignored,"  said  Morey. 

The  minor  had  of  two  required  courses,  an  intro- 
duction class  and  a  capstone  for  issues  and  research  in 
women's  studies,  and  left  the  remainder  of  the  credit 
hours  open  to  many  different  areas  of  study.  A  popular 
class  among  students  was  ENG  368,  Women's  Fiction. 
Senior  Mindi  "W'esthoff  described  the  class  as  a  collec- 
tion of  novels  and  plays  by  female  authors  with  a  focus 
on  the  search  for  a  female  modern  formation.  'V\^hile 
Westhoff  enjoyed  the  subject  matter  of  the  class,  it  was 
a  particular  professor  that  contributed  significantly  to 
the  appeal  of  the  class. 

"Mary  Thompson  is  the  most  fascinating  and  im- 
pressi^•e  ^\oman  I've  ever  met  in  my  life,"  said  Westhoff 


"She  really  drives  the  women's  studies  program  and 
makes  people  want  to  take  the  courses.  She's  a  really 
good  mentor.  She  helps  make  difficult  material  digest- 
ible, and  is  not  afraid  to  be  opinionated." 

In  addition  to  the  women's  studies  minor,  another 
way  members  of  the  university  were  able  to  express 
their  views  on  women's  issues  was  by  joining  the  Wom- 
en's Caucus  Student  Interest  Group,  which  stemmed 
from  the  university  Faculty  Women's  Caucus.  Ac- 
cording to  professor  Melissa  Aleman,  the  caucus  was 
formed  over  30  years  ago  to  address  the  civil  rights  of 
women  faculty  at  the  university.  The  group  addressed 
issues  including  equality  in  pay  and  representation  of 
female  voices  in  leadership. 

"In  short,  the  faculty  caucus  serves  as  a  watchdog 
group  to  question  process,  standard  procedures  and 
climate  for  their  impact  on  women  at  JMU,"  said  Ale- 
man.  The  student  caucus  idea  started  when  Faculty 
Women's  Caucus  dominion  lecturer  Susan  C.  Bourque 
met  with  a  group  of  female  students  to  discuss  the 
"sense  of  disempowerment  that  was  evident  even  among 
female  students  that  faculty  had  targeted  as  'leaders.'" 
The  Dominion  Lecture  Series  was  a  program  for  the 
Faculty  Women's  Caucus  that  brought  a  notable  woman 
to  speak  at  the  university  on  issues  important  to  women. 
The  conversation  led  to  an  open  discussion,  which  even- 
tually led  to  the  creation  of  a  student  interest  group. 

The  caucus  featured  a  program  called  "Pizza  and 
a  Conversation"  in  the  fall,  during  which  topics  such 
as  body  image  and  images  of  women  at  the  university 
were  discussed.  The  program  was  popular  and  met 
weekly  after  the  first  gathering. 

"The  conversations  are  open,  reflective  and  take 
on  a  ieaderless'  feeling,"  said  Aleman.  "The  last  two 
meetings  students  wanted  to  keep  on  talking  for  over 
two  hours  before  conversation  even  started  to  close, 
and  the  conversation  seemed  to  be  continuing  in  pairs 
as  students  left."  [by  Joanna  Brenner] 


Attending  the  Women's 
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Taylor  Parnham  and 
Brittany  Tiplady  flip  through 
the  most  recent  edition 
of  Sister  Speak.  Students 
discussed  feminism  and  the 
negative  connotations  and 
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In  the  fall  of  1973,  when  the  university  was  still 
known  as  Madison  College,  a  young  professor  from 
Connecticut  applied  to  teach  English  and  journalism 
classes.  Thirty-four  years  later,  media  arts  and  design 
professor  Alan  Neckowitz  would  retire.  "I  could  not 
imagine  a  job  I  would've  liked  more,"  said  Neckowitz. 
"It  has  been  such  a  fulfilling  and  rewarding  experience." 

For  68  semesters,  Neckowitz  not  only  taught  classes 
such  as  news  writing,  media  and  politics  and  media 
ethics,  but  was  also  an  adviser  for  The  Breeze  and  a 
professor  for  two  semester  abroad  programs  in  London, 
England  and  Italy  as  well  as  a  summer  abroad  prijgram 
in  Ireland.  "The  idea  of  introducing  students  to  cultures 
different  from  their  own  was  really  rewarding  to 
both  me  and  my  students,"  said  Neckowitz. 

Before  Neckowitz  came  to  the  university,  he  had 
several  different  jobs,  which  included  working  as  a  copy 
editor  for  the  Hartford  Courant  and  as  the  suburban 
editor  for  the  Willimantic  Chronicle,  where  he  later  be- 
came editor  in  chief.  These  experiences  prepared  him 
to  teach  news  writing,  a  class  that's  concepts  Neckow  itz 
believed  could  only  be  learned  by  actually  doing.  The 
class  resembled  an  actual  newsroom,  in  which  Neckow- 
itz acted  as  the  editor  and  students  as  reporters. 

"We  learned  all  the  basics  of  news  writing:  how  to 
interview  and  write  clear,  concise  articles,"  said  senior 
Samantha  Thurman.  "I  really  enjoyed  going  out 
around  campus  and  coming  up  with  a  story." 

It  was  a  two-way  street  for  Neckowitz,  as  he  also 
enjoyed  reading  his  students"  stories.  "I  learned  some- 
thing new  about  [the  universit)]  ever)'  time  I  read  one," 
said  Neckowitz. 

The  other  classes  Neckowitz  enjoyed  teaching 
were  media  and  politics,  media  ethics  and  media 
literacy.  "I  have  really  been  able  to  do  research  and 
satisfy  my  curiosity  about  media  behavior,"  said  Neck- 
owitz. "I've  influenced  a  number  of  students  to  start 
looking  at  the  way  they  consume  media."  He  loved  to 
bring  in  videos  of  what  was  going  on  at  the  time  and 
make  examples  for  his  students.  Neckowitz's  main  goal 
was  to  give  his  students  the  freedom  to  evaluate  and 
provoke  critical  thinking. 

Both  the  media  and  the  ]jt)liticians  never  failed 


Sitting  in  his  office,  profes- 
sor Neckowitz  reads  the 
front  page  of  The  Breeze.  In 
addition  to  teaching  classes, 
he  also  served  alongside 
Roger  Soenksen  as  an  ad- 
viser for  The  Breeze.  Photo 
by  Kellie  Nowlin 


to  produce  scandals  so  there  was  always  something  to 
talk  about  and  critique  in  his  media  and  politics  class, 
according  to  Nekowitz.  For  senior  Paul  Bleau,  a  politi- 
cal science  major,  taking  the  class  was  the  first  time  he 
really  evaluated  the  media  of  politics.  "It  was  pretty 
interesting  to  see  different  newspapers  and  networks' 
biases  of  politics,"  said  Bleau.  "I  never  really  studied  it 
in-depth,  so  it  opened  my  eyes." 

Neckowitz  also  took  pleasure  in  being  an  adviser 
to  students  and  The  Breeze.  He  loved  helping  students 
in  the  process  of  finding  potential  careers,  working  on 
their  resimit^s  and  choosing  clips  for  their  portfolios. 
"[Neckowitz]  got  so  many  e-mails  from  me  when  I  was 
in  class  scheduling  crises,"  said  senior  Katie  Wvszynski, 
one  of  his  advisees.  "He  always  calmed  me  down  and 
helped  me  solve  the  problem." 

Though  much  had  changed  at  the  universitx  in  34 
\ears,  Neckowitz  believed  the  students  had  remained  the 
same.  "The  students  who  work  for  The  Breeze  ha\e  the 
same  passion  and  dedication  that  the\'  did  back  then." 

Neckowitz  and  his  wife  planned  on  traveling  a 
great  deal  after  his  retirement.  They  wanted  to  walk 
on  the  Italian  Riviera  and  go  to  plays  and  concerts, 
but  most  im]3ortantl\,  Neckowitz  wanted  to  conc|uer 
the  stack  ot  liooks  he  desired  to  read.  "I  have  bought 
at  least  three  to  five  books  a  month,"  said  Neckowitz, 
"but  I  usually  ended  up  only  reading  a  half  a  book  a 
month  while  teaching."  He  also  planned  on  continu- 
ing his  media  history  research  and  would  probably  be 
in  the  library  from  time  to  time. 

For  68  semesters,  Neckowitz  taught  and  influ- 
enced many  students  and  made  sure  they  had  kept  an 
open  mind.  "If  there  was  one  thing  I  learned  in  his 
classes,  it  was  to  form  an  opinion  after  looking  at  all  of 
the  different  points  of  view,"  said  Wysznski.  "He  will 
be  greatly  missed."  [by  Katie  FitzGerald] 


II 66  I  Classes 


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Lauren  Loeb,  SCOM;  Brick,  NJ. 

N4allor)'  Lopata,  History;  Great  Falls,  Va. 

Evelyn  Lucia,  Foreign  Languages;  Blackwood,  N.J. 

Albin  Mailhes,  Political  Science;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 


Kelly  Malone,  English;  Carrollton,  Va. 
Laura  Marcantonio,  Sociology;  Fairfax  Station,  Va. 
[ennifer  Martell,  Public  Admin.;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 
Rebecca  Martinez,  English;  Succasunna,  N.J. 


Nicole  Martorana,  SMAD;  Harrisonburg,  Va. 
Kathryn  McAbee,  English;  South  Boston,  Va. 
Jennifer  Mcllwee,  English;  Edinburg,  Va. 
Heather  McKay,  SMAD;  Gwynedd  Valley,  Pa. 


Meagan  Mihalko,  SMAD;  Oak  Hill,  Va. 
Kristin  Mitas,  Int.  Affairs;  Fairfax,  Va. 
Nazia  Mitha,  TSC;  Richmond,  Va. 
James  Modlin,  History;  Midlothian,  Va. 


Jordan  Morris,  Justice  Studies;  Pulaski,  Va. 
Erica  Morrison,  History;  Annandale,  Va. 
John  Nevin,  Int.  Affairs;  Harrisonburg,  Va. 
Jessica  Norman,  History;  Northbrook,  111. 


Maria  Nosal,  SMAD;  Centreville,  Va. 
John  O'Connell,  SMAD;  Centerville,  Va. 
Elizabeth  O'Farrell;  Int.  Affairs;  Riverside,  Conn. 
Sean  O'Neill,  Justice  Studies;  Centreville,  Va. 


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Gwendolyn  Page,  English;  Kings  Park,  N.Y. 

TifTan\  Painter,  TSC;  Mt.  Jackson.  \'a. 

Ryan  Paladino,  Int.  Affairs;  Allegenv,  N.^'. 

Lauren  Palcko,  TSC;  Phoenixville,  Pa. 


Lisa  Pannucci,  History;  Belle  Mead,  N.J. 

Jeremy  Paredes.  SMAD;  Woodbridge,  Va. 

David  Peshler,  History;  Smithtown,  N.\'. 

Brittney  Pierce,  English;  Overland  Park.  Kan. 


John  Pollard,  English;  Christiansburg,  Va. 

Bethany  Pope,  Justice  Studies:  Dovlestown,  Pa. 

Katrina  Putker,  SMAD;  Kilmore,  .Australia 

Collin  Ray,  History;  Centreville,  Va. 


Amanda  Reed,  Philosoph)-  and  Religion;  Dublin,  \^a. 

Tammy  Rickman,  English;  Winchester,  \'a. 

Nathaniel  Ring,  SM.AD;  Baltimore,  Md. 

.Amber  Robinson,  SCOM;  Rixeyville,  Va. 


Julia  Robinson,  SMAD;  Fairfield,  Conn. 

Megan  Sampson,  History;  Huntington,  N.Y. 

Ashley  Schaefer,  English;  Virginia  Beach.  Va. 

Joel  Schneier,  English;  Burke,  Va. 


Jeanine  Schum,  Sociology;  Wilton,  Conn. 

Christopher  Scott,  History;  Point  Pleasant,  N.J. 

Ashley  Shell,  Foreign  Languages;  Wirtz.  Va. 

Andriana  Shultz,  SCOM;  Lebanon,  Pa. 


11681  Classes 


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Shakv  knees,  sweaty  palms.  dr\  mouth  and  a 
quivering  voice  were  some  of  the  common  indica- 
tions of  the  nerves  students  felt  when  delivering  a 
speech.  It  was  one  of  the  most  common  causes  for 
anxiety  among  students  but  was  something  everyone 
was  required  to  do  at  some  point  throughout  his  or 
her  career  as  a  student  or  in  the  workplace. 

The  Communication  Resource  Center  (CRC)  in 
Wilson  Hall  provided  help  for  students  to  overcome 
their  anxieties  and  any  other  speech  and  presentation 
concerns.  The  center  provided  students  with  resources 
and  assistance  to  perfect  their  oral  communication  skills. 
Its  specialties  were  speech  preparation,  speech  anxiety 
reduction,  speech  delivery,  speech  outlining,  communica- 
tion theor)-  and  Microsoft  Office  PowerPoint  application. 

With  a  staff  of  six  undergraduates,  a  graduate 
assistant  and  a  faculty  adviser,  the  CRC  team  worked 
with  students  and  faculty  on  any  matter  relating  to 
presentations,  whether  academic  or  professional. 

Working  in  the  CRC  allowed  the  student  staff, 
made  up  entirely  of  communication  studies  majors,  to 
meet  many  interesting  people  and  put  their  commu- 
nication skills  to  use.  "As  a  communications  major,  I 
thought  this  position  could  give  me  experience  in  the 
field,"  senior  Holly  Boiling  said. 

The  CRC  staff  provided  tips  for  those  hoping  to 
get  the  most  out  of  their  services.  Suggestions  included 
coming  in  to  practice  and  beginning  preparation  well 
in  advance  of  the  actual  presentation  date.  It  also 
suggested  bringing  a  VHS  tape  or  DVD-R  in  order  to 
review  performance  practices.  Students  often  benefited 
from  watching  a  recording  of  their  speeches  so  they 
could  adequately  critique  themselves.  Members  of  the 
CRC  maintained  that  they  were  speech  consultants. 


not  miracle  workers,  so  those  seeking  help  should  do 
so  early,  in  order  to  allow  suggestions  and  modifica- 
tions to  be  made  to  their  presentations. 

There  were,  however,  some  miracle-like  stories 
that  stood  out  in  the  staff's  memories.  When  Gina 
Scarpulla  met  one  of  her  most  memorable  students, 
Ben,  he  was  suffering  from  a  classic  case  of  presen- 
tation anxiety.  Luckily,  he  came  to  the  CRC  two 
months  before  his  presentation  at  a  math  conference 
at  the  university  as  well  as  in  North  Carolina.  Scar- 
pulla worked  diligently  with  Ben  every  week  to  pre- 
pare for  the  conference.  When  the  big  day  arrived, 
Scarpulla  attended  Ben's  presentation.  "I  was  so  ner- 
vous," she  said,  "but  he  nailed  the  presentation  and 
the  dean  of  the  math  department  even  complimented 
his  performance."  Afterward,  Scarpulla  received  an 
e-mail  from  Ben  thanking  her  for  her  help  in  prepar- 
ing him  for  the  math  conference.  "It  was  so  touching 
to  see  how  I  contributed  to  his  success,"  she  said.  "It 
makes  the  job  worthwhile." 

In  addition  to  working  individually  with  clients  on 
speeches  and  presentations,  the  CRC  staff  also  held 
workshops  for  classes  interested  in  their  services.  In 
the  workshops,  students  practiced  giving  impromp- 
tu speeches  in  front  of  the  class  while  the  CRC  staff 
evaluated  their  performances. 

"The  workshops  were  good  practice  for  students 
to  see  what  was  good  and  what  needed  work,"  Rabino- 
vitch  said. 

The  staff  also  gave  tours  of  the  CRC  facility,  which 
included  two  practice  rooms,  each  equipped  with  an 
LCD  projector,  a  VCR  and  monitor,  VHS  videotaping 
equipment,  a  DVD  player,  a  computer,  speakers,  an 
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The  political  science  department  sponsored  Wash- 
ington Semester,  a  semester-long  internship  program 
based  in  Washington,  D.C  The  fall  semester  special- 
ized in  political  science  internships  and  events,  while 
the  spring  session  concentrated  on  global  affairs.  It  was 
similar  to  a  stud\'  abroad  program,  with  students  spend- 
ing a  semester  awav  from  the  imi\ersitv  while  working; 
in  internships  and  taking  classes. 

To  become  involved  in  the  program,  students  first 
applied  and  were  accepted  for  the  semester  of  their 
choosing.  Although  there  were  no  rigid  requirements 
for  acceptance,  students  had  to  demonstrate  their 
commitment  to  the  educational  intent  of  the  program 
as  well  as  their  academic  strength.  Acceptance  to  the 
program  did  not,  however,  guarantee  a  student  an 
internship.  "Very  few  students  have  internships  set  up 
before  they  apply,"  said  Dr.  David  Jones,  associate  profes- 
sor in  the  political  science  department  and  coordinator 
of  Washington  Semester.  "You  have  to  a]3pl\  ]3rettv  far 
in  advance.  Thev  find  their  own  internshijjs,  but  that 
usualh'  follows  their  connnitnient  to  the  program." 

Washington  Semester  consisted  of  more  than  just 
semester-long  internships  in  the  nation's  capital.  Stu- 
dents were  also  registered  for  12  credit  hours.  Intern- 
ships counted  for  six  and  they  also  took  two  political 
science  courses,  POSC  301W  and  either  POSC  351 
or  POSC  361,  depending  on  the  semester  in  which  the 
students  participated.  Classes  were  held  at  night  to  ac- 
commodate students"  internships,  which  were  generally 
Mondays  through  Thursda\s.  Fridays  were  reserved  for 
panel  discussions. 

Panel  discussions  hosted  professionals  from  variotis 
fields  and  occasional  special  guests.  "The  highlight 
of  the  semester,  for  me,  was  our  class  discussion  with 
former  Deputy  Secretary  of  State  Richard  Arniitage," 
said  senior  Matt  Poland.  "It  was  these  kinds  of  grou]) 
activities  that  really  brought  worth  to  the  program.  1 
really  enjoyed  it." 

During  the  semester,  students  lived  in  Bo.ston  Univer- 
sity Washington  Center  in  Woodley  Park,  in  the  heart 
of  the  city.  Students  could  opt  to  live  elsewhere,  however, 
which  was  convenient  for  students  native  to  the  city  or 
those  who  wanted  to  explore  the  surroimding  area. 

The  benefits  of  participating  in  Washington  Se 
mester  were  not  limited  to  the  citv  atmosphere.  "The 
workload  is  lower  in  the  summer  [internships]  and 
[Richmond,  Va.,]  and  Washington  D.C.,  are  flooded 
with  interns.  Internship  providers  are  telling  us  that 
they  need  more  people  during  the  academic  \ear," 
said  Jones.  "Both  because  they  are  able  to  work  foi  the 
entire  semester  and  because  there  are  fewer  interns 


in  Washington  at  the  time,  students  get  a  feel  for  what 
its  like  to  wot  k  lull  time  in  a  substantive  job  rather  than 
administratixe  woi  k." 

The  students  echoed  Jones's  sentiments.  "From 
doing  the  program,"  said  Poland,  "I  gained  a  lot  of 
hands-on  knowledge  of  public  service.  I  interned  at  a 
Washington  think  t.uik.  the  Center  for  the  Study  of 
the  Presidenc\,  so  I  learned  the  inner  workings  of  a 
non-profit  organization." 

Senior  Meredith  Kaufman  said,  "Every  da)'  I  took 
the  Metro  to  work  and  walked  past  the  Senate  offices. 
That  was  something  I  never  thought  I'd  be  able  to  do." 

Washington  Semester  also  drew  students  to  the 
imiversitv.  Kaufman  said,  "When  I  chose  to  come  to 
JMU,  one  of  the  things  that  attracted  me  about  it  was 
the  Washington,  D.C,  program.  I  did  not  want  to  live  in 
the  city  for  my  whole  college  career  but  the  semester  idea 
was  a  perfect  fit  for  me." 

Althoueh  students  onh  \vorked  for  the  semester,  their 
experiences  frec]uentl\  led  to  future  opportunities.  The 
piogram  helped  its  pai  ticipants  get  their  post-undergradu- 
ate careers  started.  "After  my  internship,"  said  Kaufman, 
"I  was  sure  that  I  wanted  to  do  a  campaign  after  I  gradu- 
ated because  it  was  something  I  loved  to  do.  I  gained  so 
much  knowledge  as  well  as  contacts  from  my  internship." 

Jones  summed  it  up,  saying,  "You  work  with  students 
who  transform  during  the  course  of  just  three  months. 
It's  a  life-changing  experience  and  it's  very  rewarding  to 
be  a  part  of  that."  [bv  Stephen  Brown] 


Standing  m  front  of  a  statue 
at  ttie  World  War  II  Memo- 
rial, students  take  a  moment 
to  capture  their  trip.  When 
not  working  or  attending 
class,  students  took  time  to 
explore  the  city.  Photo  cour- 
tesy of  Lauren  Hnatowski 


1701  Classes 


[simmons  -  zacchini 


Hi)lle\'  Simmons,  English;  Toms  River,  N.f. 
Katiir\n  Simnis,  English:  Fallston,  Md. 
Lola  Sizemore,  SMAD;  Kennebunk,  Maine 
Michelle  Skutnik,  TSC;  VVestport,  Conn. 


Neal  Sonnenberg,  SMAD;  Falls  Church,  Va. 
Randi  Sponenberg,  TSC;  Huntington,  N.Y. 
Seth  Stabler,  Int.  Affairs;  Charlottesville,  Va. 
Jessica  Sterling,  Anthropolog)';  Seaford,  Va. 


Kimberly  Stern.  Anthropolog)';  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 

.Alicia  Stetzer,  SMAD;  Manassas,  Va. 

Maria  Strachan,  SCOM;  OIney,  Md. 

Allison  Strickland,  Sociology;  Richmond,  Va. 


Stephen  Tamburrino,  Int.  Affairs;  Ellicott  City,  Md. 
Samantba  Tburman,  SMAD;  Chesapeake,  Va. 
Laura  Tutino,  English;  New  Providence,  N.J. 
Rebecca  Ullrich,  Justice  Studies;  Staunton,  Va. 


Adrienne  Vaughn,  SMAD;  Yorktown,  Va. 
Wendy  Waldeck,  TSC;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 
Elizabeth  Walsh.  Political  Science;  Bethesda,  Md. 
Philip  Wilkerson,  History;  Alexandria,  Va. 
maiHSMitiii      Matthew  Wilson,  SCOM;  North  Garden,  Va. 

Elissa  Winarski,  TSC;  Lederach,  Pa. 
Ashley  Wirth,  Sociology;  Dedham,  Mass. 
Melissa  Woolson,  Int.  Affairs;  Centreville,  Va. 
!|     Jenny  Young,  SMAD;  Falls  Church,  Va. 

Solomon  Zacchini,  Sociology;  Fredericksburg,  Va. 


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[181]  Adjunct  Faculty 


[182]  Mark  Usry 

[185]  Feel  Your  Boobies 

[186]  Madison  Class  Challenge 


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From  accounting  to  international  business  to 
marketing,  the  College  of  Business  (COB)  offered  a 
variety  of  majors  and  areas  of  study  to  fit  the  interests 
of  man)'  students.  Located  in  Zane-Show  ker  Hall, 
COB  was  accredited  by  the  Association  to  Advance 
Collegiate  Schools  of  Business. 

COB  offered  ten  undergraduate  majors  and  two 
graduate  programs.  About  22  percent  of  the  student 
body  was  enrolled  in  the  college  taught  by  114  full- 
time  faculty  members.  The  college  also  implemented 
an  Entrepreneur  in  Residence  program  with  alumnus 
John  Rothenberger,  CEO  and  founder  of  Strategic 
Enterprise  Solutions  Inc.  Rothenberger  graduated  in 
1988  and  returned  to  the  college  as  the  first  Entrepre- 
neur in  Residence.  As  part  of  the  Center  for  Entrepre- 
neurship  and  the  College  of  Business'  Management 
Department,  the  program  allowed  students  and  faculty 
to  interact  with  successful  entrepreneurs. 

COB  students  were  exposed  to  a  wide  range  of 
classes  through  the  requirement  of  COB  300,  Integrat- 
ed Functional  Systems,  as  part  of  their  coursework  dur- 
ing their  jiniior  year.  The  course  incorporated  finance, 
management,  marketing  and  operations  and  students 
worked  in  teams  to  develop  their  own  business  plans. 
According  to  the  college's  Web  site,  this  "synthesis  pre- 
pares our  students  to  understand  the  interrelationships 
among  business  systems  and  giyes  them  an  incredible 
advantage  over  students  from  other  schools. " 

Once  students  completed  COB  300,  they  focused 
on  taking  upper-level  courses  in  their  specific  majors. 
Many  students  carried  their  education  beyond  the 
classroom  by  becoming  involved  in  professional  organi- 
zations and  clubs  related  to  their  majors.  Madison  Mar- 
keting Association  (MMA)  held  an  etiquette  banquet 
Oct.  4  in  the  Festival  Conference  and  Student  Center 
Grand  Ballroom,  where  students  had  the  opportunity 
to  dine  with  employers  from  Clear  Channel  Communi- 
cations, State  Farm  Insurance,  Apex  Systems  Inc.  and 
other  companies.  The  dinner  featured  guest  speakers 
who  discussed  professional  dress  and  behavior. 

Senior  Erica  Tuten,  a  marketing  major  and  mem- 
ber of  MMA  said,  "Being  a  marketing  major  has  made 
me  feel  that  upon  my  graduation  I  will  be  able  to  enter 
the  competitive  business  world  and  use  critical  think- 
ing and  communication  skills  to  benefit  the  company 
I  am  employed  by  and  its  offerings  to  consumers."  [h\ 
Rachael  Groseclose] 


Departments 


•  Accounting 

•  Computer  Information  Systems  and 
Operation  Management  Science 

•  Economics 

•  Finance 

•  Hospitality  and  Tourism  Management 

•  International  Business 

•  Management 

•  Marketing 


Goals 


•  The  College  ot  Business  aspires  to  be 
among  the  top  10  percent  ot  undergraduate 
business  programs  in  the  nation,  striving 
for  excellence  and  continuous  impro\ement 
in  undergraduate  learning. 

•  Undergraduate  programs  are  based  on 
solid  toundations  in  general  education  and 
an  integrated  business  core  curriculum. 

•  OHers  a  v\'ide  variety  ol  programs  that 
emphasize  theory,  application  and  experi- 
ential learning  in  a  business  discipline. 

•  Faculty  are  committed  to  providing  an 
exceptional  educational  e.xpenence  tor 
students,  with  an  emphasis  on  de\eloping 
leadership,  technology,  communication  and 
integrative  skills. 


Most  Popular  Majors 


1.  Marketing-  BBA 

2.  Management  -  BBA 

3.  Finance  -  BBA 


Information  compiled  from  http://jmu.edu/cata- 
log/06/index.html. 


174!  Classes 


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Tamara  Abdelmoty,  Int.  Business:  Centre v-.i. 
Manoel-raphael  Abejuela,  HTM;  Sterling,  Va. 
Nadia  Aboulhouda,  HTM;  Fredericksburg,  Va. 
Kelly  Bagwell,  Management;  Port  Monmouth,  N.J. 


Allison  Baucom,  Marketing;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 
Carrie  Bean,  Marketing;  Herndon,  Va. 
Laura  Beichert,  Finance;  Mahopac,  N.Y. 
Jessica  Bennett,  Economics;  Olney,  Md. 


Jessica  Bergkuist,  Management;  Alexandria,  Va. 
Ajda  Berryman,  Int.  Business;  Williamsburg,  Va. 
Kirby  Bevis,  Accounting;  Springfield,  Va. 
Daniel  Bise,  Accounting;  Glade  Spring,  Va. 


Dana  Bobrowski,  Finance;  Broomall,  Pa. 
Thomas  Bonham,  Accounting;  Chester,  Va. 
Derek  Boyd,  Accounting;  Glen  Mills,  Pa. 
Elizabeth  Branch,  Accounting;  Suffolk,  Va. 


Amy  Breeding,  Economics;  Chantilly,  Va. 
Keisha  Brown,  HTM;  Frederick,  Md. 
Kimberly  Burkett,  Finance;  Franklin,  Va. 
Julianna  Calabrese,  Marketing;  Wallington,  N.J. 


Danielle  Calderone,  Accounting;  Dix  Hills,  N.Y. 
Marisa  Cappel,  Management;  Fairfax,  Va. 
Brian  Carnes,  Management;  Leesburg,  Va. 
Jennifer  Cartis,  Int.  Business;  Stafford,  Va. 


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Alexandra  Carucci.  Int.  Business;  Udca,  N.V. 

Jennifer  Cewe,  Marketing:  Fairfax  Station,  \'a. 

Crystal  Charlesworth.  Management;  Sterling,  \  a. 

C\nthia  Chen,  Int.  Business;  Burke,  \a. 


Chelsea  Cheung,  International  Business;  Richmond,  Va. 

James  Chilton,  CIS;  Grayslake,  111. 

Cameion  Clark,  Marketing;  Mechanics\ille,  Va. 

Elizabeth  Clarke,  Management;  Staunton,  \a. 


James  Clous,  Finance;  Huntington  Station,  N.Y. 

Daniel  Collier,  Economics;  Reston,  \'a. 

Rachel  Cook,  Marketing;  Williamsburg,  Va. 

Michael  Cordingley,  Marketing;  Herndon,  \'a. 


Brian  Courter,  Economics;  McLean,  Va. 

Kathleen  De  Sear,  Management;  Woodstock,  \'a. 

Joseph  Decardi-Nelson;  Accounting,  Ghana 

Soniya  Desai,  Finance;  Harrisonburg,  Va. 


Laura  Drimimond,  .Accounting;  Strasburg,  Va. 

Robert  Dunn,  Finance;  Mooresville,  N.C. 

Charles  Edmunds,  .Accounting;  McKennev,  Va. 

Samantha  Engler.  Int.  Business;  Richmond,  Va. 


Benjamin  Erwin,  Finance;  Middleburv,  Conn. 

Cristina  Fabiano,  Accounting;  Scotch  Plains,  NJ. 

Ashley  Fassell,  Finance;  Baltimore,  Md. 

Ashley  Fennig,  Finance;  Columbia,  Md. 


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University  students  worked  diligently  for  years  in 
order  to  receive  their  diplomas  and  step  out  into  the 
real  world.  Yet,  as  many  left  their  college  days  behind 
and  moved  on  to  reality,  they  found  themselves  bewil- 
dered and  struggling  to  make  adult  decisions  inde- 
pendently. The  university  offered  a  class  that  hoped 
to  sohe  this  common  problem.  The  life  skills  seminar 
was  available  to  help  students  expand  the  imperative 
knowledge  that  was  not  generally  a  component  of 
formal  teaching  education  yet  was  indispensable  to 
ever^da)'  life. 

Professor  Brad  Roof  developed  the  Life  Skills: 
Real  Skills  for  Real  Life  class  in  1999.  "There  was 
[concern]  from  the  parents  and  students  that  we  didn't 
have  any  personal  business  enforcement.  The  course 
was  designed  to  sfive  students,  resrardless  of  their 
major,  some  skills  in  managing  their  own  business 
affairs,"  Roof  said. 

The  College  of  Business  and  the  Virginia  Society 
of  Certified  Public  Accountants  offered  the  life  skills 
class  as  a  seminar  series,  which  was  held  every  Tues- 
day for  two  hours  from  the  beginning  of  January  until 
the  end  of  February.  The  seminar  cost  $189,  which 
some  considered  a  small  price  to  pay  considering  the 
vast  amount  of  knowledge  and  skills  students  acquired 
during  the  course  of  the  class. 

There  were  seven  sessions,  and  each  covered  a 
different  topic  about  which  many  students  were  either 
confused  or  had  naive  preconceptions.  Each  class 
consisted  of  a  two-hour  discussion  informing  students 
about  an  assortment  of  situations  they  would  probably 
encounter  throughout  their  lives,  along  with  resource 
material  and  handouts.  It  also  featured  a  recruited 
expert  in  the  field  being  discussed.  "The  speak- 
ers were  practitioners  in  their  fields  with  10  to  30 
years  of  experience.  They  presented  the  fundamentals 
of  their  topic  area,  gave  examples  from  personal 
experience  and  answered  specific  questions  from  the 
students.  Many  of  the  speakers  have  been  with  us  for 
more  than  five  years.  They  don't  'sell  their  wares,'" 
said  Carol  Hamilton,  College  of  Business  professor. 


Speaking  during  the  life 

skills  class,  attorney  David 

Penrod  discusses  practical 

legal  advice.  Penrod  touched 

on  issues  such  as  contracts 

and  legal  matters  concerning 

marriage  and  divorce.  Photo 


Joe  Leake  from  FXB  Southeast  and  Mark  DeMara- 
is  from  Planters  Bank  &  Trust  discussed  personal  bank- 
ing. Their  talk  dealt  with  issues  surrounding  checking 
and  savings  accounts  and  the  proper  use  of  credit  cards, 
something  many  students  had  trouble  managing. 

The  financial  markets  session  provided  descrip- 
tions and  explanations  for  common  perplexing  finan- 
cial terms,  instruments  and  methods.  Gary  Nichols 
from  Ameriprise  Financial  taught  the  students  about 
these  topics. 

Tom  Northrop  from  Challenger,  Gray  &  Christ- 
mas, Inc.  taught  the  Career/Life  Planning  seminar. 
This  provided  insight  into  the  numerous  obstacles  one 
frequently'  encountered  when  searching  for  a  job.  It 
also  helped  enlighten  students  on  tips  and  skills  when 
going  on  interviews. 

Insurance  was  also  a  perplexing  topic  for  students, 
but  thanks  to  an  informative  seminar  by  Allstate 's  Steve 
Johnson,  students  gained  a  clearer  understanding  of  the 
concepts  involved.  Throughout  the  discussion,  various 
kinds  of  insurance  were  explained,  including  automo- 
bile, life,  accident,  homeowner's  and  renter's. 

A  major  benefit  of  the  life  skills  class  was  that  it  was 
open  to  students  of  all  years  and  majors.  "It  becomes  a 
survey  to  create  an  awareness  in  students  of  what  the 
issues  are  associated  with  their  own  personal  business  af- 
fairs," said  Roof. 

Over  time,  the  life  skills  class  had  become  ground- 
breaking. It  began  as  a  class  of  45  to  50  students  and 
had  grown  to  around  150  students  a  year.  Due  to 
word  of  mouth,  others  learned  about  the  incredible 
benefits  gained  from  the  two-month  class  and  students 
increasingly  took  advantage  of  the  opportunity. 

The  university  began  working  with  the  Virginia 
Society  of  Certified  Public  Accounts  to  create  a  toolkit 
that  could  be  distributed  to  other  campuses  to  begin 
other  life  skills  classes.  [b\'  Brianne  Beers] 


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One  of  Dr.  Joseph  Albert's  favorite  memories 
came  from  his  first  days  as  a  professor. 

"I  wanted  to  see  how  much  attention  I  was  getting 
from  my  students,  so  I  used  "portotious'  and  'iictuai' 
in  the  same  sentence,"  he  said.  "No  one  batted  an  eye 
[even  though]  they  are  not  words,  until  1  said,  "and 
that  will  be  on  the  test."" 

Albert  was  a  finance  professor  in  the  CloUege  of 
Business  (COB),  where  he  taught  a  wide  range  of 
classes.  "Of  these,  I  really  don't  have  a  favorite,  I  like 
them  all  for  different  reasons, "  he  said. 

His  FIN  il'-)  class  was  for  members  of  the  Madison 
Investment  Fund,  a  campus  organization  responsible  for 
managing  a  portion  of  the  university's  endowment. 
"I  really  enjoy  working  with  this  group  of  highly 
motivated  students,"  he  said. 

Albert  also  taught  FIN  450,  a  course  for  ciuantitative 
finance  majors,  a  degree  program  he  started  in  1994. 
"I  also  enjoy  teaching  the  graduate  students  in  both  our 
on-campus  program  and  our  Web-based  program." 

His  wife,  Licia,  a  former  real  estate  agent,  served 
as  an  adjunct  COB  professor  and  taught  FIN  210, 
Principles  of  Real  Estate.  "Her  ability  to  connect  her 
experiences  in  real  estate  to  the  course  topics  made  the 
information  prat  tical  and  rele\'ant  to  the  students,"  said 
senior  Phil  Horton. 

Senior  Kate  Newman  also  thought  the  class  was 
helpful.  "I  found  the  class  to  be  very  beneficial  for  the 
future  when  I  decide  to  own  mv  own  home,"  she  said. 

Although  Joseph  substituted  for  his  wife  on  oc- 
casion, the  couple  never  taught  together.  "When  my 
father  passed  away,  it  was  in  the  middle  of  the  May 
session,  and  [Joseph]  was  able  to  teach  my  class  for  me 
so  I  could  be  home  where  I  needed  to  be,"  Licia  said. 

Sharing  the  same  profession,  the  couple  had  a  lot 
to  discuss  at  home.  "We  obviously  talk  about  oiu"  classes 
and  classroom  experiences,  frustrations  and  successes, 
and  get  both  empathy  and  feedback  from  each  other," 
Joseph  said. 

Licia  added,  "We  can  discuss  the  same  things,  and 
he  knows  what  I'm  teaching,  so  if  something  new  comes 
up  that  I'm  not  aware  of,  he  can  helj)  me." 

Before  moving  to  Virginia,  Joseph  worked  at  the 


Presenting  a  problem  to 

students,  Joseph  Albert 

teaches  a  class  about  buying 

and  selling  stocks.  Albert 

and  his  wife  Licia  were  part 

of  an  international  real 

estate  organization.  Photo  by 

Revee  TenHuJsen 


University  of  North  Texas,  where  he  and  his  wife  met. 
Licia  was  a  graduate  instructor  in  Joseph's  department. 
After  dating  for  a  couple  of  years,  the)  married  in  1982. 
"Although  we  liked  the  imiversity,  Texas  siunmers 
do  not  compare  to  sunmier  in  the  Shenandoah  \'alle)," 
he  said. 

When  the  couple  met,  Licia  was  pursing  a  career 
in  real  estate  development.  "We  realized  the  lifestyle 
of  a  professor  is  very  different  from  somebody  in  real 
estate,"  she  said.  After  working  in  real  estate  to  decide 
if  that  was  the  career  path  she  wanted  to  follow,  she 
ultimately  chose  to  become  a  professor  like  her  hus- 
band. "Being  a  professor  allows  me  to  work  and  have  a 
family,"  she  said. 

Joseph  and  Licia  had  three  children  who  were 
alread\  following  in  their  academic  footsteps.  Both  of 
their  sons  graduated  from  the  university  in  2006  and 
their  daughter,  a  student  at  Blue  Ridge  Community 
College,  would  also  attend  the  university. 

Licia  earned  her  bachelor's  degree  in  music  from 
Baylor  University  and  her  Master  of  Business  Adminis- 
tration (MBA)  at  the  University  of  North  Texas.  Joseph 
graduated  from  the  Universit)'  of  South  Florida  and 
received  his  doctorate  from  Georgia  State  University. 
Prior  to  teaching  at  the  University  of  North  Texas,  he 
taught  briefly  at  Oglethorpe  University  in  Atlanta,  Ga. 

"As  with  so  many  careers,  mine  was  accidental," 
Joseph  said.  "I  did  ^vell  as  an  undergraduate  and  one  of 
m)'  professors  suggested  I  consider  pursuing  my  Ph.D." 

Joseph  pursued  business  due  to  his  interest  in  eco- 
nomics and  markets.  Although  Licia  was  an  undergrad- 
uate music  major,  she  decided  to  earti  her  MBA  because 
she  felt  it  was  the  most  marketable  graduate  degree:  "A 
very  common  reason  for  choosing  a  ciegree  program," 
Joseph  said. 

When  they  were  not  working  in  the  classroom, 
they  were  ski  instructors  at  Massanutten  Resort.  They 
spent  the  previous  summer  on  their  boat  on  Smith 
Mounlain  Lake  in  \'irginia.  \hy  Katie  O'Dovvd] 


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Susanna  Finger,  International  Business;  ;V, 
Abigail  Floyd,  International  Business;  Richm- 
Christopher  Franzoni,  CIS;  Manalapan,  N.J. 
Stacy  Freed,  HTM;  Mechanicsville,  Va. 


Andrew  Garber,  Finance;  Richmond,  Va. 
John  Giudice,  Economics;  Forest,  Va. 
Kellie  Grathwol,  HTM;  Bridgewater,  Va. 
Brent  Hardie,  Finance;  Millersville,  Md. 


Caitlin  Hartigan,  Marketing;  Salisbury,  Md. 
Maria  Heiser,  Management;  Spring  Grove,  Pa. 
Adam  Hendricks,  Accounting;  Sterling,  Va. 
Heather  Hetland,  Management;  Springfield,  Va. 


Philomena  Hoar,  Finance;  Chesapeake,  Va. 
Sara  Hoffmann,  Quantitative  Finance;  Centreville,  Va. 
Meredith  Hoyle,  Marketing;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 
Meredith  Hughes,  Marketing;  Alexandria,  Va. 


Michael  larrobino,  Management;  Easton,  Mass. 
Alina  lorgulescu.  Management;  Pitesti,  Roma 
LaTasha  Johnson,  Finance;  McKenny,  Va. 
Brittany  Jones,  Int.  Business;  Ashland,  Va. 


Melissa  Karlick,  Economics;  Herndon,  Va. 
Brian  Kennedy,  Marketing;  New  Providence,  N.J. 
Tyler  Kennedy,  Management;  Culpeper,  Va. 
Doyeon  Kim,  Int.  Business;  South  Korea 


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Matthew  Klein,  Accounting;  Potomac,  Md. 

Brooke  Kriesten,  Marketing:  Manassas,  Va. 

Christine  Lapera,  Management;  Lewes,  Del. 

Christopher  LaSpada,  Management;  Asbim,  N.J, 


Bethan\'  Lawrence,  Finance:  Madison.  Conn 

Emily  Leibel.  HTM:  Dresher,  Pa. 

Pamela  Leon,  Int.  Business:  Falls  Church,  \'a. 


David  Libbares,  Accounting;  Clifton,  Va. 


Lindsey  Lowerv,  Management;  Stuarts  Draft,  Va. 

Sara  Lowery,  Marketing;  Richmond,  Va. 

Gregor)'  Macur,  Finance;  Chesapeake,  Va. 

Justin  Main,  Economics:  Gray,  Maine 


Elizabeth  Marcucci,  Management;  Falls  Church,  Va. 

Anika  Mascarenhas,  Management:  United  Arab  Emirates 

Ralph  Mason,  Marketing:  Midlothian,  Va. 

Katie  McSween,  Finance;  Alexandria,  Va. 


Michael  Michigami,  Finance;  Voorhees,  N.J. 

Matthew  Miller,  Finance:  Catharpin,  Va. 

Jae  Miner,  CIS;  Herndon,  Va. 

Adam  Morehouse,  Finance;  Long  Valley,  N.J. 


Justin  Meyers,  Accounting;  Dayton,  Va. 

Therese  Muldoon,  Marketing:  Fairfax,  Va. 

Allison  Miuphy,  Finance;  Chantilly,  Va. 

Colleen  Murphy,  Management;  Chantilly,  Va. 


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To  be  an  adjunct  faculty  member  was  "an  honorific 
title  that  ma^■  be  granted  to  a  person  who  teaches  at  the 
university  on  a  part-time  basis  or  who  serves  the  uni- 
versitN-  in  a  significant  capacity  without  compensation," 
according  to  PoHcv  2104  in  the  university's  Manual  of 
Policy  and  Procedures.  The  title  defined  an  indi\idual  ^vho 
was  more  than  a  part-time  faculty  member. 

"Generally  adjuncts  do  not  have  any  departmen- 
tal responsibilities  [such  as]  advising  [or]  serving  on 
committees,"  said  Alysia  Davis,  an  adjunct  professor 
in  Cross  Disciplinary  Studies.  "Adjuncts  are  paid  on  a 
per-class  basis,  not  paid  a  salary  or  hourly  wages." 

Davis  previously  taught  at  Emory  University, 
where  she  worked  on  her  dissertation  in  women's  stud- 
ies. "Being  an  adjunct  has  not  been  a  career  decision 
for  me,  per  se,"  she  said.  "I  am  currently  working  on 
finishing  my  Ph.D.,  so  adjunct  teaching  affords  me 
an  opportunity  to  be  involved  in  the  classroom  and  to 
interact  with  students." 

Finding  a  feminist  communitv  within  the  universi- 
ty  played  a  part  in  Davis"  move  to  Harrisonburg.  "I've 
been  lucky  that  Dr.  [Anne  Janine]  Morey  and  other 
faculty  who  teach  women's  studies  at  JMU  have  been 
so  welcoming  to  me." 

"When  she  was  not  working  on  her  dissertation, 
she  adjunct  taught  at  two  other  universities  as  well.  "I 
really  enjoy  interacting  with  students,"  Davis  said.  "I 
love  to  see  the  'click'  moment  when  students  begin  to 
understand  difficult  concepts.  I  enjoy  trying  to  find  new 
ways  to  incorporate  course  concepts  into  students'  lives 
through  the  use  of  media  [and]  group  projects.  I  think 
that  my  primary  role  as  an  instructor  is  to  teach  critical 
thinking  skills.  The  absolute  best  part  of  teaching  is 
when  I  see  students  begin  to  truly  think  for  themselves." 

The  number  of  hours  an  adjunct  spent  preparing 
for  class  was  not  significantly  different  from  a  full-time 
professor.  "We're  still  responsible  for  devel- 
oping a  syllabus  and  course  content,  writing 
lectures,  attending  and  facilitating  class, 
grading  tests  and  assignments  and  giving 
support  to  students."  Davis  said. 

According  to  the  policy  manual,  the 
department  head  assigned  specific  respon- 


Checking  his  e-mail,  adjunct 

faculty  member  Cherian  Pu- 

limootil  waits  for  a  student's 

assignment.  Pulimootil  taught 

General  Education  philosophy 

and  religion  courses  as  well  as 

a  religions  of  India  class.  ?ho\.o 

by  Revee  TenHuisen 


sibilities  for  adjunct  faculty  members.  Time  spent  as 
an  adjunct  professor  did  not  count  toward  tenure. 
The  title  also  did  not  guarantee  future  employment 
at  the  university. 

Privileges  of  adjunct  faculty  included  the  use  of 
the  librar\'  and  other  universit}'  facilities  and  participa- 
tion in  scheduled  university  events,  activities  and  meet- 
ings on  the  same  basis  as  full-time  faculty  members. 

Frank  Raiter,  an  adjunct  professor  in  the  College 
of  Business  (COB),  came  to  the  university  from  Wall 
Street  in  New  York,  N.Y.,  after  retiring  from  Standard 
&  Poors  Rating  Services  in  2005.  Raiter  recruited 
students  from  the  university  over  the  years  and  be- 
came friendly  with  COB  professors  Joseph  Albert  and 
Dr.  Alfred  Francfort.  "I  was  impressed  with  the  quality  of 
the  graduates  we  hired  over  the  years,"  he  said. 

Raiter  accepted  his  job  at  the  university  after  Al- 
bert and  Francfort  recommended  him  for  a  position. 
"The  best  part  of  teaching  is  being  in  a  position  to 
help  students  get  started  on  their  careers  and  assisting 
in  their  search  and  interview  preparation." 

Another  adjunct  professor.  Dr.  Karen  Kwiatkowski, 
taught  in  the  political  science  department  for  three 
years.  "I  wanted  to  teach  and  was  not  really  interested 
in  full-time  work,"  she  said.  "I  did  think,  and  still  do, 
that  it  could  help  if  I  want  to  compete  later  for  a  full- 
time  faculty  position." 

Kwiatkowski  also  taught  online  and  in  class  at  the 
University  of  Maryland  University  College,  as  well  as 
for  the  online  American  Military  University.  "Teach- 
ing has  been  my  interest  for  a  long  time,"  she  said. 
"After  I  retired  from  the  military  in  2003,  I  moved 
in  that  direction."  Teaching,  she  said,  is  dynamic  and 
fun.  She  enjoyed  working  with  students  and  shar- 
ing "knowledge,  perspectives  and  information." 
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Between  planning  a  studv  abroad  program  and  serv- 
ing as  an  adviser  for  various  organizations,  Mark  Usry 
was  still  able  to  find  time  to  make  his  class  memorable  for 
his  students.  "[Professor  Usry]  was  one  of  the  best  teach- 
ers I  have  had  here  at  JMU,"  said  senior  Brent  HarcHc. 

Students  in  Usry's  COB  218,  Legal  Environment 
of  Business,  classes  did  not  just  learn  about  cases  the\ 
studied,  they  acted  as  members  of  the  jury.  Usry  started 
by  presenting  the  facts  of  a  case,  including  the  circum- 
stances and  parties  involved.  Students  then  participated 
as  jury  members,  weighing  evidence  and  considering 
possible  decisions  and  outcomes.  Usry  filled  the  class 
with  enthusiasm  as  he  shared  his  knowledge  and  passion 
for  business  law.  The  class  was  taught  with  a  mixture  of 
lectures,  videos,  activities  and  projects.  Classroom  discus- 
sions focused  on  stories  straight  from  recent  headlines. 

"He  was  flawless  in  his  lectures  and  provided  [up] 
to-date  examples  of  law  and  ethics  that  really  helped 
me  connect  the  law  to  today's  times,"  said  Hardie.  "I 
had  him  freshman  year  and  he  is  still  open  to  talking  to 
me  whenever  I  have  a  question." 

In  order  to  encourage  class  participation,  Usry 
made  sure  students  felt  comfortable  when  ex]3ressing 
their  opinions.  Students  were  encomaged  to  speak  up 
and  add  their  personal  experiences  and  knowledge  to 
discussions.  "He  made  it  a  comfortable  environment 
in  which  dialogue  and  debate  were  conmionplace,"  said 
senior  Andy  Lucas. 

Usry  also  served  alongside  Dr.  Traci  Pipkins,  a  professor 
from  the  writing  program,  as  the  program  co-director 


for  a  summer  session  in  Central  Europe.  The  program 
lasted  for  almost  three  weeks  and  participants  visited 
coimtries  within  Central  Europe,  including  Germany, 
Austria,  Hungar\'  and  the  Czech  Republic.  Students 
took  two  classes  abroad,  GHUM  251,  Hate,  Hope  and 
Healing,  and  I  BUS  298,  Business  Environment  of 
Europe.  The  courses  focused  on  the  history  and  culture 
of  those  who  survived  Nazi  and  Communist  oppression 
as  well  as  the  effects  of  politics,  culture  and  history  on 
business  in  a  given  region. 

"The  flow  of  the  program  is  great,"  said  Usry.  "Just 
enough  sites  and  briefings  and  downtime.  [Students 
enjo)]  the  abilitx'  to  discuss  what  the\-  have  seen  and 
heard  and  then  write  about  it."  With  groups  between 
12  and  16  students,  Usry  added  that  it  was  also  easy  for 
students  to  get  to  know  each  other. 

Throughout  the  trip,  students  were  constantly 
traveling,  visiting  castles,  local  businesses,  manufacturing 
plants  and  viewing  crown  jewels  and  art.  Usry  also  ar- 
ranged for  students  to  meet  with  politicians,  ambassadors 
and  local  businessmen,  giving  them  the  opportimity  to 
learn  about  the  countrs  "s  businesses  and  culture. 

In  addition  to  teaching  and  directing  a  study 
abroad  program,  Usry  was  also  the  facidty  adviser 
of  Sigma  Nu  fraternitv',  of  which  he  was  also  a  member, 
the  adviser  to  the  business  fraternity  Delta  Sigma  Pi 
and  worked  with  several  campus-wide  organizations, 
including  the  Lesbian,  Gay,  Bisexual,  Transgender 
and  Ally  resource  center.  [b\-  Kara  Beebe,  Rachael 
Groseciose  St  Alaria  Nosal] 


Displaying  a  la/out  of  the 

court  structure  to  students. 

Mark  Usry  discusses  a  court 

case  involving  Wal-Mart.  In 

addition  to  teaching  business 

lav/.  Usry  was  a  program 

director  for  the  Summer  in 

Central  Europe  program. 

Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen 


1821  Classes 


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Scott  Nance,  Management;  Reston,  Va. 
Trevor  Nardone,  Qiiantitati\e  Finance;  Keswic  k, 
Brian  Naujelis,  Marketing;  Forest,  Va. 
Kathryn  Newman,  Marketing;  Richmond,  Va. 


Blake  Nicosia,  Marketing;  Hillsborough,  N.J. 
Emily  Noonan,  Economics;  Fairfax,  Va. 
Kaitlin  O'Neil,  Accounting;  Bristow,  Va. 
Jonathan  Parker,  CIS;  Danville,  Va. 


Evan  Perlmutter,  Marketing;  Mt.  Sinai,  N.Y. 

Rachel  Persica,  Marketing;  Springfield,  Va. 

Zach  Peterson,  Finance;  Amhest,  N.H. 

Charlotte  Pevraud,  Int.  Business;  Minnetonka,  Minn. 


Sarah  Phillips,  Finance;  Richmond,  Va. 
Evan  Pick,  Finance;  Springfield,  Va. 
William  Pilson,  Marketing;  Woohvine,  Va. 
Stephen  Plastino,  Management;  Pelham,  N.Y. 


August  Politano,  Accounting;  Malverne,  N.Y. 

John  Priest,  Finance;  Mt.  Sinai,  N.Y. 

Gregory  Prince,  Accounting;  Herdon,  Va. 

Matthe^v  Proffitt,  Quantitative  Finance;  Mechanicsville,  Va. 


Alicia  Quinn,  Marketing;  Braintree,  Mass. 

Christina  Ramirez,  Accounting;  Downey,  Calif. 

\Iollie  Randa,  Management;  Springfield,  Va. 

Athena  Richardson,  Int.  Business;  Port  Jefferson  Station,  N.Y. 


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Aniaiida  Robinson,  Int.  Business  Fiiiiuice:  West  Chester,  Pa. 

Jonathan  Rohrer,  HTM:  Midlothian,  Va. 

Jessica  Roth,  HTM;  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Kristin  Rupert,  Management:  Stafford.  Va. 


Phil  Saraceno,  Marketing;  Scotch  Plains.  N.J. 

Jason  Sasala.  Int.  Business  Finance;  Herndon,  Va. 

Tiffanie  Saunders,  Management:  Forest,  Va. 

Alexis  Scarborough,  HTM;  Matawan,  N.J. 


Brisbane  Severino,  HTM:  Ashburn,  Va. 

Sarah  Simmons,  Management:  Oakton,  \'a. 

Nicole  Spagnoli.  HTM:  Cedar  Knolls,  N.J. 

Matthew  Stein.  Finance:  Falls  Church,  Va. 


Gregory  Sullivan,  Marketing:  West  Nvack,  N.Y. 

Laura  Sweeney,  Management;  Hamburg,  N.J. 

Sean  Sweeney,  Economics;  Winslow  Twp.,  N.J. 

William  Tabri,  Accounting:  Ashbiun,  Va. 


Revee'  Tenhuisen,  Finance:  Hummelstown,  Pa. 

Lindsey  Thacher,  Accounting;  Unionville,  Pa. 

Tamara  Torano.  Finance:  Glenwood,  Md. 

Brittney  Townsend,  Marketing:  Glen  Allen.  Va. 


Dexter  Trivett,  Management;  New  Kent,  Va. 

Julia  Trombley.  CIS;  Centreville.  Va. 

Sara  Twigg,  HTM;  Clinton.  N.J. 

Christopher  Vaughan,  Int.  Business:  Richmond.  Va. 


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From  April  2-8,  2006,  Zeta  Tau  Alpha  sponsored 
several  breast  cancer  awareness  activities,  highlighted 
by  an  event  called  Feel  Yoin-  Boobies  (FYB).  FYB  was 
founded  by  Leigh  Hurst,  a  two-year  breast  cancer 
survivor  who  started  the  campaign  in  an  attempt  to 
educate  )Oung  women  about  breast  cancer  and  the  im- 
portance of  doing  breast  self-examinations,  even  at  an 
early  age.  She  also  created  innovative  and  educational 
products  to  promote  awareness  of  and  eventually  help 
put  an  end  to  breast  cancer. 

"Breast  cancer  can  hit  anybody  at  any  age,"  Hurst 
said.  "I  just  remember  thinking  'I  can't  believe  this  is  hap- 
pening to  me.'  The  only  thing  I  could  hear  was  'cancer'." 

Hurst,  who  had  been  diagnosed  with  breast  cancer 
at  the  age  of  33,  was  celebrating  the  anniversary  of 
her  two-year  survivorship.  "I  remember  thinking  my 
whole  life  was  changed  in  a  very  bad  way,"  she  said. 

Hurst  said  the  only  reason  she  found  the  lump, 
which  felt  like  the  size  of  a  peanut,  in  her  breast  was 
because  she  was  very  in  tune  with  her  body.  "If  I  had 
waited  until  my  mammogram  age,  this  would  be 
a  whole  different  story.  If  you  rely  on  doctors  who 
only  examine  you  once  a  year,  you're  taking  a  huge 
risk,"  Hurst  said.  "If  at  33  it  wasn't  Sfetting  through 
to  me  to  do  a  breast  exam,  I  definitely  didn't  think  it 
would  get  through  to  anyone  younger." 

Hurst  did  not  have  any  of  the  risk  factors  for  breast 
cancer,  ran  marathons  and  was  in  good  health.  "Only 
you  know  what  the  normal  feeling  of  your  breast  is,  and 
when  it  doesn't  feel  right,"  Hurst  said.  "Your  body  is 


perfect.  It  was  given  to  you  and  you  should  love  it." 

FYB  was  started  by  accident  when  Hurst  realized 
that  she  had  a  story  to  tell  and  that  most  of  her  family 
and  friends  were  too  shy  to  ask  questions  about  the  sub- 
ject. FYB  was  simply  a  strategy  for  getting  her  friends 
to  talk  about  breast  cancer  "I  wanted  ni)'  friends  to  feel 
comfortable  to  ask  me  questions  so  they  could  learn 
to  talk  about  it,"  Hurst  said.  "I'm  trying  to  talk  about  an 
important  message  in  a  light-hearted  way." 

After  age  30,  women  had  a  one  in  250  chance  of 
getting  breast  cancer.  The  standard  age  to  start  getting 
mammograms  was  40,  and  women  had  a  one  in  eight 
chance  of  getting  breast  cancer  in  their  lifetimes.  Statis- 
tically, Caucasian  women  were  most  likely  to  get  breast 
cancer  out  of  all  ethnicities,  but  African-American 
women  were  most  likely  to  die  from  the  disease.  The 
general  survival  rate  for  all  women  was  87  percent  in 
the  first  five  years. 

Sophomore  Annie  Buchanan  said  that  she  had  not 
thought  about  doing  monthly  breast  exams  before  hear- 
ing Hurst  speak.  "I  really  enjoyed  her  presentation," 
Buchanan  said.  "You  don't  hear  about  these  things,  and 
it's  something  every  woman  needs  to  know." 

For  sophomore  Katharine  Tweedy,  it  was  Hurst's 
personal  testimony  that  inspired  her  to  start  doing 
breast  self-exams.  "I  thought  it  was  really  directed 
to  my  age.  I  had  never  thought  about  breast  cancer," 
Tweedy  said.  "Her  story  makes  you  want  to  do  it.  It 
was  a  really,  really,  really  good  presentation  and  I'm 
going  to  do  my  part." 

In  some  ways  Hurst  said  that  having 
breast  cancer  really  clarified  a  lot  of  things 
for  her.  "It  feels  good  to  do  [FYB]  and  it 
feels  like  I'm  supposed  to  be  doing  it.  I'm 
really  lucky  and  my  life  is  really  good.  I 
never  [think]  T  wished  I  never  had  it,'" 
Hurst  said.  "Every  day  I  live  is  a  better  day 
than  before,  especially  if  I  hadn't  learned 
the  lessons  I  had  when  I  had  breast  cancer." 
[by  Maggie  Miller] 


Telling  her  survival  story, 
Leigh  Hurst  discusses  the 
importance  of  breast  self- 
exams.  Hurst,  the  founder 
of  Feel  Your  Boobies, 
spoke  at  the  university  two 
years  after  being  declared 
cancer-free.  Photo  counesy  of 
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Duke  Dog.  Homecoming  Weekend.  D-Hall  brunch. 
Tlie  kissing  rock.  For  seniors,  2007  marked  four  years 
of  friendship,  fun  and  the  occasional  late-night  pizza. 
While  they  looked  back  fondly  at  their  undergraduate 
careers,  seniors  often  forgot  to  take  a  moment  to  thank 
their  home  avva\'  from  home. 

The  Madison  Class  Challenge  (MCC)  was  one  way 
to  thank  and  give  back  to  the  university.  The  MCC 
was  a  student-run  giving  program  that  highlighted  the 
importance  of  private  donations  to  the  luiiversitv.  The 
campaign  operated  under  the  Madison  Fund  w  ithin  the 
university  development  office. 

"We  encourage  students  to  make  a  donation  to  the 
university  as  a  celebration  of  their  time  here  at  JMU," 
said  MCC  Adviser  Kellv  Snow.  "We  want  to  educate 
students  about  why  giving  back  to  the  imiversitv  is  so 
important,  so  that  as  thev  go  out  into  the  world  and 
become  JMU  alumni,  thev  will  understand  and  make 
their  annual  contributions  to  their  alma  mater." 

The  MCC  began  in  1989  as  the  Senior  Class  Chal- 
lenge. In  previous  sears,  the  program  was  exclusive  to 
the  senior  class.  When  the  program  became  the  Madi- 
son Class  Challenge  in  2006,  it  still  focused  primarily 
on  seniors,  but  also  expanded  to  include  students  in  all 
folu-  classes.  Snow  said  MCC  hoped  to  be  a  "compre- 
hensive four-year  student  giving  program"  by  2010. 

"The  MCC  strives  to  instill  the  importance  of 
giving  while  students  are  still  at  Madison  in  hopes 
that  the\'  will  continue  to  support  the  institution  after 
graduation,"  said  senior  Gwendolyn  Brantley,  MCC 
student  director. 

\'olunteers  led  the  MCC  by  becoming  members  of 
the  steering  committee.  Seniors  who  wanted  to  give 
back  to  the  imiversity  before  they  graduated  could  also 
become  challenge  captains.  The  cajjtains  foimd  tun 
ways  to  encourage  senior  involvement  during  the  year. 

"The  reason  I  chose  to  do  MCC  is  simple,"  said 
senior  Stephanie  Brummell,  challenge  captain.  "JML 
has  given  me  some  of  the  best  learning,  most  challeng- 
ing and  overall  rewai  ding  experiences  of  my  life.  What 
better  way  [is  there]  to  show  how  thankful  I  am  than  b\ 
making  sure  that  as  time  passes,  the  opportunities  will 
only  grow  for  future  students?" 

The  year's  campaign  was  based  on  the  number  of 
seniors  who  participated  versus  a  definite  dollar  amount. 


Every  dollar  counts.  Snow  said.  "I  think  sometimes 
students  have  a  preconceived  notion  that  thev  have  to 
give  a  lot  of  moms,  therefore,  the\  do  not  give  at  all 
because  they  don't  ha\e  that  kind  of  monev  to  give.  We 
understand  that  students  don't  have  a  lot  of  money  so 
we  don't  expect  to  raise  a  crazy  amount  of  money." 

In  2006,  288  seniors  made  donations.  Members  of 
the  MCC  hoped  to  increase  the  number  of  senior  gifts 
to  500  in  2007.  "Students  should  know  that  MCC  ex- 
ists to  educate  and  gain  support,  not  drain  students  of 
their  money,"  Brantley  said. 

Many  students  did  not  realize  how  important 
private  dollars  were  in  the  growth  and  sustainability  of 
the  imiversit\'.  "\Vhile  tuition  covers  a  large  chunk  of  a 
student's  time  here  at  JMU,  private  dollars  go  above  and 
bevond  tuition  to  create  the  total  Madison  experience," 
said  Snow.  "UltimateK,  it  takes  a  little  bit  more  money 
to  make  JMU  the  awesome  place  that  it  is." 

Students  coidd  choose  which  department  their 
donations  benefited.  Among  others,  the  MCC  accepted 
donations  for  the  Madison  F'und,  Student  Affairs, 
Duke  Club,  athletics,  s(  hohirshijjs  or  any  specific  col- 
lege of  study. 

"Seniors  can  make  sure  the  money  they  donate 
goes  directh  to  the  department,  sport,  organization 
[or]  school  that  they  want  it  to,  assuring  them  that  the 
mone\'  they  donate  will  be  spent  on  bettering  the  part 
of  Madison  that  made  his  or  her  own  experience  here 
so  special,"  Brummell  said. 

The  MCC  also  hosted  various  publicity  events 
throughoiu  the  year  to  inform  students  about  the 
program.  Dining  Senior  Week,  it  sponsored  the  senior 
D-Hall  dinner  where  seniors  could  vote  on  the  menu. 
n>N    KalK-O'Dowd) 


Displaying  a  count:  of 
seniors  who  had  donated, 
the  Madison  Class  Challenge 
sign  stands  in  front  of  the 
Commons.  The  sign  stood 
TS  a  reminder  to  students  to 
donate  and  as  a  challenge  to 
surpass  the  donations  made 
by  the  previous  year's  class. 
Photo  by  Revee  JenHu\%en 


1186!  Classes 


[waller  -  ziegler] 


Douglas  Waller,  CIS;  Ailinglon,  Va. 
Jennifer  Walsh,  Marketing;  Sumerduck,  Va. 
Katrina  Weiss,  Management;  Carlisle.  Mass. 
Jennifer  Weitzei,  Marketing;  Williamsburg,  Va. 


Jeffrey  Wilson,  Management;  Medford,  N.J. 
Katelyn  Wiltshire,  Accounting;  W.Milford,  N.J. 
Heather  Windham,  Accounting:  Winchester,  Va. 
Sara  Wist,  Accounting;  Manassas,  Va. 


Saralyn  Woodruff,  Accounting;  Harrisonburg,  Va. 
Mary  Worden,  HTM;  Culpeper,  Va. 
Andrew  Wright,  Management;  South  Hill,  Va. 
Elizabeth  Young,  Accounting;  Arnold,  Md. 


Brian  Zalewski,  Accounting;  Ridgefield,  Conn. 
Michael  Ziegler,  Finance;  Towson,  Md. 


Seniors  1  1871 


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college  of 
education 


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education 

shaping  minds 


The  College  of  Education  (COE)  offered  under- 
graduate, graduate  and  service  programs  for  students 
interested  in  pursuing  professional  careers  in  the  fields  of 
education  and  teaching. 

The  curriculum  and  various  departments  in  COE 
strove  to  "prepare  professionals  who  value  civic  respon- 
sibility and  social  justice."  In  addition,  it  sought  to  help 
students  learn  how  to  "engage  all  learners  in  reflection, 
discovery,  renewal  and  transformation,"  according  to 
the  program's  Web  site. 

COE  began  the  school  year  with  the  relocation  from 
its  former  home  in  Roop  Hall  to  Memorial  Hall,  located 
on  South  High  Street.  The  universit)  leased  Memo- 
rial Hall,  formerly  Harrisonburg  High  School,  in  2005. 
After  20  years  in  Roop  Hall,  COE  made  the  move  in 
June  2006  to  join  the  departments  of  geology  and  earth 
science  and  military  science.  The  new  location  provided 
the  much-needed  room  for  expansion  of  the  college  and 
would  also  be  the  future  home  of  the  Department  of 
Learning,  Technolog)  and  Leadership  and  the  Educa- 
tion Support  Center. 

Coursework  for  education  students  was  often 
accompanied  by  field  experience.  This  gave  students  the 
opportunity  to  apply  their  knowledge  of  the  methods 
of  learning  from  their  studies  through  participation  in 
various  classroom  settings.  Education  majors'  field  experi- 
ence practicums  often  correlated  with  the  specific  areas  of 
education  they  were  studying.  Many  candidates  gained 
valuable  experience  through  student  teaching  in  local 
elementary  middle  and  high  schools.  "My  practicums  gave 
me  a  lot  of  knowledge  and  experience  that  I  can  carry 
with  me  into  my  future  career,"  said  senior  Anna  Cox. 
"The  relationships  I  built  with  the  students  and  teachers 
are  ones  that  I  will  never  forget." 

While  most  COE  students  were  placed  in  practicums 
in  Harrisonburg  and  its  surrounding  communities,  some 
were  fortunate  enough  to  take  their  studies  abroad.  In 
May  and  June  of  2006,  eight  COE  students  participated 
in  an  International  Practicum  program.  The  program 
gave  these  students  the  opportunity  to  travel  to  and  com- 
plete practicum  requirements  in  Melbourne,  Australia. 
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Departments 


Adult  Degree  Program 
Indi\'idualized  Study 
Interdisciplinary  Liberal  Studies 
Military  Science 


Goals 


•  To  educate  tor  the  multiple  protessions 
included  in  the  college  at  both  the  under- 
graduate and  graduate  levels,  not  merely 
by  transmitting  skills  and  knowledge  but 
by  stimulating  creativit3',  developing  cog- 
nitive abilities  and  encouraging  the  testing 
of  hypotheses  and  reinterpretation  oFthe 
human  e.xpenence. 

•  To  encourage  a  balanced  tacult\'  orienta- 
tion toward  teaching,  research,  scholar- 
ship, community  service  and  professional- 
ism that  recognizes  individual  strengths 
and  preferences  of  the  college's  faculty. 

•  To  create  an  en\'ironment  that  fosters  an 
atmosphere  ot  open  communication  among 
students,  faculty'  members  and  community. 

•  To  anticipate  societal  needs  and  provide 
necessary  resources  for  implementing  et- 
fective  off-campus  programs  now  and  in 
the  future. 


Most  Popular  Majors 


1.  Interdisciplinary  Liberal  Studies  -  BS 

2.  Individualized  Study  -  BIS 

3.  Education  (preparatory') 


Information  compiled  from  http://imu.edu/cata- 
log/06/index.html. 


II 90  I  Classes 


[ahmad 


Mfirium  Ahmad,  IDLS;  Manassas,  Va. 
Samantha  Albright.  IDLS;  Woodbridge,  Va. 
Priscilla  Bocskor,  ISS;  Vienna,  Va. 
Kristin  Bretz,  IDLS;  Bethesda,  Md. 


Jemma  Cairns,  IDLS;  Bowie,  Md. 
Federico  Carcich,  ISS;  Cutchogue,  N.Y. 
Dana  Ceccacci,  ISS;  Hillsborough,  N.J. 
!      Emily  Davis,  IDLS;  Oak  Hill,  Va. 


Hugh  Dawson,  ISS;  Chesapeake,  Va. 
Michelle  Demski,  IDLS;  Stephens  City,  Va. 
Amy  Evans,  IDLS;  Cherry  Hill,  N.J. 
Nichole  Furr,  IDLS;  Glade  Hill,  Va. 


Julie  Gallagher,  IDLS;  Duxbury,  Mass. 
Taryn  Goodwin,  IDLS;  Petersburg,  Va. 
Virginia  Hanner,  IDLS;  Fairfax,  Va. 
Amanda  Harris,  IDLS;  Richmond,  Va. 


Rachel  Harris,  IDLS;  Sterling,  Va. 
Tatiana  Horacek,  IDLS;  Richmond,  Va. 
Stephanie  Johnson,  IDLS;  Stuarts  Draft,  Va. 
Jessica  Jones,  ISS;  Pitman,  N.J. 


Catherine  Klocek,  IDLS;  Fairfax  Station,  Va. 
Catherine  Kropf,  ISS;  Herndon,  Va. 
Erich  Lantz,  IS;  Harrisonburg,  Va. 
Christine  LaPointe,  IDLS,  Far  Hills;  NJ. 


Seniors  1191 


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Heather  Laychak,  IDLS;  Huntingtown,  Md. 

Jemie  Lee,  IDLS,;  Clifton,  \'a. 

Anna  Lewus,  ISS:  Oak  Ridge,  N.J. 

Kathi\n  Long,  IDLS;  Rockville,  Md. 

Rachel  Maddy,  IDLS;  Harrisonburg,  \'a. 

Lauren  Martina,  IDLS;  North  Plainfield,  N.J. 

Amy  McLaren,  ISS;  Salem,  \'a. 

Jennifer  Meidlinger,  IDLS;  Sterling,  Va. 

Alison  Miller,  IDLS;  Vienna,  Va. 

Lauren  Mondy,  IDLS;  Mechanicsville,  Va. 

Natalie  Moore,  IDLS;  Stow,  Mass. 

Allison  Moriartv,  IDLS;  Pennington,  N.J. 

Jennifer  Moubray,  ISS;  Elkton,  Va. 

Morgan  Muelenaer,  IDLS;  Roanoke,  Va. 

Diane  Mussoline,  IDLS;  Haddonfield,  NJ. 

Ashle)'  Pattie,  IDLS;  Madison,  Va. 

Erin  Poppe,  ISS;  Herndon,  \'u. 

Shana  Rigney,  IDLS;  Rocky  Mount,  Va. 

Carole  Ryan,  IDLS;  Virginia  Beach,  \'a. 

Jean  Schawaroch,  ISS;  Ashburn,  Va. 

Lindsay  Seller,  IDLS;  Roanoke,  Va. 

Christie  Shull,  IDLS;  Herndon,  Va. 

Callan  Simmins,  ISS;  Lawrenceville,  N.J. 

Natalie  Stanzione,  IDLS;  Coatesville,  Pa. 

Katherine  Theobalds,  ISS;  Alexandria,  Va. 

Lori  Thomas,  IDLS;  Mechanicsville,  Va. 

Kimberly  Vanartsdalen,  IDLS;  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Heather  Williams,  IDLS;  Roanoke,  Va. 

Lindsay  Williams,  ISS;  Richmond,  Va. 


1921  Classes 


open 

for  business 


One  aspect  of  the  university  that  was  widely  recog- 
nized was  its  highly  rated  cuisine.  In  every  dining  facility, 
students  often  waited  in  long  lines  to  get  meals,  so  it  was  a 
welcome  addition  when  Corner  Bistro  was  built  in  Memo- 
rial Hall  and  opened  in  the  fall.  "It  was  opened  to  provide 
a  dining  option  for  students,  faculty  and  staff  who  have 
classes  or  work  at  Memorial  Hall  or  nearby,"  said  Angela 
Ritchie,  marketing  program  manager. 

Memorial  Hall,  formerly  Harrisonburg  High  School,  was 
newly  renovated  by  the  university  and  housed  the  College 
of  Education  and  the  Department  of  Military  Science,  and 
also  provided  classroom  space  for  a  number  of  other  courses. 

Corner  Bistro  included  West  End  Deli  and  Java  City 
coffee  bar.  Students  and  faculty  had  an  eclectic  range  of  food 
from  which  to  choose  at  the  deli,  including  paninis,  deli 
sandwiches,  soups  and  salads.  Freshly 
brewed  coffee,  espresso  and  specialty 
beverages  were  made  to  order  at  Java 
City  as  well  as  various  desserts.  Corner 
Bistro  was  open  Monday  through  Friday 
from  7:30  a.m.  to  2:00  p.m.  In  addition 
to  the  two  seating  areas,  Corner  Bistro 
accommodated  those  on  the  go  with  the 
option  to  carry  out. 

"I  was  really  excited  when  they  put 
the  new  dining  hall  in,"  said  senior  Kim 
McDonald.  "We're  so  far  away  from 
campus  and  it's  a  great  place  to  get 
something  to  eat  before  or  after  class. 
It's  really  convenient  for  the  people  in 
the  education  program." 

Both  the  West  End  Deli  and  Java 
City  accepted  meal  plan  punches  as  well  as  cash,  FLEX,  dining 
dollars,  dining  dollars  GOLD  and  credit  cards  as  payment. 

"We  are  improving  the  aesthetics  of  the  dining  area 
by  adding  a  large  framed  photo  of  campus  and  also  bulle- 
tin boards  to  act  as  an  information  center  where  students 
can  post  information,"  Ritchie  said.  "The  before  and  after 
photos  show  quite  a  transformation  from  where  we  started 
to  where  we  are  now." 

The  customers  at  Corner  Bistro  seemed  to  be  fully 
satisfied  with  the  latest  installment.  "It  was  nice  to  finally 
have  a  place  to  eat.  At  lunchtime  it  was  always  packed.  My 
friends  and  I  had  three-hour  classes,  so  professors  were 
always  supporting  us  to  go  during  our  break,"  said  junior 
Christina  Chirovsky.  Students'  feedback  was  extremely 
positive  and  the  staff  continued  to  take  suggestions  from 
students  in  order  to  continually  improve  their  dining  expe- 
riences at  the  new  facility,  [by  Brianne  Beers] 


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Standing  in  line,  students 
wait  to  order  from  West 
End  Deli,  part  of  the  Corner 
Bistro  located  in  Memorial 
Hall.  The  Corner  Bistro  was 
a  convenient  place  for  edu- 
cation majors  to  eat.  Photo 
by  Revee  lenHuisen 


Seniors  M93I 


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integrated  science  &  technology 


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Activities 

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[204]  Facilities  Planning 
and  Management 

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high  tech  solutions 


Spanning  across  Godwin  Hail,  Johnston  Hail  and 
tlie  Integrated  Science  &  Technology/Computer 
Science  and  Health  and  Human  Services  building  on 
the  East  campus,  the  College  of  Integrated  Science 
Sc  Technology  (CISAT)  housed  19  undergi  aduate 
programs.  These  ranged  from  health  sciences  and 
dietetics  to  computer  science  and  psychology.  Many  of 
the  college's  programs  were  interdisciplinary,  which  al- 
lowed students  to  study  subjects  that  encompassed  a  fu- 
sion of  math,  science  and  technolog}.  Programs  within 
the  college  stressed  a  hands-on  approach  to  learning, 
giving  students  the  opportunit\'  to  apply  their  class- 
room knowledge  in  several  of  the  college's  labs. 

The  innovative  nature  of  both  CISAT's  facilities 
and  curriculum  prepared  students  for  careers  in  a 
rapidi)'  changing  world.  The  college  aimed  to  arm  its 
students  with  the  knowledge  and  skills  to  confront  the 
issues  facing  modern  society.  "When  I  was  thinking 
about  my  major,  I  knew  I  wanted  to  work  with  people 
and  be  very  hands-on,  not  sitting  behind  a  desk  staring 
at  a  computer  screen,  so  I  found  health  sciences  to  fit 
perfecth'  into  the  criteria  I  was  looking  for  in  my  fu- 
ture career,"  said  freshman  Jessica  Goddard,  a  health 
sciences  major. 

Many  students  in  the  college  benefited  from  being 
able  to  work  closely  with  faculty  members.  According 
to  jiuiioi  kinesiology  major  Garrett  Allison,  "The  col- 
lege has  excellent  professors  who  are  experts  in  their 
fields,  and  it  also  provides  the  lab  ecjuipment  necessary 
to  train  you  for  your  given  profession." 

Through  the  use  of  cutting-edge  lab  equipment 
and  innovative  computer  software,  students  were  able 
to  put  into  practice  what  they  had  learned  in  their 
classrooms.  "As  a  kinesiology  major,  we  spend  time 
in  the  Human  Performance  Lab,  which  has  a  DEXA 
machine,  as  well  as  a  V02max  machine,  that  allow  us 
to  test  the  human  body's  compostion  and  abilities," 
explained  Allison. 

While  students  within  CISAT  studied  a  broad 
spectrum  of  subjects  in  a  plethora  of  majors,  advance- 
ment of  society  was  a  common  goal  that  ran  through  all 
programs  of  study.  The  use  of  modern  technology  and 
opportunities  to  obtain  first-hand  experience  helped 
these  students  attain  that  goal,  [by  Stephanie  Hardman] 


Departments 


•  Communication  Sciences  and  Disorders 

•  Computer  Science 

•  Health  Sciences 

•  Integrated  Science  &  Technology 

•  Kinesiology 

•  Nursing 

•  Psychology 

•  Social  Work 


•  To  develop  and  sustain  a  community  ol 
faculty  that  pursues  high-quality  instruc- 
tional, scholarly  and  service  opportunities. 

•  To  loster,  among  both  faculty  and  stu- 
dents, life-long  professional  development, 
personal  growth  and  commitment  to  ethi- 
cal behavior. 

•  To  contribute  to  the  betterment  of  society 
at  local,  regional,  national  and  global  levels. 

•  To  promote  and  support  a  collaborative, 
Interdisciplinary  perspective. 

•  To  promote  the  wise  use  of  appropriate 
technology  and  the  application  ol  scientific 
principles  to  everyday  lite. 


Most  Popular  Majors 


1.  Health  Sciences  -  BS 

2.  Kinesiology  -  BS 

3.  Nursing  -  BSN 


Information  compiled  from  http://jmu.edu/cata- 
log/06/index.  html. 


M^ 


1961  Classes 


[adler  -     i 


l.indsey  Adlcv,  Social  Work;  Virginia  F);_. 
Christopher  Anderson,  Kinesiology;  Fairfax,  \; 
.SalK  Ap]3iah,  Health  Sciences:  Centreville,  Va. 
Jeremy  Balch,  ISAT;  Portsmouth,  Va. 


Amanda  Barber,  Nursing;  Annapolis,  Md. 
Stephanie  Earnhardt,  Nursing;  Springfield,  Va. 
Michael  Barrett,  ISAT;  Centreville,  Va. 
Kelly  Berger,  Kinesiology;  Columbia,  Md. 


David  Bittner,  ISAT;  Roan,  Va. 

Jennifer  Bock,  Health  Sciences;  Fredricksburg,  Va. 

Marisa  Bortone,  HSA;  Frankford,  N.J. 

Lynn  Bounds,  Health  Sciences;  Denton,  Md. 


Becca  Bourne,  Dietetics;  Richmond,  Va. 
Courtney  Boyd,  Psychology;  Dover,  Del. 
Laura  Boyer,  Kinesiology';  Richmond,  Va. 
Nadine  Bradley,  Kinesiology;  South  Africa 


Rachel  Branch,  Psychology;  Herndon,  Va. 
Roger  Brookes,  Kinesiology;  Mechanicsville,  Va. 
Joe  Callis,  Kinesiology;  Hampton,  Va. 
Lawrence  Callis,  Kinesiology;  Hampton,  Va. 


Christine  Cappa,  ISAT;  Springfield,  Va. 
Elizabeth  Carter,  Social  Work;  Falls  Church,  Va. 
Angela  Cheung,  Nursing;  Oak  Hill,  Va. 
Christina  Chiaro,  CSD;  South  Huntington,  N.Y. 


Seniors  I  1971 


[christopher  -  ethridge] 


Ashley  Christopher,  Health  Sciences;  Long  \'alley,  NJ, 

Ashley  Clark,  Psychology;  Richmond,  Va 

Crystal  Clark,  Psychology:  Harrisonburg,  Va 

Lauren  Clary,  CSD;  Richmond,  \'a. 


Cassandra  Class,  Psychology;  Lewes,  Del 

Derek  Cole,  Computer  Science  Mathematics;  Blue  Ridge,  Va 

Brittany  Cook,  CSD;  McLean,  Va 

Melynda  Cotten,  Psychology;  Chesapeake,  Va 


Jo  Coyner,  HSA;  Waynesboro.  Va 

Erin  Crawley,  ISAT;  Springfield,  Va 

Sarah  Crockett,  Health  Sciences;  Wythyille,  Va 

Chiquita  Cross,  Psychology;  Portsmouth,  \'a 


Michael  Dardozzi,  CSD;  Green  Lane,  Pa 

Thomas  Davidson,  ISAT;  McLean,  Va 

Channing  Dayis,  CSD;  Sharps,  Va 

Whitney  Dear,  CSD;  Virginia  Beach,  Va 


Christina  DeBacco,  Psychology;  Williamsburg,  Va 

Amanda  Denney,  Psychology;  Hampton,  Va 

Rachele  Douglas,  Psychology;  Richmond,  Va 

Linia  Duncan,  CSD;  Moneta,  Va 


Sarah  Dunevant,  Dietetics;  Lynchburg,  Va 

Dana  Edwards,  Health  Sciences;  Montyille,  N.J 

Kyle  Engan,  Computer  Science;  Thornton,  Pa 

Young  Ethridge,  Kinesiology;  King  George,  Va 


I  1981  Classes 


gang 


green 


As  the  United  States  continued  to  face  increasing 
energy  costs,  the  notion  that  earthly  resources  had  a 
finite  limit  was  becoming  an  undeniable  reality.  Va- 
rieties of  conservation  methods  emerged  as  solutions 
to  the  growing  number  of  environmental  detriments. 
The  university's  Integrated  Science  &  Technology 
(ISAT)  department  was  part  of  a  greater  worldwide 
network  of  people  trying  to  create  an  environmen- 
tally sound  future  for  generations  to  come.  Through 
much  research  and  dedication,  the  department  put  a 
number  of  energy  conservation  projects  into  action, 
such  as  windmills,  solar  panels  and  burning  trash  for 
alternative  energy  sources.  While  these  efforts  may 
have  seemed  insignificant,  they  were  only  small  pieces 
of  a  grander,  greener  puzzle. 

ISAT  focused  on  creating  solutions  to  real  world 
human  issues  by  combining  science,  technology,  busi- 
ness and  social  components  to  appropriately  manage 
sophisticated  dilemmas.  With  many  hands-on  labora- 
tories, students  familiarized  themselves  with  the  equip- 
ment that  would  ultimately  allow  them  to  develop 
applicable  solutions  to  existing  problems. 

ISAT  was  involved  in  a  host  of  conservation  proj- 
ects aimed  at  making  a  better  tomorrow.  Windmills, 
solar  panels  and  trash  burning  were  only  a  small  part 
of  ISAT's  conservation  efforts.  The  program  actually 
dove  much  deeper.  Within  the  ISAT  department  was 
the  Center  for  Energy  and  Environmental  Sustainabil- 
ity  (CEES).  Sustainability  studies  and  the  science  be- 
hind it  operated  on  the  understanding  that  sustainable 
development  could  advance  human  well-being  and 
quality  of  life  while  protecting  environmental  quality, 
conserving  resources  and  meeting  human  needs  at  an 
acceptable  financial  cost.  The  idea  of  sustainability 
maintained  that  the  current  generation  should  not 


Pointing  out  the  changes 

on  the  screen,  senior  Kevin 

Kidd  shows  group  members 

seniors  Chad  Reams  and 

Thomas  Davidson  how  the 

program  will  create  a  random 

location  to  place  their  Radio 

Frequency  Identification  tags. 

Some  senior  thesis  projects 

developed  in  the  labs  of 

ISAT  were  implemented  into 

society  with  the  intention  to 

improve  and  conserve.  Photo 

by  Revee  TenHuisen 


compromise  posterity's  ability  to  meet  its  needs.  The 
center  promoted  sustainable  lifestyles  and  community 
and  business  practices  through  research,  education 
and  outreach.  By  conducting  integrated  studies  of 
energy,  natural  resources,  social  needs  and  economic 
development,  the  center  could  better  work  toward  a 
sustainable  society. 

Within  CEES  were  five  cornerstone  programs, 
including  air  quality,  water  quality,  alternative  fuels  and 
renewable  energy  education  and  research  programs 
within  ISAT.  Over  the  years,  many  major  government 
and  university-sponsored  studies  took  place  to  advance 
knowledge  of  energy  and  how  to  efficiently  maintain 
air  and  water  quality.  The  university's  alternative  fuel 
program  made  many  strides  in  its  exploration  of  life 
beyond  the  use  of  fossil  fuels.  Students  involved  with 
the  concentration  worked  on  finding  better  ways  to  sub- 
stitute hydrogen,  compressed  natural  gas,  biodiesel  and 
ethanol  for  garden-variety  fuels  at  the  local  pumps.  The 
university's  efforts  on  biodiesel  and  collaboration  with 
the  City  of  Harrisonburg's  transit  authority  received 
acknowledgement  from  President  George  W.  Bush  in 
the  summer  of  2005.  Fuel  cells  and  electric  and  hybrid 
vehicles  were  among  the  many  projects  worked  on  by 
students  in  the  alternative  fuels  concentration. 

Each  year,  ISAT  faculty  brought  in  over  $2  mil- 
lion of  grant  and  contract-supported  research  funds. 
These  funds  directly  contributed  to  the  growth  of 
ISAT  programs  and  allowed  members  of  the  ISAT 
family  to  work  toward  the  goal  of  a  greener  univer- 
sity and  society.  By  conducting  integrated  research 
and  continuing  the  promotion  of  the  implementation 
of  more  sustainable  practices,  ISAT  hoped  to  foster 
a  collective  culture  of  natural  resource  awareness  for 
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After  years  of  having  their  meals  prepared  for 
them  by  their  parents,  many  college  students  found 
it  difficult  to  learn  to  cook  on  their  own.  While  some 
students  relied  on  delivery  services  or  convenient  micro- 
wavable  options,  others  took  an  active  step  in  learning 
culinary  techniques.  These  skills  could  be  learned  in 
NUTR  140,  Contemporary  Foods. 

The  class,  which  was  open  to  all  majors,  focused  on 
proper  methods  for  food  selection,  purchasing,  plan- 
ning, preparation  and  service.  Students  learned  from 
a  combination  of  lectures  and  hands-on  cooking  labs. 
Starting  with  the  basic  concepts,  they  learned  how 
to  measure  different  solid  and  liquid  ingredients  and 
about  the  consequences  of  improper  food  preparation. 

"I  think  it  would  be  beneficial  for  students  of  oth- 
er majors  to  take  this  class  because  believe  it  or  not,  a 
ton  of  people  do  not  have  basic  common  sense  about 
things  like  measuring  and  therefore  will  not  be  able 
to  cook  for  themselves  when  thev  are  on  their  own 
without  their  parents  to  cook  for  them,"  said  freshman 
Selena  Hilton-Aragon,  a  dietetics  major. 

The  class  was  composed  of  lectures  as  well  as  lab 
sessions  that  allowed  students  to  apply  the  concepts 
learned  in  the  classroom.  Labs  took  place  in  the 
kitchen,  where  students  worked  in  pairs  to  prepare  dif- 
ferent dishes  incorporating  a  specific  ingredient  each 
session.  At  the  end  of  a  lab,  each  pair  was  required 
to  taste  all  the  dishes  their  classmates  had  prepared. 
They  then  rated  different  aspects  of  each  dish  using  a 


one-to-five  rating  scale.  Lab  tests  consisted  of  questions 
based  on  the  particular  ingredients. 

"Lab  is  the  best  part  because  you  really  learn  about 
the  quality  of  certain  foods,"  said  senior  Kendra  Fink. 
"It's  like  a  cooking  class  in  high  school  but  more  fun 
and  in-depth.  I  like  being  able  to  cook  and  try  out 
things  Lve  never  tried  before." 

While  the  class  offered  a  basic  overview  of  food 
groups  and  preparation  and  supplied  students  with 
recipes  and  ideas  for  new  cooking  styles,  many  stu- 
dents found  it  conducive  to  various  food-related  career 
endeavors.  Junior  dietetics  major  Christina  Koschak 
was  eager  to  appl)  the  skills  she  learned  in  the  class 
to  a  futine  career  with  the  government  organization 
Women,  Infants  and  Children.  She  learned  simple 
ways  to  spice  up  recipes  by  adding  certain  ingredients 
to  make  them  more  appealing  for  the  people  she  would 
be  helping.  "I'll  be  able  to  teach  them  how  to  prepare 
simple  meals, "  she  said. 

For  dietetics  majors,  the  class  was  a  prerequisite  for 
higher-level  courses.  Many  students  in  other  majors, 
however,  viewed  the  class  as  an  opportimity  to  branch 
out  of  their  usual  class  schedules.  The  idea  of  having 
a  chance  to  cook  and  eat  in  the  classroom  appealed  to 
many  students  and  afforded  them  the  opportunity  to 
gain  experience  in  a  new  realm.  Acquiring  culinary 
competence  helped  them  banish  the  stereotype  of  col- 
lege students  living  solely  off  ramen  noodles  and  pizza, 
[bv  Joanna  Brenner  &  Stephanie  Hardman] 


Measuring  vegetable  oil 

for  a  recipe,  sophomore 

Lauren  Walston  and  senior 

Jeremy  Tipton  participate  in 

the  lab  component  of  NUTR 

140.  The  class  consisted  of 

a  lecture,  as  well  as  a  lab 

that  allowed  students  to 

apply  their  knowledge  in  the 

kitchen.  Photo  by  Kettle  Nowlin 


12001  Classes 


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Natalie  Ewell,  Dietetics;  Richmond,  V'a. 
Laura  Favin,  Psycholog)';  Rockville,  Md. 
Eric  Ferrara,  Computer  Science;  Vienna,  Va. 
Emilv  Fletcher,  Health  Sciences;  Amelia  Island,  Fla. 


Georgette  Flood,  Psychology;  Fairfax,  Va. 
Elizabeth  Flook,  Nursing;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 
Morgan  Flynn,  Health  Sciences;  Knoxville,  Md. 
Melissa  Francisco,  Nursing;  Stafford,  Va. 


Robert  Gallerani,  ISAT;  Simsbury,  Conn. 
Jessica  Galliani,  Psychology;  Stafford,  Va. 
Chelsea  Garfield,  Kinesiology;  Fredericksburg,  Va. 
Patrick  Gay,  Kinesiology;  Warrenton,  Va. 


Ryan  Geary,  ISAT;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 
Christopher  Gennaro,  ISAT;  Danbury,  Conn. 
Tiara  Gentry,  CSD;  Hampton,  Va. 
Bryan  Ghee,  Athletic  Training;  Cheltenham,  Pa. 


Jessica  Gidwani,  Health  Sciences;  Manassas,  Va. 
Philip  Giordano,  Kinesiology;  Sewell,  N.J. 
Renee  Goldsmith,  Health  Sciences;  Southold,  N.Y. 
Alex  Goryuk,  Computer  Science;  Mt.  Crawford,  Va. 


Millie  Graham,  Nursing;  Salisbury,  N.C. 
Kristen  Grathwol,  Nursing;  Bridgewater,  Va. 
Stevie  Gray,  Kinesiology;  King  George,  Va. 
Lauren  Grindle,  Psychology;  Sterling,  Va. 


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Chesney  Grizzard,  Psycholog)';  Ashland.  Va. 

Alyssa  Gurney,  CSD:  Manassas,  Va. 

Megan  Gustafson.  Health  Sciences;  Swanzey,  N.H. 

Lindsay  Haag.  Nursing;  Arlington,  Va. 


Ashleigh  Hail,  Social  Work;  Fairfax.  Va. 

Megan  Harmon,  Psychology;  Denton,  Md. 

Rhiannon  Hart.  Health  Sciences;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 

Lora  Harvell,  Nmsing;  Richmond.  Va. 


Krista  Hedderich,  ISAT;  Harrisonburg,  Va. 

Laura  Higgins.  Health  Sciences;  Covington.  Va. 

Lindsey  Hiteshew,  ISAT;  Gary.  N.G. 

Claire  Hoffman.  Nursing:  Springfield,  Va. 


Jessica  Horning,  Social  Work:  Ashburn.  Va. 

J.  Alex  Horsley,  ISAT;  Yorktown,  Va. 

Jessica  Hussey,  Kinesiology;  Canada 

Brian  Hutchison,  Geographic  Science;  Oak  Ridge,  N.J. 


Angela  Ishee,  Dietetics;  Charlottesville,  Va. 

Justin  Jenkins,  ISAT;  Huddleston,  Va. 

Jacob  Jobe,  Kinesiology;  Appomattox,  Va. 

David  Kaufmann,  Psychology:  Yorktown,  \'a. 


Julie  Keeler,  Social  Work;  Newport  News,  Va. 
Megan  Kelley,  Nursing;  Manassas,  Va. 

Mariana  Kershteyn.  Health  Sciences;  Burke,  Va. 

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Tsegereda  Kifle,  Health  Sciences;  Arlington,  Va. 


1 202  i  Classes 


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buttons 


Although  an  increasing  number  of  classes  were 
requiring  the  use  of  student  response  pads,  or  clickers, 
many  sfudents  were  unfamiliar  with  the  way  the  technol- 
ogy worked.  Clickers  were  electronic  response  pads  that 
emitted  radio  signals  that  were  picked  up  b)'  a  receiver 
connected  to  the  USB  port  of  an  instructor's  computer. 

In  classrooms  equipped  with  einstruction's  Class- 
room Performance  System  (CPS).  instructors  could 
integrate  multiple-choice  questions  into  their  lectures, 
and  students  pressed  a  button  on  their  hand-held  re- 
mote control  devices  to  submit  their  answers.  A  display 
of  the  class'  answer  distribution  was  created  after  students 
had  submitted  their  responses,  and  the  students  and 
instructor  could  then  discuss  the  results.  Students" 
answers  remained  anonymous  and  could  onh'  be  identi- 
fied by  individual  registration  numbers. 

While  the  CPS  technology  had  been  around  for 
some  time,  it  had  only  caught  the  attention  of  Ameri- 
can educators  in  the  last  few  years.  The  technology 
was  used  for  the  first  time  at  the  university  during  the 
fall  semester  of  2005. 

The  university's  Center  for  Instructional  Technol- 
ogy (CIT),  Media  Resources  and  members  from  Li- 
braries and  Educational  Technologies  worked  together 
to  provide  support  for  instructors  who  were  interested 
in  using  CPS.  Media  Resources  set  up  the  hardware 
in  classrooms  while  CIT  trained  instructors  to  use 
the  software.  "There  is  a  decent  sized  learning  curve 
in  terms  of  learning  the  software,  but  after  teachers 
decide  on  how  they  want  to  incorporate  it  into  their 
class,  it's  easy  to  use  every  day,"  said  Andrea  Adams, 
an  administrator  of  CIT. 

Students  in  Dr.  Thomas  Benzing's  emaronmental  issues 
class  did  not  have  much  difficulty  adjusting  to  the  tech- 
nology. His  students  used  the  clickers  to  record  atten- 


dance and  to  respond  to  checkpoint  questions.  Benzing 
also  gave  the  option  of  using  the  clickers  to  answer  the 
multiple-choice  sections  of  his  last  two  exams.  "Mul- 
tiple-choice questions  for  exams  done  through  clickers 
are  faster  than  Scantron,"  said  Benzing.  "I  can  give  the 
students  their  grades  as  they  walk  out  of  the  room,  but 
only  a  portion  of  my  exams  are  multiple  choice,  the 
other  part  is  essay,  which  is  done  traditionally." 

Benzing  used  CPS  for  several  reasons,  but  pri- 
marily to  gauge  students'  understanding  through  the 
instantaneous  nature  of  the  software.  "In  the  past,  I 
assumed  that  if  a  couple  people  answered  correctly, 
they  were  representative  of  the  class,"  said  Benzing. 
"Now  I  can  ask  the  whole  class  and  get  the  whole  class 
to  respond." 

According  to  a  survey  conducted  by  the  CIT  in  the 
fall  semester,  most  of  the  professors  who  used  clickers 
had  large  class  sizes.  "Using  the  clickers  was  a  more 
interactive  way  to  see  how  everyone  was  doing  with  the 
material,"  said  junior  Jenna  Cook.  "It  made  everyone 
involved,  rather  than  just  having  one  person  raise  their 
hand.  Since  our  answers  were  anonymous,  I  think  it 
helped  people  feel  more  comfortable  about  answering  a 
question  because  they  had  the  ability  to  get  the  question 
wrong  without  the  class  knowing  it." 

Others  felt  there  were  some  drawbacks.  "The 
only  thing  I  disliked  about  using  the  clickers  was  that 
I  often  forgot  to  bring  it  to  class  with  me,"  said  junior 
Stephanie  Hardman.  "On  days  when  I  forgot  it,  I  felt 
like  I  was  missing  out  on  part  of  the  class." 

As  of  the  fall  semester,  CIT  noted  that  14  instruc- 
tors used  clickers  in  their  classrooms.  "The  people  who 
are  using  it  now  are  instructors  that  like  instructional 
technology,  and  like  incorporating  new  strategies  into 
the  classroom,"  said  Adams.  "I  think  as  the  success 
of  this  technology  is  proven  through  each  class,  it 
will  catch  on  with  other  instructors."  [by  Jean  Han] 


Submitting  her  response, 
a  student  uses  a  clicker  to 
participate  in  GEOL  1 10. 
Graphs  recording  student 
responses  were  displayed  on 
the  projector  after  students 
submitted  their  answers. 
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There  was  much  more  involved  in  taking  care  of 
a  baseball  stadium  than  one  typically  thought,  and  the 
students  of  KIN  436,  Facilities  Planning  and  Manage- 
ment in  Sport  and  Recreation,  had  the  chance  to  expe- 
rience first-hand  how  much  planning  and  management 
was  required  to  successfully  run  a  facilit\.  Instead  of 
reading  a  textbook,  the  students  put  on  hard  hats  and 
got  to  work. 

After  Brad  Babcock  completed  two  memorable  jobs 
at  the  university  as  a  baseball  coach  and  working  for  the 
Athletics  Administration,  he  decided  to  give  teaching  a 
shot  and  started  a  new  course,  facilities  management,  as 
part  of  the  sports  management  jjrogram. 

"When  I  woiked  for  Athletics  Administration, 
my  biggest  responsibility  was  facility  planning,  mak- 
ing schedules  of  who  used  the  facility  at  what  time  and 
maintaining  it,"  said  Babcock.  The  objective  of  the  class 
was  to  gain  valuable  knowledge  on  how  facilities  were 
managed  and  how  they  were  built.  The  class  focused 
on  structures  and  facilities  around  the  campus  and 
throughout  the  Harrisonburg  community. 

"We  learned  how  to  manage  a  facility  from  differ- 
ent aspects,  including  day-to-day,  safety  and  function- 
ality," said  jimior  Brandon  Lapetina.  "We  also  focused 
on  the  Americans  with  Disabilities  Act  and  how  that 
affects  buildings  and  facilities  being  built."  The  class 
also  learned  about  risk  management  and  what  to  do  in 
case  of  an  emergencv  dining  an  athletic  event,  accord- 
ing to  junior  J. C.  Cartwright. 

"Though  I  don't  foresee  mvself  reallv  tr\ing  to 
pursue  a  career  in  the  field  of  facilities  management, 
it's  good  to  be  familiar  with  it.  especially  if  vour  major 
is  sports  management,"  said  junior  Jamie  Rogers. 

Babcock 's  students  knew  they  were  being  taught 
from  experiences  from  Babcock 's  own  career.  "Mr. 


Babcock  is  a  very  knowledgeable  person.  He  has  been 
a  coach,  athletic  director  and  an  events  manager  for 
JMU  in  the  past,"  said  Cartwright.  "There  is  no  text- 
book for  the  class  because  he  feels  that  what  he  teaches 
us  is  all  we  have  to  know.  I  believe  that  it  is  a  good  way 
to  teach  because  his  students  will  have  a  first-hand 
experience  of  his  knowledge." 

The  class  took  various  field  trips  and  learned 
more  than  any  book  could  teach.  Different  sites  visited 
were  Gold's  Gym,  Harrisonbvirg  High  School,  Har- 
risonburg Parks  and  Recreation  and  Memorial  Hall's 
new  Softball  and  baseball  fields. 

"Ever\thing  is  taken  into  consideration,  from  the 
appropriate  lighting  to  how  many  seats  there  should 
be  in  the  stadium  and  what  kind  of  grass  should  be 
grown,"  said  senior  Allyn  Trueblood. 

"Even  though  I  took  the  class  because  it  was  lequired 
for  sports  management,  it  was  really  interesting,"  said 
Lapetina.  "I'm  not  sure  what  I  want  to  do  as  a  job,  but  it's 
nice  to  be  able  to  see  what  has  and  has  not  ^vorked  in  simi- 
lar situations.  It  gives  me  a  heads  up  on  how  I  might  run  a 
stadium  or  recreation  center  in  the  future." 

One  of  the  most  memorable  site  visits  was  a  trip 
to  the  Robert  and  Frances  Flecker  Athletic  Perfor- 
mance Center  while  it  was  under  constiiiction.  The 
lead  architect  guided  students,  discussed  the  design 
of  the  building  and  showed  them  the  different  stages 
of  development.  "We  wore  hard  hats  and  really  got 
some  hands-on  experience,"  said  Babcock. 

"Hands-on"  was  the  best  wav  to  describe  the  class. 
"I'm  tr)ing  to  give  back  to  students  in  a  creative  way," 
explained  Babcock.  "It  is  important  to  see  things  first- 
hand. It  is  easy  to  read  it  in  a  book,  but  the  students 
will  be  so  far  ahead  of  the  game  if  they  do  plan  to 
have  a  career  in  this."  [by  Katie  FitzGerald] 


Using  real  examples. 
Brad  Babcock  instructs 
students  in  his  class  on  legal 
issues  relating  to  facilities 
management   KIN  436  gave 
students  an  opportunity  to 
gain  hands-on  experience 
regarding  the  necessary 
planning  and  management 
of  sports  facilities.  Photo  by 
Revee  TenHuisen 


12041  Classes 


[kilgor 


Kari  Kilgore,  Kinesiology;  Sterling,  Va. 
Elizabeth  Kimball,  Geographic  Science;  Baltiii, 
Kathr)n  Klein,  CSD;  Ponte  Vedra  Bch.,  Fla. 
Benjamin  Knear.  Computer  Science;  Afton,  Va. 


Sarah  Kulp,  Health  Sciences;  Moorestown,  NJ. 
Marcela  Kwon,  Health  Sciences;  Fairfax,  Va. 
Jeff  Laarz,  Health  Sciences;  Poquoson,  Va. 
Rachel  Lachance,  Psychology;  Baltimore,  Md. 


Jamee  Lawson,  Health  Sciences;  Vinton,  Va. 
Monica  Lazur,  Kinesiology;  Mechanicsburg,  Va. 
.\dam  Lee,  Computer  Science;  Ijamsville,  Md. 
Jerrine  Lee,  Kinesiology;  Cumberland,  Va. 


Matthew  Lesser,  Kinesiology;  Hampton,  Va. 
Adam  Lowe,  Psychology;  Burke,  Va. 
Gregory  Lowe,  HSA;  Huntington,  N.Y. 
Kristen  Lundsten,  Psychology;  Dover,  N.J. 


Andrew  Luther,  Psychology;  South  Kingstown,  R.L 
Joanna  Lynch,  Psychology;  Annandale,  Va. 
Bernadette  Macdonald,  CSD;  Falls  Church,  Va. 
Kristen  Maher,  Nursing;  Brookhaven,  Pa. 


Kara  Makara,  Psychology;  Arlington,  Va. 
Adam  Mathews,  Computer  Science;  St.  Paul,  Va. 
Thalahne  Mayer,  Health  Sciences;  Richmond,  Va. 
Benjamin  McAndrews,  Athletic  Ti-aining;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 


Seniors  12051 


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Kristen  McAneny,  Psycholog)';  Westampton,  N.J. 

Colleen  McConnell,  CSD:  Logan  Township,  N.|. 

Lindsay  McCormick,  CSD;  Victoria,  Va. 

Lori  McVay,  Health  Sciences;  Keeling,  Va. 


Karol  Mendoza,  Psychology;  Danbury,  Conn. 

Sofanit  Mesfin,  HSA;  Harrisonburg,  Va. 

Eileen  Meyer,  Nursing;  Olney,  Md. 

Kelsey  Michl,  Health  Sciences;  Dorset,  \'t. 


Heather  Miron.  Social  Work;  Roanoke,  Va. 

Dayid  Mock,  Kinesiology;  Woodbridge,  Va. 

Brianne  Murphy,  Ps)'chology;  Silver  Spring,  Md. 

Laura  Mustian,  Nursing;  Richmond,  \a. 


Ashley  Nesselrodt,  Nursing:  Winchester,  Va. 

Joanne  Niere,  Health  Sciences;  Surprise,  Ariz. 

Rebecca  Norton,  CSD:  Cummaquld,  Maine 

Kimberly  O'Connor,  Health  Sciences;  Centreville,  Va. 


Patrick  Olin,  ISAT;  Manassas,  Va. 

Anne  O'Neil,  Health  Sciences:  Frederick,  Md. 

Lawrence  Osborn,  Psychology';  Springfield,  \'a. 

Rachel  Palenski,  Nursing:  McLean,  Va. 


Stefanie  Parker,  Kinesiology;  King  William,  Va. 

Elena  Patarinski,  Psychology:  Waynesboro,  Va. 

Michael  Pawlo,  ISAT;  Long  Valley,  N.J. 

Tiffany  Payne,  Social  Work;  Warrenton,  Va. 


12061  Classes 


from 

tke  sidelines 


Although  the  university  was  on  the  brink  of  its  ap- 
plication of  Title  IX  adjustments  that  would  terminate 
a  number  of  varsity  sports  teams,  the  sports  programs 
continued  to  draw  large  and  diverse  crowds  of  athletic 
fans  along  with  local  and  national  media.  The  varsity 
teams  and  the  public  had  a  reciprocal  relationship. 
The  teams  wanted  publicity  and  people  to  fill  the 
venues  during  games,  while  the  public  hoped  to  be  a 
part  of  a  sporting  world  in  which  the  media  attracted 
sports  fanatics  to  tune  in  to  games.  The  university's 
Sports  Media  Relations  served  as  the  liaison  between 
the  varsity  teams  and  the  public. 

The  office  of  Sports  Media  Relations  was  staffed 
by  a  number  of  sports  fans,  including  four  public 
relations  professionals  with  over  75  combined  years  of 
experience  in  college  athletics,  a  publications  coordina- 
tor/graphic designer  and  a  sports  photographer.  More 
than  100  promotional  materials,  including  media 
guides,  game  programs,  schedule  cards,  schedule  post- 
ers and  ticket  brochures,  were  produced  each  year. 
The  photography  department  also  provided  the  news 
media  with  easy  access  to  images  of  the  university's 
athletic  competitions. 

Headed  by  Director  Gary  Michael,  the  Sports 
Media  Relations  staff  also  maintained  the  athletic 
program's  Web  site.  The  office  was  responsible  for 
publicizing  the  accomplishments  of  teams,  athletes  and 
coaches,  the  preparation  and  distribution  of  stories 
on  the  university  athletic  competitions  to  the  news 
media,  staffing  home  events  and  updating  and  main- 
taining statistics,  records  and  historical  data.  Staff  also 
prepared  printed  media  guides,  nominated  athletes 
for  honors,  maintained  a  telephone  hotline  for  fans. 


provided  results  of  university  athletic  competitions 
and  managed  the  JMU  Sports  Broadcasting  Network. 

The  immense  amount  of  responsibilities  could 
not  be  fulfilled  without  outside  help.  Sports  Media 
Relations  employed  a  number  of  students  to  help  with 
its  operations.  The  student  employees'  duties  included 
not  only  secretarial  work  but  also  the  controlling  of 
the  scoreboard  of  the  football  stadium,  including  the 
JumboTron  and  its  video  display. 

The  students  working  for  Sports  Media  Relations 
were  diverse  in  their  academic  concentrations,  ranging 
from  kinesiology  to  media  arts  and  design  to  commu- 
nication studies.  Nonetheless,  they  were  all  sports  fans 
in  one  way  or  another.  By  working  for  Sports  Media 
Relations,  students  were  able  to  gain  valuable  experi- 
ence in  public  relations  and  working  with  the  media, 
and  ultimately  helped  bring  the  spotlight  onto  the 
varsity  teams  of  the  university. 

Sports  Media  Relations  played  an  important  role 
in  the  success  of  the  university's  athletic  programs. 
Through  its  operations,  the  office  was  able  to  serve  as 
a  liaison  between  the  public  and  the  university's  teams. 
While  the  office  functioned  like  a  well-oiled  machine, 
its  operation  would  not  have  run  as  smoothly  without 
the  devoted  people  working  toward  the  common  goal 
of  promoting  the  university's  sports  programs,  [by 
Sunny  Hon] 


Watching  through  the 
video  LCD  screen,  senior 
Stephen  Lackey  follows  the 
action  of  the  athletes.  Sports 
Media  Relations  hired  a  num- 
ber of  university  students 
to  help  videotape  and  edit 
sporting  events  for  coaches, 
players  and  publicity.  Photo 
courtesy  ofSlephen  Lackey 


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On  Sept.  13.  students  crowded  into  a  packed 
lecture  hall  to  hear  Salameh  Xematt,  the  \Vashhigton 
Bureau  Chief  of  Al-Hayat  International  Arab  Daily, 
a  London-based  Arabic  language  newspaper,  speak 
about  the  future  of  relations  between  the  United 
States  and  the  Muslim  world.  The  lecture,  entitled, 
"The  World  is  Not  Fiat:  A  Clash  of  Civilizations  or  a 
New  World  Order?"  was  part  of  the  Tolstoy  Lecture 
Series  sponsored  by  the  university's  Maiiatma  Gandhi 
Center  for  Global  Nonviolence. 

Dr.  Sushil  Mittal,  Hinduism  professor  and  founder 
of  the  Gandhi  Center,  spoke  about  the  event.  "The 
Mahatma  Gandhi  Center  for  Global  Nonviolence 
enhances  di\ersitv  in  thought  and  international  educa- 
tion bv  increasing  the  capacity  of  people  to  think  on 
an  inter-cultural  and  inter-civilizational  basis,"  he  said. 
"International  education  builds  respect  and  ties 
between  nations,  advances  learning  and  scholarship 
and  is  a  powerful  force  in  replacing  myths  and  misin- 
formation with  knowledge  and  understanding.  The 
level  of  our  students'  global  skills  and  understanding 
will,  in  large  measure,  determine  our  ability  to  man- 
age international  conflict,  promote  peace  and  exercise 
leadership  in  the  2 1st  century." 

One  focus  of  Nematt's  talk  was  to  bring  a  ne\\ 
perspective  to  the  events  of  Sept.  11,  2001.  He  noted 
the  effects  of  colonization,  saving  it  left  the  people  of 
the  Middle  East  and  North  Africa  feeling  bitter  and 
disillusioned.  They  felt  that  their  regimes  served  the 
West,  rather  than  their  own  people.  He  also  explained 
the  desperate  situation  in  which  many  Middle-Eastern 
people  found  themselves  li\'ing,  situations  that  left 
people  facing  extreme!)'  high  levels  of  unemployment, 
illiteracy  and  poverty. 

"I  think  Mr.  Nematt  gave  the  most  informative 
and  reality-based  perspective  on  the  war  on  terrorism 
that  I  have  ever  come  across,"  said  sophomore  Chris 
Gray.  "He  strayed  from  the  rhetoric  that  is  being 
thrown  around  so  easily  these  days  about  Islamic  Fas- 
cism or  American  Imperialism  and  focused  on  what 
I  too  believe  to  be  the  root  cause  of  Middle  Eastern 
terrorism:  poverty  and  oppression.  I  think  this  kind 
of  presentation  is  extraordinarily  important  to  a  col- 
lege campus.  Not  only  is  it  the  job  of  a  good  student 
to  question  and  engage  the  world  we  live  in,  it  is  also 
important  for  American  citizens  to  rethink  what  we 
call  'the  war  on  terror.'" 


Senior  Heather  Luciano  agreed,  saying,  "I  found 
him  to  be  really  insightful  because  he  had  such  a  uni- 
versal perspective  on  events  in  the  Middle  East  that  was 
refreshing.  We  usually  look  at  the  Middle  East  from  a 
Western  point  of  view  and  Salameh  Nematt  broadened 
that  perspective  by  simply  letting  us  view  Lebanon  and 
Jordan  through  his  own  personal  experience." 

Nematt  pointed  out  that  imder  no  circumstances 
was  he  trying  to  justify  terrorism,  but  simply  trying 
to  explain  it.  He  said  that  90  percent  of  Al  Qaeda's 
terrorist  victims  were  Muslim  and  that  terrorism  today 
"is  plaguing  Muslims  first."  He  emphasized  that  the 
conflict  was  not  a  clash  between  Muslim  and  Christian 
ci\  ilizations,  but  if  terrorism  continued  to  be  dealt 
with  as  a  religious  threat,  that  is  what  it  would  become. 
Nematt  also  stressed  that  violent  action  produced 
violent  reactions  and  suggested  that  the  United  States 
should  lead  the  process  of  building  a  global  strategy  to 
bring  peace  to  the  region. 

Overall,  the  event  was  an  enlightening  experience 
for  all  who  attended.  As  Mittal  said,  "International 
scholars  like  Salameh  Nematt  bring  unique  perspectives 
to  their  work.  They  assist  us,  and  more  importantly  our 
students,  to  become  conscious  of  our  presuppositions... 
They  offer  a  second  lens  through  which  all  could  look, 
a  second  language  in  which  all  could  speak.  They  invite 
us  to  think  about  our  own  values,  beliefs  and  practices 
and  about  those  of  people  who  authentically  hold  ones 
that  are  different  from  ours.  This  is  the  best  way  to  pre- 
pare oin-  students  to  find  their  way  through  the  actual 
world."  [by  Kati  Kittsj 


Presenting  as  part  of 
the  Tolstoy  Lecture  Series 
in  Global  Nonviolence, 
Salameh  Nematt  discusses 
relationships  between  the 
United  States  and  the  Mus- 
lim world-  The  lecture  was 
free  and  open  to  the  public 
Photo  by  Sarah  T/jomos 


1 208  I  Classes 


[peace ._ 


Erin  Peacock,  Psychology;  Culpeper,  Va. 

Susan  Peck,  Psychology;  Staunton,  Va. 

Katel)n  Pennisi.  Health  Sciences;  Leonardtown,  Md. 

Da\id  Perry,  ISAT;  Middletown,  Va. 


Jov  Petway,  Social  Work;  Hampton,  Va. 
Alex  Porteous,  Geographic  Science;  Oakton,  Va. 
Stacey  Powdrell,  Kinesiolog)';  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
Kevin  Ray,  ISAT;  Courtland,  Va. 


Amanda  Reedy,  Psychology;  Harrisonburg,  Va. 
Karen  Reinhard,  CSD;  Abingdon,  Va. 
Gregory  Rice,  Biotechnology;  Roanoke,  Va. 
Jennifer  Richards,  Psycholog)-;  Purcellville,  Va. 


Jody  Roberts,  CSD;  Pilesgrove,  N.J. 

Kurt  Rohrbacher.  Computer  Science;  Catonsville,  Md. 

Shannon  Romer,  Nursing;  Vienna,  Va. 

Brandon  Rothschild,  CSD;  Chesapejike,  Va. 


Meryl  Rubin,  Health  Sciences;  Metuchen,  N.J. 
Erica  Ruley,  Psychology;  Lexington,  Va. 
Andrew  Rutherford,  Kinesiology;  Harrisburg,  Pa. 
Rebecca  Scherer,  Psycholog)';  Herndon,  Va. 


Jennifer  Schranz,  Social  Work;  Wilmington,  Del. 
Carolyn  Schubert,  Kinesiology;  Charlottesville,  Va. 
Jessica  Schudda,  Psychology;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 
Bridget  Schultz,  Psychology;  Ridgewood,  N.J. 


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Allison  Schutz,  Geographic  Science;  Centreville,  \'a. 

Rachel  Scott,  Nursing;  Charlottesville,  \'a. 

Mark  Shuey,  Health  Sciences;  Fincastle,  Va. 

Jennifer  Sievers,  Psychology;  Bethesda,  Md. 


Samantha  Simmons,  Psychology;  Staunton,  Va. 

Brian  Singer,  Computer  Science;  Charlotte,  N.C. 

Elizabeth  Siron,  Nursing;  Orange,  Va. 

Sarah  Steinbach,  Kinesiology;  Doylestown,  Pa. 


Kathryn  Stockton,  Nursing;  Midlothian,  Va. 

Meghan  Stockton,  CSD;  Louisa,  Va. 

Brigid  Strain,  Kinesiology;  Mount  Vernon.  Va. 

Kristin  Styles,  Nursing;  Montgomery,  N.|. 


Hannah  Swan,  Social  Work;  Lovingston,  Va. 

Lisa  Taff,  Kinesiolog)';  West  Chester,  Ohio 

Anna  Taggart,  Psychology;  Charlottesville,  Va. 

Melissa  Thomas,  Health  Sciences;  Reston,  Va. 


Brianna  Tokar,  ISAT;  Miller  Place,  N.Y. 

Jonathan  Tonilin,  CSD;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 

Kimberly  Weishaar,  Health  Sciences;  Yorktown,  Va. 

Meredith  Wessels,  Psychology;  Aurora,  Ohio 


Kevin  Winston,  Kinesiology;  Beltsville,  Md. 

Ashley  Young,  ISAT;  Mechanicsville,  Va. 

Chelsea  Young,  Social  Work;  Defiance,  Ohio 


1210  I  Classes 


first  daughter 


Growing  up  was  already  a  difficult  task;  imagine 
growing  up  the  daughter  of  a  senator.  Freshman 
Tyler  Allen's  father,  George  Allen,  was  a  former  Re- 
publican senator  and  governor  of  the  Commonwealth 
of  Virginia.  Not  many  students  could  say  that  about 
their  fathers. 

Allen  was  born  into  the  world  of  politics.  Her  fa- 
ther had  been  in  politics  since  she  was  a  baby  growing 
up  in  Charlottesville,  Va.,  when  he  was  a  member  of 
the  House  of  Delegates.  After  her  father  was  elected 
governor  when  she  was  5  years  old,  she  moved  into  the 
governor's  mansion  in  Richmond,  Va.  "That  was  a 
lot  of  fun.  I  hated  how  the  secret  service  would  drive 
me  to  school  every  day,  though.  I  wanted  to  ride  the  bus 
like  everyone  else!"  Allen  said. 

Allen  made  sure  the  special  treatment  and  atten- 
tion did  not  get  to  her  head.  "People  always  ask  me  if 
living  in  the  governor's  mansion  was  like  the  most  ex- 
travagant life  in  the  world,  but  I  was  so  young,  I  didn't 
become  snobby  with  all  the  maids,  cook  and  fancy 
parties.  I  was  oblivious  to  the  whole  thing,"  she  said. 

Her  life  as  the  senator's  daughter  seemed  to  come 
straight  from  movies  and  television,  as  she  lived  in 
a  world  where  fundraisers,  speeches  and  important 
get-togethers  were  regular  day-to-day  activities.  While 
her  father  did  most  of  the  talking,  Allen  made  sure  to 
always  stand  by  her  dad  with  a  smile  on  her  face. 

It  was  not  always  a  fairytale,  however,  for  the  rising 
sophomore.  When  Allen's  father  ran  against  Chuck 
Robb  for  a  seat  in  the  Senate,  the  family  moved  to  Al- 
exandria, Va.,  less  than  a  month  before  Sept.  11,  2001. 
One  of  the  Aliens'  new  neighbors  was  in  the  plane  that 
crashed  into  the  Pentagon.  "What  a  tragic  way  to  meet 
the  neighborhood:  at  a  candlelight  vigil  in  the  cul-de- 
sac,"  Allen  said.  Her  family  also  endured  heartache 
with  her  father's  last  campaign  for  re-election  in  2006. 
"People  were  attacking  us  without  proof  of  their  stories, 
people  who  didn't  even  know  us,"  said  Allen.  "All  of 
these  attacks  forced  our  family  to  become  closer  than 


ever  before." 

Allen  and  her  father  may  have  shared  their  drive 
and  determination,  but  as  far  as  career  preference 
went,  the  two  were  on  separate  paths.  Journalism, 
rather  than  politics,  was  Allen's  calling.  "I  don't  think 
I  would  ever  be  a  politician  because  then  I'd  probably 
have  to  live  in  Northern  [Virginia].  People  there  can 
be  so  rude;  protestors  came  to  our  house!"  Allen  said. 

Her  mind  was  set  on  studying  print  journalism  as 
a  media  arts  and  design  major.  Allen's  goals  were  clear. 
"My  dream  is  to  write  for  a  music  magazine,  like  Alter- 
native Press,"  she  said.  She  also  had  plans  to  write  her 
own  autobiography  in  which  she  could  fully  express  her 
thoughts  and  experiences  throughout  her  life. 

The  university  seemed  to  be  a  great  fit  for  Allen. 
She  fell  in  love  with  the  atmosphere  of  the  campus.  "All 
the  people  are  really  nice,  I  had  known  a  lot  of  people 
who  had  come  here  and  they  all  loved  it,"  she  said. 

Having  her  best  friend,  freshman  Meg  Gerloff, 
here  with  her  at  the  university  helped  her  a  lot.  "She 
is  one  of  the  craziest  people  I  know!"  Gerloff  said  of 
Allen.  "[But]  that's  not  what  I  love  about  her.  It's  rare 
to  ever  see  her  not  smiling."  The  longtime  friend  was 
with  Allen  throughout  the  entire  campaign  season. 
"She  was  there  for  me  and  she  would  get  so  mad  at  the 
papers  with  me  because  she  knew  my  dad  was  really  a 
nice  guy,"  said  Allen. 

For  most  people,  freshman  year  was  always  a 
major  adjustment  and  could  be  very  difficult  to  get 
through.  For  Allen,  her  freshman  year  was  an  amaz- 
ing experience.  "I've  learned  a  lot  about  myself  and 
others,"  she  said. 

Allen's  friends  and  family  had  high  expectations 
for  her  future.  "With  a  great  education  and  experienc- 
es in  the  beautiful,  historic  and  wholesome  Shenando- 
ah Valley  at  JMU,  I  expect  and  hope  that  Tyler  will  be 
guided  by  solid  principles  and  lead  a  successful,  happy, 
healthy  life  with  loyal  friends,"  her  father,  George  Al- 
len, said,  [by  Brianne  Beers] 


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family  as  her  father  gives  a 
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paign tour.  During  election 
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appearances  with  her  family. 
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With  an  emphasis  on  research,  the  College  of  Sci- 
ence &  Mathematics  (CSM)  was  dedicated  to  preparing 
its  students  for  careers  in  industry,  education,  medicine 
and  government.  Whether  interested  in  financial  math, 
geology  or  zoology,  students  were  provided  with  several 
useful  resources  to  enhance  their  knowledge. 

The  department  of  geology  and  environmental  sci- 
ence brought  about  a  significant  change  in  its  curricu- 
lum by  introducing  a  new  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in 
an  earth  science  program.  The  program  would  provide 
students  with  the  certification  necessary  to  teach  earth 
science  in  a  classroom  setting. 

According  to  the  No  Child  Left  Behind  Act, 
high  school  teachers  were  required  to  have  at  least  a 
bachelor's  degree  in  the  subject  they  taught.  Before  the 
installation  of  this  program,  there  were  not  any  degrees 
offered  in  earth  science  in  the  state  of  Virginia.  Those 
interested  in  teaching  the  course  were  typically  geology 
majors,  which  did  not  always  secure  all  the  requirements 
necessary  to  teach  earth  science.  By  taking  advantage  of 
the  program,  prospective  earth  science  teachers  would 
not  have  to  return  to  school  to  complete  1 8  more  credit 
hours,  which  had  been  the  previous  requirement. 

As  well  as  new  additions  to  the  program,  CSM  also 
offered  students  several  resources  to  further  their  scien- 
tific education.  One  of  these  resources  was  an  observa- 
tory located  in  a  campground  in  Stokesville,  Va.  The 
campground  was  home  to  a  14-inch  telescope  under  a 
16-foot  dome  and  provided  astronomy  students  with  the 
chance  for  dark-sky  observation. 

With  the  development  of  new  programs  and  a 
chance  for  hands-on  experience,  the  sky  was  the  limit 
for  CSM  students.  More  significant  changes  were 
expected  for  the  future,  [by  Joanna  Brenner] 


Departments 


•  Biology 

•  Chemistry 

•  Geology  and  Environmental  Studies 

•  Mathematics  and  Statistics 

•  Physics 


Goals 


•  Provide  foundational  understanding  of 
science  and  mathematics  for  the  educated 


•  Provide  an  exemplary  program  in 
mathematics  and  science  for  prospective 
teachers. 

•  Provide  the  educational  basis  and  techni- 
cal skills  to  prepare  science  and  mathemat- 
ics students  lor  the  workforce. 

•  Provide  the  theoretical  and  practical 
foundations  for  success  in  professional  and 
graduate  programs. 


Most  Popular  Majors 


1.  Biology-  BS 

2.  Chemistry  -  BS 

3.  Mathematics  -  BS 


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1214  I  Classes 


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C'hristina  Adams,  Biology;  Fredericksbui  l-. 
Sandra  Aja,  Biology;  Easton,  Md. 
Kristen  Angster,  Biology;  Richmond,  Va. 
Nabil  Bishara,  Biology;  Great  Falls,  Va. 


Andrew  Cardoni,  Biology;  Baltimore,  Md. 

Kathleen  Carroll,  Biology;  Union,  N.J. 

Justin  Crawford,  Physics;  York,  Pa. 

Taryn  Cummens,  Chemistry;  Vineyard  Haven,  Mass. 


Peter  Day,  Biology;  Reston,  Va. 
Kathleen  Fry,  Biology;  Ellicott  City,  Md. 
Kristen  Grathwol,  Biology;  Bridgewater,  Va. 
Christopher  Halnon,  Biology;  Culpeper,  Va. 


Katherine  Inge,  Biology;  Vinton,  Va. 
Elizabeth  Kelly,  Biology;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 
Kyle  Kretschmer,  Biology;  Sparta,  N.J. 
Joshua  Krueger,  Biology;  Bristow,  Va. 


Mark  LeMunyon,  Physics;  Oak  Hill,  Va. 
Bonnie  Ludka,  Physics;  Crofton,  Md. 
Gordon  McGuire,  Biology;  Linden,  Va. 
Brian  Monck,  Biology;  Randolph,  N.J. 


Christopher  Myers,  Geology;  Pittsgrove,  N.J. 
Timothy  Pote,  Physics;  Stafford,  Va. 
Myles  Robinson,  Biology;  Fairfax,  Va. 
Sheinei  Saleem,  Biology;  Kurdistan 


Seniors  12151 


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Kelli  Savia,  Biology;  Hayniarket,  V'a. 

Kelly  Sharbel,  Mathematics;  Alexandria,  V'a. 

Owen  Shufeldt,  Geology';  Woodstock,  N.Y. 

Anita  Singh,  Biology;  Ashburn,  Va. 


Beattie  Stmgill,  Biology;  Marion,  Va. 

Karina  Tarn,  Biology;  Hong  Kong 

Rebecca  Taylor,  Biology;  Andover,  N.J. 

Emily  Treadaway,  Biology;  New  City,  N.Y. 


Danielle  Vacca,  Mathematics;  Lorton,  Va. 
Abby  Williams,  Biology;  Germantown,  Md. 


1 216 1  Classes 


fueled 


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Gonave  Island,  located  20  miles  west  of  the  main- 
land of  Haiti,  was  one  of  the  poorest  areas  in  the 
world.  In  Pointe-a-Raquette,  only  2  percent  of  inhabit- 
ants had  formal  employment  in  2006.  Charcoal 
production  led  to  a  state  of  deforestation  on  the  island. 
Medical  supplies  and  health  care  were  inadequate 
to  meet  the  demands  of  the  population.  This  was  why 
the  International  Partnership  for  La  Gonave  (IPLG) 
was  created  in  2005. 

University  professors  Dr.  Tom  Syre,  Dr.  Tammy 
Wagner  and  Dr.  Mary  Tacy  traveled  to  Gonave  in  2003 
to  set  up  the  partnership  and  establish  their  headquar- 
ters in  Pointe-a-Raquette.  The  IPLG  was  created  to 
aid  Gonave,  Haiti,  in  improving  its  infrastructure  and 
quality  of  life  for  its  citizens. 

Members  of  IPLG  ranged  from  church  groups  to 
private  individuals,  as  well  as  members  of  the  univer- 
sity faculty  and  student  body.  The  requirement  for 
membership  was  only  to  be  "...interested  in  working  to 
better  conditions  on  the  island,"  said  Tacy,  director  of 
the  IPLG.  Tacy  had  been  the  director  of  the  organiza- 
tion since  its  inception  in  2005  and  observed  the 
effects  of  the  IPLG  in  helping  transform  Gonave. 

Projects  performed  by  the  partnership  and  its 
affiliates  varied  from  telecommunications  and  data 
collection  to  improving  the  water  supply  and  nutrition 
and  health  care  fields.  The  projects  were  funded  by 
various  sources,  including  the  university's  Office  of 
International  Programs,  IPLG  members  and  private 
contributions  from  outside  individuals  and  organiza- 
tions. Recent  projects  included  mapping  out  an 
economic  plan  for  the  island  based  on  the  United  Na- 
tions" Millennium  Development  Goals  and  the  recent 
completion  of  construction  on  a  house  that  would 
serve  as  the  model  for  sustainable  housing  on  the 
island.  The  house  included  electricity  through  solar 


energy,  natural  vegetation  that  could  be  used  for  cool- 
ing and  gutters  on  the  roof  that  collected  rainwater 
for  drinking,  bathing  and  other  uses. 

One  of  the  most  important  projects  underway,  said 
Tacy,  was  grant  writing.  "We  have  been  operating  on 
small,  private  donations  from  here  and  there.  In  order 
to  make  some  of  the  bigger  projects  we  have  planned 
actually  happen,  we  need  funding,"  she  said.  The  orga- 
nization was  in  the  process  of  applying  for  non-profit 
status,  which  would  allow  the  IPLG  to  accept  donations 
as  well  as  apply  for  grants. 

To  date,  the  island's  woes  had  not  disappeared, 
but  optimism  ran  high.  "The  most  rewarding  part  of 
my  involvement  in  the  project  on  La  Gonave  is  to  go 
back  now  and  see  the  fruits  of  our,  the  'partners',  ef- 
forts," said  Tacy.  Such  efforts  led  to  the  establishment 
of  an  elementary  school  on  the  island,  which  taught 
30  kindergarten  and  first  grade  students.  The  school 
expected  to  help  the  children  on  the  island  start  their 
educations  and  paths  to  self-sustenance. 

The  main  goal  of  the  partnership  was  to  help  the 
inhabitants  of  Gonave  sustain  the  island  themselves 
through  economic  planning  and  infrastructure.  "When 
I  ask  the  people  of  La  Gonave  what  they  need,  the 
number  one  answer  to  my  question  is  'jobs,'"  said  Tacy. 
"If  the  people  have  jobs,  they  can  feed  their  families, 
obtain  health  care  and  send  their  children  to  school. 
They  do  not  need  to  beg  or  to  accept  handouts." 

Through  the  IPLG's  efforts,  Gonave  began  a  steady 
transformation  toward  development.  In  the  few  years 
since  the  organization's  inception,  tangible  results  were 
seen  on  the  island.  With  studies  being  performed  that 
would  tell  how  to  fight  the  environmental  degradation 
plaguing  the  island  and  the  possibilities  of  wind  power 
as  a  source  of  energy,  it  was  only  a  matter  of  time 
before  real  change  took  hold,  [by  Stephen  Brown] 


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Students  of  the  College  of  Visual  &■  Pertoiniing 
Arts  (CVPA)  were  encouraged  to  explore  human 
nature  through  the  many  facets  of  artistic  expres- 
sion. Whether  in  the  school  of  art  and  art  history,  the 
school  of  music  or  the  school  of  theatre  and  dance, 
each  student  was  pushed  to  "create,  perform,  inter- 
pret, research,  teach  and  think  critically  about  the 
arts,"  according  to  the  college's  Web  site. 

With  its  recent  split  from  the  College  of  Arts 
&  Letters,  many  students  found  the  college  to  be 
more  conducive  to  their  specific  needs.  "I  think,  we 
branched  off  from  the  College  of  Arts  &  Letters  in 
order  to  emphasize  the  arts  conuiiunitx  here  at  JMU 
and  give  it  a  stronger  definition,"  said  Dr.  Roger 
Hall,  theatre  professor. 

A  popular  outlet  for  students  of  the  college  to 
broaden  their  artistic  horizons  was  the  Masterpiece 
Season,  which  provided  everyone  at  the  university  with 
the  opportunity  to  experience  cultural  events  in  art, 
art  history,  music,  theatre  and  dance.  The  school 
of  theatre  and  dance  hosted  the  New  Dance  Festival 
in  Duke  Hall  at  the  Latimer-Shaeffer  Theatre  Sept.  8- 
9.  The  show  featured  contemporary  and  modern  dance 
performed  b)  university  students  and  staff  as  well  as 
visiting  professional  choreographers. 

The  Masterpiece  Season  also  featiued  main  stage 
plays  performed  in  the  Latimer-Shaeffer  Theatre,  in- 
cluding "The  Laramie  Project,"  the  controversial  story 
of  the  town's  reaction  to  the  murder  of  gay  teenager 
Matthew  Shepherd,  from  Nov.  7-11. 

"'The  Laramie  Project'  was  a  really  good  choice 
for  a  main  stage  show  this  season  because  it  has  a  re- 
ally meaningful  message  and  people  were  able  to  get 
a  new  found  perspective  after  seeing  the  show,"  said 
sophomore  Lauren  Misciosia,  a  theatre  major.  "The 
show  also  really  represented  how  talented  the  people 
in  the  theatre  program  are  because  the)-  had  to  play  a 
multitude  of  different  characters  at  the  same  time." 

CVPA  also  featured  two  art  galleries  in  which  stu- 
dents had  the  opportunity  to  view  the  works  of  others. 
The  New  Image  Gallery,  sponsored  by  the  school  of 
art  and  art  history,  highlighted  modern  photography 
displays  while  the  Sawhill  Gallery  featured  contem- 
porary regional  and  international  works  of  art.  [b\- 
Joanna  Brenner] 


Departments 


Music 

Art  and  Art  History 

Theatre  and  Dance 


Goals 


•  To  prepare  students  to  be  articulate, 
eltective  and  inspiring  perlormers,  educa- 
tors, creators,  scholars  and  protessionals  in 
the  arts. 

•  To  attain  recognition  and  leadership  in 
the  arts  at  the  regional,  national  and  global 
levels. 

•  To  enhance,  develop  and  sustain  un- 
dergraduate and  graduate  programs  ol 
distinction. 

•  To  support  cultural,  aesthetic  and  intel- 
lectual diversity,  and  to  loster  interdisci- 
plinarv  exchange. 

•  To  oiler  students  instruction  and  learn- 
ing e.xperiences  which  incorporate  the 
latest  technology,  research  and  practices. 

•  To  engage  the  surrounding  community 
as  an  active  partner  in  promoting  and 
experiencing  the  arts. 


Most  Popular  Majors 


1.  Studio  Art-  BFA 

2.  Music  -  BM 

3.  Theatre  and  Dance  -  BA 


Information  compiled  from  http://jmu.edu/cata- 
log/06/index.html. 


1220!  Classes 


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Catherine  Adams,  Art;  Willianishui  i;.  ' 
Kmily  Aikman.  Art:  Dunkirk.  Md. 
Sarah  Anderson,  Music;  Arlington,  Va. 
Jessica  Bavolack,  Studio  Art;  Rockville,  Va. 


[aymie  Boudreau,  Theatre  and  Dance;  Pine  City,  N.Y. 
Megan  Bove,  Interior  Design;  Massapequa,  N.Y. 
]amie  Bowies,  Art;  King  William,  Va. 
Louise  Bowling,  Studio  Art;  Charlottesville,  Va. 


Dorsey  Brynn,  Theatre  and  Dance;  Ashburn,  Va. 
Kris  Cho,  Studio  Art;  Winchester,  Va. 
Kathleen  Culligan,  Theatre  and  Dance;  McLean,  Va. 
[onathan  Cushwa,  Music;  Martinsburg,  W.Va. 


Lauren  Darrell,  Music;  Weyers  Cave,  Va. 
Meghan  DeSanto,  Studio  Art;  Virginia  Beach,  Va. 
Rebecca  Edwards,  Music;  Chesapeake,  Va. 
Andrea  Foote,  Art;  Sandston,  Va. 


Kathryn  Gedney,  Music;  Clifton  Park,  N.Y. 
Anna  Louise  Gionfriddo,  Art;  Vienna,  Va. 
Elizabeth  Hochkeppel,  Art;  Salem,  Va. 
Katherine  Hutchins,  Art;  Culpeper,  Va. 


Gloria  Kim,  Music  Industry;  Fairfax,  Va. 
Neal  Kowalsky,  Theatre  and  Dance;  Sparta,  N.J. 
Drew  LaGravenese,  Music;  Clinton,  N.J. 
Kaitlin  McPherson,  Art;  Centreville,  Va. 


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Jessica  Meador,  Art:  Richmond.  \',i. 

Kathrvn  Nett.  Music;  \brktown.  V'a. 

David  Oimstead.  Music;  Potomac  Falls.  \'a. 

Heather  Ormond.  .Art,  Hanover,  \\i. 


Timotin  Paredes.  Nhisic;  Dumfries.  Va. 

Elizabeth  Piuitz.  Graphic  Design;  Daleville.  Wis. 

Frederick  Schneider.  Graphic  Design:  St.  Michaels.  Md. 

Kerry  Schroppe.  Interior  Design;  Virginia  Beach.  \'a. 


C;had  Schwartz,  Music;  Fairfax,  Va. 

Alec  Sherman.  Nhisic:  Harrisonburg.  \'a. 

Courtney  She\chuk.  Nhisic;  Manlius.  N.\'. 

Heather  Smith,  Music;  \'irginia  Beach,  \'a. 


Travis  Smith.  Music:  Colonial  Heights.  Va. 

Aaron  Spring.  Music;  C'harlottesville.  Va. 

Dana  Stucke\.  Interior  Design;  Chester.  Va. 

Shelly  Thiss,  Theatre  and  Dance;  Richmond,  Va. 


Zachar\  \\'infre\'.  Art;  Newport  News,  Va. 
Dawn  Vbung.  Theatre  and  Dance:  East  Setauket.  N.V. 


1 222  I  Classes 


to  an  art 


On  the  outside,  Duke  Hall  ma)'  have  seemed  like 
just  another  building  on  the  Quad,  but  once  the  doors 
were  opened,  one  ^s•as  exposed  to  a  \vhole  new  artistic 
world.  From  sculpture  to  painting  and  weaving,  the  art 
department  at  the  university  offered  a  wide  variety  of 
classes  appealing  not  only  to  art  majors,  but  also  to 
students  in  other  areas  of  study. 

The  art  major  at  the  university  allowed  students  to 
specialize  in  five  different  areas  of  concentration:  gen- 
eral fine  arts,  graphic  design,  interior  design,  indus- 
trial design  and  teacher  licensure  for  pre-kindergarten 
through  12th  grade  education.  Each  concentration 
required  students  to  take  ART  140,  Two-Dimensional 
Design,  and  ART  160,  Drawing  I.  These  core  classes 
provided  students  with  basic  art  concepts  applicable  to 
more  intricate  artistic  endeavors. 

According  to  sophomore  Erin  Mahoney,  in  ART 
140  students  learned  to  work  with  line  and  color. 
"We  did  a  project  where  we  had  to  sketch  at  least  100 
outlines  of  Mickey  Mouse's  head.  Every  time  it  over- 
lapped, we  had  to  use  a  different  color,"  said  Mahoney. 
"The  stuff  you  learn  is  stuff  you  can  use  in  any  aspect 
of  art,  concept  and  design.'" 

ART  160  taught  students  to  draw  effectively  and 
use  acquired  techniques  in  other  styles  of  drawing. 
The  class  focused  on  perspective,  circles  and  boxes,  as 
well  as  other  detail  work. 

"We  did  projects  where  we  would  take  small  things 
and  enlarge  them,"  said  freshman  Rebecca  O'Bryon. 
"I  liked  the  assignments.  They  were  creative,  but  it 
was  also  a  surprising  amount  of  work." 

After  completing  these  foundational  classes,  students 
then  moved  on  to  classes  that  focused  on  their  specific 
area  of  study.  The  studio  art  department  offered  a  vari- 
ety of  courses  from  ceramics  and  computer  animation  to 
photography.  According  to  the  School  of  Art  and  Art 
History's  Web  site,  the  Bachelor  of  Fine  Arts  degree  in 
studio  arts  was  "intended  for  those  students  whose  goal  is 
the  professional  production  of  visual  art." 

Students  interested  in  pursuing  careers  in  mov- 
ies, entertainment  and  gaming  could  focus  on  the 
computer  animation  concentration  of  studio  arts.  The 


Wiping  off  the  excess  ink. 

senior  Kat  Corrin  cautiously 
perfects  her  wooden  print. 
Art  students  spent  many  Sat- 
urdays and  Sundays  diligently 
working  on  projects  due  in 
the  upcoming  week.  Photo  by 
Revee  TenHuisen 


university  established  this  as  the  first  computer  anima- 
tion program  in  \'irginia.  Pulling  from  their  painting 
and  drawing  skills,  students  learned  how  to  create  and 
animate  digital  objects,  textures,  human  facial  expres- 
sions and  movements.  Using  advanced  software  like 
MAYA  and  Lightwave,  students  also  learned  how  to 
create  3-D  effects  found  in  video  games  and  movies. 
In  ART  349,  Animation:  3-D  Character  Animation, 
students  learned  how  to  create  cinematic  3-D  effects 
such  as  fire  and  explosions.  The  class  was  part  lecture, 
part  studio  work  in  which  students  followed  the  rules 
of  physics  to  simulate  forces  in  animation. 

Metal  and  jewelry  was  another  class  that  allowed 
students  to  express  their  creative  talents.  Professors 
worked  with  students  to  help  them  develop  their  work 
and  understand  its  relations  to  contemporary  art.  In 
ART  322,  Metal  and  Jewelry,  students  learned  tech- 
niques such  as  metal  finishing  and  stone  setting. 

The  sculpture  department  was  an  avenue  explored 
by  art  students  with  a  more  traditional  interest  in  art. 
Rather  than  working  with  computers  and  advanced 
technology,  students  in  sculpture  classes  made  use  of 
traditional  materials,  concepts  and  ideas  when  develop- 
ing their  artwork.  By  learning  both  classic  and  contem- 
porary approaches  to  sculpting  and  having  access  to  the 
needed  studios  and  hardware,  students  expressed  their 
individual  ideas  about  art  through  sculpture.  Outdoor 
sculpture  pieces  were  on  display  in  front  of  Duke  Hall 
for  university  students  and  the  community  and  provided 
examples  of  the  sculpting  art  form. 

Students  interested  in  art  expressed  themselves  in 
many  ways  through  the  offerings  found  in  the  School 
of  Art  and  Art  History.  By  laying  a  solid  foundation 
in  basic  art  concepts,  students  were  able  to  apply  their 
skills  to  the  creative  areas  of  their  choice,  [b^-  Kara 
Beebe,  Joanna  Brenner  &  Rachael  Groseclose] 


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For  many  people,  singing  was  a  casual  past  time, 
but  for  others  it  was  a  full-time  passion.  The  choral 
program  at  the  universit)'  consisted  of  five  cht)irs:  the 
Madison  Singers,  Chorale,  Treble  Concert  Choir  and 
Women's  and  Men's  Choruses.  These  groups  were  liv- 
ing testimt)nies  of  students  who  loved  singing,  whether 
they  were  music  majors  or  not.  Though  the  choirs  were 
all  considered  classes,  they  involved  a  great  deal  of  time 
and  effort  outside  of  the  classroom. 

"I  originally  joined  because  I  just  enjoyed  singing. 
I  came  for  the  music  and  sta\ed  for  the  fun,  inviting 
atmosphere,"  said  sophomore  Ke\in  Irby,  who  partici- 
pated in  the  Men's  Chorus  foi*  three  semesters,  but  had 
no  plans  to  make  it  a  part  of  his  career. 

The  Men's  and  Women's  Choruses  practiced  sepa- 
rately but  often  collaborated  in  concerts.  "By  splitting 
into  Men's  and  Women's  Choruses  for  rehearsal,  we 
gain  more  time  for  sectionals  and  get  access  to  a  wider 
range  of  music  for  performance  bv  singing  as  separate 
choruses  and  then  singing  together  as  a  larger  one," 
said  Irby. 

Different  songs  that  the  University  Chorus  sang  this 
year  ranged  from  pieces  by  Mozart  to  musicals.  "Our 
dedication  is  not  to  a  particular  type  [of  music],  but  to 
the  ([uality  of  performance,"  said  Irby.  "Therefore, 
as  long  as  we're  making  music,  and  more  im|3ortantly 
good  music,  we're  happy." 

Under  the  direction  of  Patrick  Walders,  the  direc- 
tor of  choral  activities.  Chorale  and  the  Madison  Sing- 
ers had  a  blossoming  year.  According  to  Walders,  the 
members  of  Chorale  made  a  positive  impression  when 
they  performed  at  the  Virginia  Music  Educators  State 
Conference  in  November.  The  Madison  Singers  took  a 
trip  to  Europe  in  July  where  they  performed  with  the 
Czech  National  Orchestra  in  Prague,  Czech  Repub- 


lic. They  started  a  recording  project  in  March  that 
would  be  available  at  the  imiversit)  Bookstore,  and 
be  used  as  a  fiuidraiser  tor  the  choirs,  enabling  tliem 
to  travel  and  record  more  frequently.  "We've  em- 
braced our  roles  as  ambassadors  of  JMU,  and  for 
music  aroimd  the  state  and  region,"  said  Walders. 

Participation  in  Chorale  and  Madison  Singers  was 
not  for  the  faint  of  heart.  Chorale  required  an  audi- 
tion that  consisted  of  sight-reading,  vocalization  and  a 
prepared  piece.  Madison  Singers  held  a  callback  session 
during  which  the  student  sang  with  the  ensemble.  Be- 
ing a  part  of  these  groups  required  a  great  deal  of  time 
and  discipline,  but  as  many  of  the  members  testified,  it 
was  also  a  very  rewarding  experience. 

Junior  Jessica  Brown  was  in  Chorale  for  four  se- 
mesters and  in  Madison  Singers  for  three  semesters. 
"I  chose  to  be  in  both  ensembles  because  they  are  the 
finest  auditioned  ensembles  on  campus,"  said  Brown. 
"We  have  sung  some  absolutely  amazing  and  beautiful 
once  in  a  lifetime  pieces.  Madison  Singers  is  so  reward- 
ing because  we  move  at  a  very  rapid  rehearsal  pace 
and  there  is  so  much  individual  accountability." 

Madison  Singers  sang  many  difficult  pieces,  one  of 
which  was  a  rhythmically  challenging  contemporary 
piece  simg  in  Hebrew,  entitled  "Psalm  81."  The  group 
sang  the  piece  at  the  Contemporary  Music  Festival 
in  February.  One  of  Brown's  favorite  songs  simg  by 
Chorale  was  "Cloudburst,"  an  incredible  and  powerful 
song  involving  percussion  that  mimicked  a  rainstorm. 

In  2006,  Chorale  participated  in  several  events, 
such  as  Choral  Fest,  the  Pops  Concert  during  Family 
Weekend  and  a  Fall  Concert,  among  others.  Madison 
Singers  did  some  opera  choruses  at  the  Blackfriar's 
Theatre  in  Staunton,  Va.  and  performed  at  alumni 
luncheons  and  other  events,  such  as  Relay  for  Life. 

According  to  Brow  n,  the  imiversity's  clu)rus  classes 
were  incredibly  rewarding.  "Dr.  Walders  is  the  most 
talented  choral  director  I  have  ever  worked  with. 
I  learn  something  new  each  day  I  set  foot  in  his  class- 
room," said  Brown.  "He  continues  to  challenge  us  and 
keeps  us  excelling.  He  cares  about  the  program  and 
proxides  so  many  opportiuiities  for  it  to  grow."  ,  ■ 
/Gerald] 


Reading  from  his 
songbooks.a  member  of  the 
the  Chorale  class  practice 
for  their  next  performance. 
The  class  met  on  Tuesdays 
and  Thursdays  from 
2:00-3: 15  p.m.  and  also 
rehearsed  outside  of  class. 
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1 226  I  Classes 


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Kelsey  Aciau; 
Min  Chung    J 
Marc  Aiello,  _ 
Emily  Aitken, 
Victoria  Akins,  2i.iO'-- 
Ashley  Alexander,  2i)0' 


Kristina  Alff,  2010 
Alexandra  Allen.  2010 
Elizabeth  Allen,  2009 
Meg  Allin,  2010 
Alessandra  Alvarez,  2008 
Samantha  Amateis,  2010 


Elizabeth  Anderson,  2010 
Kristin  Andrews,  2008 
Danielle  Armstrong,  2010 
Courtney  Austin,  2010 
Candace  Avalos,  2010 
Rebecca  Ayers,  2009 


Alexander  Bailey,  2009 
Megan  Bailey,  2010 
Robert  Bailey,  2010 
Grayson  Ballard,  2010 
Pratik  Banjade,  2010 
Amanda  Banks,  2009 


Charneice  Barnes,  2010 
Courtney  Barnes,  2009 
Mark  Bauman,  2008 
Alexandra  Beck,  2010 
Brent  Beissel,  2009 
Denise  Beyer,  2010 


Brandon  Birckhead,  2010 
Rachel  Bishop,  2009 
April  Black,  2010 
Timothy  Blake,  2010 
Rebecca  Boies,  2010 
Christine  Bolon,  2009 


Tabitha  Bost,  2008 
Landry  Bosworth,  2009 
Brittany  Boveri,  2010 
Amberly  Bowling,  2008 
Nicole  Bragg,  2010 
Peyton  Brauer,  2010 


Rachel  Bremer,  2010 
Lynn  Brosmer,  2009 
Asia  Brown,  2008 
Nicole  Brown,  2010 
Lauren  Brumfield,  2010 
Michelle  Buddenhagen,  2009 


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Rebecca  Biilko.  2010 

Josh  Burnette,  2009 

Elaine  Bussjaeger,  2010 

Alvson  Buller.  2009 

Elizabeth  Callis,  201(1 

Mark  Caplinger,  2010 


Elizabeth  Carpenter,  200S 

Jeanette  Carter,  2010 

Tarin  Carter,  2010 

Daniel  Cartis,  20 1 0 

Jessica  Chocklett,  2009 

Suiiiiti  Chopra,  20 1 0 


Meagan  Clark,  2010 

Jessica  Clatterbuck,  2009 

Benjamin  Cohen,  2008 

Katherine  Cook,  2010 

Susan  Cook,  2008 

Lindsey  Cooper,  2009 


Bryan  Couch,  2009 

Elizabeth  Crew,  2009 

Paul  Crisman,  2011) 

Renee'  Crutchfield,  2010 

Casey  Culpepper,  2008 

Leigh  Cuher,  2010 


Melissa  Cummings,  20 1 0 

Caitlin  Cunningham,  2010 

Heather  Cyphers,  2009 

Christine  Dale,  2008 

Chistabelle  Darby,  2010 

Kristen  Darby,  2008 


Maria  Davis,  2010 

Robert  De  Laat,  2010 

Sarah  DiDomenico,  20 1 0 

Chris  Dilbeck,  2009 

James  Dillon,  2010 

Courtney  Doby,  2009 


Kristen  Dotson,  2009 

Meganne  Do\vne\',  2009 

Jaclyn  Drumheller,  2010 

Vanessa  Durant,  2009 

Matthew  Early,  2009 

LaTrice  EUerbe,  20 1 0 


Ke\in  Elliker,  2008 

Angel  Elza,  2010 

Stephen  Enokida,  20 1 0 

Laura  Fenno,  2010 

Cynthia  Ferrufino,  2008 

Stephanie  Feulner,  2008 


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The  ladies  of  Godwin  0353  meant  business.  KIN 
157,  Self-Defense  for  Women,  was  a  class  started 
through  the  efforts  of  students  in  the  women's  studies 
program  and  women  \\ho  had  faced  dangerous  situ- 
ations in  the  past. 

Offered  by  the  kinesiolog\'  department  as  one  of 
many  basic  instruction  activities,  KIN  157  was  a  one- 
credit  block  course. 

Part-time  professor  Denise  McDonough  taught 
students  self-defense  techniques  to  build  their  confi- 
dence and  give  them  ammunition  against  possible  at- 
tacks. McDonough  had  taught  self-defense  for  almost 
ten  years.  Her  style  was  "more  karate,  more  aikido," 
said  McDonough. 

Senior  Elizabeth  Young  took  the  class  "just  so  if 
I  was  ever  in  a  situation  where  I  was  attacked  or  felt 
uncomfortable,  I  would  know  what  to  do." 

Senior  Laura  Romaniello  needed  an  additional 
credit  to  graduate  and  decided  to  enroll  in  the  course. 
"It  [seemed]  like  a  good  class  to  take,  [it]  could  help  in 
the  future,"  she  said. 

Young  and  Romaniello  appreciated  McDonough 's 
approach  to  teaching.  The  students  learned  two 
or  three  moves  per  class,  and  used  each  other  to 


practice  what  they  had  been  taught.  Romaniello  said 
that  McDonough  always  gave  the  students  pointers  on 
how  to  do  a  move  more  easily  or  to  be  more  effective. 

"She  teaches  us  the  principles  of  things,  not 
just  the  moves,"  Young  said.  "She"s  really  down  to 
earth  and  she  really  knows  what  she's  doing.  I  feel 
more  comfortable  walking  around  Harrisonburg 
at  night,"  Young  said. 

Students  learned  a  number  of  different  moves 
using  various  parts  of  the  body  that  were  intended 
for  different  purposes.  "I  like  moves  with  tlie  wrist 
because  it  doesn't  take  much  effort  and  it's  easy  to 
remember,  but  it  hurts;  it's  extremely  effective,"  said 
senior  Julie  Podell. 

Junior  Stac)'  Freed  said,  "She's  taught  us  how  to  get  out 
of  chokes  and  how  to  not  compete  with  your  own  strength." 

McDonough  hoped  that  her  students  would  gain 
awareness  of  their  surroundings  and  be  prepared  to 
defend  themselves  if  necessary.  "What  I  get  out  of  it, 
and  hope  that  [the  students]  get  out  of  it,  is  that  vou 
have  to  be  smart.  You  have  to  be  aware,  [and]  trust 
your  instincts."  said  McDonough.  "You  don't  have  to 
be  strong  to  defend  yourself,  you  have  to  be  smart." 
[hy  Laura  Becker] 


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other,  sophomore 
Amy  Powell  and  senior 
Beth  Hochkerc  i  demon- 
strate self-defense  moves. 
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Eddie  Cain  Irvin,  a  senior  from  Buffalo,  N.Y.,  be- 
came tire  second  artist  to  release  a  CD  through  80  One 
Records,  the  university's  student-run  record  label.  The 
album,  "Life  Die  Life  Dedicated"  was  released  Oct.  4. 

Drummei' John  Kronstain,  a  jimior  from  Newport 
News,  Va.,  and  bassist  Phil  Saraceno,  a  senior  from 
Scotch  Plains,  N.J.,  joined  Irvin  after  the  signing  to  form 
Eddie  Cain  Irvin,  the  band.  Neither  had  ever  imagined 
walking  into  a  band  that  already  had  a  record  deal. 

Irvin"s  music  career  started  back  in  the  summer 
of  2005  when  his  parents  allowed  him  to  focus  on  his 
music  rather  than  getting  a  job.  "I  spent  the  whole  sum- 
mer making  music  so  when  I  came  back  to  school  that 
fall,  I  had  a  r2-track  CD  to  show  to  80  One  Records," 
Irvin  said. 

The  next  step  was  to  look  for  band  mates.  Irvin  had 
already  been  playing  with  Saraceno  when  Irvin's  girl- 
friend found  the  missing  link  b\  introducing  Kronstain 
into  the  mix. 

"We  just  started  jamming  one  day  and  it  all  came 
together,"  Irvin  said.  Initially,  the  group  members  each 
had  their  own  different  influences,  but  ultimateh  had 
similarities  that  held  them  together.  "We  have  started 
to  understand  each  other  better,  so  it  makes  it  easier  to 
play  together." 

Kronstain  had  been  playing  the  drums  since  the 
sixth  grade  and  was  a  percussion  major  at  the  univer- 
sity. He  had  played  in  everything  from  church  bands 


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and  marching  bands  to  stage  shows  at  Busch  Gardens 
in  Williamsburg,  Va. 

Saraceno  played  percussion,  guitar  and  bass  and 
was  involved  in  his  own  rock  band  in  his  hometown. 
He  was  also  briefly  involved  in  an  acoustic  band  and 
another  rock  band  during  his  time  at  the  university 
before  joining  with  Ii  \in  and  Kronstain. 

Eddie  Cain  Irvin  was  a  blend  of  "James  Taylor 
with  Jason  Mraz  rhythms  and  Ben  Folds  piano,"  Ir- 
vin said.  "We  try  to  mix  it  up  so  there  is  something 
for  everyone." 

Generally,  the  genre  of  the  band  was  ]jiano  pop 
rock,  but  the  songs  it  played  jumped  between  styles. 
Some  songs  had  a  jazz  and  funk  feel,  while  others 
were  more  edgy.  "You  could  be  crying  at  the  begin- 
ning of  a  song  and  by  the  end,  you're  banging  heads," 
Kronstain  said. 

Irvin  did  most  of  the  writing  for  the  band.  "God 
is  specifically  in  a  few  songs,"  Irvin  said.  "Love  is  the 
main  focus,  while  some  songs  are  about  happiness, 
lies.  Mother  Nature,  the  butterfly  effect  and  some  are 
about  music  itself." 

The  band  pla\ed  shows  on  campus  and  in  the  Har- 
riscjiiburg  area,  iniluding  opening  for  The  Pat  McGee 
band,  C^opeland  and  Guster.  Playing  at  17(S7  Orienta- 
tion allowed  Eddie  Cain  Irvin  to  build  a  strong  fan 
base  among  freshmen. 

Irvin  recorded  "Life  Die  Life  Dedicated"  with  his 
keyboard  before  Saraceno  and  Kronstain  joined  the 
band.  "I  love  listening  to  it  and  I'm  not  even  on  it," 
Kronstain  said. 

The  band  was  looking  forward  to  releasing  a  CD  that 
included  all  three  members  but  had  not  finished  it  yet. 

"When  working  with  a  student  label,  at  the  end  of 
the  da\'  they  have  to  go  home  and  do  their  homework," 
Kronstain  said,  "so  we've  become  more  ]5roactive  and 
started  doing  things  on  our  own." 

Acting  as  managers  of  the  band,  80  One  Records 
had  people  booking  their  shows,  promoting  the  band 
and  looking  for  record  labels  foi  the  iiand  after  its 
members  would  graduate. 

Longevity  was  one  of  Eddie  Cain  It  \  ins  biggest 
ambitions.  "We  don't  want  to  be  a  one-hit-woiuler," 
Kronstain  said.  "We  want  to  be  rocking  whi'n  we're 
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Erin  Finch    '. 
Timotiiy  Fi 
Alvssa  Fislr  1. 
Josepli  Fosfii,  _ 
Dcnisc  Frariko,  2'>'J 
Stacy  Fuller,  2008 


Leislon  Gaddis.  2010 
Joseph  Garcia,  2010 
Eleanor  Garretson,  2010 
Courtney  Gearhart,  2008 
Matthew  Getts,  2008 
Darinde  Gijzel,  2010 


Kristin  Gilbert,  2009 
Ari  Giller-Leinwohl.  2010 
Katherine  Godwin,  2009 
Natalie  Godwin,  2010 
Derek  Goff,  2008 
Derrick  Gonzalo,  2010 


Alynn  Gordon,  2010 
Stacy  Gravely,  2010 
Elizabeth  Griffing,  2010 
Christine  Gross,  2010 
Claire  Guenthner,  2010 
Ashley  Gutshall.  2008 


Chelsea  Gutshall,  2010 
Meredith  Guzman,  2009 
Victor  Gyamfi.  2008 
Brittany  Haas,  2008 
Emily  Haines,  2009 
Kristen  Hamlin,  2009 


Kati  Hancock,  2009 
Kimberly  Hancock,  2010 
Whitney  Hanner,  2010 
NazliHaq,  2010 
Haley  Harmon,  2010 
Lindsay  Harmon,  2008 


Breighana  Harris,  2010 
Kristy  Harris,  2010 
Holly  Hartman,  2009 
Anna  Henderson,  2008 
Tara  Hepler,  2008 
Steven  Hildebrand,  2010 


Ralph  Hill,  2010 
Leslie  Hindman,  2009 
Elizabeth  Holdner,  2010 
Bethany  Holley,  2009 
Katie  Houff,  2010 
Meghan  Hovanic,  2010 


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Kristin  Hubbard,  2008 

Sarah  Hudson.  2010 

Morgan  Hughes,  2010 

Emiliy  Inge,  2010 

Rachel  Inge,  20 1 0 

Sarah  Irbv,  2008 


Jenna  Janocha,  2008 
Alexjarvis,  2008 
Kunaljhanjee,  2010 
\Villiani  Jones,  2009 
Kristen  Keller,  2010 
Parker  Kellev,  2010 


Paula  Keough,  2009 

Westley  Kern,  2008 

Hyerin  Kim,  2009 

Lauren  Kimmey,  2008 

Chiquita  King,  2009 

Stephanie  King,  2008 


Samuel  Kirtley,  2010 

Jason  Knight,  2010 

Allison  Knighton,  2008 

Brenton  Kohler,  2009 

Elliott  Kuelz,  2008 

Jacqueline  Kurecki,  2010 


Linda  Laarz,  2010 

Alex  Lacc|uement,  2009 

Jennifer  Lam,  2010 

Laura  Lamie,  2008 

Nicole  Lee,  2009 

Jessie  Lewis,  2010 


Lauren  Lewis,  2008 

AlvinLin,  2010 

Jessica  Loftis,  2008 

Kathryn  Logan,  2010 

Renee  Lott,  2009 

Lorinda  Loucks,  2010 


Rebekah  Lowe,  2010 

Cheryl  Macatangay,  2010 

Devon  MacPherson,  2010 

Lauren  Madey,  2008 

Michelle  Madey,  20 1 0 

Jacqueline  Manley,  2010 


Tiffany  Martin,  2009 

Brian  Mason,  2008 

Erin  Mathews,  2009 

Lainen  Mattson,  2010 

Matthew  May,  20 1  0 

Kelly  Mayhew,  2010 


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insierht 


Ramenga  Osotsi,  a  professor  in  the  English  Depart- 
ment,-was  the  kind  of  educator  who  was  constantly 
teaching.  As  many  of  his  students  would  say,  he  was 
not  the  type  to  answer  a  question  directl)'.  Instead,  he 
shaped  his  answers  in  a  way  that  made  students  think, 
question  their  presumptions  and  shift  their  perspectives. 
Even  the  simplest  inquiries,  such  as  "where  are  you 
from?"  received  carefully  worded  responses,  such  as,  "I 
am  from  Africa,  in  that  part  of  the  ^vorld  that  colonial- 
ism decided  to  call  Kenya.  And  1  was  born  in  Nairobi." 

Osotsi  completed  the  majority  of  his  education  in 
Kenva,  where  his  foundation  in  African  literature  was 
laid.  He  received  his  master's  degree  from  the  Univer- 
sitv  of  Nairobi  then  traveled  to  the  United  States  to 
earn  his  doctorate  degree  at  the  University  of  Indiana 
at  Bloomington.  In  order  to  study  oral  literature, 
however,  he  had  to  switch  from  comparative  litera- 
ture to  folklore,  where  he  found  a  greater  expertise 
in  African  literature.  After  graduating,  he  went  back 
to  Africa  to  teach  at  Kenyatta  University.  Two  years 
later,  when  the  university  advertised  for  a  position  in 
world  literature,  Osotsi  returned  to  the  United  States. 

Osotsi's  grandmother  asked  him  why  he  was  going 
to  America,  and  wondered  why  he  could  not  remain 
in  Africa  to  teach  students  there.  When  Osotsi  could 
not  think  of  a  response,  she  told  him  that  if  he  went, 
he  must  make  sure  to  teach  them  that  Africans  also 
had  things  worth  knowing.  These  words  stuck  with 
Osotsi,  who  said,  "I'd  like  to  imagine  that  what  I  do 
is  slightly  more  than  a  job,  that  I  do  have  something 
to  say,  that  you  guys  do  need  to  learn  from 
those  people  over  there.  I'm  supposed  to 
teach  you  guys  that  we  have  something 
that  is  worth  knowing."  His  grandmother's 
picture  hung  on  the  wall  of  his  office. 

In  the  spring,  Osotsi  taught  African 
literature,  world  literature  and  introduction 
to  Africana  literature.  In  the  past,  he  also 


Leading  a  discussion.  Ramen- 
ga Osotsi  explains  the  impact 
of  racism  to  students.  Osotsi 
and  Dr.  Jennifer  Coffman  of 
the  anthropology  depart- 
ment also  designed  the  study 
abroad  program  in  Africa, 
Photo  by  Meghan  DeSanto 


taught  oral  and  comparati\e  literature  courses.  His 
classes  were  heavily  based  on  discussion  and  debate. 
He  liked  to  encourage  students  to  answer  their  own 
questions  and  let  them  figure  out  the  answer  them- 
selves rather  than  giving  it  to  them  directly. 

"His  class  is  really  thought-provoking.  The  class  is 
called  'Studies  in  African  Literatme,'  but  it  should  be 
called  something  more  like  'Breaking  Your  Assump- 
tions About  Life,""  said  senior  Alexandra  Meador.  "The 
class  really  challenges  you  to  adopt  different  perspec- 
tives [and]  to  look  at  life  from  a  completely  different 
angle.  You  thought  time  was  like  a  straight  line?  Maybe 
it's  circular.  He  asks  the  important  questions,  and 
expects  us  to  give  him  well  thought-out  answers." 

Challenging  familiar  perspectives  was  a  prominent 
theme  for  Osotsi.  He  said  that  many  students  came  into 
his  classes  with  a  one-dimensional.  Western  perspective. 
He  explained  that  they  were  often  unaware  that  people 
in  other  parts  of  the  world  spoke  equally  as  passionately 
about  the  universality  of  Muyaka's  poetr\',  for  instance. 
One  overall  lesson  he  hoped  all  of  his  students  learned 
from  him  ^vas  "that  there  is  no  universality;  everything 
is  unique  and  interesting  and  different." 

He  also  hoped  to  impart  upon  his  students  a 
sense  of  social  responsibility  as  a  result  of  studving 
literature.  He  stressed  that  learning  to  look  at  a  situa- 
tion or  story  through  a  different  lens,  "does  not  mean 
that  you  lose  your  perspective.  No,  it  means  that  you 
recognize  all  these  other  perspectives  and  deal  with 
them."  [by  Kati  Kitts] 


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Dr.  Thomas  Arthur's  career  path  was  anything  but 
hnear.  The  long-time  professor  and  former  head  of 
the  School  of  Theatre  and  Dance  hung  up  his  boots 
this  year  after  more  than  30  years  of  teaching. 

Arthur  grew  up  in  a  wealthy  suburb  of  Chicago,  111. 
The  acting  bug  ijit  him  in  high  school,  wliere  he  was 
president  of  his  .school's  theatre  club.  He  graduated  with 
a  Bachelor  of  Science  from  Northwestern  Universit\ 
in  1959,  and  although  he  studied  acting  both  in  high 
school  and  at  Northwestern,  he  said  he  never  felt 
comfortable  with  the  way  he  was  taught. 

Instead  of  pmsuing  a  full-time  acting  career,  Ar- 
thur was  hired  bv  an  advertising  firm,  where  he  worked 
for  the  next  five  years.  In  his  off-time,  he  worked  in  the- 
atre productions.  He  eventuallv  had  to  decide  between 
advertising  and  acting. 

"I  could've  retired  when  I  was  40,"  said  Arthur, 
had  he  staved  in  advertising.  In  a  surprising  move, 
but  one  that  would  lead  to  many  more  intangible 
benefits,  Arthur  decided  to  go  back  to  school  to 
continue  his  education. 

Arthur  earned  his  Ph.D.  in  American  studies  from 
Indiana  Universitv  in  1973.  He  then  decided  to  teach 
at  the  universit).  "I  had  directed  at  Sweet  Briar 
[University]  in  Virginia  twice  and  realK  liked  the 
climate,  which  matters  to  me.  I  also  liked  Don  Mc- 
Conkey,  the  dean  who  offered  me  the  job,"  he  said. 

The  pursuit  of  a  full-time  acting  career  never  took 
hold  of  Artliui.  "I  am  not  a  person  who  loves  to  be  the 
center  of  attention,"  he  said,  "and  an  actor  needs  to  be 
comfortable  with  being  the  center  of  attention." 


In  a  fortuitous  meeting  with  his  friend  Tom  King, 
a  former  professor  of  theatre  at  the  university,  the 
two  contemplated  what  might  happen  if  students  were 
more  in\olved  in  teaching  themselves  the  technicjues 
of  good  acting  rather  than  simplv  attending  lectures. 

Arthur  and  King  were  hired  together  to  help 
im|jrove  the  theatre  department,  and  Arthur  was 
made  department  head,  a  position  he  held  for  most 
of  the  next  20  years.  He  and  the  rest  of  the  faculty 
worked  hard  to  make  the  theatre  department  what  it  was 
today.  "It  was  a  group  effort.  All  of  us  worked  so  hard 
together,"  said  Arthur. 

In  2001.  Arthur's  colleagues  and  peers  rec- 
ognized him  witii  the  Carl  Harter  Distinguished 
Teacher  Award,  given  annuailv  to  a  member  of 
the  faculty  from  each  of  the  university's  academic 
schools.  "I  was  really  proud  that  a  group  of  colleagues 
I  respected  would  award  me  this  wav,"  Arthur  said. 

Despite  the  extraordinary  career  and  life  he  led, 
none  of  those  things  compared  to  the  one  most  cher- 
ished part  of  his  life.  When  he  moved  to  Harrison- 
biug,  Arthiu'  met  tiie  woman  who  would  become  his 
wife  and  partner  for  the  rest  of  his  life.  Dr.  Kathleen 
Arthur,  head  of  the  art  history  department.  "I  was 
tiuinderstruck,"  he  said  when  reflecting  on  his  first 
encounter  with  her. 

Arthur's  decision  to  retire  was  not  due  to  fatigue 
or  lost  passion.  "I'm  70  years  old,"  he  said.  "I  don't 
even  think  it's  a]3propriate  to  go  on  teaching.  Nobody 
wanted  me  to  retire,  at  least  so  I'm  told,  and  that's  how 
I  wanted  it  to  be  when  I  retired."  [b\  Stephen  Brow  n] 


Sitting  among  tiis  students, 
Tom  Arthur  listens  to  guest 
speaker  Artella  Bowden. 
an  alumna  of  the  theatre 
program.  Bowden  discussed 
starting  a  career  in  New 
York,  N.Y..  after  gradua- 
tion with  students.  Photo  by 
Revee  TenHufsen 


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Andvew  McK':: 
Michael  McNali' 
Jonathan  Mead;<,;-,, 
1  homas  Melton,  20v.;'.; 


Jaci<ie  Milam,  2009 
Karen  Mimm,  2008 
Lauren  Miscioscia,  2009 
Kayla  Mittelman,  2009 
Kristina  Mohler.  2010 
Andrew  Montoya,  2010 


Gene  Morrello,  2010 
Lauren  Murphy,  2010 
Jessica  Nauta,  2009 
Christopher  Nee,  2010 
Christina  Nelson,  2008 
Jenna  Nelson,  2010 


Tara  Nemith,  2009 
Chelsea  Norman,  2010 
Rosanne  North,  2008 
Christine  O'Hara,  2008 
Sean  O'Laughlin,  2008 
Jenna  Oddo,  2008 


Kelley  Oliver,  2010 
Michael  Oliver,  2009 
Erika  Orantes  Pedrero,  2010 
Angela  Orndorff,  2009 
Ashley  Palmateer,  2010 
John  Parks,  2009 


Brittney  Pearce,  2010 
Siana  Pentcheva,  2010 
Lauren  Peterson,  2008 
Emily  Phillips,  2010 
Amanda  Pirkle,  2010 
Ashley  Pluta,  2010 


Kay lene  Posey,  2010 
Cassandra  Poder,  2010 
Caitlin  Price,  2010 
Lesie  Pumphrey,  2010 
Christina  Raeder,  2008 
Rachael  Ragland,  2008 


Maggie  Ramseyer,  2010 
Margaret  Ransone,  2008 
Leah  Ray,  2010 
Bryan  Regalado,  2008 
Carolyn  Rehman,  2009 
Renee  Revetta,  2009 


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Joiiatlian  Rezadoost,  2010 

Halfv  Rice.  2008 

Matthew  Richaid.  2010 

Amber  Richards.  20 1 0 

Sara  Riddle,  2010 

Tara  Rife.  2009 


ElyseRitter,  2010 

Lane  Robbins,  2008 

Danielle  Roberson.  2010 

Wes  Rogers.  2010 

David  Rosenberg.  2009 

Sarah  Rosendale.  2010 


Jennifer  Rotz.  2008 

Carolyn  Rupert,  2009 

Kaitlyn  Ruvel.  2008 

Allison  Rvan,  2010 

JoseSantana.  2010 

Lauren  Saunders.  2010 


Elizabeth  Sav.  2010 

Amanda  Scheffer.  2010 

Adam  Schilpp.  2008 

Andrew  Schmidt,  2010 

Kristi  Schoenfelder.  2008 

Thomas  Schrack,  2009 


Justin  Scuiletti.  2008 

Andi-ea  Secrist.  2008 

Kristi  Sekulski.  2010 

Samantha  Serone.  2009 

Robert  Sewell,  2010 

Jessica  Shives,  2010 


Amanda  Slade,  2010 

Ashlev  Smith,  2009 

Calev  Smith.  2010 

Sean  Smith,  2010 

Thomas  Smith.  2010 

Aaron  Sobel.  2008 


Alex  Solan,  2009 

Elizabeth  Sonimers,  2008 

Caleb  Spaulding,  2010 

Nicole  Spiker,  2009 

Cliff  Stanley,  2010 

Ja\  nell  Stoneman,  2009 


Kerb\  Stullei-,  2009 

KellenSuber,  2010 

Kelley  Sutton,  2008 

Ana  Swartley,  2008 

Thais  Teotonio,  2010 

Sarah  Thomas,  2008 


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The  university's  Reserve  Officers"  Training  Corps 
(ROTC)  program  consistent!)'  ranked  in  the  top  5  ]3er- 
cent  in  the  nation  among  over  270  universities.  In  2006 
it  was  the  number  one  ranked  ROTC  program  in  the 
countrv  on  the  East  Coast.  Since  1975,  the  program 
had  been  an  integral  part  of  the  university. 

The  university  hosted  95  cadets,  plus  200  students 
who  were  enrolled  in  ROTC  classes,  ranging  from 
freshmen  to  seniors.  There  was  a  male  to  female 
ratio  of  60-to-40  and  30  percent  of  the  cadets  were  on 
the  dean's  list.  The  ROTC  program  included  mem- 
bers of  Greek  organizations,  athletic  teams,  service 
organizations  and  honor  societies. 

A  four-)'ear  scholarship  was  awarded  to  excep- 
tional cadets  who  passed  the  Army  physical  fitness 
test  each  semester,  were  within  the  height  and  weight 
requirements  for  his  or  her  age  and  gender,  sustained 
a  2.0  or  higher  GPA  and  participated  in  ROTC  class 
and  required  events. 

"About  16  students  per  )'ear  are  awarded  the  foiu- 
year  scholarship,"  Capt.  Lesley  Kipling  said.  The  schol- 
arship guaranteed  full  tuition,  a  living  expense  stipend 
and  a  $900  annual  book  allowance. 

ROTC  success  was  based  on  a  100-point  merit  sys- 
tem. Academic  GPA  counted  for  40  percent,  leadership 
activities  and  performance  comprised  45  percent  and 
physical  fitness  performance  was  15  percent. 

The  ROTC  program  was  multifaceted  and  ad- 
dressed the  academic,  physical,  extracurricular,  social 
and  interpersonal  aspects  of  college  life.  Students  took 
basic  or  advanced  military  science  classes,  or  chose 
military  leadership  as  a  37-credit  minor. 

Some  of  the  exciting  organizations  that  catered 
to  cadets  were  the  Color  Guard,  Scabbard  and  Blade, 
Ranger  Group,  Cannon  Crew  and  a  championship 
intramural  soccer  team. 

Color  Guard,  a  popular  ROTC  group  on  campus. 


gave  cadets  the  opportimity  to  demonstrate  their  skills 
at  home  football  games,  men's  home  basketball  games 
and  several  memorials  and  ceremonies  around  the 
Harrisonburg  area.  The  advanced  facing  and  marching 
movements  and  the  displav  of  the  nation's  colors  repre- 
sented the  honor  and  dignity  for  which  the  grouj)  stood. 

Scabbard  and  Blade  was  the  luiiversity's  nationally 
recognized  militar)  honor  society.  The  club  met  once  a 
week  in  a  semesterlong  candidacy  class  to  learn  Army 
and  military  skills.  The  cadets  participated  in  various 
activities  including  caving,  survival  training,  scuba  div- 
ing, paintball  and  firearms  training.  Before  the  cadets 
were  initiated  into  the  society,  a  final  exam  to  test  their 
knowledge  at  the  end  of  the  semester  was  administered. 

The  ROTC's  Fourth  Brigade  Ranger  Challenge 
was  open  to  all  cadets.  The  members  of  the  Ranger 
Group  put  their  technical,  tactical  and  physical 
skills  to  use  to  prepare  them  to  become  leaders  at 
ROTC  events  and  to  eventually  become  military  of- 
ficers. The  training  was  often  strenuous  and  required 
extra  effort  and  dedication  from  the  cadets. 

The  Cannon  Crew  was  responsible  for  creating 
the  boom  that  accompanied  touchdowns  scored  at 
home  football  games.  The  group  of  cadets  learned  the 
commands  and  functions  of  firing  a  cannon  and  used 
a  replica  of  a  Revolutionary  War  cannon  for  special 
events  around  campus. 

After  participating  in  the  ROTC  program,  many 
students  moved  on  to  exciting  careers  and  internships 
in  the  Army.  "Some  were  commissioned  as  Army  offi- 
cers, where  they  chose  to  become  a  part  of  the  regular 
Army,  the  National  Guard  or  to  go  into  the  Army 
Reserves,  which  had  16  basic  branches,"  Kipling  said. 

According  to  Kipling,  some  popular  choices  for 
ROTC  graduates  were  continuing  on  to  airborne 
school,  air  assault  school,  northern  warfare  school  or 
summer  nursing  training.  |  b\   Victoria  Sheior] 


Wiping  off  his  camera.  Maj. 

Bob  Busk  continues  to  clean 

up  before  boarding  the  van 

back  to  the  university.  Busk 

had  a  hands-on  teaching 

style  in  the  class  as  well  as  in 

his  geology  class  at  Turner 

Ashby  High  School.  Photo  by 

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The  Honors  Program,  founded  in  1961.  was  a 
unique  route  for  those  students  who  excelled  academi- 
cally- The  program  offered  smaller  classes  and  rec|uired 
an  independent  study.  It  also  stressed  the  importance  of 
critical  thinking  and  creativity. 

"It  was.  to  be  honest,  mostly  because  of  mv  par- 
ents' encouragement  that  I  applied  to  the  Honors  Pro- 
gram," said  sophomore  Gretchen  Powell.  "The  perks 
of  getting  an  earlier  registration  time  and  smaller  class 
sizes  definitely  kept  me  interested,  and  I  was  really 
excited  when  I  learned  that  I  was  accepted." 

Junior  Daniel  Turissini  applied  for  the  program 
because  he  wanted  his  experience  at  the  uni\ersit\  to  be 
academically  challenging.  He  joined  the  Honors  Learn- 
ing Community  and  benefited  from  the  program  in 
several  ways.  Among  other  benefits.  Honors  Program 
students  had  "'increased  scholarship  opportunities... and 
designation  of  'Honors  Scholar'  on  [diplomas  and 
transcripts]."  Turissini  said.  He  was  also  accepted 
into  the  IS.AT  program,  a  program  that  onl)-  accepted  a 
maximum  of  10  students  per  year. 

Members  of  the  Honors  Program  were  also  given 
the  privilege  of  early  registration.  "I've  been  able  to 
get  into  a  lot  of  the  classes  that  I  need  for  mv  major 
because  I've  been  able  to  sign  up  for  llieni  earlier  than 
some  people.  That  has  definiteh  been  beneficial," 
said  sophomore  Laura  Hudgens.  "One  of  my  favorite 
things  about  being  in  the  program  is  that  there's  a 
loimge  and  computer  lab  for  honors  students  in  Hill- 


crest.  I  like  going  there  to  get  work  done  because  it's  a 
nice  place  to  relax,  and  usually  isn't  too  crowded." 

Hudgens  initialh  heard  about  the  program  from 
her  sister,  who  participated  in  it  program  during  her 
time  at  the  imiversity.  "Also,  I  think  I  got  a  letter  in 
the  mail  from  the  program  saying  that  I  was  eligible 
to  apph  to  be  an  honors  scholar,  so  I  just  filled  out  the 
application,  and  got  into  the  program,"  said  Hudgens. 

Although  the  Honors  Program  had  a  number  of 
perks,  it  could  also  be  stressful  at  times.  Participants 
were  recjuired  to  take  at  least  one  honors  class  per 
semester  and  had  to  de\ote  six  credit  hours  to  a  senior 
thesis  before  graduation.  "The  classes  are  really  great 
though.  usualK  much  smaller  than  usual,  and  eyer\one 
in  class  is  pretty  much  on  the  same  playing  field  in  terms 
of  their  goals  and  aims  for  the  class,"  said  Powell. 

"I  feel  like  the  professors  who  run  the  program  are 
willing  to  work  with  students  if  the\  have  qtiestions  or  are 
having  ti'ouble  getting  something  done."  said  Hudgens. 

Despite  ha\  ing  a  positive  reputation  among  mem- 
bers, some  students  felt  the  program  could  have  been 
improved  by  providing  help  to  students  w'hen  setting  up 
their  necessary  coinses.  "I  would  suggest  an  optional  one- 
on-one  meeting  each  year  to  map  out  course  schedules,  so 
ret]uirements  are  more  easily  organized,"  said  Tiuissini. 

"All  in  all,  it's  definitely  an  experience  being  able 
to  take  seminars  and  honors  sections  of  [General 
Education]  classes,  and  the  early  registration  definitely 
doesn't  hurt  either!"  said  Powell.     !jy  Laura  Becker] 


Sitting  atop  the  hill  next 
to  Carrier  Library.  Hillcrest 
House  greets  visitors  with 
facilities  specifically  for 
honors  students.  Students 
accepted  into  the  program 
spent  time  working,  study- 
ing, sleeping  and  eating  in  the 
university  building-  Photo  fay 
Roche/  b\anlon 


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Lauren  Tin 
Shelby  Tiumi,.. 
Joe  Turner,  200 -^ 
Shavonne  Turnei 
Lisa  Ulmer,  200b 


Christina  Vandcnbc-rgh,  2009 
Ariana  Vanderveldt,  2010 
Brittany  Vera,  2008 
Lacey  Viar,  2008 
Theresa  Von  Tersch.  2010 
Saraii  Wagoner,  2008 


Kimberly  Walker,  2009 
David  Walters,  2009 
Jane  Walters,  2010 
Nicholas  Walthall,  2009 
Lee  Anne  Ward,  2009 
Sarah  Ward,  2010 


Allie  Weissberg,  2010 
Sarah  Weitzel,  2010 
Curtis  White,  2010 
Daniel  Wiiberger,  2009 
Brittany  Williams,  2010 
Karlyn  Williams,  2010 


Lindsay  Williams,  2010 
Christopher  W'illis,  2010 
Charell  Wingfield,  2008 
Allen  Wolford,  2009 
Benjamin  Wolford.  2008 
Dan  Wolgemuth,  2009 


Sara  Woods,  2009 
Heather  Worthley  2010 
Sara  Yannello,  2009 
Sarah  Young,  2010 


Underclassmen  I  239  I 


ing  the  vision J 


Dr.  Joanne  B.  Carr  Dr.  Douglas  Brown 


Senior  Vice  President  for 
University  Advancement 


Provost  and  Vice  President  for 
Academic  Affairs 


Dr.  Mark  Warner 

Senior  Vice  President  for 

Student  Affairs  and  University 

Planning  and  A7ialysis 


Charles  W.  King  Jr. 

Senior  Vice  President  for 
Administration  and  Finance 


Dr.  David  Jeffrey 

Dean 
College  of  Arts  and  Letters 


Dr.  Robert  D.  Reid  Dr.  Phillip  Wishon         Dr.  Linda  Cabe  Halpern 


Dean 
College  of  Business 


Dean 

College  of  Education 


Dean 
University  Studies 


Dr.  Jerr)  Benson 

Dean 

College  of  Integrated  Science 
and  Technology 


Dr.  David  Brakke  Dr.  Marilou  Johnson 


Dean 

College  of  Science  and 
Mathematics 


Dean 

College  of  Visual  and 

Performing  Arts 


Dr.  Ronald  E.  Carrier 

chancellor 


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guiding 

the  vision 


As  the  university's  fifth  president,  Virginia  native 
Lin^vood  H.  Rose  had  served  the  university  in  a  num- 
ber of  positions  since  1975  and  entered  his  eighth 
year  as  president  at  the  beginning  of  the  2006-2007 
academic  year.  Rose  led  the  university  and  its  various 
departments  in  helping  students  become  "educated 
and  enlightened  citizens  who  will  lead  productive  and 
meaningful  lives"  by  providing  the  needed  programs, 
facilities  and  services,  according  to  the  administra- 
tion's Web  site. 


In  July  2006,  Gov.  Tim  Kaine  appointed  Rose 
to  the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia's  Economic  De- 
velopment Strategic  Planning  Steering  Committee. 
July  2006  also  saw  a  movement  by  the  president  to 
adopt  a  statement  from  the  Madison  Commission, 
which  made  recommendations  for  revisions  of  the 
university's  mission,  values  and  vision  statements. 

Douglas  Brown  served  as  the  vice  president  for 
academic  affairs.  The  Office  of  Academic  Affairs'  goals 
included  providing  strong  educational,  major,  profes- 
sional and  graduate  programs  along  with  encourag- 
ing active  learning,  critical  thinking  and  the  lifelong 
pursuit  of  knowledge.  A  strong  focus  was  also  placed 
on  the  integration  of  university  and  professional  pro- 
grams with  the  General  Education  Program. 

Senior  Vice  President  of  Administration  and 
Finance,  Charles  King  Jr.  sought  to  support  the 
university  mission  and  vision  by  encouraging  effective 
communication  between  staff  and  the  university  com- 
munity. This  approach  ensured  satisfaction  through 
divisions  in  budget  management,  business  services, 
finance,  human  resources,  information  technology, 
intercollegiate  athletics  and  public  safety. 

The  Office  of  University  Advancement  and  its 
Senior  Vice  President  Joanne  Carr  managed  the 
relationship  between  the  university  and  its  various 
constituencies,  which  included  alumni,  parents, 
donors  and  members  of  the  local  community.  The 
office  monitored  the  change  in  financial  support 
to  the  university  from  year  to  year  and  marked  the 
"most  successful  year  ever  for  private  gift  support" 
at  the  end  of  the  2006  fiscal  year,  according  to  the 
division's  Web  site. 

Also  driven  by  the  core  university  mission,  val- 
ues and  vision,  the  Division  of  Student  Affairs  and 
University  and  Planning  and  Mark  Warner,  senior 
vice  president,  were  committed  to  organizing  and 
planning  university  programs  and  services.  With  the 
constant  growth  and  advancement  of  the  university, 
the  office  ensured  that  these  programs  and  services 
maintained  quality  and  distinction.  !.■>  -..la  BccbcJ 


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Founded  at  Howard  University  on  Jan.  15,  1908, 
Alpha  Kappa  Alpha  Sororit)-,  Inc.  was  the  first  Black 
Greek-lettered  organization.  The  solemn  principles 
of  sisterhood,  scholarship  and  service  to  all  mankind 
had  since  been  the  basis  of  its  existence. 

Through  various  programs,  Al]jha  Ka]3|3a  Al]jha 
strove  to  uplift  the  communitv.  The  Lambda  C:hi 
chapter  served  the  uni\ersit)  and  Harrisonburg 
communities  through  various  programs  and  service 
projects.  It  was  chartered  in  1978  by  16  students  of 
the  university. 

The  sorority  held  a  coat  drive,  participated  in 
Adopt-A-Highway  and  co-sponsored  a  canned  food 
drive  with  Kap|)a  Alpha  Psi  Fraternit)',  Inc.  in  wiiich 
all  of  the  donations  received  were  given  to  the  Bo)  s 
&  Girls  Clubs  of  America. 

Alpha  Kappa  Alpha  was  a  close-knit  organization 
that  encomaged  high  scholastic  and  ethical  standards 
witliin  its  familv.  The  group  participated  in  Extraor- 
dinary Service  Programs.  "This  \ision  embraces 
programs  with  five  platforms  designed  to  excite,  gal- 
vanize and  ignite  the  passions  of  more  than  180,000 
members  worldwide,"  said  senior  Ancha  Jordan. 

The  goal  of  these  progiams  was  to  transfer 
enthusiasm  into  a  collective  resolve,  in  order  to  diiect 
members"  talents,  energy  and  creativity  into  realizing 
Alpha  Kappa  Alpha's  enormous  potential  for  empow- 
erment, security  and  progress. 

The  sorority  organized  programs  including 
stud)  halls,  a  technology  workshop  and  an  AIDS  in- 
formational session  during  AIDS  Awareness  Week. 
The  sorority  also  held  the  annual  SKEE  WEEK,  a 
week  full  of  community  service  projects,  Mr.  and 


Ms.  Enchantment  Paiieant  and  AKA  Flashback,  an 
evening  remembering  the  1990s. 

With  just  six  members,  the  sorority  had  a  strong 
commitment  to  promoting  unity  and  friendship. 
The  members  worked  to  help  alleviate  problems 
and  work  through  issues  concerning  women.  This 
enhanced  their  social  li\es  and  maintained  a  pro- 
gressive interest  in  the  college  atni()S|)here. 

A  \\-oman  was  selected  for  membership  in  Alpha 
Kappa  Alpha  through  an  application  process  on  the 
basis  of  how  active  she  was  throughout  campus  and 
in  the  community  and  good  academic  standing. 

The  chapter  was  recognized  for  academic  achieve- 
ment in  1990  and  1992  through  1997.  In  2003  it 
was  recognized  by  its  attainment  of  the  National 
Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Colored  People 
(NAACP)'s  Highest  Sororit)'  Grade  Point  Average  Ini- 
a<ie  Award.  It  also  received  the  NAACP's  communit\' 
service  award  for  sororities.  Most  recently,  the  sororit) 
won  the  2006  NAACP  Best  Greek  Organization  of 
the  Year  award. 

The  sorority  strove  to  keep  a  strong  bond  not  just 
between  its  current  members,  but  with  alumnae  as 
well.  "Most  alumnae  come  bat  k  din  ing  Homecom- 
ing," said  Jordan.  "We  kee]D  in  contact  with  alumnae 
as  far  as  letting  them  know  about  the  programs  we 
are  holding  and  they  give  us  ideas  aboiU  what 
programs  to  do." 

"Being  a  part  of  AKA  has  been  a  wonderful  ex- 
perience and  I  am  blessed  to  be  a  part  of  something 
so  extraordinary,"  said  Jordan.  "As  a  member  I  was 
able  to  give  back  to  ni)'  connnunity  through  service 
and  form  sisterly  bonds  along  the  way." 


Alpha  Chi  Si^ma 

The  Gamma  Kappa  chapter  of 
Alpha  Chi  Sigma  (ACS)  was  a 
chemistry  fraternit)'  that  lent  sup- 
port and  service  to  the  chemistry 
communities  of  the  university  and 
Harrisonbing.  ACS  sought  to  bind 

its  members  through  friendship, 
strove  to  advance  the  tliemistr)  field 
and  aid  its  members  in  the  achieve- 
ment of  their  goals  as  chemists. 


Front  row:  Mulielk-  lii-iidci,  Mciy,!!!  ll,n^-l^.  M.iiil.i  l..iuk-i.  .SltrjjIiHiiic  l.iuivi,!. 
Robin  l.ucas;  Second  row:  Robert  Aiuirews,  RachatI  (>Iark.  Rachel  C^oiu  bt-nom. 
Allyscm  |niu-s;  Back  row:  Tmii  l)c\'urc,  Cbiis  Kanr.  I'bibp  |anncv.  Brandiin  Amis. 


I  244  1  Organizations 


Powering  up,  the  members 

of  Alpha  Kappa  Alpha 

prepare  to  re-boot.  This 

part  of  the  Homecoming 

step  show  reflected  the 

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Providing  information  to 

students,  members  of  Alpha 

Kappa  Alpha  promote  their 

sorority  on  the  Commons. 

The  Lambda  Chi  chapter 

was  recognized  for  academic 

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achievement  as  well  as 

community  service.  Photo  by 

Mindi  Westhoff 

Front  row:  Tamika  Jeffries,  Ancha  Jordan;  Back  row:  Mikonia  Warner,  Elizabeth 
Ogunwo,  Gina  Harp,  Ladaisha  Ballard. 


Alpha  Kappa  Psi 

Alpha  Kappa  Psi  was  a  coed  profes- 
sional business  fraternity  with  the 
goal  of  combining  business  and 
professionalism  with  community 
service  and  social  camaraderie.  The 
fraternity  was  open  to  all  business 
majors  and  minors. 


Front  row:  Karen  Mimm.  Sarah  Simmons,  Mary  Worden,  Chris  Ellis:  Back  row: 
Tyler  Kennedy.  William  Pilson.  Caitlin  Collins,  Rvan  Vaughan,  Charlotte  Peyraud, 
Meredith  Hoyle. 


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Competing  for  pomes, 
junior 
performs  a  solo  during  the 
Greek  Sing  performance. 

Each  sorority  performed  a 
themed  routine  at  the  com- 
petition, which  occurred 
at  the  end  of  Greek  Week, 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Keeping  m  character. 

graduate  Angela  Stellute 

dances  during  Greek  Smg. 

The  sorority's  theme  for  the 

event  was  "You  Got  Served," 

Photo  by  Mmdi  Westhoff 


Front  row:  Maggie  ELkcLJcu  \Vliil(js.cai  vci,  Linil\  IJuiuh,  Aiiuiiida  Walsh,  Jamie 
McCloskey.  Taylor  Vaughn.  Meghan  O'Donnell;  Second  row:  Rachel  Gottlieb,  Lisa 
Jennings,  Jenny  Young.  Ashley  Hampton,  Meredith  Crook,  Danielle  Danko,  Melissa 
Evans,  Tabitha  Richmond,  Juliet  Shalon,  Kara  Geary,  Melissa  Short.  Krystal  Dula,  Amy 
McLaren;  Third  row:  Caroline  Sharp,  Areizo  Said.  Samantha  Moore,  Alex  Robertson, 
Kari  Presttm,  Maggie  Ford.  Allison  Stickeis,  Elizabeth  Montgomery.  Hunter  Arey. 
Christine  Minutolo,  Kari  Friedman,  Grace  Barth,  Erin  Flint.  Meredith  Rauh,  Haodi 
Wang;  Fourth  row:  Wendy  Waldeck,  Sara  Gwinn.  Julie  Podell,  Lauren  Kimmey,  Lea 
Woodard,  Jenna  Janocha.  Ashley  Strickland,  Tiffany  Mothershead,  Casey  Cidpeppei. 
Alexandra  Montgomery.  Mary  Anne  Bertola,  Tiffany  Loving,  Kollene  Sistek,  Julia  Rob- 
inson. Brooke  Kelly.  Kate  Ardolino,  Lindsey  Smith;  Back  row:  Brittany  Coady,  Lindsav 
Jarman,  Kelley  Kolar,  Stephanie  Tan.  Lisa  Klassen,  Samautha  Serone.  Jessica  Walczak. 
Katie  Hyson,  Sashajarufe,  Katie  Bucklev. Jordan  Nice-Burdon.  Patricia  Duncan.  Sara 
Schoeb,  Sheryl  Bashoff,  Clare  Badgley,  Caitlin  Burgess. 


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Phi  Omega  was  a  national,  coed 

service  fraternity  based  on  the  three 

cardinal  principles  of  the  Bo)'  Scouts 

of  America:  leadership,  friendship 

and  service.  Members  built  lasting 

relationships  and  valuable  leadership 

skills  while  serving  the  university  and 

surrounding  commimity. 


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Front  row:  [ohn  Nettles.  Anne  Harris.  Nicole  Patlcrsdii.  David  Martin,  Jennilcr  Ftaliii, 
Katie  Long.  Amanda  Scanlon.  Jessica  Norman;  Second  row:  Lauren  Seablom.  Emily 
Meholic,  Elizabeth  Ferree.  Meghan  Hummer.  Aslilev  Davison.  Stacey  Dvoryak.  Kelly 
Shanley;  Third  row:  Danielle  Pohien.  Craig  Esquivel,  Julia  Pagones,  Jason  Bliss.  Katie 
Stewart,  Laura  Trumbo.  Jen  Lifland.  Jeremy  Jones;  Back  row:  Lindsey  Adier,  Joanna 
Paeno,  Michael  Dardo/zi,  Lane  Robbins.  Sarah  Harsc  he.  Jod\  Rcjberts. 


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Alpha  Phi  helps  raise  money  to  promote  cardiovascular  health  research 


Alpha  Phi  was  founded  in  1872  as  an  orga- 
nization to  support  women  as  they  made  their  way 
through  college.  The  Theta  Iota  chapter  of  Alpha 
Phi,  founded  at  the  university  in  1991,  upheld  the 
high  ideals  of  womanhood,  scholarship,  service  and 
sisterly  love  and  kindness. 

"When  it  comes  to  Alpha  Phi,  there  is  only  one 
\vord  that  comes  to  mind:  support,"  said  junior  Lizzie 
Dowling.  "No  matter  what,  if  you  need  a  shoulder 
to  cry  on,  a  story  to  tell  or  a  laugh  to  share,  there  is 
always  someone  there  to  experience  it  with  you." 

Alpha  Phi  took  first  place  during  Greek  Week  in 
the  spring.  Although  the  sisters  were  not  fortunate 
enough  to  win  the  coveted  title  of  Greek  Sing  cham- 
pions, they  spent  countless  hours  preparing  in  order 
to  ensure  a  flawless  performance  of  their  "You  Got 
Served "-themed  routine.  "We  have  a  lot  of  practices, 
three  to  four  days  a  week  when  it  gets  close  to  the 
performance,  but  on  the  day  of  Greek  Sing  it  is  a  ton 
of  fun  and  worth  it,"  said  senior  Joy  Hanner. 

In  February,  the  sisters  held  their  annual  event, 
A-Phiasco.  This  was  a  weeklong  series  of  events 
that  raised  money  for  the  Alpha  Phi  Foundation, 
a  national  organization  that  raised  money  to  help 
promote  awareness  of  heart  disease  in  women.  The 
chapter  retained  15  percent  of  the  proceeds  for  a 
community  project  of  its  choice  and  sent  the  re- 
mainder of  the  money  to  the  Alpha  Phi  Foundation. 
The  sisters  donated  their  portion  to  the  Cardiac 
Care  Unit  of  Rockingham  Memorial  Hospital. 


As  the  weather  began  to  get  cooler,  the  ladies 
organized  their  first  fall  philanthropy  event,  a  golf 
tournament  at  Lakeview  Golf  Course.  "This  fall  we 
organized  a  golf  tournament  that  was  held  during 
[Family  Weekend],"  said  senior  Meghan  O'Donnell, 
former  director  of  administration.  "Parents  came 
and  played  golf  with  their  daughters,  had  brunch 
and  just  enjoyed  their  time  visiting."  Although  not 
all  the  sisters'  families  were  able  to  attend,  many 
sponsored  holes  throughout  the  course,  bringing 
the  total  amount  of  money  raised  to  $2,000.  The 
money  was  donated  to  the  Alpha  Phi  Foundation 
and  the  Red  Dress  Campaign,  a  national  campaign 
launched  in  2002  that  aimed  to  educate  women 
that  heart  disease  was  not  just  a  men's  issue. 

After  the  chapter  selected  its  new  officers  for 
the  2007  calendar  year,  old  officers  and  the  newly- 
elected  officers  attended  an  officer  leadership  retreat. 
"Old  officers  met  with  new  officers  to  review  how 
their  terms  in  office  went,  things  they  learned  and 
what  they  would  improve  on,"  said  O'Donnell.  "After 
they  had  a  working  breakfast  about  those  things, 
the  old  officers  left  and  the  new  officers  stayed  for 
the  rest  of  the  day  to  meet  with  their  department  to 
set  goals  for  the  next  year."  The  day  included  team- 
building  activities  led  by  Outriggers  and  a  speaker 
who  ran  a  leadership  workshop. 

The  sisters  of  Alpha  Phi  improved  and  expanded 
their  chapter  through  new  programs  while  continu- 
ing to  develop  and  enhance  exisiting  events. 


American  Criminal 

Justice  Association 

The  American  Criminal  Justice  As- 
sociation was  founded  to  further  the 
education  and  profession  of  crimi- 
nal justice.  The  group  was  open 
to  members  formally  interested  in 
criminal  justice  as  a  field  of  study  or 
profession. 


Front  row:  Kenned)'  Boyle.  Renee  Bounds.  Lauren  Brice,  Stephanie  King:  Back  row: 
Jordan  Morris.  Bob  Lytle,  Harry  Ailes.  Katlin  Saville. 


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The  sisters  of  ASA  take  home  the  Greek  Sing  title. 


The  Beta  Epsilon  chapter  of  Alpha  Sigma  Alpha 
(ASA)  had  a  busv  year  decorated  with  triumphs. 
ASA  aimed  to  promote  high  ideals  and  standards 
and  emphasized  balance  among  its  four  areas  of  in- 
tellectual, physical,  social  and  spiritual  de\elopment. 

To  start  off  the  year,  ASA  hosted  its  district's 
regional  conference  at  the  uniyersity.  "It  was  a  huge 
success,"  said  senior  Catherine  Winders,  former  ASA 
president.  "Women  from  ASA  chapters  throughout 
the  \^irginia,  Maryland  and  Penns\lyania  area  gath- 
ered to  work  on  leadership  and  team  building." 

In  March,  ASA  hosted  its  annual  philanthrop\' 
event,  ASA  Madness,  which  consisted  of  an  inter-fra- 
ternal basketball  tournament  that  raised  money  for 
the  Special  Olympics  and  the  S.  Jime  Smith  Founda- 
tion. The  S.  June  Smith  Foundation  woiked  to  prcnide 
financial  resources  for  the  S.June  Smith  Center,  a 
resource  for  children  with  developmental  needs  and 
their  families.  ASA  sisters  served  as  coaches  for  dif- 
ferent fraternit\'  teams  and  helped  them  pla\  to  \  ictorw 
ASA  donated  $1,000  to  its  chosen  charities. 

ASA  was  not  onh  invohed  in  its  o\\n  philanthrop- 
ic endeavors,  but  also  actively  participated  in  other 
Greek  organizations'  philanthropies,  including  Sigma 
Chi's  Derby  Days.  Although  ASA  was  not  the  win- 


ner of  the  event,  it  was  able  to  give  over  $500  to  the 
Children's  Miracle  Network  on  behalf  of  Sigma  Chi. 

In  addition  to  welcoming  back  alumnae  dur- 
ing the  spring's  Alumni  Weekend,  the  sisters  also 
celebrated  Beta  Epsilon's  65th  anni\ersary. 

ASA  was  awarded  the  title  of  2006  Greek  Sing 
winner  dining  Greek  Week  for  its  "ASA  Saves  the 
Day"  theme.  "\Ve  worked  hard  and  it  paid  off,"  said 
sophomore  Stephanie  Warner.  "When  we  heard  that 
we  won,  our  coaches  were  crying  because  they  were 
so  happy.  It  was  a  very  special  bonding  moment  for 
us  that  we  will  never  forget." 

In  preparation  for  formal  recruitment  in  the  fall, 
a  number  of  members  spent  time  over  the  summer 
redecorating  the  chapter  house's  basement,  includ- 
ing applying  new  wallpaper.  "We  also  attended  our 
National  Convention  in  Boston,  Mass.,"  said  W'inders. 
"We  sent  two  delegates  to  the  convention  and  were 
able  to  help  pass  new  bylaws  and  meet  ASA  women 
from  throughout  the  nation." 

As  the  semester  drew  to  a  close,  .^SA  ended  its 
year  by  initiating  its  new  pledge  class.  "We  \\ere  able 
to  recruit  amazing  new  women  that  will  have  an 
impact  on  both  our  chapter  and  the  uni\ersit\'  during 
their  time  at  JMU,"  said  Winders. 


Association  of 

Computing  Machinery 

The  Association  of  Computing  Ma- 
chinery provided  an  academic  and 
social  network  for  computer  science 

majors  and  minors.  The  associa- 
tion \vas  founded  in  1947  and  made 
great  advancements  in  the  field  of 
information  technology  for  both 
students  and  professionals. 


Front  row:  Elizabeili  .Adams,  Kendal  Miller,  Ben  Knear:  Back  row:  .Alex  C.oryiik,  Jason 
.Schulze.  Aniit  Bhatia. 


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Reaching  co  che  side,  a 
dancer  leads  her  ASA  sisters. 
During  the  spring  semester, 
the  sorority  hosted  ASA 
Madness,  a  basketball  tourna- 
ment among  the  fraternities. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Front  row:  Rachel  Hammer,  Laura  Wilson,  Katie  Parnsh,  Allison  Smith.  Catherine 
Winders.  Danielle  Vacca,  Courtney  Curlett.  Allyson  Alvare,  Callie  Rivett.  Nicole  Mimken; 
Second  row:  Stephanie  Weber,  Lena  Gamar.  Taylor  Buchanan.  Whitney  Mercer.  Linny 
Sahagian,  Kristen  Matthews,  Gabriella  Romaniello.  Ashley  Biyins;  Third  row:  Katie  Hag- 
gerty,  Evin  Page,  Laura  Hefty,  Shannon  Alexander,  Lindsey  Kammar,  Kayla  Campbell, 
Kerby  Stulier,  Ashley  Fitzgerald.  Christine  Yellin:  Fourth  row:  Kristen  Schab,  Julie  Mar- 
getich,  Christina  Lloyd-Williams.  Elyse  Bodamer,  Emily  Thomson,  Lauren  Turner.  Allison 
Perez.  Shelley  Pierce.  Shea  Maloney.  Laura  Murdoch-Kitt:  Back  row:  Sarah  \'igliotti. 
Sarah  Colby.  Meghan  Grant,  Caroline  Walls,  Meg  Ta\lor,  Carleigh  Smith,  Bethany  AJyare, 
Sarah  Perrv.  Lindsay  Baldino,  Carly  Goodman,  Anne  Birkhead,  Natalie  Raeder. 


Front  row:  Lauren  Searson,  Mallory  Miller.  Jenessa  Kildail.  \'ictoria  Lushbaugh:  Second 
row:  Sara  Woods,  Keryn  Dohanich,  Tina  Larson,  Katie  Kindig:  Back  row:  Elizabeth 
Montgomery,  Erin  Frye,  Ashley  Forman,  Caroline  Skelly,  Tricia  White.  Oliva  Ferber. 


Association  of  Women 
in  Communication 

The  Association  of  Women  in 

Communication  encouraged  the 

advancement  of  women  in  all  fields 

of  communication  through  various 

workshops  and  programs.  Members 

were  encouraged  to  recognize  their 

excellence  and  leadership  skills  in 

order  to  become  leading  forces  in 

the  evolving  communication  era. 


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Staying  in  sync,  members 

of  AST  perform  cheir 

dance  at  Greek  Smg.  The 

sorority's  theme  was  "Boy 

Bands,"  and  sisters  danced 

to  songs  by  the  Backstreet 

Boys  and  N'SYNC.  Photo  by 

Mindi  Westhoff 

Convening  in  their  house 
basement,  AST  members 
spend  some  free  time 
hangtng  out.  Social  events  al- 
lowed sisters  to  spend  time 
together  despite  their  hectic 
schedules,  Photo  courtesy  of 
Meredith  Rosanelh 


Front  row:  Erin  McCaffery,  Michelle  Skutnik,  Sarah  Gyselings.  Betii  Branch,  McKenzie 
Ball.  Riva  Fiirman,  Meredith  Rosanelli,  Monica  Lazur,  Maris  Ford.  Lindsev  Mayberry, 
Whitney  Welsh.  Samantha  Green.  Lynsey  Leib,  Katie  O'Neill;  Second  row:  Ash- 
ley Bronson.  Jaime  Silverman,  Lindsay  Fraser,  Mary  Beth  Conley.  Mary  Lowry, 
Mary  Hays,  Lisa  Talley,  Alison  Damiano.  Briana  Webber,  Morgan  Sohl,  Ashley  White. 
Jamie  Fernandez,  Brittany  Lee,  Claudia  Torres.  Rachel  Hatcher;  Third  row:  Courtne\ 
Ulrich.  Lisa  Rosenbaum.  Caitlin  Bennett,  Rebecca  Walmsley,  Katie  Finch.  Kalherine 
Clark,  Kate  McFarland,  Megan  Wilson,  Nooshin  Rezazad.  Belhanv  Riley.  Elizabeth 
Carpenter.  Lauren  Miscioscia.  Emily  Jessee.  Karla  Bayles.  Christine  O'Brien,  Rachel 
deCourcy,  Erin  Faulds.  Erin  Hobson;  Fourth  row:  Sara  Benghauser.  Kristin  Fogei. 
Kimmy  Thompson,  Joanna  Miller.  Megan  Shea,  Lisa  Kramer.  Mallory  Shields.  Baylev 
Lesperance.  Hayley  Cain.  Jenna  Eisenhart,  Rebekah  Brewer.  Amber  Mendres.  Ashk\ 
Wirth.  Nina  Szemis.  Lauren  Arthur,  Kellie  Hayes.  Erin  Devening.  Aila  Altman;  Back 
row:  Caitlin  Feneriy,  Katie  Foley.  Dianna  Lau.  Marissa  Longo,  Jacquelyn  W'alsh.  Anne 
Gill.  Megan  Winand.  Hannah  Lacko,  Jen  Parco.  Jenn  Gardner.  Kristen  W'estbrook. 
Vanessa  Stevens,  Katy  Foucar-Szocii.  Casey  Culien.  Allie  Heyman,  Casev  Bloomfield. 
Alicia  Bobrowski.  Kristin  Cassell.  Jennifer  Marrash. 


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one-on-one  friendships,  aided  with 

emplo)ment  opportunities  and  spent 
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row:  Kaitlynn  Fatig.  Liz  Chalker,  Sarah  Booth.  I. .una  Kriii;li:  Back  row:  .\aron  Ncshitl, 
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Success  was  something  every  organization  strove 
for,  and  Alpha  Sigma  Tau  (AST)  was  no  exception. 
The  university  recognized  AST  for  its  efforts  at 
the  2006  Fraternity/Sorority  Excellence  Awards 
when  it  was  proclaimed  a  4-Star  Chapter  and  won 
the  Recruitment  and  External  Relationships  Award 
among  Greek  life. 

During  Greek  Week,  AST  participated  in  Greek 
life's  annual  philanthropy  event,  Shack-A-Thon, 
which  raised  money  for  Habitat  for  Humanity  and 
the  Hurricane  Katrina  relief  fund.  AST  was  also  an 
active  competitor  in  Kappa  Alpha  Order's  annual 
philanthropy  event,  Rosebowl,  an  event  that  raised 
money  for  the  Muscular  Dystrophy  Association.  In 
the  spring,  the  sisters  of  AST  organized  a  team  for 
Relay  for  Life,  an  all-night  walk  organized  in  support 
of  the  American  Cancer  Society. 

In  the  spring,  AST  held  its  annual  5K  run  for 
AIDS,  an  event  that  resulted  in  over  $1,500  in  dona- 
tions to  the  Valley  AIDS  Network.  In  the  fall,  the 
ladies  organized  a  benefit  concert  held  at  The  Pub 
that  included  a  performance  by  Nathaniel  Baker. 
AST  raised  over  $1,600,  which  was  donated  to  the 
Broward  House  in  Washington,  D.C.,  accordinsf  to 
junior  Whitney  Welsh,  philanthropy  chair.  AST  also 
held  highway  cleanup  activities  on  Cantrell  Avenue  as 
part  of  its  community  outreach  program. 

Its  performance  during  Greek  Sing  gave  AST 
bragging  rights  after  it  received  the  Best  Riser  Cho- 


reography award  for  its  "Boy  Bands"  theme. 

AST's  work  did  not  end  with  the  spring  semes- 
ter, as  sorority  delegates  attended  the  2006  National 
Convention  at  Disney  World  in  Florida  over  the 
summer.  AST  members  mingled  with  their  sisters 
from  across  the  nation  in  a  series  of  organized  meet- 
ings, lectures  and  events.  They  also  had  the  opportu- 
nity to  lounge  poolside  or  ride  roller  coasters  in 
the  theme  park. 

In  the  fall,  AST  started  the  semester  off  with 
the  most  important  thing  to  the  continuation  of 
any  organization:  recruitment.  Through  workshops 
with  other  sororities,  the  sisters  were  able  to  have 
an  amazing  recruitment,  through  which  they  se- 
lected over  40  women  for  their  newest  pledge  class. 
"Recruitment  was  such  a  blast  this  year.  Having  our 
whole  chapter  together  and  being  able  to  meet  our 
potential  new  members  was  so  exciting,"  said  junior 
Rachel  Hatcher.  "It  was  a  great  bonding  experi- 
ence, and  I  can't  wait  for  next  year."  AST's  recruit- 
ment theme  was  "AST's  Secret,"  which  played  off  of 
victoria's  Secret  and  its  PINK  line. 

Soon  after  recruitment  ended,  it  was  time  for 
Family  Weekend.  Old  and  new  members  gathered 
in  AST's  basement  to  meet  friends  and  family. 
Homecoming,  Alumni  Weekend  and  Founder's 
Day  provided  opportunities  to  draw  current  and 
alumnae  chapter  members  back  together,  bringing 
a  great  year  to  a  close. 


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Beta  Alpha  Psi  was  a  professional 

business  fraternity  for  accounting 

and  finance  students  with  the  main 

objective  of  promoting  excellence  in 

the  business  information  field.  The 

Eta  Delta  chapter  was  chartei  ed  in 

1985  and  its  goals  were  achieved 

through  participation  in  meetings, 

socials  and  seminars. 


Front  row:  Christine  Mui,  Catherine  Gartzke,  Sandy  Luu,  Laccy  \'iar;  Second  row:  Kara 
Barnard,  Veronica  McNutt,  Cat  Watchko,  Lauren  Westfall;  Back  row:  Joseph  Decardi- 
Nelson,  Wesley  Wiggins,  Joe  Scanlan,  Shawn  Harrison,  Adam  CeruUi. 


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The  Bluestone  staff  works  to  create  memories  that  last  a  lifetime. 


As  a  stuclciit-i  un  piiblicatit)ii.  The  Blufstonc 
sought  to  portray  the  university  in  a  professional 
vet  engaging  manner  through  its  production  of  the 
yeai  l)ook.  "Tlie  Bluestone  was  a  nationally  acclaimed 
book  and  has  won  several  awards  [o\er]  the  \ears," 
said  senior  Maria  Nosal,  editor  in  chief.  "'We've 
worked  hard  to  maintain  the  reputation  of  The  Blue- 
stone,  while  giving  the  students  a  book  they  will 
enjo)'  and  accurately  portrays  the  past  year." 

Nosal  began  her  invohement  witJi  The  Blue- 
stone  her  junior  year,  wlien  she  held  the  pt)sition  of 
creative  director.  "I've  realh'  enjoyed  working  on 
The  Bluestone  and  liked  doing  the  day-to-da)'  work 
and  even  our  deadlines,"  said  Nosal.  "Distribution 
week  was  probably  my  favorite  time.  We  got  to  see 
how  all  our  hard  work  came  together  and  the  rest 
of  the  school  got  a  book  that  ho|)elull\  iIk\  will 
cherish  for  years  to  come." 

Senior  Sara  Wist  started  as  a  staff  writer  her 
sophomore  year  and  then  held  the  position  of  cop\ 
editor  for  two  years.  "My  high  school  yearbook 
staff  constantly  used  [The  Bluestone]  for  ideas  and 
inspiration,"  said  Wist.  "Being  a  member  of  The 
Bluestone  staff  was  something  I  was  very  excited 
about.  Since  freshmen  weren't  able  to  become  staff 
members,  I  waited  all  year  and  as  soon  as  the  posi- 
tions were  advertised  in  the  spring,  I  applied." 

The  Bluestone's  office  was  in  the  basenunl  ol 
Roop  Hall,  where  staff  members  toiled  throughout 
the  year  to  produce  a  book  that  "students  [would] 
be  able  to  look  back  on  in  20  years,  flip  through  the 
pages  and  read  the  stories  and  remember  their  time 
at  the  university,"  according  to  Nosal. 

"The  Bluestone  is  kind  of  forgotten  about  all 


\ear,  but  its  great  to  see  everyone  excited  and  in- 
terested in  the  book  when  it  comes  out.  A  challenge 
and  frustration  of  ours  is  that  so  many  students 
don't  even  know  what  The  Bluestone  is,"  Wist  said. 

Students  frequently  correlated  school  publica- 
tions with  endless  hours  of  work  and  constant  dead- 
lines. While  The  Bluestone  certainly  had  positions 
that  required  dedication  and  time,  the  organization 
also  offered  positions  where  students  chose  the  num- 
ber of  assignments  the\  worked  on  and  the  amount 
of  time  thev  \vere  willing  to  commit.  "There  are  a 
number  of  different  areas  involved  in  the  ]3roduc- 
tion  of  the  book,  making  getting  inx'olved  with 
The  Bluestone  a  great  option  for  a  large  variety  of 
people  with  differing  interests,"  Wist  said. 

Staff  members  were  able  to  request  specific 
assignments  and  had  more  responsibility  than  con- 
tributing members.  C:t)ntributors  to  The  Bluestone 
gained  an  idea  of  how  the  \earbt)ok  staff  operated 
without  having  to  make  a  serious  commitment. 

Sophomore  Rachel  Sarah  Blanton  was  unable  to 
get  into  a  photography  class  and  decided  to  pursue 
her  passion  by  contributing  photographs  to  The 
Bluestone.  While  Blanton  was  not  rec|uired  to  take 
a  certain  number  of  assignments  each  semester,  she 
still  enjoyed  being  available  for  events.  "I  got  a  dif- 
ferent outlook  on  things  because  I  went  to  different 
events  that  I  normally  wouldn't  have  gone  to  if  I 
wasn't  taking  pictures  of  them,"  Blanton  said. 

The  Bluestone  held  reoiilar  staff  meetings  and 
encouraged  members  to  familiarize  themselves  with 
The  Associated  Press  Stylebook,  a  writing  resource 
used  by  the  editors.  The  Bluestone  was  distributed 
in  the  spring  at  several  locations  around  campus. 


The  bluestone  Information 


National  Yearbook  Conventions: 

•  CMA  Spring  National  College  Media  Convention 
The  Roosevelt  Hotel,  New  York  City 

Avvj;c/s;  Silver  Crown  Certificate,  Silver  Medalist  Certificate,  Certificate  of 
Merit  in  Yearbook  Student  Lite  Spread,  Certificate  of  Merit  in  Organization  or 
Greek  Writing,  Second  Place  Certificate  in  Opening  and  Closing  Spread  Design 

•  85tb  Annual  ACP/CMA  National  College  Media  Convention 
Adam's  Mark  Hotel,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Awards:  2005  Yearbook  Pacemaker  Finalist  Award 

•  Yearbook.comp  Fifth  Annual  National  College  Yearbook  Workshop 
Hampton  Inn  &  Suites,  New  Orleans,  La. 


"^Ittr, 


I  252  i  Organizations 


Placing  phocos,  senior 
jnny  Young  works  on  an 
organization  spread.  Young 
served  as  creative  director 
and,  along  with  a  team  of 
designers,  was  responsible 
for  the  design  of  the  book. 
Photo  byMindi  Westhoff 

Editing  stories,  junior 

and  seniors 

nnd 
work  during  the  third 
deadline.  The  editorial  board 
stayed  a  few  days  after  finals 
to  complete  the  deadline. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Front  row:  Mindi  Westhoff.  Sara  Wist,  Rachaei  Groseclose,  Maria  Nosal,  Joanna  Brenner, 
Jenny  Young,  Kara  Beebe;  Second  row:  Rachel  Blanton,  Meghan  DeSanto.  Sarah  Thomas. 
Michelle  Melton,  Leslie  Gavin.  Kellie  NowHn;  Back  row:  Stephanie  Hardman,  Theresa 
Kattula,  Lane  Robbins,  Tara  Hepler,  Revee  TenHuisen,  Nancy  Daly. 


The  dhestom  Information 


History: 

•  First  published  as  the  Schooima'am  during  the  1909-1910  school  year 

•  First  volume  was  only  122  editorial  pages  as  opposed  to  its  current  408  pages 

•  In  1962,  the  name  was  changed  to  The  Bluestone 

•  In  1980,  feature  stories  were  introduced  to  the  book  for  the  first  time 

•  The  Bluestone  staff  earned  their  first  awards  in  the  late  1990s 

•  In  2000,  the  book  was  placed  among  the  top  four  college  yearbooks  in  the  country 


The  Bluestone  I  253  I 


•the  breeze 


Waiting  for  stories  to 

arrive.  |unior 

checks  her  e-mail  for  any 

updates.  Czartsy  was  the 

assistant  news  editor  and 

worked  with  seniors  Rachana 

Dixit  and  Dominic  Desmond. 

both  news  editors.  Photo 

courtesy  of  Evan  Dyson 


Looking  over  past  issues. 
senior  l  takes  a 

break  during  a  production 
day.  The  editorial  board 
spent  Sundays  and  Wednes- 
days producing  the  paper 
that  was  put  in  circulation 
the  next  day.  Photo  courtesy 
of  Evan  Dyson 


Front  row:  Caiit-  Wliiic.  KflK  Fishei. Janessa  KUdall.  Dana  Fiore,  Nazia  Mitiia:  Second 
Row:  \farv  Frances  Czarstv.  Alicia  Stetzer,  Rachana  Dixit.  Matthew  Stoss,  Evan  Dvson. 
Meghan  O'Donnelh  Third  Row:  John  Galle.  Lauren  Pack.  Jill  Vaworski,  Brian  Sostak. 
Brittanv  Hanger;  Fourth  Row:  Brian  Goodman.  Brian  Hansen.  Eric  Trott.  Chris  Swecker: 
Back  row:  Erik  Pitzer,  Graham  Neal.  Gil  Harrison,  Bryan  Pope. 


"rVl/a    |3,i^aa>7a     ]l^tf/'\l/'l/v\/'\4'\/^lt^ 

\\\o  pr6oZ6  inTC'r  maX'ic'n 

The  Breeze  Editorial  Staff 

Advertising  Staff 

Editor  in  Chief:  Matthew  Stoss 

Ads  Manager:  Meghan  O'Donnell 

Managing  Editor:  Caite  White 

Asst.  Ads  Manager:  Bryan  Pope 

News  Editor:  Rachana  Dixit 

Specialty  Advertising  Executive:  Lola  Sizemore 

News  Editor:  Dominic  Desmond 

Ads  Design  Lead:  Brian  Sostak 

Asst.  News  Editor:  Mary  Czartsy 

Asst.  Ads  Design  Lead:  Laura  Egbert 

Sports  Editor:  John  Galle 

Sports  Editor:  Brian  Hansen 

Ads  Executives:  Dana  Fiore,  Phil  Finch, 

Opinion  Editor:  Brian  Goodman 

Brittany  Hanger,  Gil  Harrison,  Erin  Riley 

Arts  &  Entertainment  Editor:  Jill  Yaworski 

Risharddi  Townes 

Arts  &  Entertainment  Editor:  Kelly  Fisher 

Copy  Editor:  Jenessa  Kildall 

Ad  Designers:  Chris  Swecker,  Eric  Trott, 

Copy  Editor:  Alicia  Stetzer 

Nazia  Mitha,  Lindsey  Norment 

Art  Director:  Lauren  Pack 

Photo  Editor:  Evan  Dyson 

Online  Editor:  Erik  Pitzer 

1 254  I  Organizations 


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■^  by  Laura  Becker 


Student  journalists  develop  skills  for  the  future. 


Named  the  Best  Ail-Around  Non-Daily  Student 
Newspaper  in  the  country  b\-  the  Society  of  Profes- 
sional Journalists,  The  Breeze  continued  to  bring 
news  and  entertainment  to  the  campus  community 
every  Monday  and  Thursday.  The  Breeze  varied  in 
length  and  offered  campus,  regional,  national  and  in- 
ternational news  coverage  along  with  entertainment 
reviews  and  sports  coverage.  The  paper  was  distrib- 
uted at  locations  around  campus  and  could  always  be 
spotted  in  morning  classes  as  students  scrambled  to 
concjuer  the  bi-weekly  Sudoku  puzzles  or  crosswords. 

The  Breeze  employed  writers,  editors,  pho- 
tographers, designers  and  advertisers,  but  anyone 
could  volunteer  to  take  photos,  write  stories,  create 
graphics  or  work  on  the  Web  site.  Volunteers  were 
paid  for  their  work  after  writing  five  articles  or 
participating  in  five  productions. 

Senior  Matthew  Stoss,  editor  in  chief,  strongly 
believed  that  The  Breeze  was  a  forum  meant  more 
for  student  writers  than  for  student  readers.  "The 
first  reason  [it]  existed  was  for  students  to  learn  to 
be  journalists.  Without  The  Breeze,  I  wouldn't  have 
really  started  my  career.  It  gave  me  the  opportunity 
to  write,"  said  Stoss.  "It's  hands-on,  and  lets  you 
build  clips  to  show  potential  employers.  You  learn  a 
lot  more  working  for  an  actual  ne^vspaper  than  you 
ever  would  sitting  in  a  classroom." 

Stoss  said  he  owed  a  lot  to  The  Breeze  because 
it  prepared  him  for  future  employment  in  the 
journalism  field.  "If  it  weren't  for  working  for  The 
Breeze,  I  would  have  never  gotten  an  internship. 
The  opportunities  that  [The  Breeze]  creates  if  you 
put  the  effort  into  it  are  unbelievable,"  Stoss  said. 


Sophomore  Jeff  Genota  enjoyed  being  able  lo 
showcase  his  interest  in  international  affairs  through 
his  weekly  column  titled  "In  The  Know."  "I  wanted 
to  write  because  I  felt  that  it  was  important  to 
educate  undergraduates  about  foreign  policy  and 
international  affairs,"  said  Genota. 

One  of  the  most  rewarding  qualities  The  Breeze 
possessed  was  the  opportunity  it  gave  staff  members 
to  use  their  interests  to  create  quality  productions. 
"I  enjoy  being  able  to  write  down  what  I  feel  inside, 
and  being  able  to  improve  my  writing.  It's  kind  of 
a  passion  to  write  something  well  and  make  a  good 
argument  about  what  you're  trying  to  say,"  Genota 
said.  The  Breeze  accepted  both  letters  to  the  edi- 
tor and  submissions  for  its  "Darts  and  Pats"  section 
from  students. 

The  friendly  environment  of  The  Breeze  of- 
fice, located  in  Anthony-Seeger  Hall,  encouraged 
students  to  drop  by  and  check  out  how  production 
of  the  paper  was  run.  Monthly  meetings  were  held 
by  section  editors  to  allow  writers  and  contributors 
to  sign  up  for  stories.  A  student  could  be  mailed 
prospective  stories  by  contacting  a  section  editor. 
Information  about  The  Breeze  and  its  staff  was 
available  on  the  newspaper's  Web  site,  which  also 
provided  full-length  stories  from  the  most  recent 
issues  of  the  paper. 

"I  don't  think  there  is  any  other  group  on  cam- 
pus that  has  such  a  daily  interaction  with  students 
because  the  paper  lies  around  until  the  next  one 
comes  out,"  said  Stoss.  "Plus,  anyone  can  write  for 
the  paper  or  submit  letters  to  the  editor.  It  is  the 
most  visible  organization  on  campus." 


The  brt&it  Information 


Circulation: 

•  9,500 

Readership: 

•  22,000-t- 

•  16,000  students 

•  3,000  faculty,  staff,  community  members 

•  1,000-1-  local  businesses 


The  Breeze  1 255  I 


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by  Eleni  Menoutis 


Student  volunteers  provide  support  to  victims  of  sexual  assault. 


Campus  Assault  ResponsE  (CARE)  was  a  stu- 
dent-established organization  made  up  ot  xoluntcers 
who  offered  conij^assioii  and  support  to  sexual  assault 
survivors.  Victims  had  a  free  and  confidential  sup- 
port system  available  to  them,  which  included  a  tele- 
phone helpline  service  and  a  peer  assistant  program. 

Those  who  had  been  directly  or  indirectly 
affected  by  sexual  assault  could  visit  the  Women's 
Resource  Center  for  CARE  assistance  or  call  the 
helpline  for  information  and  crisis  intervention. 
The  private  helpline  service  operated  24  hours  a 
day,  seven  days  a  week  for  primary  and  secondary 
survivors  of  sexual  assault  and  rape. 

"All  CARE  \()kmteers  that  operate  the  helpline 
ha\e  undergone  at  least  30  hours  of  intensi\e  train- 
ing," said  senior  Sarah  Williams,  CARE  training  co- 
ordinator. When  victims  called  the  CARE  helpline, 
thev  were  directed  to  a  voicemail  where  thev  left  a 
name  and  a  number  where  thev  could  be  reached. 
The  CARE  volimteer  on  call  was  then  paged  and 
responded  to  the  message  within  \b  minutes,  ac- 
cording to  Williams. 

CARE  training  was  taken  very  serioush  to  ensure 
the  Cjualitv  of  the  group's  services.  It  was  competitive 
and  not  all  who  ajjplied  trained  or  immediateh  began 
as  helpline  operators.  Sessions  were  mandatorw  If 
prospective  trainees  could  not  attend  for  the  required 
duration,  their  applications  were  filed  for  next  semester's 
training. 

The  trained  CARE  volunteers  conferred  with 
other  health  care  professionals  about  sexual  assault 
situations  and  served  on  an  organizational  commit- 
tee. CARE  volunteers  were  able  to  actively  support 
victims  by  helping  them  press  charges  and  accompa- 


n\  ing  them  to  court. 


It  was  not  necessary  to  be  trained  in  order  to 
become  a  member  of  C.4RE.  Those  who  were  not 
trained  were  still  a  \  ital  part  of  the  organization 
and  helped  out  w  ith  the  campus-wide  programs.  All 
CARE  members  were  involved  in  informing  the  uni- 
\ersit\'  communit\'  meinbers  about  its  services,  goals 
and  fundraising  acti\  ities. 

CARE  provided  educational  programs  and  pre- 
sentations to  individual  organizations,  clubs,  classes 
and  residence  halls.  A  featured  speaker  was  invited 
to  the  university  to  bring  attention  to  the  issues  of 
sexual  assault  and  rape.  "We  also  annually  per- 
form "Rape  is  not  Sex,'  which  is  a  plav  of  sorts  that 
discusses  the  stereotypes  and  m\'ths  about  rape  and 
sexual  assault,"  said  W'illiams. 

There  were  many  other  university  events  that 
supported  CARE  and  sexual  assault  prevention.  Get 
Carded  Day  was  held  on  the  Commons  and  offered 
students  helpful  information  cards  explaining  how  to 
reduce  their  risk  and  what  to  do  if  they  were  sexuali\ 
assaulted.  Take  Back  the  Night  was  an  evening  de\ot- 
ed  to  ending  \iolence  against  women.  The  Clothesline 
Project  was  a  visual  display  of  shirts  made  by  those 
affected  bv  abuse  and  assault.  CARE  was  the  primary 
organization  working  toward  ending  assault  against 
women  and  pro\'iding  support  for  those  affected. 

"CARE  has  held  a  special  place  in  my  heart  since 
it  began,"  said  Hillary  Wing-Richards,  associate  di- 
rector of  the  Office  of  Sexual  Assault  Prevention  and 
Women's  Resource  Center.  "CARE  has  weathered 
storms  and  ups  and  downs  through  the  \ears,  but  be- 
cause it  is  such  a  valuable  group  on  campus,  it  always 
survives, just  like  the  siuvivors  they  work  with." 


^lack  2x\d  Latino 
Greek  Caucus 

Founded  in  1970,  the  Black  and 
Latino  Greek  Caucus  regulated 
and  governed  the  relationships, 
standards  and  policies  of  all  Black 
and  Latino  Greek-lettered  organiza- 
tions at  the  imivensitv.  Collabora- 
tion among  groups  was  encouraged 
through  community  service,  meet- 

ings and  programs. 

J 

•"ront  row:  Trent  Buslev,  Rvan  Griffin.  Nicolas  Jaiamillo.  Clii(|uiia  Gross.  Lucia  Ro- 
as.  Ladaisha  Ballard.  Brandon  Borne;  Second  row:  Renzo  ()li;uin,  Bvron  Williams 
Taniika  Jeffries,  Anclia  Jordan.  Gina  Harp.  Ariel  Francisco;  Back  row:  Milionia 
Warner.  Kameron  Spencer.  Rashad  I'itsenbarger.  Ghris  Cooks.  Brandon  Artis.  Paris 
-lamillon,  Jackie  Casallas. 

1256  I  Organizations 


Reading  over  training 
manuals,  members  of  CARE 
educate  themselves  on  the 
procedures  of  the  organiza- 
tion. Previous  experience 
was  not  a  requirement  for 
volunteers,  therefore  there 
was  a  rigorous  training 
process.  Photo  courtesy  of 
Brittany  Vera 

Lending  their  attention, 
CARE  volunteers  watch  a 
demonstration  during  train- 
ing. The  training  process 
was  very  demanding  and 
required  dedication  and 
committment.  Photo  courtesy 
of  Brittany  Vera 


Front  row:  Stephanie  Tigue.  Caitlin  Howard,  Maria  Gandolfo,  Kimberly  Rodgers;  Back 
row:  Sarah  VViliiams,  Katie  Daniels,  Emily  Butzer,  Charlotte  Lynn  Libby,  Brittany  Vera. 


1  *Vlr 


3\ack  Student  Alliance 

The  Black  Student  Alliance  served 
as  a  support  group  and  community 
for  minority  students.  The  group 
represented  and  articulated  the 
issues  of  minority  students  and  of- 
fered support  during  the  orientation 
of  Black  students  and  their  involve- 
ment in  university  activities. 


Front  row;  Pamela  Carbajal,  Quinncee  Payne,  Muso  Chukwu: 
Saxton,  Elizabeth  Osunwo,  Kellv  Greer. 


Back  row:  Treshona 


CARE  12571 


■C5-L 


Spinning  the  wheel.  CS-L 
members  draw  names  of  hope- 
ful ASB  winners.  The  program 
was  so  popular.  CS-L  used  a 
lottery  system  to  ensure  fair- 
ness when  signing  up  for  tnps 
Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen 


CTH^RiNG  together,  junior^, 
and 

and  senior  '-y  Dear 

work  on  the  CS-L  schedule 
board.  CS-L  offered  service 
opportunities  that  included 
semester-long  placements. 
community  projects  and  ASB 
trips.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Front  row:  I'.arl)  Eccles,  Dani  Goodson.  Kelly  Greer,  Kelh  Guinan,  Kaitlni  tlustei 
Second  row:  Becca  Bourne.  Caitlyn  Boyer.  Whitney  Dear.  Debbie  Fox:  Third  row 
Lorelei  Esbenshade.  Walt  Ghant.  Jill  Treac\ ;  Back  row:  Andrew  Mills,  Dana  Farrill 
Rich  Harris.  Lanren  Franson. 


K^^o-L  inTorrna'vion 

Mission  Statement: 

Programs: 

Community  Service-Learning  was  a  partnership  joining 

•  Alternative  Break  Program 

students,  faculty,  staff  and  the  surrounding  communi- 

• Alumni  Service  Break  program 

ties  by  identifying  and  coordinating  intentional  service 

•  America  Reads  and  Community  Work 

opportunities  to  cultivate  social  responsibility  and  life- 

Study 

long  learning,  thereby  fostering  a  generation  of  leaders 

•  Community  Projects  Program 

committed  to  positive  social  change. 

•  JMU  Alumni  Chapters  hosting  |MU 

Alternative  Break  Teams 

History: 

•  Partnership  with  JMU  Alumni  Relations 

•  Founded  in  1986  by  faculty  members  Cecil  Bradfield 

•  Placement  &  Support  for  Course-based 

and  Ann  Myers 

Service-Learning 

•  Developed  from  the  belief  that  service  was  the  heart 

•  Service-Learning  Resource  Center 

of  higher  education 

1 258  I  Organizations 


'oi'Ks  on^Ki|^Hning  ser- 
vice fair.  ThKnBual  serVi^ 

fair  was  held  in  February  ari 

provided  scudencs  wich  an 

opportunicy  to  learn  about 

national  and  incernacionali 

organizations  such  as  Peacr' 

Corps.  AmeriCorps  an 

Teach  for  America.  Photo  b 

Mindi  Westhoi 


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by  Jean  Han 


CS-L  encourages  community  service  locally  and  abroad. 


Man\'  students  did  not  know  what  Community 
Service-Learning  (CS-L)  was  or  what  it  did.  It  was 
a  method  of  teaching  in  which  students  learned  and 
developed  through  active  participation  in  thought- 
fully organized  community  service. 

CS-L  coordinated  partnerships  with  more  than 
75  service  agencies  to  help  meet  the  needs  of  the 
communitv  and  improve  the  standard  of  living  in 
the  Shenandoah  Valley.  About  700  students  volun- 
teered each  semester  in  Harrisonburg  and  par- 
ticipated in  events  that  included  the  International 
Festival,  the  Service  Fair  and  the  Hunger  Banquet. 

CS-L  offered  service  opportunities  in  the  local 
community  to  meet  the  diverse  interests  of  students, 
faculty  and  staff.  One  of  the  ways  students  partici- 
pated was  through  semester  placements,  in  which  stu- 
dents took  service-learning  courses  that  placed  them 
\vith  local  agencies  in  the  communit)'  for  a  semester. 

Students  could  get  involved  through  Community 
Projects,  a  partnership  that  matched  community 
needs  with  university  students  and  professional 
groups.  "Community  projects  is  one  of  our  primary 
functions,"  said  Harris.  "Community  agencies  have 
events  and  projects  they  need  help  with  and  contact 
our  offices;  then  individual  students,  organizations 
and  clubs  can  get  matched  up.  CS-L  is  sort  of  like  a 
matching  service." 

Students  could  also  reach  communities  outside 
the  area  through  the  Alternative  Break  Program 
(ASB).  About  250  students  fully  immersed  them- 
selves in  national  and  international  communities. 
There  were  25  ASB  trips  over  spring  break;  five 
of  which  were  international  and  went  to  Dominica, 
Jamaica,  the  Dominican  Republic  and  Guatemala. 


Students  volunteered  in  soup  kitchens,  planted  trees, 
repaired  trails,  constructed  playgrounds  and  most  im- 
portantly, built  relationships  with  those  they  helped. 

"This  has  been  an  exciting  year  for  the  Alter- 
native Break  Program,"  said  Lorelei  Esbenshade, 
director  of  ASB.  "There  has  been  incredible  inter- 
est from  the  student  body  in  participating  on  all  of 
the  trips,  we  have  an  outstanding  and  passionate 
group  of  leaders,  and  the  faculty  and  staff  of  JMU 
has  been  very  supportive  and  willing  to  get  involved. 
The  strength  of  the  program  lies  in  the  enthusiasm 
and  collaboration  received  from  the  entire  campus." 

In  response  to  the  destruction  of  the  Gulf 
Coast  by  Hurricane  Katrina,  CS-L  offered  trips 
that  focused  on  rebuilding  New  Orleans,  La.  "A 
big  thing  that  happened  last  year  with  CS-L  and 
we  are  planning  again  this  year  is  the  hurricane 
relief  trips,"  said  Esbenshade.  "We  sent  three  trips 
last  year  and  this  year  we  will  send  two;  there  is  an 
ASB  trip  going  to  New  Orleans  over  spring  break 
and  another  group  in  May." 

In  the  past,  CS-L  helped  the  university  win 
several  service  volunteer  awards.  The  university  was 
highly  ranked  on  the  U.S.  News  and  World  Reports 
list  for  service-learning  programs,  as  well  as  on  The 
Princeton  Review.  CS-L  helped  the  university  rank 
No.  2  nationally  in  mid-size  universities  for  active 
Peace  Corps  volunteers,  with  65  active  alumni,  and 
rank  No.  138  for  all  time  Peace  Corps  volunteers, 
with  288  alumni  having  served. 

"We  are  a  continuing  service,"  said  Harris.  "I'm 
proud  to  be  a  part  of  an  organization  that  allows  for 
our  faculty  and  students  to  get  involved  not  only  in 
our  local  community  but  in  the  world  community." 


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Spiritua  ity 

Bring  Your  Own  Spirituality  was  a 
university  organization  dedicated  to 
providing  an  open  environment  for 
students  of  different  religious  and 
secular  backgrounds  to  come  togeth- 
er in  discussion.  Members  joined 
together  in  a  free  and  responsible 
search  for  truth  and  meaning. 

Front  row:  Elizabeth  Ross,  Julie  Caran:  Back  row;  Revin  Caran,  Joe  Doherty,  Holly 
Boiling,  Meredith  Wessels. 

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The  ladies  of  Tri  Delta  raise  money  for  St.  Jude  Children's  Research  Hospital. 


Being  recognized  as  the  uni\eisit\"s  soiorit\  Chap- 
ter of  the  Year  in  2005  gave  the  ladies  of  Delta 
Delta  Delta  (Tri  Delta)  a  great  deal  to  li\e  up  to 
in  2006.  They  managed  to  earn  their  title  while 
going  above  and  beyond  expectations,  epitomiz- 
ing the  values  of  their  organization.  "Service, 
philanthropy,  academics  and  developing  a  strong 
character  are  all  important  ideals  to  members  of  Tri 
Delta,  and  that  is  reflected  through  om-  top  GPA 
ranking,  strong  communitv  ser\  ice  involvement  and 
our  members'  involvement  in  outside  activities,"  said 
senior  Meagan  Mihalko,  former  president. 

"Having  been  a  part  of  Tri  Delta  since  my  fresh- 
man vear,  I  have  seen  our  sorority  morph  into  the 
strong  Chapter  of  the  Year  it  is  now,"  said  senior 
Beth  Cromwell. 

One  of  the  many  ways  Tri  Delta  stood  out  on 
campus  was  through  its  strong  commitment  to  hu- 
manitarian causes.  "More  than  anything,  I'm  proud 
of  our  philanthropic  accomplishments,"  said  Crom- 
well. In  March  of  2006,  the  ladies  co-sponsored  the 
first  Run  for  Hope  with  Theta  Chi  fraternit}-.  The 
5K  raised  money  for  Tri  Delta's  national  philan- 
thropy, St.  Jude  Children's  Research  Hospital.  In 
October,  the  ladies  raised  over  $3,000  for  St.  Jude 
with  their  Charity  Denim  fundraiser,  which  took 
place  during  their  Triple  Play  Week.  "Charitv  Denim 
is  an  event  where  designer  jeans  are  sold  at  wholesale 
prices  and  a  percentage  of  the  profits  go  to  a  philan- 
thropic cause,"  explained  Mihalko.  "Our  event  was  a 
huge  success." 

While  the  ladies  of  Tri  Delta  took  academics 
and  philanthropy  seriously,  they  managed  to  have 


a  lot  of  fun  as  well.  In  ihc  spring  ihe\  participated 
in  Greek  Sing,  an  annual  performance  competition 
between  all  eight  of  the  universitv's  sororities.  Their 
theme  was  "Deltas  Gone  Wild,"  and  the  sisters  took 
home  the  award  for  Best  Crowd  Appeal.  During  the 
summer,  four  sisters,  seniors  Meagan  Mihalko.  Me- 
lissa  Woolson  and  Stephanie  Wilson  and  junior  Kate 
Heubach,  attended  the  Tri  Delta  Convention  held  in 
Hollywood,  Calif.  The  Tri  Delta  Executive  Office 
also  recognized  the  chapter  as  a  "two-star  chapter," 
which,  according  to  Mihalko,  was  "the  highest  honor 
a  collegiate  chapter  [could]  receive." 

In  the  fall,  Tri  Delta  began  one  of  its  most 
important  and  fundamental  activities:  recruitment. 
The  new  members  were  carefullv  selected  through 
a  complicated  matching  process.  Although  recruit- 
ment could  be  a  verv  time-consuming  and  tiring 
process,  the  ladies  of  Tri  Delta  did  their  best  to  make 
it  fun  through  the  incorporation  of  their  recruitment 
theme,  "Tri  Deltas  in  Paradise,"  which  featured  tropi- 
cal music,  leis  and  bright  colors.  Tri  Delta  initiated  43 
new  members  into  its  Iota  pledge  class. 

In  November,  the  sisters  participated  in  the 
appointment  of  a  new  officers'  council,  a  process 
called  slating.  Members  nominated  each  other 
for  positions,  and  then  a  committee  reviewed  the 
nominations  and  selected  the  candidates  it  believed 
were  most  cjualified  for  the  positions.  Looking 
back,  Mihalko  said,  "Tri  Delta  accomplished  a 
lot  over  the  past  year."  Most  importantly,  the 
group  forged  lifelong  connections  with  each  oth- 
er. "One  of  Tri  Delta's  purposes,"  said  Mihalko, 
"is  to  establish  a  perpetual  bond  of  friendship." 


CEO 


Career  Education  Officers  were 
peer  educators  who  volunteered 
with  the  office  of  Career  and  Aca- 
demic Planning.  The  group  pre- 
sented career  workshops  to  organi- 
zations and  residence  halls. 


Front  row;  Lauicn  Kinuiicy.  Sarah  SiiiiiiKHis;  Back  row:  .\niy  Bi  ceding.  Jennie  Fhnn, 
C'handra  Lane. 


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Front  row:  Allison  Garfield.  Sara  Wist,  Meagan  Mihaiko,  Tami  Torano,  Megan  Johnson, 
Melissa  VVoolson:  Second  row:  Amanda  Deutinger,  Beth  Cromwell.  Heather  Hussey, 
Priyanka  Bhatia,  Ariel  Greenlee,  Rachel  Barker,  Beth  Vahabzadeh,  Adriane  Mullins,  Sara 
Borsari,  Lindsay  Campbell,  Amy  Breeding,  Rachel  Couchenour,  Sydney  Paul;  Third  row: 
Kate  Cogswell,  Sarah  Johannes.  Heather  Denucce,  Stephanie  Marino,  Amanda  Bornarth, 
Kimberly  Simmons,  Charlotte  Claflin,  Katie  Bennett,  Lindsey  Troup,  Carla  Blumenthal, 
Katherine  Cestare,  Kim  Fuhrmeister,  Jaime  Benator,  Shannon  Thacher;  Fourth  row: 
Laura  MacNaughton.  Lauren  Hoffman,  Kristin  Birk,  Emily  Johnson,  Michelle  Panasie- 
wicz,  Beth  Cipollo.  Beth  Foster.  Stephanie  Graves.  Elizabeth  Wilkins.Juli  Jacobs.  Becca 
Webb,  Caitlin  Kuzma,  Briana  Marcantoni.  Rebecca  Trudel,  Cristen  Cravath;  Fifth  row: 
Ashley  W' hite,  Li  Mcintosh,  Katie  Shaffer.  Whitney  Seulke,  Heather  Cote,  Eve  Brecker, 
Ashley  Oakey,  Lauren  Maggitti,  Erica  Calys,  Mary  W^augaman.  Stephanie  Scamardella, 
Sara  Shell,  Ally  Goff.  Kristin  Halberstadt,  Kate  Kennedy;  Back  row:  Erica  Walker,  Grace 
O'Sullivan.  Anne  Blessing,  Alii  Marshall.  Lauren  Coble,  Stephanie  Galing,  Lyndsay 
Hooper,  Ashley  Garcia,  Alison  Malinchak,  Maggie  Guy,  Tamara  Kinney,  Sarah  Fuchs, 
Danielle  Buckley,  Dana  Vetter,  Jackie  Cole,  Kim  W^inters. 


Front  row:  Traise  Rawlings.  Molly  Campbell.  Jennifer  Bishop,  James  Loizou,  Morgan 
DeHaven,  Danielle  Fowler,  Daniel  Jurich,  Christine  Smith;  Second  row:  Lauren  Mur- 
phy, Jessi  Lewis,  Mike  Fletcher.  Anne  Feild,  W'ill  Martz,  Eric  W'uestewarld,  Corbin 
Craft,  John  Pierce;  Back  row:  Garrett  Johnson.  Will  Fawlev,  Andrew  Williams.  Ryan 
Hoiman,  Drew  Massengill,  Robert  Gordon,  David  Garland. 


Cinemuss 

Cinemuse  was  the  university's  pre- 
mier film  club  that  aimed  to  educate 
the  community  about  classic,  inde- 
pendent and  foreign  films  through 
exposure,  discussion  and  analysis. 
The  group  was  founded  in  2005 
and  hoped  to  help  aspiring  directors, 
screenwriters  and  actors  come  togeth- 
er to  explore  their  interest  in  film 
through  various  activities  and  events. 


Delta  Delta  Delta  126! 


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Sharing  memories,  a 

scrapbook  displays  Delta 

Sigma  Theta's  red  and  black 

colors  The  book  was  one  of 

many  scrapbooks  available 

for  viewing  at  the  Delta 

Sigma  Theta  luncheon.  Photo 

by  jewels  Cundrum 


Enjoying  time 
with  sisters,  alumna 
Marcma  Williams  dmes  at 
the  Delta  Sigma  Theta  lun- 
cheon for  alumnae  and  cur- 
rent members.  The  luncheon 
was  held  in  the  Highlands 
Room  and  celebrated  the 
sorority's  35th  anniversary. 
Photo  by  jewels  Gundrum 

Performing  during  a  step 
show,  members  of  Delta 
Sigma  Theta  incorporate 
their  "Supergirl"  theme 
The  sorority  was  founded 
in  1913  at  Howard  Univer- 
sity by  22  women.  Photo  by 
Mmdi  Westhoff 


Front  row:  Kanieron  Spencer,  Chiquita  Cross.  Linia  Duncan. 


Circle  K 


Circle  K  was  started  in  1936  by  Ki- 
wanis  International  and  became  the 

largest  collegiate  service  organiza- 
tion in  the  world.  The  organization 
performed  service  projects  through- 
out the  communit\'  to  promote 

service,  fellowship  and  leadership. 


Front  row;  BlII.i  Taul.  |,iiiiu-  t^iiiiiui,  Al.iiii.i  \  iii.niu.  lUliia  Paul.  ,S('iii\.i  Dtsai; 
Second  row:  Linda  Laarz.  Mamit-  SiU-n.  Jcniiilci  Sthwarl/,  Emily  Thornton,  .Allison 
Forrest,  Snzanne  Fleming;  Back  Row:  Parag  I'ai  ikh.  Meredith  Wessels,  .Avery  Daugh- 
ert\.  Holly  Boiling,  Matthew  Sears, 


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DST  members  participate  in  events  like  Adopt- A- Highway  to  better  the  community. 


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Delta  Sigma  Theta  Sorority,  Inc.  strove  to  make 
a  difference  at  the  university  on  the  basis  of  schol- 
arship, sisterhood  and  service.  As  the  first  Black 
Greek  organization  chartered  on  campus,  the  Iota 
Alpha  chapter  was  private  and  nonprofit. 

Delta  Sigma  Theta's  most  important  principle 
was  to  offer  both  assistance  and  support  through  its 
reputable  programs  in  the  community.  The  orga- 
nization established  a  five-point  thrust  system  that 
served  as  the  root  of  these  programs.  The  five-point 
thrust  consisted  of  economic  development,  educa- 
tional development,  international  awareness  and 
involvement,  political  awareness  and  involvement 
and  physical  and  mental  health.  "Our  main  goal  was 
service  to  our  surrounding  community  and  fellow 
peers,"  said  senior  Chiquita  Cross. 

The  members  of  Delta  Sigma  Theta  worked  ex- 
tremely hard  to  contribute  as  much  as  they  could 
to  both  the  campus  and  the  community.  This 
included  church  clean-ups  and  the  Adopt-A-High- 
wa)-  program.  On  Saturdays,  the  sorority  mentored 
local  girls  aged  11-14  as  part  of  a  program  known 
as  Delta  Academy.  The  girls  were  tutored  in  the 
areas  of  technology,  self-esteem  and  academic  suc- 
cess. The  sorority's  Miracle  on  35th  Street  toy  drive 
provided  75  children  at  the  Boys  &  Girls  Clubs  of 
America  with  a  day  of  fun  activities.  Every  child 
received  a  gift  from  the  drive. 

Delta  Sigma  Theta  started  the  year  with  its  an- 
nual back  to  school  barbecue  before  classes  started. 
It  was  an  opportunity  for  incoming  freshmen  to 
mingle  with  and  meet  other  students. 

The  chapter  commemorated  its  35th  anniversary 
in  2006  and  members  organized  a  weekend  of  activi- 


ties. Many  chapter  alumnae  attended  the  celebration, 
including  eight  of  the  1 1  charter  members. 

The  sorority  and  its  members  were  awarded 
manv  honors.  Senior  Linia  Duncan,  vice  president, 
won  the  coveted  honor  of  Ms.  Madison  during 
Homecoming.  One  of  the  biggest  accomplishments 
for  Delta  Sigma  Theta  was  winning  the  Center  for 
Multicultural  Student  Services-sponsored  Home- 
coming step  show  competition.  The  women  not  only 
placed  first,  but  also  received  Best  Costume  and 
Best  Entrance  recognitions.  "We  work  very  hard  to 
balance  schoolwork,  jobs,  executive  board  positions 
in  other  organizations,  a  personal  life,  and  Delta 
Sigma  Theta,  and  we  usually  excel  in  all  areas,"  said 
junior  Tiffany  Griffin. 

Delta  Sigma  Theta  joined  with  Kappa  Alpha  Psi 
Fraternity,  Inc.,  to  plan  Code  Red  Weekend,  an  event 
that  raised  money  for  the  Valley  AIDS  Network.  Sev- 
eral exciting  events  took  place,  including  the  Blackout 
Party,  which  was  co-sponsored  by  the  Black  Student 
Alliance.  One  of  the  sorority's  main  events  was  its  an- 
nual date  auction,  called  Choose  Your  Flavor. 

The  members  of  Delta  Sigma  Theta  worked  to- 
gether diligently  to  accomplish  their  goals  while  mak- 
ing a  positive  difference.  "I  love  being  a  Delta  and 
furthermore  a  Delta  in  this  chapter.  We  do  so  much, 
and  it  is  time  consuming,  yet  it  is  so  rewarding  to 
know  that  you  helped  to  make  something  happen  on 
this  campus,"  said  Cross.  "Every  day,  we're  out  there 
representing  those  letters  Delta  Sigma  Theta,  trying 
to  help  those  who  may  not  know  or  understand  who 
we  are  or  what  we're  about.  We  knew  this  wasn't  go- 
ing to  be  easy  when  we  decided  to  become  members, 
but  nothing  worth  being  a  part  of  ever  is  easy." 


Club  Swimming 

Club  Swimming  allowed  students  of 

all  levels  to  develop  their  swimming 

skills  while  making  new  friends. 

The  club  held  two-hour  practices 

five  days  a  week  and  students  could 

compete  in  swim  meets. 


Front  row:  Meghan  Uncapher,  Will  Waite,  Theresa  DeCoursey,  .^udra  Socinski,  Emily 
Braun,  Emily  Barker,  Dana  Humbert,  Mandi  Reeder:  Second  row:  Molly  McHarg,  John 
Gullickson,  Megan  Kennedy,  Jessica  Novak,  Katelyn  Hodges,  Sarah  Bowling,  Courtney 
Rejzer,  Christa  Samaha;  Back  row:  Melissa  Dunn,  Beth  Strickler,  Pat  Allgier,  Annie 
Marks,  Kelly  Patullo,  Molly-Armine  Manwaring,  Adrienne  O'Rourke. 


Delta  Sigma  Theta  Sorority,  Inc.  1  263  I 


•equestrian  club 


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by  Victoria  Shelor 


Equestrian  Club  members  compete  in  regional  horse  shows. 


While  striving  to  enhance  horsemansliip  skills, 
the  members  of  the  Equestrian  Club  bonded  over  a 
common  love  for  horseback  riding,  competition  and 
horses  themselves. 

The  Equestrian  Club  was  established  in  1994. 
Members  trained  under  a  new  coach,  Debbie  Crist, 
an  alumna  of  the  universitv  with  over  30  \ears  of 
experience  in  riding,  showing  and  coaching  hunt 
seat  equitation. 

The  club  recently  relocated  and  began  riding  out 
of  a  new  barn,  Brilee  Farms,  outside  of  New  Mar- 
ket, Va.  The  facility  was  primarily  a  western  reining 
barn,  Init  welcomed  all  riding  disciplines.  It  provided 
the  club  with  a  state-of-the-art  riding  ring  and  the 
opportunity  for  the  riders  to  improve  their  skills  and 
prepare  for  competitions. 

The  club  competed  in  several  regional  intercol- 
legiate horse  shows.  The  Tournament  of  Champions 
at  Hollins  University  was  its  first  show  in  which  it 
competed  against  schools  from  all  o\er  the  East 
Coast.  At  its  first  regular  season  horse  show,  hosted 
by  Radford  University,  the  imiversity's  team  placed 
third  among  a  number  of  Virginia  colleges.  The 
team's  fall  season  horse  shows  took  place  at  Hollins 
University  where  the  team  placed  seventh,  and  at 
Randolph  Macon  Women's  College  and  Bridge- 
water  College  where  it  placed  fourth  in  bi^h.  In  the 
spring,  the  team  also  competed  at  the  University  of 
Virginia,  Sweet  Briar  College,  Hollins  University 
and  Bridgewater  College. 

Anywhere  from  eight  to  15  members  of  the  club 
were  invited  to  ride  at  the  horse  shows.  "Man)  club 
members  come  and  cheer  on  our  competing  mem- 
bers," said  senior  Emily  W'ilkins.  Crist  selected  these 


members  on  the  basis  of  their  riding  abilities  and 
how  much  effort  the\'  put  in  the  club  and  in  practices 
throughout  the  season.  "Still,  the  riders  rotate  for 
each  horse  show,"  said  Wilkins. 

"We  ride  the  hosting  school's  horses,"  Wilkins 
said.  "Before  each  part  of  the  competition  begins,  the 
rider  will  pick  the  name  of  a  horse  out  of  a  hat  and 
that  will  be  the  horse  they  will  compete  on  for  the 
day,"  she  said. 

The  shows  provided  something  for  everyone, 
from  beginner  walk  and  trot  to  open  three-foot  jump- 
ers. The  club  had  riders  in  each  division  and  everv 
rider  was  vital  in  securing  points  for  the  entire  team. 

The  club  participated  in  Ride  With  Pride,  a 
therapeutic  riding  organization  that  helped  those 
with  disabilities  through  alternative  therapy  with 
horses.  "This  was  our  first  year  working  with  this 
specific  program,"  Wilkins  said. 

Club  members  went  to  the  farm  once  or  twice  a 
week  to  muck  out  the  stalls,  groom  the  horses  or  assist 
with  riding  lessons.  "We  also  raised  money  to  donate 
to  the  Jimmy  Fund  to  support  the  fight  against 
cancer,"  Wilkins  said. 

Working  with  Mercy  House,  members  of  the 
Etjuestrian  Club  created  holiday  fruit  baskets  and 
cooked  dinner  for  those  in  need  around  Thanks- 
giving. Aroinid  the  holiday  season  and  Valentine's 
Day,  the  club  created  festive  cards  to  disti  ibute  to 
musing  homes  in  the  Harrisonburg  area. 

"It  was  wonderful  to  be  so  close  to  such  a  great 
group  of  students  that  share  the  same  passions  about 
riding  and  horses,"  Wilkins  said.  "The  club  has 
allowed  me  to  do  so  many  great  things  and  create 
friendships  that  will  last  a  lifetime." 


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College  Republicans 


The  College  Republicans  had  been 
actively  involved  with  the  univer- 
sity and  in  the  Harrisonburg  area 
for  over  20  years.  They  promoted 
conservative  values  such  as  Constitu- 
tional freedoms  and  limited  go\ern- 
ment  b)'  campaigning  at  national, 
state,  local  and  campus  levels. 


Front  row:  Setli  Binstcd.  I. aura  Fcnno.  I. .una  Priinci.  l)i'\()n  Harris.  Julia  Pagones, 
Juliana  Comer;  Second  row:  .Astu-lv  liertoiii.  Astiton  Brown.  Kathryn  McAbee.  Tory 
Federwisch,  Kellv  O'Brien:  Bacl<  row:  \ticliael  Varborough.  Jarrett  Ray,  Mike  Sargent, 
Eric  Lane,  .Anthon\  Riedcl.  [ohn  l^rake. 


1 264  I  Organizations 


Trotting  on  horseback. 

sophomore  Danielle  Par- 
kinson compeces  in  the  Ad- 
vanced Walk  Trot  Canter. 
Equestrian  members  earned 
points  for  participation  in 
events  and  competitions  and 
each  member  was  required 
to  earn  at  least  18  points 
per  semester.  Photo  courtesy 
of  Teresa  Garbee 


Posing  with  their  awards, 
Equestrian  Club  members 
celebrate  finishing  third 
place  at  Regionals.  The 
Equestrian  Club  consisted  of 
about  50  members  with  10 
to  20  members  competing  in 
intercollegiate  shows.  Photo 
courtesy  of  Teresa  Garbee 


Front  row:  Sarah  Petri,  Bridget  Holroyd,  Hillar\  Williams,  Kari  Kilgore.  Danielle 
Parkinson,  Katie  Johnson.  Stephanie  Knowles,  Teresa  Garbee,  Lyndsey  Russell,  Emily 
Wilkins:  Second  row:  Jennifer  Baumler,  Elizabeth  Lange.  Anne  Toms,  Bryn  Irwin, 
Courtney  Henderson,  Nina  Bence.  Bridget  Cere,  Lauren  Jones,  Micheai  Fuzy;  Third 
row:  Taralyn  Wiggins,  Rosalie  Chilton,  Morgan  Hughes,  Megan  Hughes,  Leslie  Carlson, 
Megan  McKee.  Rachel  Bray.  Paige  Bahr,  Tara  Nemith,  Elizabeth  Ellis.  Devon  Rowan. 
|anelle  Nadeau;  Back  row:  Adrianna  Nannini,  Lindsay  Harris,  Jennifer  Arthur.  Jenna 
Kisenhart.  Lindsay  Scaife,  Samantha  Baer,  Amber  Mendres,  Carter  Shewbridge,  Lee 
StClair,  Amanda  Litton,  Maggie  Foley,  Allison  Smyrl,  Ashley  Farina. 


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Panes  Theatre 

Dance  Theatre  was  a  group  open 
to  dance  and  theatre  majors  and 
minors  that  encouraged  interest 
in  the  community  and  on  campus 
about  art  and  art  education.  Mem- 
bers shared  their  creative  talents 
by  working  at  retirement  communi- 
ties, raising  money  and  performing 

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Front  row:  Dawn  Young,  Sarah  Burke,  Ashley  Tucker,  Karin  Anderson.  Eve  Karlin; 
second  row:  Christina  Joyner.  Annelise  Egan,  Laura  Tutino,  Katie  Houff,  Jaymie  Bou- 
dreau;  Back  row:  Jillian  Boelte,  Kathleen  Ferraro,  Sara  Hoke,  Chloe  Wendt,  Danielle 
Figueroa,  Sarah  Lokitis. 

throughout  the  community. 

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Front  row:Jdkc  Udmai  k,  Jt.tlin  llciiici.  BJ  Griltin,  Jaiiicb  Miiinix,  Ucniiv  Noi  lis.  Mikt 
Cording[e\ :  Second  row:  Adam  Spalletla,  Doug  McAdoo.  Sieve  Anzuini.  Bobby  Kim. 
Matt  Beck:  Back  row:  Seth  Doleman.  Kyle  Huchison.  Nathaniel  Baker.  Mattliew  Dun 
Chris  Talkv,  Jasun  Itam. 


Pelta  Epsibn  Chi 

Delta  Epsilon  Chi  was  a  professional 
organization  and  the  local  chaptei- 
of  DECA  Inc.  The  organization 
fostered  an  appreciation  of  the 
American  free  enterprise  system 
and  provided  leadership  and  career- 
oriented  opportunities  to  develop 
future  leaders  in  marketing. 


Front  row:  k.iiir  (  ohict.  Fariba  Babaeizadeh,  Am.iiul.i  Kri  iis.  Krisiin  |(ilinsun;  Second 
row:  Lauren  Carlson,  Stephanv  Barber.  Mary-Colleen  Mmijlu,  Antlu)n\  KiMer;  Back 
row:  Rex  Bradford.  John  Beltrane.  Bobby  Flook.Joe  Rishell. 


1 266  I  Organizations 


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by  Joey  Gundrum 


Exit  245  uses  talent  and  hunnor  to  attract  enthusiastic  crowds  time  after  time 


Exit  245  was  an  all-male  a  cappella  group  that 
enthralled  audiences  with  its  amazing  beat-box  and 
singing  abilities.  The  group's  songs  ranged  from  all- 
time  favorite  Disney  classics  such  as  "A  Whole  New 
World"  from  "Aladdin"  to  "Fix  You"  by  Coldplay. 

The  men  of  Exit  245  came  across  as  an  easygo- 
ing group  of  guys.  "Many  of  the  best  friends  I  made 
at  JMU  have  come  from  this  group,"  said  senior 
Mike  Cordingley,  president  of  Exit  245.  "It  is  incred- 
ible to  watch  the  group  dynamics  change  over 
the  past  four  years,  but  one  thing  has  remained 
constant  and  that  is  the  friendships  formed  through 
the  group.  Another  incredible  thing  about  being  in 
Exit  [245]  is  that  we  work  our  butts  off  rehearsing, 
learning  new  music,  touring  up  and  down  the  east 
coast  and  it  all  pays  off  when  we  get  the  response 
we  want  from  a  crowd  because  they  like  what  they 
hear  and  how  we  perform." 

The  responses  to  Exit  245's  performances  proved 
that  all  the  members'  hard  work  really  did  pay  off. 

Exit  245  was  placed  on  the  2007  "Best  of  College 
A  Cappella  (BOCA)"  album,  produced  by  Varsity  Vo- 
cals. Its  cover  of  "Fix  You"  was  selected  for  the  album. 
"It  feels  amazing  to  be  selected  to  be  on  'BOCA' 
2007,"  said  Cordingley.  "We  have  worked  extremely 


hard  as  a  group  and  to  be  receiving  that  kind  of 
recognition  makes  it  all  feel  worth  it.  It  is  such  a  great 
honor  to  be  selected  to  be  a  part  of  something  as  well 
respected  as  the  'BOCA'  compilations." 

Exit  245  participated  in  concerts  for  programs 
such  as  Operation  Santa  Claus  in  which  the  profits 
were  contributed  to  a  variety  of  causes.  On  Dec.  8, 
the  group  performed  at  one  of  its  biggest  concerts 
of  the  year,  the  Exam  Slam  Cram  Jam,  an  event 
organized  with  the  hope  of  providing  students  with 
an  entertaining  way  to  wind  down  before  final  exam 
week.  At  the  concert,  which  was  performed  to  a  full 
house,  four  new  songs  were  premiered.  The  event 
featured  a  full  lighting  rig  and  professional  sound 
system.  The  crowd  went  wild  over  the  hilarity  of  Exit 
245's  intermission  video,  which  featured  the  group 
members'  transformation  from  "geek  to  sleek."  The 
event  also  gave  the  group  the  opportunity  to  honor 
senior  James  Minnix,  as  it  was  his  last  concert  of  his 
four  years  with  the  group. 

"We  are  also  hoping  to  record  a  new  CD  next 
semester  to  be  released  in  the  fall  of  2007,"  said 
Cordingley.  "A  consistent  goal  in  Exit  is  to  continue 
to  push  the  envelope  with  the  caliber  of  our  perfor- 
mances and  our  music." 


Eta  Sigma  Gsimma 

The  goal  of  Eta  Sigma  Gamma  was 
to  enhance  student  knowledge  and 

appreciation  of  the  health  disci- 
pline. The  group  sponsored  Stack- 
ing Up  Against  Hunger,  a  week- 
long  event  dedicated  to  collecting 
canned  food  for  local  food  shelters. 


Front  row:  Melissa  Carrithers.  Laura  Higgins.  Chrysta  Terenzi.  Ashley  Roberts;  Second 
row:  Kristi  Schoenfelder,  Meagan  Stanford,  Jennifer  Bock,  Michelle  Solomon;  Back  row: 
Joseph  Signorino,  Katelyn  Pennisi,  Anne  Blair,  Kristen  Flanagan. 


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Fencing  Club  members  duel  it  out  while  forming  lasting  bonds. 


The  Fencing  Club  offered  its  members  plenty  of 
opportunities  to  play  a  unique  sport  and  meet  new 
and  interesting  people. 

Merriam-Webster's  dictionary  defined  fencing 
as  "the  art  or  practice  of  attack  and  defense  with 
the  foil,  epee,  or  saber."  A  student-run  organiza- 
tion, the  Fencing  Club  epitomized  the  virtues  of 
fencing.  Junior  and  Vice  President  of  the  Fencing 
Club  Duncan  Bell  said,  "There's  something  very 
cool  about  the  concept  of  fencing." 

The  clubs  practices  varied,  but  followed  a  basic 
outline.  Foin^  training  and  instructional  sessions  were 
held  each  week,  two  for  beginners  and  two  for  ad- 
vanced members.  Conditioning  drills  and  proper  stance 
practice  would  usualK'  open  a  training  session,  followed 
by  the  actual  application  of  learned  technicjues. 

Although  the  sport  of  fencing  retiuired  great 
skill  and  footwork,  the  club  was  open  to  anyone 
at  any  experience  level,  from  both  the  imiversitv 
and  Harrisonburg  communities.  In  fact,  it  was  not 
unusual  to  have  two  people  of  vastly  different  age 
groups  fence  with  each  other.  The  only  criterion 
for  match  competitions  was  the  respective  skill 
level  of  each  participant. 

The  club  participated  in  various  tournaments 
throughout  the  year,  which  were  sponsored  by  the 
United  States  Fencing  Association  (USFA),  the 
governing  body  for  American  fencing.  Tt)  partici- 
pate, interested  participants  registered  with  USFA 
and  paid  a  $50  fee  that  allowed  them  to  partici- 
pate in  tomnaments  for  up  to  one  vear.  The  club 
held  two  tournaments  in  February  and  March, 
bringing  a  high  level  of  competitive  fencing  to  the 
university  community. 


Some  of  the  club's  members  were  tjuite  profi- 
cient, with  five  members  ranked  by  USFA.  USFA 
used  an  A  to  E  ranking  scale.  An  A  constituted 
Olympic-level  fencers.  Three  club  members  earned  a 
D  and  two  earned  an  E.  The  onh'  way  to  get  ranked 
was  to  win.  not  just  place  in,  a  tournament.  "All  of 
\our  success  as  a  fencer  is  through  you,  and  so  are  all 
of  your  failures,"  said  Bell. 

Members  also  participated  in  several  teambuild- 
ing  and  social  events.  In  the  spring,  the  club  held  a 
social  that  brought  members  together  outside  of  a 
fencing  atmosphere  for  a  night  t)f  dancing  and  fiui. 
The  club  also  orchestrated  video  scavenger  hunts, 
where  objectives  ranged  from  buving  37  cents  worth 
of  gas  to  swimming  in  Newman  Lake.  These  events 
encoiuaged  tighter  relationships  between  members 
and  bridged  the  gap  between  beginners  and  ad- 
vanced members. 

The  future  of  the  Fencinij  Club  looked  brisht, 
although  mostly  at  the  expense  of  the  university's 
varsity  team.  The  team  was  placed  on  the  chop- 
ping block  due  to  Title  IX  requirements,  and 
so  the  Fencing  Club  prepared  for  the  increased 
ecjuipment  and  funding  that  would  accompan)-  the 
team's  disappearance.  Expected  ecjuipment  in- 
cluded a  renovated  practice  room,  new  sabers  and 
padding  and  sensors  that  detected  when  a  blow  was 
landed  on  an  opponent. 

The  Fencing  Club  forged  strong  friendships 
throughout  the  \ear  that  kept  members  coming 
back.  Sophomore  Sarah  Ta\lor  said,  "Even  if  stab- 
bing my  friends  for  fun  wasn't  entertaining  enough, 
I  would  be  compelled  to  keep  coming  to  practice 
just  for  the  people." 


Fashion  Pesign  Club 


The  Fashion  Design  Club  began  in 
2003  and  its  purpose  was  to  keep 

up-to-date  with  the  latest  fash- 
ion trends  while  giving  students  a 
chance  to  design  and  showcase  their 
own  work.  In  2006  the  club  held  its 
first  annual  Spring  Fashion  Sho\v. 


Front  row:  Nicole  Brii^ai^liaiui.  I..mrt'n  llill.  Aiiml.i  Anioako.  Jessica  Sgucglui.  l..iin 
Robbins:  Back  row:  Laiircn  M.iwii,  I'.iisa  Tlionipson,  l.\'ndsav  Hooper.  Jennitci  Ross 
Emily  Mait)n. 


1 268  I  Organizations 


Finding  her  size,  sopho- 
more Nicole  Lee  selects  her 
fencing  jacket.  Jackets  were 
equipped  with  a  cable  con- 
nected to  a  scoring  console. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Competing  in  a  match. 

sophomore  Tiiv  :  ilvv 
jjphi:;;,  and  Walter  Canther 
try  to  earn  points  in  the 
target  spots.  There  were 
over  100  collegiate  fencing 
programs  nationwide.  Photo 
by  Saroh  Thomas 


Front  row:  Carolyn  Stewart,  Laura  Robbins,  Sarah  Taylor,  Nicole  Haibert,  Nicole  Lee; 
Second  row:  Jenna  Debs,  Beth  Lacy,  David  Blore,  Will  Brown,  Claudia  Gutierrez,  Timmy 
Jopling;  Back  row:  Stephen  Schiller,  Mike  Dreyfuss,  Brent  Kohler,  Scott  Bell,  Duncan  Bell. 


Front  row:  Vinod  Nourayan,  Pratik  Banjade,  Khalid  Nadim,  Nishal  Patel,  Wei  Wu,  Mat- 
thew Getts;  Second  row:  Soniya  Desai,  Sumiti  Chopra,  Leena  Patel,  Nehali  Shah,  Helna 
Patel;  Back  row:  Doyeon  Kim,  Reetika  Sethi,  Heeral  Bhalala,  Anika  Mascarenhas. 


International  Student 
Association 

The  International  Student  Associa- 
tion was  a  social  organization  that 
created  a  safe  environment  for  inter- 
national students  and  enhanced  the 
awareness  of  diversity  on  campus. 
The  group  held  international  din- 
ners and  sponsored  a  culture  show 
in  the  spring  to  both  embrace  and 
promote  interaction  among  students 
of  all  backgrounds. 


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has  been  properly  returned. 
FLOC  helped  to  manage  the 

equipment  and  sign  in  for  the 

Marching  Royal  Dukes.  Photo 

by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Organizing  the  flags  and 

poles,  juniors  Michell 

Drauszewski  and  Suzrinn. 

Gendreau  pack  up  equipment. 

Anyone  with  a  passion  for 

colorguard  was  free  to  |oin 

FLOC.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Front  row:  Stephanie  Monroe,  Vicki  Stratton,  Ashiee  Schade.  Erica  Lamber,  Katrina 
Finch;  Second  row:  Ralph  Hill,  Caitlin  Stevens,  Patty  Jacobsen,  Catherine  Nighten- 
gale, Jen  Bon;  Back  row:  Michelle  Drauszew.ski.  Lainen  Allison,  Erin  Johnson,  Suzanne 
Gendreau,  Laura  Gooding. 


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The  Breakdance  Club  was  created 
in  1997  to  promote  hip-hop  culture 
at  the  university  and  focused  on 
fellowship,  creativity  and  combat- 
ing adversity.  In  the  spring,  the  club 
hosted  CIRCLES,  a  competition 
featuring  breakdance  groups  from 
across  the  nation. 


Front  row:  Jessica  Johnston,  Raphael  Villacrusis,  Lindsay  Jaworski;  Second  row:  Buddy 
Rushing.  Sarah  Thomas,  Jacque  Marrow,  Tiffany  Tran,  Jin  Song,  Richard  Kim,  Jeremy 
Jackson,  Amanda  Jaworski;  Third  row:  Molly  Hoffman,  Kelly  Mixon,  Emily  Baldo,  Em- 
ily Carter,  John  McCaulley,  T.J.  Hill.  Eric  Trott.  Matthew  Lowman.  Deborah  Archer; 
Back  row:  Aaron  Walker,  Rachel  Beth  Fame,  Patrick  Page,  Pal  Tucker,  Slink  Davis, 
Darinde  Gijzel,  Erik  Bates,  John  Telefeyan,  John  Real,  Rex  Bradford,  James  Poyner. 


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Enthusiasts  form  a  new  club  to  support  colorguard  members. 


by  Kati  Kitts 


Most  students  were  familiar  with  the  award-win- 
ning Marching  Ro)ai  Dukes  (MRD)  who  performed 
during  halftime  of  every  home  football  game.  Con- 
sequently, most  students  were  also  familiar  with  the 
flag-twirling  and  rifle-tossing  sections  that  brightened 
up  the  shows  every  year.  What  most  students  did  not 
know,  however,  was  that  the  colorguard  had  its  own 
organization  to  brighten  things  up:  a  newly  formed 
club  called  For  the  Love  of  Colorguard  (FLOC). 

"For  the  Love  of  Colorguard,  affectionately  nick- 
named FLOC,  is  an  organization  here  at  JMU  that 
works  to  help  the  JMU  colorguard,"  explained  junior 
Michelle  Drauszewski.  "We've  officially  been  an 
organization  here  at  JMU  for  one  semester,  and  with 
marching  band,  it  sure  has  been  a  busy  semester!" 

During  football  season,  FLOC  members  took 
an  inventory  of  all  the  flags  owned  by  MRD,  many 
more  than  it  used  for  shows.  This  involved  cleaning 
and  sorting  stacks  of  bins  and  poles  stored  in  the 
basement  of  Eagle  Hall.  Throughout  the  season,  a 
FLOC  committee  was  in  charge  of  bringing  snacks 
to  the  colorsuard  in  the  stands  at  all  the  football 
games.  "We  work  really  hard  to  keep  the  morale 
high  during  the  season,"  said  Drauszewski.  At  the 
conclusion  of  the  season,  FLOC  members  helped 
the  colorguard  equipment  managers  collect  all  the 
equipment  and  uniforms,  making  sure  the  turn-in 
process  ran  smoothly. 

Off  duty,  the  members  of  FLOC  maintained  a 
close  bond  with  the  rest  of  the  colorguard.  "I  get 
along  really  well  with  [everyone],"  said  Drauszewski. 
"It's  a  unique  atmosphere  because  we  work  together 
on  the  marching  band  field,  off  the  marching  band 
field  and  we  enjoy  hanging  out  with  each  other 


socially.  They  are  like  a  family  away  from  home!" 

In  addition  to  supporting  the  colorguard,  FLOC 
helped  local  high  school  groups.  In  the  spring,  it 
invited  every  high  school  and  middle  school  within  a 
40-minute  drive  to  attend  a  weekend  clinic.  "It  was 
a  two-day  mini-camp  where  we  had  weapons  and 
dance,  advanced  flag  and  dance  and  beginner  flag 
and  dance,"  said  sophomore  Erica  Lambert.  "Every- 
one in  FLOC  was  involved,  from  being  choreogra- 
phers to  techs,  as  well  as  helping  with  registration, 
equipment  and  other  various  jobs.  Our  theme  was 
'Guard  on  Broadway,'  with  each  group  picking  a 
Broadway  song  to  choreograph  to." 

FLOC  also  played  a  major  role  in  getting  the 
newly  formed  winterguard  on  its  feet.  "The  JMU 
Winterguard  was  sponsored  by  FLOC.  Financial 
things  were  done  through  FLOC,  and  we  tried  to 
help  with  the  organization  as  much  as  we  could,"  said 
senior  Erin  Johnson.  "We  made  a  donation  to  the 
JMU  Winterguard  to  help  lower  membership  dues 
and  give  that  group  a  good  start." 

FLOC  was  set  up  like  a  Greek  organization,  with 
recruitment  in  fall  and  spring.  "This  organization  is 
amazing  because  of  its  members.  It  is  such  a  dynamic 
group  of  people  who  are  dedicated  to  helping  oth- 
ers," said  graduate  Patty  Jacobsen.  "I  joined  because 
I  love  Colorguard  and  it  was  a  great  opportunity  to 
get  involved;  I  stayed  because  I  fell  in  love  with  this 
organization  and  what  we  do." 

"We've  had  a  ton  of  growth  in  the  last  year,  and 
the  future  looks  amazing  for  us,"  said  Johnson.  "We 
really  feel  that  we  can  make  a  difference  and  sup- 
port colorguard.  Everything  we  do  is  For  the  Love 
of  Colorguard." 


Front  row:  Brian  Lundgren,  Dave  Carbone,  Michael  Wzorel;,  Brian  Temple,  Andrew  Wright, 
Drew  Bowman;  Second  row:  Blake  Heimall,  John  Dondero,  Ryan  Leeolou.  Mitch  Davey, 
Chris  Lewis,  Kevin  Surmaceweiz,  Craig  Dixon,  Andrew  Smith,  Daniel  Simpkins,  Zak  Devesty; 
Third  row:  Asa  Kurland,  Jared  Brown,  Jeff  Dixon,  Conor  Larkin,  Simon  Goldberg;  Back  row: 
Jordan  Goldberg,  Dan  Wears,  Chris  Gwaltney,  Neal  Speas,  Adam  Hahn,  David  Baskervill,  Jus- 
tin Hayes,  Mickey  Nagle,  J.M.  O'Toole,  Mike  Gerrity,  Cole  Smith,  Pat  Thornton,  Kai  Steuer. 


Kappa  Alpha  Order 

The  purpose  of  Kappa  Alpha  Order 
was  to  uphold  the  ideals  of  gentle- 
manly conduct  and  respect  for  the 
reverence  of  God  and  women.  In 
addition  to  holding  social  events, 
brothers  of  Kappa  Alpha  Order  de- 
voted tiine  to  raising  money  for  the 
American  Cancer  Society  and  their 
philanthropy,  the  Muscular  Dystro- 
phy Association. 


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Comnuinit)  service  was  at  the  heart  of  the  In- 
terfraternity  Council  (IFC)  as  members  kept  them- 
selves busy  putting  on  various  events  that  bettered 
the  community.  IFC  was  the  governing  body  of 
the  men's  fraternities  at  the  university.  In  conjunc- 
tion witli  the  Panhellenic  Council,  IFC  worked  to 
enhance  Fraternity  and  Sorority  Life  as  well  as  help 
the  university  and  greater  global  communities. 

"Our  purpose  is  to  promote  the  overall  (]uality 
of  fraternity  life  at  JMU.  In  addition,  we  work  to 
coordinate  the  inter-fraternal  relationship  between 
social  fraternities  at  JMU,"  said  senior  Philip  C.ior- 
dano,  IFC  president.  "We  aim  to  protect  our  ideals 
and  standards  as  fraternity  men,  which  include  but 
are  not  limited  to  community  service,  high  sciiolas- 
tic  achievement  and  brotherhood." 

IFC  worked  hard  to  create  a  sense  of  comnui- 
nitw  and  many  of  its  events  were  centered  on  gi\ing 
back  to  the  surrounding  area. 

"I  feel  like  we  have  accomplished  a  lot  this  past 
year  by  sponsoring  community  service  events,  host- 
ing speakers,  proposing  higher  academic  standards 
and  creating  a  forum  where  chapters  can  share 
their  ideas,  concerns  and  upcoming  events,"  said 
junior  Robert  Kramer,  public  relations  chair. 

In  conjunction  with  Panhellenic  and  Relay  for 
Life,  IFC  sponsored  Chad  Crittenden's  appear- 
ance at  the  university  in  April  2006.  Crittenden,  a 
contestant  on  the  hit  TV  show,  "Sinvivor:  Vanu- 
atu," presented  "Discovering  the  Will  to  Survive,"  a 
program  that  focused  on  his  journey  from  being  a 
cancer  survivor  to  his  appearance  on  the  show. 

The  IFC  also  co-sponsored  the  "Why  Wait... 
Donate!"  program  that  collected  used  blankets, 


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comforters  and  otiier  items  liial  would  have  other- 
wise been  thrown  away  by  students  mo\ing  out  of 
dorms  and  donated  them  to  the  needy. 

"We  have  put  on  a  variety  of  philanthropic 
events  such  as  Greek  Week  to  [raise]  thousands  of 
dollars  for  philanthropies  such  as  Habitat  for  Hu- 
manity and  Camp  LInali,"  said  IFC  Treasurer  Alan 
Crouch.  "We  also  teamed  up  with  other  organiza- 
tions such  as  the  [Student  Government  Association] 
to  help  raise  money  for  the  Big  Event."  Other  events 
IFC  co-sponsored  with  the  SGA  were  a  canned  food 
drive  and  "Robert's  Rules  of  Order,"  a  seminar  to 
help  chapter  meetings  rim  more  efficiently. 

IFC  put  considerable  effort  into  helping  frater- 
nities become  the  best  they  could  be.  "Direct  feed- 
back is  vital  to  our  success  and  making  IFC  a  valuable 
resource  to  our  community,"  said  Giordano. 

According  to  Kramer,  men's  fraternities  were 
relatively  new  to  the  universit)',  since  it  only  became 
coed  in  recent  history.  This  created  opportunities 
to  craft  positive  traditions  within  the  chapters  and 
guided  them  toward  discovering  their  full  potentials 
as  fraternities.  "Creating  a  forum  where  chapters 
can  share  their  ideas,  concerns  and  upcoming  events 
is  important  to  have,"  said  Kramei'. 

Giordano  was  especially  proud  that  IFC  com- 
pleted its  resource  manual  over  the  past  year.  "We 
surveyed  chapters  and  the  most  common  needy  ar- 
eas were  combated  with  solutions  to  the  problems," 
said  Giordano.  "They  were  distributed  to  chapters 
to  help  all  chapters  work  toward  excellence." 

The  IFC  strove  to  ensure  friendship  and  coor- 
dination among  social  fraternities  and  to  promote 
fraternal  life  and  values. 


Kappa  Kappa  Psi 


Kappa  Kappa  Psi  was  a  national 
honorary  coed  band  service  fra- 
ternity with  members  from  the 
Marching  Royal  Dukes,  the  band 
program  and  the  School  of  Mu- 
sic. The  Eta  Omicron  chapter  was 
founded  in  1980  and  assisted  the 
director  of  bands  in  developing 
enthusiasm  and  leadership. 


Front  row:  Tara  Harrison,  .Anne  C'armack.  Kclsry  Fraser,  Kathim  Pearso,  Courtney 
Moore,  Asliley  Hamrick:  Second  row:  Fdward  Savoy,  Rachel  Hutcliins.  Frica  Lambert, 
Crystal  Ptiiilips.  Annaka  Welt\.  Katlirvn  Cicdney,  Jessica  Cutler;  Third  row:  CA'tithia 
Monthie.  Matttiew  \A'aIlace.  Suzanne  Gendreau.  Kim  Wisener,  Michelle  Drauszewski, 
Rachel  Ledebuhr:  Back  row:  Lacie  Martin,  Taniara  Stroud,  Wes  Evans,  Chris  Sziiba, 
Jessica  Jones,  Sam  Howard. 


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Front  row:  Jake  Rhoads.  Nathaniel  Clarkson,  Alan  Crouch.  Jonathan  Swartz;  Back  row: 
Louis  Burgdorf,  Philip  Giordano,  Michael  Buonocore,  Robert  Kramer. 


Kids  Klub 

Kids  Klub  was  an  organization  with 
approximately  50  members  whose 
purpose  was  to  enrich  the  lives  of 
children  in  the  Harrisonburg  com- 
munity. Members  helped  children 
both  educationally  and  recreational- 
ly  by  organizing  activities  at  schools 
and  serving  as  role  models. 


Front  row:  Monica  Fitzgerald.  Gwendolyn  Page,  Kristin  Gilbert,  Brittney  Pearce,  Kelly 
Meehan,  Kathleen  Caggiano;  Second  row:  L)nn  Grubb,  Kacie  Morgan,  Laura  Fenno, 
Jackie  Kurecki,  Becki  Wise,  Heather  Shuttleworth,  Jacqueline  Proffitt;  Back  row: 
Danielle  Bean,  Ryan  Doren,  Seth  Binsted,  Kim  Burkins,  Erica  Waltrip,  Adam  Regula. 


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Front  row;  Renee  Nice.  Michelle  Demski,  Christy  Ambis.  Jessica  Brown.  Courtney  Sheads; 
Second  row:  Sarah  Stedman.  NataHe  Beth  Shuber.  Brett  Batten,  Teryn  Oglesby;  Back 
row:  Susannah  Thomson.  Charlotte  Martin,  Ashley  Moore,  Claire  Harvey,  Anne  Murra). 


Lambda  Pi  Eta 


Lambda  Pi  Eta  was  the  communica- 
tion studies  honor  society  founded 
in  1994  to  educate  and  honor  stu- 
dents in  the  communication  field. 
Students  sponsored  a  book  drive 
for  children  and  gave  speech  work- 
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Into  Hymn  sings  to  bring  glory  to  God. 


The  members  of  the  Christian  female  a  cap- 
pella  group  Into  Hvmn  experienced  a  whirhvind 
of  events.  Not  onl\'  did  tiiey  record  and  release 
their  third  CD,  "Surrender,"  they  also  sang  at 
functions  around  the  university.  Despite  their  busy 
schedules,  the  ladies  had  fun  fulfilling  their  goal  of 
bringing  glory  to  God.  The  mission  on  their  Web 
site  stated,  "We  feel  we  have  been  given  a  gift  and 
have  been  called  to  a  mission  of  sharing  Christ's 
message  of  love  through  the  performance  of  a  cap- 
pella  music." 

The  hard  work  of  putting  the  CD  together  paid 
off  in  the  end.  "It  is  fitting  that  our  CD  is  called 
Surrender,'"  said  senior  Michelle  Demski,  Into 
Hymn's  secretary.  "We  had  to  give  up  a  lot  of  our 
free  time  to  learn  new  music  and  record  our  songs. 
Although  it  was  a  lot  of  work,  it  was  completely 
worth  it  once  we  got  the  CD  back." 

The  group  recorded  with  university  graduate 
Graham  Cochrane  of  Silver  Sun  Productions,  and 
used  a  different  process  than  used  when  recording 
previous  CDs.  Each  member  came  in  individu- 
ally to  record  her  voice  part,  and  then  Cochrane 
digitally  stacked  each  voice  track  on  top  of  one 
another.  Demski  said  the  quality  of  this  CD  was 
better  than  the  others  because  it  was  cleaner  and 
the  women  knew  their  songs  better. 

In  addition  to  recording  once  a  week  and  learn- 
ing new  music,  the  members  of  Into  Hymn  per- 
formed at  concerts  and  held  usual  business  meetings 
and  practices.  "I  am  so  pleased  with  the  final  product," 
said  senior  Natalie  Shuber.  "I  hope  it  will  bless  the 
people  that  buy  it  as  much  as  it  blessed  me  to  be  a 
part  of  it." 


The  CD  release  concert  on  Nov.  11  was  a  hit. 
The  group  performed  some  of  the  songs  from  the 
CD,  which  attracted  buyers.  "'Lifesong'  [by  Casting 
Crowns]  is  one  of  my  favorite  songs  to  sing,"  said 
Shuber.  "It  is  what  being  a  Christian  is  all  about.  It's 
not  about  shoving  God  down  people's  throats.  It's 
simply  about  living  a  life  that  glorifies  him." 

Other  songs  they  sang  were  "He  Lives  in  You" 
from  "The  Lion  King,"  "Heaven,"  one  of  Demski's 
favorites,  and  "Worship  Medley,"  a  compilation  of 
different  worship  songs.  "I  love  singing  Worship 
Medley,"  said  freshman  Brett  Batten,  who  was  new 
to  the  group  this  year.  "It  is  a  song  which  paints 
out  the  real  reason  why  our  group  is  in  existence: 
to  bring  glory  to  God." 

Into  Hymn  performed  at  many  campus  events, 
including  Jimmy's  Mad  Jam,  Operation  Santa  Claus, 
Zeta  Tau  Alpha's  breast  cancer  benefit  concert  and 
Sunset  on  the  Quad.  The  women  also  performed  at 
various  events  throughout  the  community.  "I  loved 
singing  at  the  Valley  Mall's  charity  where  all  the  lit- 
tle kids  sang  with  us,"  said  Shuber.  "There  was  one 
particular  little  girl  that  followed  us  everywhere, 
and  wanted  to  sing  all  of  the  songs  with  us." 

The  group  also  tried  to  take  a  trip  to  each  of 
the  member's  home  churches  before  graduating. 
During  the  spring,  the  members  of  Into  Hymn 
traveled  to  Winchester,  Deltaville  and  Chesapeake, 
Va.,  Ithaca,  N.Y.  and  Maryland.  The  spring  con- 
cert was  April  28  in  the  Festival  Conference  and 
Student  Center  Grand  Ballroom. 

"The  dynamic  of  the  group  is  really  like  a  sister- 
hood. We  are  a  family,"  said  Demski.  "The  girls  are 
all  a  blessing  to  me." 


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Front  row:  Cassandra  Harvev.  Kim  Schaer.  Cynthia  Fen  ufino;  Second  row:  Ariel  Fran- 
cisco, Diego  Ramallo,  Sean  Santiago,  David  Molina;  Back  row:  Tomas  Regalado-Lopez, 
Karol  Mendoza,  Veronika  Varfolomeeva,  Sophia  Chaale,  Nicolas  Soria. 


Latino  Student  Alliance 

The  Latino  Student  Alliance  was 
created  in  1995  to  unite  Latino 

students  on  campus  and  heighten 
interest  in  Latin  American  culture. 

The  group  sponsored  events  like 
jCelebracion  Latina!  in  the  spring  to 
raise  money  for  nonprofit  organiza- 
tions in  Harrisonburg  that  provided 
assistance  to  the  Latino  community. 


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Low  Key  was  the  second  yt)ungest  a  cappella 
group  at  the  university  and  aimed  to  bring  together  a 
group  of  students  who  loved  to  sing  and  iiave  an  op- 
portunity to  have  fun  and  niai<.e  music.  During  its  two- 
lunn  practices  three  days  a  week.  Low  Key  assembled 
sets  of  Top  40  songs  from  man\'  different  st)Ies. 

In  January  of  2006,  Low  Ke\'  released  its  first 
album,  entitled  "Long  Time  Comin"."  The  CD  con- 
tained 14  tracks,  many  of  which  were  covers  of  well- 
known  songs,  such  as  "You  and  I  Both"  by  Jason 
Mraz,  "Let  Go"  by  Frou  Frou  and  "Spiderwebs"  by 
No  Doubt.  "Let  Go"  was  featured  on  the  2006  "Best 
of  Ciollege  A  Cappella  (BOCA)"  compilation  album, 
which  featured  20  tracks  from  recently  released  col- 
lege a  cappella  albums  across  the  nation. 

Throughout  the  \ear.  Low  Key  sang  at  main 
different  concerts.  Many  of  these  events  were  bene- 
fit concerts  for  organizations  such  as  Take  Back  the 
Night,  Relay  for  Life,  Up  'til  Dawn,  tlie  Can  It!  food 
drive  and  Zeta  Tau  Alpha's  breast  cancer  awareness 
late  night  breakfast,  according  to  junior  John  Farris, 
president  of  Low  Key.  The  group  also  performed  at 
events  aroiuid  cam]3us,  such  as  Sunset  on  the  Quad, 
Jinmiv's  Mad  Jam,  and  the  A  Cappella-Tlion  dmiTig 
Family  Weekend. 

Over  125  people  participated  in  the  auditions 
to  fill  the  openings  created  by  members  who  had 
graduated  the  previous  spring.  Although  Low  Key 
graduated  seven  of  its  members,  it  did  not  always 


accept  the  same  ann)unt  oi  new  members  to  fill 
these  spots.  "We  don't  have  a  set  number  of  people 
that  we  take,  we  address  our  needs  [and]  what  voice 
parts  we  lack  and  then... see  who  fits  what  we  are 
looking  for,"  explained  Farrow.  "We  like  the  small 
feel,  we'll  keep  that  up."  Low  Key  welcomed  three 
new  members  in  the  fall. 

The  big  event  of  the  year  was  the  group's  "Low 
Key  Actually"  concert  that  occurred  at  the  end  of 
the  fall  semester.  The  event's  name  was  a  parody  of 
the  holiday  movie,  "Love  Actuall)."  Traditionally, 
Low  Ke\'  held  its  big  blow-out  concert  at  the  end  of 
the  school  year,  but  switched  it  up  to  coincide  with 
the  rest  of  the  a  cappella  connnunity's  big  concerts. 
In  addition  to  songs  by  Low  Key,  the  show  consisted 
of  videos  spoofing  the  mo\ie  and  performances  by 
Mockapella  from  the  Uni\ersit\  of  Maryland. 

Low  Ke)  member  Jordan  Lukianuk  was  extreme- 
1\  happy  about  how  the  concert  turned  out,  saying 
that  "it  was  the  best  concert  we've  had  because  we  re- 
ally decided  to  put  our  heads  together  and  bring  it  all 
together. ..and  we  really  wanted  to  exceed  everyone's 
expectations  of  us." 

The  members  of  Low  Key  continually  strove 
to  be  different  from  other  a  cappella  groups.  The^■ 
valued  the  small-group  feeling  they  got  from  their 
organization  and  the  love  and  respect  that  it  elicited. 
"Low  Key  is  not  just  an  a  cappella  group,  but  a  wa\' 
of  life,"  said  Farris. 


Madison  Advertising  Club 

Madison  Advertising  Club's  goal  was 
to  educate  students  on  how  to  excel 

in  a  career  of  advertising.  It  held 
conferences  with  award-wiiniing  ad- 
vertisers and  brought  representatives 
from  leading  advertising  graduate 
schools  to  the  university. 


Fronl  row:  tJiidsiiv  C.luinh,  Sara  ColjauHh,  MaH^K'  NinUir,  [..aura  Anne  Si/i-niorc; 
Bacli  row:  Allison  /VmlioTn.  \l.iiis.i  WV-lni.  Mi<lu-llc  B(ir/ini>,  I.intiscN  Aiicirews. 


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Front  row:  Annie  Barnes,  Briana  Marcantoni.  Tiffan\  Kim:  Second  row:  Scott  Brody, 
Kmily  Dean,  Zack  Moody,  Colin  Wright:  Back  row:  Tim  Hall.  Billy  Smith,  Sarah 
Anderson,  Jordan  Lukianuk,  John  Farris. 


Front  row:  Kim  Rushforth.  Nicole  Seney,  Molly  Strickland.  Holly  McCarraher.  Kristin 
Styles,  Dana  Ceccacci;  Second  row:  Claire  Howell.  Brittany  Sarvcr.  Jessie  VVilmoth. 
Angel  Walston,  Rachel  Caro,  Tara  Williams.  Jessica  Harvell;  Third  row:  Jenna  Thibault, 
Amanda  Rogers,  Courtne\  Ranch.  Ashley  Banek,  Kathlenn  Brennan,  Carrie  Pomer- 
antz,  Meg  Barden;  Back  row:  Caroline  Beazley.  Lauren  Yuhasz.  Renee  Revetta,  Colleen 
Carney,  Erika  Gramstad,  Catherine  Rothwell. 


Madison  Dance 

Madison  Dance  Club  gave  students 
an  outlet  to  show  off  their  perfor- 
mance and  dance  skills  in  many 
different  dance  styles,  including 
tap,  jazz,  ballet  and  hip-hop.  The 
group  practiced  many  hours  a  week 
to  perform  at  a  variety  of  events  at 
the  university. 


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Front  row:  Jolni  Robinson.  Blaine  \'oLing.  Paul  Put  kt-tt.  Jot-l  Cit-rlath.  Mithatl  Snow: 
Second  row:  Drew  Brittle.  Daniel  Fitzgerald,  Josh  Prill.  Jeienn  [olmson:  Back  row: 
Jeremy  Winston.  Danny  Capp.  Mike  Held,  Zach  Gerg. 


Madison  Equality 

Formerly  known  as  Harmony, 
Madison  Equalit)'  was  a  support 
group  for  the  universit\  's  lesbian, 
ga\,  bisexual  and  transgender  stu- 
dents. Members  organized  events 
such  as  GayMU  to  promote  aware- 
ness and  acceptance  of  all  sexual 
orientations. 


Front  row:  M.iiid\  Kiilu.  Amber  C'.atltUn  Cieorge.  Mitlu-lk-  M.asuura.  Krisien  Brady; 
Second  row:Jeft  Kneislc\.  ]i)  Forrest.  Kristitie  C.c>l)h.  Fori  Idleld,  Joeile  Teasley,  Tiffany 
Spraguc.  F'orresI  Hinton:  Third  row;  Cihristiiia  V.  Lee.  Kinibt-rU  Rudgers.  Sarah  Weilzcl. 
Latira  Anderson.  Michelle  Camardi,  Riehelle  I'lol/.  C.ul  Tavlui.  Melissa  Newman.  Golriz 
Asgari:  Back  row:Eli.!abeth  Anderson.  Mattluw  <)!nei.  R|  DeSmedt.  Brian  Turner. 
Chris  Beach-Rehner.  )oe  Rlissell.  Brian  (ioodin.ui.  Skippii  Tollkuhn.  Rachael  Fltxid. 


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The  Madison  Project  adds  new  members  to  its  musical  ensemble. 


Founded  in  1996  by  J.R.  Snow  and  Dave  Keller, 
the  university's  all  male  a  cappella  group,  The 
Madison  Project,  continued  to  impress  students  with 
its  stunning  harmony.  The  group  performed  hun- 
dreds of  shows  since  its  debut  in  1997  and  had  since 
released  six  albums.  Fifteen  men,  ranging  from 
freshmen  to  seniors,  made  up  the  group.  "[The 
organization's  goal  is]  to  provide  entertainment  for 
the  campus  and  surrounding  communities  by  foster- 
ing fellowship  and  music,"  said  senior  Paul  Puckett, 
president  of  The  Madison  Project. 

Auditions  for  The  Madison  Project  were  held 
at  the  beginning  of  each  semester  and  were  very 
competitive. 

Junior  Michael  Snow  joined  the  group  as  a  fresh- 
man and  worked  as  the  group's  musical  director.  His 
older  brother,  J.R.  Snow,  was  one  of  the  founders  of 
The  Madison  Project.  "The  group  dynamic  changes 
every  year. ..simply  because  of. ..new  voices  and  opin- 
ions," said  Snow.  "This  year  was  a  different  year  be- 
cause the  group  is  young  musically.  All  of  the  other 
members  were  either  brand  new,  or  had  a  year  of 
experience.  This  presented  a  great  challenge  because 
the  group  could  go  whatever  way  we  wanted  to,  and 
we  had  to  work  hard  to  put  it  in  the  right  direction." 

The  Madison  Project  spent  a  lot  of  time  over  the 
year  working  on  new  music,  as  it  had  spent  a  long 
time  preparing  for  its  10th  anniversary  show  the 
previous  year  and  was  not  able  to  focus  on  develop- 
ing new  material. 

"Whether  we  sang  for  10  people  at  a  dorm 


show,  or  for  1,200  people  at  a  year-end  show,  the 
rush  was  so  amazing  and  our  fans  that  came  out 
were  the  best  out  there.  [The]  Madison  Project 
would  not  be  around  singing  without  people  that 
enjoyed  hearing  our  sound,"  said  Snow. 

Upcoming  plans  for  the  group  included  record- 
ing its  sixth  studio  album  and  participating  in  the 
International  Championship  of  Collegiate  A  Cap- 
pella, a  competition  between  a  cappella  groups  across 
the  nation.  All  the  time  together  that  was  required  to 
accomplish  these  goals  helped  foster  strong  friend- 
ships among  members. 

"At  times  we  hated  each  other,  but  at  other 
times,  there  were  no  other  people  in  the  world  I'd 
rather  see.  Making  music  brings  people  together 
like  nothing  else  can,"  said  Snow.  "It  takes  hard 
work  and  concentration,  but  when  14  guys  are  all 
thinking  and  doing  the  same  thing,  there  is  a  special 
bond  that  happens." 

As  the  music  director  for  the  group.  Snow  had 
a  lot  of  responsibility.  He  taught  each  of  the  dif- 
ferent parts,  voice  dynamics  and  performance  and 
was  also  responsible  for  running  weekly  rehearsals 
and  served  as  the  default  arranger  for  the  group. 
"It's  incredible  when  I  come  into  practice  and  teach 
a  group  of  guys  from  all  different  backgrounds  to 
come  together  and  make  this  amazing  sound,"  said 
Snow.  "Madison  Project  has  been  the  one  thing  in 
college  that  I  can't  see  my  college  career  without. 
The  friends  I  have  made  and  the  experiences  I  have 
had  are  something  I  would  never  trade." 


Front  row:  Martha  Vicedomini,  Jordan  Richmond.  Susan  Tran,  Therese  Muldoon,  Lisa 
Taff;  Second  row:  Mariel  Abbitt.  Kristin  Wood.  Dustin  Ashman,  Jordan  Anderson, 
Becky  Jefferies. 


Madison  Marketing 
Association 

Madison  Marketing  Association 
offered  opportunities  to  those 
interested  in  obtaining  marketing 
experience  to  further  their  career 
goals.  Throughout  the  year,  mem- 
bers gained  marketing  knowledge 
and  skills  through  guest  speakers, 
community  events  and  open  forums 
with  university  and  outside  experts 
in  the  field. 


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The  popularity  of  New  &  Improv'cl.  the  uni\er- 
sitv's  hilarious,  sidesplitting  ini]jrovisation  (impiox) 
group,  had  explcxled  since  its  inception  in  1999.  li 
was  so  popular  that  the  Taylor  Down  Under  statt 
recjuested  a  doubling  of  the  group's  late  night  shows. 

While  all  performances  were  unscri|)ted,  the 
group  met  regulai  1\  to  jjractice  different  games  and 
familiarize  themseKes  with  how  other  members 
performed.  New  .Si;  hiiprov"d  held  auditions  each  year 
along  with  workshops  where  students  learned  impro- 
visation technic|ues  and  games. 

New  &  Improv'd,  the  onl\  impro\  group  at  the 
university,  made  a  huge  mark  on  campus  lite  with  its 
multi]3le  performanies  pel  month.  "\Ve\e  had  a  lot  big- 
ger crowds  and  personally,  a  lot  of  people  knew  me  this 
vear,"  said  sophomore  Jackie  Southee,  historian  and 
secretary.  "I  think  this  year  has  been  a  little  better,  we 
had  a  lot  more  regulars  that  came  to  the  sho^vs." 

Southee  came  to  the  uni\ersit\'  with  some  previ- 
ous improv  experience,  but  was  still  intimidated  by 
the  talent  she  saw  in  the  New  &  Improv'd  perform- 
ers. One  thing  in  particular  that  she  noted  about  the 
group  was  the  members'  abilities  to  work  with  each 
other.  "Evervone  has  their  own  little  quirk.  We're  all 
good  at  improv  but  e\eryone  has  certain  things  that 
they  excel  in,"  said  Southee. 

Sophomore  Martin  Makris  auditioned  w  ith  .South- 
ee in  the  fall  of  2005.  His  favorite  part  about  New  & 
Improv'd  was  the  friendships  between  the  members. 
"We  just  goofed  around,  we  had  a  great  time.  We're 


actuallv  reallv  good  friends,  a  bunch  of  us  hang  out  on 
the  weekends.  It  gave  me  that  organization,  that  group 
that  was  like  my  second  family,"  said  Makris. 

The  group  sometimes  performed  with  othei 
organizations  to  help  raise  money  for  charity.  "It's 
a  prett\  tight-knit  group  of  jjeople.  We  did  a  lot 
of  charities  for  free,  we're  such  a  small  organi/atioii 
that  we're  happ\  to  help  other  groups  with  theii 
goals,"  said  junior  Lindsav  Long.  "We  had  huge 
shows  just  about  every  week,  while  other  groups  onl\ 
performed  large  shows  once  a  semester.  We  had  two, 
two-horn-  long  shows  once  a  month.  We  performed 
for  dorms  and  held  workshops  in  addition  to  oui 
legulat^  [shows]." 

While  the  group  cerlainh  knew  ho\v  to  ha\e  fun 
on  stage,  each  upperclassman  had  the  opportunit\'  to 
hold  an  office,  whether  in  advertising,  booking  shows 
or  keeping  track  of  decisions  that  were  made  between 
members.  "This  year  I  felt  more  involved  with  t In- 
decisions being  made  as  far  as  business  goes,  being 
more  senior  in  tlie  group,"  said  Makris.  "We're  all  on 
the  same  level,  we  listened  to  the  freshmen  as  much 
as  we  listeneci  to  the  director.  I  felt  I  had  a  bettei 
view  of  what  goes  on  in  the  group." 

New  &  Improv'd  guaranteed  a  good  time.  "Be- 
sides the  fact  that  we're  fiimn,  it's  a  nice  escape  and 
improv  is  not  considered  to  be  a  play  form.  A  lot  oi 
students  didn't  know  that  we  even  have  a  theater  on 
campus,  but  they  know  that  we  have  improv.  People 
always  had  fun  at  our  shows,"  Long  said. 


Madison  Motorsports 

Madison  Motorsports  fueled  those 

with  a  need  for  speed.  Whether 

through  atitocrossing,  ralhcrossing 

or  even  just  hosting  car  shows,  the 

members  of  Madison  Motorsports 

participated  in  a  variety  of  regional 

and  national  niotorsport  events. 


From  io\»:  R\.iii  1  li.iMi.  Mike  1)  Aiiiuii.  1>.i\rI  l...i,d-.|)i.cil.  J.ci  k  lltsui.  A.iic.ii  Cla- 
llam; Second  row:  Ian  Rallill.  Sliea  KcrniKlle.  Ban  y  Dai.  Mark  Lolls:  Back  row:  |ustiii 
Hensli-\.  Wiiliain  i-tuninicl.  Don  Fitzpatrick. Justin  Ciallaniore.  .Adani  t.ce. 


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Acting  as  director 
during  the  game  "Story, 
Story,  DIE,"  sophomore 
|,-ickic  Soiir.!)-.!'  points  to 
members  to  add  new  lines  to 
the  story.  The  point  of  the 
game  was  for  members  to 
smoothly  tell  a  story  pieced 
together  by  a  director.  Photo 
by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Laughing  with  other 
members,  juniors  Patrick 

':.|i,i'  kv  and  Lindsay  Long 
and  sophomore  Martin 
Mnkris  await  their  turns 
in  the  game  "Who  Invited 
You?"  The  game  gave  each 
member  a  quirky  personality 
and  the  host  had  to  guess 
the  identity  of  each  guest. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Improvising  their  emo- 
tions at  the  end  of  a  game, 
members  of  New  &  Improv'd 
discuss  the  death  of  a  mem- 
ber who  could  not  survive. 
The  group  had  a  variety  of 
set  games  to  choose  from  at 
each  performance.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


Front  row:  Lindsay  Long.  Jackie  Southee,  Martin  Makris.  Stefan  Gural;  Back  row:  Chris 
Parthemos,  Jared  Singer,  Patrick  Shanley,  Selcuk  Koruturk,  Brandon  Shockney. 


Mozaic  Pance  Club 

Open  to  all  students  interested  in 

auditioning,  Mozaic  Dance  Club  was 

a  hip-hop  dance  group  founded  in 

the  fall  of  2003.  Its  mission  was  to 

showcase  all  types  of  dancers  who 

enjoyed  expressing  themselves  in 

various  styles  of  dance. 


Front  row:  LaTrice  Ellerbe.  Rani  English.  Renee  Goldsmith.  Erica  Corbett.  Chiquita 
King:  Second  row:  Milencia  Pankey.  Erica  Ponder,  Amanda  Wilhams.  Breighana  Harris, 
Leila  Saadeh;  Back  row:  Brittney  Levitt,  Nikki  Jenkins,  Nicole  Milone,  Carrie  Pomerantz, 
Natalie  Munford. 


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Front  row:  Krin  l-i  \c.  AIHmjii  Strickland,  Johanna  Lewis.  Jenny  KirmIc.  Kti  r\  Diinox.iii, 
Lindsay  Breitenberg,  Katie  Hickev;  Back  row:  Jonnelle  Morris.  Chelsea  Mendenhall. 
Brianna  Darcey,  Rachel  Rodgers,  Christine  Berg.  Lauren  Slarck. 


NAACP 

Through  a  variety  of  programs, 
the  university's  chapter  of  National 
Association  for  the  Advancement 
of  Colored  People  brought  aware- 
ness to  minority  and  under-served 
groups  throughout  campus.  Pro- 
grams included  a  unitv  mixer  and 

a  back  to  school  night  with  role 
models,  food  and  fun. 


Front  row:  Asiihrn  joncs.  jcniiic  Lcf.  Ciclcsu-   1  In 
Tiara  Gentr\.  Kt\sLci1  C.arrcd.  Stephanie  Reese. 


Back  row:  K.iiiiLUm  Spencer. 


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Note-oriety  was  the  first  all-female  a  cappella 
group  at  the  university.  Formed  by  Kelly  Myer  and 
Bonnie  Estes  in  1998,  its  goal  was  to  bring  together 
-svomen  who  could  share  their  love  and  passion  for 
music.  Note-oriety  did  a  remarkable  job  of  promot- 
ing the  a  cappella  style  and  gained  an  ever-increas- 
ing audience  at  the  university. 

Note-oriety  performed  at  many  different  func- 
tions as  members  shared  their  beautiful  voices  with 
the  university  community.  Whether  singing  at  other 
organizations"  benefit  concerts  to  raise  money  or 
singing  at  its  own  events,  there  was  no  doubt  that 
audiences  were  captivated  by  Note-oriety's  talented 
performances.  The  group  had  an  eclectic  repertoire 
that  included  songs  by  Evanescence  as  well  as  Whit- 
ney Houston. 

What  made  Note-oriety  so  exceptional  was  not 
only  its  ostensible  and  appreciative  love  for  music, 
but  also  the  members'  love  for  one  another.  "The 
girls  in  Note-oriety  were  truly  some  of  my  best 
friends  in  the  world,"  said  senior  Erin  Frye.  "The 
group  had  a  bond  that  is  unshakable.  I  feel  honored 
to  sing  with  such  unbelievable  musicians,  and  such 
genuine,  loving  people." 

The  ladies  were  constantly  on  the  go  with  jam- 
packed  schedules.  They  rehearsed  three  times  a 
week  for  up  to  two  hours  each  practice.  The  group 
not  only  worked  hard  to  perfect  its  old  pieces 
but  also  constantly  arranged  and  learned  new 


songs.  Over  fall  break,  Note-oriety  went  on  toiu'  in 
Richmond,  Va.,  and  sang  at  two  local  chinches  and 
Cosby  High  School. 

Note-oriety  showed  off  its  Christmas  spirit  and 
helped  the  university  celebrate  the  holiday  season  by 
hosting  "Twas  the  Night  Before  Christmas,"  its  end 
of  the  semester  concert,  which  over  300  people  at- 
tended. The  Festival  Conference  and  Student  Cen- 
ter Grand  Ballroom  was  decorated  with  poinsettias 
and  strings  of  lights.  Going  along  with  the  theme  of 
the  evening,  members  of  the  group  read  their  own 
version  of  Clement  Clarke  Moore's  poem  through- 
out the  concert.  Note-oriety  showcased  three  new 
songs,  "You  Thought  Wrong"  by  Kelly  Clarkson  and 
Tamyra  Gray,  "Walking  On  Broken  Glass"  by  Annie 
Lennox  and  "Thinking  Over"  by  Dana  Glover. 

"I  am  so  proud  of  Note-oriety  and  all  of  the  hard 
work  that  we've  put  in  this  semester,"  said  junior 
Katie  Hickey.  "We  have  accomplished  a  lot,  what  with 
our  tour,  gigs,  recording,  plus  this  concert.  It  was  a 
lot,  but  we  got  it  done,  and  it  was  wonderful!" 

It  was  fair  to  say  Note-oriety  achieved  remark- 
able success.  "This  group  has  given  so  much  to  me: 
an  outlet  to  express  my  devotion  and  passion  for 
music,  a  chance  for  me  to  grow  as  an  individual 
and  a  leader,  a  chance  to  be  a  part  of  a  profession- 
al, student-run  organization,  and  most  importantly, 
Note-oriety  has  given  me  the  closest  friends  I've 
ever  had,"  said  senior  Johanna  Lewis. 


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National  Society  of 
Collegiate  Scholars 

National  Society  of  Collegiate 
Scholars  was  composed  of  students 
dedicated  to  outstanding  academic 
achievement.  Founded  in  1994,  the 
society's  members  attained  GPAs  of 
3.4  or  higher  and  had  opportunities 
to  get  involved  in  community  service 
and  leadership  activities. 


Front  row:  Anne  Stilwell.  Megan  Morri; 
Munson,  Katie  Piwowarczyk. 


Wilder;  Back  row:  James  Modlin,  Greg 


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The  Overtones  celebrate  its  10th  year  and  release  its  fourth  album. 


Senior  President  Kirslin  Riegler  knew  where  slie 
belonged  the  moment  she  stepped  into  the  Over- 
tones" room  during  auditions  her  freshman  year. 
Riesler  said  sire  loved  "making  great  music"  whh  lier 
best  friends. 

"We  are  a  unique  group  w  itli  interesting  person- 
ahties  and  different  majors,"  Riegler  said.  "Having 
five  theatre  majors  mixed  in  with  the  otliers  makes 
the  dynamic  so  awesome." 

Junior  Laura  Lavman  joined  the  Oxertones  be- 
cause she  loved  tiie  a  cai:)]3ella  communitx  at  the  uni- 
versit)'.  "There  are  eigiit  groups,  and  \\e  are  all  friends 
and  each  others"  biggest  supporters,""  she  added. 

This  environment  also  attracted  senior  Sean 
Mclntyre  to  the  Overtones  when  he  was  a  sopho- 
more. "The  a  cappella  community  as  a  whole  is  a 
great  one  to  be  inxoived  in,"  Mclnt\  re  said.  "Every- 
one knows  ever\one,  all  are  wekoming  and  we  have 
a  great  time  together." 

Rieeler  encouraged  M(lnt\re  to  audition  altei" 
the\  did  a  musical  together.  "She  told  me  the  grou]) 
needed  basses,  so  I  tried  out  and  was  luckv  cnougli 
to  make  it,"  Mclnt\  re  said. 

The  best  thing  about  being  in  the  Overtones, 
Layman  said,  was  tlie  opportunit)'  to  perform  around 
campus  and  be  a  part  of  a  group  coinpletely  run  by 
students.  The  responsibilities  could  be  a  downside. 
"The  worst  part  is  the  stress  of  iimning  Nour  own 
group  without  hel])  from   adults,"  added  La\inan. 

Junior  Katherine  Lipovsky  joined  the  Overtones 
to  "keep  music  in  her  life,"  and  said  it  took  a  lot  of 
commitment  to  be  inxohed  but  was  worth  iIk'  time 
and  effort. 

The  Overtones  sang  at  events  both  on  and  off 


campus  throughout  the  \ear.  "Were  a  coed  grou|), 
and  we  do  a  lot  of  songs  that  verv  few  people  ha\t' 
heard  before  and  make  them  ]jo]3ular  to  our  follow- 
ing," said  Mclntrye. 

In  October,  the  Overtt)nes  performed  as  part  of 
Acappellooza  at  the  Universit\  of  Michigan,  which 
cliose  the  best  a  cappella  groups  to  perform  at  the 
annual  event.  "It  was  an  honor  to  be  invited  and 
a  great  experience  for  us  to  meet  and  mingle  with 
other  a  cappella  groups  from  all  over,"  said  La\ man. 

On  Nov.  28,  the  0\ertones  performed  at  a  high 
school  in  Charlottesville,  \'a.  Soon  after,  the  group 
ended  the  first  semester  with  its  Pajama  Jam  concert 
on  Dec.  2.  The  singers  wore  pajamas  dining  the 
performance  and  encouraged  audience  members  to 
come  dressed  for  bed.  The  group  also  frequently 
performed  at  charit\  events  on  campus. 

"Overtones  is  just  full  of  fun  people,"  said  Li- 
]3o\skv.  "We  aren"t  just  people  who  get  togetlier  and 
sing.  Were  friends  who  get  together  and  sing.  W'e 
like  keeping  our  nimibers  low  so  vou  can  be  realh 
great  friends  with  e\eryone  in  tlie  group." 

Along  with  its  bus)'  concert  schedule,  the  gioup 
also  recorded  its  fourth  CD,  "The  Red  Room  Ses- 
sions," last  year  and  hild  its  lOth  anniversary  contert 
in  the  spring. 

The  Overtones  made  a  profit  from  its  CD  sales 
and  from  various  fundraising  events  helcf  through 
out  the  year.  Members  occasionally  organized  bake 
sales  or  raffles  for  the  concerts  to  raise  additional 
money  foi  futine  CD  production. 

Through  all  these  events  and  performances,  mem- 
bers of  the  Overtones  were  able  to  develop  their  musi- 
cal abilities  and  created  lifelong  friends  in  the  process. 


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Front  row:  |.ai|ULliiR-  Kinctki.  l.«»i.i  ll.ii\ill.  Rdilicl  I'.iIlusUi.  SuplKinK-  \\  likiTMUl 
Kellv  Median;  Second  row: Jcniiii  \ilson.  Lauren  Burlew.  Melissa  Perry.  Laura  Hud- 
*ens,  Railiael  Ilant-N.  Me^an  lohnsoti:  Back  row:  Kristen  Mailer.  C'laire  (iueutlmer. 
^atliiMi  Slockti.ii.  l'alri<l>  NLin'-liild.  S.ii.ili  \Vill.iui;liln. 

1 284    Organizations 


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Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Front  row:  Corinne  Grosser.  Katherine  Lipovsky.  Pete  Haenlein.  Laura  La)man,  Kirstin 
Riegler;  Second  row:  Josh  Brown,  Brandon  McFarling.  Kristin  Keinz,  Sean  Mclntyre; 
Back  row:  Brian  Cianella,  Rachel  Schur,  Brett  MacMinn,  Jessi  Elgin,  William  Rousseau. 


Panhsllenic  Council 

Panhellenic  Council  governed  the 

university's  eight  sororities  and 
stressed  the  main  goals  and  princi- 
ples of  each  sororit)-.  Representatives 
from  each  chapter  served  on  Panhel- 
lenic and  focused  on  scholarship,  risk 
management,  educational  program- 
ming and  inter-sorority  relations. 


Front  row:  Marissa  Velleco,  Kristin  Schmitt:  Back  row:  .Amanda  Judge,  Megan  Kelly, 
Stephanie  Nelson,  Melinda  Harve)-. 


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Concentrating  on  their 
"moves,  senior 

and  sophomore 

participate  in  Greek 

Sing.  The  group  had  a  theme 

of  "USA"  for  the  event. 

Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Front  row:  Dana  Watkins,  Melinda  Harvev.  Katie  Smith.  Tricia  Weaihei  turd:  Second  row: 
Cassif  Hulnian.  Stephanie  Smerdzinksi.  Lauren  Bull.  Kristin  Schmitt.  Masor  Haer,  Sarah 
Abubaker.  Erin  Bailev,  Sarah  Bandvke.  Marisa  Laufer.  C^ara  Lanzetta.  Kate  McGowan 
Third  row:  Lauren  Shalleck.  Shannon  Aniann.  Krvstle  Bach.  Meghan  Jenninirs.  Kathleen 
Hum.  Lauren  May,  Caithn  Grasmick.  Jessie  Giampa.  Kathervn  Downes;  Fourth  row: 
Toni  Lonibardozzi.  Annie  Cecil.  Melissa  McNamera.  .Amanda  Blatk.  Ai)b\  Kaulman.  Kat 
Liggett.  Kristin  Tedone.  Ashley  Reus,  Brittani  Smith.  Kelh  DeIRiegi>:  Fifth  row:  Jessica 
Hill.  Sarah  French.  Jessica  Zink,  Tricialyn  Guarascio.  Hallie  Founds.  Anna  Ctibban.  Jaime 
Guild.  Raciiele  Fink,  Christina  Tafaro,  Callie  Cole,  Rebecca  Hrabcc,  Kyndell  Hurdle. 
Kristi  Blomstrann,  Danielle  Alleya.  Rachel  DiGirolamo.  Kelly  Rowell:  Sixth  row:  Danielle 
Pouliol.  FJena  Lagos.  Rebekah  Reiter.  Joanna  D'Ercole.  Kell\  Christian.  Katie  Flocrsh.  Au- 
brey Schluth.  Lindsay  Smith.  Laura  Spataro,  Lauren  Jurd.  Claire  Whitley.  Justine  Rocc<> 
Macie  Jenkins.  Rebecca  Hasbrouck,  Valerie  Kozachuk.  Kelsey  Toscancj.  F.leni  Menouti-., 
Brianne  Beers;  Seventh  row:  Chelsea  Smith,  Nicole  Thornton,  Kelly  Seal,  Lucy  Axtou. 
Dana  Criscuolo.  Kavleigh  King,  Kate  McNichol,  Kelly  Burgess.  Kaithn  Hanley,  Melissa 
Chin,  Rebecca  Hunt/,  Stephanie  Heintz,  Caitlin  Howard.  Rosie  Neugroschel.  Christina  Pa- 
pafotis.  Allison  Beasley.  Kelsey  Murray.  Megan  Smith.  Missy  Dtidkin.  Christina  Chiroysk\. 
Andrea  Hernandez.  Jessica  Cheng,  Vanessa  Herrada.  Kim  Edwards.  \'ictoria  Matkowski, 
Lauren  Jensen.  Allison  Little.  Anna  Pickeral.  Courtney  Cadel;  Back  row:  Leatme  Ashle\. 
Michelle  V^erde.  Jessica  Tomlinson,  Brittany  Hartley,  Noel  Grim,  Kelly  Seaman.  Kirstin 
Robinson.  Courtney  Needle.  Julia  Robinett.  Sephanie  Crowley.  Macon  Holliser.  Lynsi  \Lu- 
thews,  Katie  Lockhart.  Stephanie  Laris,  Christy  Smith,  Becki  Weis.  Lauren  Proske.  Tar\n 
Crampton.  Lauren  Bell.  Melissa  D'Ercole.  Kelly  Dubin,  Kim  Noa,  Mallory  Weingariner. 
Kim  Riewerts,  Marissa  Vendito.  Kristen  Monahan.  Abb\  Harper.  Deyin  Gunther,  Tara 
Higgins.  Angelica  Moss.  Dana  Martinez,  Amy  Schlinger.  Katelyn  Thyrring,  Emily  Bass. 


Phi  Mu  Apha  Sinfonia 

Tlie  members  of  Phi  Mii  .\lplia 
Sinfonia  promoted  the  excellence  of 
creati\'it)'  and  music  education.  The 
Gamma  Alpha  chapter  was  estab- 
lished at  the  university  in  1969  and 
its  members  were  dedicated  to  the 
promotion  of  music  in  America. 

Front  row:  Andnw  Badgett.  t:hl  isti)|jlu-l   Musgiiug.  James  Minnix.  Ueven  Song,  Ian 
Sti  ickkr;  Second  row:  William  Shell,  Rdger  Plielps,  C.raig  MacHcnrv.  Gary  English 
Sack  row:  Michael  Strickler,  Jamie  .Mhert,  T.i\l<>t  W'.ilkiiis.  Kevin  t.lkins,  Maie  Powell 

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Da  spends  a  week  raising  money  for  Alzheimer's  disease  research. 


Sororities  created  a  home  away  from  home  for 
mam-  women  at  the  university.  After  an  o\er\\helm- 
ing  recruitment  process,  they  gained  not  only  new 
sisters  but  also  a  second  family. 

"I  joined  Sigma  Kappa  because  I  felt  the  most  at 
home  with  the  girls  I  met  in  the  sorority,"  said  senior 
Sarah  Abubaker,  who  joined  during  her  freshman 
)ear.  '"I  was  looking  for  an  older  sister  figure,  and  I 
got  that  from  my  big." 

Junior  Kayleigh  King,  who  became  a  sister  last 
year,  said  she  knew  Sigma  Kappa  would  be  a  "per- 
fect fit."  "I  fell  in  love  with  all  of  the  girls  I  met," 
King  said.  "Everyone  loves  being  around  each 
other  and  having  a  good  time.  Sigma  Kappa  makes 
a  point  to  create  and  maintain  lasting  friendships 
that  withstand  most  arguments  and  fights." 

Junior  Becca  Hrabec  valued  the  diversity  in 
Sigma  Kappa  when  she  went  through  the  recruit- 
ment process.  "I  observed  a  great  deal  of  diversity 
within  the  sisters,"  Hrabec  said.  "Although  they 
had  a  great  deal  in  common,  each  sister  brought 
something  new  and  different  to  the  table,  whether 
it  be  a  funky  dance  or  a  native  background." 

Senior  Abby  Kauffman  also  appreciated  the 
uniqueness  each  woman  brought  to  the  sorority.  "We 
have  girls  who  are  involved  in  so  many  other  things 
and  have  such  different  personalities,  but  together 
everyone  fits  perfectly." 

Kauffman  joined  Sigma  Kappa  her  junior  year 
to  become  more  involved  and  meet  new  people. 
"The  best  thing  about  Sigma  Kappa  is  knowing 


that  you  always  have  someone  there  for  you  at  any 
time,"  Kauffman  said.  "Whether  you  need  some- 
one to  help  with  homework,  hang  out  with  when 
you're  bored,  or  to  get  you  through  your  toughest 
times,  you  always  have  a  sister  there." 

Sigma  Kappa  sponsored  a  variety  of  social  events 
throughout  the  year  to  celebrate  sisterhood.  Some  of 
the  events  included  a  fall  formal  in  Annapolis,  Md.,  a 
Christmas  Cocktail  and  a  Valentine's  Day  Cocktail. 

"The  best  part  about  being  in  Sigma  Kappa  is 
the  sense  of  community  it's  given  me,"  said  Hrabec. 
"As  much  as  I  love  it,  college  can  be  stressful  and 
frustrating  at  times;  dealing  with  the  chaos  and 
being  away  from  home  isn't  so  bad  after  all,  knowing 
vou  have  a  family  here  who's  either  been  through  it 
or  is  going  through  it." 

The  sisters  came  together  to  raise  money  for 
their  philanthropy,  Alzheimer's  disease.  They  spon- 
sored 5K  walks  in  the  past,  but  they  were  not  always 
a  success,  so  the  sisters  decided  to  try  a  philanthropy 
week  to  raise  money  and  awareness.  All  the  money 
was  donated  to  Alzheimer's  research. 

One  of  Sigma  Kappa's  most  successful  events 
was  a  benefit  concert  at  Dave's  Downtown  Taverna 
on  Nov.  15,  which  raised  over  $400.  The  sisters  also 
sold  lollipops  on  campus  and  sponsored  an  IHOP 
night  to  further  support  their  cause. 

"Our  philanthropy  week  was  an  amazing  suc- 
cess," King  said.  "Seeing  all  of  our  sisters  support- 
ing such  an  amazing  cause  made  me  proud  to  be  in 
Sigma  Kappa." 


Front  row:  Joshua  Yoo.  Renee  Revetta.  Steve  Winward,  Ryan  Tuttle,  Evan  Lauderdale,  Ste- 
ven Kulsar,  Justin  Seidel,  Marielle  Bonaroti;  Second  row:  Thanh  Lam,  Jessica  Washington, 
Ashleigh  Ohver,  Danielle  McGhee.  Ainslee  Smith,  Jessi  Groover,  Stephanie  Murphy,  Jessica 
Hasbrouck.  Leanne  Carpio;  Third  row:  Jaclyn  Allgier,  Carolyn  Rehman,  Evelyn  Lee  Lucia, 
Joelle  Jacques.  Colleen  Bressler,  Heather  .Anderson,  Keisha  Brown,  Krisztinajankura,  Lau- 
ren Martina;  Back  row:  Matt  Takane,  Kimberly  Brown,  Alyssa  Gaughen.  Caroline  Bickley, 
Aaron  Nesbitt,  Keith  Schwizer,  Tim  Sandole,  Geoff  Schroeder,  Gregory  Macur. 


Phi  Sigma  Pi 

As  the  only  coed  honors  fraternity 

on  campus,  members  of  Phi  Sigma 
Pi  prided  themselves  on  demon- 
strating outstanding  scholarship, 
service  and  fellowship.  Members 

participated  in  community  service 
and  educational  programs,  which 

included  raising  money  for  the  Na- 
tional Multiple  Sclerosis  Society. 


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The  Sign  Language  Club  breaks  the  silence  among  the  hearing-impaired. 


The  Sign  Language  Club  was  relati\el\  new  on 
the  university's  long  list  of  organizations,  but  it  cer- 
tainly contributed  to  the  diverse  options  from  which 
students  could  choose.  The  club  represented  not  just 
the  hearing  and  speech-impaired  pojjulations  in  the 
Harrisonburg  commimitv.  but  also  the  hearing  com- 
munitv.  "Our  goal  is  to  expose  and  educate  students 
to  deaf  culture  and  American  Sign  Language,"  said 
senior  Chesney  Grizzard,  president  of  the  club. 

The  club  held  weekU  meetings  for  sign  language 
lessons  and  discussions  of  rele\ant  issues.  Lessons 
were  led  bv  the  ckd^'s  officers,  who  divided  the 
nu-nilHTship  into  two  groups:  novice  signers  and 
signers  with  experience.  "Not  only  do  you  get  to 
learn  an\  weird  word  you've  ever  wanted  to  know, 
but  they  teach  it  in  categories  and  ways  you  will  re- 
member," said  senior  Channing  Davis.  The  groups 
pla\ed  games  like  "Telephone"  or  "20  Questions" 
using  only  sign  language  and  learned  to  sign  the 
university  "Fight  Song." 

The  club  also  discussed  issues  regarding  the 
deaf  community.  Social,  cultural  and  political  topics 
were  alwa\  s  up  for  debate.  Members  were  encour- 
aged to  maintain  an  active  dialogue  between  the 
deaf  and  hearing  communities  in  hopes  of  narrow- 
ing the  divide  between  the  two  and  to  propagate  a 
better  imderstanding  of  both  ways  of  life. 

Senior  Lauren  Martina.  \ice  president,  said,  "1 
think  we  are  special  because  altln)ugh  we  don't  have 
a  strong  social  aspect  to  our  organization,  we  have 
students  teaciiing  other  students."  The  group  repre- 
sented students  who  wanted  to  learn  something  new 
and  radicalh'  different. 

"I  joined  the  club  when  I  was  a  freshman  solely 


because  I  wanted  to  leai  n  sign  language.  I  am  a 
special  education  major  and  have  never  been  trulv 
exposed  to  sign  language  but  I'm  aware  of  how  use- 
ful it  is  in  a  classroom,"  added  Martina. 

Although  the  club  did  not  focus  as  heavilv  on 
social  events,  it  did  orchestrate  an  event  called 
Silent  Suppers  on  a  biweekly  basis.  The  idea  was  to 
have  members  of  the  club,  sign  language  students  at 
the  universit\'  and  members  of  Harrisonburg's  deaf 
communit\'  sit  down  togethei  for  dinner  without 
speaking  a  word.  Oiclers  were  placed  b\'  signing, 
using  pencil  and  paper  oi  mereh  pointing,  which 
forced  members  to  use  wiiat  ihe\  had  learned,  as 
the\  would  in  a  conxentional  language  class. 

In  the  spring,  the  club  led  a  passport  event 
entitled  "Sign  Language  101,"  where  the  club  edu- 
cated students  about  deaf  people  in  societ}'.  They  also 
taught  students  various  ways  of  interac  ting  and  com- 
municating w  ith  deaf  people.  The  event  promoted 
the  sign  language  club's  presence  on  the  campus  as 
well  as  an  understanding  of  deafness. 

The  club  members  raised  money  for  various 
causes.  They  sold  T-shirts  in  the  spring  to  help  pay 
for  club  activities  and  operations.  In  a  more  global 
effort,  they  helped  raise  money  for  ComCare  In- 
ternational, a  nonprofit  organization  that  provided 
solar-powered  hearing  devices  for  disadvantaged 
peo]:)le  in  impoverished  nations.  "Although  this  is 
not  an  official  philanthrope  we  work  each  semester 
towards  giving  this  great  organization  any  mone\' 
we  raise,"  said  Martina.  The  initiatixe  exemplified  a 
connection  the  members  of  the  Sign  Language  Club 
felt  with  the  deaf  community  as  a  whole  and  the  les- 
sons learned  from  their  membership. 


Pi  Sigma  Epsibn 

Pi  Sigma  Epsilon  was  the  onh  na- 
tional coed  marketing  and  sales  fra- 
ternity and  assisted  its  members  in 
de\eioping  practical  skills  to  fnrther 
their  marketing  careers.  Fraternity 
e\ents  included  marketing  research, 
professional  speakers,  sales  projects 
and  social  events. 


Front  row:  NiKlitlk-  Soiiii.  josh  |oiits.  Cium\ic\f  Ricbcl.  Scott  \ance,  Steplien  Lackf\.  Betsy 
Maiig;  Second  row;  Aslilty  KIstio.  Briana  Tsanias.  Ntaribeth  Boiifils.  Camillf  SallcHc.  Monii|uf 
Hli\  nil.  Alislc\  Slicrrod.  Klaiiic  Robb-M(  Clialli.  Allison  Baiucini.  Kristin  .Andrews;  Third  Row: 
Paul  Trigeiro.  Ratelyn  Mitchell.  V.m\\\  Ncjonan.  Will  Roth.  Amanda  Sobczali.  Antie  Balder.  Sarali 
Reever,  Victoria  Oliver.  Tyler  .Adams,  C.ristoph  \'on  inihol;  Fourth  row:  Fariba  Babaeizadeh.  Bella 
Kotlyar,  Owen  Priestman,  Jessica  Rawlings.  .Allison  McKaney.  Amanda  Mainer,  Kendall  C^apps, 
Emily  Kiselak,  Kerri  Mangan;  Back  row:  .Alana  Gerrity.  Mike  Oillespie.  Kylejillson.  Mark  Sleidlei. 
Brent  Itardie.  Katie  Mistretta.  Laiia  .Amer.  Kelse\  Pack,  Joe  namiano. 


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Leading  the  group,  seniors 

Chesney  Grizzard  and 
Audra  Blickcnstaff  conduce 
drills  on  geographical 
names.  To  sign  a  city,  its 
name  was  either  finger 
spelled,  or  the  first  letter  of 
the  city  was  signed  if  it  cor- 
responded to  the  location. 
Photo  fay  Mindi  Westhoff 

Watching  the  film  "Sound 
and  Fury,"  members  of  the 
Sign  Language  Club  learn 
about  cochlear  implants.  The 
movie  discussed  the  con- 
troversy over  the  use  of  the 
surgical  implants  that  helped 
create  auditory  sensations 
and  threatened  the  traditional 
ifestyle  of  deaf  culture.  Photo 
by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Front  row:  Amy  Hillman,  Kim  Daniels,  Maria  Illiano,  Laura  Wilson,  Megan  Mitchem; 
Second  row:  Joseph  Signorino,  Daniel  Midkiff,  Laura  Beyer,  Samantha  Serone,  Dana 
Edwards,  Adam  Bowen-VanDamia;  Back  row:  Mark  Cury,  Kyle  Bailey,  Kim  Weishaar, 
Catherine  Rothwell,  Kristi  Schoenfelder,  Whitney  Griffith. 


Pr6-Phy5ical 

Therapy  Society 

The  Pre-Physical  Therapy  Society 
was  an  organization  for  those  seek- 
ing careers  in  the  physical  therapy 
profession.  Members  gained  expe- 
rience through  a  physical  therapy 
exposition  where  physical  therapy 
professionals  met  and  spoke  with 
members  about  the  field. 


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■student  ambassadors 


Leading  a  group  tour. 

junior  Laura  Sucszc  cheers 

on  university  visitors  and 

fellow  ambassadors  as  they 

race  to  the  end  of  the  Quad 

and  back.  Suozzo  led  a  group 

of  eighth  graders  on  a  tour 

through  campus.  P/ioto  by 

Mindi  Westhoff 


Collecting  donations. 

student  ambassadors  run 

the  donation  table  outside 

of  Operation  Santa  Claus. 

People  could  erther  donate 

$5  or  an  unwrapped  gift  for 

admission  to  the  event.  Photo 

by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Dressing  in  the  Home- 
coming theme,  juniors 
bh:innon  i  nacner  and 
Dan  Boxer  host  the  pep  rally. 
Other  ambassadors  dressed 
as  famous  duos  such  as  Tom 
Cruise  and  Katie  Holmes  as 
they  walked  down  the  red 
carpet.  Photo  fay  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Front  row:  Heather  Cote,  Dan  Boxer,  Bradley  Nelson.  Tina  Miller,  Amber  Garritv. 
Elizabeth  Puritz,  Beth  Cromwell,  Greg  Prince.  Kenta  Ferrin;  Second  row:  C^andace  Ha\. 
Brooke  Meikle,  Rebekah  Goldman.  Sarah  Koch,  Alexandra  Ludmer,  Colleen  Cronin. 
Robyn  Graff.  Stephanie  Marino.  Amanda  Sarver,  Bonnie  Creech.  Raven  Adams.  Laura 
Suozzo;  Third  row:  Chris  Smarle.  Amit  Kakar,  Ben  Erwin.  Tripp  Purks.  Mary-Mason 
Wright,  Lindsay  Breitenberg.  Jennifer  Drogus,  Rachel  Brnton.  Michelle  Skutink.  Lisa 
Kramer,  Kiri  Thompson.  Dorath\-  Ourednik.  Lauren  Backenstose;  Fourth  row:  KanH'r\  n 
Kitts.  Lindsey  Harriman.  Jennifer  Burdick,  Meghan  McCormick.  Kristina  Erkenbrack, 
Karen  Reinhard,  Margaret  Schullv.  Tommy  Hendrickson,  Allvson  Toolan.  Amand.t 
Denney.  Ally  Samselski.  Kate  Williams.  Maria  Powell.  Tanii  Torano;  Back  row:  Ste\en 
Kulsar,  Bria  Gardner,  Rob  Anderson.  Rvan  Shepler.  Dan  Kane,  Lee  Aim  /ondag.  C.iiris- 
tina  Urso,  Shannon  Thacher,  Kevin  Elliker,  Craig  Ramseyer.  Ronakh  Maramis.  Coi  \ 
Giordano.  Sarah  Johannes.  Jenna  Krauss,  Brian  James. 


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tion  Santa  Clau$^ 
EcnriG  C;  c  -       hands, 
flyers  to  passing  studer 
Operation  Santa  Claus 
lected  unwrapped  giftsj. 
money  for  needy  childre^rfin 
the  Harrisonburg  commu- 
nity. Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Student  /Mpaeesidore  Mormatm 


History: 

•  Founded  in  1988  and  worked  to  serve  the  office  of  President 
Ronald  Carrier  with  projects  around  campus. 

•  Evolved  into  an  organization  that  helped  past,  present  and 
future  university  students. 

•  Programs  included  Madison  RR.l.D.E.,  Operation  Santa  Claus, 
Parents  of  the  Year  award  and  the  Carrie  Kutner  Scholarship 

Size: 

•  102  active  members 

•  50-55  new  members  added  in  the  spring 


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The  Student  Ambassadors  recruit  prospective  students  to  the  university 


Multiple  factors  contributed  to  a  student's  deci- 
sion to  attend  a  certain  college.  Some  people  chose 
based  on  academics,  others  on  sports,  and  a  few  even 
chose  based  on  social  aspects.  While  every  person 
had  his  or  her  own  motivations,  many  students  at 
the  university  had  one  particular  reason  in  common: 
their  student  ambassadors.  Those  Energizer  bunny- 
like students  in  purple  shirts  played  a  major  role  in  a 
prospective  student's  decision  to  attend  the  university. 

"Whether  it  is  through  tours,  Duke  for  a  Day, 
CHOICES,  or  open  houses,  the  feeling  you  get  when 
a  student  tells  you  that  they  came  here  because  of  you 
is  irreplaceable,"  said  junior  Katelyn  Belcher.  These 
enthusiastic  volunteers  endured  all  kinds  of  weather, 
memorized  numerous  facts  about  the  university  and 
constantly  braved  walking  backward  in  their  flip- 
flops,  all  so  visitors  ^\•ould  \ezve  with  a  positive  impres- 
sion of  the  university.  What  many  people  did  not 
know,  however,  was  that  giving  tours  was  only  a  small 
part  of  a  very  large  job. 

"Student  Ambassadors  extends  so  far  beyond  the 
purple  polo.  It  is  what  lies  underneath  that  polo  that 
defines  the  organization,"  said  junior  Alicia  Romano. 
"We  are  dynamic  leaders  because  we  are  all  unique. 
Every  single  ambassador  brings  something  new  and 
different  to  the  table,  however,  we  are  all  driven  by 
the  same  passion  and  selfless  desire  to  serve  JMU." 

Junior  Dan  Boxer  agreed  and  said,  "Student  am- 
bassadors are  d)'namic  leaders  who  serve  [past,  present 
and  future]  students.  What  I  like  most  about  the  orga- 
nization is  how  we  join  and  are  instantly  accepted  into 
deep  culture  and  tradition.  W'e  then  work  with  one 
another  to  develop  the  skills  and  pave  the  way  for  the 


future  of  the  university.  We  live  our  mission  internally, 
as  well  as  externally." 

Student  Ambassadors  sponsored  Operation 
Santa  Claus,  which  collected  money  and  toys  for 
the  children  of  Harrisonburg-Rockingham  County 
Department  of  Social  Services.  "Knowing  that  you 
have  made  a  difference  in  someone's  life  is  what 
makes  this  event  truly  special,"  said  junior  Stephen 
DePasquale.  The  group  also  organized  the  Carrie 
Kutner  Scholarship,  a  Relay  for  Life  team  and  Duke 
for  a  Day,  a  program  that  allowed  high  school  seniors 
to  shadow  ambassadors  for  one  day. 

All  of  the  group's  funding  went  toward  the  orga- 
nization as  a  whole.  "At  most  colleges,  ambassador 
groups  are  heavily  funded  by  alumni  associations  or 
admissions  departments.  Here  at  JMU  that  is  not  the 
case,"  said  senior  Amber  Garrity.  "We  are,  however, 
graciously  funded  by  the  Student  Government  Asso- 
ciation. In  order  to  make  the  most  of  our  funds 
we  are  one  of  the  only  front  end  budget  groups  that 
does  not  reward  our  executive  council  members  with 
stipends  or  scholarship. ..Among  an  organization  of 
over  100  members  we  choose  to  serve  voluntarily.  We 
are  not  paid  or  driven  by  anything  but  our  pride  in 
service  to  JMU." 

Sophomore  Brooke  Meikle  summed  up  her 
experience,  saying,  "To  me.  Student  Ambassadors  is 
[an]  opportunity.  It  is  an  opportunity  to  grow,  learn, 
interact  and  impact.  The  satisfaction  I  get  out  of  my 
involvement  with  this  organization  is  indescribable;  it's 
as  if  I  get  to  celebrate  the  culture  of  James  Madison 
University  with  ever)'  tour,  event  and  fundraiser.  My 
JMU  experience  would  not  be  the  same  without  SA." 


Student  Ambassadors  Information- 


Application  Process: 

•  Essay 

•  Group  interview 

•  individual  Interview 

•  Begins  in  September  and  ends  in  |anu- 
ary 

«  Must  have  2.5  cumulative  GPA 

"  Must  have  at  least  3  semesters  left  at 

the  university 

•  Cannot  be  abroad  during  the  following 
spring  semester 


Executive  Officers: 

President:  Amber  Garrity 

VP  of  Admission:  Kenta  Ferrin 

VP  of  Membership:  Brad  Nelson 

VP  of  Alumni:  Elizabeth  Puritz 

Tour  Coordinator:  Dan  Boxer 

Secretary:  Tina  Miller 

Treasurer:  Greg  Prince 

Committee  Coordinator:  Beth  Cromwell 


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Many  students,  especially  those  new  to  the 
university,  often  wondered  who  the  crazy,  spirited 
students  were  that  showed  up  at  least  two  hours 
before  football  games  began.  They  were  usually 
clad  head-to-toe  in  purple  and  gold  and  sometimes 
sported  bod)'  paint  and  wigs.  Positioned  at  the  50- 
yard  line,  these  students  were  the  loudest  fans  and 
the  last  to  leave  the  stadium. 

They  were  the  members  of  the  Student  Duke 
Club  (SDC),  a  student  spirit  group  founded  in  2000. 
"It  was  exciting  to  see  how  decked  out  everyone  gets 
to  attend  the  game,"  said  freshman  Kelly  Oelkers.  "I 
was  surprised  at  how  many  people  were  there  and 
it  was  so  much  fun  being  amidst  the  other. ..club 
members." 

This  student  organization  was  put  together  for 
those  who  loved  supporting  university  athletics.  By 
donating  $25,  students  received  certain  advantages 
at  all  of  the  athletic  events  during  the  school  year, 
plus  other  discounts  and  benefits.  Some  of  these 
included  a  club  T-shirt,  access  to  tailgate  parties, 
reserved  tickets  for  Homecoming  and  Family  Week- 
end football  games,  road  trips  to  select  away  games 
and  various  discounts  at  off-campus  restaurants. 

The  monetary  donation  was  used  for  student-ath- 
lete scholarships,  and  SDC  was  the  only  athletic  fund- 
raising  organization  recognized  by  the  university. 

SDC  was  one  of  the  fastest  growing  clubs  on 


campus.  Its  membership  climbed  from  926  members 
during  the  2005-2006  school  year  to  an  astonishing 
1,675  members  in  the  fall  semester. 

"Over  the  summer,  we  set  a  membership  goal  of 
1,100.  With  the  Student  Duke  Club  now  sitting  at 
almost  1,700  members,  it  is  easy  to  see  we  shattered 
our  initial  goal,"  said  senior  Erik  Pitzer,  president 
of  SDC.  "Each  year  we  hold  the  general  goal  of 
increasing  athletic  support  from  the  JMU  student 
bod\'."  The  club  received  the  Duke  Club  110% 
Award  and  was  also  awarded  the  President's  Award 
h\  university  President  Linwood  H.  Rose. 

When  the  football  season  came  to  an  end, 
SDC  prepared  for  the  upcoming  basketball  season. 
"One  of  the  new,  exciting  SDC  events  has  been 
the  addition  of  the  '6th  Man"  rewards  program  for 
attending  basketball  games,"  said  Pitzer.  "Members 
get  credit  for  their  attendance  at  both  men's  and 
women's  games;  the  more  games  you  attend,  the 
more  rewards  you  accumulate." 

SDC  would  continue  growing  for  years  to  come. 
"Next  year  I  hope  all  underclassmen  renew  their 
membership  and  all  SDC  seniors  make  the  transi- 
tion into  the  graduate  Duke  Club,"  said  Pitzer.  "I 
also  hope  to  continue  providing  worthwhile  benefits 
to  members  throughout  the  year.  The  SDC  wants 
to  be  the  vehicle  that  leads  the  changing  athletic 
culture  at  JMU." 


Si^ma  Alpha  Lambda 

Sigma  Alpha  Lambda,  a  national 
leadership  and  honors  organization, 

emphasized  community  service, 
personal  development  and  lifelong 
professional  fulfillment.  Once  ad- 
mitted to  the  organization,  students 
were  able  to  earn  scholarships  and 
awards  such  as  the  Path  to  Excel- 
lence award  and  the  Emerging 
Leaders  Scholarship. 


Front  row;  Katherine  Godwin,  Xikki  Jenkins,  Chase  Melton,  Lindan  Brown;  Back  row: 
Katrina  Reed,  Kara  Barnard.  Sarah  Phillips,  Jazmine  McBee,  Sarah  Overdorff. 


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Sitting  in  the  SDC  section 
of  Bridgeforth  Stadium, 
a  loyal  fan  watches  the 
Homecoming  football  game, 
SDC  reserved  sections  of 
seating  for  its  members 
during  home  football  and 
basketball  games.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


Taking  the  microphone 
in  his  hand,  senior  SDC 
President  Enk  Piczer  intro- 
duces his  fellow  executive 
board  members  to  freshmen 
during  the  1787  Orientation 
pep  rally.  The  club  made  an 
attempt  to  recruit  freshmen 
before  the  semester  began. 
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Front  row:  Paige  Sumner.  Renc-c  Revetta,  Megan  Ridgway,  Maribeth  Bonlils;  Back 
row:  John  Johnson,  Matt  Letnaunchyn,  Erik  Pitzer,  Michael  Shockey,  Taylor  Adkins. 


Front  row:  Alhson  Craigue,  Emily  Carter,  Sydney  Paul,  Alexandra  Meador,  Nichole  Or- 
ndorff;  Second  row:  Evelyn  Lee  Lucia,  Lisa  Rowen,  Brynn  Dorsey,  Erin  Johnson;  Back 
row:  Ryan  Paladino,  Sarah  Jackson,  Tina  Masic,  Alison  Ware,  Brantley  Jarvis. 


Si^ma  Pelta  Pi 

Sigma  Delta  Pi  was  an  honor  soci- 

ety  that  recognized  those  students 

who  attained  excellence  in  the  study 

of  the  Spanish  language.  Members 

gained  a  deeper  understanding  of 

the  Spanish  language  by  involving 

themselves  in  organizations  such 

as  Big  Brothers  Big  Sisters  and  the 

Shenandoah  Valley  Migrant 

Education  Program. 


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SGA  representatives  support  students  on  matters  of  importance. 


The  Student  Government  Association  (SGA) 
was  the  student  body's  voice  and  represented  what 
students  wanted  to  see  happen  at  the  university.  "It 
is  our  role  to  serve  the  students  to  the  best  of  our 
abilitv, "  said  senior  Aimee  Cipicchio,  vice  president 
of  student  affairs.  "Ever\thing  that  we  do  needs 
to  be  done  keeping  in  mind  that  our  pinpose  is  to 
serve  in  their  best  interests." 

One  of  the  most  important  roles  of  SGA  was 
to  act  as  a  support  svstem  for  students  when  thev 
needed  representation  for  what  mattered  most. 
SGA  experienced  this  first-hand  when  it  had  to 
tackle  the  Title  IX  decision  regarding  the  elimina- 
tion of  10  varsity  sports.  "The  Title  IX  decision 
came  as  a  major  shock  to  us  just  as  it  did  to  the  rest 
of  the  students  here,"  said  junior  Lee  Brooks, 
vice  president  of  administrative  affairs.  "One  of  the 
misconceptions  was  that  the  SGA  knew  this  was 
going  to  happen,  which  is  untrue.  This  is  one  of 
the  reasons  we  were  shocked  as  student  leaders  and 
the  voice  of  the  student  bodv,  that  no  students  were 
consulted  before  this  decision  was  made." 

In  response  to  Title  IX,  SGA  passed  a  Bill  of 
Opinion,  which  required  10  percent  of  the  student 
bodv  to  sign  in  affirmation  and  carried  significant 
weight  to  the  administration.  This  bill  urged  the 


universit\  Board  of  Visitors  and  the  administration 
to  re-evaluate  their  decision.  "This  wasn't  done  in 
expectation  of  a  reversal  of  the  decision,  but  rather 
as  a  statement  to  the  administration  that  we  are 
unhappv  with  the  wav  this  decision  was  made  as 
well  as  the  decision  itself."  said  Brooks. 

SGA  also  aided  student-athletes  with  their 
protests,  rallies  and  events  for  the  Save  oin-  Sports 
movement.  "This  showed  our  connection  to  the  stu- 
dents and  that  their  elected  representatives  were  in 
support  of  them  and  their  endeavors,"  said  Brooks. 

Another  project  that  was  the  result  of  SGA's 
influence  was  a  Student  of  the  Month  program 
that  accepted  applications  from  students  nomi- 
nating their  peers.  Students  selected  the  winner 
each  month.  The  winners  received  a  free  lunch  at 
Madison  Grill  with  President  Linwood  H.  Rose  or 
Vice  President  for  Student  Affairs  Mark  Warner, 
a  special  parking  pass  for  the  month,  a  $50  gift 
certificate  to  the  university  Bookstore  and  a  special 
resolution  and  honor  bv  SGA. 

Cipicchio  was  in  charge  of  the  "Purple  Out" 
T-shirt  distribution  and  organizing  Mr.  and  Ms. 
Madison  during  Homecoming,  organizing  the 
student  Commencement  speaker,  awarding  two 
scholarships  and  creating  a  campus  unity  event. 


Class  Counci 

The  Class  Council  \vorked  to  unify 

students  in  all  four  class  levels 
through  academic  programs,  com- 
munity service  projects  and  social 
gatherings.  The  group  also  helped 
to  instill  leadership  in  students. 

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Front  row:  Katelvn  Gram.  Min.i  Guning.  Nicole  Ferraro,  Aimee  Cipicchio:  Second  row 
Lindsay  Dowd.  Emily  Watson.  Candace  Avalos.  Kvle  Hoffman.  Chiquita  King:  Back 
row:  Michael  Hughes,  Tara  Rife.  Bethany  Pope,  Ryan  Slepesky. 

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Front  row:  Robert  Burden.  Brandon  Eickel.  Aimee  Cipicchio,  Lee  Brooks:  Second  row: 
\icole  Ferraro,  Jessica  Landis.  Ashley  Pluta,  Lindsay  Dowd,  Katelyn  Grant.  Leslie  Gavin. 
Emil\  Watson.  Gliiquita  King;  Third  row:  Mina  Gurung,  Amber  Richards.  Heather  Shuttle- 
worth.  Lexi  Hutchins.  Fred  Rose,  Bethany  Pope,  Ashley  Elstro;  Back  row.  Candace  .\valos. 
Trisha  Farley,  Tara  Rife,  Jessica  Jones,  Jake  Kline,  Yash  Patel,  Dan  Stana,  Oscar  Jaramillo. 


Executive  Council 

The  members  of  the  Executive 
Council  served  as  representatives  to 
the  administration  and  oversaw  the 
entire  Student  Government  Asso- 
ciation. The  council  consisted  of  a 
president,  vice  president  of  admin- 
istrative affairs,  vice  president  of 
student  affairs  and  treasurer. 


Front  row:  Robert  Burden,  Brandon  Eickel,  .Aimee  Cipicchio,  Lee  Brooks. 


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"I  focus  on  events  and  programs  which  unite  the 
student  body,  and  I  act  as  an  adviser  to  the  class 
officers,"  said  Cipicchio. 

Another  unexpected  event  was  the  College 
of  Education's  implementation  of  a  $400  student 
teaching  fee  for  education  majors.  SGA  helped 
a  small  group  of  education  majors  piusue  meetings 
with  the  dean  to  repeal  this  fee. 

"Although  we  cannot  take  full  responsibilit)'  for 
this  repeal,  we  did  offer  advice  and  support  to  those 
students  who  did  not  take  this,"  said  Brooks.  "This 
to  me  is  even  more  powerful  than  SGA  taking  ac- 
tion. Having  students  with  specific  concerns  come 
to  us  with  an  idea  and  a  goal  is  exact i\'  what  our 
organization  is  about,  and  it  makes  me  happy  to  see 
students  with  this  level  of  motivation." 


Rummaging  through  bags. 

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Katelyn  Grant  looks  through 

an  assortment  of  donated 

toys  The  toys  were  for 

Angel  Tree,  a  program  that 

provided  underprivileged 

children  with  holiday  gifts. 

Photo  by  Mind/  Westhoff 

Displaying  rules  and  regula- 
tions, a  list  describes  the 
proper  decorum  for  the  SGA 
office.  The  SGA  officers  were 
required  to  hold  at  least  five 
office  hours  per  week.  Photo 
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Executive  Council 

President 

Director  of  Communications 

Brandon  Eickel 

Leslie  Cavjn 

Vice  President  of  Administrative  Affairs 

Director  of  Information  Technology 

Lee  Brooks 

Matt  Levellle 

Vice  President  of  Student  Affairs 

Director  of  Leadership  Programs 

Aimee  Cipicchio 

Fred  Rose 

Executive  Treasurer 

Parliamentarian 

Robert  Burden 

Rob  Roodhouse 

Speaker  of  the  Senate 

hiistorians 

Stephanie  Genco 

Shari  Kornblatt 

Chief  of  Staff 

Layne  lohnson 

Macon  Hollister 

Director  of  Government  Relations 

Executive  Assistant 

David  Allen 

Trjsha  Farley 

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Interesting  Facts: 

•  Academic  Affairs 

•  SCA  was  composed  of  three  branches;  the  Ex- 

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Councils. 

°  Diversity  Affairs 

•  SGA  was  founded  in  1914 

•  Finance 

•  SGA's  Constitution  was  created  in  1976 

•  Food  Services 

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•  Student  Services 

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Members  encourage  prospective  minority  students  to  attend  the  university. 


Suidcnis  for  Miii()rit\'  Outreach  (SMO)  was  a  ser- 
vice organization  that  made  a  difference,  striving  to 
better  the  university  and  its  community.  Its  objective 
was  to  help  recruit  minoritv  students  to  the  univer- 
sity. The  organization  developed  and  implemented 
annual  outreach  and  recruitment  programs.  It  was 
also  dedicated  to  hosting  other  multicultural  events 
at  the  university  and  in  the  general  public.  SMO 
committed  itself  to  encouraging  diversity  and  unity 
among  students  on  campus. 

SMO  was  founded  in  1989  and  had  come  a  long 
wav,  influencing  the  university  and  its  students  both 
culturall\  and  intellectualh .  Making  sure  students 
felt  like  they  were  part  of  a  famih  was  imperative  to 
SMO's  success. 

SMO  held  Take-A-Look  Da\'  and  Prospective 
Students  Weekend,  two  distinct  recruitment  events 
co-sponsored  with  the  Office  of  Admissions.  It  also 
coordinated  a  Bowl-A-Thon.  \Vith  its  signatiue  open 
houses  and  various  events,  the  organization  was 
able  to  successfully  complete  its  mission. 

Take-A-Look  Day  was  a  multicultural  open 
house  integrated  into  the  university's  recruitment 
effort.  "This  dynamic  effort  to  attract  students  of 
color  is  C]uite  beneficial  for  an  institution  of  higher 
learning  where  new  ideas  and  views  flourish  in  the 
minds  and  in  the  actions  of  every  student,"  said  se- 
nior Ladaisha  Ballard.  The  program  was  ]3i  imaiih 
geared  toward  prospective  students  of  color  who 
were  contemplating  attending  the  imiversitv.  Pro- 
spective students  interested  in  learning  more  about 
the  university  came  to  visit  for  a  day  of  academic 
and  information  sessions  with  their  families. 

During  Prospective  Students  Weekend,  high 


school  seniors  who  had  been  accepted  to  the  univer- 
sity were  invited  to  the  campus  for  a  weekend.  These 
potential  students  stayed  in  residence  halls  with 
current  students  for  three  days  and  two  nights.  The 
main  purpose  of  this  program  was  to  give  students  a 
chance  to  familiarize  themselves  with  the  universit\' 
and  glimpse  college  life  first-hand. 

"Once  we  got  the  students  here,  we  had  a  Skate 
Jam  and  Bowl-A-Thon  event  where  all  students 
w-ere  welcome  to  come  out  and  have  fun.  Its  just 
a  wa\'  of  connecting  with  ])co]jle,"  said  sophomore 
Tiffany  Johnson. 

Social  interaction  was  highh'  encouraged  between 

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university  organizations  and  SMO  took  part  in  the 
friendly  competition  dining  the  Bowl-A-Thon  held  at 
\'alley  Lanes.  The  mone\'  raised  from  the  event  was 
donated  to  the  American  Cancer  Society. 

Communit^•  service  also  pla\ed  an  important  role 
in  the  organization.  SMO  donated  canned  goods 
to  needy  schools  and  also  invited  children  from  the 
Harrisonburg  area  to  the  uni\ersit\  for  a  few  horns 
of  fim. 

SMO  deservingiv  achieved  recognition  for  all  of 
its  hard  work  and  humble  efforts.  Student  Organiza- 
tion  Services  recognized  several  organizations  for 
their  efforts,  and  SMO  was  among  those  acknowl- 
edged for  its  event,  Skate  Jam.  The  organization 
received  the  President's  Award  for  Campus-Wide 
Event  on  April  19.  2006. 

"I  personally  feel  that  SMO  is  a  wonderful  and 
important  organization  because  we  are  an  organiza- 
tion that  recruits  [minority]  students  to  JMU,"  said 
Johnson.  "So,  in  the  words  of  om-  executi\e  board, 
"We're  kind  of  a  big  deal"." 


UIDIN6  a  group  of  visitors, 
senior      n  a  Gentry  gives 
a  tour  of  campus  during 
Take-A-Lool<  Day.  The 
event  provided  prospective 
students  with  information 
about  admission,  the  Center 
for  Multicultural  Student 
Services,  financial  aid  and 
the  Centennial  Scholars  Pro- 
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Racing  Club 

The  Ski  and  Snowboafd  Racing  Club 
provided  both  avid  and  novice  skiers 
with  tlie  opportunity  to  get  a\va\"  on 
ski  trips  to  resorts  nearby  and  ftnther 
north.  Membership  was  open  to  all 
students,  whether  they  preferred  ski- 
ing or  snowboarding. 


Front  row:  Eric  Hoppniaiin.  S.itah  Kornian.  R.it  iiri  Stiiinid,  Anna  Koriiian,  Natrisiia 
RakestraAv,  Jeffre)-  Schenkel;  Second  row:  .\shle\  .Alexander.  Hope  Hackeiiie\er,  Li[id,sa\' 
Oldfield.  Kim  Murrell.  Caitlin  Daxis,  Callie  Johnson.  Ana  Swartle\:  Third  row:  Morganne 
Woodson.  Jim  Bonrne.  Craig  JohTtsmi,  Sle\en  [.oiig,  Linda  Nugent.  Kendra  Bassi.  Casey 
Boutwell.  Sean  Sullivan.  John  Larkin:  Back  row:  Jelt  KIlis,  ("hris  Run\on,  Jeff"  Dews,  Beat- 
lie  .Sturgill.  James  Clous.  Clarke  .\rgenl>righl.  R\an  Kivastek.  Lamen  Peterson. 


1 298  I  Organizations 


Talking  co  prospective 
students  and  families  during 
the  Take-A-Look  Day  fair, 
freshmen  Justin  Harris  and 
•^tonna  Bobbitt  present  in- 
formation on  the  Centennial 
Scholars  Program.  The  pro- 
gram was  developed  to  help 
fund  college  for  qualified, 
under-represented  students. 
Photo  by  Keilie  Nowlin 

Displaying  the  organiza- 
tion's logo,  a  T-shirt  for  Stu- 
dents for  Minority  Outreach 
promotes  av^'areness  on 
campus.  The  group  fostered 
academics,  leadership  and 
social  development  among 
both  current  and  prospec- 
tive minority  students.  Photo 
by  Keilie  Nowlin 


Front  row:  Tiffany  Johnson,  Sha)na  Scoggins,  Diachelle  Crawle),  Taiin  Carter; 
Second  row:  Linia  Duncan.  Jerrica  Browder,  Angela  Saunders,  Whitney  Davis,  Jackie 
Slaughter;  Back  row:  Stephanie  Reese,  Meagan  Lyies.  Ladaisha  Ballard.  Francesca 
Leigh.  Monique  Hall. 


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The  Sophomore  Class  Council  was 
responsible  for  creating  and  promot- 
ing unity  among  members  of  the 
sophomore  class.  Projects  that  the 
council  headed  included  the  Ring 
Premiere,  an  event  that  debuted  the 
class  ring  design,  and  Water  Balloon 
Fight  on  the  Quad. 

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works  on 
developing  his  techniques.  At 
practices,  instructor  Jona- 
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awards  of  achievements  and 
grades  to  members.  Photo  by 
Keliie  Nowlin 


Sparring  his  opponent,  a 

Tae  Kwon  Do  Club  member 

works  on  his  strategies  of 

attack.  Advanced  students 

frequently  helped  lead  the 
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Front  row:  Brandon  Lee.  John  Giudice.  \\'end\  Chang,  Colleen  Store\',  Erin  Crawiew 
Caitlin  Fitzpatrick,  Alex  Kim.  Anthony  Baladv.  Dana  Jacobsen,  Geoff  Wellington,  Mike 
Lt\'es\';  Second  row:  Win  McCormack,  Shirley  Druetto.  Abb\  Fitzgibbon, Sarah  Sushner. 
Megan  Kierce,  Jennifer  Martell,  Saryenaz  Allahyerdi.  Mike  Shomaker;  Back  row:  Colin 
Bussert,  Jordan  Morris,  Jonathan  Palmer.  Deyin  Nelson,  Julia  Schoelwer,  Greg  Brandon, 
Ben  Hein,  Corey  Garig,  Stephen  Plastino,  Dayid  Petri.  Joshua  Schuchman,  Andrew 
West,  Adam  Mathews,  Bryan  Graham,  Glenn  Henderson.  Jonathan  Price. 


Swing  Panes  Cub 

The  Swing  Dance  Club  allowed 

both  beginning  and  advanced 

dancers  to  hone  their  swing  dance 

skills  and  take  part  in  communit)' 

service  activities.  The  club,  created 

in  1998,  was  recognized  as  a  sports 

club  in  2006. 

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Front  row:  Gretchen  Bobber,  Helen    1  ilcomb,  Asiiic\   MLWilliams.  Linda  Laarz, 
Christine  Hulse,  Beth  Lacy,  Alicia  Breig,  Alaina  Vinacco;  Second  row:  Jenna  Nelson, 
Heather  Worthley,  Parmjeet  Raur.  Miriam  O'Neill,  Amanda  Glover,  Libby  Lamb, 
ohn  Hall.  Ryan  Doren;  Third  row:  Sam  Anderson.  Will  Brown,  \  alerie  Hargis.  Chris- 
ina  Gregory,  Michelle  Tillery.  Joe  Doherty.  Matthew  Lowman.  \'anessa  Knight:  Back 
row:  Scott  MacHardy.  Stephanie  Haas,  Sean  O'Brien.  Maggee  Dorsey.  Andrew  Smith. 
Vick  Bakewell,  Sam  DuVal.  Lauren  McHale. 

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Tae  Kwon  Do  Club  members  develop  their  skills  while  spreading  knowledge. 


The  art  of  Tae  Kwon  Do,  loosely  translated 
as  "the  way  of  the  foot  and  the  fist,"  had  been  a 
part  of  Korean  culture  for  many  generations.  The 
traditional  art  form  was  a  combination  of  physical 
athleticism  and  mental  discipline.  Students  of  Tae 
Kwon  Do  endured  many  years  of  tireless  training 
in  order  to  master  the  art  of  kicking  and  punch- 
ing passed  down  since  the  early  days  of  Korean 
history.  Over  time,  the  popularity  of  Tae  Kwon 
Do  spread  across  the  globe  and  ultimately  became 
an  Olympic  sport.  Such  popularity  reached  the 
university  in  1981,  and  resulted  in  the  conception 
of  the  Tae  Kwon  Do  Club. 

For  a  small  monthly  fee,  students  trained  and 
climbed  the  ranks  along  with  other  devotees  to  the 
sport.  Students  of  different  training  backgrounds, 
from  novices  to  seasoned  veterans,  were  welcomed 
to  join.  The  club  was  founded  with  the  objective  of 
stimulating  interest  in  the  art  form  among  students, 
faculty  and  staff.  "I  was  attracted  to  [Tae  Kwon  Do] 
when  I  was  younger  because  I  thought  it  looked  cool, 
but  1  was  attracted  to  the  club  because  I  had  been 
training  before  and  because  everyone  in  the  club 
seemed  so  nice  and  welcoming,"  explained  senior 
Melissa  Alfano,  a  first  degree  black  belt. 

For  a  10-year  period  following  its  inception,  the 
club  changed  its  art  form  concentration  from  Tae 
Kwon  Do  to  the  styling  of  the  Japanese  Karate.  In 
1994,  the  club  reverted  back  to  its  original  form 
and  was  since  known  as  the  Tae  Kwon  Do  Club. 
Under  the  instruction  of  Jonathan  Price  and  An- 
drew Carnahan,  training  sessions  were  held  at  the 
University  Recreation  Center  three  times  a  week  for 
all  belt  levels. 


Aside  from  the  usual  weeklv  training  sessions, 
members  of  the  club  also  participated  in  a  myriad 
of  other  activities.  They  not  only  tried  to  better 
themselves  as  individuals,  but  also  assisted  in  bet- 
tering their  local  community.  "The  [Tae  Kwon  Do] 
club  is  involved  with  several  activities,  ranging  from 
monthly  club  dinners  to  participating  in  tourna- 
ments with  other  colleges  and  community  service 
activities  such  as  teaching  sororities  a  self  defense 
101,"  said  junior  Brandon  Lee,  president  of  the  club 
and  a  brown  belt. 

The  most  rewarding  part  of  being  in  any  orga- 
nization was  the  camaraderie  one  developed  with 
people  with  similar  interests.  To  members  of  the 
Tae  Kwon  Do  Club,  such  an  idea  was  not  foreign. 
"We  are  strangers  at  first,  but  the  longer  you  stay, 
you  will  develop  a  stronger  sense  of  cohesion  with 
your  class  as  you  continue  to  train,"  explained  Lee. 
"You  will  endure  many  difficulties  and  challenges, 
but  you'll  have  people  at  your  back  encouraging  you 
every  step  of  the  way.  They  say  that  Tae  Kwon  Do  is 
a  sport  of  individuals,  but  I  tend  to  disagree  because 
very  few  people  can  make  it  to  the  top  without 
someone  pushing  them  from  below." 

In  addition  to  the  friendships  created  by  the 
common  love  for  the  sport,  the  lessons  learned 
in  Tae  Kwon  Do  went  far  beyond  board  breaking 
and  fighting  stances.  Many  lifelong  lessons  were 
also  communicated  through  the  traditional  Ko- 
rean teachings.  "Tae  Kwon  Do,  like  a  lot  of  things 
in  life,  yields  exactly  what  you  put  into  it.  If  you 
dedicate  the  time  and  effort  to  strengthen  yourself 
and  help  others,  then  it  will  pay  off  in  the  long 
run,"  said  Lee. 


The  Madison  Rei/ieiv 

The  Madison  Reviev^  was  a  student- 
run,  conservative-based  newspaper 
published  bimonthly  since  2004. 
The  publication's  goal  was  to  keep 
the  students  informed  on 
political  issues. 


Front  row:  .^dnenne  \^aughn,  Victoria  Elizabeth  Mathieu,  .\lison  Ward;  Back  row:  Jar- 
rett  Ray,  Anthony  Riedel,  Michael  Yarborough,  Kirsti  Jespersen. 


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Tau  Beta  Sigma  encourages  musical  leadership  among  women 


Outside  of  the  music  building,  many  students  did 
not  know  about  a  unique  group  of  women  on  campus, 
Tau  Beta  Sigma,  a  national  honorary  band  sorority. 

According  to  its  mission  statement,  Tau  Beta 
Sigma  "provides  service  to  collegiate  bands,  encour- 
ages the  advancement  of  women  in  the  band  profes- 
sion and  promotes  and  enriches  an  appreciation  of 
band  music  through  recognition,  leadership  de\elop- 
ment  and  the  education  of  its  members." 

Junior  Anastasia  Christofakis  said  the  best  thing 
about  the  sorority  was  the  sisters  themselves.  "Each  one 
of  them  is  an  amazingly  talented,  driven,  successful 
woman,"  said  Christofakis.  "They  all  have  such  drive 
and  motivation  in  life,  which  in  itself  is  motivating  to 
me.  It  is  an  honor  to  be  a  member  of  Tau  Beta  Sigma." 

Sisters  were  required  to  be  involved  with  one  music 
ensemble  per  year.  Interested  women  attended  rush 
events  and  interviewed  with  sisters.  "This  organiza- 
tion is  a  small,  tightly-bonded  group  where  everyone 
would  do  anything  for  anyone  in  the  sisterhood,"  said 
sophomore  Amanda  Banks. 

Most  women  joined  Tau  Beta  Sigma  because  a 
sister  invited  them,  said  junior  Dawn  Cercone.  "If  we  see 
someone  we  believe  to  have  the  qualities  of  a  sister,  we 
ask  them  to  rush,"  added  Cercone.  "Other  girls  also  will 
come  to  our  posted  rush  events  so  we  can  meet  and  gieet." 

"When  I  joined  in  fall  2003,  it  was  a  very  small 
organization  with  great  leadership  opportunities,"  said 
senior  Heather  Wetzel,  president  of  Tau  Beta  Sigma. 
"We  have  kept  that  reputation  while  at  the  same 
time  expanding  our  membership  to  include  amazing 
women  who  promote  our  purposes  and  ideals." 

The  members  of  Tau  Beta  Sigma  were  involved 


in  a  variety  of  service  events  throughout  the  year, 
such  as  Adopt-A-Highway,  Habitat  for  Humanity  and 
a  self-defense  class  for  women.  Thev  also  organized 
a  Battle  of  the  Bands  for  high  school  and  college  stu- 
dents. "We  are  all  tied  together  b)'  our  lo\'e  for  music 
and  service,"  said  Christofakis. 

Tau  Beta  Sigma  assisted  the  marching  band  with 
events  throughout  the  year,  set  up  equipment  before 
and  after  games  and  collected  and  distributed  uni- 
forms for  members.  "Getting  the  chance  to  serve  the 
band  is  awesome,  especially  since  I  get  to  do  it  with 
even  more  amazing  sisters,"  said  Banks. 

The  sisters  also  sponsored  a  variety  of  fundraising 
events  bv  selling  Marching  Ro\al  Dukes  merchandise. 
They  also  sold  bagels  in  the  Music  Building  every 
Wednesday.  Their  profits  helped  to  serve  the  band,  or 
went  to  charities  such  as  VHI's  Save  the  Music  Foun- 
dation, the  Simon  Youth  Foundation  and  disaster 
relief  funds.  They  also  participated  in  the  Day  of  Giv- 
ing at  the  Valley  Mall,  where  they  paid  $10  to  shop, 
which  \vas  then  donated  to  a  charity. 

Spring  semester  was  especially  busy  for  the  Tau 
Beta  Sigma  sisters.  March,  which  was  Save  the  Music 
month,  also  marked  the  chapter's  20th  anniversary. 
The\'  held  a  two-day  celebration  for  cmrent  and  past 
members.  They  also  planned  various  activities  to  pro- 
mote music  and  organized  fundraisers  throughout 
the  month  for  VHTs  Save  the  Music  Foundation. 

Along  with  their  service  projects,  the  sisters  also 
grew  closer  at  social  events.  "The  best  thing  about  be- 
ing in  Tau  Beta  Sigma  is  the  bond  that  our  sisterhood 
has,"  said  Wetzel.  "We  are  a  very  close-knit  group  of 
women  who  love  music,  service  and  each  other." 


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blanket  for  a  fundraiser 
during  Homecoming's  Parade 
of  Champions.  In  addition  to 
the  social  events,  the  group 
was  also  required  to  dedicate 
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The  Triathlon  Club  aimed  to  pro- 
vide a  foundation  for  improving 
ph}'sical  fitness  and  served  as  a  wa\' 
for  its  self-motivated  members  to 
keep  in  shape.  Aside  from  training 
together,  members  had  the  op- 
portunit\'  to  compete  in  regional 
triathlon  events. 

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From  row:  Julie  Gliesing,  Christie  0'H,ira.  Jeniia  Faviii.  Heather  Ratasiewicz.  Emily 
Haller,  Tina  Wolf.  Alison  Ware;  Second  row:  Julie  Fry.  Sarah  Robarge.  CJ.  Marshall 
Erin  O'Donnell,  Dana  Humbert,  Dana  C'orriere,  Beth  Strickler;  Third  row:  Michae 
Thompson,  Kristen  Brammer,  Benjamin  Brown,  Brian  Picknallw  Katie  Naeher,  Michae 
Foehrkolb,  Dave  Peyser,  Sarah  Shell,  Eric  Schramm;  Back  row:  Jeff  Turner,  Mark  Bau 
man,  Jason  Pitt,  Parag  Parikh,  Dylan  Love.  Chase  Lyne,  Cameron  Clark,  Tim  Pole 

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Front  row:  Lisa  Jeffers,  Teresa  Rubin,  Stacy  Christofakis,  Rachel  Hockenben  y,  Heather 
\Vetze!.  Amanda  Banks.  Erin  Poppe.  Andrea  Sherrill;  Second  row:  Ashley  Clark.  Emily 
Bentz,  Melissa  Pankow,  Brittany  Knight,  Bethany  Curzio,  Anna  Korman;  Back  row:  Lee 
Anne  Ward.  Janis  Holcombe.  Candace  Funderburk.  Genevieve  Clarkson,  Kayla  Mittel- 
man,  Liz  Connors. 


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Up  'ti  Pawn 

Up  'til  Dawn  was  the  collegiate  or- 
ganization established  to  raise  both 
funds  for  and  awareness  of  St.  Jude 

Children's  Research  Hospital.  Its 
members  participated  in  letter-writ- 
ing parties,  where  they  worked  in 
teams  to  write  letters  to  family  and 
friends  in  hopes  of  receiving  dona- 
tions for  St.  Jude. 

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Front  row:Jamie  Riegel.  Rachael  Groseclose,  Jennifer  Moubray,  Alena  Lawson;  Second 
row:  Revee  TenHuisen,  Kristen  Cella,  Meghan  Tyler;  Back  row:  Katherine  Eves.  Allison 
Brooks,  Allison  Guinta,  Emily  Watson. 

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Giving  the  nurse  his 
information,  freshman 
Mau  Dol"^    :  signs  up  to 
donate  blood  at  the  Catholic 
Campus  Ministries  house- 
The  blood  drive  was  co- 
sponsored  by  Alpha  Sigma 
Tau.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Manning  the  table,  junior 
solicits  dona- 
tions for  the  12  Days  Project. 
Each  member  of  the  frater- 
nity was  required  to  work 
at  least  seven  hours  and  stay 
overnight  once  in  the  trailer. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Wezthoff 


Front  row:  Luke  Ogdeii,  Mike  Brown,  Ben  Erwin,  Sam  Uanserume,  Fred  Rose,  Mike 
Milanesi:  Second  row:  Robert  Kramer,  John  LoCicero,  Bradley  Lands,  Benjamin  Rosen- 
berger,  Gerard  Kasza,  Matt  Portner;  Back  row:  Jordan  Barbour,  Matt  Dorting,  Philip 
Giordano,  Thomas  Webb,  Wyatt  Brown,  Ian  McCleary,  Chris  Russo. 


Vietnamese  Student 
Assocation 

The  Vietnamese  Student  Associa- 
tion aimed  to  develop  unity  among 

students  with  an  interest  in  Viet- 
namese culture,  as  well  as  to  spread 

awareness  and  promote  under- 
standing of  the  Vietnamese  way  of 
life.  With  the  intent  of  serving  the 

community,  the  association  cele- 
brated Vietnam's  history  by  hosting 
campus  events. 

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Front  row:  Del  Ciela  Basiho,  Kimberly  Trai 
Vguyen,  Anita  Nguyen,  Elizabeth  Say.  Dun 
Hoang-Anh  Levo,  Thang  Pham,  Brian  Li, 
Lacanlale. 

.  Anh  Pham.  Linda  Ha;  Second  row:  Eric 
I  Pham.  Julie  Ha;  Back  row:  Kim  Nguyen 
Vicki  Truong.  Adrianne  Maraya,  Daeze 

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Picking  up  seven  new  members  was  an  easy  feat 
for  the  Eta  Kappa  chapter  of  Theta  Chi  fraternity 
when  news  spread  like  wildfire  that  it  had  been 
awarded  the  title  of  Fraternity  of  the  Year  for  the 
past  three  years. 

Fall  rush  brought  in  a  large  number  of  pro- 
spective members  that  gave  the  fraternity  a  diverse 
group  from  which  to  choose.  Theta  Chi  gained  an 
exclusive  group  that  consisted  of  seven  freshmen, 
all  with  one  thing  in  common:  good  character. 

The  new  pledge  class  was  not  the  only  reason 
why  the  brothers  were  proud,  as  they  also  celebrated 
their  anniversary  during  the  year.  "This  year  is  the 
150th  anniversary  of  our  founding,  which  has  just 
been  awesome  for  us  and  our  brothers  internation- 
ally," said  senior  Ben  Erwin. 

Not  only  had  the  fraternity  been  established 
for  many  years,  its  community  service  endeavors 
had  been  recognized  by  various  media  as  well.  For 
the  past  seven  years,  Theta  Chi  put  on  the  12  Days 
Project  on  the  Commons  as  part  of  the  brothers' 
commitment  to  charity.  They  collected  monetary 
and  toy  donations  for  the  underprivileged  children 
of  Harrisonburg.  "Typically,  we  donate  our  collec- 
tions to  the  Toy  Convoy  which  is  a  part  of  the 
Salvation  Army,"  said  senior  Ian  McCleary.  "This 
year,  however,  we  decided  to  work  with  a  more  local 
organization  so  that  the  toys  and  donations  remain 
in  the  local  area." 

All  the  proceeds  collected  went  to  the  Harrisonburg 
Mercy  House.  Mercy  House  was  a  shelter  located  in 


downtown  Harrisonburg  that  was  built  to  help  less 
fortunate  children  in  the  area. 

President  Linwood  H.  Rose  showed  interest  in 
Theta  Chi's  12  Days  Project  as  well.  To  show  his 
support  for  the  fraternity  and  its  cause,  on  Nov.  28, 
Rose  stayed  overnight  in  the  12  Days  trailer  with  a 
few  of  the  brothers.  "It  was  really  exciting  to  have 
him  as  a  part  of  the  project,"  said  Erwin. 

The  student  body  population  also  showed  an  im- 
mense amount  of  support  for  the  fraternity,  especial- 
ly after  it  was  enticed  by  free  hot  chocolate  provided 
by  the  brothers. 

When  Theta  Chi  was  not  busy  organizing  its 
own  philanthropy,  members  helped  other  Greek 
chapters  as  well.  The  brothers  participated  in 
events  such  as  giving  blood  at  annual  blood  drives. 
They  cleaned  up  local  roads  through  the  Adopt- 
A-Highway  program  and  co-sponsored  a  5K  run 
with  Delta  Delta  Delta.  Consistent  commitment 
to  the  community  made  the  fraternity  stand  out 
within  the  university. 

When  the  Title  IX  decision  brought  down  the 
pride  of  a  lot  of  men  around  campus,  the  men  of 
Theta  Chi  stood  up  for  sports  programs  and  their 
causes.  Brothers  cheered  on  their  fellow  Dukes  as 
they  participated  in  rallies  held  around  campus 
in  protest  of  the  decision  to  eliminate  10  varsity 
sports  teams. 

Theta  Chi  embodied  commitment.  The  brothers 
maintained  positive  attitudes  and  showed  support  both 
for  the  university  and  Harrisonburg  communities. 


Front  row:  Erica  Corbett,  Treshona  Saxton,  Ancha  Jordan,  Kelly  Greer. 


Women  of  Color 

Women  of  Color  was  a  Center  for 

Multicultural  Student  Services 

organization  that  took  pride  in 

facilitating  positive  discussions  of 

minority  issues  within  the  university 

and  surrounding  communities.  The 

organization  provided  women  of  all 

color  with  a  strong  support  system 

for  the  development  of  self-love. 


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UPB  restructures  its  executive  council  and  hosts  quality  entertainment. 


The  University  Program  Board  (UPB)  experi- 
enced many  major  changes  over  the  year,  including 
a  significant  revamp  of  its  organizational  structure. 
UPB  had  been  an  active  organization  since  1977.  but 
had  never  before  constructed  the  executive  council 
into  a  hierarch)  and  reformed  its  committees. 

"I've  been  on  the  executive  council  for  four  years 
so  I've  seen  UPB  go  through  a  lot  of  changes,  but 
this  last  year  was  probabiv  the  most  drastic  change, 
because  we  changed  the  structure  of  the  executive 
board,"  said  senior  Jeiemv  Paredes,  vice  president  of 
marketing  and  communication.  "It  has  been  such  a 
positive  change  for  UPB,  but  it  has  been  really  dif- 
ferent. We  had  a  round  table  style  structure  before, 
whereas  now  it  is  a  pvramid  structure.  It  has  been  re- 
ally great  for  the  lines  of  communication,  something 
that  is  so  crucial  for  any  organization." 

While  the  reorganization  was  important  to 
the  success  of  UPB,  it  was  a  process  that  required 
a  significant  amount  of  time  to  complete.  "Obvi- 
ously the  transition  isn't  completely  over;  we're  still 
going  through  some  transitional  issues."  he  added. 
"It  has  cleared  up  a  lot  of  things  and  consolidated 
a  lot  of  areas." 

Senior  Christopher  Beach,  director  of  center 
stage,  the  group  of  UPB  members  that  scheduled 
the  spring  and  fall  concerts,  viewed  the  organiza- 
tional structure  change  in  a  similar  light.  "At  first  we 
were  all  kind  of  skeptical,  because  some  of  the  roles 
seemed  kind  of  repetitive,  but  as  we  programmed 
more,  people  defined  their  own  roles,  and  we  eventu- 
ally all  worked  well  together,"  said  Beach. 

UPB  was  a  student  organization  that  strove  to 
enhance  the  overall  universitv  experience  by  provid- 
ing a  variety  of  cultural,  educational  and  entertain- 
ment programs  and  services  that  appealed  to  diverse 
audiences.  As  one  of  the  largest  organizations  on 
campus,  UPB  was  managed  by  the  new  executive 
council  of  12  student  directors  who  led  over  200 
committee  members.  UPB  members  got  a  chance  to 
work  in  the  newly  formed  committees  of  film,  center 
stage,  marketing,  contemporary  issues,  special  events 
and  one  of  the  few  student-run  record  labels  in  the 
United  States:  80  One  Records. 

UPB  sponsored  events  such  as  lectures,  concerts 
and  movies.  The  first  major  event  that  UPB  orga- 
nized for  the  year  was  an  exciting  debate  between 
porn  industry  icon  Ron  Jeremy  and  XXX  Church 
pastor  Craig  Gross  on  the  topic  of  pornography.  "I 
think  that  our  porn  star  debate  was  a  really  great 
way  to  set  up  the  beginning  of  the  year,"  said  Pare- 


des. "We  were  worried  about  interest  at  first,  but 
we  ended  up  having  over  1,000  people  there  and 
almost  filled  up  all  of  Wilson." 

"It  was  a  great  way  to  kick  off  the  year  and 
great  for  UPB  because  it  was  such  a  successful  event 
in  the  first  few  weeks  of  school  and  it  gave  us  some 
high  standards  to  meet  for  the  rest  of  the  year," 
Paredes  added.  "In  the  past  I  don't  think  we  had 
such  a  great  event  so  early  in  the  year,  which  was 
excellent  just  to  be  a  part  of." 

Other  major  events  dining  the  year  included 
Fantasy  Casino  Night,  which  showed  students  what 
gambling  was  like  in  Las  Vegas,  Nev.  Students 
redeemed  the  chips  they  won  from  the  games  for 
raffle  tickets,  which  were  drawn  at  the  end  of  the 
night  for  prizes.  Students  also  got  the  chance  to 
listen  to  blues  music  and  spoken  words  when  Jayne 
Cortez  and  the  Firespitters  performed  at  Wilson 
Hall.  Some  students  were  also  lucky  enough  to  listen 
to  the  golden  words  of  National  Poetry  Slam  Cham- 
pion and  Def  Poetry  Jam  artist  Mayda  del  Valle. 

As  usual,  UPB  had  popular  movies  pla)ing  at 
Grafton-Stovall  Theatre  throughout  the  year,  but 
around  the  holidays  it  implemented  a  co-sponsor- 
ship that  benefited  a  local  charity.  Movie-goers  who 
watched  "Little  Miss  Sunshine"  were  given  the  op- 
portunity to  feel  that  they  did  something  charitable 
during  the  holiday  season,  since  proceeds  from  the 
showing  went  to  benefit  Operation  Santa  Claus. 

One  of  the  highlights  for  80  One  Records  was  the 
CD  release  show  it  held  for  one  of  its  newest  artists, 
senior  Eddie  Cain  Ir\in.  "I  was  really  happy,  we  all 
worked  realh  hard  to  make  sure  it  would  go  well," 
said  junior  Maleika  Cole,  director  of  80  One  Records. 
"We  sold  a  ton  of  CDs  and  there  were  over  200  people 
there.  I  was  really  excited  with  the  turnout." 

The  Eddie  Cain  Irvin  band  also  had  the  op- 
portunity to  open  for  well-known  bands  Copeland 
and  Guster  at  the  much-anticipated  concert  at  the 
Convocation  Center.  "I'm  proud  of  the  teamwork  of 
all  the  committee  members  in  putting  together  the 
Convocation  show,"  said  Beach. 

80  One  Records  also  added  another  artist  to 
its  label,  graduate  student  Doug  Roberts.  Roberts 
began  working  with  UPB  in  October  and  started 
recording  in  January. 

Even  with  the  drastic  structural  changes,  UPB 
did  an  incredible  job  of  creating  memorable  experi- 
ences for  many  students.  "W'e  try  to  program  as 
man\'  informational,  eduiationai  and  entertaining 
programs  as  possible,"  said  Beach. 


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at  the  "Little  Miss  Sunshine" 
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before  the  start  of  each 
show.  Photo  by  Nancy  Daly 

Making  it  official,  musician 
Doug  Roberts  signs  his  first 
recording  contract  with  80 
One  Records  as  director 
unior  ''inlcEka  Cole  looks 
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Committees: 

80  One  Records 

•  Created  in  the  fall  of  2003  by  student  directors 
Sean  Branigan  and  Matt  Stuart  and  was  one  of  the 
only  student-run  record  labels  in  the  country 

Film 

•  Committee  members  created  and  marketed  the 
film  schedule  to  the  university 

Center  Stage 

•  Selected  the  bands  and  comedians  to  appear  at 
the  university 


Special  Events 

•  Co-sponsored  events  on  and  off  campus  such  as 
International  Week  and  Homecoming. 

Marketing  and  Communication  Staff 

•  Promoted  UPB  as  a  whole  behind  the  scenes  and 
produced  calendars  about  events  on  campus. 

Contemporary  Issues 

•  Brought  the  "Here  and  Now"  to  the  campus  to 
create  awareness 

«  Events  included  the  cultural  newsletter  The  Needle 
and  Casino  Nights. 


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Front  row:  Devon  Han  is.  Jciiniici  Disse,  Mollie  Randa.  Jess  Siemens,  Morgan  DeHaven. 
Jillian  Hornstein-St.  Claire;  Second  row:  Christina  Nelson.  Emily  Langhorne.  Sarah 
Delia,  Foster  Hardiman.  Danielle  Roberson.  Jennifer  Bishop;  Third  row:  Katie  Abbott. 
Brittany  Stanzel.  Logan  Leichtman,  Jimmy  Oliverie,  Brian  Riggs,  Carrie  Brothers,  Phil 
Mathews;  Back  row:  James  Taylor.  Becky  Martinez,  Mark  Maskell.  Robert  De  Laat, 
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General  Manager:  Jess  Siemens 

Prog.  Rock:  Chelsea  Hersch, 

Brian  Kim 

Business  Manager:  Morgan  DeHaven 

lazz:  Patrick  Stanley 

Programming  Manager:  Mollie  Randa 

Loud  Rock:  Ian  Howden 
RPM:  Mark  Maskell 

Second  Line  Management 

World:  Marley  Green 

Big  Events:  Jake  Adams,  Greg  Haugan 

D]  Board:  Lisa  Derry,  Dylan  Love,  Amanda  Phillips 

Historian:  Cassie  Summer 

Librarian:  Caria  Cox 

Underwriting  Directors:  Carrie  Brothers,  Anna  Santiago 

Publicity:  John  O'Connell,  Amanda  Phillips,  Kevin  Wisener 

News  Director:  Patrick  White 

Technical  Directors:  Mark  Maskell,  Ben  Turner 

Traffic  Director:  Omar  Nasery 

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For  those  students  who  were  not  aware  that 
the  university  even  had  a  radio  station,  it  may  have 
seemed  that  WXJM  had  recently  come  out  of  hid- 
ing and  finally  placed  itself  on  the  map  as  one  of 
the  more  unique  student  organizations  the  univer- 
sity had  to  offer. 

WXJM  was  a  completely  student-run  radio  sta- 
tion that  supplied  the  Shenandoah  Valley  with  a 
variety  of  new  and  under-represented  music,  news, 
sports  and  original  programming.  The  station  gave 
students  the  opportunity  to  learn  how  to  run  a  non- 
commercial radio  station,  including  the  broadcast- 
ing, communication  and  production  aspects,  as  well 
as  music  industry  experience.  Students  tuned  into 
WXJM  on  88.7  FM  to  listen  to  several  different 
music  genres  such  as  progressive  rock,  jazz,  world, 
electronica,  urban,  Americana  and  loud  rock,  all 
of  which  were  categorized  within  the  independent 
music  scene. 

The  station  had  been  around  since  1990,  and 
originally  aired  from  Anthony-Seeger  Hall,  but  relo- 
cated in  2005  to  its  new  home  off  Cantrell  Avenue. 
One  of  the  ways  WXJM  was  getting  noticed  was 
through  its  large  number  of  shows.  "This  year  we 
have  collaborated  with  on-campus  venues  such  as 
TDU  and  Festival,  and  other  live  performance  or- 
ganizations like  [the  University  Program  Board],  80 
One  Records,  and  the  Music  Industry  Association," 
said  senior  Morgan  DeHaven,  WXJM's  business 
manager.  "Our  collaboration  with  these  groups  re- 
sulted in  arrangements  like  the  free  monthly  'WXJM 
Presents,'  shows  at  [Taylor  Down  Under],  which  were 
intended  to  expose  students  to  a  variety  of  bands 


of  different  genres,  both  local  and  touring,  encour- 
age involvement  with  the  station  and  to  act  as  a 
stepping  stone  to  off-campus  shows  at  other  live 
Harrisonburg  venues." 

According  to  DeHaven,  WXJM  had  been  able 
to  bring  more  live  programming  to  campus  and 
the  community.  In  addition,  WXJM  hoped  to  use 
its  resources  for  charitable  reasons.  The  station 
featured  six  shows  held  around  campus  in  the  fall, 
including  indie  rock,  loud  rock,  hardcore  and 
Americana  genres. 

"This  year  is  also  the  year  we're  bringing  back 
Cool-Aid,  a  benefit  concert  that  takes  place  in  Janu- 
ary," DeHaven  added.  "WXJM  chooses  an  organiza- 
tion to  be  the  beneficiary  of  the  event,  and  this  year 
is  the  newly  formed  Green  Coalition  at  JMU." 

Junior  Carla  Cox,  WXJM  librarian,  was  happy 
with  how  the  new  management  was  handling  things  at 
the  station.  "I'm  really  impressed  with  the  collabora- 
tion of  WXJM  managers  [and]  the  amount  of  shows 
on  campus  and  around  Harrisonburg,"  said  Cox. 

One  of  WXJM's  goals  for  the  year  was  to  increase 
awareness  of  the  station,  both  within  the  university 
and  throughout  the  Harrisonburg  area.  It  accom- 
plished this  through  its  pioneer  print  advertising  cam- 
paign. "As  a  result  of  the  posters  around  campus,  a  lot 
of  people  around  campus  could  put  a  face  to  WXJM," 
said  senior  John  O'Connell,  publicity  director. 

It  seemed  that  most  of  the  members  of  WXJM 
were  excited  about  how  the  station  was  turning  a 
new  leaf.  "I've  noticed  a  lot  more  openness  to  ideas 
and  possibilities,"  said  Cox.  "Everyone  is  upbeat  and 
excited  to  bring  WXJM  back  to  what  it  once  was." 


WXJM  Information- 


History: 

•  In  1984,  the  SGA  voted  to  establish  WXJM,  a 
student-run,  student-organized  radio  station. 

•  Began  sponsoring  the  annual  Mid-Atlantic 
College  Radio  Conference  in  1997. 

•  Broadcasted  twenty  hours  each  day,  seven 
days  a  week. 


Typical  Wednesday  Programming: 

Midnight-2  a.m.  -  "Airlock"  with  Mike  Keane  (RPM) 

2-6  a.m.  -  off  air 

6-8  a.m.  -  Sean  Youngberg  (Freeform) 

8-10  a.m.  -  Becky  Martinez  (Prog) 

W-noon  -  Jason  Misterka  (Jazz) 

Noon-2  p.m.  -  "New  American  Language"  with  Boug 

Woodhouse  (Americana) 
2-4  p.m.  -  Fabiana  Talbot  (Loud  Rock) 
4-6  p.m.  -  "Sound  Affects"  with  Omar  Nasery  (Prog) 
6-8  p.m.  -  "Dayglo  Duo"  with  Emily  King  and  Robert 

Kramer  (Prog) 
8-9  p.m.  -  "JMU  Sports  Talk"  with  Jennifer,  James 

and  Tyler  (Talk) 
9-10  p.m.  -Speciality  (Talk) 


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ZTA  sisters  join  in  the  fight  against  Breast  Cancer. 


Widely  known  for  raising  more  money  than  any 
other  sorority,  the  members  of  Zeta  Tau  Alpha  (ZTA) 
continued  to  pour  their  efforts  into  October's  Breast 
Cancer  Awareness  (BCA)  month.  ZTA  raised  over 
$15,000  in  previous  vears.  which  was  donated  directh' 
to  the  Susan  G.  Komen  Breast  Cancer  Foundation. 

ZTA's  philaiuhrop\  month  was  comprised  of 
many  events  with  the  intention  of  not  only  involving 
the  university  community,  but  also  family,  friends 
and  those  in  the  surrounding  area.  This  was  ac- 
complished with  its  kick-off  event,  a  5K  held  during 
Family  Weekend  whicli  drew  attention  and  donations 
from  students'  families. 

Another  component  of  ZTA's  philanthropy  was 
its  popular  Breastival.  This  interactive  fair  drew  the 
attention  of  the  university  with  flyers  that  listed  the 
frightening  realities  of  breast  cancer,  including  the 
facts  that  one  person  was  diagnosed  with  breast  can- 
cer every  three  minutes,  every  14  minutes  someone 
died  of  breast  cancer  and  that  over  215,000  women 
were  diagnosed  with  breast  cancer  every  year.  The 
event,  which  was  free,  was  completely  devoted  to 
increasing  education  surroimding  breast  cancer. 

The  list  of  BC^.A  activities  was  long.  Events 
included  a  Grab-A-Date  auction,  a  jewelry  par- 
ty, the  Late  Night  Breakfast  and  Survivor  Night. 
ZTA  sisters  also  sold  BCA  cookbooks  and  their 
popular  "Madison"  T-shirts,  according  to  senior 


Rachel  DuVal,  ZTA  historian. 

The  annual  Late  Night  Breakfast  took  the  uni- 
versity by  storm.  "It  raised  the  most  money  that  Late 
Night  Breakfast  ever  has  for  any  event,"  said  junior 
Alii  Knighton.  For  only  a  dollar,  students  enjoyed 
an  all-\ou-can-eat  breakfast,  a  pumpkin  carving 
contest  and  performances  h\  Alpha  Kappa  Alpha 
Sorority,  Inc.'s  step  team,  the  BluesTones,  Exit  245, 
Into  Hymn,  Low  Key,  Madison  Dance.  Madison  Proj- 
ect and  Note-oriety. 

Giving  back  to  the  community  was  important 
to  Greek  life  at  tiie  universitw  and  members  of 
ZTA  frequenth'  participated  in  other  organizations' 
fundraising  efforts.  "Zetas  participate  in  other  phi- 
lanthropies on  campus  as  well,"  said  Du\'al.  "Some 
included  Up  'til  Dawn,  Madison  Challenge  and 
Relay  for  Life." 

Recruitment  of  new  members  was  vital  to  a 
sorority's  continuation  and  growth.  Along  with  the 
seven  other  sororities,  ZTA  participated  in  formal 
recruitment  from  Sept.  14-19.  "We  had  a  very  sui- 
cessful  recruitment  this  year  and  gained  new,  very 
in\olyed  members,"  said  Du\'al.  "Our  theme  for 
recruitment  sums  up  ZTA  well  by  saying,  "In  order  to 
be  irreplaceable,  one  must  always  be  different.'" 

The  university  looked  forward  to  seeing  where 
ZTA  would  go  next  in  defining  itself  as  a  sororit\' 
and  an  integral  part  of  Greek  life. 


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students  the  opportunity  to  hone 
their  skills,  practice  as  a  team  and 
compete  against  other  club  teams. 
The  club  aimed  to  piomote  athleti- 
cism and  teamwork  in  a  moderately 
competitive  environment. 

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Downey.  Caillin  Rock:  Second  row:  Alyssa  Schneider,  Katherine  Pahls.  Chelsea  Ridd, 
Cassie  Jefferies.  Amanda  Johnson.  Meghan  Durretl.  Morgan  Dietrick;  Back  row: 
Kelsev  Perkev.  Ashley  Elder,  Margaret  Serkes.  Brina  Baker,  Jessica  Ncwconib,  Jessica 
Liss,  Kelly  Robinson.  Jenn  Pacchiana. 

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Proceeds  from  the  event 
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Breast  Cancer  Foundation, 
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the  Late  Night  Breakfast. 
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Front  row;  Jamie  Atkinson,  Alexandra  Bassett,  Melissa  Lohrcr,  Caiiyn  Lawler,  Kat  Thom- 
as, iMeredyth  Harrison,  Caley  Smith,  Molly  Hoover,  Megan  Erb.  Kathleen  Harper;  Second 
row:  Emily  Oliver,  Corrie  Glennon.  Allie  Sinapi,  Nicole  Van  Natta,  Danelle  Pompa,  Ally 
Ramser,  Leah  Chow,  Stephanie  Mandra,  AH  Nelson,  Anne  Gerald.  Nichole  Price,  Sarah 
Keller;  Third  row:  Heather  Biron,  Allison  Peters,  Chelsea  Harrison,  Marisa  Geisser,  Sara 
Luscombe,  Amy  Latchford,  Ashton  Garafalo,  Nicole  Sahara.  Katie  Montague.  Rachel 
Karamessinis,  Casey  Hazlegrove,  Allie  Fields,  Heather  Ford,  Michele  Robel,  Hannah  Stell, 
Heather  Gammon.  Hunter  Spencer;  Fourth  row:  Nicole  Orokos.  Caitlin  Harrison,  Brit- 
tany Beczkiewicz,  Lindsey  Kircher.  Angela  Bereski,  Amanda  Raus.  Jenee  Briscoe,  Debra 
Shirk,  Fallon  Casner,  Hart  Franko,  Meryl  Mullins,  Megan  Koptish,  Jenny  Barber.  Katie 
Rotelli.  Leanne  Bossa,  Abby  Weaver;  Fifth  row:  Kim  Tyler,  Kathryn  Betz,  Ashley  Bruno, 
Mary  Miller,  AH  Thompson,  Emily  Belyea,  Lyndsi  Armenio,  Adrienne  Hayden.  Laura 
Morgan,  Megan  Sheeran,  Eliisa  Wright,  Kristen  O'Connor,  Ashley  Atkins,  Katherine  Par- 
rott,  Kate  Ziehl,  Carrie  Allen,  Stephanie  Brummel,  Susan  Loney,  Courtney  Kurtz,  Brit- 
tany Townsend,  Brittany  DiOrio.  Megan  Corker,  Sarah  Stedman,  Whitney  Gee,  Megan 
Cipperly,  Allison  Beisler,  Ali  Ward;  Sixth  row:  Palmer  Valentine,  Sandy  SoUaccio,  Sarah 
Hagen.  Meredith  Hauf,  Kristin  Larkin,  Katie  Whiteman,  Julia  Marchetti,  Kaitlyn  Rawlett, 
Laura  Karr,  Elaine  Puleo,  Claire  Evans,  Sara  Lyddan,  Emily  Muniz,  Lynne  Murray,  Erin 
Adams,  Christina  Schifano.  Katie  Van  Buskirk,  Claire  Hawse,  Emma  Fletcher,  Toni 
Pokorny,  Melyssa  Hancock.  Carlye  Gallagher,  Alii  Knighton.  Jenna  Stenderup;  Seventh 
row:  McKenzie  Healy,  Erin  Rose,  Jordyn  Fitzpatrick,  Katie  Reese,  Emily  Cosse.  Lauren 
Dillon,  Amanda  Forth,  Anna  Konova,  Torri  Merriam,  Amanda  Williams  Keri  Lynch, 
Blair  Loughrie,  Lauralee  Glasgow,  Ashley  Perry,  Rachel  DuVal,  Meaghan  Ford,  Lauren 
Zondag,  Elizabeth  Crew;  Back  row:  Nikki  Smith,  Kim  Lally,  Lee-Ann  Zondag,  Margaret 
SchuUy.  Leann  Bonanno,  Sherry  Parker,  Gwendolyn  Brantley,  Kaitlan  Deal,  Mary  Mason 
Wright,  Megan  Baskette,  Meg  McCann,  Laura  Taylor,  Margaux  Zanelli. 


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The  Women's  Water  Polo  Club 
sought  to  have  fun  with  the  game 
while  striving  to  uphold  its  reputa- 
tion in  the  Collegiate  Water  Polo 

Association.  The  team,  which  start- 
ed as  coed  in  the  early  1990s  and 

was  divided  into  separate  men's  and 
women's  teams  in  1998,  accepted 

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Front  row:  Jacqueline  Patrell,  Nicole  Martinez,  Amy  Townsend,  Laura  Dwyer,  Emii) 
Cosse,  Lauren  Grindle,  Karen  Hayes;  Second  row:  Amanda  Sharp,  Taryn  Richards 
Jen  Kinsey,  Allison  Chaplin,  Heidi  Lindenfelser;  Back  row:  Tiffany  Mothershead 
Theresa  Smith,  Vanessa  Shepperson,  Elizabeth  Steffy,  Liz  Snellings,  Emily  Fano 
Eleanor  Garretson. 

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318  baseball 

320  lacrosse 

322  Softball 

324  men's  tennis 

326  women's  tennis 

328  men's  track  and  field 

330  women's  track  and  field 


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archery 


Pulling  his  arm  back,  junior 

Jedd  Greshock  aims  for  the 

bull's-eye.  As  a  sophomore. 

Greshock  was  a  member  of 

the  U.S.  men's  silver  medalist 

team  at  the  World  University 

Games.  Photo  courtesy  of 

Sports  Media  Relations 


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LIGHT 


Honors 

•  Ail-American  Team 

•  U.S.  Intercollegiate  National 
Championships  bronze-medalist 
women's  recurve  team 

•  Sixth  at  U.S.  Intercollegiate 
Championships 

•  All-East  Region 

•  New  Jersey  Indoor  champion 

•  Virginia  Indoor  champion 

•  Fifth  at  U.S.  Indoor  Championships 


Katrina  Weiss 

Senior 
Carlisle,  MA 


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•  All-East  Region 

•  Virginia  Indoor  runner-up 

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•  Placed  29th  in  U.S.  Intercol- 

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Andrew  Holben 

Senior 

Roanoke,  VA 

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Most  prospective  students  chose  the  university 
for  its  variety  of  programs  and  demographics.  Senior 
Katrina  Weiss  and  junior  Jacob  Wukie  made  their 
choices  based  solely  on  the  archery  team,  ranked 
second  in  the  nation. 

Wukie,  an  Ohio  native,  discovered  the  imiversity 
\ia  the  Internet.  "I  saw  what  schools  placed  high  in 
different  competitions  andJMU  was  one  of  them," 
said  Wukie.  "I  came  and  visited  with  the  coach  and 
some  of  the  team  members  and  decided  to  come 
here.  I  wouldn't  have  even  known  JMU  existed  if  I 
hadn't  been  interested  in  archery."  Weiss,  originally 
from  Massachusetts,  learned  of  the  university  in 
high  school  from  other  archers. 

Sophomore  Brittany  Lorenti  began  shooting  with 
her  father  at  age  seven.  "Archery  was  definitely  a 
big  part  of  my  decision  to  come  to  JMU.  I  wanted  to 
continue  my  archery  career  and  study  biology  at  the 
same  time,"  she  said.  "To  me,  my  only  options  were 
Texas  A&M  or  JMU,  and  since  JMU  is  much  closer 
to  home,  I  picked  JMU." 

The  archery  team  was  composed  of  four  squads: 
a  men's  and  women's  recurve  and  a  men's  and  wom- 
en's compound.  There  were  roughly  four  archers  per 
squad,  along  with  a  head  coach,  assistant  coaches, 
team  captains  and  squad  captains. 

Official  practice  for  the  archery  team  began  in 
mid-October,  but  that  did  not  prevent  the  archers 
from  practicing  year-round.  First  semester  practice 
ran  three  times  a  week,  and  during  the  season  the 
team  met  five  days  a  week.  Each  practice  lasted  two 
hours,  not  including  any  individual  preparation. 
Similar  to  most  sports,  the  archery  team  traveled 
to  other  schools  for  competitions.  "We  had  10  or 
12  competitions  last  year,  and  three  of  them  were 
[held  at  the  university],"  Wukie  said. 

Despite  the  fact  that  a  few  members  were  new 
to  the  sport,  the  team  came  in  second  at  Nationals. 


"Everything  is  individual  until  Nationals,  where  your 
performance  affects  the  ranking  of  the  team,"  said 
Wukie.  "We  shot  really  well.  We  wanted  first — the 
past  two  years  we've  been  the  closest  to  beating 
Texas  A&M  than  anyone  else." 

Wukie,  Weiss  and  Lorenti  were  only  three  of  the 
many  skilled  archers  on  the  team,  but  their  individ- 
ual accomplishments  reflected  the  team's  hard  work 
and  dedication.  Wukie,  Lorenti  and  junior  Braden 
Gellenthien  were  named  to  the  2007  Senior  U.S. 
Archery  Team.  The  three  traveled  to  Slovakia  over 
the  summer  for  the  World  University  Championship. 
Gellenthien  won  an  individual  gold  medal  and  was 
a  member  of  two  gold-medal  teams,  one  of  which 
included  Lorenti.  Lorenti  was  also  a  member  of  a 
bronze-medal  team;  she  played  with  two  Texas  A&M 
women  and  beat  Great  Britain  with  a  score  of  20-18. 

"It  was  a  pretty  amazing  season.  A  lot  happened 
that  I  am  so  incredibly  proud  of.  I  never  thought  I 
would  accomplish  so  much  in  one  year  of  shooting," 
said  Lorenti.  "All  that  hard  work  and  practice  paid 
off  which  makes  me  want  to  work  harder  [next]  year 
at  continuing  to  accomplish  great  things  and  my 
goals  for  [next]  year.  I  can't  say  much  other  than  to 
say  that  it  was  a  season  of  a  lifetime." 

Wukie  felt  confident  about  the  season  as  well.  He 
won  every  state  tournament  in  which  he  participated 
and  placed  strong  in  other  competitions.  "I'm  aiming 
to  make  the  2008  Olympic  team,"  he  said. 

Weiss,  one  of  the  captains,  was  extremely  proud  of 
the  team's  efforts.  "I  think  everyone  gave  everything 
they  had,  and  I  couldn't  have  asked  for  more  as  a 
captain,"  Weiss  said.  "I  had  big  dreams  for  the  team.  I 
wanted  everyone  to  be  as  excited  about  it  as  I  was." 

The  archery  team's  main  goal  for  next  season 
was  to  continue  to  raise  each  individual's  skill  level 
and  take  first  in  the  nation.  Based  on  their  perfor- 
mance this  season,  this  was  an  attainable  target. 


Maintaining  a  watchful 
eye.  sophomore  Nick  Kale 
gears  up  to  shoot.  Kale 
ranked  48th  in  the  2006  U.S. 
National  Target  Champion- 
ships. Photo  courtesy  of  Sports 
Media  Relations 


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baseball 


Tagging  out  a  runner, 

graduate  Nate  Schill  keeps 

his  glove  steady.  Schill  was 

among  64  players  listed  on 

the  Dick  Howser  Trophy 

watch  list,  compiled  by  the 

National  Collegiate  Baseball 

Writers  Association,  Photo 

by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Leaning  in  for  a  bunt, 
graduate  Michael  Cowgill 
holds  his  bat  as  he  prepares 
to  make  a  hit.  On  April 
29.  Cowgill  became  the 
university's  all-time  home- 
run  leader  in  its  37-year 
baseball  history.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


BOARD 

JMU 

OPP 

1 

Clemson 

6 

1 

George  Washington 

4 

18 

Fairfield 

3 

10 

Liberty 

5 

35 

Wagner 

2 

12 

Longwood 

7 

15 

William  &  Mary 

11 

15 

Virginia  Tech 

5 

15 

Delaware 

5 

5 

Maryland 

6 

8 

VCU 

0 

8 

Marshall 

9 

3 

Old  Dominion 

5 

10 

Richmond 

13 

22 

Radford 

7 

9 

Northeastern 

6 

11 

Liberty 

12 

5 

Maryland 

6 

14 

George  Mason 

2 

10 

Richmond 

13 

8 

Radford 

5 

4 

Hofstra 

6 

4 

George  Washington 

2 

10 

Georgia  State 

1 

24 

Towson 

9 

2 

VMI 

1 

9 

UNC  Wilmington 

7 

7 

Georgia  State 

0 

5 

Northeastern 

0 

9 

UNC  Wilmington 

10 

1 

VCU 

6 

LIGHT 


Statistics 

Batting  Average:  0.343 
Homeruns:  8 
Hits:  72 
Runs:  30 

Honors 

•  One  of  64  players  on 
the  Dick  Howser  Trophy 
Watch  List 


Kellen  Kulbacki 

Junior 
Palmyra,  PA 


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*     by  Brianne  Beers  M^     |         * 

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The  2005-2006  baseball  season  exemplified 
\vhat  ever)'  team  hoped  to  accomplish.  The  team  set 
a  goal  of  fort)-  wins  and  of  playing  in  the  conference 
tournament.  Their  journev  toward  achieving  these 
goals  was  anything  but  easy,  with  various  setbacks 
along  the  way.  Yet  the  Diamond  Dukes  only  came 
out  stronger  and  completed  their  season  with  an 
incredible  record  of  39  wins  and  21  losses. 

"This  year  was  a  complete  180  from  last  year," 
junior  Kellen  Kulbacki  said.  "Our  team  has  bonded 
tremendously  and  has  come  together  to  be  a  close- 
knit  group." 

The  baseball  team  had  exceptional  coaches  who 
not  only  made  sure  the  team  bonded,  but  also  en- 
sured the  men  were  both  mentally  and  physically  pre- 
pared for  every  game.  In  his  ninth  year,  Joe  "Spanky" 
McFarland  served  as  the  team's  head  coach,  assisted 
bv  Jav  Sullenger  and  Travis  Ebaugh.  Their  coaching 
philosoph)'  was  based  mainly  on  mental  preparation. 
Each  player  on  the  team  was  required  to  see  a  sports 
psychiatrist  once  a  month.  Physical  preparations  were 
more  strenuous,  with  6  a.m.  conditioning  four  times 
a  week  and  practices  from  2-5  p.m.  everyday.  These 
obligations  were  essential  factors  in  the  success  and 
quality  of  the  team  and  its  performance  in  each  game. 

The  Dukes  experienced  a  few  roadblocks 
throughout  the  season,  including  a  number  of  inju- 
ries. The  team  lost  pitcher  Travis  Miller  to  an  elbow 
injury,  hurting  their  starting  rotation.  However, 
thev  were  able  to  bounce  back  when  junior  Kurt 


Houck,  recipient  of  the  Kevin  Nehring  Rookie  of 
the  Year  Award,  filled  in  for  Miller,  performing  un- 
believably well.  Senior  Davis  Stoneburner,  one  of  the 
team's  most  prominent  plavers,  suffered  from  a  knee 
injury  early  on,  costing  him  playing  time  for  the  rest 
of  the  season.  Despite  various  injuries,  the  Dukes 
stepped  up  and  the  team  prevailed  with  teamwork 
and  great  players  who  rose  to  the  expectations. 

The  team  overcame  the  odds  in  their  fight  to  get 
to  the  National  Collegiate  Athletic  Association's  re- 
gional tournament.  The  players  traveled  to  Wilming- 
ton, N.C.,  to  participate  in  a  conference  tournament. 
During  one  of  the  games,  the  Dukes  scored  a  prom- 
ising lead  of  seven  runs  but  blew  their  advantage  in 
the  eighth  inning,  making  them  one  game  short  of 
qualifying  for  the  regional  tournament.  Although 
devastated  by  the  loss,  the  team  and  coaches  were 
still  proud  of  the  season's  accomplishments.  Kulbacki 
was  named  National  Co-Player  of  the  Year  by  "Col- 
legiate Baseball"  newspaper.  He  was  also  named  the 
2006  Colonial  Athletic  Association  (CAA)  Baseball 
Player  of  the  Year.  Seniors  Nate  Schill  and  Michael 
Cowgill  joined  Kulbacki  on  the  All-CAA  first  team. 

"One  of  the  biggest  moments  of  the  season  was 
when  we  won  conference,  the  last  game  of  the  year, 
we  came  in  first  place,"  said  sophomore  Lee  Buja- 
kowski.  "It  was  during  senior  day  and  there  were  a 
lot  of  seniors  on  the  team,  so  it  was  really  special  for 
them."  The  2006  season  was  one  that  would  truly 
go  down  in  history. 


Completing  a  play,  senior 
Rob  Alceri  throws  the  ball  in 
from  the  outfield.  Outfielders 
were  responsible  for  acting 
quickly  to  prevent  runners 
from  advancing  to  another 
base.  P/ioto  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Winding  up.  sophomore 
Justin  Wood  extends  his 
body  to  throw  a  powerful 
pitch.  Pitchers  played  an 
important  role  in  the  overall 
success  of  the  team.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


Front  row:  Rob  Akieri,  Brett  Garner,  Matt  MacDougall,  Michael  Cowgill,  Matt  Ibwsend, 
Joe  Lake,  Justin  Wood.  Matt  Sluder,  Skyler  Doom;  Second  row:  Chris  Johnson,  Trevor 
Kaylid,  Travis  Miller,  Jacob  Cook,  Davis  Stoneburner,  Greg  Nesbitt.  Geoff  Degener,  Matt 
Bristow,  R\an  Reid,  Kellen  Kulbacki,  Bobby  Lasko;  Back  row:  Assistant  Coach  Rob  McCoy, 
Assistant  Coach  Jay  Sullenger,  Steven  Caseres,  Jason  Kuhn,  Lee  Bujakowski,  Kurt  Houck, 
Brett  Sellers,  Nate  Schill,  Dan  Santobianco,  Josh  Eye,  Clay  McKim,  Pat  Riley.  Assistant 
Coach  Travis  Ebaugh,  Head  Coach  Spanky  McFarland. 


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lacrosse 


by  Jackie  Albright 


"I  •  and  Sara  Wist! 

Strength/ wnum  bers 


The  womens  lacrosse  team  did  not  lack  in  expe- 
rience this  season,  despite  its  youth.  Though  there 
were  only  three  seniors  on  the  team,  the  year  ended 
with  an  overall  record  of  15-5  and  a  conference 
record  of  6- 1 . 

Preparation  for  the  season  was  not  something 
that  was  taken  lightly.  "Rain,  snow  or  sunshine, 
we  practiced  through  everything.  Our  mental  and 
physical  toughness  was  challenged  each  and  every 
day'  said  sophomore  Jaime  Dardine.  "The  practices 
and  training  were  hard  but  we  all  knew  in  the  end  it 
would  help  us  excel  and  get  us  that  much  closer  to 
achieving  our  goal." 

As  a  result  of  the  teams  dedication  and  tough 
training  from  the  beginning,  the  season  started 
off  with  a  bang  in  a  22-6  victory  over  Longwood 
University.  The  Lady  Dukes  also  defeated  Loyola 
University  14-8,  Old  Dominion  University  14-8 
and  the  University  of  Delaware  16-5.  Minor  losses 
such  as  those  to  the  University  of  Notre  Dame  1 2- 
1 1  and  the  College  of  William  &  Mary  1 2-6  did  not 
damper  the  teams  spirit. 

The  best  part  of  the  season  for  many  members 
of  the  team  was  the  14-8  win  over  Hofstra  Uni- 
versity in  the  championship  game  of  the  Colonial 
Athletic  Association  (CAA)  Womens  Lacrosse 
Tournament.  "The  highlight  was  winning  CAAs 


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Honors 

•  IWLCA/US  Lacrosse  Ail- 
American  third  team 

•  Ranked  among  NCAA  leaders 

in  caused  turnover  average 
(12th,  1.95) 

•  All-South  second  team 

•  CAA  Defensive  Player  of  the 
Year 

•  Ali-CAA  first  team 

Kylee  Dardine 

Junior 
Broomall,  PA 

•  CAA  ail-tournament  team 

•  Led  team  in  caused  turnovers 
and  ranked  third  in  ground  balls 

and  proving  that  JMU  still  has  the  heart  and  drive 
to  be  the  best^  said  Jaime  Dardine.  "It  also  showed 
that  all  of  our  hard  work  paid  off  and  that  only 
happened  because  we  worked  so  well  as  a  unit  and 
so  close  as  a  team." 

Senior  Kelly  Berger,  tri-captain,  led  the  season 
with  59  goals  and  34  assists  and  was  named  the 
season's  Most  Valuable  Player.  The  Coaches  Award 
was  earned  by  graduate  Brooke  McKenzie,  also  a 
tri-captain.  Sophomore  Kim  Griffin  was  presented 
the  Dukes'  Rookie  of  the  Year  award  and  the 
Unsung  Hero  award  was  received  by  senior  Lynlea 
Cronin.  Five  players  were  awarded  All-State  Honors: 
Berger,  Cronin,  McKenzie,  junior  Kylee  Dardine 
and  graduate  Betsey  Priest. 

The  team  finished  the  season  ranked  13th  in 
the  nation  by  the  Intercollegiate  Women's  La- 
crosse Coaches'  Association.  Although  the  Lady 
Dukes  lost  to  Duke  University  in  the  quarterfinals 
of  the  National  Collegiate  Athletic  Association 
Lacrosse  Tournament,  both  the  season  and  the 
team  members  certainly  deserved  the  recognition 
they  received.  "Our  team  has  such  great  depth 
and  so  much  skill  from  the  freshmen  to  the  se- 
niorsT  concluded  Jaime  Dardine.  "It  is  our  goal  to 
prove  that  we  will  never  give  up,  and  no  matter 
the  challenge,  we  will  overcome  it  as  a  team'' 


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Front  row:  Sarah  Steinbacli,  Maria  Bosica.  Brigid  Strain,  Sarah  Marr.  Jaime  Dardine. 
Morgan  Kimberly.  Jess  Brophy;  Second  row:  Ashley  Bevington,  Julie  Stone,  Cap- 
tain Livv\'  King,  Captain  Brooke  McKenzie.  C'.o-Captain  Kellv  Berger,  Kelly  Wetzel, 
Brooke  Rhodey,  Kylee  Dardine;  Third  row:  Lynlea  Cronin.  Betsey  Priest.  Janice 
Wagner.  Libb\'  Cannon;  Back  row:  Lauren  Bradley.  Kim  Griffin.  Emily  Haller,  Colleen 
O'Keefe,  Mary  Fran  Sheiton,  Jackie  Gateau. 


13201  Sports 


score 


BOARD 

JML 

[ 

OPP 

22 

Longwood 

6 

10 

Yale 

9 

14 

Virginia  Tech 

10 

11 

Notre  Dame 

12 

5 

Dartmouth 

18 

14 

Loyola 

8 

17 

California 

7 

6 

Virginia 

17 

15 

Drexel 

10 

12 

Hofstra 

8 

14 

Old  Dominion 

8 

6 

William  &  Mary 

12 

12 

Towson 

10 

16 

Delaware 

5 

14 

George  Mason 

13 

7 

Georgetown 

6 

9 

Towson 

8 

14 

Hofstra 

8 

9 

Richmond 

8 

6 

Duke 

16 

Extending  her  arms,  junior 
Natasha  Fuchs  completes 
a  pass  to  a  teammate.  Swift 
passing  and  coordination  were 
essential  to  the  team's  suc- 
cess. Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


PosrriONiNG  herself  to 
defend  against  an  opponent, 
sophomore  Kim  Griffin 
keeps  her  eye  on  the  ball. 
Griffin  was  ranked  among 
leaders  in  caused  turnover 
average  in  the  NCAA.  Photo 
by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Lacrosse  I  321  I 


Softball 


Following  through,  sopho- 
more Amber  Kirk  swings  at 
the  ball,  hoping  for  a  home  run. 
Kirk  made  her  debut  this  sea- 
son as  third  baseman  against 
Wichita  State  on  February  17 
Photo  by  Mtndi  Westhoff 


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LIGHT 


Statistics 

Batting  Average:  0.295 
Homeruns:  2 
Hits:  43 
Runs:  24 


Honors 

•  Second  team  AJl-CAA  short- 
stop in  2004 
•CAA  Player  of  the  Week 


Katie  George 

Junior 
Virginia  Beach,  VA 


BOARD 

JMU 

OPP 

5 

Drexel 

4 

7 

Delaware 

3 

2 

Hofstra 

4 

9 

Norfolk  State 

6 

0 

Radford 

1 

3 

George  Mason 

2 

3 

Virginia 

4 

4 

Georgia  State 

5 

6 

Saint  Francis 

5 

6 

UNC  Wilmington 

4 

2 

George  Washington 

5 

4 

Towson 

3 

1 

Liberty 

2 

11 

Villanova 

0 

2 

Maryland 

0 

4 

Norfolk  State 

6 

6 

Brown 

7 

6 

Cornell 

4 

8 

Norfolk  State 

2 

4 

Niagara 

0 

0 

Maryland 

1 

5 

Mount  St.  Mary's 

3 

14 

Maryland  East.  Shore 

0 

1 

Appalachian  State 

2 

0 

Elon 

8 

11 

Maryland  East.  Shore 

0 

11 

Prairie  View  A&M 

0 

1 

Wichita  State 

3 

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•  1         •  by  Sara  Wist  1  . 

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With  a  strong  offense  and  skilled  pitching  team 
complimented  by  fresh  talent,  the  softball  team 
aimed  from  the  beginning  to  put  all  their  effort  and 
ability  into  being  the  best  they  could  be.  "Doing 
little  things  like  [working  very  hard  in  the  weight 
room  and  on  the  turf]  brought  our  team  together 
and  helped  us  stay  focused  with  all  aspects  of  the 
game','  said  sophomore  Julia  Dominguez. 

The  season  opened  with  a  number  of  wins  for 
the  Lady  Dukes,  who  defeated  both  Prairie  View 
A&M  University  and  the  University  of  Maryland 
Eastern  Shore  11-0.  The  team  went  on  to  earn  wins 
over  Niagara  University,  Norfolk  State  University 
and  Cornell  University  over  a  two-day  period.  In 
the  following  weeks,  however,  the  team  lost  double- 
headers  to  both  the  University  of  North  Carolina 
at  Wilmington  and  Radford  University,  as  well  as  a 
number  of  other  losses,  such  as  those  to  Brown  Uni- 
versity 6-7  and  the  University  of  Delaware  1-2. 

On  March  15,  the  team  experienced  one  of  its 
proudest  moments  of  the  season:  a  win  over  its  rival, 
the  University  of  Maryland,  during  a  double-header 
at  home.  Dominguez  scored  two  home  runs  that  day, 
one  in  each  game,  while  sophomore  Meredith  Felts 
pitched  a  shutout  during  game  one. 


The  Lady  Dukes  closed  the  season  with  a  4-1 
loss  to  Drexel  University,  earning  an  overall  record 
of  24-28.  "We  hit  a  few  bumps  in  the  road  during 
conference  play,  resulting  in  us  not  qualifying;'  said 
senior  Renee  Bounds. 

Although  the  season  was  not  quite  as  successful 
as  they  had  hoped,  the  Lady  Dukes  set  a  number 
of  new  records  and  several  of  the  younger  team 
members  were  recognized  for  their  stellar  perfor- 
mances. With  10  home  runs  during  the  season, 
Dominguez  defeated  the  existing  record  of  six  and 
senior  Andrea  Long  beat  the  existing  record  of  1 3 
stolen  bases  in  a  season  with  her  18  steals.  Domin- 
guez, Felts  and  sophomore  Kaitlyn  Wernsing  were 
named  to  the  Colonial  Athletic  Association  Softball 
All-Rookie  team.  "We  had  a  very  strong  team  with 
everyone  making  a  contribution','  said  Bounds. 

The  team  worked  hard  all  season  and  was 
awarded  in  many  ways  for  its  dedication  and  per- 
sistence. With  goals  for  next  season  already  set,  the 
Lady  Dukes  were  ready  to  take  on  new  challenges. 
"We  had  high  expectations  and  goals  for  the  season 
that  we  did  not  seem  to  reach  but  [we]  are  ready 
and  looking  forward  to  meeting  [them  next]  year!' 
said  Dominguez.  "We  are  all  looking  forward  to 
[next  season]  and  ready  to  take  on  new  challenges!' 


Front  row:  Katie  George.  Meredith  Felts,  Tamara  Carrera,  Jenny  Clohan,  Jenn  Chavez, 
Katie  Cochran,  Renee  Bounds,  Krista  Landing;  Second  row:  Julia  Dominguez,  Sally 
Smith,  Whitney  Eye,  Katie  Schray.  Back  row:  Kaitlyn  Wernsing.  Briana  Carrera,  Megan 
Smith,  Kelly  Berkemeier,  Andrea  Long,  .^^mber  Kirk. 


Winding  up  for  a  pitch,  soph- 
omore Jenny  Clohan  prepares 
to  throw  the  ball  toward  the 
waiting  batter  Clohan  started 
in  the  season's  opening  game. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Positioning  herself 
mid-swing,  graduate 
Kelly  Berkemeier  prepares  to 
send  the  ball  out  of  the  park. 
Berkemeier's  hit  was  the 
beginning  of  the  comeback 
against  Vilianova  on  March 
1 9.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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men's  tennis 


anna  Brennerl 


_  by  Joanna  Brenner! 

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Although  the  men's  tennis  team  closed  its  season 
after  the  first  round  of  the  Colonial  Athletic  As- 
sociation (CAA)  Conference  Championships  in  Wil- 
liamsburg, Va.,  the  season  was  still  complete  with 
singles  and  doubles  shut-outs  and  individual  honors, 
as  well  as  nine  more  wins  than  the  previous  season. 

The  men  opened  their  season  at  the  Virginia 
Commonwealth  University  (VCU)  Invitational  on 
January  21  with  losses  to  both  East  Tennessee  State 
University  and  VCU.  They  cjuickly  bounced  back  the 
following  day,  wrapping  up  the  tournament  with  a 
victory  over  Georgetown  University,  the  team's  first 
win.  Senior  Brian  Clay  defeated  Georgetown's  Ken- 
neth Wong  6-3  in  the  first  set  and  6-4  in  the  second 
set,  and  sophomore  Jesse  Tarr  came  out  victorious 
as  well.  Graduate  Bob  Allensworth  also  scored  6-3 
and  7-6  against  Georgetown's  Kevin  Killeavy.  Tarr 
triumphed  again  the  following  week  in  Washington, 
D.C.  against  George  Washington  University's  Mus- 
tafa Genscoy  in  two  of  his  three  matches. 

"The  team  goal  was  to  come  together  as  a  unit 
and  give  100  percent  every  time  we  went  out  on  the 
court,"  said  Tarr. 

Though  the  Dukes  were  defeated  twice  in  the 
following  two  weeks,  they  used  those  upsets  to  fuel 
their  first  shutout  of  the  season  against  Howard 
University  on  February  20.  This  was  the  Dukes' 
first  prominent  doubles  showing  with  Clay  and 
graduate  John  Snead  upsetting  Howard  players 
with  a  score  of  8-4.  Snead  won  his  singles  match 
with  scores  of  6-2,  4-6  and  6-2. 


According  to  Tarr,  the  highlight  of  the  season 
came  on  the  weekend  of  March  31  when  the  Dukes 
played  and  defeated  Hofstra  University  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Delaware,  two  of  their  biggest  conference 
rivals.  This  was  sophomore  Carlin  Campbell's  time 
to  shine,  with  a  6-2,  6-1  win  in  his  single's  match. 
The  overall  scores  for  the  Delaware  and  Hofstra 
matches  were  both  4-3. 

From  that  point  on,  the  season  went  back  and 
forth  with  wins  and  losses.  On  April  7  the  men 
traveled  to  Fredericksburg  to  play  the  University 
of  Mary  Washington.  Although  the  Dukes  took  the 
doubles  point,  they  were  still  defeated  by  a  score  of 
4-3.  On  April  9,  the  Dukes  reversed  this  defeat  with 
a  victory  over  Longwood  University  at  home  with 
the  same  score  of  4-3,  followed  by  a  7-0  triumph 
over  Shepherd  University  on  April  11. 

April  21  marked  the  first  day  of  competition  in  the 
CAA  cham])ionship  in  Williamsburg,  Va.  The  Dukes 
lost  to  the  College  of  William  &  Mary  with  a  score  of 
4-0,  but  the  season  was  definitely  not  a  disappoint- 
ment. Not  only  were  there  outstanding  singles  and 
doubles  performances  from  every  player  throughout 
the  entire  season,  on  April  12,  Snead  and  Tarr  were 
named  the  CAA  Men's  Tennis  Doubles  Team  of  the 
Week.  Also,  on  April  20,  Snead  was  named  a  finalist  of 
the  JMU  Male  Scholar-Athlete  of  the  Year  award. 

The  men's  tennis  team  closed  its  season  with 
honors,  awards  and  the  hope  of  promising  future 
seasons.  They  increased  their  record  this  year, 
and  planned  to  do  it  again  in  2007. 


Front  row:  Michael  McGettigan,  Jesse  Tarr,  Brian  Rubenstein,  Bob  .-Mlensworth,  John  Snead; 
Back  row:  .'\ssistant  Coach  Dave  Emery,  Scott  Davidson,  Don  Davidson,  Carlin  Campbell, 
Brian  Clay,  Head  Coach  Steve  Secord, 


Maintaining  his  concentra- 
tion, iunior  Carlin  Campbell 
keeps  a  close  eye  on  the  ball. 
Campbell  held  a  12-11  record 
in  the  doubles  competition. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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score 


BOARD 


JMU 


OPP 


5 

VCU 

0 

5 

East  Tennessee  State 

0 

3 

Georgetown 

2 

5 

Old  Dominion 

0 

4 

George  Washington 

2 

7 

Virginia  Tecli 

0 

7 

7 

William  &  Mary 
Howard 

0 
0 

6 

Richmond 

1 

5 

Radford 

2 

4 

Davidson 

3 

6 

Citadel 

1 

6 

Coastal  Carolina 

1 

4 

Norfolk  State 

3 

4 

7 

Liberty 
George  Mason 

3 
0 

7 

Mount  St.  Mary's 

0 

7 

Drexel 

0 

6 

UNC  Wilmington 

1 

4 

Delaware 

3 

4 

Hofstra 

3 

4 
4 
7 
4 

Mary  Washington 

Longwood 

Shepherd 

Washington  &  Lee 

3 
3 
0 
3 

4 

William  &  Mary 

0 

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Pulling  in  close  to  make  the 
shot,  graduate  John  Snead 
tries  to  make  solid  contact 
with  the  ball.  Snead  won  his 
last  five  consecutive  matches, 
ending  the  season  with  a 
12-1 1  record  in  the  doubles 
competition.  Photo  courtesy  of 
Sports  Media  Relations 

Taking  a  forehand  shot, 
senior  Brian  Clay  prepares 
to  return  the  ball.  Clay 
ended  the  season  with  an  11-4 
record  in  the  singles  competi- 
tion. Pl^oto  hy  Mindi  Westhoff 


LIGHT 


Statistics 

1 2-2  record  in  singles  play 

Honors 

•  CAA  Doubles  Team  of  the 
Week  with  teammate  Jesse  Tarr 

•  CAA  third  team  in  doubles 


John  Snead 

Graduate 
Richmond,  VA 


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ESiSiC 


women's  tennis 


spot 


Standing  strong  for 

a  volley,  sophomore 

Barrett  Donner  prepares 

to  return  her  opponent's 

shot-  Volleys,  balls  hit  before 

they  touched  the  ground. 

required  quick  thinking 

and  agility.  Photo  courtesy  of 

Sports  Media  Relations 


BOARD 

JMU 

OPP 

0 

Charleston 

7 

0 

William  &  Mary 

7 

6 

Duquesne 

1 

4 

Villanova 

3 

0 

Old  Dominion 

7 

6 

Sacred  Heart 

1 

0 

Richmond 

7 

7 

Norfolk  State 

0 

4 

Liberty 

3 

3 

George  Washington 

4 

6 

Drexel 

1 

0 

UNC  Wilmington 

7 

4 

Towson 

3 

6 

Hofstra 

0 

4 

Delaware 

3 

5 

Radford 

2 

5 

Longwood 

2 

7 

Shepherd 

0 

6 

Georgetown 

1 

4 

Hofstra 

0 

4 

Old  Dominion 

0 

LIGHT 

Statistics 

Spring  singles  record  of  14-6 


Honors 

•  Voted  team  MVP  Lauren  Graham 

•  ITA  Academic  Ail-American  Senior 

Richmond,  VA 


Front  row:  Aslik-y  Rcylicr.  Lauren  Graham,  Annie  Day,  Barrett  Donner,  Marv  Napier, 
Kristin  Nordstrom;  Back  row:  Catherine  Philhps,  Anna  Khoor. 


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penectmatch 


Beauty,  brains  and  \icious  backswings  all  de- 
scribed the  ladies  of  the  women's  tennis  team  in  a 
nutshell.  After  winning  14  matches,  the  women  also 
earned  the  Intercollegiate  Tennis  Association's  All- 
Academic  honors,  a  title  only  bestowed  on  teams 
earning  a  3.20  grade  point  average  or  higher.  It  was 
ihe  fourth  vear  in  a  row  women's  tennis  received 
this  honor.  In  addition,  four  team  members  achieved 
scholar-athlete  status.  The  ladies'  hard  work  on  the 
court  certainl)-  did  not  affect  their  performance 
in  the  classroom. 

The  season  started  out  rouo-h,  with  two  losses  in 
early  February.  The  team  was  defeated  in  Williams- 
burg by  the  College  of  Charleston  and  The  College  of 
William  8c  Mary.  In  March,  they  traveled  to  Orlando, 
Fla.,  and  secured  their  first  win,  a  6-1  victory 
over  Duquesne  University.  They  continued  to  shine  in 
Florida,  beating  teams  from  both  Vilianova  University 
and  Sacred  Heart  Universit)'.  Back  in  Virginia,  the 
ladies  lost  to  the  University  of  Richmond  but 
bounced  back  quickly  with  a  7-0  win  against  Norfolk 
State  University.  The  remainder  of  March  saw  two 
wins  and  two  losses,  but  in  April  the  team  hit  its  stride. 
The  women  won  seven  consecutive  matches  against 
Hofstra  University,  Towson  University,  the  Univer- 
sity of  Delaware,  Radford  University,  Longwood  Uni- 
versity, Shepherd  University  and  Georgetown  Univer- 
sity. The  ladies  finished  their  season  in  late  April  at  the 


Colonial  Athletic  Association  tournament  in  Newport 
News,  where  they  defeated  Hofstra  but  ended  the 
season  with  a  loss  to  Old  Dominion  University. 

"Last  spring  was  a  tough  season... we  played  some 
really  tough  matches,"  said  co-captain  Mary  Napier. 
"We  had  four  new  freshmen  this  year  which  added 
a  lot  of  depth  to  our  team.  I'm  hoping  that  [in  the 
fall]  we  can  work  really  hard  to  improve  our  game  so 
that  when  it  comes  time  for  our  dual  matches  [next] 
spring,  we'll  be  even  better." 

As  the  season  came  to  a  close,  the  team  received 
yet  another  honor.  The  university  named  graduate 
Ashley  Reyher  the  2005-2006  Female  Co-Scholar 
Athlete  of  the  Year.  During  her  time  on  the  team, 
Reyher 's  percentage  of  doubles  wins  was  a  career  best 
for  the  university  and  her  singles  mark  made  the  top 
ten.  Later  that  summer,  Reyher  was  also  honored 
with  an  Academic  All-State  Award. 

Looking  to  the  future,  Napier  exclaimed,  "We 
are  really  excited  about  the  upcoming  season!"  Despite 
a  fantastic  record  of  wins  and  numerous  academic 
honors,  the  Lady  Dukes  felt  that  the  secret  to  their 
success  lay  in  the  solid  relationships  formed  between 
the  members.  "Our  team  is  such  a  great  team  because 
we  are  all  so  close,"  said  Napier.  "We  are  great 
friends  and  do  a  lot  of  things  together  which  not  only 
helps  our  friendships,  but  improves  our  team  in  the 
long  run!" 


Preparing  to  make  contact, 
senior  Catherine  Phillips  starts 
her  bacl<swing.  Swinging  as  far 
back  as  possible  resulted  in  a 
more  powerful  shot.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 


Taking  a  backfiand  swing, 
senior  Lauren  Graham  uses 
all  of  her  strength.  Because 
players  used  their  less- 
dominant  hand,  these  shots 
required  additional  control. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Women's  Tennis  1327! 


men's  track  and  field 


recor 


by  Eleni  Menoutis 


The  men's  track  and  field  season  was  marked 
with  both  university  and  team-breaking  records 
and  victorious  meets,  along  with  a  new  set  of  chal- 
lenges for  future  athletes  and  a  positive  outlook  for 
years  to  come. 

The  season  opened  with  the  Navv  Invitational, 
where  junior  C.W.  Moran  and  graduate  Allen 
Carr  finished  first  and  second,  respectively,  in  the 
5,000-meter  race.  In  February,  a  number  of  team 
members  improved  their  times  at  the  \'irginia 
Tech  Indoor  Track  Challenge.  Sophomore  Chris 
Ward  set  two  personal  records,  one  in  the  1.000 
and  the  other  in  the  800,  while  Carr  improved  his 
mile  time  to  4  minutes,  1 1  seconds. 

Major  highlights  of  the  season  included  Moran 
running  his  first  10k  in  29:36  at  Stanford  Universi- 
ty and  Carr  placing  third  in  the  mile  at  the  Intercol- 
legiate Association  of  Amateur  Athletes  in  America 
(IC4A)  Indoor  Championships.  The  Dukes'  4x800- 
meter  relay  team,  which  consisted  of  Carr,  gradu- 
ates Paul  Cawley  and  Evan  Kays  and  senior  David 
Baxter,  placed  sixth  at  the  IC4A  Championships 
held  in  Princeton,  N.J.  The\'  timed  in  at  7:37  dur- 
ing the  championship  round  and  ad\anced  to  the  fi- 
nals with  a  time  of  7:37.33,  barely  losing  to  Cornell 
University's  time  of  7:33.43.  Junior  Doron  White 
broke  Matt  Bess's  universitv  record  in  the  hammer 


Front  row;  Will  Sliutriiidkci .  Janitrs  Priiuz.  BiaiidDii  Dick,  Stt\f  1  anibuiiiiui.  Maulicw 
Berrodin.  Matt  Bailev.  Sani  Horn.  Scott  Tekesky,  James  Snvder;  Second  row:  Spencer  Ka- 
tona.  Kyle  Siska.  Ryan  Colas.  Paul  Uliich.  Pete  Serkes,  Mark  Rinker.  William  Hawthorn. 
Chris  Ward.  Tanner  Cummings.  Eric  Slowinski:  Third  row:  Nick  Oltman.  Pete  No\ick. 
Tim  Young,  Chris  Franzoni,  James  Burns;  Back  row:  Teddv  Kranis.  Chris  Brandlein. 
Jeff  Kuhland.  Dan  Rylands,  Bryan  Buckland.  David  Baxter,  C.W.  Moran,  Josiah  Cadle.  .Vn- 
drew  Waring,  Rainer  Fiala.  S.Jordan  Cole,  Kevin  Brinklev.  Doron  White.  Ben  Knight. 

Extending  his  arm.  senior 
Justin  Main  prepares  Co 
throw  the  javelin.  Main  fin- 
ished in  the  top  10  for  javelin 
at  the  Virginia  Common- 
wealth University  Ram  Invita- 
tional in  March.  Photo  courtesy 
of  Sports  Media  Relations 


and  set  a  team  record  in  the  discus  while  compet- 
ing at  the  Patriot  Open  Invitational  in  Fairfax,  Va. 
He  won  the  event  with  a  throw  of  48.52  meters  and 
broke  the  university  record  of  47,14  set  last  season 
by  Chris  Brandlein, 

Thev  all  "[survived]  the  demands  of  academics 
and  athletics,  while  putting  up  with  the  nuances  of 
teammates,  coaches  and  professors,"  said  Bill  Wal- 
ton, director  of  track  and  field  and  cross-countrv. 

Though  the  team  was  very  talented,  scoring  at 
a  major  championship,  setting  and  breaking  notable 
records  and  making  it  into  the  top  university  lists 
was  not  only  because  of  the  men's  natural  athleti- 
cism. These  noteworthy  accomplishments  were  a 
result  of  the  athletes'  dedication,  strength  and  com- 
mitment. Practices  consisted  of  hard  runs  at  race 
pace,  "It  takes  about  a  dozen  before  \ou  reallv  get 
into  the  racing  mode,"  said  Coach  Dave  Rinker.  "It 
doesn't  hurt  a  lot  more  to  run  fast  than  it  does  to 
run  slow,  so  you  might  as  well  just  get  in  on  the  ride 
and  go  with  it." 

The  season  was  one  of  triumph  and  success. 
The  men  "set  the  tone  for  future  athletes  as 
attempts  are  made  to  better  those  marks,"  said 
Walton,  "They  also  provided  a  measure  of  future 
reflection  as  athletes  look  back  to  see  the  mark 
thev  left  behind." 


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Pushing  off  with  his  leg. 
sophomore  Brandon  Dick 
strides  past  his  opponents.  In 
addition  to  a  home  Invitational 
and  meets  at  Virginia  colleges, 
the  team  competed  in  two 
events  at  the  prestigious  Penn 
Relays.  Photo  courtesy  of  Sports 
Media  Relations 


Pulling  ahead.  C.W.  Moran. 
trailed  by  his  fellow  team- 
mate, leads  the  pack,  aiming 
for  a  strong  finish.  Moran  was 
named  the  JMU  Invitational 
Champion  after  beating  47 
other  runners  at  New  Mar- 
ket Battlefield.  Photo  courtesy 
of  Sports  Media  Relations 


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LIGHT 


Statistics 

400-m  (49.5[R]),  500-m 
(1:08.23),  800-m  (1:56.86) 

Honors 

•  Member  of  1 1th  place  4x800 
relay  team  at  the  IC4A  Cham- 
pionships 

•  1 1th  in  the  800  at  the  JMU 
Invitational 

•  Placed  fifth  in  the  4x400  relay 
at  the  CAA  championships. 


Peter  Novick 

Senior 
RockviUe,  MD 


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women's  track  and  field 


Concentrating  on 

her  landing,  sophomore 
Aspen  Foster  balances  her- 
self after  clearing  a  hurdle- 
Foster,  like  many  others  on 
the  team,  competed  in  both 
track  and  field  and  cross- 
country events-  Photo  courtesy 
of  Sports  Media  Relations 


Pumping  her  arms  to 

momentum,  sophomore 

LaVonne  Ellerbe  passes  a 

competitor  during  a  race. 

Sprinters  practiced  intensely 

to  maintain  full  body  strength 

and  endurance.  Photo  courtesy 

of  Sports  Media  Relations 


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To  motivate  the  team  and  create  a  fun  atmo- 
sphere. Coach  Bill  Walton  began  every  practice  with 
a  joke.  "Coach  Walton  is  like  my  second  dad,"  said 
sophomore  Danna  Frink.  "He  always  encouraged  us 
to  stop  by  his  office  and  tell  him  what  ^vas  going  on 
in  our  lives." 

Junior  Bethany  Riley  echoed  Frink's  sentiments. 
"Our  entire  coaching  staff  is  so  great,"  said  Riley. 
"They  ^vere  always  willing  to  stay  longer  to  show  us 
the  right  techniques,  and  they  were  always  coming  up 
\\ith  new  drills  for  us." 

The  Lady  Dukes  depended  on  each  other  for 
inspiration.  "I  absolutely  adore  my  teammates,"  Riley 
said.  "They  were  the  reason  I  was  motivated  to  go  to 
practice  everyday.  We  practiced  together,  ate  together 
and  hung  out  together  at  night.  The  team  bonding 
was  amazing!" 

This  support  was  necessary  to  endure  five  practices 
a  week,  which  alternated  between  running,  lifting  and 
technique  drills. 

The  toughest  part  of  the  season  occurred  while 
the  team  was  still  training,  said  junior  Gina  Casella. 
"We  were  constantly  working  out  and  even  had  to 
get  up  early  on  Sunday  mornings  to  travel  for  long 
runs,"  she  said.  "It  was  very  time  consuming  and  ex- 
hausting sometimes,  but  it  helped  us  to  be  ready  for 
the  actual  mid-season."  Despite  the  challeng- 
ing preparation,  the  women  knew  their  hard  work 
would  pay  off  in  the  end.  "We  still  had  to  suck  it  up 
and  compete  every  weekend,  no  matter  how  sore 


Front  row:  Laurie  Hints,  La\onne  Elleibe.  Cassandra  McCaity.  Rrislina  Kline.  Krislin 
Summers,  Renee  Lott,  Katie  Cornett,  Emalee  Kohos,  Nicole  Rabinowitz:  Second  row: 
Cliristine  Nicewonger.  Leslie  Anderson,  AUegra  Smith,  Danielle  Wiilox.  Emily  Stewart. 
Lauren  Loeb,  Jessica  Russell,  Caitlin  O'Malley,  Case)'  Rowley,  Aspen  Foster,  Bethan\- 
Riley;  Third  row:  Elaina  Orphanides,  Jess  Wolff,  Tiffany  Cross.  Michelle  Beardmore, 
Kelh'  Payne.  Jen  Chapman.  Tara  Williams,  Joanne  Britland,  Jacqueline  Chapman,  Dena 
Spickard;  Fourth  row:  Michelle  Tyree,  Candace  Nelms,  Rashonda  Roberson,  Marissa 
Biggins,  Kristin  Saunders.  Gina  Caselia,  Sarah  DiCarlo,  Nell)'  Anderson,  Shannon  Saun- 
ders, Meghan  Kneemiller,  Becca  Hoogland,  Kell)'  Sherrard,  Jessica  Wade,  Cait  Fiocchi, 
Kat  Berka,  Rebecca  Eisenhauer:  Back  row:  Danna  Frink,  Jen  Burkhart,  Liz  Poremsky, 
Jaime  Taggart,  Brittany  Yates,  Whitney  Dunbar,  Casey  Rascoe,  Elle  Tansey.  Alison 
Macdonald,  Christy  Ward. 


we  were,"  Frink  said. 

The  women  had  a  strong  showing  at  the  CAA 
Women's  Track  and  Field  Championships  cjn  April 
21  and  22  in  Richmond,  Va.  Senior  Adrienne  Mayo 
won  the  triple  jump,  sophomore  Leslie  Anderson 
took  first  in  the  400-meter  race  and  sophomore  Jes- 
sica Wade  placed  fifth  in  the  shot  put.  Both  the  400 
relay  team,  which  included  Frink,  Mayo,  Anderson 
and  senior  Michelle  Tyree,  and  the  1,600  relay 
team,  composed  of  T)'ree,  junior  Marisa  Biggins  and 
sophomores  Renee  Lott  and  LaVonne  Ellerbe,  took 
fourth  in  their  respective  races.  In  the  end,  the  Lady 
Dukes  placed  fourth  overall  behind  the  College 
of  William  &  Mary,  Northeastern  University  and  the 
University  of  North  Carolina  at  Wilmington. 

The  Penn  Relays  in  April  were  another  of  the 
team's  biggest  competitions.  Not  only  did  the  1,600 
relay  team  meet  the  qualifying  standard  for  the 
Eastern  College  Athletic  Conference  (ECAC)  Cham- 
pionships, the  800  relay  team,  which  included  Lott, 
Biggins,  Tyree  and  Anderson,  also  clocked  the 
fourth-best  time  in  school  history. 

At  the  ECAC  Championships.  Anderson  placed 
sixth  in  the  400.  Wade  finished  19th  in  the  shot  put 
and  Mayo  finished  22nd  in  the  triple  jump. 

While  the  women  hoped  to  improve  both  indi- 
viduall)'  and  as  a  team  next  season,  they  all  looked 
forward  to  deepening  the  bond  they  shared  the  most. 
"The  best  thing  about  being  on  the  team  is  that  it 
starts  to  feel  like  a  family,"  Frink  said. 


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Statistics 

Triple  Jump:  40-9  3/4 
Long  Jump:  19-3  1/2 
60-m:  8.27,  200-m:  26.95 

Honors 

•  Placed  10th  in  triple  jump 
and  I6th  in  long  jump  at 
ECAC  Championships 

•  Tied  for  35th  in  triple  jump  at 
NCAA  East  Region 

•  CAA  triple  jump  champion 

•  Placed  22nd  in  triple  jump  at 
ECAC  Championships 

•  ECAC  400-m  relay  qualifier 

•  JMU  Athletic  Director 
Scholar  Athlete 


Adrienne  Mayo 

Senior 
Reston,  VA 


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I  332  I  Fall  Sports 


334  cheerleading 

336  men's  cross  country 

338  women's  cross  country 

340  field  hockey 

342  football 

344  golf 

346  men's  soccer 

348  women's  soccer 

350  volleyball 


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cheerleading 


by  Victoria  Shelor 


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Swift  and  precise,  the  university's  cheerlead- 
ers stomped,  clapped  and  leapt  to  every  move  with 
compelling  spirit.  With  practices  held  three  days  a 
week  including  a  5:30  a.m.  practice  and  games  every 
weekend,  the  cheerleaders  trul\'  "bled  purple." 

"This  is  the  first  year  we've  actually  gotten  to 
travel  to  away  games,"  senior  EniiK  Burt  said.  It  was 
exciting  for  the  squad  to  broaden  its  horizons  and 
show  off  its  moves  away  from  the  luiiversity  as  well  as 
on  home  turf. 

"It's  a  good  feeling  to  cheer  for  the  team  dming 
a  good  season,"  Burt  said.  The  university's  football 
team  had  a  great  season  of  eight  wins  and  three  losses. 

Cheerleading  was  a  year-long  sport.  The  st|uad  got 
in  some  rigorous  practice  time  during  the  summer  and 
then  cheered  for  the  football  team  in  the  fall  and  the 
basketball  teams  in  the  winter.  The  squad  also  com- 
peted in  the  CanAm  national  competition  in  M\rtle 
Beach,  S.C.,  in  the  spring. 

"We  are  all  very  excited  for  the  opportunity  to 
compete  this  year,"  Burt  said.  "This  is  the  first  time 
we've  been  able  to  compete  in  years,  so  it's  a  new 
experience  for  all  of  us." 

Junior  Rosanne  Baker  said,  "Unfortunately, 
the  university  does  not  fund  us  for  competitions, 
so  it  makes  it  difficult  for  us  to  compete.  We  are  not 
allowed  to  fundraise  either,  so  we  rely  completely  on 
donations  to  pay  for  any  competitions." 

Buit  added,  "We  aie  hopeful  that  this  is  a  small  step  to- 


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Statistics 

•  Years  Cheering:  3 
•Major:  Technical  and 
Scientific  Communication 

•  Minor:  Human 
Resource  Development 

Honors 

•  Two-time  MVP 

•  Co-captain  of  the 
Cheerleading  Squad 


Lauren  Palcko 

Senior 
Phoenixville,  PA 


Setting  up  with  fellow  team- 
mates, senior  Lauren  Palcko 
prepares  for  a  stunt  during 
the  Homecoming  pep  rally. 
Requirements  for  the  varsity 
squad  included  not  only  toss 
stunts,  but  also  back  hand- 
springs and  complex  gymnas- 
tics. Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Charging  the  field,  the 
cheerleading  squad  provides 
pre-game  entertainment  for 
football  fans.  Spectators  fed 
off  the  squad's  enthusiasm 
during  sporting  events.  Photo 
by  Mmdi  Westhoff 


ward  building  the  progiiuii  back  ujj  to  \s hat  it  used  to  be." 

It  was  not  easy  for  the  squad  to  find  time  during 
the  hectic  basketball  season  to  prepare  for  competi- 
tions. "Because  of  the  demanding  schedule  and  the 
lack  of  funding,  this  is  the  first  time  in  the  two  years 
I've  been  on  the  sciuad  that  we've  been  able  to  make 
it  to  a  competition,"  Baker  said. 

Under  the  coaching  of  Tameka  Fitzgerald,  the 
squad  consisted  of  six  women  and  nine  men.  The  team 
was  led  by  co-captains  Stuart  Bell  and  Lauren  Palcko. 

"We  are  all  basically  a  family,"  said  Palcko.  "Each 
and  every  one  of  us  knows  each  other  so  well.  We 
are  always  together  inside  and  outside  of  practice. 
It  makes  college  so  much  more  important  and 
enjoyable,  knowing  we  have  this  close  network." 

The  squad  was  able  to  stay  motivated  despite 
the  challenges  it  faced  with  funding  and  a  demand- 
ing schedule.  The  cheerleaders  worked  hard  to  build 
a  high  level  of  spirit  at  the  university  and  to  prove 
the  program's  potential. 

"Cheering  at  JMU  is  amazing  at  thes  games," 
Palcko  said.  "The  fans  are  great  and  I  love  the 
intense  environment  when  cheering.  It  helps  me 
to  have  such  pride  in  our  school." 

The  squad's  seniors  found  it  tough  to  leave 
behind  the  experiences  they  had  with  such  a  close- 
knit  team.  "I  will  always  cherish  the  memories  I've 
had  with  the  squad  and  how  much  it  has  changed 
me,"  Palcko  said. 


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Rising  above  the  crowd,  the 
cheerleaders  work  together 
to  build  a  formation.  Balance 
and  strength  were  required 
in  order  to  properly  execute 
these  types  of  stunts.  Photo 
by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Performing  a  cheer, 
sophomore  Jessica  Sunkin  and 
senior  Brandon  Brahms  rally 
the  crowd  at  a  home  football 
game.  The  cheerleaders  were 
coached  by  Tameka  Fitzger- 
ald, a  2004  university  gradu- 
ate. Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Front  row:  Courtney  Doherty,  Jessica  Sunkin,  Emily  Burt,  Lauren  Palclco,  Rosanne 
Baker,  Berna  Mazon;  Back  row:  Ryan  Wilder,  Sean  Douglas,  T.J.  Van  Wagner,  Brandon 
Brahms,  Stuart  Bell,  Nick  Bass. 


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men's  cross-country 


Pumping  his  arms,  freshman 

Scoct  Tekesky  maintains 

a  steady  pace  throughout 

the  race.  Tekesky  was  a  top 

runner  for  the  team  coming 

in  94th  at  the  Paul  Short 

Invitational  in  Bethlehem.  Pa. 

and  58th  in  the  Chile  Pepper 

Festival  in  Fayetteville.  Ark. 

Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Crossing  the  finish  line, 
a  runner,  makes  his  way 
past  a  crowd  of  onlookers 
during  the  Men's  Invitational 
at  New  Market  Battlefield. 
Longwood  University.  Chris- 
topher Newport  University 
and  Eastern  Mennonite  Uni- 
versity were  among  the  other 
schools  that  competed. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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Honors 

•  Led  team  to  3rd  place  at 
VMI  invitational 

•  Finished  13th  with  time 
of  27:10.95  in  8,000-m 


James  Snyder 

Freshman 
Downingtown,  PA 


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The  men's  cross-countr)-  team  experienced  its 
most  triumphant  season  yet  and  was  victorious  at 
each  of  its  meets,  placing  at  the  top  of  its  competi- 
tion. This  season  wzs  one  of  the  best  in  years.  "So 
far  this  season  we  have  performed  well  at  every 
meet  we've  gone  to  and  I  fully  expect  that  we  will 
continue  to  do  so  the  remainder  of  the  season," 
said  senior  C.VV.  Moran,  the  team's  top  runner. 

A  large  part  of  the  team's  success  was  due  to  the 
collective  outlook  the  members  had  on  what  they 
expected  to  achieve  during  the  season.  The  additions 
of  freshmen  Scott  Tekesk)-  and  James  Burns  also  con- 
tributed to  the  team's  continual  strength.  "We  have 
one  of  the  best  teams  that  has  been  here  in  several 
vears,"  said  Moran.  "The  guys  on  the  team  all  have 
the  right  attitude  and  that  makes  a  huge  difference 
when  times  get  tough." 

The  Dukes  opened  up  the  season  in  September 
by  hosting  the  JMU  Invitational  at  New  Market 
Battlefield.  Moran  finished  fourth  out  of  86  runners 
^^•ith  a  time  of  25  minutes  and  26.9  seconds,  placing 
the  Dukes  in  third  place.  Other  top  runners  included 
Tekesky,  who  finished  15th  with  26:16.13,  and  junior 
Andrew  Waring,  who  finished  18th  with  26:23.5. 

Moran  finished  fourth  again  at  the  end  of  Septem- 
ber at  the  Paul  Short  Invitational  hosted  by  Lehigh 
University.  He  finished  the  8,000-meter  race  in  24:06, 
leading  the  Dukes  to  a  14th  place  finish  out  of  42 
teams.  Moran  placed  at  the  top  of  278  runners.  War- 
ing was  86th  with  a  time  of  25:39  and  Tekesky  was 
94th  with  25:43. 

On  Oct.  14,  the  Dukes  performed  strongly 


at  both  of  the  day's  meets.  At  the  Chile  Pepper 
Festival  hosted  by  the  University  of  Arkansas, 
Moran  finished  18th  overall  out  of  289  runners, 
leading  the  Dukes  to  an  eighth  place  finish  out  of 
33  teams.  He  finished  the  10,000  in  29:27,5  for  a 
15th  place  finish  out  of  257  collegiate  runners  and 
received  the  top  time  among  American  runners 
in  the  race,  earning  him  the  honor  of  Colonial 
Athletic  Association  (CAA)  Runner  of  the  Week. 
Tekesky  finished  58th  in  31:04,5,  senior  Bryan 
Buckland  placed  76th  in  31:28.7  and  Waring  fol- 
lowed closely  with  31:30.5.  That  same  day,  fresh- 
man James  Snyder  led  the  Dukes  to  a  third-place 
finish  at  the  \'irginia  Military  Institute  Invitation- 
al, He  finished  13th  and  completed  the  8,000  with 
a  time  of  27:10.95. 

The  Dukes  competed  their  fiercest  and  finest 
at  the  CAA  fall  championship  competition  and  ful- 
filled high  expectations.  Moran  set  a  course  record, 
winning  the  championship  with  a  time  of  24:33.39 
in  the  8,000,  leading  the  Dukes  to  a  second  place 
win.  "It  was  a  good  feeling  winning  the  champi- 
onship this  year,"  said  Moran.  "I  had  come  close 
multiple  times  over  the  last  few  years  and  could 
never  quite  pull  it  out.  I  knew  I  could  and  should 
win  as  long  as  I  stayed  focused,  and  it  was  exciting 
to  cross  the  finish  line  first." 

Ninety-two  runners  completed  the  race,  and  other 
top  runners  included  Buckland,  who  finished  14th 
in  25:42.47,  Waring  in  16th  in  25:49.77,  Tekesky, 
who  finished  17th  with  25:51.05  and  junior  James 
Printz  who  finished  in  I9th  with  a  time  of  25:56.74. 


Front  row:  Will  Shoemaker.  Rvan  Colas.  Reed  Ulrich.  James  Printz.  Brandon  Dick, 
James  Snyder.  Chris  Ward.  Matt  Bailey;  Second  row:  Sam  Horn.  Peter  Serkes,  Nick 
Oltman.  Peter  Novick,  Tim  Voung,  Mark  Rinker.  James  Burn,  Tanner  Cummings.  Scott 
Tekesky;  Back  row;  Bryan  Btickland,  David  Baxter,  CW  Moran,  Josiah  Cadle,  Andrew 
Waring.  Ben  Knight. 


Pushing  it  through  the 
last  stretch,  Brandon  Dick 
finishes  the  race  during  the 
university  invitational.  In  the 
first  meet,  the  James  Madison 
Men's  Cross-Country  Invita- 
tional the  team  finished  third. 
Photo  by  MIndi  Westhoff 


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women's  cross-country 


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by  Sunny  Hon 


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There  was  more  to  distance  running  than  just 
right  foot,  left  foot,  repeat.  The  women  of  the  cross- 
country team  had  running  broicen  down  into  a  game 
of  strategy  and  planning.  "A  race  strategy  is  something 
that  we  talk  about  before  every  meet,"  explained 
sophomore  Erin  Bender.  "Sometimes  our  coach  tells 
us  who  we  need  to  stay  on  pace  with  and  for  how  long, 
[and]  sometimes  he  knows  the  difficulty  and  the  ter- 
rain of  the  course,  and  he  can  inform  us  about  that." 

As  much  as  cross-country  was  labeled  an  individu- 
al sport,  it  was  also  a  team  sport.  "Obviously  individu- 
als are  always  trying  to  improve  their  times  and  be 
competitive  as  far  as  where  they  place  in  races,"  said 
junior  Michelle  Beardmore.  "There  is  also  team  scor- 
ing where  the  top  five  finishers  from  each  team  are 
given  scores  based  on  where  they  placed  in  the  race." 
The  Dukes  kept  the  women's  cross-country  program 
competitive  among  its  rivals  every  season. 

As  in  previous  seasons,  the  Lady  Dukes  brought 
a  sense  of  unwavering  competitiveness  to  the  start- 
ing line.  The  beloved  veteran  coach,  Dave  Rinker, 
led  the  steadfast  team.  An  alumnus  of  the  univer- 
sity, Rinker  had  been  with  the  program  for  eight 
years.  "He's  a  great  support  system,"  said  senior 
Sarah  DiCarlo.  "[He  is]  always  willing  to  listen,  and 
he  knows  what  it  takes  both  mentally  and  physically 
to  be  a  great  runner  and  racer.  The  thing  I  love  the 
most  about  him  is  his  silly  jokes  and  the  way  he 
makes  practice  lively  by  being  both  serious  and 
goofy  all  in  one  practice  session.  He  can  be  serious 
when  we  need  it,  supportive  and  encouraging  when 
we  need  it,  and  just  a  much  needed  comic  relief 


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Statistics 

•  1,500-m  (4:54.11) 
•3,000-m  (10:22.44) 
•5,000-m  (17:49.00) 

Honors 

•  Named  CAA  Cross- 
country Female  Athlete 
of  the  Year 


Dena  Spickard 

Senior 
Marion,  VA 


Keeping  in  stride,  senior 

Elaina  Orphanides  makes 

her  way  toward  the  finish 

line.  Orphanides  earned 

the  CAA  Commissioner's 

Academic  Award  for  the 

2005-2006  season.  Photo  by 

Mindi  Westhoff 


when  we  need  it  the  most."  Under  such  phenomenal 
leadership,  the  Dukes  entered  the  season  beaming 
with  confidence. 

The  team  kicked  off  with  theJMU  Invitational 
at  New  Market  Battlefield.  It  finished  third  in  the 
point  total  behind  Duke  University  and  Georgetown 
University.  Senior  Dena  Spickard,  clocking  in  at  19 
minutes  and  20  seconds,  led  the  team  and  finished 
fourth  overall  on  the  5,100-meter  course.  A  month 
later,  Spickard  went  on  to  finish  first  in  the  Colonial 
Athletic  Association  Cross-Country  Championships 
in  Delaware  where  she  completed  the  6,000  in  21:33, 
10  seconds  ahead  of  her  nearest  competitor.  Other 
highly  anticipated  meets  of  the  season  included  the 
National  Collegiate  Athletic  Association  (NCAA) 
regional  meet.  Eastern  College  Athletic  Conference 
championships  and  the  NCAA  national  meet. 

Unlike  other  sports,  a  season  of  cross-country 
lasted  the  majority  of  the  year.  Runners  trained  tire- 
lessly to  maintain  peak  physical  conditions  and  keep 
up  with  the  strenuous  schedule. 

"Usually  [we]  run  about  40-70  miles  a  week.  We 
practice  tired,  race  tired  and  work  through  the 
fatigue  and  aches  and  pains  together,"  said  DiCarlo. 
"When  I  am  healthy,  I  train  everyday.  I  usually  run 
five  days  a  week  and  have  two  alternative  training 
days  where  I  still  do  a  workout,  but  in  a  form  that 
doesn't  pound  on  my  legs  and  body  such  as  the  ellip- 
tical, bike  or  pool  running." 

Such  dedication  embodied  the  spirit  of  athletic 
excellence.  As  the  sun  set  on  another  brilliant  season, 
a  new  beginning  was  just  a  few  short  months  away. 


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Leading  the  pack,  freshman 
Brittany  Lussier  pushes  her 
way  through  the  remainder 
of  the  race.  Lussier  finished 
the  5.100-meter  run  at  New 
Market  Battlefield  in  22:06. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 

Pacing  herself,  junior 
Gina  Casella  leads  her  team- 
mates up  a  hill.  As  a  member 
of  Foot  Locker's  All  South 
third  team  in  high  school,  Ca- 
sella brought  skill  and  experi- 
ence to  the  team  each  season. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Front  row:  Erin  Bender,  Amber  Lussier,  Kate  Otstot,  Brittany  Lussier.  Emily  Hellmuth; 
Second  row:  Tina  Forgach,  Stephanie  Shenk,  Sara  DiCarlo,  Danielle  Willox,  Jessica  Russell, 
Casey  Rowley,  Ashley  Leberf^nger;  Third  row:  Holly  Fredericksen.  Kelly  Payne,  Joanne 
Britland,  Michelle  Beardmore,  Gina  Casella,  En:iily  Stewart,  Elaina  Orphanides,  Rebecca 
Hoogland,  Aspen  Foster;  Back  row:  Jessica  Propst,  Allison  Paris,  Caitlin  O'Malley,  Dena 
Spickard,  Obelety  Yacob,  Jennifer  Chapman,  Christy  Ward,  Kelly  Sherrard. 


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field  hockey 


Bending  down  to  reach  the 
ball,  sophomore  Ashley  Walls 
concentrates  on  keeping  it 
away  from  her  opponent. 
Ashley's  two  sisters,  sopho- 
mores Lauren  and  Melissa, 
were  also  members  of  the 
team.  Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


BOARD 

JMU 

OPP 

3 

Kent  State 

1 

3 

Albany 

0 

1 

UNC 

4 

3 

Ohio 

0 

2 

Michigan  State 

1 

3 

St.  Joseph's 

0 

1 

Richmond 

2 

2 

Maryland 

4 

2 

American 

6 

5 

Radford 

0 

0 

Old  Dominion 

1 

3 

VCU 

0 

2 

Towson 

1 

4 

William  &  Marv 

1 

2 

Virginia 

3 

5 

Longvvood 

0 

1 

Drexel 

0 

3 

Delaware 

0 

1 

Hofstra 

4 

2 

Northeastern 

1 

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Honors 

^ «  .  JM 

•  Tied  tor  team  lead  in 

m 

goals 

lv^ijI 

•  Co-recipient  of  JMU's 

1^^ 

Female  Athlete  of  the  Year 

•Dartfish/NFHCA  All- 

Baillie  Versfeld 

America  second  team 

Senior 

•  All-America  second  team 

Bulawayo, 

•NFHCA  All-South  first 

Zimbabwe 

team 

•  Eastern  CAA  All-Star 

Team 

Front  row:  Meghan  Bam,  Courtiiev  Remington.  Laura  Pruett.  Melissa  Walls.  Jennv  Shoiklev. 
lauien  Walls.  Melissa  Stefaniak.  Ashlev  Walls.  Jessie  Dawson.  Krisien  O'Rourke:  Back  row: 
Head  Coach  Antoinette  Lucas.  Regan  Shouldis.  Tara  King.  Jennv  Eakin.  Lauren  Stefaniak. 
Maureen  Klingler.  Baillie  \'ersfeld,  Chelsea  Garfiel  d.  Mallory  Counihan.  Merel  Bioekhui- 
/en.  Kelsey  Cutchins,  Assistant  Coach  Julie  Munson.  Assistant  Coach  Cathv  Coalkev. 


1340!  Sports 


M^  I  by  Brianne  Beers    ^ 

^ojonhtgoal 


Every  team  was  on  a  mission  to  accomplish  its 
goals  during  the  season,  and  it  was  safe  to  say  that 
the  field  hockey  team  had  done  so.  The  long  and 
strenuous  practices,  6  a.m.  runs  and  lifting  sessions 
ultimately  paid  off.  The  team's  goal  was  to  win  the 
Colonial  Athletic  Association  (CAA)  tournament 
and  they  succeeded  in  doing  just  that. 

"Coach  Lucas  had  given  us  an  analogy  before 
the  game  of  the  main  character  in  'Cinderella  Man' 
and  how  he  did  the  unthinkable,  beat  the  unbeat- 
able, just  kept  taking  the  punches  and  ^vhen  he  had 
his  shot  to  take  the  punch,  he  did  it  and  he  won  the 
match  from  the  one  punch,"  explained  senior  Laura 
Pruett.  "That's  exactly  what  happened  in  [the  CAA 
championship]  game." 

The  CAA  championship  win  did  not  come 
^sithout  a  constant  fight.  The  Lady  Dukes  defeated 
Old  Dominion  University  (ODU),  a  powerhouse 
team  ranked  third  in  the  nation  with  only  one  loss 
on  its  record  this  season.  It  was  as  if  the  win  was 
taken  from  a  movie;  ODU  was  leading  until  the 
last  minute,  when  sophomore  Melissa  Walls  made 
a  goal,  handing  the  Dukes  the  victory.  The  team 
proved  to  its  skeptics  that  it  was  strong  and  trium- 
phant. In  addition  to  its  win  over  ODU,  the  team 
received  a  bid  to  the  National  Collegiate  Athletic 
Association  tournament,  reaching  its  second  goal. 

The  Lady  Dukes'  success  was  undoubtedly  well 
deserved.  As  the  saying  went,  practice  made  perfect. 
"Our  practices  are  intense  and  sometimes  very  hard. 


but  we  have  a  great  coaching  staff  that  always  keeps 
us  on  our  toes,"  said  junior  Lauren  Stefaniak. 

The  team  trained  and  placed  year-round.  For 
each  game,  members  of  the  team  followed  the  same 
preparation:  focus  on  the  moment  and  the  obstacle 
in  front  of  them,  taking  it  one  game  at  a  time. 

"Our  team  dynamic  is  so  great.  Everyone  is  always 
motivated  and  willing  to  work  harder  than  the  girl 
standing  next  to  [her].  It's  just  awesome  to  be  a  part  of 
such  a  special  group  of  girls,"  said  Stefaniak.  Through 
teamwork,  the  ladies  were  able  to  do  something  they 
had  not  done  in  a  long  time:  win  the  CAA  tourna- 
ment and  also  make  it  to  the  NCAA  tournament. 

Despite  the  occasional  rough  patch,  the  Lady 
Dukes  achieved  unquestionable  success,  including  a 
number  of  individual  accomplishments.  Womensfield- 
hockey.com  named  goalkeeper  Kelsey  Cutchins  the 
National  Rookie  of  the  Week,  sophomore  Melissa 
Walls  was  named  the  Second  Team  All-Confer- 
ence pick  and  senior  Baillie  Versfeld  and  freshman 
Meghan  Bain  were  honored  as  First  Team  All-Con- 
ference performers  in  the  CAA.  The  team  moved  up 
four  spots  to  rest  at  No.  13  in  the  nation. 

"I  think  it  has  to  do  with  the  feeling  you  get  when 
you  step  out  on  the  field,  whether  it's  just  for  two 
minutes  or  starting  every  game,"  said  senior  Court- 
ney Remington.  "Everything  you've  done  has  contrib- 
uted to  preparing  you  for  that  moment  and  you  just 
want  to  give  it  all  you've  got  to  help  your  teammates 
and  team  be  successful.  It's  the  greatest  feeling." 


Maneuvering  past  her 
opponents,  freshman 
Meghan  Bain  moves  the  ball 
down  the  field.  The  skills 
of  the  Lady  Dukes  were 
strengthened  by  the  coach- 
ing of  Antoinette  Lucas,  a 
member  of  the  1996  U.S. 
Olympic  Team.  Photo  fay 
Mindi  Westhoff 


Using  her  body  to  block 
an  opponent,  sophomore 
Melissa  Walls  keeps  the  ball 
in  her  possession.  The  team 
had  a  winning  season  and 
earned  the  No.  2  seed  in  the 
CAA  Championships.  Photo 
by  Mlndi  Westhoff 


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Clutching  the  ball 

in  one  arm,  senior 

Alvin  Banks  pushes  forward 

as  an  opponent  tackles  htm. 

Banks  began  the  season 

ranked  fourth  in  rushing 

yards  in  the  team's  history. 

Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


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ore 

BOARD 

JMU 

OPP 

14 

Bloom                 3 

10 

Appalachian  State       21 

52 

Northeastern           14 

45 

VMI                   7 

35 

Rhode  Island           23 

42 

New  Hampshire        23 

31 

William  &  Mary        17 

27 

Richmond             10 

44 

Delaware              24 

20 

Villanova              2 1 

38 

Towson                3 

31 

Youngstown            35 

From  row:  Clayton  Matthews,  Chuck  Suppon.  Phil  Minafield,  Akeem  Jordan,  Mike  Parham, 
Isaiah  Dottin-Carter,  David  Rabil,  Head  Coach  Mickey  Matthews,  Ardon  Bransford,  Justin 
Rascati.  D.D.  Boxiey,  Corey  Davis,  Alvin  Banks,  Kevin  Winston,  Maurice  Fenner,  Will 
Patrick,  Scott  Cook.  Kr)stal  Roach;  Second  row:  Dominque  White,  Antoinne  Bolton,  L.C. 
Baker,  Evan  McCoUough,  Scotty  McGee,  Darrieus  Ramsey,  Joe  Kluesner,  Tony  LeZotte, 
Nick  Adams.  Will  Nowell,  Adam  Ford.  Eugene  Holloman.  Rowdy  Rudd,  John  Baranowsky. 
Justin  Hughes.  Marvin  Brown;  Third  row:  Reggie  Berry.  Ray  Brown,  Mike  Pope,  DJ. 
Brandon.  Hassan  Abdul-Wahid.  Franklin  Martin,  Randy  Landers,  Jason  Pritchard,  Patrick 
Ward,  Scott  Lemn,  Marcus  Haywood,  Justin  Barnes,  Terrence  Apted,  Shelton  Johnson, 
Will  Patrick,  John  Meyer;  Fourth  row:  Arthur  Walker,  Josh  Milinichik,  Rahmad  Powell, 
Jason  Dosh,  Ryan  Dean,  Bosco  Williams,  Mike  Caussin,  J.D.  Skolnitsky.  Matt  Jones.  Reggie 
Hicks,  Arthur  Moats,  David  Hill;  Fifth  row:  Rockeed  McCarter.  Trae  Kenney.  Drew  Dudzik, 
Jonas  Rawlins,  Sean  Price,  Marcus  Charity,  Vernon  Eason,  Sam  Daniels,  Andre  Parrott, 
Chris  Clarke,  Brett  Ainsley,  Kyle  Connaghan;  Sixth  row;  Quintrel  Thomas,  Jerald  Brown. 
Steve  Crooks,  Zach  Costen,  Brandon  Monroe,  Ronnell  Brown,  Elijah  McCall,  .Arthur  Moats. 
Donell  Brown.  Marcus  Turner.  Diew  Adams.  Griff  Yancey,  Jamal  Sullivan;  Seventh  row: 
Charlie  Newman,  Jemaris  Sanders,  Keith  McPherson,  Gerren  Griffin,  Matt  Goff,  Dominique 
Smith,  Theo  Sherman;  Back  row:  Josh  George,  Chris  Wiesehan,  Kyle  Gillenwater,  J.C.  Price, 
Josh  Haymore.  Jim  Durning.  Ronald  Setts,  Anthonv  Biancanello,  PJ.  Wellhouse.  Alrich  Chu, 
Ben  McAndrews.  Megan  Santos.  Chip  West.  George  Barlow,  Ulrick  Edmonds,  Chris  Malone. 
Jeff  Durden.  Eric  Reifinger,  Pete  Johnson.  Photo  courtesy  ofCitchell's  Photography 


1 342  I  Sports 


by  Eleni  Men 


noutis    W 


nogutSy  noglory 


A  new  sense  of  pride  swept  through  the  loyal 
Dukes'  football  fans  this  year  as  the  team  closed  the 
season  with  a  notable  9-3  record  and  participated  in 
the  National  Collegiate  Athletic  Association  (NCAA) 
Division  I  Championship  playoffs.  The  men  demon- 
strated their  true  skills,  dedication  and  sportsman- 
ship to  both  their  fans  and  each  other. 

"Football  is  the  ultimate  team  game,"  said  head 
coach  Mickey  Matthews.  "I  love  the  camaraderie  with 
the  players  and  coaches,  and  I  live  for  the  competition." 

The  team  members  felt  the  same  way.  "We  care 
about  each  other  so  much  that  we  play  for  each 
other,  the  fans,  the  school,  even  the  critics  who 
thought  we  were  going  to  be  a  flop  this  season,"  said 
senior  Michael  Parham. 

The  team  set  the  same  goals  each  year.  They 
hoped  to  win  the  Atlantic  10  Championship  and  the 
National  Championship.  The  team  followed  its  motto: 
Take  it  one  game  at  a  time.  The  senior  players  set  the 
team's  preparations  and  discipline.  "Our  standards  are 
high  because  our  players  expect  more  out  of  them- 
selves than  the  casual  observer,"  said  Matthews. 

Although  the  Dukes  did  not  continue  to  the  finals, 
the  opening  round  of  the  NCAA  Division  I  playoffs 
against  'Voungstown  State  University  was  a  worthy 
fight.  The  team  had  not  played  Youngstown  State 
since  1992,  an  away  game  that  the  Dukes  won  52-49. 
Unfortunately,  the  Dukes  did  not  walk  away  with  the 
win  this  year;  Youngstown  State  prevailed  by  a  mere 
four  points  in  the  final  minutes  to  win  the  game  with  a 
final  score  of  35-31. 


The  Dukes  held  a  29-9  overall  record,  a  13-2 
conference  mark,  the  National  Championship  in 
2004  and  a  9-3  season  record  and  playoff  bid  for  the 
2006  season,  their  seventh  playoff  appearance.  Only 
three  Atlantic  10  Conference  teams  made  it  to  the 
playoffs,  and  the  Dukes  were  one  of  the  privileged 
teams  to  advance.  During  the  season,  the  Dukes  went 
up  against  Appalachian  State  University  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  New  Hampshire,  two  No.  1  ranked  teams. 
The  Dukes  defeated  New  Hampshire  42-23  but  lost 
to  Appalachian  State  21-10. 

The  2006  season  was  marked  by  a  number  of 
season  highlights.  Senior  quarterback  Justin  Rascati 
was  invited  to  participate  in  the  televised  Las  Vegas 
Ail-American  Classic,  an  all-star  event  dedicated  to 
outstanding  football  players  with  professional  poten- 
tial. Senior  linebacker  Akeem  Jordan  was  named  a  fi- 
nalist for  one  of  the  most  prestigious  football  awards, 
the  Dudley  Award.  Similar  to  a  Most  'Valuable  Player 
award,  the  Dudley  Award  was  presented  every  year 
to  "Virginia's  most  talented  Division  1  player.  Jordan 
also  had  the  honor  of  being  appointed  the  Atlantic  10 
Defensive  Player  of  the  Year  and  the  leading  tackier 
for  both  the  university's  team  and  the  conference.  The 
football  program  also  surpassed  its  record  for  season 
football  ticket  sales. 

The  football  team  raised  the  standards  for  future 
teams  to  beat.  Fans  and  critics  could  not  say  enough 
about  the  remarkable  season,  nor  could  opponents.  The 
Dukes  played  with  confidence  and  skill,  and  made  fans, 
teammates,  coaches  and  the  entire  university  proud. 


spot 


LIGHT 

Statistics 

•  Position:  Defensive  End 


Honors 

•  Led  JMU  in  stops  for  loss 
and  sacks 

•  Second  in  the  A- 10  in  sacks 

•  Tied  for  sixth  in  stops  for 
loss 

•  Named  first-team  all-state 
by  the  state's  sports 
information  directors 


Kevin  Winston 

Senior 
Beltsville,  MD 


Breaking  away  from  the 
pack  after  the  snap,  senior 
Justin  Rascati  attempts 

to  sidestep  an  opponent. 
Rascati  started  in  every 
game  for  the  past  two  years. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Recovering  a  fumble, 
senior  Akeem  Jordan  heads 
toward  the  endzone.  The 
Dukes  defeated  the  College 
ofWilliam&  Mary  31-17  dur- 
ing the  Homecoming  game. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Football  13431 


SQlL 


•     by  Kati  Kitts  f^t^ 


If  there  was  one  word  to  describe  the  2006 
men's  and  women's  golf  teams,  it  would  have  been 
"determination."  From  the  start  of  the  season,  the 
players  worked  hard  to  reach  their  full  potentials, 
both  individualh'  and  as  a  team. 

Freshman  Mike  Meisenzahl  said  his  personal 
goals  for  the  year  were  "to  qualify  for  as  many  tour- 
naments as  possible  and  to  help  the  team  to  the  best 
of  [his]  ability."  As  a  whole,  the  team  hoped  "to  place 
at  the  top  at  any  tournament,  to  improve  each  time 
[it  played],  hopefulh'  to  ha\e  all  the  guys  play  well 
enough  to  win  a  tournament,  improve  all  the  \\-a\  up 
to  [the  Colonial  Athletic  Association  (CAA)  tourna- 
ment] and  place  \'er\'  high  at  CAAs,"  said  Meisenzahl. 

Sophomore  Tim  Driver  also  anticipated  "big 
things  in  06-07,"  saying,  "We  [returned]  a  lot  of  our 
core  players  and  everyone  has  improved. " 

The  men's  team  began  its  season  with  a  fifth  place 
finish  at  the  Rutgers  Uni\ersit\'  Invitational,  besting  11 
other  teams.  The  men  continued  to  excel  in  their  sec- 
ond tournament,  the  Sea  Trail  Intercollegiate,  placing 
third  out  of  20  teams.  At  the  Joe  Agee  Invitational, 
the  Dukes  finished  in  ninth  place,  then  shot  back  up 
to  place  third  at  the  Poplar  Hill  Intercollegiate.  The 
Dukes  finished  the  season  with  a  sixth  place  finish  out 
of  18  teams  at  the  ODU/Seascape  Invitational. 

Senior  Joe  Scheffres  credited  more  than  just  hard 
\\ork  to  the  team's  impressi\e  performances.  "\\'e  are 


all  verv  good  friends,"  Scheffres  said.  "That  helps 
build  the  team  chemistry.  Our  team  is  great  because 
we  all  know  what  to  do  to  help  each  other.  If  some- 
one is  struggling  a  bit.  then  another  player  is  right 
there  to  help  him  out  to  get  back  on  track." 

The  members  of  the  women's  team  formed 
equally  strong  bonds.  "Our  team  has  an  amazing 
relationship.  We  push  each  other  to  get  better  and 
try  our  hardest,"  said  senior  Catelyn  Eddy.  "[The 
seniors]  want  to  leave  James  Madison  with  a  bang 
and  are  going  to  do  so.  Our  goal  is  to  \\\n  CAAs 
and  go  to  [the  National  Collegiate  x\thletic  Associa- 
tion toinnament] ,  and  we  have  to  fight!" 

The  Lady  Dukes  began  their  fall  season  h\ 
finishing  ninth  at  the  Nittany  Lion  Women's  Invi- 
tational, defeating  five  other  teams.  The  team 
performed  even  better  at  the  Yale  Intercollegiate, 
earning  a  seventh  place  finish.  Although  the  East- 
ern College  Athletic  Conference  Championships  in 
Williamsburg,  V^a.,  were  canceled  due  to  inclement 
weather,  the  Lady  Dukes  finished  out  their  fall  sea- 
son with  a  solid  ninth  place  at  the  Spider  In\ita- 
tional  in  Richmond,  Va.  Captain  Diana  Meza  had 
an  indi\  idual  score  that  tied  her  for  eighth  place 
out  of  69  competitors. 

All  in  all,  both  teams  played  remarkably  well. 
The\'  worked  hard,  formed  close  friendships  and  most 
of  all,  maintained  a  constant,  fierce  determination. 


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LIGHT 

Statistics 

•  Career  stroke  average:  78.5 


Honors 

•  Tied  for  13th  at  the  USF 
Waterlefe  Invitational 
•Sixth  place  at  the  Colonial 
Athletic  Association 
Championships 


Kiley  Bishop 

Senior 
Oak  Hill,  VA 


Front  row:  Kylie  Dunster,  Mary  Chamberlain.  Ashley  Mantha,  Meagan  Hayes,  Kiley  Bishdj) 
Calelvn  Eddy,  Diana  Meza,  Mary  Stevens:  Second  row:  Head  Coach  Paul  Gooden.  Field- 
ing Brewbaker.  Chris  O'Neill,  Michael  Meisenzahl,  Michael  Chupka,  Assistant  Coach 
Daniel  Green:  Back  row:  Scott  Marino.  Joe  Scheffres,  Tim  Driver.  Reagan  McNecr 


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Statistics 

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•  Career  stroke  average:  75.4 

Honors 

mm 

•  Won  the  ODU/Seascape 

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Collegiate  Invitational 

Scott  Marino 

•  Tied  for  seventh  at  the 

Junior 

Drew  Upton  Classic 

Fairfax,  VA 

•  Tied  for  eighth  at  the 

CAA  Championships 

Positioning  her  club  behind 
the  ball,  senior  Diana  Meza 

steadies  herself  for  a  shot. 
Meza  was  the  team's  captain 
and  finished  in  the  Top  10  in 
two  tournaments  to  lead  the 
team.  Photo  courtesy  of  Sports 
Media  Relations 


Bending  down  to  place  his 
ball  on  the  green,  sophomore 
Fielding  Brewbaker  eyes  the 

hole  in  preparation  for  his 
next  shot.  Brewbaker  led  the 
men's  golf  team  with  a  record 
of  70-73- 1 43.  Photo  courtesy  of 
Sports  Media  Relations 


Golf  ;  345 


men  s  soccer 


passing 


Known  for  its  blend  of  speed  and  endurance,  the 
game  of  soccer  was  often  hailed  as  the  most  popular 
sport  across  the  globe.  The  men  of  the  university's 
soccer  team  exemplified  the  very  essence  of  this 
global  sensation  with  their  hard  work  and  dedication 
to  athletic  excellence. 

Like  all  other  sports,  the  soccer  season  began  long 
before  the  first  whistle  of  the  season  opener.  Summer 
amateur  leagues  such  as  the  Premier  Development 
League  were  set  up  for  college  players  to  keep  their 
games  sharp  during  the  long  collegiate  competition 
hiatus.  "I  ha\'e  placed  in  this  league  for  two  years," 
said  senior  Jon  Britton,  second  leading  scorer  of  the 
season.  "Besides  pla)'ing,  our  strength  and  conditioning 
coach  writes  a  plan  for  lifting  to  get  stronger  and  for 
running  to  get  fit." 

The  intense  training  did  not  stop  at  the  beginning  of 
the  season.  "We  pla\'  six  days  a  week  and  lift  once  or 
twice  a  week,  depending  on  the  schedule,"  explained 
Britton.  Led  by  long-time  veteran  head  coach,  Tom 
"Doc"  Martin,  the  Dukes  looked  to  build  on  the 
success  of  the  pre\i<jus  season. 

"Doc  has  a  real  competitive  edge,"  said  Britton  about 
the  team's  coach.  "You  can  tell  he  hates  to  lose  and 
it  certainly  shows  in  his  overall  record  in  his  tenure  at 
JMU."  In  his  19  years  at  the  university,  Martin  amassed 
a  \sinning  percentage  of  72.4. 

With  eight  returning  starters,  the  Dukes  were  not 
short  of  on-field  leadership.  "We  want  to  finish  in 
the  top  two  in  the  conference  and  win  the  conference 
tournament,"  said  Britton.  "I  [know]  that  this  is  very 


tough  to  do,  so  we  still  [have]  plenty  of  work  ahead 
of  us."  Such  confidence  was  not  simply  rhetoric.  The 
Dukes  fired  through  the  gates  with  two  decisive  wins 
over  Seton  Hall  Universit\'  and  the  Alabama  A&-M 
Universit\  Bulldogs. 

After  tailing  in  the  third  game  to  Davidson  College, 
the  Dukes  went  on  a  six-game  winning  streak  as  they 
dribbled  past  the  49ers  of  the  University  of  North 
Carolina-Charlotte,  the  Georgia  State  University 
Panthers  and  the  Drexel  University  Dragons.  The 
streak  included  two  dominating  wins  against  the 
Bison  of  Howard  University  and  the  Great  Danes  of 
the  University  at  .Albany. 

The  month  of  October  proved  to  be  a  bit  more 
challenging  for  the  Dukes  in  captming  the  ever-elusive 
"W'."  Nonetheless,  they  were  able  to  come  away  with 
three  ties  against  in-state  rivals  the  College  of  Wil- 
liam &  Mary,  Old  Dominion  University  and  Virginia 
Commonwealth  University.  The  team  was  also  able 
to  bring  home  a  victory  over  the  George  Mason 
University  Patriots.  The  Dukes'  season  ended  with  a 
record  of  9-5-3.  Although  it  was  a  record  of  which 
to  be  proud,  the  Dukes  fell  just  sh\-  of  cjualih  iiig 
for  post-season  play. 

Despite  a  disappointing  ending  to  an  other- 
wise great  year,  the  team  came  away  with  a  win- 
ning record  and  gave  its  fans  another  thrilling 
season.  Under  the  experienced  tutelage  of  Mar- 
tin, the  era  of  great  Dukes  soccer  \\ould  continue 
for  )ears  to  come  with  another  exciting  season 
just  around  the  corner. 


,  spot 


LIGHT 


Statistics 

•  Goals  Scored:  14 

•  Points:  46 

Honors 

•  Tied  for  1 2th  on  JMU's 
career  assist  list 

•  VCU  Classic  All-Tour- 
nament Team 


Mark  Totten 

Senior 
Chalfont,  PA 


i  346  1  Sports 


Dodging  Gaby  Seguin- 

Gauthier,  a  fallen  University 
at  Albany  player,  sophomore 
Kyle  Morsink  races  to  get  the 
ball.  Although  Albany  was  not 
part  of  the  CAA.  the  Dukes 
won  the  Sept.  16  game  5-1. 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Leaping  off  the  ground, 
senior  MarkTotten  prepares 

to  head  the  ball.  In  his  career 
at  the  university.  Totten  was 
a  three-year  starter.  Photo  by 
Revee  TenHuisen 


Battling  for  possession, 
sophomore  Nick  Zimmerman 
tries  to  beat  his  opponent,  Old 
Dominion  University's  Ross 
Mackenzie,  to  the  ball.  The 
game  went  into  two  overtime 
periods,  but  ended  in  a  tie. 
Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen 


BOARD 


JMU 


OPP 


2 

Seton  Hall 

1 

4 

Alabama  A&M 

3 

1 

Davidson 

2 

3 

Charlotte 

0 

5 

Howard 

0 

5 

Albany 

1 

2 

Georgia  State 

1 

1 

UNC  Wilmington 

0 

3 

Drexel 

0 

2 

Delaware 

3 

1 

Old  Dominion 

1 

2 

William  &  Mary 

2 

0 

Hofstra 

1 

0 

Northeastern 

2 

0 

Towson 

1 

1 

George  Mason 

0 

0 

VCU 

0 

Men's  Soccer  13471 


women  s  soccer 


Challenging  the  op- 
posing goalie,  freshman 
Corky  julien  plans  a 
maneuver  to  score-  Juhen 
was  a  member  of  che  (CAA) 
All-Rookie  Team  in  2006 
Photo  fay  Mindi  Wesihoff 


sc 

ore 

BOARD 

JMU 

OPP 

1 

Rutgers 

3 

1 

West  Virginia 

5 

1 

South  Carolina 

3 

4 

Richmond 

2 

3 

Virginia  Tech 

2 

0 

Wake  Forest 

5 

3 

George  Washington 

0 

1 

Georgetown 

0 

0 

Georgia  State 

0 

0 

UNC  Wilmington 

2 

5 

Drexel 

1 

0 

Delaware 

1 

1 

Old  Dominion 

2 

1 

William  &  Marv 

3 

2 

Hofstra 

0 

4 

Northeastern 

2 

1 

Towson 

0 

0 

George  Mason 

0 

3 

VCU 

1 

spot 

^LIGHT 

PPW 

Statistics 

•  Goals  Scored:  18 

•  Points:  47 

Honors 

•  CAA  All-Tournament 
Team 

•  CAA  Commissioners            M 
Academic  Award 

Sarah  Cebulski 

Senior 
anotick,  Ontario 

Trailing  behind  che  ball, 
freshman  Morven  Ross  goes 
in  for  the  steal.  Ross  and 
teammates  were  led  by  head 
coach.  Dave  Lombardo.  who 
was  in  his  17th  season.  Photo 
by  Mindi  Westhoff 


Running  up  to  her  opponent, 
senior  Sarah  Cebulski  tries  to 
take  possession  of  the  ball 
Cebulski  tied  for  third  on  the 
team  in  goals  and  was  award- 
ed the  CAA  Commissioner's 
Academic  award  in  2005, 
Photo  by  Mindi  Westhoff 


348    Sports 


I  M^  -    by  Joey  Gundrum  ^ 

mncyjootwork 


The  women's  soccer  team  was  off  to  a  rough 
start  at  the  beginning  of  the  season,  losing  its  first 
three  games.  Although  the  team's  potential  looked 
promising  with  seven  returning  starters,  it  lost  grad- 
uates Kim  Argy,  a  two-time  All-Region,  three-time 
All-Conference  player,  and  Jessica  Husse)',  a  four-year 
starter,  two  key  players  from  the  previous  season. 

"Our  season  started  off  pretty  rocky,"  said  senior 
Kara  Dunston.  "We  struggled  with  a  lot  of  injinies 
and  we  had  a  very  young,  inexperienced  team,  but 
we've  come  together,  and  recently  we  have  been  play- 
ing some  of  our  best  soccer." 

After  the  first  three  losses,  the  Lady  Dukes 
fought  back,  winning  their  fourth  game  of  the  season 
against  the  University  of  Richmond.  "Our  season 
is  getting  stronger  and  stronger  as  we  speak,"  said 
junior  Annie  Lowry. 

The  Dukes  continued  to  improve  their  record 
to  2-3  after  defeating  Virginia  Tech,  who  at  the 
time  had  an  undefeated  record  of  3-0-1.  The  team 
bonding  and  chemistry  kicked  in  during  a  September 
game  against  George  Mason  University.  The  3-0  win 
over  the  Patriots  bumped  the  ladies  up  to  a  3-4-0 
record.  As  the  season  progressed,  the  team  improved 
its  record  to  11-8-2. 

One  of  the  Lady  Dukes'  most  memorable  tri- 


umphs came  after  a  3-1  victory  over  Virginia  Com- 
monwealth University  during  which  Lowry  made  her 
first  career  hat  trick  and  the  15th  three-goal  perfor- 
mance in  universit)'  history.  "Our  goal  is  to  become 
the  first  team  ranked  in  the  6th  seed  to  capture  the 
[Colonial  Athletic  Association  (CAA)]  Championship, 
and  to  get  a  bid  into  the  [National  Collegiate  Athletic 
Association]  tournament,"  said  Lowry. 

"This  team  clawed  and  scratched  its  way  into 
respectability,"  said  coach  David  Lombardo.  "We 
rebounded  from  some  early  losses  and  put  together 
a  strong  second  half  of  the  season  to  qualifv  for  the 
CAA  tournament."  The  Lady  Dukes  were  excited 
and  determined  to  prove  their  capabilities  at  the 
tournament,  especially  after  the  2-0  shutout  against 
the  Universitv  of  North  Carolina-Wilmington. 

The  Lad)'  Dukes  were  on  a  winning  streak  and 
made  their  first  title  appearance  since  winning 
the  2002  crown.  The  team  attributed  its  suc- 
cess streak  to  a  well-bonded  team  and  playing 
cohesively.  "It's  kind  of  scary  how  close  we  are," 
said  Dunston.  "It's  hard  not  to  be  close  with  your 
teammates  when  you  see  them  ever\dav." 

This  strong  bond  helped  the  team  overcome 
its  rocky  beginning  and  empowered  it  to  achieve  a 
higher  level  of  play. 


Front  row:  Assistant  Coach  \Vhitne\'  Sajko,  Jenna  Blackman.  Jess  Remmes.  Maggie  Mcfad- 
den,  Natalie  Ewell.  Lauren  Madey,  Sarah  Cebulslvi:  Second  row:  Trainer  Lauren  Lom- 
bardozzi,  Rachel  Chupein.  Megan  Deaver.  Lindsa)-  Bowers.  Mandy  Miller.  Cork)- Julien, 
Melanie  Schaffer.  Morven  Ross,  Kim  Germain,  Trainer  Tessa  Dejesus.  Assistant  Coach 
Jason  Moore;  Back  row:  Assistant  Coach  Jessica  Hussey,  Head  Coach  Dave  Lombardo, 
Diane  Wszalek,  Lauren  Wiest,  Kara  Dunston,  Lyanne  Dupra.  Lauren  Bell,  Missy  Reimert, 
-Annie  Lowry,  Teri  Maykoski,  Laura  Hertz,  Shannon  Seipp,  Stephanie  Poucher,  Associate 
Head  Coach  Greg  Paynter,  Head  Trainer  Brad  Patchett. 


Women's  Soccer  i  349  I 


volleyball 


Jumping  to  spike 

the  ball,  freshman 

Kaitlin  McFaddin  uses 

strength  to  propel  herself 

into  the  air  McFaddin  was 

MVP  of  her  high  school  team 

and  proved  to  be  a  valuable 

asset  to  the  university.  Photo 

by  Kellie  Nowlin 


score 


BOARD 


Caring  for  the  Comm 


uniis 


JMU 

3 
3 

3 

2 

3 

0 

0 

2 

2 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

1 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

0 

3 

0 

3 


Canisius 

Duquesne 

UNC  Asheville 

Rutgers 
Florida  Atlantic 

Wake  Forest 

Colorado  State 

Towson 

Delaware 

Georgia  State 

UNC  Wilmington 

Liberty 

William  &  Mary 

VCU 

Hofstra 

Northeastern 

George  Mason 

Radford 

Delaware 

Towson 

UNC  Wilmington 

Georgia  State 

VCU 

William  &  Mary 

Northeastern 

Fiofstra 
George  Mason 


OPP 

0 
0 
0 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

0 

0 

1 

1 

2 

3 

1 

0 

1 

0 

2 

1 

0 

2 

3 

1 

3 

0 


Giving  all  her  effort,  junior 
Jena  Pierson  falls  to  the 
ground  to  make  a  shot.  Pier- 
son  posted  fifth  In  digs  and 
tied  for  seventh  in  service 
aces  in  the  CAA.  Photo  by 
Mindi  Westhoff 

Exerting  full  force,  sopho- 
more Kelsey  McNamera  pre- 
pares to  bump  the  ball. 
McNamera  was  a  member 
of  the  CAA  All-Rookie 
team  as  a  freshman.  Photo 
by  Mindi  Westhoff 


13501  Sports 


_  by  Stephen  Brown  | 

you^o/served 


Expectations  were  high  for  the  Lad\'  Dukes  even 
before  the  season  started.  Coaches  of  the  10  Colo- 
nial Athletic  Association  (CAA)  schools  picked  the 
team  to  finish  fourth  in  the  conference  after  its  sixth 
place  finish  last  year,  illustrating  the  growing  respect 
the  team  had  earned  of  late. 

The  team  started  the  season  by  meeting  those 
expectations,  winning  the  JMU  Days  Inn  Invitational 
Tournament  with  a  3-1  record.  The  team  struggled 
in  its  next  few  matches,  falling  to  a  4-5  record  in  the 
first  month  of  play,  however,  the  Lady  Dukes  went 
on  to  win  11  of  their  next  12  matches,  starting  with  a 
Sept.  15  match  against  conference  opponent  Georgia 
State  University.  The  team  lost  only  four  of  its  next 
five  matches,  which  led  to  a  showdown  against  confer- 
ence leader  and  nemesis  Hofstra  University,  which  had 
an  II-4  all-time  record  against  the  team  heading  into 
the  match. 

Though  the  team  lost  that  particular  match,  it 
rebounded  with  eight  straight  wins.  Against  the 
University  of  North  Carolina-Wilmington  on  Oct. 
20,  the  Lady  Dukes  held  their  opponent  to  less  than 
20  points  in  two  games  en  route  to  a  3-1  decision. 
One  week  later,  they  won  their  second  meeting  of 
the  year  against  defending  CAA  champions  Virginia 
Commonwealth  University  (VCU).  Head  coach  Disa 
Garner  said,  "The  2006  year  has  been  a  great  season 
for  the  [Lady]  Dukes.  They  are  competing  very  con- 
sistently and  have  continued  to  improve  and  develop 
as  a  team  throughout  this  season." 


During  their  11-1  streak,  several  players  were 
recognized  with  various  honors.  Middle  blocker  Al- 
lyson  Halls  was  named  Co-Player  of  the  Week  in  the 
CAA  after  averaging  4.46  kills  per  game,  5.23 
points,  1.54  digs  and  1.31  blocks  in  three  wins 
against  Liberty  University  and  conference  opponents 
the  College  of  William  &  Mary  and  VCU. 

Halls  was  later  joined  by  libero  Jena  Pierson, 
who  won  the  same  honor  for  her  play  during  the 
week  ending  Oct.  14.  Freshmen  Nicole  Fenner 
and  Kaitlin  McFaddin  both  received  Rookie  of 
the  Week  honors  on  Sept.  18  and  Oct.  16,  re- 
spectively. Senior  Hanna  Porterfield  said,  "Our 
team  is  so  tough  to  beat  because  we  have  so  many 
good  players.  On  any  given  night,  one  player 
can  have  a  standout  night,  so  it's  tough  for  other 
teams  to  prepare  to  play  us,  because  we  have  so 
many  weapons." 

The  team  entered  the  final  week  of  the  season 
with  an  18-7  record  overall,  earning  second  place  in 
the  CAA.  The  team's  only  losses  since  Sept.  9  were 
against  top  seeded  Hofstra  and  rival  William  & 
Mary,  good  signs  for  the  team  heading  into  the 
CAA  tournament. 

"When  we  as  a  team  step  onto  the  court,  we  all 
know  that  it  is  business  time  and  that  our  personal 
matters  get  set  aside,"  said  McFaddin.  "Just  like  on 
every  team,  the  team  should  be  your  first  priority, 
and  when  every  team  member  masters  this  mindset, 
victory  is  almost  inevitable." 


spot 

TGHT 

.:^|H|^^B|^ 

Statistics 

•  Kills:  1  (6x)  last  vs. 
Hofstra 

•  Digs:  38  at  VCU 

-;*-      •--  ~^Sm[ 

Honors 

•  CAA  Co-Player  of  the 
Week                                           < 

•  Second  all-time  in  career 
digs  at  JMU 

Jena  Pierson 

Junior 
>an  Antonio,  TX 

Volleyball  !  35 1 


1 352  I  Winter  Sports 


354  men's  basketball 

356  women's  basketball 

358  fencing 

360  gymnastics 

362  swim  and  dive 

364  wrestling 


winter  .sports  I 


Winter  sports  13531 


i'gSSwJSSiS^S^^SIy-ff.^iSSrrr-^ 


men's  basketball 


bby  Laura  Becker  *  W  g 

ouncmgaack 


The  men's  basketball  team  had  a  busy  season  with 
multiple  near-wins.  Junior  Gabriel  Chami  believed  the 
team  started  out  well,  but  admitted  there  were  some 
bad  games  mixed  in  with  the  good.  "We  learned  from 
both.  We  are  a  young  team  that  is  growing  up  along 
the  way,"  Chami  said. 

Chami  was  from  Argentina  and  spoke  English 
as  a  second  language.  He  had  lived  in  the  United 
States  for  three  years  and  felt  that  his  team,  along 
with  the  university,  embraced  him  and  helped  him 
overcome  cultural  challenges. 

"There  were  a  couple  of  turning  points  in  the 
season  that  I  think  that  the  team  has  grown  from," 
said  sophomore  Kyle  Swanston.  "One  of  the  high- 
lights of  the  season  was  at  the  [University  of  Central 
Florida]  tournament  when  we  realized  that  we  could 
be  really  good  on  defense  and  in  turn  it  helped  our 
offense.  That  gave  our  team  a  lot  of  confidence  be- 
cause we  could  see  our  work  paying  off.  Of  course 
any  time  you  win  games  it  is  a  highlight,  but  I  think 
that  our  best  basketball  is  ahead  of  us." 

Head  coach  Dean  Keener,  along  with  his  three 
assistant  coaches,  had  only  been  at  the  university  for 
three  years.  "He  [Keener]  wants  to  win  right  away, 
and  he  would  do  anything  to  achieve  that,  but  if  we 
happen  to  lose,  he  always  tries  to  maintain  a  positive 
[attitude],"  Chami  said. 


Chami  and  Swanston  both  agreed  that  team 
goals  were  more  important  than  personal  goals.  "Per- 
sonal achievements  come  when  your  team  plays  well," 
Swanston  said. 

"On  the  personal  side,  I  wanted  to  elevate  my 
game  a  little  more  than  my  freshman  and  sopho- 
more [years]  and  be  able  to  do  anything  to  help 
this  team  win,  and  I  believe  that  for  the  most  part 
I  am  accomplishing  those  little  personal  goals," 
Chami  said. 

Although  the  Dukes  ended  the  season  with  a 
7-23  overall  record  and  a  4-14  conference  record, 
the  team  played  some  good  games  throughout  the 
season.  Although  it  lost  to  challenging  opponents 
such  as  Towson  University  and  Virginia  Common- 
wealth University,  the  team  defeated  conference 
rivals  the  University  of  Delaware  and  Old  Domin- 
ion University. 

On  Feb.  17,  the  Dukes  made  their  first  Bracket- 
Busters  appearance  on  ESPN  against  Siena  College, 
whose  team  was  on  a  five-game  winning  streak. 

"A  goal  that  [we]  had  going  into  this  season  was 
to  make  a  stride  toward  being  one  of  the  top  teams  in 
the  league  and  get  out  of  the  bottom  of  the  [Colonial 
Athletic  Association],"  said  Swanston.  "We  definitely 
made  strides  to  become  better... we're  young  and  still 
learning  every  day." 


Front  row:  Cary  Cochran,  Assistant  Coach  Jon  Babul,  Matt  Hilton.  Abdulai  Jalloh,  Tei- 
laiHc  C'aitci,  Lewis  Laniplcy.  Piiric  Ciiitis,  JaQiian  Bray,  Assistant  C^oach  Jake  Morton, 
Assistant  Coach  Mike  Kelly;  Back  row:  Siienj;ih  and  Conditioiiinj"  Coach  Greg  Werner. 
Head  Coach  Dean  Keener,  i:oll)ey  Santos,  Juwann  James.  Dazzinond  Thornton,  Matt 
Parker,  Cahriel  C:hanii,  Ben  Thomas,  Kyle  Swanston,  Joe  Posey,  Athletic  Trainer  John 
Kalteiiborn,  Manage!  Kugene  Paik. 


Pulling  back,  sophomore 

Colbey  Santos  makes  sure 

to  keep  the  ball  out  of  his 

opponent's  reach.  During 

the  2005-06  season,  Santos 

played  in  all  of  the  Dukes' 

28  games,  starting  in  eight 

of  these  games.  Photo  by 

Revee  TenHuisen 

Catching  his  breath 

after  a  play,  sophomore 

Joe  Posey  questions  a 

referee's  call.  In  the  previous 

season,  Posey  set  a  career 

high  of  14  points  in  one  game. 

Photo  by  Pevee  TenHutsen 


13541  Sports 


BOARD 


JMU 

82 
70 
89 
78 
66 
57 
53 
70 
58 
57 
70 
62 
61 


Wake  Forest 

Mount  St.  Mary's 

VMI 

Wofford 

Eastern  Kentucky 

Old  Dominion 

Georgetown 

Dartmouth 

Youngstown  State 

Texas-Pan  Am 

New  Jersey  Tech 

Delaware 

VCU 


OPP 

91 
81 

87 
74 
70 
70 
89 
74 
78 
70 
66 
47 
77 


pot 


54 

Drexel 

65 

66 

UNC  Wilmington 

80 

52 

George  Mason 

73 

72 

Old  Dominion 

65 

59 

Georgia  State 

52 

51 

Northeastern 

67 

41 

George  Mason 

59 

60 

Towson 

69 

62 

William  &  Mary 

65 

69 

Delaware 

64 

56 

William  &  Mary 

71 

64 

Northeastern 

67 

62 

Towson 

76 

66 

Siena  College 

77 

72 

VCU 

83 

78 

Hofstra 

98 

62 

George  Mason 

73 

LIGHT 

Statistics 

•  Points:  28 

•  Rebounds:  13 

•  Assists:  5 

•  Steals:  2 

Terrance  Carter 
Honors  Junior 

•  Starter  in  the  university's  District  Heights,  MD 
exhibition  game  and  in 

each  of  its  first  six  regular- 
season  contests 


Looking  back,  sophomore 
juwann  James  prepares  for 
the  next  play.  James  was 
named  CAA  rookie  of  the 
year  for  the  2005-06  season. 
Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen 


Men's  Basketball  I  355 1 


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women's  basketball 


Jumping  above  her  oppo- 
nents, lunior  Tamera  Young 
prepares  to  make  a  shot 
Young  was  an  All-CAA  and 
Ail-CAA  Defensive  candi- 
date. Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen 


sc 

ore 

BOARD 

JMU 

GPP 

82 

East  Carolina 

66 

62 

Richmond 

58 

56 

George  Washington 

68 

74 

Liberty 

64 

73 

VCU 

63 

85 

Clemson 

72 

54 

Hampton 

45 

77 

Savannah  State 

48 

57 

Walce  Forest 

47 

76 

Auburn 

79 

70 

Coppin  State 

64 

84 

Towson 

66 

84 

Georgia  State 

61 

68 

George  Mason 

38 

76 

WilHam  &  Mary 

51 

84 

Drexel 

63 

75 

UNC  Wilmington 

69 

73 

Delaware 

65 

73 

Hofstra 

59 

79 

Old  Dominion 

50 

72 

William  &  Mary 

59 

80 

Longwood 

42 

76 

VCU 

63 

85 

Northeastern 

63 

88 

George  Mason 

60 

71 

Northeastern 

57 

67 

Delaware 

77 

57 

Old  Dominion 

62 

62 

Towson 

42 

POSITIONIN 

Shirley  McC^^neuvers  ' 

the  ball  aroumji^opponent. 
McCalt  scored  her  I.OOOth 
career  point  on  Jan.  21, 
after  missing  seven  games  in 
2006  due  to  an  injury.  Photo 
courtesy  of  Sports  Media 


wJ^m 


Fighting  for  the  ball,  senior 
Meredith  Alexis  and  junior 
Jennifer  Brown  take  on 
Northeastern  players.  In  Feb- 
ruary. Alexis  broke  the  career 
scoring  record,  exceeding  the 
former  record  of  1.607  points. 
Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen 


13561  Sports 


^-^^ 


recor 


by  Katie  FitzGerald 


Making  headlines  and  breaking  records  were 
dominant  themes  in  the  lives  of  the  women's  basketball 
team  members  this  year.  Coach  Kenny  Brooks  guided 
the  team  to  its  first  place  ranking  in  The  Associated 
Press  Top  25  since  1988.  Senior  Meredith  Alexis 
broke  the  school  career-scoring  record  and  senior  Les- 
le\^  Dickinson  was  named  to  the  2007  ESPN  Magazine 
Academic  All-District  III  Women's  Basketball  Second 
Team  for  the  second  consecutive  year.  All  in  all,  it  was 
a  season  that  went  down  in  the  books. 

The  women's  team  was  the  most  experienced 
team  in  the  country,  with  four  seniors  and  a  junior 
who  had  been  in  the  starting  lineup  since  they  set 
foot  on  campus  as  freshmen.  Through  Feb.  11,  they 
had  394  combined  career  starts,  according  to  an 
ESPN  article  on  the  Lady  Dukes. 

The  cumulative  experiences  of  the  team  mem- 
bers helped  explain  their  success  in  a  27-win  season 
that  saw  the  Dukes  fall  to  only  Auburn  University, 
George  'Washington  University,  Delaware  and  Old 
Dominion.  In  an  ESPN  article  on  the  Lady  Dukes, 
Brooks  said,  "We  know  about  us,  we  know  what  we 
need  to  do  so  we  can  spend  more  time  zeroing  in  on 
what  our  opponents  try  to  do.  We  have  also  developed 
a  trust  that  in  tight  games  and  in  tough  situations 
we  know  we  can  work  it  out." 

Being  a  close-knit  team  also  helped  the  team 
further  its  success.  Brooks  took  the  Lady  Dukes 
on  a  trip  to  Italy  last  summer,  which  greatly  tight- 
ened their  bonds.  For  Dickinson,  some  of  the  most 
memorable  moments  were  from  the  trip,  during 


Front  row:  Strength  and  Conditioning  Coach  Greg  Werner,  Lesley  Dicivinson,  Jennifer 
Harris.  Jasmin  Lawrence,  Andrea  Benvenuto,  Shameena  Felix,  MaLisa  Bumpus.  Shirle\- 
McCall,  Kisha  Stokes,  Athletic  Trainer  Sherry  Summers;  Back  row:  Director  of  Opera- 
tions Nathan  Hale,  Assistant  Coach  Jackie  Smith,  Tamera  Young,  Nana  Fobi-Agyeman, 
Nina  Uqdah,  Jennifer  Brown,  Meredith  Alexis,  Brentne)-  Moore,  Head  Coach  Kenny 
Brooks,  Assistant  Coach  Nikki  Davis,  Assistant  Coach  Laphelia  Doss. 


which  the  team  pla)ed  exhibition  games  against  Ital- 
ian teams  in  Montecatini  and  Venice  and  an  exhibi- 
tion game  against  the  Italy  and  Germany  Selection 
Team  in  Como.  The  team  played  very  well  in  these 
games,  which  gave  members  something  to  look 
forward  to  upon  their  return  to  the  United  States. 

Dickinson  helped  the  team  to  the  second-high- 
est scoring  effort  in  school  history:  34  points  in  an 
overtime  win  against  Hofstra  University  in  2005. 
This  past  season,  she  was  one  of  four  current  Dukes 
in  the  1,000-point  club,  the  most  in  the  country 
from  one  team.  "Time  really  does  fly,  and  I  guess 
you  don't  realize  it  until  you  have  just  five  games  left 
in  your  season,"  said  Dickinson.  "It's  been  a  lot  of 
fun  and  definitely  a  huge  learning  experience." 

Alexis,  who  was  one  of  the  most  dominant 
players  in  the  Colonial  Athletic  Association  (CAA), 
led  the  Dukes  both  in  scoring,  with  18.5  points 
per  game,  and  rebounding,  with  11.7  rebounds 
per  game,  this  past  season.  Alexis  broke  the  school 
career  scoring  record  at  the  game  against  George 
Mason  University,  where  the  Dukes  won  88-60. 
She  got  her  record-breaking  point  on  a  free  throw 
with  1:52  remaining  in  the  first  half.  She  scored  20 
points  to  move  her  career  total  to  1,618,  breaking 
the  former  university  record  of  1,607  held  by  Holly 
Rilinger  ('97).  Alexis  was  also  named  the  CAA 
women's  basketball  Player  of  the  Week  five  times  in 
one  season. 

Alexis  stated,  "We  want  to  make  this  the  most  spe- 
cial year  in  school  history."  The  team  did  just  that. 


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Statistics 

•  Points:  16 

•  Rebounds:  7 

•  Assists:  14 

•  Steals:  6 

Honors 

•  Third  on  JMU's  career 
assist  list  (538) 

•  Eighth  in  NCAA  in 
assists 

•  Eighth  on  CAA  career 
assist  list 

•  All-CAA  candidate 


Andrea  Benvenuto 

Senior 
Ancaster,  Ontario 


Women's  Basketball  I  3571 


fencing 


by  Sunny  Hon  W 

onguara 

All  good  things  must  come  to  an  end.  This  \vas 
true  for  the  women's  fencing  team,  which  marked  its 
final  season  at  the  university.  The  university  Board 
of  \'isitors  voted  to  cut  a  number  of  varsity  sports 
teams  to  complv  with  Title  IX  legulations  bv  the 
fall  of  2007.  Sadly,  the  fencing  team  was  among 
those  cut.  Regardless,  the  team  hoped  to  end  its 
existence  at  the  university  on  a  high  note. 

Fencing  was  a  modern-day  Olympic  sport  that 
was  comprised  of  the  use  of  three  weapons:  the 
foil,  the  epee  and  the  sabre.  Each  of  these  weapons 
had  its  own  categorv  of  competition  with  distinct 
rules.  Wearing  protective  gear,  including  form-fit- 
ting jackets,  under-arm  protectors,  gloves,  breeches 
and  masks,  fencers  competed  in  point-system  match- 
ups w'nh  a  number  of  rules  and  regulations  to 
guide  the  duels. 

Led  bv  Coach  Paul  Campbell,  the  universit\'s 
three-member  fencing  team  embarked  on  its  final 
season,  kicking  it  off  with  the  Hangover  Classic  in 
Richmond.  \'a.,  where  freshman  Nicole  Ando  placed 
third  in  the  sabre  competition  with  a  record  of  6-4. 
Weeks  later,  the  team  traveled  back  to  Richmond  for 


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Statistics 

•  Record:  19-15 

Honors 

•  Competed  in  both  the 
Foil  and  the  Sabre 

•  Competed  at  the 
International  School  of 
Fencing 


Liz  Conley 

Junior 
Alexandria,  VA 


Lunging  toward  each 
other,  two  fencing  members 
practice  their  moves.  All 
weapons,  including  swords, 
batons  and  clubs,  were  di- 
rectly maneuvered  by  hand 
Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen 


the  Winter  Ratings  Wrangle.  Ando  and  junior  An- 
gela Stagliano  both  competed  in  the  sabre  category 
where  thev  placed  14th  and  18th  respectively.  The 
next  dav  took  the  team  to  Sweet  Briar,  Va.,  for  the 
Sweet  Briar  Invitational.  Ando  stole  the  show,  placing 
first  among  14  competitors  in  the  sabre  categor\'  with 
a  sweeping  record  of  13-0. 

February  and  March  started  off  at  home  and 
were  followed  by  trips  to  Atlanta,  Ga.,  and  Williams- 
burg, V'a.,  for  the  United  States  Fencing  Association 
(USFA)  Open,  the  USFA  North  American  Cup  and 
the  Virginia  Division  Open.  The  season  culminated 
with  the  \'irginia  Intercollegiate  Women's  Fencing 
Championship  in  Harrisonbmg.  The  final  season 
proved  to  be  unforgettable. 

When  the  cold  January  air  descended  upon  the 
uni\ersit\-  in  the  upcoming  spring,  the  fencing  team 
would  be  a  distant  memory.  \\'hile  the  team  could 
be  looked  back  upon  by  future  generations  in  pages 
of  text  and  perhaps  a  few  photographs,  the  clink- 
ing of  the  swords  in  competition  and  the  echoes  of 
traditional  swordsmanship  would  be  forever  silenced 
in  the  athletic  arenas  of  the  universit\-. 


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Engaging  themselves  in 
combat  and  defense,  students 
prepare  to  finish  their  match. 
Fencers  used  techniques  in- 
cluding cutting,  stabbing  and 
bludgeoning  in  their  duels. 
Photo  by  Reve6  TenHu/sen 


Fencing  13591 


gymnastics 


dm^  by  Brianne  Beers 

oj2Mera 


This  year,  the  members  of  the  men's  and  wom- 
en's gymnastics  teams  faced  some  heart-wrenching 
news,  finding  out  their  teams  would  be  eliminated 
by  fall  2007.  Despite  knowing  the  end  of  the  road 
was  near,  the  teams'  strength  and  bonds  with  each 
other  prevailed. 

"This  year,  our  team  was  faced  with  the  horrible 
fact  that  our  sport  was  being  cut.  The  decision  was 
even  ^^•orse  since  we  had  1 1  freshmen  on  our 
team,  which  is  about  half  of  the  team.  These  girls 
found  out  their  g)  mnastics  career  was  being  cut 
short  a  month  after  they  got  to  school  and  had  no 
idea  what  to  expect,"  said  senior  Natalie  Moore,  co- 
captain.  "Our  team  dvnamic  has  been  verv  strong 
because  of  this  Title  IX  decision  and  has  brought 
this  team  far  closer  than  we  could  have  imagined 
even  though  it  was  for  a  horrible  reason." 

The  decision  may  have  brought  an  end  to  the 
teams,  but  not  to  their  spirits.  They  came  together 
as  one  to  overcome  this  hardship. 

The  women  practiced  diligenth'  Monda\"  through 
Fridav  to  show  the  universit\'  what  it  would  be  miss- 
ing. "We  have  some  very  strong  personalities  on  our 
team,  which  makes  for  very  strong  leaders.  We  are 
all  very  supportive  of  each  other."  said  senior  Nicole 
Simmons,  co-captain. 

The  Lady  Dukes  had  worked  hard  to  achieve 
their  goals  since  the  team  was  first  founded,  and 
their  last  year  was  no  exception.  "Our  goals  for  the 
season  [were]  to  improve  on  yesterday  and  continue 
to  strive  for  the  perfect  10.0,"  said  head  coach  Roger 
Burke.  The  team  showed  its  strength  and  motiva- 
tion when  competing  at  the  Eastern  College  Athletic 
Conference  Championships  and  USA  Gymnastics 
Collegiate  Nationals,  as  well  as  at  each  of  its  meets. 


The  season  marked  new  team  high  scores  and 
outstanding  performances.  The  Lady  Dukes  posted 
a  season  high  mark  on  the  vault  at  the  Universit\'  of 
North  Carolina  meet.  Freshman  Donna  Lee  scored 
the  highest  mark  on  both  the  vault  and  the  meet  for 
the  gymnastics  team. 

During  a  home  meet  against  the  Tribe  of  the 
College  of  ^Villiam  &:  Mar}-,  junior  Melissa  Mor- 
ganstern  showed  off  her  talent  when  she  finished 
first  in  the  floor  exercise.  This  event  helped  the 
uni\ersit)'s  team  score  the  highest  team  score  out  of 
all  the  events  during  the  day.  They  also  took  the  top 
four  places.  Freshman  Emily  Usle  scored  the  team's 
record  high  number  for  the  season  on  the  balance 
beam.  Ultimately,  the  g)  mnasts'  season  posting  set 
a  ne^v  team  high  score. 

The  gymnastics  team  will  forever  leave  a  mark 
in  team  members'  hearts.  "I  think  that  [being  on 
the  team]  has  made  me  a  more  well  rounded  person 
that  I  couldn't  have  been  had  I  not  been  a  gymnast," 
said  Simmons. 

The  men's  team  posted  a  team  score  of  159.25 
at  the  Navv  Open  to  come  in  third  place  in  its  first 
meet  of  the  season.  The  Naval  Academy's  team 
came  in  first  place  with  194.05  and  the  College  of 
William  &  Mary  took  second  with  a  score  of  186.65. 

The  Dukes  finished  in  eighth  place  at  the  West 
Point  Open  at  the  end  of  January,  where  sophomore 
Stirling  Van  Winkle  set  a  season  high  individual 
mark  on  the  floor  exercise  and  a  season  high  team 
mark  on  the  pommel  horse. 

As  w'ell  as  contributing  to  the  Dukes'  success  in 
their  last  season,  \'an  Winkle  was  also  named  the 
College  Division  National  Gymnast  of  the  Week  by 
National  Collegiate  Athletic  Association  coaches. 


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Front  row:  Briana  Carper.  Erika  Gunerman,  Kim  Parsons.  Heallier  Ikilllcr,  Eiiiil\  L  sli . 
Allison  Truglio,  Donna  Lee,  Elyssa  Rosenbaum,  Laura  Messinger.  Christina  Ruiz;  Second 
row:  Lyndsey  Heine,  Melissa  Morganstern,  Christine  Skiffington,  Erin  Hynes,  Morgan 
Liss,  Allison  Burkett.  Kerry  Giffuni,  Stacy  Sklar,  Nicole  Blades;  Back  row:  Katie  Maranuk, 
Rilev  Barrar.  Elly  Hart,  Natalie  Moore,  Nicole  Simmons.  Jennifer  Kriicger. 


Front  row:  Robert  Federui).  Derrick  Holbeil.  Slnling  \'an  Winkle;  Back  row:  .\dam 
Ondira.  Patrick,  Buokjans.  R\an  Satterbeld,  Dan  Grant.  Tra\  is  Eiler. 


13601  Sports 


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Extending  up  into  the  air, 
junior  Derrick  Holbert  pre- 
pares to  finish  his  routine 
before  dismount.  Parallel 
bars  were  used  by  male 
gymnasts  only.  Photo  by 
Revee  TenHuisen 


Applying  chalk  and 
preppingfor  their 
uneven  bars  routines, 
sophomores  Riley  Barrar  and 
Elyssa  Rosenbaum  await  their 
turns.  At  the  highest  level 
of  gymnastics,  uneven  bar 
routines  required  skills  from 
five  different  element  groups. 
Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen 


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Statistics 

•  Floor:  9.775 

•  Vault:  9.600 

•  Bars:  9.500 

•  Beam:  9.625 

•  All-around:  37.550 

Honors 

•  Only  gymnast  to  com- 
pete in  the  all-around  for 
the  Dukes 


Melissa  Morganstern 

Junior 
Falmouth,  Maine 


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Tight 

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Statistics 

IH 

•  Floor:  7.650 

'*      '^'i^^l 

•  Pommel  horse:  8.500 

^^^M 

•  Rings:  7.600 

•  Parallel  Bars:  7.500 

Mmmmi^M 

•  High  Bar:  6.750                Stirling  Van  Winkle 

Sophomore 

Honors                                             Tallahassee,  FL 

•  NCAA  qualifier  on 

pommel  horse 

•  NCAA  Collegiate  Divi- 

sion National  Gymnast  of 

the  Week 

Gymnastics  I  361  I 


swim  &  dive 


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Statistics 

•  100  back  (50.79) 
•200  back  (1:50.59) 

•  100  fly  (51.20) 

•  200  IM  (1:58.06) 

Honors 

•  CAA  Swimmer  of  the 
Week 


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Statistics 

mn 

•50  free  (24.15) 

•200  free  (1:53.83) 

Sf 

Honors 

^A^ 

•  Ranked  82nd  nationally 

Allison  Keel 

in  Division  I  in  the  100 

Senior 

free  (5 1 . 1 3)  at  the  Terra- 

Mechanicsville, VA 

pin  Cup  Invitational 

score 


BOARD 


JMU 


OPP 


WOMEN'S 


120 

Virginia  Tech 

166 

106 

George  Mason 

137 

107 

UNC  Wilmington 

245 

112 

Towson 

241 

91 

Princeton 

184 

93 

Delaware 

150 

171.5 

Old  Dominion 

128.5 

109.5 

William  &  Mary 
MEN'S 

180.5 

131 

Virginia  Tech 

158 

137 

VMI 

62 

159 

George  Mason 

78 

149 

UNC  Wilmington 

198 

88 

East  Carolina 

94 

128 

Delaware 

115 

166 

Old  Dominion 

132 

152 

William  &  Mary 

137 

Resting  after  a  swim,  junior 
Grace  deMarrais  watches  and 
waits  as  her  teammates  finish 
the  rest  of  a  relay.  As  a  sopho- 
more, deMarrais  was  a  finalist 
in  four  events  at  the  Bucknell 
Invitational.  Photo  courtesy  of 
Sports  Media  Relations 


Swimming  freestyle,  senior 
John  Chartier  pops  up  for 
a  breath,  Chartier  picked 
up   points  in  the  200  free  at 
the  2005  CAA  Champion- 
ship. Photo  courtesy  of  Sports 
Media  Relations 


13621  Sports 


I    •  •  y       ^  *  by  Eli2 

diverightin 


izabeth  Carpenter 


The  uni\ersity's  swim  and  dive  team  had  a  tumul- 
tuous vear.  It  began  as  a  fairly  routine  season.  It  all 
changed  with  the  enforcement  of  Title  IX,  a  law  that 
had  been  in  effect  since  1972,  but  had  not  been  en- 
tirely recognized  at  the  university  until  this  year. 

The  compliance  with  Title  IX  went  into  effect 
on  July  1,  2007.  The  swim  and  dive  team  pushed 
through  with  a  heroic  season,  showing  the  university 
exactly  what  it  would  be  losing.  The  women's  final 
record  was  one  first  place  finish,  six  second  places 
and  one  11th  place.  The  men's  final  record  for  the 
season  was  seven  first  place  finishes,  one  second  place 
and  one  seventh  place. 

The  women's  team  persevered  in  the  Colonial 
Athletic  Association  (CAA)  Championship  meet  at 
George  Mason  University  in  February.  The  team  fin- 
ished in  ninth  place  with  186  points  overall  and  pulled 
together  to  place  fifth  in  the  400  freestyle  event,  with 
a  season-best  time  of  3  minutes,  31.24  seconds.  Senior 
Allison  Keel  took  fifth  place  with  51.53  in  the  100 
freestyle.  Freshman  Beth  Feather  placed  12th  in  the 
200  breaststroke  with  a  season-best  time  of  2:27:64. 
Another  personal  best  went  to  sophomore  Jessica  Lee 
in  the  200  butterfly,  with  a  time  of  2:10:50.  Finishing 
16th  in  the  200  backstroke,  junior  Gailey  Walters 
bagged  a  time  of  2:10:99. 

The  men's  team's  season  ended  with  a  bang,  do- 
ing justice  to  the  last  time  the  men  would  ever  swim 
together  in  a  collegiate  event.  The  team  finished 


second  at  the  CAA  Championship  meet  with  206 
points,  trailing  George  Mason  by  only  five  points. 
Sophomore  Russell  Smyth  set  a  personal  best  and  a 
school  record  in  the  200  individual  medley  with  a 
time  of  1:50:10.  Smyth  also  swam  in  the  400  medley 
relay  for  another  gold  medal  with  teammates  senior 
Josh  Fowler,  sophomore  Ethan  Sherman  and  senior 
John  Char  tier,  earning  a  collective  time  of  3:28:85. 

Swimming  was  not  only  a  team  sport,  but  an 
individual  sport  as  well.  At  the  CAA  meet,  the  high 
scorer  for  the  women's  team  for  the  season  was  Keel, 
who  tied  for  20th  place  overall  with  34  points.  There 
were  three  high  scorers  for  the  men's  team.  Smyth 
tied  for  first  place  with  an  overall  score  of  60  points. 
Fowler  ranked  fourth  with  54  points  and  junior 
Brian  Freitag  placed  11th  overall  with  45  points. 

The  divers  made  a  splash  in  the  news  as  well, 
placing  in  the  top  16  teams  among  their  competi- 
tors. Junior  Kyle  Knott  placed  seventh  overall  in  the 
one-meter  board  event  with  a  total  score  of  226.35. 
Sophomore  John  Hamlett,  who  received  a  total  score 
of  178.15,  a  personal  best  for  the  sophomore  diver, 
nabbed  12th  place. 

Knowing  that  this  was  their  last  year  competing 
at  the  university  must  have  made  a  difference  to  the 
swimmers  and  divers  because  the  athletes  came 
through  with  impressive  performances.  Instead  of 
falling  apart  or  throwing  in  the  towel,  the  athletes 
exemplified  what  it  meant  to  be  a  collegiate  athlete. 


Front  row:  Alex  Chudoba,  Joshua  Klotz,  Kyle  Knott,  Brandon  Sockwell,  Joe  Moore, 
Andrew  Wingert,  Clay  Downey,  Justin  Stauder,  Ethan  Sherman,  Brian  Freitag;  Second 
row;  Steven  Evans,  Jared  Tschohl,  Blaine  Wingfield,  Russell  Smyth,  Jonny  Kibler. 
Mitch  Dalton,  Matt  Fox,  Dan  Smullen;  Back  row:  Justin  Parker,  Chris  Medhurst.  John 
Chartier,  Josh  Fowler,  Jacob  Torok,  Tom  Martin. 


Front  row:  PJ.  Naber,  Katie  Globig,  Lindsay  Fournier,  Allison  Russell,  Grace  deMarrais, 
Shannon  Sparks,  Kelly  Murphy,  AH  Miller,  Michelle  Callis;  Second  row:  Ashton  Goodwil- 
lie.  Erica  Bechtol.  Laura  Ginish.  Gailey  Walters,  .'\llison  Keel,  Jamie  Coyle,  Beth  Feather, 
Meghan  Heil;  Back  row:  Julie  Stefanski,  Amanda  Hauck,  Jessica  Lee,  Jennifer  Morris, 
Christina  Gennari,  Nancy  Richardson,  Rachel  Smith,  AHison  Gould. 


Sv^im  &  Dive  I  363 

mmmmimmmmmmimt 


wrestling 


0  #  A  ^    by  Victoria  Slneior 

pinning  emaown 


It  was  a  tough  season,  l)iit  the  members  of  tlie 
vvresthng  team  ah\a\s  fought  like  it  was  their  last 
meet.  In  September,  the  university  made  the  decision 
to  cut  the  wrestHng  program  due  to  Title  IX  require- 
ments, along  with  nine  other  teams.  The  team 
members  persevered  through  the  season  with  the 
knowledge  that  it  would  be  their  last.  "It  was  a  huge 
emotional  blow  to  everyone  on  the  team  and  to  all 
our  supporters."  junior  Scott  Yorko  said. 

Coached  b)-  Josh  Hutchens  with  assistant  coach 
Ryan  Wilman,  the  wrestling  team  faced  a  lot  of 
adversity  throughout  the  season. 

The  team  felt  stronglv  about  Hutchens'  coaching 
style.  The  captains,  seniors  Marcus  Bartlev  and  An- 
drew Robarge  and  junior  Brandon  Luce,  all  agreed, 
"there's  never  been  anv  lack  of  enthusiasm  on  his 
part,  and  his  main  focus,  other  than  improving  us  as 
a  wrestling  team,  is  building  our  overall  characters  as 
young  men." 

The  highlight  of  the  season  was  a  weekend  trip  to 
Colorado  in  December.  "Traveling  long  distances  can 
be  tedious  at  times,"  said  Yorko,  "but  when  traveling 
with  the  team,  there's  a  lot  of  down  time  and  every- 
one got  to  spend  a  great  deal  of  this  time  hanging  out 
with  each  other  and  truh  getting  to  know  one  another." 

On  the  trip,  the  team  won  its  first  dual  match 
of  the  season  with  a  30-12  win  over  Utah  Valley 
State  College  at  the  Jack  Hancock  Wrestling  Duals 
at  the  Colorado  School  of  Mines.  The  team  went 
1-3,  losing  to  Eastern  Michigan  University,  Montana 
State  Universit\-\'orthern  and  Central  Missouri  State 


University.  Luce  and  junior  Jon  Di\'elio  helped  the 
team,  each  going  3-1.  Sophomore  Ivan  Lagares  also 
boosted  the  team's  performance  with  a  15-9  win 
against  Eastern  Michigan. 

Bartley  earned  fourth  place  in  the  197-pound 
weight  class  as  the  top  finisher  for  the  university  in 
the  2006  Old  Chicago  Northern  Colorado  Open  at 
the  Universit)'  of  Northern  Colorado. 

The  team  won  31-9  against  Johns  Hopkins  Uni- 
versity. Thanks  to  Luce  and  junior  Louis  Sweet,  the 
team  started  with  a  strong  12-0  lead.  Then  Yorko, 
along  with  freshmen  Jimmy  Mitchum  and  Nick  Broc- 
coli and  senior  Jeff  Jacobs,  gave  the  team  a  no-contest 
25-0  lead  with  just  four  matches  left  in  the  meet. 

The  team  lost  three  times  in  the  Hokie  Classic  at 
\'irginia  Tech  in  November  against  Virginia  Tech, 
Gardner-Webb  Universit)-  and  Libert)-  Uni\ersity.  Re- 
fusing to  give  in,  Robarge  gave  an  inspiring  perfor- 
mance in  the  197-pound  weight  class  and  went  2-0 
with  t^\•o  falls  against  A'irginia  Tech  and  Libertv. 

At  the  2007  \'irginia  Duals  in  Januar)',  the  team 
earned  a  fourth-place  finish  in  the  eight-team  Ameri- 
can College  Division.  At  the  2007  Colonial  Athletic 
Association  (CAA)  Duals,  the  team  lost  to  Boston 
Universit\'  and  Rider  University,  causing  it  to  drop  to 
5-17  overall  and  0-4  in  the  CAA. 

"Being  a  team  without  scholarships,  competing  in 
a  conference  with  other  teams  that  do  offer  money 
to  their  wrestlers,  we  face  tough  competition,"  Yorko 
said,  "but  we  are  able  to  hanc;  in  there  fairh  well 
gi\en  the  circumstances." 


Front  row:  Ivan  Lagares,  Johnny  Baunian.  Mike  Meagher,  .Andrew  Robarge,  Zack 
Winfrey.  Lee  Carsten.  Nhat  Nguyen,  Brandon  Luce.  Stephen  Gunther;  Second  row: 
Scott  Yorko,  Eric  Nadeau,  Louis  Sweet.  Thang  Ho.  Nick  Broccoli,  Shawn  Hurst.  Jon 
DiWUo,  Jimm\'  .Mitchum,  John  Hollowa\ :  Back  row:  .Assistant  Coach  Rvan  Wilman, 
Marcus  Bartlev,  Jefl  Jacobs,  Kyle  Manlev.  Mark  Logan,  Clay  Edwards,  Pat  Finch,  Kwaku 
Duliour-Donkor,  Head  C^oach  Josh  Hutchens, 


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Wagner 

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Franklin  &  Marshall 

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Binghamton 

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Sacred  Heart 

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Cortland 

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VMI 

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Campbell 

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defines  this  campus.  You  liave  tlie  spirited  ambassadors  and 
Student  Dul<e  Club  types.  Then  there  are  the  more  understated 
intellectuals  studying  on  the  Quad,  the  fitness  crazed  over  at 
UREC  and  the  science  types  over  at  ISAT/HHS." 

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Facing  east,  the  windows  of  the  Festival 
Conference  and  Student  Center  reflect  the 
rising  morning  sun.  The  facility,  commonly 
referred  to  simply  as  "Festival,"  served  as  a 
venue  for  many  campus  events.  Photo  by  Revee 
TenHuisen  Using  all  their  strength,  football 
players  and  students  play  tug  of  war  on  the 
Commons.  The  competition  was  just  a  small 
part  of  the  season's  pep  rally  festivities. 
Photo  by  Candace  Edmonds  Connecting  to 
the  Health  and  Human  Services  Building,  the 
Chemistry  and  Physics  Building  glows  in  the 
evening  light.  The  building  was  a  recent  addi- 
tion to  the  university's  Skyline  area.  Photo  by 
Revee  TenHuisen  Performing  for  onlookers, 
a  Madison  Dance  member  shows  off  her 
moves.  Madison  Dance,  along  with  other 
dance  groups,  performed  at  Sunset  on  the 
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across  the  field  with  flags  spelling  out  "Madi- 
son," Members  of  the  cheerleading  squad 
performed  at  both  football  and  basketball 
games.  Photo  by  Katrina  Putker  Providing  a 
lookout,  a  window  onto  the  Quad  displays 
a  view  of  freshly  fallen  snow  in  the  winter 
season.  The  university  was  forced  to  cancel 
classes  on  several  days  during  the  school  year 
due  to  inclement  weather.  Photo  by  Jewels 
Gundrum  Playing  with  her  kitten,  a  student 
spends  time  outside  on  the  Quad.  Students 
could  frequently  be  seen  playing  with  their 
pets  on  nice  days.  Photo  by  Rachel  Blanton 
Leading  the  way  from  Alumnae  Hall  to  Shel- 
don Hall,  the  snow-covered  path  is  marked 
by  footsteps.  Many  students  enjoyed  taking 
in  the  picturesque  campus  scenery  on  snowy 
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"My  favorite  thing  about  the  university  is  coming  down  Uni- 
versity Boulevard  after  a  big  snow  and  seeing  all  the  trees 
covered  in  ice  and  the  campus  under  a  clean  white  blanket 
with  the  snowy  mountains  behind  it  all.  It  makes  you  realize 
how  truly  special  J  Mil  is." 

-senior  Meghan  O'Donnell 


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"The  people  are  what  really  make  JMU  stand  out  from  other 
schools.  There  Is  a  sense  of  community  unlike  any  I've  ever 
seen,  from  the  way  people  hold  doors  open,  to  the  way  they 
open  up  their  apartment  parties  to  people  they  don't  even  ^ 
know,  to  the  way  they  could  talk  for  hours  to  a  stranger  In  an- 
other  state  who  went  to  JMU  30  years  ago." 


-senior  Alicia  Stetzer 


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Serving  as  a  resource  center,  Carrier  Library 
houses  tools  to  help  students  with  their  stud- 
ies, including  electronic  books,  special  collec- 
tions and  an  interlibrary  loan  program.  Carrier 
Library's  first  book  was  The  Bible,  a  gift  from 
the  president  of  Hollins  Institute,  now  Hollins 
University.  Photo  by  Revee  TenHuisen  Enjoying 
the  weather,  a  student  reads  outside  on  the 
Quad.  On  warm  days,  the  Quad  was  filled 
with  students  doing  school  work  or  hanging 
out  with  friends.  Photo  hy  Katrina  Putker  Sit- 
ting at  the  front  end  of  the  Quad,  the  kissing 
rock  catches  falling  leaves  during  the  autumn 
season.  The  kissing  rock  was  a  unique  and 
historic  feature  of  the  university.  Photo  by 
Revee  TenHuisen  Standing  behind  the  crowd, 
members  of  the  Marching  Royal  Dukes  watch 
the  bonfire.  The  bonfire  and  a  pep  rally  were 
held  on  Hillside  Field  the  night  before  the 
University  of  Delaware  football  game.  Photo  by 
Katrina  Putker 


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marias 


I  can't  believe  the  book  is  complete  and  four  years  of 
college  have  flown  by.  I'm  honored  to  have  had  the  opportu- 
nity to  work  as  editor  of  The  Biuestone  this  past  year.  My  two 
years  on  the  Ed  Board  have  been  an  amazing  experience  and 
I  have  learned  so  much. 

All  this  would  not  have  been  possible  without  the  hard 
work  and  dedication  of  the  wonderful  ladies  of  the  Ed  Board, 
the  Basement  Beauties.  I  couldn't  think  of  a  better  group 
to  be  with  for  countless  hours  working  and  listening  to  the 
six-song  rotation  of  QlOl,  even  without  power  at  times.  No 
one  ever  did  play  "highs  and  lows"  with  me! 

Sara,  we've  survived  two  years,  11  deadlines,  816  pages, 
multiple  jogs  through  airports  and  a  mvriad  of  travel  adven- 
tures. These  past  two  years  on  the  Ed  Board  with  vou  have 
been  both  adventurous  and  rewarding.  Your  dedication  to 
your  job  and  desire  to  better  the  book  in  evervway  possible 
absolutely  amazes  me.  I  am  so  thankful  for  vour  attention  to 
detail  and  everything  you've  done. 

Jenny,  you  never  seemed  to  get  frustrated  with  me  even 
when  I  skipped  over  your  training  or  forgot  to  tell  you  things 
tnitil  the  last  minute.  Without  vour  quick  kerning  abilities  I 
would  have  lost  many  more  hours  of  sleep.  You  were  always 
calm  and  patient  which  always  helped  to  keep  my  stress  level 
down.  I  enjoyed  our  late  nights  and  early  mornings  perfecting 
pages,  even  if  it  did  include  random  bursts  of  singing. 

Kara,  you  always  seemed  to  have  things  finished  before  I 
e\'en  asked  you.  Even  when  you  had  annoying  or  tedious  tasks, 
you  never  complained.  You  are  such  a  hard  working  indi\idu- 
al  and  I  am  grateful  for  all  your  work  and  patience. 

Rachael,  you  were  always  willing  to  help  out  anywhere 
you  were  needed.  You  were  always  so  quick  to  get  the  sports 
information  and  never  complained.  You've  done  so  much  for 
this  book  and  I  am  thankful  for  all  your  work. 

Joanna.  I  don't  think  I  have  ever  met  anyone  with  such  a 
big  love  for  yearbook.  Your  never-ending  headline  ideas  always 
helped  to  move  things  along.  You  seem  to  have  everything 
planned  out  and  I  wish  you  the  best  of  luck  with  those  plans! 

Stephanie,  you  went  above  and  beyond  anything  I  ever 
expected.  I  can't  think  of  a  better  person  to  be  editor  next 
)ear.  You  always  knew  when  to  step  up  and  help.  Even  when  I 
expected  you  to  be  long  gone,  you  were  there  helping  out  in 
every  way  possible.  I  wish  you  the  best  with  next  year's  book:  I 
have  so  much  confidence  that  you  will  only  improve  it. 

Revee,  I  am  so  grateful  for  \our  help  and  stepping  up  just 
when  we  needed  you.  You  weren't  afraid  to  do  more  than  just 
your  job  duties,  but  always  willing  to  help  out  wherever  needed. 

Mindi,  I  greatly  appreciate  everything  you  did  for  this 
book.  I  wish  you  the  best  of  luck  in  all  your  endeavors. 

The  staff  all  \our  hard  work  and  dedication  to  this  book 
is  greatly  appreciated.  This  book  would  not  have  been  pos- 
sible without  each  and  every  one  of  you. 

Erin,  I  learned  so  much  from  you.  Thank  you  for  your 
confidence  in  me,  your  advice  and  many  phone  calls  to  check 
on  me.  I  wouldn't  have  been  able  to  do  this  without  your  help. 

Kristi,  I  couldn't  have  done  this  without  you.  You  helped 


with  every  aspect  of  the  book  and  always  wanted  to  know  if 
there  were  other  ways  to  help.  Your  advice  for  the  different 
situations  I  faced  helped  get  me  through  the  year.  It  was  quite 
an  exciting  year  and  a  learning  experience  for  both  of  us. 
Thank  you  for  all  you  did  for  The  Biuestone  this  year. 

Brian  Hunter,  your  constant  encouragement  and  under- 
standing always  pushed  me  to  make  this  book  the  best  that  I 
could.  You  always  helped  me  with  all  my  frantic  last  minute 
phone  calls  and  e-mails.  Thank  you  for  all  your  support. 

My  roommates,  Kristen,  Emily  and  Jess,  you  girls  always 
accepted  deadline  or  proofs  as  an  excuse  for  anything;  the 
late  nights,  the  early  mornings  or  the  crankiness.  Your  sup- 
port and  understanding  helped  me  get  through  this  year,  even 
if  it  was  just  a  person  to  vent  to.  Meghan,  you're  pretty  much 
part  of  the  "fam.  Sometimes  I  worry  they  like  you  more  than 
me.  Even  though  you  thought  I  was  beyond  crazy  at  times,  I 
know  vou  supported  me.  Renee  you  always  seemed  to  know 
just  when  a  girl  needed  a  good  trip  filled  with  a  good  music, 
good  food  and  good  times. 

To  my  family,  thank  you  for  everything.  Mom,  you  are 
the  strongest  ^\•oman  I  know.  You've  done  so  much  for  me  and 
the  family  and  without  your  love  and  support  I  \vould  not  be 
who  I  am  today.  You're  always  there  to  give  me  a  little  break  in 
my  day  with  your  phone  calls  and  know  just  when  not  to  call 
because  of  deadlines.  Dad,  you  constantly  push  me  to  do  my 
best.  You  are  such  a  hard-working  man  and  I  strive  to  be  more 
like  )ou.  Words  cannot  describe  how  much  I  appreciate  every- 
thing you  have  done  for  me.  You  are  the  best.  Jennifer,  you've 
been  such  a  great  role  model  for  me.  You  are  so  supportive  of 
everything  I  do.  Gregory,  you  and  Becky  just  love  deadlines. 
Your  late  night  calls  always  provided  a  little  humor  on  stressful 
deadline  weekends.  Christina,  whenever  a  break  was  needed 
a  trip  to  you  was  in  order.  We  ate  in  a  Cockaboose  together, 
it  doesn't  get  any  better  than  that.  Anthony,  the  bailer,  you 
always  make  me  proud  when  you  ask  ine  for  advice.  You  are 
such  a  unique  younger  brother.  Emily,  you've  experienced  a 
deadline  first-hand.  You're  the  best  little  sister  a  girl  could  ask 
for.  Thanks  for  always  keeping  tabs  on  me  and  always  giving  me 
your  honest  opinion.  I  love  having  you  as  a  sidekick! 

Rita  and  Nichole,  it  seems  like  just  yesterday  we  were 
sitting  in  the  Westfield  yearbook  lab  and  now  four  years  later, 
we've  grown  and  changed  so  much  yet  remained  so  close. 
Rita,  you  are  such  an  inspiration  to  me.  Your  outlook  on  life 
and  love  for  the  world  always  brightened  my  days.  I  cherish 
our  friendship  and  am  thankful  for  all  the  support  you've 
given  me.  I'm  grateful  for  all  of  our  good  times  and  memo- 
ries. Nichole  and  your  obsession  with  "The  Office"  seemed 
to  provide  perfect  comic  relief  just  when  needed.  I  love  our 
forever-long  AIM  chats.  We've  made  so  many  memories  over 
these  past  four  years  and  have  filled  up  my  memor\- jar,  I  am 
thankful  for  all  of  them. 

The  university,  thank  you  for  the  experiences,  the  memo- 
ries, the  friends  and  the  lessons.  These  past  four  years  have 
certainly  been  memorable.  JMU  is  such  a  distinct  community 
and  I  hope  this  book  shows  how  special  it  truly  is. 

MARIA  NOSAL 
Editor  in  Chief 


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jenny  s 


Five  deadlines,  three  blown  fuses,  countless  hours  spent  in  the 
basement  of  Roop  hall  and — voila! — a  yearbook  is  made.  It's  hard 
to  believe  I'm  graduating  and  I  have  to  say  goodbye  to  JMU.  I  can't 
imagine  a  better  place  to  have  spent  the  past  four  years  and  I  will 
truly  miss  the  time  I  spent  here. 

To  the  Ed  Board,  thank  you  all  for  making  the  deadline  weekends 
fun  and  enjoyable.  Maria.  I  don't  think  deadlines  would  have  run  as 
smoothh  without  your  checklists.  Your  infectious  laugh  and  crazy  fam- 
ily stories  easily  passed  the  time  while  kerning.  This  book  is  amazing 
because  of  your  dedication  and  leadership.  Sara,  I  admire  the  patience 
and  devotion  it  took  you  to  read  through  and  edit  every  single  story. 
Revee  and  Mindi,  thank  you  for  making  my  job  easy  by  giving  me 
such  beautiful  photos  to  work  with.  Rachael.  we  share  a  mutual  love 
for  Thursday  nights  and  now  that  the  book  is  finished  we  won't  ever 
have  to  miss  another  one.  Kara,  thank  vou  for  introducing  me  to  the 
screaming  cat  on  \outube.  it  was  the  highlight  of  deadline  four.  Joanna, 
your  upbeat  attitude,  random  stories  and  pure  love  for  yearbooks 
always  kept  deadlines  entertaining.  Stephanie,  thanks  for  baking  those 
delicious  cookies  and  staving  into  the  wee  hours  of  the  night  to  help 
kern  sports  stories.  Vou  will  make  a  fantastic  editor  in  chief  next  year. 

Theresa,  without  \our  encouragement  and  support  I  wouldn't  have 
taken  on  this  position.  I'm  so  glad  you  were  on  staff  and  I  looked  forward 
to  \oiu'  visits  to  the  office  because  \ou  always  had  a  good  stor)'  for  me. 
Katie,  Lane,  Leslie  and  Michelle,  I  couldn't  have  asked  for  a  better  design 
staff.  I  appreciate  all  your  hard  work  and  wish  vou  luck  for  next  year. 

Natalie,  from  locker  buddies  in  high  school  to  roommates  in 
college  you've  been  my  partner  in  crime  over  the  past  four  years.  I'm 
thankful  for  those  memorable  nights  you  convinced  me  to  go  out  when 
I  wanted  to  stay  in.  We  better  live  together  next  year  because  I  don't 
know  what  I  would  do  if  you  weren't  in  the  room  next  to  mine. 

To  m\  .Alpha  Phi  sisters  and  especially  the  .Absolut  family.  I  am 
so  happy  you  all  have  been  a  part  of  my  life.  We've  shared  a  lot  of 
great  memories  and  I  hope  we  keep  in  touch  long  after  graduation. 

To  my  friends  from  home,  thank  you  for  always  being  there  for 
me  even  when  we  were  miles  apart.  Lydia,  thank  you  for  the  suppoi  t- 
ive  IMs  and  late  night  phone  calls.  I  love  how  well  you  understand 
me  even  now  when  were  in  different  time  zones.  Kaia,  ever  since  we 
met  in  kindergarten  I  knew  wed  be  best  friends.  \Ve'll  always  share  a 
mutual  love  for  the  Pancake  House  and  hopefulh'  one  da\'  we'll  get  to 
tra\el  the  world  together. 

Will,  after  four  years  of  long  distance  I  am  happ\  to  say  goodbye 
to  the  300  miles  separating  us.  I  can't  begin  to  even  explain  the  impact 
you've  had  on  my  life.  Thank  you  for  alwa\s  making  me  laugh  and 
encouraging  me  to  take  naps  instead  of  doing  ni\  homework.  I  can't 
wait  for  the  man\  ad\ entures  that  lie  ahead  of  us,  starting  with  Einope 
this  summer. 

To  Mom  and  Dad,  thank  you  for  footing  the  bill  for  the  best  four 
years  of  my  life.  I  don't  know  where  I'd  be  without  \oin-  constant  sup- 
port and  encoinagement.  Thank  \ou  for  all  the  advice  and  guidance 
over  the  \ears.  Julie,  you've  been  a  great  role  model  for  me  growing 
up  and  I  lo\e  how  we  become  even  closer  as  we  get  older. 

To  JMU,  thank  you  for  all  the  great  memories. 

JENNY  YOUNG 
Creative  Director 


mindi's  letter 


Congratulations,  staff,  on  what  I  already  know  will  be  the  most  impressive 
issue  to  date! 

Sara  and  Maria,  vou  continue  to  impress  me  with  \our  hard  work  and  new 
ideas  deadline  after  deadline.  Jenny,  Kara  and  Rachael,  you've  been  a  great  addi- 
tion to  the  Ed  Board  and  we  couldn't  have  done  it  without  you.  A  special  thumbs 
up  to  Joanna  for  being  the  hardest-working  and  most  impressive  woman  I  know. 
Stephanie  and  Jewels,  I've  had  fun  times  with  you  this  year.  Thanks  for  being 
killer  staff  members  and.  more  importantly,  super  cool  chicks. 

Dad,  thanks  for  always  supporting  my  dreams  no  matter  ho\v  dead-end  they 
sometimes  seem  to  me.  Mom,  thanks  for  bragging  about  me  to  the  family.  It's 
always  nice  to  have  a  fan,  even  when  we're  far  apart.  Casey,  thanks  for  all  the 
phone  calls  full  of  performance  poetry  and  your  tales  of  cross-country  journeys. 
And\-,  \ou  rock.  Congrats  on  the  most  advanced  taste  in  music  of  any  18  year  old 
I  know.  Caleb  and  Matt,  you're  rapidly  becoming  some  of  my  best  friends  in  addi- 
tion to  being  killer  younger  brothers. 

Harr\',  you  ha\e  challenged  me  at  every  turn  and  I  know  I'm  a  better  photog- 
rapher and  person  because  of  it.  Thank  you  for  helping  me  realize  not  only  when 
to  keep  pushing  but  also  when  to  step  back  and  let  life  unfold  v^^ithout  my  help.  I 
love  you  so  much.  To  Judi  and  Harry,  thank  you  for  welcoming  me  into  your  fam- 
ilv  and  for  the  refuge  that  17560  Circuit  Rider  Drive  has  become. 

A\er\-  and  LeeAnne.  thanks  for  m)-  best  birthda\-  ever  and  good  times  playing 
Apples  to  Apples  and  Guitar  Hero.  Jason,  you  will  always  have  a  special  place  in 
my  heart  as  m\  dearest  and  most  loyal  friend  in  the  \vorld.  I  love  you,  dude. 

MINDI  WESTHOFF 
Fall  Photograpy  Director 

revee's  letter 


I  never  dreamed  that  I  would  be  one  of  those  people  writing  a  letter  in  the 
back  of  a  book,  but  there's  always  room  for  surprises.  Working  as  a  Bluestone 
photographer  for  the  past  three  years  has  been  an  amazing  experience  ^vith  its  chal- 
lenges and  re^\"ards. 

First,  I  \sould  like  to  thank  the  Ed  Board  for  welcoming  me  on  staff  halfway 
through  the  )'ear.  It  is  great  to  be  able  to  adjust  with  such  ease.  Maria,  thanks  for  all 
the  input  and  ideas  for  shooting  pictures.  Jenn}',  thank  you  for  your  hard  \\'ork  coor- 
dinating the  pictures  for  all  the  layouts.  Sara,  Joanna,  Stephanie,  Rachael,  and  Kara, 
thank  you  for  all  the  help  with  captions  and  headlines.  You  gals  are  awesome! 

Second,  I  would  like  to  thank  my  roommates  and  the  buds  for  supporting  my 
ideas  and  decisions.  Asha  and  Angela,  I  value  your  opinions  and  appreciate  all 
you  have  done  for  me  in  the  past  years.  Joe  and  Jordan,  thanks  for  all  the  support 
even  if  it  was  through  sarcasm. 

Mom,  Dad,  Kyle,  Katie  and  Aaron,  you  mean  the  world  to  me.  I  can't  say 
thank  you  enough  for  the  times  you've  visited  me,  listened  to  me,  cared  for  me 
and  supported  me.  Thanks  for  guiding  me  toward  my  dreams  and  grounding 
me  in  mv  faith. 

Finally,  I  thank  Jesus  Christ  for  saving  me  and  for  His  Father's  grace  and 
mercy  when  I  fall.  "There  is  one  body  and  one  Spirit — just  as  you  were  called  to 
one  hope  when  you  were  called — one  Lord,  one  faith,  one  baptism;  one  God  and 
Father  of  all,  who  is  over  all  and  through  all  and  in  all"  (Ephesians  4:4). 

REVEETENHUISEN 
Spring  Photograpy  Director 


Closing  13771 


Sara's  letter 


I  could  not  have  asked  for  a  more  memorable  college  experience  and 
the  fact  that  four  years  have  already  come  and  gone  is  unbelievable.  It 
has  been  an  honor  to  be  on  The  Bluestone's  staff  for  the  past  three  years, 
and  holding  the  position  of  copy  director  has  been  very  rewarding. 

To  the  Ed  Board,  although  deadline  weekends  were  long  and 
stressful  on  occasion,  I  could  not  have  picked  a  more  talented  group 
of  people  to  put  together  this  408-page  book.  Maria,  our  eventful 
traveling  experiences  and  nights  out  in  big  cities  made  for  a  fun  and 
nteresting  vear.  Though  the  year  had  its  share  of  ups  and  downs,  I 
was  constantly  amazed  by  your  ability  to  remain  calm  and  levelheaded 
through  it  all.  Congratulations  on  such  a  wonderful  publication. 

Jenny,  your  fantastic  design  ideas  and  eye  for  detail  have  shaped 
the  book  into  what  it  is.  I'm  sorry  I  never  learned  to  kern!  Mindi,  I've 
admired  all  your  hard  work  and  talent  over  the  past  two  years  and 
enjoyed  our  constant  bantering  in  the  office.  Revee,  thank  you  for  step- 
ping up  in  our  time  of  need.  You've  done  a  great  job.  Kara,  I  was  con- 
stantly impressed  by  vein-  dedication  to  so  many  different  aspects  of  the 
book,  from  checking  hundreds  of  names  to  creating  great  ads.  Rachael, 
your  easy-going  attitude  was  a  welcome  addition  in  the  office  and  I'm  in 
awe  of  yom-  patience.  I  wish  each  of  you  the  best  of  luck  next  year! 

Joanna,  vour  impressive  knowledge  of  grammar  rules  certainly 
made  my  life  easier!  Thanks  for  brightening  up  deadline  weekends  with 
your  entertaining  stories.  Stephanie,  thank  vou  for  all  your  help  over 
deadline,  whether  it  was  editing,  coming  up  with  headlines  or  writing 
stories.  Good  luck  to  both  of  vou  next  year!  I  know  The  Bluestone  is  in 
good  hands. 

I  can't  thank  the  writing  staff  enough.  I  know  you  all  struggled  at 
times  to  finish  stories  in  unrealistic  amounts  of  time  and  track  down 
sources  who  wouldn't  respond,  but  without  your  perseverance,  there 
would  be  no  copy  in  this  book.  Thank  you  for  never  giving  up! 

To  the  women  of  Delta  Delta  Delta,  my  involvement  in  such  an 
outstanding  chapter  has  made  a  huge  impact  on  my  life  and  I  am 
grateful  for  all  the  experiences  we  have  shared.  Svd,  Courtney  and  Juli, 
I'm  grateful  to  be  able  to  call  you  my  family  and  will  miss  )ou  all  very 
much  next  year. 

k&co.,  from  trekking  through  snowstorms  to  the  Lion  and  crazy 
Thursdays  at  the  Lawn,  to  devouring  all  of  our  glorious  feasts  and 
sharing  our  daily  LOST  theories,  I  can't  imagine  any  better  people 
with  whom  to  have  spent  my  senior  year.  I  will  miss  each  one  of  you 
immensely  and  am  so  thankful  for  your  friendship. 

JMU,  thank  you  for  four  years  of  friendships,  memories,  experi- 
ences and  fun.  There's  nowhere  else  I  would  have  rather  spent  this  tiine. 

Mom  and  Dad,  thank  \ou  for  yom'  constant  support  and  encour- 
agement and  for  always  being  there  whether  I  needed  help  or  just 
someone  to  talk  to.  Your  love  and  guidance  mean  everything  to  me. 

"Raise  a  glass  for  ignorance,  drink  a  toast  to  fear,  the  beginning 
of  the  end  has  come,  that's  why  we  all  are  here.  Strike  up  the  band 
to  play  a  song  and  try  hard  not  to  cry,  and  fake  a  smile  as  we  all  say 
goodbye."  -Jars  of  Clay 


SARA  WIST 
Copy  Director 


378    Closing 


kara's  letter 


Wow,  I  can't  believe  the  year  is  over  and  the  book  is  final!)'  done! 
It  seems  like  just  yesterday  when  all  of  us  were  in  the  office  introduc- 
ing ourselves  to  each  other  and  brainstorming  the  first  story  and 
theme  ideas.  Now,  a  year  has  flown  by  and  we  have  an  amazing  book 
to  show  for  all  the  long  hours  and  hard  work.  It  feels  so  great  to  know 
that  I  played  a  part  in  such  a  prestigious  publication. 

This  was  mv  first  and  only  year  on  staff,  and  I  couldn't  have  imag- 
ined a  better  experience  or  found  a  better  organization  to  participate  in 
during  my  last  year  at  JMU.  Despite  the  long  deadline  weekends,  spend- 
ing long  hours  in  the  basement  of  Roop  and  feeling  unbelievably  sleep- 
deprived  at  times,  I  learned  so  much  and  had  such  a  great  experience. 

To  the  Ed  Board,  you  gave  me  something  to  look  forward  to  every 
time  I  came  into  the  office.  Talking  and  laughing  with  you  guys  always 
provided  the  needed  relief  from  what  seemed  like  endless  editing  and 
caption,  headline  and  sub-head  writing.  I  couldn't  have  imagined  it 
without  you  all.  Maria,  you  were  an  amazing  leader  and  always  willing 
to  help  with  anything  and  everything.  I  greatly  admired  your  dedica- 
tion to  the  book  and  everyone  involved  in  it,  thanks  for  everything.  To 
the  rest  of  the  Ed  Board,  I'm  so  glad  I  got  to  know  all  of  you.  You  are 
all  so  talented  in  so  many  ways  and  I  learned  so  much  from  each  one  of 
you.  Joanna  and  Stephanie,  I  know  you  two  will  do  an  amazing  job  on 
the  book  next  year. 

To  my  family,  you  have  been  a  constant  source  of  support  for 
which  I  will  be  forever  grateful;  I  love  you  all  so  much.  Mom,  you  are 
so  amazing,  fun,  intelligent,  caring,  kind  and  someone  I  have  always, 
and  will  always,  look  up  to.  Thank  you  for  your  love  and  encourage- 
ment. Dad,  you  have  always  been  there  for  me  through  thick  and  thin, 
and  I  can't  thank  you  enough  for  everything  you've  done  for  me.  To 
my  big  brothers,  you  have  played  such  an  important  role  in  my  life  and 
helped  me  become  the  person  I  am  today.  Mary  and  Alison,  I  have  had 
so  much  fun  the  last  two  summers.  These  have  been  some  of  the  best 
times  of  my  life,  filled  with  so  many  wonderful  memories,  thank  you  so 
much  for  everything. 

To  all  of  my  friends,  at  home  and  at  school,  thank  you  for  the 
endless  support  and  all  the  fun  times  we  have  had  together.  My  best 
friends,  Taylor  and  Robby,  you  have  been  constants  in  my  life.  "We 
have  so  much  history  and  I'm  so  lucky  to  have  you  two  in  my  life.  To 
my  wonderful  roommates  and  best  friends  at  JMU;  Wendy,  Anna  and 
Megan,  you  have  made  the  last  two  years  at  JMU  so  incredibly  amaz- 
ing. Whether  I  needed  someone  to  talk  to,  go  out  with,  hang  out  with 
or  just  goof  around  with,  you  guys  were  always  there.  I  don't  think  I 
could  have  picked  a  better  living  situation,  I  love  you  guys.  And  to  all  of 
the  wonderful  people  and  friends  I  have  come  in  contact  with  over  the 
years,  you  each  have  brought  something  special  to  my  life,  thank  you. 

I  can't  believe  I  will  graduating  soon  and  going  off  into  the  real 
world.  JMU  has  become  a  second  home  to  me  and  it  will  be  unbeliev- 
ably sad  to  leave.  The  university  has  given  me  so  many  great  experi- 
ences, fun  times  and  allowed  me  to  meet  so  many  incredible  people.  I 
can't  wait  to  look  back  on  this  book  in  the  future  and  remember  all  of 
these  wonderful  memories  of  JMU. 


KARA  BEEBE 
Managing  Editor 


rac hael's  letter 


As  I  began  writing  this  letter  1  came  to  realize  that  mv  time  at  JMU  is  quickh  drawing 
to  an  end.  While  that  idea  still  seems  strange  to  me,  1  am  also  filled  with  gratitude  for  my 
time  here.  I've  met  some  of  my  best  friends  and  have  had  some  incredible  opportunities. 
The  past  four  years  have  been  the  most  amazing  time  of  mv  life  thanks  to  the  wonderful 
people  who  have  made  a  lasting  impact  on  me. 

The  past  two  vears  serving  on  The  Bluestone  has  been  a  wonderful  experience  because 
of  the  people  I've  worked  with.  To  the  Basement  Beauties  of  the  Ed  Board.  \ou  are  talented 
and  amazing  women  that  have  made  each  deadline  a  lun  experience. 

To  Mayr  and  Kelli,  I  could  not  have  asked  for  better  freshmen  roommates.  From  late 
night  dance  parties  to  destroving  every  lamp  in  our  room.  I've  never  had  as  much  fun  as  I 
did  living  in  that  cramped  room  with  you  girls. 

To  mv  roommates.  I  can't  imagine  life  without  you  after  graduation,  but  1  know  we 
W'ill  always  stav  close.  Erin,  I  can't  believe  we've  practicallv  lived  together  all  of  college!  You 
are  truly  one  of  the  sweetest  people  I've  ever  met  and  I  feel  blessed  to  have  you  in  mv  life. 
Ash,  we  have  grown  so  much  since  meeting  in  junior  kindergarten!  You  have  been  there  for 
me  through  everything  and  are  one  of  the  most  loyal  friends  I've  ever  had.  Steph,  on  top  of 
being  one  of  the  most  fun  people  to  go  out  with,  you  are  such  a  talented  writer  and  editor. 
You  will  go  far!  Tina,  vou  will  alwavs  be  a  roomate  to  me.  I  will  miss  our  messv  apartment, 
trving  to  get  ready  by  6:30  on  Thursdavs,  and  Erin's  random  baking  that  happened  at  just 
the  right  times.  I  love  you  all! 

To  my  neighbors  Kelly  and  Erica,  I'm  so  glad  we  became  so  close,  I  feel  like  you  all  are 
my  second  roommates.  To  my  girls  from  home,  Lauren  and  Amanda,  it's  a  testament  to  our 
friendship  that  we  remain  this  close  after  so  many  years.  To  John,  you  are  still  one  of  mv 
best  friends.  \'our  continued  support  means  so  much  to  me. 

Thanks  to  mv  familv  for  alwavs  being  there  for  me.  Your  support  has  helped  me  get  to 
where  I  am  todav  and  will  guide  me  in  the  future. 

So  manv  people  at  JMU  have  touched  mv  life  and  I  thank  vou.  Although  I  can't  wait 
for  what  the  future  holds,  I  am  so  lucky  to  be  able  to  look  back  on  the  amazing  memories  of 
my  time  here.  RACHAEL  GROSECLOSE 

Co-Supervising  Editor 


's  letter 


It  seems  like  vesterda\  that  I  was  sitting  in  D-Hall  tor  mv  \er\  first  time;  I  hadn't  even  de- 
cided if  I  wanted  to  be  a  Duke  vet,  but  began  to  make  inquiries  about  being  part  of  the  vear- 
book  staff  Now  as  mv  first  vear  on  the  editorial  board  comes  to  a  close,  I  could  not  be  more 
proud  to  have  been  part  of  such  a  prestigious  publication  and  an  incredible  and  dxiiamic  staff 

To  the  members  of  the  Editorial  Board  (aka  Basement  Beauties):  Stephanie,  I  can't  say 
your  name  without  thinking  dedication.  You  didn't  have  to.  but  you  staved  in  the  office  with 
us  for  16  hours  at  a  time;  you  are  extremely  hard-working  and  talented.  Rachael.  you  were 
mv  partner  in  crime.  Even  though  we  both  had  no  idea  what  our  jobs  entailed  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  semester,  we  seemed  to  figure  it  out  prett\  well  together.  Kara,  I  will  really  miss 
sitting  in  the  other  room  for  two  hours  writing  sub-headlines  with  you — you're  so  good  at 
them!  Revee,  vour  ability  to  step  up  and  take  on  any  responsibilitv  is  remarkable.  Jenny, 
you  are  kind  and  patient  and  above  all,  talented.  The  spreads  look  amazing.  I  admire  your 
talent.  Mindi,  you  are  one  of  the  main  reasons  I  was  even  on  the  Editorial  Board  this  year. 
You  helped  me  realize  my  potential.  You  have  a  truly  remarkable  eye  for  composition  and 
understand  journalism  better  than  anvone  your  age.  Sara.  I  have  looked  up  to  you  since  my 
freshman  year  when  I  forced  m\'  wav  onto  the  staff.  I  have  never  met  anyone  who  put  quali- 
tv  before  quantitv  as  mtich  as  you  do.  You  will  leave  big  shoes  to  fill.  And  last  but  certainlv 
not  least,  to  my  amazing  editor  in  chief  Maria:  What  an  expert  leader  you  have  been.  You 
never  missed  a  step  with  vour  constant  hand-outs  and  agendas  you  made  for  us  everv 
week.  Somehow  you  seemed  to  have  every  angle  covered.  You  are  an  extremely  talented 
person,  and  I  greatly  appreciate  everything  you've  done. 

To  my  wonderful  roommate  Fegan:  There  is  no  one  else  with  wlioiu  I'd  rather  watch 
10  seasons  of  "Friends"  in  a  row.  Thank  you  for  not  only  being  the  best  roommate  ever,  but 
one  of  my  best  friends.  To  my  fellow  group  fitness  instructors;  Thank  you  all  for  being  not 
only  fabulous  co-workers,  but  amazing  friends.  I  look  forward  to  many  more  grapevines, 
power  squats  and  jab/cross  combos  next  year.  And  last  but  most  certainly  not  least,  to  my 
parents:  I  am  only  allotted  a  certain  amount  of  space  for  this  letter  but  there  is  nothing  in 
the  world  that  would  allow  me  ample  room  to  express  how  grateful  I  am  for  you.  'You  both 
are  ct)nstant  reminders  of  not  only  mv  potential,  but  what  I  somedax  strive  to  be.  Thank 
you  tor  all  your  love  and  support.  JOANNA  BRENNER 

Co-Supervising  Editor 


13801  Closing 


hluestone  staff 


Are  we  reallv  finished?  It  is  hard  to  comprehend  all  we  have  accom- 
plished in  onlv  five  deadlines.  While  I  mostly  feel  exhilaratingly  liberated  to 
have  completed  the  book,  a  part  of  me  is  genuinely  saddened  not  to  have  any 
more  weekends  in  the  basement  of  Roop  Hall  to  look  forward  to — at  least  not 
until  next  fall!  When  I  first  accepted  the  position  of  producer,  I  was  complete- 
ly unsure  of  what  it  entailed.  With  a  lot  of  help  and  support,  however.  I  realh 
was  able  to  grasp  ^vhat  I  was  doing  here,  and  with  that,  I  began  to  love  it. 

To  the  ladies  of  the  Ed  Board,  thanks  so  much  for  taking  me  in  as 
more  than  just  a  staff  member — working  with  you  all  has  been  great!  This 
year  has  been  an  amazing  experience  for  me,  as  it  has  allowed  me  to  meet  a 
group  of  truh-  wonderful  and  dri\en  women  who  ^^•ill  sureh-  lead  very  suc- 
cessful lives.  To  my  roommates,  thanks  for  dealing  with  the  constant  tease 
of  smelling  freshly  baked  cookies  in  our  kitchen,  only  to  find  out  I'd  be 
taking  them  into  The  Bluestone  office  (sorry).  Cristen,  I  loved  our  "scoop 
me  up  at  the  statue"  system  we  developed  for  our  6:00  p.m.  BDub's  dinners 
every  Saturday  of  deadline — what  a  tradition. 

Tojae,  thanks  for  vour  perpetual  belief  that  I  could  do  anything  I 
genuinely  wanted  to.  I  remember  you  were  the  one  pushing  me  to  polish  my 
resume  and  submit  my  application  for  The  Bluestone 
in  the  first  place — I'm  so  thankful  for  that! 

To  mv  family,  thanks  for  the  unending  support 
that  I  have  received  from  all  of  you,  not  excluding 
the  occasional  "yearbook  dork"  comment  from  Mi- 
chael. I  always  know  that  regardless  of  how  I  choose 
to  dedicate  my  time,  )ou  ^^•ill  always  be  proud  of  me 
and  support  my  endeavors. 


STEPHANIE  HARDMAN 
Producer 


WHO  WOULD  YOU  MOST  LIKE  TO  WRITE  YOUR  LIFE  STORY? 
Brianne  Beers:  "There  is  no  one  who  could  do  a  better  job  with  writing  a  life 
story  on  me  than  m)self.  Nobody  can  truly  put  into  words  what  I  have  been 
through  as  well  as  I  could.  I  would  love  to  do  this  someday  when  I  can  look 
back,  reflect,  and  write." 

Stephen  Brown:  "The  guys  that  write  for  the  show  "Lost"  just  because  they'd 
make  it  crazy  cool!" 

Laura  Becker:  "I  would  like  Jeanne  Marie  Laskas,  a  columnist  for  The 
Washington  Post  Magazine,  to  write  my  life  story.  She  can  find  humor  in 
every  situation.  I  love  reading  her  column,  so  I  would  think  she  would  do  a 
fantastic  job  w-riting  all  about  me!" 

Katie  FitzGerald:  "I  would  want  William  Shakespeare  to  write  my  life 
story.  He  was  one  of  the  greatest  playwrights  in  history  and  he  would  weave 
a  web  of  love,  passion  and  the  different  states  of  the  human  mind  to  make 
my  life  storv-  something  worth  reading." 

Jean  Han:  "If  I  could  have  anyone  write  my  life  story,  it  would  be  Jean  Grae. 
She  is  an  incredibh-  talented  hip-hop  artist  and  is  knoxvn  for  her  ability  to  write 
poetic,  creative  lyrics.  She  would  be  able  to  take  my  life  story  from  the  mun- 
dane and  make  it  into  something  beautiful." 

Sunny  Hon:  "Mitch  Albom,  because  he's  one  of  my  favorite  writers.  He 
always  has  such  great  insight  about  life  and  everything  pertaining  to  it.  In 
addition,  he's  a  great  sports  columnist." 

Rati  Kitts:  "My  sister,  because  she's  my  best  friend  and  she  knows  me  bet- 
ter than  anyone." 

Katie  O'Dowd:  "Jennifer  Weiner,  who  wrote  "In  Her  Shoes,"  because 
she's  one  of  my  favorite  authors." 

Victoria  Shelor:  "Vladimir  Nabokov,  because  his  writing  is  ground-break- 
,ng  and  beautiful."  CONTRIBUTING  WRITERS 

Amanda  Albach 

Jackie  Albright 

Elizabeth  Carpenter 

Joey  Gundrum 

Christine  Hulse 

Maggie  Miller 


"We  adore  chaos  because  we  love  to  prociuce  order!' 

-M.C.  Escher 

DESIGNERS 
Leslie  Gavin 
Theresa  Kattuia 
Michelle  Melton 
Katie  Piwowarczyk 
Lane  Robbins 


"I  think  the  best  pictures  are  often  on  the  edges  of  any 
situation,  I  don't  find  photographing  the  situation  nearly 
as  interesting  as  photographing  the  edges." 

-■VV^illiam  Albert  Allard, 
"The  Photographic  Essay" 


CONTRIBUTING 
PHOTOGRAPHERS 
Candace  Edmonds 
Katrina  Putker 


PHOTOGRAPHERS 
Nancy  Daly 
Meghan  DeSanto 
Jewels  Gundrum 
Tara  Hepler 
Kellie  Nowlin 


Closing  1381 


Colophon 


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by  Taylor  Publishing  Company  in  Dallas,  Texas.  The  408  pages  were  submitted 
on  compact  disks  using  Macintosh  versions  of  Adobe  InDesign  CS,  Photoshop  7.0 
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Glenn  Russell  as  account  executive. 

The  theme,  Distinct,  was  developed  by  Kara  Beebe,  Joanna  Brenner,  Rachael 
Groseclose,  Stephanie  Hardman,  Maria  Nosal,  Jenny  Young,  Mindi  Westhoff  and 
Sara  Wist.  The  opening  and  closing  sections  and  index  were  designed  bv  Jennv 
Young.  Each  of  the  other  four  sections  were  designed  bv  Jenny  Young,  Theresa 
Kattula,  Katie  Piwowarczyk,  Lane  Robbins,  Leslie  Gavin  and  Michelle  Melton. 

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Genesis,  Bern  and  Muse  Script.  The  classes  section  used  Gochin.  The  organizations 
section  used  Cheerstype  and  Athena.  The  sports  sections  used  Skia,  Adobe  Gara- 
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13821  Colophon 


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Colophon  13831 


Index 


a 


Abbitt,  Mariel 279 

Abbott,  Katie 308 

Abdelmoty,  Tamara 175 

Abdelrazaq,  Mona 307 

Abdul-Wahid,  Hassan 342 

Abejuela,  Manoel-Raphael  ... 

175 

Aboulhouda,  Nadia 175 

Abubaker,  Sarah 159,  286 

Adams,  Andrea 203 

Adams,  Catherine 221 

Adams,  Christina 215 

Adams,  Drew 342 

Adams,  Elizabeth 248 

Adams,  Erin 3!  I 

Adams,  Jake 308 

Adams,  Kelsey 227 

Adams,  Nick 342 

Adams,  Raven 290 

Adams,  Tyler 288 

Adkins,  Taylor 293 

Adier,  Lindsey 197,246 

Ahmad,  Merrium 191 

Ahn,  Min  Chung 227 

Aiello,  Marc 227 

Aikman,  Emily 221 

Ainsley,  Brett 342 

Aitken,  Emily 227 

Aja,  Sandra 215 

Akins,  Victoria 227 

Albert,  Jamie 286 

Albert,  Joseph 178 

Albis,  Dan 51 

Albright,  Samantha 191 

Aleman,  Melissa 165 

Alexander,  Ashley...  227,  298 

Alexander,  Shannon 249 

Alexis,  Meredith 356,  357 

Alfano,  Melissa 301 

Alff,  Kristina 227 

Allahverdi,  Sarvenaz 300 

Allen,  Alexandra 227 

Allen,  Carrie 31! 

Allen,  David 296 

Allen,  Elizabeth 227 

Allen,  Tyler 21! 

Allensworth,  Bob 324 

1384!  Closing 


Alles,  Harry 247 

Alleva,  Danielle 286 

Allgier,  Jaclyn 287 

Allgier,  Pat 263 

Allin,  Meg 227 

Allison,  Garrett 196 

Allison,  Lauren 270 

Alpha  Chi  Sigma 244 

Alpha  Kappa  Alpha  Sorority, 

Inc 244-245 

Alpha  Kappa  Psi 245 

Alpha  Phi 247-248 

Alpha  Phi  Omega 246 

Alpha  Sigma  Alpha 248 

Alpha  Sigma  Tau 251-252 

Altieri,  Rob 319 

Altman,  Aila 250 

Alvare,  Allyson 249 

Alvare,  Bethany 249 

Alvarez,  Alessandra 227 

Amann,  Shannon 286 

Amaral,  Jennifer 159 

Amateis,  Samantha 227 

Ambis,  Christy 274 

Amer,  Lana 288 

American  Criminal  Justice 

Association 247 

Amoako,  Angela 268 

Anderberg,  Jessica 83 

Anderson,  Christopher...  197 

Anderson,  Elizabeth 

159,227,278 

Anderson,  Heather 287 

Anderson,  Jordan 279 

Anderson,  Karin 265 

Anderson,  Laura 278 

Anderson,  Leslie 330,  331 

Anderson,  Nelly 331 

Anderson,  Rob 290 

Anderson,  Sam 113,  300 

Anderson,  Sarah 221,  277 

Andersson,  Craig 159 

Andrews,  Kristin 227,  288 

Andrews,  Lindsey 276 

Andrews,  Robert 244 

Angster,  Kristen 215 

Anthony,  Allison 276 

Anzuini,  Steve 266 

Appiah,  Sally 197 

Apted,  Terrence 342 

Archer,  Deborah 270 

Archery 316-317 

Ardolino,  Kate... 53,  159.246 

Arey,  Hunter 246 

Argenbright,  Clarke 298 

Argy,  Kim 349 

Armenio,  Lyndsi 3 1 1 


Armstrong,  Danielle 227 

Arthur,  Jennifer 265 

Arthur,  Lauren 250 

Arthur,  Thomas 234 

Artis,  Brandon 256 

Art  Classes 223 

Asgari,  Golriz 278 

Ashley,  Leanne 286 

Ashman,  Dustin 279 

Association  of  Women  in 

Communication 249 

Association  of  Computing 

Machinery 248 

Atkins,  Ashley..  158,  159,31! 

Atkinson,  Jamie 3 1 1 

Austen,  Katie 1 59 

Austin,  Courtney 227 

Avalos,  Candace 

227,  294.  295 

Avery,  Allison 71 

Avery,  Rachel 159 

Axton,  Lucy 286 

Ayers,  Brandon 244 

Ayers,  Rebecca 227 


b 


Babaeizadeh,  Fariba 

266,288 

Babcock,  Brad 204 

Babul,  Jon 354 

Bach,  Krystle 286 

Backenstose,  Lauren 290 

Badgett,  Andrew 286 

Badgley,  Clare 246 

Baer,  Samantha 265 

Bagwell,  Kelly 175 

Bahr,  Paige 265 

Bailey,  Alexander 227 

Bailey,  Erin 286 

Bailey,  Kyle 289 

Bailey,  Matt 328,  337 

Bailey,  Megan 227 

Bailey,  Robert 227 

Bain,  Meghan 340,  341 

Baker,  Amie 288 

Baker,  Brina 310 

Baker,  L.C 342 

Baker,  Nathaniel 266 

Baker,  Rosanne 334 

Bakewell,  Nick 300 

Balady,  Anthony 300 


Balch,  Jeremy 197 

Baldino,  Lindsay 249 

Baldo,  Emily 270 

Ball,  McKenzie 250 

Ballard,  Grayson 227 

Ballard,  Ladaisha 

245,  256,  298,  299 

Bandyke,  Sarah 286 

Banek,  Ashley 277 

Banjade,  Pratik 227,  269 

Banks,  Alvin 342 

Banks,  Amanda 

227,302,303 

Baranowsky,  John  342 

Barber,  Amanda 197 

Barber,  Jenny 31! 

Barber,  Stephany 266 

Barbour,  Jordan 304 

Barden,  Meg 277 

Barker,  Emily 263 

Barker,  Rachel 261 

Barlow,  George 342 

Barnard,  Kara 25!,  292 

Barnes,  Annie 277 

Barnes,  Charneice 227 

Barnes,  Courtney 227 

Barnes.  Justin 342 

Barnhardt,  Stephanie 197 

Barrar,  Riley 360 

Barrett,  Michael 197 

Barry,  Mary-Katherine ....  !59 

Barth,  Grace 246 

Bartley,  Marcus 364 

Bar  Scene  in  Harrisonburg... 

!l6-!!9 

Baseball 318,319 

Bashoff.  Sheryl 246 

Basilio,  Del  Ciela 304 

Baskervill,  David 271 

Baskette,  Megan 3 !  I 

Bass,  Emily 286 

Bass,  Nick 335 

Bassett,  Alexandra 3! I 

Bassi,  Kendra 298 

Bates,  Erik 270 

Batten,  Brett 274,  275 

Baucom,  Allison !75,  288 

Baudean,  Brianne 76 

Bauman,  Johnny 364 

Bauman,  Mark 227,  302 

Baumler,  Jennifer 265 

Bavolack,  Jessica 221 

Baxter,  David 328,  337 

Bayles.  Karia 250 

Bayles,  Kristine !69 

Beach,  Christopher 

306,307 


Beach-Rehner,  Chris 278 

Bean,  Carrie 175 

Bean,  Danielle 273 

;  Beardnnore,  Michelle 

331,338,  339 

Bearman,  Seth 92 

,  Beasley,  Allison 286 

!  Beazley,  Caroline 277 

'  Bechtol,  Erica 363 

!  Beck,  Alexandra 227 

Beck,  Matt 266 

Becker,  Laura 381 

Beczkiewicz,  Brittany 311 

Beebe,  Kara 159,253.379 

Beers,  Brianne...89,  107,  286 

Behrens,  Cheryl 159 

Beichert,  Laura 175 

Beisler,  Alii 307 

Beisler,  Allison 93,  311 

Beissel,  Brent 227 

Belcher,  Katelyn 291 

Bell,  Duncan 268,  269 

Bell,  Lauren 286,349 

Bell,  Scott 269 

Bell,  Stuart 334,  335 

Beltrane,  John 266 

Belyea,  Emily 3 1 1 

Benator,  Jaime 261 

Bence,  Nina 265 

Bender,  Erin 338,  339 

Bender,  Michelle 244 

Benghauser,  Sara 250 

Bennett,  Brian 295 

Bennett,  Caitlin 250 

Bennett,  Jessica 175 

Bennett,  Katie 26! 

Benson,  Jerry 240 

Bentz,  Emily 303 

Benvenuto,  Andrea 357 

Benzing,  Thomas 203 

Bereski,  Angela 3!  I 

Berg,  Christine 282 

Berger,  Kelly 197,320 

Bergkuist,  Jessica 175 

Berka.  Kat 33! 

Berkemeier,  Kelly 323 

Berrodin,  Matthew 328 

Berry,  Reggie 342 

Berryman,  Ajda 175 

Bertola,  Mary  Anne 246 

Bertoni,  Ashely 264 

Bess,  Matt 328 

Best  Buddies 250 

Beta  Alpha  Psi 25! 

Betz,  Kathryn 31! 

Bevington,  Ashley 320 

Bevis,  Kirby 175 


Beyer,  Denise 227 

Bhalala,  Heeral 269 

Bhambhani,  Sanju 74 

Bhatia,  Amit 248 

Bhatia,  Priyanka 26! 

Biancanello,  Anthony 342 

Bickley,  Caroline 287 

Biggins,  Marisa 33 1 

Binsted,  Seth 264,  273 

Birckhead,  Brandon 227 

Birk,  Kristin 261 

Birkhead,  Anne 249 

Biron,  Heather 31 1 

Bise,  Daniel 175 

Bishara,  Nabil 215 

Bishop,  Jennifer 

261,308,316 

Bishop,  Kiley 344 

Bishop,  Rachel 227 

Bittner,  David 197 

Bivins,  Ashley 249 

Black,  Amanda 286 

Black,  April 227 

Blackman,  Jenna 349 

Black  and  Latino  Greek 

Caucus 256 

Black  Student  Alliance ....  257 

Blades,  Nicole 360 

Blair,  Anne 267 

Blake,  Timothy 227 

Blanton,  Rachel 252,  253 

Bleau,  Paul 166 

Blessing,  Anne 261 

Blickenstaff,  Audra 289 

Bliss,  Jason 246 

Blomstrann,  Kristi 286 

Bloomfield,  Casey 250 

Blore,  David 269 

Bluestone,  The 252-253 

Blumenthal,  Carla...  260,  261 

Bobber,  Gretchen 300 

Bobbitt,  Kionna 299 

Bobrowski,  Alicia 250 

Bobrowski,  Dana 

69,  175,  306,  307 

Bock,  Jennifer 197,  267 

Bocskor,  Priscilla 191 

Bodamer,  Elyse 249 

Bodie,  Jennifer 159 

Boelte,  Jillian 265 

Boggess,  Colin 159 

Boies,  Rebecca 227 

Bollenback,  Meghan 25 

Boiling,  Holly 169,259 

Bolon,  Christine 227 

Bolton,  Antoinne 342 

Bon,  Jen 270 


Bonacic-Doric,  Nina 159 

Bonanno,  Leann 31 1 

Bonaroti,  Marielle 287 

Bonfils,  Maribeth 288,  293 

Bonham,  Thomas 175 

Bookjans,  Patrick 360 

Booth,  Sarah 250 

Bornarth,  Amanda 261 

Borne,  Brandon 256 

Borsari,  Sara 261 

Bortone,  Marisa 197 

Borzino,  Michelle 276 

Bosica,  Maria 320 

Bosley,  Trent 256 

Bossa,  Leanne 3 1 1 

Bost,  Tabitha 227 

Bosworth,  Landry 227 

Boudreau,  Jaymie....  221,  265 

Bounds,  Lynn 197 

Bounds,  Renee 247,  323 

Bourne,  Becca 258 

Bourne,  Jim 298 

Bourne,  Rebecca 197 

Boutv^ell,  Casey 298 

Bove,  Megan 221 

Boveri,  Brittany 227 

Bowen-VanDamia,  Adam 

289 

Bowers,  Lindsay 349 

Bowles,  Jamie 221 

Bowling,  Amberly 227 

Bowling,  Louise 221 

Bowling,  Sarah 263 

Bowman,  Drew 271 

Boxer,  Dan 290,  291 

Boxley,  D.D 342 

Boyd,  Courtney 197 

Boyd,  Derek 175 

Boyer,  Caitlin 258,259 

Boyer,  Laura 197,  289 

Boyle,  Kennedy 247 

Bradford,  Rex 266,  270 

Bradley,  Lauren 320 

Bradley,  Nadine 197 

Brady,  Kristen 67,  278 

Brady,  Patricia 137 

Bragg,  Nicole 227 

Brahms,  Brandon 335 

Brakke,  David 240 

Brammer,  Kristen 302 

Branch,  Beth 250 

Branch,  Elizabeth 175 

Branch,  Rachel 197 

Brandlein,  Chris 328 

Brandon,  D.J 342 

Brandon,  Gregory ....  159,300 
Bransford,  Ardon 342 


Madison  Patron 

(iiiiilrihiiliinis  iif$H/()  ay  iiunr     /^ 

■  "  .\^ 

Mr.  K.-  Mrs.  II.  liiij-wcll 
I'oii  Monmoiilli,  N.|. 

Mr.  X.-  Mrs.  K.C.  Bovvdc-n 
Mciulhain,  N.J. 

Kichard  Winn  &  Oorinnc  Urotk-rick 
Wcsllurd,  Mass. 

Kin  i*v.'  licvcrly  (iarniil 
I  lunlcTsvilk',  NX'.. 


Bcacli,  Va. 


W.  Alan  cVC-  Jancl  1..  Day 
Rcslon,  Va. 


Manassas,  Va. 


1)1-.  X.-  Mrs. 


IVach,  V; 


I'aivi/.  &  I'ai- 
Chanlillv,  Va 


Kiislv  Ma 


(aaig  &  Kli/.al) 
i^oanokc,  Va. 


Ritlimond,  Va. 


I'm. I)  it  .M; 


Index    385 


Brantley,  Gwendolyn 

8,  186,  311 

Brauer,  Peyton 227 

Braun,  Emily 263 

Bray,  JaQuan 354 

Bray,  Rachel 265 

Brecker,  Eve 261 

Breeding,  Amy 

175,  260,  261 

Breeze,  The 254-  255 

Breig,  Alicia 300 

Breitenberg,  Lindsay 

282, 290 

Bremer,  Rachel 227 

Brennan,  Amy 159 

Brennan,  Kathlenn 277 

Brenner,  Joanna 

120,  121,253,380 

Bressler,  Colleen 287 

Bretz,  Kristin 191 

Brewbaker,  Fielding 

344,  345 

Brewer,  Rebekah 250 

Brice,  Lauren 247 

Brigagliano,  Nicole 268 

Bring  Your  Own  Spirituality 

259 

Brinkley,  Kevin 328 

Briscoe,  Jenee 3 1 1 

Bristow,  Matt 319 

Britland,  Joanne 331,  339 

Brittle,  Drew 278 

Britton,  Jon 346 

Broccoli,  Nick 364 

Brody,  Scott 277 

Broekhuizen,  Merel 340 

Bronson,  Ashley 250 

Brookes,  Roger 197 

Brooks,  Allison 13,  303 

Brooks,  Kenny 57 

Brooks,  Lee  ....294,295,296 

Brophy,  Jess 320 

Brophy,  Jessica 321 

Brosmer,  Lynn 227 

Brothers,  Carrie 308 

Browder,  Jerrica 299 

Brown,  Ashton 264 

Brown,  Asia 227 

Brown,  Benjamin 302 

Brown,  Donell 342 

Brown,  Douglas 140,  240 

Brown,  Gwendolyn 307 

Brown,  Jared 271 

Brown,  Jennifer 356,  357 

Brown,  Jerald 342 

Brown,  Jessica 226,  274 

Brown,  Josh 285 

13861  Closing 


Brown,  Joshua 147 

Brown,  Keisha 175,  287 

Brown,  Kimberly 287 

Brown,  Lindan 292 

Brown,  Martin 159 

Brown,  Marvin 342 

Brown,  Mike 304 

Brown,  Nicole 227 

Brown,  Ray 342 

Brown,  Ronnell 342 

Brown,  Will 269,300 

Brown,  Wyatt 304 

Brugh,  Laura 250 

Brumfield,  Lauren 227 

Brummell,  Stephanie 

102,  120,  186,311 

Bruno,  Ashley 3 1 1 

Bruton,  Rachel 290 

Brynn,  Dorsey 221 

Buchanan,  Annie 185 

Buchanan,  Taylor 249 

Buckheit,  Sara 109 

Buckland,  Bryan 328,  337 

Buckley,  Danielle 261 

Buckley,  Katie 246 

Buddenhagen,  Michelle... 227 

Bujakowski,  Lee 319 

Buiko,  Rebecca 228 

Bull,  Lauren 286 

Bullis,  Bridget 159 

Bullock,  Melanie 307 

Bumpus,  MaLisa 357 

Bunch,  Emily 246 

Buonocore,  Michael 273 

Burden,  Robert  295,  296 

Burdick,  Jennifer 290 

Burgdorf,  Louis 273 

Burgess,  Caitlin 246 

Burgess,  Kelly 286 

Burke,  Roger 360 

Burke,  Sarah 265 

Burkett,  Allison 360 

Burkett,  Kimberly 175 

Burkhart,  Jen 331 

Burkins,  Kim 273 

Burlew,  Lauren 284 

Burn,  James 337 

Burnette,  Josh 228 

Burns,  James 328,  337 

Burt,  Emily 159,334,  335 

Burton,  Tyler 98,99,  159 

Busk,  Bob 237 

Bussert,  Colin 300 

Bussjaeger,  Elaine 228 

Bustard,  Thomas 159 

Butler,  Alyson 228 

Butzer,  Emily 257 


Byrd,  Rebecca 126 


c 


Cabe  Halpern,  Linda 240 

Cadel,  Courtney 286 

Cadle,Josiah 328,  337 

Caggiano,  Kathleen 273 

Cain,  Hayley 250 

Cairns,  Jemma 191 

Calabrese,  Julianna 175 

Calderone,  Danielle 75 

Callis,  Elizabeth 228 

Callis,Joe 197 

Callis,  Lawrence 197 

Callis,  Michelle 363 

Calys,  Erica 261 

Camardi,  Michelle 278 

Campbell,  Carlin 324 

Campbell,  Kayla 249 

Campbell,  Lindsay 261 

Campbell,  Molly 261 

Campbell,  Paul 358 

Campbell,  Peggy 27 

Camphouse,  Beth 123 

Canlar,  Sibel 159 

Cannon,  Libby 320 

Canther,  Walter 269 

Caplinger,  Mark 228 

Capp,  Danny 278 

Cappa,  Christine 197 

Cappel,  Marisa 175 

Capps,  Kendall 288 

Caran,  Julie 259 

Caran,  Kevin 259 

Carbajal,  Pamela 257 

Carbone,  Dave 271 

Carcich,  Federico 191 

Cardoni,  Andrew 215 

CARE 256-257 

Career  Education  Officers... 

260 

Carlson,  Lauren 266 

Carlson,  Leslie 265 

Carmack,  Anne 272 

Carnahan,  Andrew 301 

Carnes,  Brian 175 

Carney,  Colleen 277 

Caro,  Rachel 277 

Carpenter,  Elizabeth 

228, 250 


Carper,  Briana 

Carpio,  Leanne 

Carr,  Allen 

Carr,  Joanne  B 

Carrera,  Briana 

Carrera,  Tamara 

Carrier,  Ronald  E 

Carrithers,  Melissa 

Carroll,  Brittany 

Carroll,  Kathleen 

Carsten,  Lee 

Carter,  Elizabeth 

Carter,  Emily...  160,  270, 

Carter,  Jeanette 

Carter,  Tarin 228, 

Carter,  Terrance 354, 

Cartis,  Daniel 

Cartis,  Jennifer 

Cartwright,  J.C 

Carucci,  Alexandra 

Casallas,  Jackie 

Casanova,  Daniel 

Casella,  Gina 331, 

Caseres,  Steven 

Casner,  Fallon 

Caspero,  Alexandra 

Cassell,  Kristin 

Caussin,  Mike 

Cavin,  Leslie 

253,295,296, 

Cawley,  Paul 

Cebulski,  Sarah 348, 

Ceccacci,  Dana 191, 

Cecil,  Annie 

Cella,  Kristen 

Cercone,  Dawn 

Cere,  Bridget 

Cerulli,  Adam 

Cestare,  Katherine 

Cewe,  Jennifer 

Chaale,  Sophia 

Chalker,  Liz 

Chamberlain,  Mary 

Chami,  Gabriel 

Chang,  Wendy 

Chaplin,  Allison 

Chapman,  Jacqueline 

Chapman,  Jennifer 

133,331, 

Charity,  Marcus 

Charlesworth,  Crystal.... 

Chartier,  John 

Chavez,  Jenn 

Cheerleading 334- 

Chen,  Cynthia 

Cheney,  Amanda 

Cheng,  Jessica 


360 
287 
328 
240 
323 
323 
240 
267 
...59 
.215 
364 
.197 
293 
228 
299 
355 
228 
.175 
204 
.176 
256 
160 
339 
.319 
.311 
122 
250 
342 


381 
328 
349 
277 
286 
303 
302 
265 
251 
261 
.176 
275 
250 
344 
354 
300 
.311 
.331 


339 
342 
.176 
363 
323 
335 
176 
160 
286 


Cheung,  Angela 197 

Cheung,  Chelsea 176 

Chiaro,  Christina 197 

Chilton,  James 176 

Chilton,  Rosalie 265 

Chin,  Melissa 286 

Chirovsky,  Christina 

193,  286 

Cho,  Kris 22! 

Chocklett,  Jessica 228 

Chopra,  Sumiti 228,  269 

Chorus  Classes 226 

Chow,  Leah 311 

Christian,  Kelly 286 

Christofakis,  Anastasia...  302 

Christofakis,  Stacy 303 

Christopher,  Ashley 198 

Chu,  Alrich 342 

Chudoba,  Alex 363 

Chukwu,  Muso 257 

Chupein,  Rachel 349 

Chupka,  Michael 344 

Church,  Lindsay 160,  276 

Cianella,  Brian 285 

Cinemuse 26! 

Cipicchio,  Aimee 

95,294,295,296 

Cipollo,  Beth 26! 

Cipperly,  Megan 3 1 1 

Circle  K 262 

Claflin,  Charlotte 26! 

Clark,  Ashley 198,  303 

Clark,  Cameron 176,  302 

Clark,  Crystal 198 

Clark,  Katherine 250 

Clark,  Meagan 228 

Clark,  Rachael 244 

Clark,  Travis 160 

Clarke,  Chris 342 

Clarke,  Elizabeth 176 

Clarkson,  Genevieve 303 

Clarkson,  Nathaniel 273 

Clary,  Lauren 198 

Class,  Cassandra 198 

Class  Council 294 

Clatterbuck,  Jessica 228 

Clay,  Brian 324,  325 

Clickers  in  Class 203 

Clohan,  Jenny 323 

Clous,  James 176,  298 

Club  Swimming 263 

Coady,  Brittany 246 

Coalkey,  Cathy 340 

Cobaugh,  Sara 276 

Cobb,  Kristine 278 

Cobban,  Anna 286 

Coble,  Lauren 26! 


Cochran,  Cary 354 

Cochran,  Katie 323 

Coffman,  Jennifer 233 

Cogswell,  Kate 261 

Cohen,  Benjamin 228 

Cohn,  Jordan 69 

Colas,  Ryan 328,  337 

Colby,  Sarah 249 

Cole,  Callie 286 

Cole,  Derek 198 

Cole,  Jackie 26! 

Cole,  Maleika 

54,  69,  306,  307 

Cole,  S.  Jordan 328 

College  of  Arts  &  Letters  .... 

158 

College  of  Business 174 

College  of  Education 190 

College  of  Integrated 

Science  &  Technology 196 

College  of  Visual  & 

Performing  Arts 220 

College  Republicans 264 

Collier,  Daniel 176 

Collins,  Caitlin 245 

Comer,  Juliana 264 

Comer,  Katie 266 

Commons  Day 92 

Communication  Resource 

Center 169 

Conley,  Liz 359 

Conley,  Mary  Beth 250 

Connaghan,  Kyle 342 

Connors,  Liz 303 

Cook,  Brittany 198 

Cook,  Elizabeth 74 

Cook,  Jacob 319 

Cook,  Jenna 114,  203 

Cook,  Katherine 228 

Cook,  Rachel 176 

Cook,  Scott 342 

Cook,  Susan 228 

Cooks,  Chris 256 

Cooper,  Lindsey 228 

Corbett,  Erica 281,  305 

Cordingley,  Mike 

176,  266,  267 

Corker,  Megan 3 1 1 

Corner  Bistro 193 

Cornett,  Katie 33 1 

Corriere,  Dana 302 

Cosse,  Emily 31 1 

Costello,  Megan 160 

Costen,  Zach 342 

Cote,  Heather 261,  290 

Cotten,  Melynda 198 

Couch,  Bryan 228 


Couchenour,  Rachel 

244,261 

Counihan,  Mallory 340 

Courter,  Brian 176 

Cover,  Matt 99 

Cowgill,  Michael 318,319 

Cox,  Anna 190 

Cox,  Caria 308,  309 

Cox,  Geary 42 

Cox,  Kiara 1 36 

Coyle,  Jamie 363 

Coyner,  Jo 198 

Craft,  Corbin 261 

Craigue,  Allison 160,  293 

Craley,  Lori 160 

Cramer,  Renee 307 

Crampton,  Taryn 286 

Cravath,  Cristen 26! 

Crawford,  Justin 215 

Crawley,  Diachelle 299 

Crawley,  Erin 198,  300 

Creech,  Bonnie 290 

Creel,  Jenna 160 

Crew,  Elizabeth 228,  31! 

Criscuolo,  Dana 286 

Crisman,  Paul 228 

Crockett,  Sarah 198 

Cromwell,  Beth 

260,261,290,291 

Cronin,  Colleen 290 

Cronin,  Lynlea 320 

Crook,  Meredith 246 

Crooks,  Steve 342 

Cross,  Chiquita 

198,  256,  262,  263 

Cross,  Tiffany 33 1 

Crouch,  Alan 272,  273 

Crowley,  Sephanie 286 

Crutchfield,  Renee 228 

CS-L 258-259 

Culbertson,  Courtney 

160,274 

Cullen,  Casey 250 

Culligan,  Kathleen 221 

Culligan,  Tom 24 

Culpepper,  Casey....  228,  246 

Culver,  Leigh 228 

Cummens,  Taryn 215 

Cummings,  Melissa 228 

Cummings,  Tanner..  328,  337 

Cunningham,  Caitlin 228 

Curlett,  Courtney 249 

Curtis,  Pierre 354 

Cury,  Mark 289 

Curzio,  Bethany 303 

Cushwa,  Chris 1 18 

Cushwa,  Jonathan 221 


Madison  Patrons 

Conlributions  of  $100  or  more 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  L.  Wayne  Kirby 
Mechanicsville,  VA 

Barbara  &;  Bob  Koster 
East  Brunswick,  N.J. 

Thomas  &  Marilyn  Lowenfi'fi 
Kings  Park,  N.Y. 

Ronald  &  Linda  Maurer 
Johnstown,  Pa. 

Dr.  Douglas  and  Mrs.  Barbara 

Meyer,  Mia,  Elizabeth,  Darren 

&Mike 

King  George,  Va. 

Susan  J  Miller  ~ 

Vienna,  Va. 

Bill  &  Darlene  Milona 
Roanoke,  Va.  — 


Richmond,  Va. 


ser  PliiUijjs 


Gar  &  Barbara  Riegler 
Rockville,  Md. 

Kathy  &  Pat  Roche 
Ashburn,  Va. 

David  &  Crystal  Rudko 
Williamsburg,  Va. 

Robert  &  Debra  Shindler 

Troy,  Va. 

Edward  T.  &  Joanne  S.  Stever  ^ 
Falls  Chucrh,  Va. 

Carlos  &  Cynthia  Teichert 
Pensacola,  Fia. 

Phan  Nguyen  &  Trang  Huong  Thi 
Sterling,  Va. 

Jessie  Welborn 
Rex,  Ga. 

Dr.  Jack  &  Diane  Wilberger 
Sewickley,  Pa. 

Doug  Wra)' 
Tampa,  Fla. 


Index  ■  387 


Custer,  Kaitlin 258 

Cutchins,  Kelsey 340,  341 

Cutler,  Jessica 272 

Cutler,  Leah 160 

Cyphers,  Heather 228 

Czartsy,  Mary  Frances....  254 


d 


1388 


D'Amico,  Mike 280 

D'Eramo,  Carissa 43 

D'Ercole,  Joanna 286 

D'Ercole,  Melissa 286 

Dai,  Barry 280 

Dale,  Christine 228 

Dalton,  Mitch 363 

Daly,  Nancy 253,  381 

Dal  Choi,  In 137 

Damiano,  Alison 250 

Damiano,  Joe 288 

Dance  Clubs 108-113 

Dance  Theatre 265 

Daniel,  Julie 160 

Daniels,  Katie 257 

Daniels,  Kim 289 

Daniels,  Sam 342 

Danko,  Danielle 246 

Dann,  Tiffany 160 

Darby,  Chistabelle 228 

Darby,  Kristen 228 

Darcey,  Brianna 282 

Dardine,  Jaime 320 

Dardine,  Kylee 320 

Dardozzi,  Michael...  198,  246 

Darrell,  Lauren 221 

Daugherty,  Avery 

101,  102,  160 

Davey,  Mitch 271 

Davidson,  Don 324 

Davidson,  Scott 324 

Davidson,  Thomas..  198,  199 

Davis,  Alysia 181 

Davis,  Ashley 160 

Davis,  Caitlin 298 

Davis,  Channing 

198,288,289 

Davis,  Corey 342 

Davis,  Emily 191 

Davis,  Kelly 126 

Closing 


Davis,  Kyle 34 

Davis,  Maria 228 

Davis,  Nikki 357 

Davis,  Slink 270 

Davis,  Whitney 299 

Davison,  Ashley 246 

Davison,  Hugh 19! 

Dawson,  Jessie 340 

Day,  Annie 326 

Day,  Peter 215 

Dayton  Farmers'  Market 

106-107 

Deal,  Kaitlan 311 

Dean,  Emily 277 

Dean,  Ryan 342 

Dear,  Whitney 198,258 

Deaver,  Megan 349 

DeBacco,  Christina 198 

Debs,  Jenna 269 

Decardi-Nelson,  Joseph 

176,251 

deCourcy,  Rachel 250 

DeCoursey,  Theresa 263 

Degener,  Geoff 319 

Deglandon,  Lea 83 

DeHaven,  Morgan 

261,308,309 

Dejesus,  Tessa 349 

Delia,  Sarah 308 

DeLoatch,  Crystal 147 

DelRiego,  Kelly 286 

Delta  Delta  Delta. ...260-26 1 

Delta  Epsilon  Chi 266 

Delta  Sigma  Theta  Sorority, 

Inc 262-263 

DeMarrais,  Grace....  362,363 

Demski,  Michelle 

191,274,275 

Denney,  Amanda 198,  290 

Denucce,  Heather 261 

DePasquale,  Stephen 291 

DePaulo,  Mike 129 

Derry,  Lisa 308 

Desai,  Soniya 176,  269 

DeSanto,  Meghan 

221,253,381 

DeSmedt,  R.J 64,278 

Desmond,  Dominic 254 

Deutinger,  Amanda 261 

Devening,  Erin 250 

Devesty,  Zak 271 

DeVore,  Tom 244 

Dews.  Jeff 298 

De  Laat,  Robert 28,  308 

DiCarlo,  Sara 339 

DiCarlo,  Sarah 331,  338 

Dick,  Brandon.  328,  329,  337 


Dickerso,  Kristin 73 

Dickinson,  Lesley 357 

DiDomenico,  Sarah 228 

Dietrick,  Morgan 310 

DiGirolamo,  Rachel 286 

Dilbeck,  Chris 228 

Dillon,  James 228 

Dillon,  Lauren 31 1 

Dimond,  Danielle 123 

DiOrio,  Brittany 311 

Disse,  Jennifer 33,  308 

DiVello,Jon 364,365 

Dixit,  Rachana 254 

Dixon,  Craig 271 

Dixon,  Jeff 271 

Dixon,  Rebecca 58 

Doby,  Courtney 228 

Dodt,  Jessica 160 

Dohanich,  Keryn 249 

Doherty,  Courtney 335 

Doherty,  Joe 259,  300 

Doleman,  Seth 266 

Doll,  Jennie 83 

Dominguez,  Julia 323 

Dondero,  John 271 

Donner,  Barrett 326 

Donovan,  Kerry 282 

Doom,  Skyler 319 

Doren,  Ryan 273,  300 

Dorsey,  Brynn 293 

Dorsey,  Maggee 300 

Dorting,  Matt 304 

Dosh,  Jason 342 

Doss,  Laphelia 357 

Dotson,  Kristen 228 

Dottin-Carter,  Isaiah 342 

Douglas,  Rachele 198 

Douglas,  Sean 335 

Dowd,  Lindsay 294,  295 

Dowling,  Lizzie 247 

Downes,  Katheryn 286 

Downey,  Clay 363 

Downey,  Meganne..  228,  310 

Drake,  John 264 

Drauszewski,  Michelle 

270,271,272 

Dreyfuss,  Michael 

58,  160,269 

Driver,  Heather 114 

Driver,  Tim 344 

Drogus,  Jennifer 290 

Druetto,  Shirley 300 

Drumheller,  Jaclyn 228 

Drummond,  Laura 176 

Dubin,  Kelly 286 

Dudkin,  Missy 286 

Dudzik,  Drew 342 


Duffour-Donkor,  Kwaku. 

Duffy,  Kyle 

Dula,  Krystal 

Dunbar,  Whitney 

Duncan,  Linia 

95,  97,  198,  262,  263, 

Duncan,  Patricia 

Dunevant,  Sarah 

Dunn,  Melissa 

Dunn,  Robert 

Dunster,  Kylie 

Dunston,  Kara 

Dupra,  Lyanne 

Durant,  Vanessa 

Durden,  Jeff 

Dure,  Matthew 

Durning,  Jim 

Durrett,  Meghan 

Duston,  Stephanie 

DuVal,  Rachel 310 

DuVal,  Sam 

Dvoryak,  Stacey 

Dwyer,  Laura 

Dyson,  Evan 


II 


364 
250 
246 
.33! 


299 
246 
198 
263 
.176 
344 
349 
349 
228 
342 
266 
342 
.310 
250 
31! 
300 
246 
.311 
254 


e 


Eakin,  Jenny 340 

Early,  Matthew 228 

Eason,  Vernon 342 

Eastman,  Kristen 39 

Ebaugh,  Travis 319 

Eccles,  Carly 40,  258 

Echols,  Julia 139 

Eckel,  Maggie 246 

Eddy,  Catelyn 344 

Edmonds,  Ulrick 342 

Edmunds,  Charles 176 

Edwards,  Clay 364 

Edwards,  Dana 198,  289 

Edwards,  Kim 286 

Edwards,  Rebecca 22! 

Egan,  Annelise 265 

Egan,  Bryan 160 

Egbert,  Laura 254 

Eickel,  Brandon 

....59,  133,  139,295,296,297 

Eickson,  Resa 83 

Eifler,  Anthony 266 

Eiler,  Travis 360 

Eisenhart,  Jenna 250,  265 


Eisenhauer,  Rebecca 331 

Elder,  Ashley 310 

Elgin,  Jessi 81,285 

Elkins,  Kevin 286 

Ellerbe,  LaTrice 228,281 

Ellerbe,  LaVonne 330,  331 

Elliker,  Kevin 228,  290 

Ellis,  Christopher 51,  245 

Ellis,  Elizabeth 265 

Ellis,  Jeff 298 

Elstro,  Ashley 288,295 

Elza,  Angel 228 

Emery,  Dave 324 

Engan,  Kyle 198 

Engler,  Samantha 57,  176 

English,  Gary 286 

English,  Rani 281 

Enokida,  Stephen 228 

Equestrian  Club 264-265 

Erb,  Megan 311 

Ericson,  Dana 160 

Erkenbrack,  Kristina 290 

Erwin,  Ben 

139,  176,290,304,305 

Esbenshade,  Lorelei 

258,259 

Eschenroeder,  Becky 149 

Esquivel,  Craig 246 

Estock,  Carly 160 

Eta  Sigma  Gamma 267 

Ethridge,  Young 198 

Evans,  Amy 191 

Evans,  Claire 3!  I 

Evans,  Melissa 246 

Evans,  Steven 363 

Evans,  Wes 272 

Eves,  Katherine 303 

Ewell,  Natalie 201,  349 

Exit  245 245-267 

Eye,  Josh 319 

Eye,  Whitney 323 


f 


Fabiano,  Cristina 176 

Facilities  Planning  and 

Management 204 

Facinelii,  Lisa 23 

Fads 102-105 

Fall  in  Harrisonburg 84-89 

Fame,  Rachel  Beth 270 

Family  Weekend 76-81 


Fanning,  Nikki 310 

Fano,  Emily 3!  I 

Farina,  Ashley 265 

Farley,  Trisha 295,296 

Farrill,  Dana 258 

Farris,John 81,276,277 

Fashion  Design  Club 268 

Fassell,  Ashley 176 

Fatig,  Kaitlynn 250 

Faulds,  Erin 250 

Favin,  Jenna 302 

Favin,  Laura 201 

Fawley,  Will 261 

Feather,  Beth 363 

Federico,  Robert 360 

Federwisch,  Tory 264 

Feel  Your  Boobies 185 

Feild,  Anne 261 

Feldman,  Sara 145 

Felix,  Shameena 357 

Felts,  Meredith 323 

Fencing  Club 268-269 

Fencing  Team 358 

Fenerty,  Caitlin 250 

Fenner,  Maurice 342 

Fenner,  Nicole 35 1 

Fennig,  Ashley 176 

Fenno,  Laura  ...228,  264,  273 

Ferber,  Oliva 249 

Fernandez,  Jamie 250 

Ferrara,  Eric 201 

Ferraro,  Kathleen 265 

Ferraro,  Nicole 294,  295 

Ferree,  Elizabeth 246 

Ferrin,  Kenta...  125,  290,  29! 
Ferrufino,  Cynthia  ..228,  275 

Feulner,  Stephanie 228 

Fiala,  Rainer 328 

Fields,  Ailie 311 

Field  Hockey 340-341 

Figueroa,  Danielle 265 

Finch,  Erin 231 

Finch,  Katie 250 

Finch,  Katrina 270 

Finch,  Pat 364 

Finch,  Patrick 365 

Finch,  Phil 254 

Finger,  Susanna 179 

Fink,  Kendra 121,200 

Fink,  Rachele 286 

Finkelstein,  Craig 160 

Finney,  Timothy 231 

Fiocchi,  Cait 33! 

Fiore,  Dana 254 

Firnhaber,  Eric 126 

Fisher,  Alyssa 23! 

Fisher,  Amy 13 


Fisher,  Kelly 254 

Fitzgerald,  Ashley 249 

Fitzgerald,  Daniel 278 

FitzGerald,  Katie 160,  381 

Fitzgerald,  Monica 273 

Fitzgerald,  Tameka 334 

Fitzgibbon,  Abby 300 

Fitzpatrick,  Caitlin 300 

Fitzpatrick,  Don 280 

Fitzpatrick,  Jordyn 3 1 1 

Flanagan,  Katie 160 

Flanagan,  Kristen 267 

Fletcher,  Emily 201 

Fletcher,  Emma 31 1 

Fletcher,  Mike 261 

Flint,  Erin 246 

Floersh,  Katie 286 

Flood,  Georgette 201 

Flood,  Rachael 67,278 

Flook,  Bobby 266 

Flook,  Elizabeth 20! 

Flores,  Allison 163 

Floyd,  Abigail 179 

Flynn,  Jennie 260 

Flynn,  Keely 56 

Flynn,  Morgan 20! 

Fobi-Agyeman,  Nana 357 

Foehrkolb,  Michael 302 

Fogel,  Joseph 23 1 

Fogel,  Kristin 250 

Foley,  Katie 250 

Foley,  Maggie 265 

Football 342-343 

Foote,  Andrea 83,  22! 

Forbes,  Megan 330 

Ford,  Adam 342 

Ford,  Cassie 83 

Ford,  Heather 311 

Ford,  Maggie 246 

Ford,  Maris 250 

Ford,  Meaghan 311 

Forgach,  Tina 339 

Forman,  Ashley 163,  249 

Forrest,  Jo 278 

For  stater,  Jacob  144 

Forth,  Amanda 3 1 1 

For  the  Love  of  Colorguard. 

270,271 

Foster,  Aspen 

330,331,339 

Foster,  Beth 260,  261 

Foucar-Szocii,  Katy 250 

Founds,  Hallie 286 

Fournier,  Lindsay 363 

Fowler,  Danielle 261 

Fowler,  Josh 362,363 

Fox,  Debbie 258 


-Diamond  F. 

Cimlrihii/miis  ofS'yO  -  $HHI 

Robert  &  Susan  Baldassari 
Vienna,  Va. 


Lina  &  William  Alcide 
New  Hyde  Park,  N.Y. 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  Brian  F.  Alles 


Westminster,  Md. 


George  &  Susan  Baltimore 
Ashburn,  Va. 

Don  &  Angela  Barber 
Riva,  Md. 


Barry  &  Deborah  Barnard 
Manassas,  Va. 

Jim  &  Teri  Baskerville 
McLean,  Va. 


Sandy  &  Larry  Brody 
Herndon,  Va. 

William  &  JoAnne  Brothers 
Poquoson,  Va. 


James  Y.  &  Barbara  L.  Chilton 
Grayslake,  III. 

Courtney's  Mama 
Dover,  Del. 

Paul  &  Pani  Crampton 
Hagerstown,  Md. 

Nancy  &  Sid  Crockett 
Wytheville,  Va. 

Pasquale  &  Maria  DeDonato 
Charlottesville,  Va. 

Paul  &  Patricia  Elstro 
Chapel  Hill,  N.C. 

Dr.  &  Mrs.  Jonathan  Evans 
Butler,  Pa. 


Index  I  389 1 


Fox,  Matt 363 

Fralin,  Jennifer 246 

Francisco,  Ariel 256,  275 

Francisco,  Melissa 201 

Frank,  Shelby 163 

Franko,  Denise 23! 

Franko,  Hart 31! 

Franson,  Lauren 258 

Franzoni,  Christopher 

179,328 

Fraser,  Kelsey 272 

Fraser,  Lindsay 250 

Fredericksen,  Holly 339 

Freed,  Stacy 179,229 

Freitag,  Brian 362,  363 

Frempong,  Michael 146 

French,  Sarah 286 

Friedfeld,  Sarah 163 

Friedman,  Kari 246 

Friedman,  Sarah 87 

Frink,  Danna 33 1 

Fry,  Julie 302 

Fry,  Kathleen 215 

Frye,  Erin 

81,  163,  249,  282,  283 

Fuchs,  Natasha 321 

Fuchs,  Sarah 261 

Fuhrmeister,  Kim 261 

Fuller,  Stacy 133,231 

Funderburk,  Candace 303 

Furman,  Riva 78,  250 

Furr,  Nichole 191 

Fuzy,  Micheal 265 


Gaddis,  Leiston 23! 

Galing,  Stephanie 261 

Gallagher,  Carlye 3!  I 

Gallagher,  Julie 19! 

Gallamore,  Justin 280 

Galle,John 254 

Gallerani,  Robert 201 

Galliani,  Jessica 201 

Gamar,  Lena 249 

Gammon,  Heather 311 

Gandolfo,  Maria 257 

Garafalo,  Ashton 3!  I 

Garbee,  Teresa 265 

Garber,  Andrew 179 

Garcia,  Ashley 261 

13901  Closing 


Garcia,  Joseph 231 

Gardner,  Bria 290 

Gardner,  Jenn 250 

Gardner,  Kristin 92 

Garfield,  Allison 26! 

Garfield,  Chelsea  ....201,  340 

Garig,  Corey 300 

Garland,  David 261,  308 

Garner,  Brett 319 

Garretson,  Eleanor 

231,311 

Garrett,  Krystal 282 

Garrity,  Amber 

95,  163,290,291 

Gartzke,  Catherine 251 

Gateau,  Jackie 320 

Gatesman,  Chris 66 

Gaughen,  Alyssa 287 

Gay,  Patrick 201 

Gay?  Fine  by  me 64-67 

Gearhart,  Courtney 23! 

Geary,  Kara 246 

Geary,  Ryan 20! 

Gedney,  Kathryn 221,  272 

Gee,  Whitney 311 

Geisser,  Marisa 31 1 

Gellenthien,  Braden 317 

Genco,  Stephanie....  163,  296 

Gendreau,  Suzanne 

270,272 

Gennari,  Christina 363 

Gennaro,  Christopher....  201 

Genota,  Jeff 255 

Gentile,  John 162 

Gentry,  Tiara 

201,282,298 

George,  Amber  Cathlyn 

278 

George,  Josh 342 

George,  Katie 322,  323 

Gerald,  Anne 3!  I 

Gerg,  Zach 278 

Gerlach.Joel 278 

Gerloff,  Meg 211 

Germain,  Kim 349 

Gerrity,  Alana 288 

Gerrity,  Mike 271 

Getts,  Matthew 231,  269 

Ghant,  Walt 258 

Ghee,  Bryan 201 

Giammittorio,  Stephanie..  45 

Giampa,  Jessie 163,  286 

Gibbons,  Lindsey 276 

Gibson,  Andrew 299 

Gidwani,  Jessica 201 

Giffuni,  Kerry 360 

Gijzel,  Darinde 231,  270 


Gilbert,  Kristin 231,  273 

Gill,  Anne 250 

Gillenwater,  Kyle 342 

Giller-Leinwohl,  Ari 23! 

Gillespie,  Mike 288 

Ginish,  Laura 363 

Gionfriddo,  Anna  Louise 

221 

Giordano,  Cory 290 

Giordano,  Philip 

36,201,272,273,304 

Giudice,  John 179,  300 

Glasgow,  Lauralee 3!  I 

Glenn,  Suzetta 137 

Glennon,  Corrie 31 1 

Gliesing,  Julie 302 

Globig,  Katie 363 

Glover,  Amanda 300 

Gnong,  Erika 163 

Goddard,  Jessica 196 

Godwin,  Katherine 

231,292 

Godwin,  Natalie 23! 

Goff,  Ally 26! 

Goff,  Derek 23! 

Goff,  Matt 342 

Goggin,  Corey 140,  163 

Goldberg,  Jordan 27! 

Goldberg,  Simon 27! 

Goldman,  Rebekah 290 

Goldsmith,  Renee 

106,  112,201,281,  368 

Golf 344-345 

Gonzalo,  Derrick 23! 

Gooden,  Paul 344 

Gooding,  Laura 270 

Goodman,  Brian 

163,  254,  278 

Goodman,  Carly 249 

Goodson,  Dani 258 

Goodspeed,  David 280 

Goodwillie,  Ashton 363 

Goodwin,  Taryn 191 

Goodwyn,  Laura 27,  29 

Gordon,  Alynn 231 

Gordon,  Robert 261 

Gore,  Andrew 101 

Goryuk,  Alex 201,  248 

Gottlieb,  Rachel 246 

Gould,  Allison 363 

Gracey,  Patrick 49 

Graff,  Robyn 290 

Graham,  Aaron 280 

Graham,  Bryan 300 

Graham,  Lauren 326,  327 

Graham,  Millie 201 

Gramstad,  Erika 277 


Grandon,  Maggie 88 

Grant,  Daniel 133,  360 

Grant,  Katelyn 

294,295,296 

Grant,  Meghan 249 

Grasmick,  Caitlin 286 

Grathwol,  Kellie 179 

Grathwol,  Kristen....20l,  215 

Gravely,  Stacy 231 

Graves,  Stephanie 26! 

Gray,  Chris 208 

Gray,  Stevie 20! 

Greek  Sing 39 

Greek  Week 34-39 

Green,  Daniel 344 

Green,  Marley 308 

Green,  Samantha 250 

Greenlee,  Ariel 26! 

Greer,  Kelly 

257,258,262,305 

Gregory,  Christina 

108,300 

Greshock,  Jedd 316 

Griffin,  BJ 266 

Griffin,  Gerren 342 

Griffin,  Kim 320,  321 

Griffin,  Ryan 256 

Griffin,  Tiffany 263 

Griffing,  Elizabeth 231 

Griffith,  Whitney 289 

Grim,  Noel 286 

Grindle,  Lauren 201,  311 

Grizzard,  Chesney 

202,  274.  288,  289 

Groenburg,  Cate 87 

Groover,  Jessi 287 

Groseclose,  Rachael 

163,253,  303,  380 

Gross,  Christine 23! 

Grosser,  Corinne 285 

Group  Fitness 120-123 

Grubb,  Lynn 273 

Guarascio,  Tricialyn 286 

Guenthner,  Claire...  231,  284 

Guild,  Jaime 286 

Guinan,  Kelly 258 

Guinta,  Allison 303 

Gulick,  Travis 104 

Gullickson,  John 263 

Gundrum,  Jewels 163,  38! 

Gunerman,  Erika 360 

Gunther,  Devin 286 

Gunther,  Stephen 364 

Gural,  Stefan 281 

Gurman,  Jenny 88 

Gurney,  Alyssa 202 

Gurung,  Mina 294,  295 


Gustafson,  Megan 202 

Guthrie,  Amber 29 

Gutierrez,  Claudia 269 

Gutshall,  Ashley 23 1 

Gutshall,  Chelsea 231 

Guy,  Maggie 261 

Guzman,  Meredith 231 

Gwaltney,  Chris 271 

Gwinn,  Sara 246 

Gyamfi,  Victor 23! 

Gymnastics 360-36! 

Gyselings,  Sarah 250 


h 


Ha,  Julie 304 

Ha,  Linda 304 

Haag,  Lindsay 202 

Haas,  Brittany 231 

Haas,  Stephanie 300 

Hackemeyer,  Hope 298 

Haenlein,  Pete 68,  81,  285 

Haer,  Masor 286 

Hagen,  Sarah 3 1 1 

Haggerty,  Katie 249 

Hahn,  Adam 27! 

Haines,  Emily 23! 

Halberstadt,  Kristin 26! 

Halbert,  Nicole 269 

Hale,  Nathan 357 

Hall,  Ashleigh 202 

Hall.  John 300 

Hall,  Monique 299 

Hall,  Roger 220 

Hall,  Tim 277 

Haller,  Emily 302,320 

Halls,  Allyson 35! 

Halnon,  Christopher 215 

Hamilton,  Carol 177 

Hamilton,  Paris 256 

Hamlin,  Kristen 23! 

Hammer,  Rachel 249 

Hampton,  Ashley 246 

Hamrick,  Ashley 163,  272 

Hamzeh,  Anthony 137 

Hancock,  Kati 23! 

Hancock,  Kimberly 23! 

Hancock,  Melyssa 31! 

Handley,  Donna 163 

Haney,  Rachael 284 


Hang,  Betsy 288 

Hanger,  Brittany 254 

Hanley,  Kaitlin 286 

Hanner,  Joy 247 

Hanner,  Virginia 19! 

Hanner,  Whitney 23! 

Hansen,  Brian 254 

Haq,  Nazli 23! 

Hardie,  Brent..  179,  !82,  288 

Hardiman,  Foster 308 

Hardman,  Stephanie 

87,  203,  253,  38! 

Hardy,  Jenafer !63 

Hargis,  Valerie 108,  300 

Harmon,  Haley 23! 

Harmon,  Lindsay 23! 

Harmon,  Megan 202 

Harp,  Gina 245,  256 

Harper,  Abby 286 

Harper,  Kathleen 3 1 ! 

Harriman,  Lindsey 290 

Harris,  Amanda 19! 

Harris,  Anne 246 

Harris,  Breighana 231,  28! 

Harris,  Devon 264,  308 

Harris,  Jennifer 357 

Harris,  Jeremy 289 

Harris,  Justin 299 

Harris,  Kristy 23! 

Harris,  Lindsay 265 

Harris,  Meredith !63 

Harris,  Rachel 19! 

Harris,  Rich 258 

Harrison,  Caitlin 3! ! 

Harrison,  Chelsea 3! ! 

Harrison,  Gil 254 

Harrison,  Meredyth 3!! 

Harrison,  Shawn 25! 

Harrison,  Tara 272 

Harsche,  Sarah 246 

Hart,  Elly 360 

Hart,  Rhiannon 202 

Hartigan,  Caitlin 179 

Hartley,  Brittany 286 

Hartman,  Holly 231 

Harvell,  Jessica 277 

Harvell,  Lora 202,284 

Harvey,  Cassandra 275 

Harvey,  Claire 274 

Harvey,  Melinda 

35,61,285,286 

Hasbrouck,  Jessica 287 

Hasbrouck,  Rebecca 286 

Hastedt,  Glenn 58 

Hatcher,  Rachel 250,25! 

Hauck,  Amanda 363 

Hauf,  Meredith 31! 


Haugan,  Greg 308 

Hawksby,  Nicole 163 

Hawse,  Claire 3 1 1 

Hawthorn,  William 328 

Hay,  Candace 290 

Hayden,  Adrienne 31 ! 

Hayes,  Drew 118 

Hayes,  Justin 271 

Hayes,  Karen 250,  3!  I 

Hayes,  Kellie 250 

Hayes,  Meagan 344 

Haymore,  Josh 342 

Hays,  Mary 250 

Haywood,  Marcus 342 

Hazlegrove,  Casey 31! 

Healy,  McKenzie 31 ! 

Hedderich,  Krista 202 

Hefty,  Laura 249 

Heil,  Meghan 363 

Heimall,  Blake 271 

Hein,  Ben 300 

Heine,  Lyndsey 360 

Heiner,  John 266 

Heintz,  Stephanie 286 

Heiser,  Maria !79 

Held,  Mike 278 

Hellmuth,  Emily 339 

Henderson,  Anna 231 

Henderson,  Courtney  ....265 

Henderson,  Glenn 300 

Hendricks,  Adam !79 

Hendrickson,  Tommy 290 

Hensley,  Justin 280 

Hepler,  Tara 231,253,38! 

Herland,  Tessa 163 

Hernandez,  Andrea 

85,  106,286 

Herrada,  Vanessa 286 

Hersch,  Chelsea 308 

Hertz,  Laura 349 

Hester,  Jack 280 

Hetland,  Heather 179 

Heubach,  Kate 260 

Heyman,  Allie 250 

Hickey.  Katie 282,283 

Hicks,  Reggie 342 

Higgins,  Laura 202,  267 

Higgins,  Tara 286 

Hildebrand,  Steven 23! 

Hill,  David 342 

Hill,  Jessica 286 

Hill,  Lauren 268 

Hill,  Ralph 231,270 

Hill,  T.J 270 

Hillman,  Amy 289 

Hilton,  Matt 354 

Hilton-Aragon,  Selena ....200 


Diamond  PatrohS 

Cunlrilmiiims  nj  SV)  -  SIIKI 


N.  Kinjrslovvii,  R.I. 


Yorklown,  Va. 


VVcslci'villc,  Ohio 


Ni(  k  ii:  Dianiia  Gcllas 
Midlothian,  Va. 


I'liihp  ().  (iiorclano 
.Scwcli,  N.J. 

Taylor  &  Bclsy  Hay 
Ri(l,u;efiekl,  Conn. 

Frank  &  CJail  Higgins 
Covington,  Va. 

John  &  Tammy  Higgins 
Avon,  Conn. 


Cul|3cpcr,  Va. 


Gres'-orv  |; 


VVallinsilbrd,  Cxjnn. 


Blue  Ridge,  Va. 

Rliss&  Joanne  Kesler 
Durham,  N.C. 

Rarrie  &  Steve  Kimball 
Baltimore,  Md. 

Brad  &  Kim  l.aFoliette 
Yoi-k,  Pa. 

Ml-.  &  Mis.  Laiiw 
Stcrlinii;,  Va. 


Index  1391 


Himewright,  Matthew....  128 

Hindman,  Leslie 231 

Mines,  Laurie 33 1 

Hinton,  Forrest 278 

Hinton,  Laura 163 

Hiteshew,  Lindsey 202 

Ho,  Thang 364 

Hoar,  Philomena 179 

Hobson,  Erin 250 

Hochi<eppel,  Beth 229 

Hochkeppel,  Elizabeth....  221 

Hockenberry,  Rachel 303 

Hodges,  Katelyn 263 

Hoffler,  Heather 360 

Hoffman,  Claire 202 

Hoffman,  Kyle 294 

Hoffman,  Lauren 261 

Hoffman,  Molly 270 

Hoffmann,  Sara 179 

Hoke,  Sara 265 

Holben,  Andrew 316 

Holbert,  Derrick 360 

Holcombe,  Janis 

142,  163,303 

Holden,  Andrea 163 

Holdner,  Elizabeth 231 

Holena,  Elizabeth 163 

Holiday  Celebrations 

Around  the  World 134 

Holiday  Season 134-139 

Holley,  Bethany 231 

Hollister,  Macon 

60,286.296 

Holloman,  Eugene 342 

Holloway,  John 364 

Holman,  Cassie 286 

Holman,  Ryan 26! 

Holroyd,  Bridget 265 

Homecoming 90-97 

Hon,  Sunny 381 

Hoogland,  Rebecca..33l,  339 

Hooper,  Lyndsay 261,  268 

Hoover,  Molly 311 

Hopkins,  Brenton 163 

Hoppmann,  Eric 298 

Horacek,  Tatiana 191 

Horn,  Sam 328,337 

Horning,  Jessica 202 

Hornstein-St.  Claire,  Jillian... 

308 

Horsley,J.  Alex 202 

Horst,  Shawn 364 

Horton.  Phil 178 

Hostetler,  Anya 122 

Houck,  Kurt 319 

Houff,  Katie 231,265 

Houtz,  Rebecca 286 


Hovanic,  Meghan 231 

Howard,  Caitlin 257,  286 

Howard,  Sam 272 

Howden,  Ian 308 

Howell,  Claire 277 

Hoyle,  Meredith 179,245 

Hoyt,  Jennifer 164 

Hrabec,  Becca 287 

Hrabec,  Rebecca 286 

Hsu,  Anna 124 

Hubbard,  Kristin 232 

Huchison,  Kyle 266 

Hudgens,  Laura 238,  284 

Hudson,  Mike 308 

Hudson,  Sarah 232 

Hughes,  Justin 342 

Hughes,  Megan 265 

Hughes,  Meredith 179 

Hughes,  Michael 294 

Hughes,  Morgan 232,  265 

Hulse,  Christine 300 

Humbert,  Dana 263,  302 

Hummel,  William 280 

Hummer,  Meghan 246 

Hunger  Banquet 40-41 

Hunt,  Kathleen 164,286 

Hunter,  Ashley 164 

Hurdle,  Kyndell 286 

Hurst,  Leigh 185 

Hussey,  Heather 261 

Hussey,  Jessica 202,  349 

Hutchens,  Josh 364 

Hutchins,  Katherine 221 

Hutchins,  Lexi 295 

Hutchins,  Rachel 272 

Hutchison,  Brian 202 

Huynh,  Monique 288 

Hynes,  Erin 360 

Hyson,  Katie 246 


larrobino,  Michael 179 

llliano,  Maria 289 

Infeld,  Lori 278 

Inge,  Emiliy 232 

Inge,  Katherine 215 

Inge,  Rachel 232 

Interfraternity  Council 

272-273 


International  Partnership  for 

La  Gonave 217 

International  Student 

Association 269 

International  Week 70-75 

Into  Hymn 274-275 

lorgulescu,  Alina 179 

Irby,  Kevin 226 

Irby,  Sarah 232 

Irvin,  Eddie  Cain 

54,  57,  230 

Irwin,  Bryn 265 

Ishee,  Angela 202 

Itam,  Jason 266 

Ives,  Alison 34 

Izatt,  Megan 164 


J 


Jackson,  Jeremy 270 

Jackson,  Sarah 293 

Jacobs.  Jeff 364 

Jacobs,  Juli 26! 

Jacobsen,  Dana 300 

Jacobsen,  Patty 270,  271 

Jacques.  Joelle 287 

Jalloh,  Abdulai 354 

James,  Brian 290 

James,  Courtney 164 

James,  Emily 270 

James,  Juwann 354,  355 

Jankura,  Krisztina 287 

Janney,  Philip 244 

Janocha,  Jenna 232,  246 

Jaramillo,  Nicolas 256 

Jaramillo,  Oscar 295 

Jarman,  Lindsay 246 

Jarufe,  Sasha 246 

Jarvis,  Alex 232 

Jarvis,  Brantley 293 

Jaworski,  Amanda 270 

Jaworski,  Lindsay 270 

Jefferies,  Becky 279 

Jefferies,  Cassie 310 

Jeffers.  Lisa 303 

Jeffrey.  David 240 

Jeffries,  Tamika 

147,245,256 

Jenkins,  Justin 202 

Jenkins,  Macie 286 


Jenkins,  Nikki 

113,281,292 

ennings,  Lisa 246 

ennings,  Meghan 286 

ensen,  Lauren 286 

espersen,  Kirsti 30! 

essee,  Emily 250 

essee,  Sarah 164 

hanjee,  Kunal 232 

illson,  Kyle 288 

immy's  Mad  Jam 48 

jMubilee 24-25 

MU  Breakdancing 270 

obe,  Jacob 202 

ohannes,  Sarah 261,  290 

ohnson,  Amanda 310 

ohnson,  Callie 298 

ohnson,  Chris 319 

ohnson,  Craig 298 

ohnson,  Emily 261 

ohnson,  Erin....270,  271,  293 

ohnson,  Garrett 26! 

ohnson,  Jeremy 278 

ohnson,  John 293 

ohnson,  Katie 265 

ohnson,  Kristen 266 

ohnson,  LaTasha 179 

ohnson,  Layne 296 

ohnson,  Marilou 240 

ohnson,  Megan 

164,261.284 

ohnson,  Pete 342 

ohnson,  Shelton 342 

ohnson,  Stephanie 191 

ohnson.  Tiffany 298,  299 

ohnston,  Jessica 

68,  125,270 

ones.  Allyson 244 

ones,  Ashton 282 

ones,  Brittany 179 

ones,  David 170 

ones,  Elizabeth 164 

ones,  Jeremy 246 

ones,  Jessica  ....191.  272,  295 

ones.  Josh 288 

ones,  Julie 109 

ones,  Lauren 265 

ones.  Matt 342 

ones,  William 232 

opiing,  Timmy 269 

opiing,  Timothy 269 

ordan,  Akeem 342,  343 

ordan,  Ancha 

244,  245,  256,  305 

oyner,  Christina 265 

udge,  Amanda 285 

ulien.  Corky 348,  349 


13921  Closing 


Jurd,  Lauren 286 

Jurich,  Daniel 261 


k 


Kakar,  Amit 290 

Kale,  Nick 317 

Kaltenborn,  John 354 

Kammar,  Lindsay 249 

Kane,  Chris 244 

Kane,  Dan 290 

Kappa  Alpha  Order 271 

Kappa  Kappa  Psi 272 

Karamessinis,  Rachel 31! 

Karlick,  Melissa 179 

Karlin,  Eve 265 

Karr,  Laura 3!  I 

Kasza,  Gerard 304 

Katona,  Spencer 328 

Kattula,  Theresa 

164,253,274,  38! 

Kauffman,  Abby 286,287 

Kaufman,  Meredith 170 

Kaufmann,  David 202 

Kaur,  Parmjeet 74,  300 

Kaylid,  Trevor 3 1 9 

Kays,  Evan 328 

Keane,  Mike 309 

Keating,  Shannon 164 

Keel,  Allison 362,363 

Keeler,  Julie 202 

Keener,  Dean 354 

Keinz,  Kristin 285 

Keith,  Mike 51,78 

Keller,  Kristen 232 

Keller,  Sarah 311 

Kelley,  Megan 202 

Kelley,  Parker 232 

Kelly,  Brooke 246 

Kelly,  Elizabeth 215 

Kelly,  Megan 285 

Kelly,  Mike 354 

Kenlon,  William 164 

Kennedy,  Brian 179 

Kennedy,  Kate 261 

Kennedy,  Megan 263 

Kennedy,  Tyler 179,  245 

Kenney,  Trae 342 

Keough,  Paula 232 

Kern,  Westley 232 

Kernodle,  Shea 280 

Kerns,  Amanda 266 


Kershteyn,  Mariana 202 

Kesler,  Amy 164 

Khoor,  Anna 326 

Kibler,  Jonny 363 

Kidd,  Chelsea 310 

Kidd,  Kevin 199 

KidsKlub 273 

Kierce,  Megan 300 

Kifle,  Tsegereda 202 

Kildall,  Jenessa 

164,249,254 

Kilgore,  Kari  ...  140,  205,  265 

Kim,  Alex 300 

Kim,  Bobby 266 

Kim,  Brian 308 

Kim,  Doyeon 179,  269 

Kim,  Esther 164 

Kim,  Gloria 22! 

Kim,  Hyerin 232 

Kim,  Richard 270 

Kim,  Tiffany 81,277 

Kimball,  Beth 129 

Kimball,  Elizabeth 205 

Kimberly,  Morgan 320 

Kimmey,  Lauren 

232,  246,  260 

Kinard,  Jeffrey 164 

Kindig,  Katie 53,  164,249 

King,  Chiquita 

...46,232,281,294,295,299 

King,  Emily 309 

King,  Kayleigh 286,287 

King,  Livvy 320 

King,  Sherry 76 

King,  Stephanie 232,  247 

King,  Tara 340 

King  Jr.,  Charles  W. 240 

Kinney,  Tamara 261 

Kinsey,  Jen 3 1 1 

Kipling,  Lesley 237 

Kirby,  Kristen 164 

Kircher,  Lindsey 3 1 1 

Kirk,  Amber 322,323 

Kirshenbaum,  Eric 125 

Kirtley,  Samuel 232 

Kiselak,  Emily 288 

Kitts,  Kameryn 290 

Kitts,  Kati 164,  381 

Klamut,  Carrie 289 

Klassen,  Lisa 246 

Klein,  Kathryn 205 

Klein,  Matthew 180 

Kline,  Jake 295 

Kline,  Kristina 331 

Klingler,  Maureen 340 

Klocek,  Catherine 191 

Klotz,  Joshua 363 


Kluesner,  Joe 342 

Kneale,  Jenny 282 

Knear,  Benjamin 205,  248 

Kneemiller,  Meghan 331 

Kneisley,  Jeff 278 

Knight,  Ben 328,  337 

Knight,  Brittany 303 

Knight,  Jason 232 

Knight,  Vanessa 300 

Knighton,  Allison 

232,310,311 

Knott,  Kyle 363 

Knowles,  Stephanie 265 

Koch,  Sarah 164,290 

Kohler,  Brenton 232,  269 

Kohlhepp,  Ashley 164 

Kohos,  Emalee 33 1 

Kolar,  Kelley 246 

Konova,  Anna 3 1 1 

Koptish,  Megan 31! 

Korman,  Anna 298,  303 

Korman,  Sarah 298 

Kornblatt,  Shari 296 

Koruturk,  Selcuk 28! 

Koschak,  Christina 200 

Kotlyar,  Bella 288 

Koucheravy,  Elizabeth 307 

Kov^alski,  Natalie 50 

Kowalsky,  Neal 22! 

Kozachuk,  Valerie 286 

Kramer,  Lisa 250,  290 

Kramer,  Robert 

272,  273,  304,  309 

Kranis,  Teddy 328 

Kraska,  Ryan 164 

Krauss,  Jenna 290 

Kray,  Michael 12 

Kreft,  Casey 164 

Kresslein,  Dawn 119 

Kretschmer,  Kyle 215 

Kriesten,  Brooke 180 

Kronstain,  John 54,  230 

Kropf,  Catherine 191 

Krueger,  Jennifer 360 

Krueger,  Joshua 215 

Krzastek,  Ryan 298 

Kuelz,  Elliott 232 

Kuhland,Jeff 328 

Kuhn,  Jason 319 

Kuhr,  Mandy 278 

Kulbacki,  Kellen 318,319 

Kulp,  Sarah 205 

Kulsar,  Steven..  287,  289,  290 

Kurecki,  Jackie 273 

Kurecki,  Jacqueline 

232,284 

Kurland,  Asa 27! 


Diamond  Patrons 

Cunlribiilioiis  uf$VI  -  $100 

Timothy  A.  &  Barbara  M.  Lcdloid 
Glen  Allen,  Va. 

Joe  &  Nita  Lee 
Norfolk,  Va. 

Drs.  Ban  &  Susan  LoPresti 
Smithfield,  Va. 

Chris  &  Mary  Ellen  McCoy 
Yorktown,  Va. 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Frank  P.  McCrawJr. 
Manassas,  Va. 

Peter  &  Eva  McHale 
Ringoes,  N.J. 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Kevin  C.  Miller 
Catharpin,  Va. 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Frank  E.  Mullen 
North  Easton,  Mass. 


Teri  &  Bruce  Murrell 
Stony  Brook,  N.Y. 

Harry  &  Judi  Orell 
Beaverdam,  Va. 


John  W.  Parker,  III  & 
Lisa  M.  Parker 
Nokesville,  Va. 


Donna  A.  Pasqua 
Timonium,  Md. 

Dr.  &  Mrs.  Andrew  Pepin,  Jr. 
Great  Falls,  Va. 

Erin  Poppe 
Oak  Hill,  Va. 

George  D.  &  Paige  Roach 
Scottsvilie,  Va. 

Donald  &  Caroline  Roberson 
New  Market,  Md. 


Kurtz,  Courtney 3 1 1 

Kuzma,  Caitlin 261 

Kwiatkowski,  Karen 181 

Kwon,  Marcela 205 


Laarz.Jeff 205 

Laarz,  Linda 232,  300 

Lacanlale,  Daezel 304 

Lachance,  Rachel 205 

Lackey,  Stephen 207,  288 

Lacko,  Hannah 250 

Lacquement,  Alex 232 

Lacrossee 320-32! 

Lacy,  Beth 110,269,  300 

Lagares,  Ivan 364 

Lagos,  Elena 286 

LaGravenese,  Drew 221 

Lake,  Joe 319 

Lakutina,  Sveta 70 

Lally,  Kim 311 

Lam,  Jennifer 232 

Lam,  Thanh 287 

Lamb,  Libby 300 

Lambda  Pi  Eta 274 

Lamber,  Erica 270 

Lambert,  Erica 

270,271,272 

Lamie,  Laura 232 

Lamm,  Shannon 84 

Lampley,  Lewis 354 

Landers,  Randy 342 

Landi,  Katherine 44 

Landing,  Krista 323 

Landis,  Jessica 295 

Lands,  Bradley 304 

Lane,  Chandra 260 

Lane,  Eric 264 

Lange,  Elizabeth 265 

Langhorne,  Emily 308 

Lantz,  Erich 191 

Lanzetta,  Cara 286 

Lapera,  Christine  180 

Lapetina,  Brandon 204 

LaPointe,  Christine 191 

LaPrade,  Sarah 1 15 

Laris,  Stephanie 286 

Larkin,  Conor 271 

Larkin,John 298 

Larkin,  Kristin 31 1 

3941  Closing 


Larson,  Tina 249 

Lasko,  Bobby 319 

LaSpada,  Christopher 180 

Latchford,  Amy 311 

Latino  Student  Alliance  ..  275 

Lau,  Dianna 75,  250 

Lauderdale,  Evan 287 

Laufer,  Marisa 286 

Lawler,  Cailyn 3 1 1 

Lawler,  Marita 244 

Lawrence,  Bethany 180 

Lawrence,  Jasmin 357 

Lawson,  Alena 303 

Lawson,  Jamee 205 

Laychak,  Heather 192 

Layman,  Laura 284,  285 

Lazur,  Monica 205,  250 

Leberflnger,  Ashley 339 

Ledebuhr,  Rachel 272 

Ledebuhr,  Rebecca 99 

Lee,  Adam 205,280 

Lee,  Brandon 300,  301 

Lee,  Brittany 250 

Lee,  Christina 278 

Lee,  Donna 360 

Lee,  Jemie 192 

Lee,  Jerrine 205,  282 

Lee,  Jessica 363 

Lee,  Nicole 232,269 

Leeolou,  Ryan 271 

Legler,  Bridget 164 

Leib,  Lynsey 250 

Leibel,  Emily 180 

Leichtman,  Logan 308 

Leigh,  Francesca 299 

Lemn,  Scott 342 

LeMunyon,  Mark 215 

Leon,  Pamela 180 

Leopold,  Lauren 164 

Lerman,  Jessica 87 

Lesperance,  Bayley 250 

Lesser,  Matthew 205 

Letnaunchyn,  Matt 293 

Leveille,  Matt 296 

Levo,  Hoang-Anh 304 

Lewis,  Anna 105 

Lewis,  Chris 271 

Lewis,  Jessi 261 

Lewis,  Jessie 232 

Lewis,  Johanna 282,  283 

Lewis,  Lauren 232 

Lewus,  Anna 192 

LeZotte,  Tony 342 

Li,  Brian 304 

Libbares,  David 180 

Libby,  Charlotte  Lynn 257 

Lifland,Jen 246 


Liggett,  Kat 286 

Lin,  Alvin 232 

Lindenfelser,  Heidi 3 1 1 

Lipovsky,  Katherine 

284,285 

Liss,  Jessica 310 

Liss,  Morgan 360 

Little,  Allison 286 

Little,  John 137 

Litton,  Amanda 265 

Livesy,  Mike 300 

Lloyd-Williams,  Christina 

249 

LoCicero,  John 304 

Lockhart,  Katie 286 

Loe,  Mary  Louise 162 

Loeb,  Lauren 167,  331 

Loftis,  Jessica 232 

Logan,  Kathryn 232 

Logan,  Mark 364 

Lohrer,  Melissa 3 1 1 

Loizou,  James 261 

Lokitis,  Sarah 265 

Lombardo,  David 349 

Lombardozzi,  Lauren 349 

Lombardozzi,  Toni 286 

Loney,  Susan 3!  I 

Long,  Andrea 323 

Long,  Kathryn 192 

Long,  Katie 246 

Long,  Lindsay 280,  281 

Long,  Steven 298 

Longo,  Marissa 250 

Lopata,  Mallory 167 

LoPresti,  Margaret 126 

Lorenti,  Brittany 317 

Lott,  Renee 232,  33! 

Lotts,  Mark 280 

Loucks,  Lorinda 232 

Loughrie,  Blair 3 1 1 

Love,  Dylan 302,  308 

Loving,  Tiffany 246 

Lovitt,  Brittney 281 

Lowe,  Adam 205 

Lowe,  Gregory 205 

Lowe,  Rebekah 232 

Lowery,  Lindsey 180 

Lowery,  Sara 180 

Lowman,  Matt 112 

Lowman,  Matthew..  270,  300 

Lowry,  Annie 349 

Lowry,  Mary 250 

Low  Key 276-277 

Lucas,  Andy 182 

Lucas,  Antoinette 340 

Lucas,  Robin 244 

Luce,  Brandon 364 


Lucia,  Evelyn 167 

Lucia,  Evelyn  Lee 287,  293 

Luciano,  Heather 208 

Ludka,  Bonnie 129,  215 

Ludmer,  Alexandra 290 

Lukianuk,  Jordan 276,  277 

Lundgren,  Brian 271,  273 

Lundsten,  Kristen 205 

Luscombe,  Sara 31 1 

Lushbaugh,  Victoria 249 

Lussier,  Amber 339 

Lussier,  Brittany 339 

Luther,  Andrew 205 

Luu,  Sandy 25! 

Lyddan,  Sara 311 

Lyies,  Meagan 299 

Lynch,  Joanna 205 

Lynch,  Keri 311 

Lyne,  Chase 302 

Lytle,  Bob 247 


m 


Macatangay,  Cheryl 232 

Macdonald,  Alison 331 

Macdonald,  Bernadette..  205 

MacDougall,  Matt 319 

MacHardy,  Scott 300 

MacHenry,  Craig 286 

MacMinn.  Brett 285 

MacNaughton,  Laura 261 

MacPherson,  Devon 232 

MACRoCk 30-33 

Macur,  Gregory 180,  287 

Maddison,  Dorothy 137 

Maddy,  Rachel 193 

Madey,  Lauren 232,  349 

Madey,  Michelle 232 

Madison  Advertising  Club 

276 

Madison  Class  Challenge 

186 

Madison  Cup  Debate 22 

Madison  Dance 277 

Madison  Day  Ceremony ..  22 

Madison  Equality 278 

Madison  Marketing 

Association 279 

Madison  Motorsports 280 

Madison  Week 22-23 


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Madison  Project,  The 

278-279 

Madison  Review,  The 301 

Magazine  Production 161 

Maggitti,  Lauren 261 

Maher,  Kristen..54,  205,  284 

Mahoney,  Erin 223 

Mailhes,  Albin 167 

Main,  Justin 180,  328 

Makara,  Kara 205 

Makris,  Martin 280,281 

Malinchak,  Alison 261 

Malone,  Chris 342 

Malone,  Kelly 167 

Maloney,  Shea 249 

Mandra,  Stephanie 311 

Mangan,  Kerri 288 

Manley,  Jacqueline 232 

Manley,  Kyle 364 

Mansfield,  Patrick 284 

Mansur,  Samier 58,  137 

Mantha,  Ashley 344 

Manwaring,  Molly-Armine.... 

263 

Maramis,  Ronaldy 290 

Maranuk,  Katie 360 

Maraya,  Adrianne 304 

Marcantoni,  Briana 

148,261,277 

Marcantonio,  Laura 167 

Marchetti,  Julia 3 1 1 

Marcucci,  Elizabeth 180 

Margetich,  Julie 249 

Maria,  Sara  De 160 

Marino,  Scott 344,  345 

Marino,  Stephanie  ....261,  290 

Marks,  Annie 263 

Marr,  Sarah 320 

Marrash,  Jennifer 250 

Marrow,  Jacque 270 

Marshall,  Alii 261 

Marshall,  C.J 302 

Martell,  Jennifer 167,  300 

Martin,  Charlotte 274 

Martin,  David 246 

Martin,  Franklin 342 

Martin,  Lacie 272 

Martin,  Tiffany 232 

Martin,  Tom 

346,  363 

Martina,  Lauren 

192,  287,  288 

Martinez,  Becky 308,  309 

Martinez,  Dana 286 

Martinez,  Nicole 3 1 1 

Martinez,  Rebecca 167 

Martorana,  Nicole 167 


Martyn,  Emily 268 

Martz,  Will 261 

Mascarenhas,  Anika 

180,269 

Masic,  Tina 293 

Maskell,  Mark 308 

Mason,  Brian 232 

Mason,  Ralph 180 

Massengill,  Drew 

18,21,261 

Mathews,  Adam 205,  300 

Mathews,  Erin 232 

Mathews,  Hil 308 

Mathieu,  Victoria  Elizabeth 

301 

Matkowski,  Victoria 286 

Matsuura,  Michelle 278 

Matthews,  Clayton 342 

Matthews,  Kristen 249 

Matthews,  Lynsi 286 

Matthews,  Mickey... 342,  343 

Mattson,  Lauren 232 

Maurer,  Amanda 288 

Maurone,  Gina 36 

Mawn,  Lauren 268 

May,  Lauren 286 

May,  Matthew 232 

Mayberry,  Lindsey...  102,  250 

Mayer,  Thalaline 205 

Mayhew,  Kelly 232 

Maykoski,  Teri 349 

Maynard,  Russell 84 

Mayo,  Adrienne 33 1 

May  Graduation 42-45 

Mazon,  Berna 49,  335 

McAbee,  Kathryn....  167,  264 

McAdoo,  Doug 266 

McAllister,  Jenny 250 

McAndrews,  Ben 342 

McAndrews,  Benjamin.... 205 

McAndrews,  Patrick 235 

McAneny,  Kristen 206 

McBee,  Jazmine 235,  292 

McCaffery,  Erin 250 

McCall,  Elijah 342 

McCall,  Shirley 356,357 

McCann,  Meg 3 1 1 

McCarraher,  Holly 277 

McCarter,  Rockeed 342 

McCarty,  Cassandra 331 

McCaulley,  John 270 

McCleary,  Ian..  137,304,305 

McCloskey,  Jamie 246 

McCollough,  Evan 342 

McConnell,  Colleen 206 

McCormack,  Win 300 

McCormick,  Lindsay 206 


McCormick,  Meghan 290 

McCoy,  Rob 319 

McDonald,  Kim 193 

McDonough,  Denise 229 

Mcfadden,  Maggie 349 

McFaddin,  Kaitlin 350,351 

McFarland,Joe 319 

McFarland,  Kate 250 

McFarling,  Brandon 285 

McGee,  Scotty 342 

McGettigan,  Michael 324 

McGhee,  Danielle 287 

McGowan,  Kate 286 

McGuire,  Gordon 215 

McHale,  Lauren 300 

McHarg,  Molly 263 

Mcllwee,  Jennifer 167 

Mcintosh,  Li 261 

Mclntyre,  Sean 284,  285 

McKaney,  Allison 288 

McKay,  Heather 167 

McKee,  Megan 250,265 

McKelvey,  Sam 117 

McKenna,  Andrew 235 

McKenzie,  Brooke 320 

McKim,  Clay 319 

McLaren,  Amy 

34,  192,246 

McNally,  Michael 235 

McNamera,  Kelsey 350 

McNamera,  Melissa 286 

McNeer,  Reagan 344 

McNichol,  Kate 286 

McNutt,  Veronica 25! 

McPherson,  Kaitlin 22! 

McPherson,  Keith 342 

McSween,  Katie 180 

McVay,  Lori 206 

McWilliams,  Ashley 300 

Meador,  Alexandra 

233,293 

Meadows,  Jonathan 235 

Meadow  Mania 49,  51 

Meagher,  Mike 364 

Medhurst,  Chris 363 

Meehan,  Kelly 273,284 

Meholic,  Emily 246 

Meidiinger,  Jennifer 192 

Meikle,  Brooke 290,291 

Meisenzahl,  Michael 344 

Meisenzahl,  Mike 344 

Melton,  Chase 292 

Melton,  Michelle 253,381 

Melton,  Thomas 235 

Men's  Basketball 354-355 

Men's  Cross  Country 

336-337 


Diamond  Patrons 

ConlribiUions  of$W  -  $10(1 

Jim  &  Colleen  Robinson 
Krdcnheim,  Pa. 

Sieplien  &  Francine  Roth 
Aianta,  Ga. 

Roger  &  Cindy  Schranz 
Wilmington,  Del. 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  David  Singer 
Charlotte,  N.C. 

Samantha  Smingier 
Ashburn,  Va. 

Steve  &  Leslie  Spencer 
Centreville,  Va. 

Melissa  Thompson 
Woodbridge,  Va. 

Les  &  Fay  Tinsley 
Manassas,  Va. 

Capt  &  Mrs.  Loren  Tschohl 
Chesapeake,  Va. 

Walter,  Gloria,  Jeffrey,  Jennifer 
&  Jasmine  Turner 
Goochland,  Va. 

Kate  Burke  Walsh 
Rockville,  Md. 

Jon  &  Rachel  Wist 
Manassas,  Va. 

Kimberly  &  Donald  Wood 
Sterling,  Va. 

Ray  &  Diane  Woods 
Collingswood,  N.J. 

Martin  &  Helen  Zoltowski 
Colts  Neck,  NJ. 


Index  i  395  i 


Men's  Soccer 346-347 

Men's  Tennis 324-325 

Men's  Track  and  Field 

328-329 

Mendenhall,  Chelsea 282 

Mendoza,  Karol 206,275 

Mendres,  Amber 250,  265 

Menoutis,  Eleni 286 

Mercer,  Whitney 249 

Merriam,  Torri 3 1 1 

Mesfin,  Sofanit 206 

Messinger,  Laura 360 

Meyer,  Eileen 206 

Meyer,  John 342 

Meza,  Diana 344,  345 

Michael,  Gary 207 

Michigami,  Michael 180 

MichI,  Kelsey 206 

Midkiff,  Daniel 289 

Mihaiko,  Meagan 

61,  161,  167,260,261 

Milam,  Jackie 235 

Milam,  Michele 42 

Milanesi,  Mike 304 

MiIinichik,Josh 342 

Miller,  AN 363 

Miller,  Alison 97,  192 

Miller,  Joanna 250 

Miller.  Kendal 248 

Miller,  Mallory 249 

Miller,  Mandy 349 

Miller,  Mary 311 

Miller,  Matthew 180 

Miller,  Tina 290,291 

Miller,  Travis 319 

Mills,  Andrew 258 

Mills,  Bree 45 

Milone,  Nicole 281 

Mimken,  Nicole 249 

Mimm,  Karen 235,245 

Minafield,  Phil 342 

Miner,  Jae 129,  180 

Miner,  Lauren 308 

Mink,  Tiffany 56 

Minnix,  James 266,  286 

Minutolo,  Christine 246 

Miron,  Heather 206 

Miscioscia,  Lauren...  235,  250 

Misciosia,  Lauren 220 

Misterka,  Jason 309 

Mistretta,  Katie 288 

Mitas,  Kristin 167 

Mitchell,  Dana 310 

Mitchell,  Katelyn 288 

Mitchell,  Melissa 123 

Mitchem,  Megan 289 

Mitchum,  Jimmy 133,  364 

13961  Closing 


Mitha,  Nazia 167,254 

Mittal,  Sushil 208 

Mittelman,  Kayla 235,  303 

Mixon,  Kelly 270 

Moats,  Arthur 342 

Mock,  David 206 

Modlin,  James 167,283 

Mohler,  Kristina 235 

Molina,  David 275 

Monahan,  Kristen 286 

Monck,  Brian 215 

Mondy,  Lauren 193 

Monroe,  Brandon 342 

Monroe,  Stephanie 270 

Montague,  Katie 311 

Montgomery,  Alexandra 

246 

Montgomery,  Elizabeth 

246,249 

Monthie,  Cynthia 272 

Montoya,  Andrew...  235,  250 

Montpelier 100-101 

Moody,  Zack 277 

Moorcones,  Drew 129 

Moore,  Ashley 274 

Moore,  Brentney 357 

Moore,  Courtney 272 

Moore,  Jason 349 

Moore,  Joe 363 

Moore,  Laura 126 

Moore,  Natalie 192,  360 

Moore,  Samantha 246 

Moran,  C.W. ...  328,  329,  337 

Morehouse,  Adam 180 

Morel,  Bethany 303 

Morey,  Ann  Janine 165 

Morgan,  Kacie 273 

Morgan,  Laura 31 1 

Morganstern,  Melissa 

360,361 

Moriarty,  Allison 192 

Morrello,  Gene 235 

Morris,  Jennifer 363 

Morris,  Jonelle 282 

Morris,  Jonnelle 282 

Morris,  Jordan 

167,  247,  300 

Morris,  Megan 283 

Morrison,  Erica 167 

Morsink,  Kyle 347 

Morton,  Jake 354 

Moss,  Angelica 286 

Mothershead,  Tiffany 

63,246,  311 

Moubray,  Jennifer....  192,  303 

Moyers,  Justin 180 

Mozaic  Dance  Club 281 


Muelenaer,  Morgan 192 

Mui,  Christine 25! 

Muldoon,  Therese  ..  180,  279 

Mullins,  Adriane 9,  261 

Mullins,  Meryl 311 

Munford,  Natalie 281 

Muniz,  Emily 311 

Munson,  Greg 283 

Munson,  Julie 340 

Murdoch-Kitt,  Laura 249 

Murphy,  Allison 180 

Murphy,  Brianne 206 

Murphy,  Colleen 180 

Murphy,  Kelly 363 

Murphy,  Lauren 235,  261 

Murphy,  Mary-Colleen....  266 

Murphy,  Stephanie 287 

Murray,  Anne 274 

Murray,  Kelsey 286 

Murray,  Lynne 3 1 1 

Murrell,  Kim 298 

Murrow,  Hannah 95 

Musgnug,  Christopher.... 286 

Mussoline,  Diane 193 

Mustian,  Laura 206 

Myers,  Christopher 215 

Myers,  James 14! 

Myers,  Stephanie 6! 


n 


Naber,  PJ 363 

Nadeau,  Eric 364 

Nadeau,  Janelle 265 

Nadim,  Khalid 74.269 

Naeher,  Katie 302 

Nagle,  Mickey 271 

Nance,  Scott 183,  288 

Nannini,  Adrianna 265 

Napier.  Mary 326,  327 

Nardone,  Trevor 183 

Nasery,  Omar 308,  309 

National  Association  for  the 
Advancement  of  Colored 

People 282 

National  Society  of 

Collegiate  Scholars 283 

Naujelis,  Brian 183 

Nauta,  Jessica 235 

Naylor,  Kristin 42 

Neal.  Graham 254 

Neatrour,  Elizabeth  B 162 


Neckowitz,  Alan 166 

Nee.  Christopher 235 

Needle.  Courtney 286 

Nehring.  Kevin 319 

Nelms,  Candace 331 

Nelson,  AN 31! 

Nelson,  Brad 29! 

Nelson,  Bradley 290 

Nelson,  Christina....235,  308 

Nelson.  Devin 300 

Nelson.  Jenna 

235,  284,  300 

Nelson,  Stephanie 285 

Nematt,  Salameh 208 

Nemith,  Tara 235,  265 

Nesbitt,  Aaron 250,  287 

Nesbitt,  Greg 319 

Nesselrodt,  Ashley 206 

Nettles,  John 246 

Neugroschel,  Rosie 286 

Nevin,  John 167 

Newcomb,  Jessica 310 

Newman,  Charlie 342 

Newman,  Kathryn 

178,  183 

Newman,  Melissa 278 

New  &  Improv'd 280-28! 

New  Art  Gallery 82-83 

Nguyen,  Anita 304 

Nguyen,  Emerald 74 

Nguyen,  Eric 304 

Nguyen,  Kim 304 

Nguyen.  Nhat 364 

Nice.  Renee 274 

Nice-Burdon,  Jordan 246 

Nicewonger,  Christine 33! 

Nicosia,  Blake 183 

Niere.  Joanne 206 

Nightengale,  Catherine ..  270 

Noa,  Kim 286 

Noctor,  Maggie 276 

Nolte,  Jenny 282 

Noonan,  Emily 183,  288 

Nordstrom,  Kristin 326 

Norman,  Chelsea 235 

Norman,  Jessica 167,  246 

Norment,  Lindsey 254 

Norris,  Denny 266 

North,  Rosanne 235 

Norton,  Rebecca 206 

Nosal,  Maria 

167,252,253,  374 

Note-oriety 282-283 

Nourayan,  Vinod 269 

Novak,  Jessica 263 

Novick,  Pete 328 

Novick,  Peter 329.  337 


Nowell,  Will 342 

Nowlin,  Kellie 253,381 

Nugent,  Linda 298 

Nursing  Student  Association 

284 

Nutrition  140 200 


o 


O'Brien,  Christine 250 

O'Brien,  Kelly 264 

O'Brien,  Sean 300 

O'Bryon,  Rebecca 223 

O'Connell,  John 

167,  308,  309 

O'Connor,  Kimberly 206 

O'Connor,  Kristen 31 1 

O'Donnell,  Erin 302 

O'Donnell,  Meghan 

106,246,247,254,371 

O'Dowd,  Katie 381 

O'Farrell,  Elizabeth 167 

O'Hara,  Christie 302 

O'Hara,  Christine 235 

O'Keefe,  Colleen 320 

O'Laughlin,  Sean 235 

O'Malley,  Caitlin 331,339 

O'Neil,  Anne 206 

O'Neil,  Kaitlin 183 

O'Neill,  Chris 344 

O'Neill,  Katie 250 

O'Neill,  Miriam 300 

O'Neill,  Sean 167 

O'Rourke,  Adrienne 263 

O'Rourke,  Kristen 340 

O'Sullivan,  Grace 261 

0'Toole,J.M 271 

Oakey,  Ashley 26! 

Oddo,  Jenna 235 

Odmark,  Jake 266 

Oelkers,  Kelly 292 

Ogden,  Luke 304,  305 

Oglesby,  Teryn 135,  274 

Ogunwo,  Elizabeth 

146,  245,  257,  262 

Oldfield,  Lindsay 298 

Olguin,  Renzo 256 

Olin,  Patrick 206 

Oliver,  Ashleigh 287 

Oliver,  Emily 3 1 1 

Oliver,  Kelley 235 


Oliver.  Matthew 278 

Oliver,  Michael 235 

Oliver,  Victoria 288 

Oliverie,  Jimmy 308 

Oltman,  Nick 328,  337 

Ondira,  Adam 360 

Operation  Santa  Claus...  134 

OrangeBand 98-99 

Orell,  Harry 104,  105 

Orientation 46-51 

Orndorff,  Angela 235 

Orndorff,  Nichole 293 

Orokos,  Nicole 3 1 1 

Orphanides,  Elaina 

331,338,339 

Osborn,  Lav^rence 206 

Osotsi,  Ramenga 233 

Otstot,  Kate 339 

Ourednik,  Dorathy 290 

Overdorff,  Sarah 292 

Overtones 284-285 


P 


Pacchiana,  Jenn 3 1 0 

Pack,  Kelsey 288 

Pack,  Lauren 254 

Paeno,  Joanna 246 

Page,  Evin 249 

Page,  Gwendolyn  ....  168,  273 

Page,  Patrick 270 

Pagones,  Julia 246,  264 

Pahls,  Katherine 310 

Painter,  Tiffany 168 

Paladino,  Ryan 168,  293 

Palcko,  Lauren 

168,334,335 

Palenski,  Rachel 206,  284 

Palmateer,  Ashley 235 

Palmer,  Jonathan 300 

Panasiewicz,  Michelle 26! 

Panhellenic  Council 285 

Pankey,  Milencia 113,  281 

Pankow,  Melissa 303 

Pannucci,  Lisa 168 

Papafotis,  Christina 286 

Parccjen 250 

Paredes,  Jeremy 

54,  168,306,307 

Parents  of  the  Year  Award 

78 

Parham,  Michael 343 


Parham,  Mike 342 

Parikh,  Parag 302 

Paris,  Allison 339 

Park,  Eugene 354 

Parker,  Jonathan 183 

Parker,  Justin 363 

Parker,  Matt 354 

Parker,  Sherry 3 1 1 

Parker,  Stefanie 206 

Parkinson,  Danielle 265 

Parks,  John 235 

Parnham,  Taylor 165 

Parrish,  Katie 249 

Parrott,  Andre 342 

Parrott,  Katherine 3 1 1 

Parsons,  Kim 360 

Parthemos,  Chris 281 

Patarinski,  Elena 206 

Patchett,  Brad 349 

Patel,  Helna 269 

Patel,  Leena 269 

Patel,  Nishal 269 

Patel,  Yash 295 

Patrell,  Jacqueline 3 1 1 

Patrick,  Will 342 

Patterson,  Nicole 246 

Pattie,  Ashley 192 

Patullo,  Kelly 79,263 

Paul,  Sydney 261,  293 

Pawlo,  Michael 206 

Pawlo,  Mike 86 

Payne,  Kelly 331,339 

Payne,  Quinncee 136,  257 

Payne,  Tiffany 206 

Paynter,  Greg 349 

Peacock,  Erin 209 

Pearce,  Brittney 235,  273 

Pearce,  Lisa 94 

Pearso,  Kathlin 272 

Peck,  Susan 209 

Pedrero,  Erika  Orantes..  235 

Pelegrin,  Lisa 149 

Pennisi,  Katelyn 209,  267 

Pentcheva,  Siana 235 

Perez,  Allison  249 

Perkey,  Kelsey 3 1 0 

Perlmutter,  Evan 183 

Perron,  Kyle 307 

Perry,  Ashley 60,  311 

Perry,  David 209 

Perry,  Melissa 284 

Perry,  Sarah 249 

Persica,  Rachel 183 

Peshler,  David 168 

Peters,  Allison 31! 

Peterson,  Lauren 235,  298 

Peterson,  Zach 183 


Patron§ 


Kathy  &  Keith  Adkins 


Susan  Barbash  &  Brian  Allen 


Joseph  &  Michele  Arelz 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  Bill  Armes 


Irawaty  &  Jacob  F.  Baker 


Don  &  Paula  Bedner 


Lawrence  &  Michelle  Bowling 


Randy  &  Cathy  Br 


Davio  &  Kim  Bryant 


The  Carcich  Family 


Chris  &  Rachel  Cataldo 


Alan  &Jo  Ann  Chiet 


P.  Chinch 


a  T.  Church 


Kris  Carlson  Cook 


Spencer  Lee  Diamond 


Carolyn  Doescher 


Index    3971 


Petri,  David 300 

Petri,  Sarah 265 

Petway,  Joy 209 

Peyraud,  Charlotte.  183,  245 

Peyser,  Dave 302 

Pham,  Anh 304 

Pham,  Dung 304 

Pham,  Thang 304 

Phelps,  Roger 286 

Phillips,  Amanda 308 

Phillips,  Catherine...  326,  327 

Phillips,  Crystal 272 

Phillips,  Emily 235 

Phillips,  Sarah 183,292 

Phi  Mu  Alpha  Sinfonia 286 

Phi  Sigma  Pi 287 

Pick,  Evan 183 

Pickeral,  Anna 286 

Picknally,  Brian 302 

Pierce,  Brittney 168 

Pierce,  John 26! 

Pierce,  Shelley 249 

Pierson,Jena 350,  35! 

Pilson,  William 183,245 

Pipkins,  Traci 182 

Pirkle,  Amanda 235 

Pitsenbarger,  Rashad 256 

Pitt,  Jason 302 

Pitzer,  Erik 254,292,293 

Pivs'owarczyk,  Katie 

129,283,381 

Pi  Sigma  Epsilon 288 

Plastino,  Stephen 183,  300 

Plecker,  Stephany 162 

Plotz,  Richelle 278 

Pluta,  Ashley 235,295 

Podell,  Julie 229,246 

Pohlen,  Danielle 246 

Pokorny,  Toni 311 

Poland,  Matt 170 

Politano,  August 183 

Pollard,  John  168 

Pomerantz,  Carrie. ..277,  281 

Pompa,  Danelle 3 1 1 

Ponder,  Erica 113,  281 

Pope,  Beth 

96,  97,  1568,  274,  295 

Pope,  Bryan 254 

Pope,  Mike 342 

Popp,  Rebecca 126 

Poppe,  Erin 192.  303 

Poremsky,  Liz 33! 

Porteous,  Alex 209 

Porterfield,  Hanna 35! 

Portner,  Matt 304 

Posey,  Joe 354 

Posey,  Kaylene 235 

13981  Closing 


Pote,  Tim 302 

Pote,  Timothy 215 

Potler,  Cassandra 235 

Poucher,  Stephanie 349 

Pouliot,  Danielle 286 

Powdrell,  Stacey 209 

Pov^ell,  Amy 229 

Pov^ell,  Gretchen 238 

Powell,  Marc 286 

Powell,  Maria 290 

Powell,  Rahmad 342 

Poyner,  James 270 

Pre-Physical  Therapy 

Society 289 

Preston,  Kari 246 

Price,  Caitlin 235 

Price,  J.C 342 

Price,  Jonathan 300,  30! 

Price,  Nichole 31! 

Price,  Sean 342 

Priest,  Betsey 320 

Priest,  John 183 

Priestman,  Gwen 288 

Prince,  Gregory 

183,290,291 

Printz,  James....  131,  328,  337 

Pritchard,  Jason 342 

Pritt,  Josh 278 

Proffitt,  Jacqueline 273 

Proffitt,  Matthew 183 

Propst,  Jessica 339 

Proske,  Lauren 286 

Pruett,  Laura 340,  34! 

Pruner,  Laura 264 

Puckett,  Paul 278,279 

Puleo,  Elaine 3!  I 

Pulimootil,  Cherian 181 

Pumphrey,  Lesie 235 

Puritz,  Elizabeth 290,  291 

Purks,  Tripp 95,  290 

Putker,  Katrina 168 


q 


Quinn,  Alicia 183 


r 


Rabil,  David 342 


Rabinowitz,  Nicole 33! 

Raeder,  Christina 235 

Raeder,  Natalie 249 

Ragland,  Rachael 235 

Raiter,  Frank 181 

Rakestraw,  Natrisha 298 

Ramallo,  Diego 275 

Ramirez,  Christina 183 

Ramirez,  Sarah 107 

Ramser,  Ally 3 1 1 

Ramsey,  Darrieus 342 

Ramseyer,  Craig 290 

Ramseyer,  Maggie 235 

Randa,  Mollie 183,308 

Ransone,  Margaret 235 

Rascati,  Justin 342,  343 

Rascoe,  Casey 33 1 

Rasner,  Irina 144,  145 

Ratasiewicz,  Heather 302 

Ratliff,  Ian 280 

Rauch,  Courtney 

78,  79,  277 

Rauh,  Meredith 246 

Raus,  Amanda 3!  I 

Rawlett,  Kaitlyn 31! 

Rawlings,  Jessica 288 

Rawlings,  Traise 26! 

Rawlins,  Jonas 342 

Ray,  Collin 168 

Ray,Jarrett 264,  301 

Ray,  Kevin 209 

Ray,  Leah 235 

Real,  John 270 

Reams,  Chad 199 

Recruitment 60-63 

Reed,  Amanda 168 

Reed,  Katrina 292 

Reeder,  Alison 289 

Reeder,  Mandi 263 

Reedy,  Amanda 209 

Reese,  Katie 3!  I 

Reese,  Stephanie 282,  299 

Reever,  Sarah 288 

Regalado,  Bryan 235 

Regalado-Lopez,  Tomas 

275 

Regula,  Adam 273 

Rehman,  Carolyn  ....235,  287 

Reid,  Robert  D 240 

Reid,  Ryan 319 

Reifinger,  Eric 342 

Reimert,  Missy 349 

Reinhard,  Karen 209,  290 

Reiter,  Bekah 35 

Reiter,  Rebekah 286 

Rejzer,  Courtney 263 

Remington,  Courtney 340 


Remmes,  Jess 349 

Rens,  Ashley 286 

Reserve  Officers'  Training 

Corps 237 

Revetta,  Renee 235,  287 

Revetta,  Renee 277,  293 

Reyher,  Ashley 326,  327 

Rezadoost,  Jonathan 236 

Rezazad,  Nooshin 250 

Rhoads,  Jake 273 

Rhodey,  Brooke 320 

Rice,  Gregory 209 

Rice,  Haley 56,236 

Richard,  Drew 307 

Richard,  Matthew 236 

Richards,  Amber 236,  295 

Richards,  Jennifer 209 

Richards,  Taryn 3 1 1 

Richardson,  Athena 183 

Richardson,  Nancy 363 

Richmond,  Jordan 279 

Richmond,  Tabitha 246 

Rickman,  Tammy 168 

Riddle,  Sara 236 

Ridgway,  Megan 293 

Riebel,  Genevieve 288 

Riedel,  Anthony 264,  30! 

Riegel,  Jamie 303 

Riegler,  Kirstin 284,  285 

Riewerts,  Kim 286 

Rife,  Tara 

236,294,295,299 

Riggs,  Brian 308 

Rigney,  Shana 192 

Riley,  Bethany 250,  331 

Riley,  Erin 254 

Riley,  Pat 319 

Ring,  Nathaniel 168 

Rinker,  Dave 328,  338 

Rinker,  Mark 328,337 

RishelLJoe 266 

Ritchie,  Angela 193 

Ritter,  Elyse 236 

Rivett,  Callie 249 

Roach,  Krystal 342 

Robarge,  Andrew 364 

Robarge,  Sarah 302 

Robb-McGrath,  Elaine  ....288 

Robbins,  Lane 

236,246,253,268,  381 

Robbins,  Laura 269 

Robel,  Michele 31! 

Roberson,  Danielle 

236,308 

Roberson,  Rashonda 33! 

Roberts,  Ashley 267 

Roberts,  Jody 209,  246 


Robertson,  Alex 246 

Robinett,  Julia 286 

Robinson,  Amanda 184 

Robinson,  Amber 168 

Robinson,  John 278 

Robinson,  Julia 168,  246 

Robinson,  Kelly 310 

Robinson,  Kirstin 286 

Robinson,  Myies 215 

Rocco,  Justine 286 

Rock,  Caitlin 310 

Rodgers,  Kimberly...257,  278 

Rodgers,  Rachel 282 

Rogers,  Amanda 277 

Rogers,  Jamie 204 

Rogers,  Laura 50 

Rogers,  Wes 236 

Rohrbacher,  Kurt 209 

Rohrer,  Jonathan 1 84 

Rojas,  Lucia 256 

Romaniello,  Gabriella 249 

Romaniello,  Laura 229 

Romano,  Alicia 291 

Romer,  Shannon 209 

Ron  Jeremy 68,  69 

Roodhouse,  Rob 92,  296 

Roof,  Brad 177 

Rooney,  J.  Patrick 22 

Rosanelli,  Meredith 250 

Rose,  Erin 3!  I 

Rose,  Fred 

39,  295,  296,  304 

Rose,  Linwood  H 

22,42,49,58,  137,  140 

Rosenbaum,  Elyssa 360 

Rosenbaum,  Lisa 250 

Rosenberg,  David 236 

Rosenberger,  Benjamin... 304 

Rosendale,  Sarah 236 

Ross,  Elizabeth 259 

Ross,  Jennifer 268 

Ross,  Morven 348,  349 

Rosser,  Marina 162 

Rotelli,  Katie 3 1 1 

Roth,  Jessica 184 

Roth,  Will 288 

Rothschild,  Brandon 209 

Rothwell,  Catherine 

277.  289 

Rotruck,  Sarah 47 

Rotz,  Jennifer 236 

Rousseau,  William 285 

Rowan,  Devon 265 

Rov^ell,  Kelly 286 

Rov/en,  Lisa 293 

Rowley,  Casey 331,  339 

Rubenstein,  Brian 324 


Rubin,  Meryl 88,  209 

Rubin,  Teresa 303 

Rudd,  Rowdy 342 

Ruiz,  Christina 360 

Ruley,  Erica 209 

Runyon,  Chris 298 

Rupert,  Carolyn 236 

Rupert,  Kristin 184 

Rushforth,  Kim 277 

Rushing,  Buddy 270 

Rusow,  Kourtney 99 

Russell,  Allison 363 

Russell,  Jessica 331,  339 

Russell,  Joe 278 

Russell,  Lyndsey 265 

Russian  Program 162 

Russo,  Chris 304 

Rutherford,  Andrew 209 

Ruvel,  Kaitlyn 236 

Ryan,  Allison 236 

Ryan,  Carole 192 

Rylands,  Dan 328 


s 


Saadeh,  Leila 281 

Sahara,  Nicole 3 1 1 

Sahagian,  Linny 249 

Said,  Areizo 246 

Sajko,  Whitney 349 

Saleem,  Sheinei 215 

Sallette,  Camille 288 

Samaha,  Christa 263 

Sampson,  Megan 168 

Samselski,  Ally....92,  95,  290 

Sanders,  Jemaris 342 

Sandole,  Tim 287 

Santana,  Jose 236 

Santiago,  Anna 308 

Santiago,  Sean 275 

Santobianco,  Dan 319 

Santos,  Colbey 354 

Santos,  Megan 342 

Saraceno,  Phil....  54,  184,  230 

Sargent,  Mike 264 

Sarver,  Amanda 290 

Sarver,  Brittany 277 

Sasala,  Jason 184 

Satterfield,  Ryan 360 

Saunders,  Angela 299 

Saunders,  Kristin 33 1 


Saunders,  Lauren 236 

Saunders,  Shannon 331 

Saunders,  Tiffanie 184 

Savia,Kelli 216 

Saville,  Katlin 247 

Savoy,  Edward 272 

Saxton,  Treshona....  257,  305 

Say,  Elizabeth 236,  304 

Scaife,  Lindsay 265 

Scamardella,  Stephanie...  261 

Scanlan,  Joe 251 

Scanlon,  Amanda 246 

Scarborough,  Alexis 184 

Schab,  Kristen 249 

Schade,  Ashlee 270 

Schaefer,  Ashley 168 

Schaer,  Kim 275 

Schaffer,  Melanie 349 

Schawaroch,  Jean 193 

Scheffer,  Amanda 236 

Scheffres,  Joe 344 

Schenkel,  Jeffrey 298 

Scherer,  Rebecca 209 

Scherpereel,  John 1 62 

Schifano,  Christina 31 1 

Schill,  Nate 318,319 

Schiller,  Stephen 269 

Schiipp,  Adam  236 

Schlegel,  Lauren 122 

Schlinger,  Amy 286 

Schluth,  Aubrey 286 

Schmid,  Rachel 298 

Schmidt,  Andrew 236 

Schmitt,  Kristin 285,  286 

Schneider,  Alyssa 310 

Schneier,  Joel 168 

Schnorr,  Will II 

Schoeb,  Sara 246 

Schoelwer,  Julia 300 

Schoenfelder,  Kristi 

236,  267,  289 

Schrack,  Thomas 236 

Schramm,  Eric 302 

Schranz,  Jennifer 209 

Schray,  Katie 323 

Schroeder,  Geoff 287 

Schubert,  Carolyn 209 

Schuchman,  Joshua 300 

Schudda,  Jessica 209 

Schully,  Margaret 290,  311 

Schultz,  Bridget 209 

Schuize,  Jason 248 

Schum,  Jeanine 168 

Schur,  Rachel 285 

Schutz,  Allison 210 

Schwartz,  Corey 24 

Schwizer,  Katie 310 


Patrons 


Shannon  K.  Dougherty 


R.J.  &  Brendajay  Dunn 


Barry  &  Joanne  Emswiler 


Alvin  J.  &  Shirley  H.  Everett 


Frank  &  Sue  Farina 


Dr.  &  Mrs.  W.  Michael  Felts 


Darrell  &  Kathie  Fisher 


Martin  &  Sheri  Ford 


Tim  &  Darlene  Gentry- 


Cynthia  &  Richard  Goodale 


Doug  &  Jaye  Groseclose 


Dr.  &  Mrs.  Ronald  Hatclier 


Chris  &  Maria  Hen- 


Melissa  Indiveri 


Kaczmarski  Family 


John  &  Barbara  Keaton 


Bruce  &  Claudia  Kirk 


Index    399 


Schwizer,  Keith 287 

Scoggins,  Shayna 299 

Scott,  Christopher 168 

Scott.  Rachel 210 

Scuiletti,  Justin 236 

Seablom,  Lauren 246 

Seal,  Kelly 286 

Seaman,  Kelly 286 

Sear,  Kathleen  De 176 

Searson,  Lauren 249 

Secord,  Steve 324 

Secrist,  Andrea 236 

Seested,  Jamie 260 

Seidel,  Justin 287 

Seller,  Lindsay 192 

Seipp,  Shannon 349 

Sekulski,  Kristi 236 

Sellers,  Brett 319 

Sellers,  Will 27 

Seney,  Nicole 277 

September  II 58-59 

Serkes,  Margaret 31 0 

Serkes,  Pete 328.337 

Serone.  Samantha 

236.  246,  289 

Sethi,  Reetika 269 

Setts,  Ronald 342 

Seuike,  Whitney 261 

Severino,  Brisbane 184 

Sewell,  Robert 236 

Seymore,  Amy 84 

Sgueglia,  Jessica 268 

Shaffer,  Katie 63.261 

Shah.  Nehali 269 

Shalleck.  Lauren 286 

Shalon,  Juliet 246 

Shanley,  Kelly 246 

Shanley,  Patrick 281 

Sharbel,  Kelly 216 

Sharp,  Caroline 246 

Sharp,  Amanda 3 1 1 

Shea,  Megan 250 

Sheads,  Courtney 274 

Sheeran.  Megan 3 1 1 

Shell,  Ashley 168 

Shell,  Sara 261 

Shell,  Sarah 302 

Shell,  William 286 

Shelor,  Victoria 86.  381 

Shelton,  Mary  Fran 320 

Shenk,  Stephanie 339 

Shepler,  Ryan 290 

Shepperson.  Vanessa 311 

Sherman,  Ethan 363 

Sherman,  Theo 342 

Sherrard,  Kelly 331,339 

Sherrill,  Andrea 303 

14001  Closing 


Sherrod,  Ahsley 288 

Shewbridge,  Carter 265 

Shields,  Mallory 250 

Shirk,  Debra 311 

Shives,  Jessica 236 

Shockey,  Michael 293 

Shockley,  Jenny 340 

Shockney.  Brandon 28! 

Shoemaker,  Will 328,  337 

Shomaker,  Mike 300 

Short,  Melissa 246 

Shouldis,  Regan 340 

Shuber,  Natalie 275 

Shuber,  Natalie  Beth 274 

Shuey,  Mark 210 

Shufeldt,  Owen 216 

Shull.  Christie 192 

Shultz,  Andriana 168 

Shuttleworth,  Heather 

273,295 

Siemens.  Jess 308 

Sievers,  Jennifer 210 

Sigma  Alpha  Lambda 292 

Sigma  Delta  Pi 293 

Sigma  Kappa 286-287 

Signorino.  Joseph 267,  289 

Sign  Language  Club 

288-289 

Silverman.  Jaime 250 

Simmins,  Callan 192 

Simmons.  Holley 171 

Simmons,  Kimberly 26! 

Simmons,  Nicole 360 

Simmons,  Samantha 210 

Simmons,  Sarah 

184,245,260 

Simms.  Kathryn 17! 

Simpkins,  Daniel 27! 

Sinapi,  Allie 3 1 1 

Singer,  Brian 210 

Singer,  Jared 28! 

Singh,  Anita 216 

Siron.  Elizabeth 210 

Siska,  Kyle 328 

Sistek,  Kollene 246 

Sizemore,  Lola 

171,254,276 

Skelly,  Caroline 249 

Skiffmgton,  Christine 360 

Ski  and  Snowboarding 

Racing  Club 298 

Sklar,  Stacy 360 

Skolnitsky.J.D 342 

Skutnik.  Michelle 

171,250,290 

Slade.  Amanda 236 

Slaughter.  Jackie 299 


Slepesky,  Ryan 294 

Slowinski,  Eric 328 

Sluder.  Matt 319 

Smarte.  Chris 290 

Smerdzinksi,  Stephanie... 286 

Smith,  Ainslee 287 

Smith,  Allegra 33! 

Smith,  Allison 249 

Smith,  Andrew 271,  300 

Smith,  Ashley 51,236 

Smith,  Billy 277 

Smith,  Brittani 286 

Smith.  Caley 236.311 

Smith,  Carleigh 249 

Smith.  Chelsea 286 

Smith.  Christine 261 

Smith.  Christy 286 

Smith,  Cole 271 

Smith,  Dominique 342 

Smith,  Jackie 357 

Smith,  Katie 286 

Smith,  Lindsay 286 

Smith,  Lindsey 246 

Smith,  Megan 286,  323 

Smith,  Nikki 31! 

Smith,  Rachel 363 

Smith,  Sally 323 

Smith,  Sean 236 

Smith,  Theresa 3 1 1 

Smith,  Thomas 236 

Smullen.  Dan 363 

SmyrI,  Allison 265 

Smyth,  J. P 39 

Smyth,  Russell 363 

Snead,  John 324.  325 

Snellings,  Liz 31 1 

Snow,  Kelly 186 

Snow,  Michael 278,279 

Snyder,  James 

328,336.337 

Sobczak.  Amanda 288 

Sobel.  Aaron 236 

Soberano.  Royce 33 

Socinski.  Audra 263 

Sockwell.  Brandon 363 

Soenksen,  Roger 166 

Softball 322-323 

Sohl,  Morgan 250 

Solan,  Alex 236 

Sollaccio,  Sandy 3 1 1 

Solometo,  Julie 158 

Solomon,  Michelle 267 

Sommers.  Elizabeth 236 

Song,  Deven 286 

Song,  Jin 270 

Sonn,  Michelle 288 

Sonnenberg.  Neal 17! 


Sophomore  Class  Council.... 

299 

Soria.  Nicolas 275 

Sostak.  Brian 254 

Southee,  Jackie 280,  281 

Spagnoli,  Nicole 184 

Spalletta,  Adam 266 

Sparks,  Shannon 363 

Spataro,  Laura 286 

Spaulding,  Caleb 236 

Speas,  Neal 27! 

Spencer,  Hunter 3!  I 

Spencer,  Kameron 

256,  262,  282 

Spencer,  Shannon 310 

Spencer,  Wesli 22.  44 

Spickard.  Dena 

331,338,339 

Spiker,  Nicole 236 

Sponenberg,  Randi...  171,  307 
Sports  Media  Relations  ..  207 

Sprague,  Tiffany 278 

Stagliano,  Angela 358 

Stabler,  Seth 17! 

Stana,  Dan 295 

Stanford,  Meagan 267 

Stanley,  Cliff 236 

Stanley,  Patrick 308 

Stanzel,  Brittany 308 

Stanzione.  Natalie 192 

Starck.  Lauren 282 

Stark,  Lauren 283 

Stauder.  Justin 363 

StClair.  Lee 265 

Stedman,  Sarah 274,  311 

Stefaniak,  Lauren 340,  34! 

Stefaniak,  Melissa 340 

Stefanski,  Julie 363 

Steffy,  Elizabeth 311 

Steidler,  Mark 288 

Stein,  Matthew 184 

Steinbach.  Sarah 210.  320 

Stell,  Hannah 311 

Stellute,  Angela 246 

Stenderup,  Jenna 3 1 1 

Sterling.  Jessica 171 

Stern,  Kimberly 171 

Sternberger,  Lee 71 

Stetzer,  Alicia...  171,  254,  372 

Steuer,  Kai 271 

Stevens.  Caitlin 270 

Stevens.  Mary 344 

Stevens.  Vanessa 250 

Steward.  Naomh 97 

Stewart.  Carolyn 269 

Stewart.  Emily 331.  339 

Stewart.  Katie 246 


Stickels,  Allison 246 

Stilwell,  Anne 283 

Stockton,  Kathryn..2IO,  284 

Stockton,  Meghan 210 

Stokes,  Kisha 357 

Stone,  Audrey 129 

Stone,  Julie 320 

Stoneburner,  Davis 319 

Stoneman,  Jaynell 236 

Storey,  Colleen 300 

Stoss,  Matthew 254,  255 

Strachan,  Maria 17! 

Strain,  Brigid 210,  320 

Stratton,  Vicki 270 

Strickland,  Allison....  171,  282 

Strickland,  Ashley 246 

Strickland,  Molly 277 

Strickler,  Beth 263,302 

Strickler,  Ian 286 

Strickler,  Michael 286 

Stroud,  Tamara 272 

Students  for  Minority 

Outreach 298-299 

Student  Ambassadors 

290-291 

Student  Duke  Club..  292-293 
Student  Government 

Association 

294,295,296,297 

Stuller,  Kerby 236,249 

Sturgill,  Beattie 216,  298 

Styles,  Kristin 210,  277 

Suber,  Kellen 236 

Sullenger,  Jay 319 

Sullivan,  Gregory 184 

Sullivan,  Jamal 342 

Sullivan,  Sean 298 

Summer,  Cassie 308 

Summers,  Kristin 33! 

Summers,  Sherry 357 

Sumner,  Paige 293 

Sunde,  Sarah 307 

Sunkin,  Jessica 335 

Sunset  on  the  Quad 92 

Suozzo,  Laura 290 

Suppon,  Chuck 342 

Surmaceweiz,  Kevin 27! 

Sushner,  Sarah 300 

Sutton,  Kelley 236 

Swan,  Hannah 210 

Swanston,  Kyle 354 

Swartley,  Ana 236,  298 

Swartz,  Jonathan 273 

Swecker,  Chris 254 

Sweeney,  Laura 184 

Sweeney,  Sean 184 

Sweet,  Louis 364 


Swift,  Carly 126 

Swing  Dance  Club 300 

Syre,  Tom 217 

Szalay,  Jamey 145 

Szemis,  Nina 78,  250 

Szuba,  Chris 272 


t 


Tabri,  William 184 

Tacy,  Mary 41,  217 

Tae  Kwon  Do  Club 

300,301 

Tafaro,  Christina 286 

Taff,  Lisa 210,279 

Taggart,  Anna 210 

Taggart,  Jaime 33 1 

Takane,  Matt 287 

Take  Back  the  Night....  26-29 

Talbot,  Fabiana 309 

Talley,  Chris 266,267 

Talley,  Lisa 250 

Tam,  Karina 216 

Tamborini,  Ryan 125,  305 

Tamburrino,  Stephen 171 

Tamburrino,  Steve 328 

Tan,  Stephanie 246 

Tansey,  Elle 331 

Tappan,  Casey 114 

Tarr,  Jesse 324 

Tau  Beta  Sigma 302-303 

Taylor,  Adam 18 

Taylor,  Carl 278 

Taylor,  James 308 

Taylor,  Laura 3 1 1 

Taylor,  Meg 249 

Taylor,  Rebecca 216 

Taylor,  Sarah 268,  269 

Teasley,  Joelle 278 

Tedone,  Kristin 286 

Tekesky,  Scott 

328,336,337 

Telefeyan,  John 270 

Temple,  Brian 271 

TenHuisen,  Revee 

184,253,303,377 

Tennis,  Women's 327 

Teotonio,  Thais 236 

Terenzi,  Chrysta 267 

Thacher,  Lindsey 184 

Thacher,  Shannon  ....261,  290 


Thayer,  Ryan 280 

Theobalds,  Katherine 193 

ThetaChi 304-305 

Thibault,  Jenna 277 

Things  to  do  before 

Graduation 124-127 

Thomas,  Ben 354 

Thomas,  Celeste 282 

Thomas,  Eboni 289 

Thomas,  Kat 311 

Thomas,  Lori    192 

Thomas,  Melissa 210 

Thomas,  Quintrel 342 

Thomas,  Sarah 

236,253,270 

Thompson,  Alexandria... 239 

Thompson,  AN 3 1 1 

Thompson,  Elisa 268 

Thompson,  Kimmy 250 

Thompson,  Kiri 290 

Thompson,  Michael 302 

Thomson,  Emily 249 

Thomson,  Susannah 274 

Thornton,  Dazzmond 354 

Thornton,  Nicole 286 

Thornton,  Pat 27! 

Thurman,  Samantha 

166,  17! 

Thyrring,  Katelyn 286 

Tigue,  Stephanie 257 

Tillery,  Michelle 300 

Timberlake,  Austin 128 

Tiplady,  Brittany 165 

Tipton,  Jeremy 200 

Titcomb,  Helen 300 

Title  iX  Decision 130-133 

Tokar,  Brianna 210 

Tollkuhn,  Skippii 278 

Tomlin,  Jonathan 210 

Tomlinson,  Jessica 286 

Toms,  Anne 265 

Toms,  Bobby 118 

Toolan,  Allyson 290 

Torano,  Tamara 184 

Torano,  Tami 261,  290 

Torcivia,  Stephanie 244 

Torok,  Jacob 363 

Torres,  Claudia 250 

Toscano,  Kelsey 286 

Totten,  Mark 346,  347 

Townes,  Risharddi 254 

Townsend,  Amy 3 1 1 

Townsend,  Brittney 

184,31! 

Towsend,  Matt 3!9 

Tran,  KimbeHy 304 

Tran,  Susan 279 


Patrons 


DavitI  &  Luanne  Kollcda 


Caliiy  &  Mark  Kost 


Jel'F  Kolscii  &  Connie  Lambert 


The  Laser  Family 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  John  N.  Lawlessjr. 


Charles  &  Rebeeta  Lonu; 


Ludka  Family 


Mr.  &  Mis.  Jon  Macey 


Mark  Minick 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  Charles  U.  Muller,  Jr. 


Don  &  Nancy  Nicolson 


Dan  &  Robin  Noakes 


Patrick  J.  Noonan 


Joe  &  Jeanne  O'Dowd 


Ellen  &  Marty  O'Neill 


Kalh\  &  Bob  Orchant 


John  &  Suzanne  O'Rourke 


Tran,  Tiffany 270 

Trask,  Lauren 239 

Travers,  Meagan 244 

Treacyjill 40,258 

Treadaway,  Emily 216 

Triatiilon  Club 302 

Trigeiro,  Paul 288 

Trivett,  Dexter 184 

Trombley,  Julia 184 

Trott.  Eric 254,270 

Troup,  Lindsey 261 

Trow,  Suzanne Ill 

Trudel,  Rebecca 261 

Trueblood,  Allyn 204 

Truglio,  Allison 360 

Trumble,  Shelby 239 

Trumbo,  Laura 246 

Truong,  Vicki 304 

Tsarnas,  Briana 288 

Tschohl,  Jared 363 

Tucker,  Ashley 265 

Tucker,  Pat 270 

Turissini,  Daniel 238 

Turner,  Ben 308 

Turner,  Brian 278 

Turner,  Jeff 302 

Turner,  Joe 239 

Turner,  Lauren 249 

Turner,  Marcus 342 

Turner,  Shavonne 239 

Tuten,  Erica 174 

Tutino,  Laura 171,  265 

Tuttle,  Ryan 287 

Tweedy,  Katharine 185 

Twigg,  Sara 95,93,  184 

Tyler,  Kim 31! 

Tyler,  Meghan 303 

Tyree,  Michelle 33 1 


Uqdah,  Nina 357 

Urso,  Christina 290 

Usie,  Emily 360 

Usry,  Mark 182 


V 


u 


Vacca,  Danielle 216,249 

Vahabzadeh,  Beth 261 

Valentine,  Audrey 107 

Valentine,  Palmer 62,  311 

Vanartsdalen,  Kimberly..  192 
Vandenbergh,  Christina..  239 

Vanderveldt,  Ariana 239 

Van  Buskirk,  Katie 311 

Van  Natta,  Nicole 311 

Van  Wagner.  T.J 335 

Van  Winkle,  Stirling 

133,360,361 

Varfolomeeva,  Veronika 

275 

Vaughan,  Christopher 184 

Vaughan,  Ryan 245 

Vaughn,  Adrienne 170,  301 

Vaughn,  Taylor 246 

Velleco,  Marissa 118,285 

Vendito,  Marissa 286 

Vera,  Brittany 239,  257 

Verde,  Michelle 286 

Versfeld,  Baillie 340,34! 

Vetter,  Dana 261 

Viar,  Lacey 239,251 

Vicedomini,  Martha 279 

Vietnamese  Student 

Assocation 304 

Vigiiotti,  Sarah 249 

Villacrusis,  Raphael 270 

Vinacco,  Alaina 300 

Volleyball 350-351 

Von  Imhof,  Cristoph 288 

Von  Tersch,  Theresa 239 


Uanserume,  Sam 304 

Ullrich,  Rebecca 17! 

Ulmer,  Lisa 239 

Ulrich,  Courtney 250 

Ulrich,  Paul 328 

Ultimate  Frisbee 128-129 

Uncapher,  Meghan 263 

University  Program  Board.... 

306-307 

Up  'til  Dawn 303 

14021  Closing 


w 


Wade,  Holly 122 

Wade,  Jessica 331 


Wagner,  Janice 320 

Wagner,  Tammy 217 

Wagoner,  Sarah 239 

Waite,  Will 263 

Walczak,  Jessica 246 

Waldeck,  Wendy 171,246 

Walders,  Patrick 226 

Walker,  Aaron 270 

Walker,  Arthur 342 

Walker,  Erica 261 

Walker,  Kimberly 239 

Wallace,  Matthew 272 

Waller,  Douglas 187 

Walls,  Ashley 340 

Walls,  Caroline 249 

Walls,  Lauren 340 

Walls,  Melissa 340,341 

Walmsley,  Rebecca 250 

Walsh,  Amanda 246 

Walsh,  Elizabeth 171 

Walsh,  Jacquelyn 250 

Walsh,  Jennifer 187 

Walston,  Angel 277 

Walston,  Lauren 200 

Walters,  David 239 

Walters,  Galley 363 

Walters,  Jane 239 

Walthall,  Nicholas 239 

Walton,  Bill 328,  33! 

Waltrip,  Erica 273 

Wang,  Haodi 246 

Ward,  Alison 301,  311 

Ward,  Chris 328,  337 

Ward,  Christy 331,339 

Ward,  Lee  Anne 239,  303 

Ward,  Patrick 342 

Ward.  Sarah 239 

Ware,  Alison 293,302 

Waring,  Andrew 328,  337 

Warner,  Mark 22,240 

Warner,  Miltonia 245,  256 

Warner,  Stephanie 248 

Washington,  Jessica 287 

Washington.  Stephanie....  147 

Washington  Semester 170 

Watchko,  Cat 251 

Watkins,  Dana 286 

Watkins.  Taylor 286 

Watson.  Emily 

64.  97,  294,  295,  303 

Watson,  Jeff 299 

Waugaman,  Mary 261 

Wears,  Dan 271 

Weatherford,  Tricia 286 

Weatherill,  Bonnie 139 

Weaver,  Abby 3 1 1 

Webb,  Becca 261 


Webb,  Thomas 304 

Webber,  Briana 250 

Weber,  Marisa 276 

Weber,  Stephanie 249 

Weidner,  Emily 58 

Weiner,  Matt 67 

Weingartner,  Mallory 286 

Weis,  Becki 286 

Weishaar,  Kim 289 

Weishaar,  Kimberly 210 

Weiss,  Katrina..l87  3l6,  317 

Weissberg,  Allie 239 

Weitzel,  Jennifer 187 

Weitzel,  Sarah 239,  278 

Wellhouse.  P.J 342 

Wellington,  Geoff 300 

Welsh,  Whitney 250,25! 

Welty,  Annaka 272 

Wendelken,  Dave !6I 

Wendt,  Chloe 265 

Werner,  Greg 354,  357 

Wernsing,  Kaitlyn 323 

Wessels,  Meredith. ..210,  259 

West,  Andrew 300 

West,  Chip 342 

Westbrook,  Kristen 250 

Westfall,  Lauren 25! 

Westhoff,  Mindi 

165,253,377 

Wetzel,  Heather 302,303 

Wetzel,  Kelly 320 

White,  Ashley 250,26! 

White,  Caite 254 

White,  Curtis 239 

White,  Dominque 342 

White.  Doron 328 

White.  Patrick 308 

White.  Tricia 249 

White,  Tyrone 4! 

Whiteman,  Katie 3!! 

Whitescarver,  Jen 246 

Whitley,  Claire 286 

Wiesehan,  Chris 342 

Wiest,  Lauren 349 

Wiggins.  Taralyn 265 

Wiggins.  Wesley 25! 

Wilberger.  Daniel 239 

Wilder,  Holly 283 

Wilder,  Ryan 335 

Wilkerson.  Philip !7! 

Wilkerson,  Stephanie 284 

Wilkins,  Elizabeth 26! 

Wilkins,  Emily 264,265 

Williams,  Abby 216 

Williams,  Amanda....  281,  31! 

Williams,  Andrew 26! 

Williams,  Bosco 342 


Williams,  Brittany 239 

Williams,  Byron 256 

Williams,  Elizabeth 307 

Williams,  Heather 192 

Williams,  Hillary 265 

Williams,  Karlyn 239 

Williams,  Kate 290 

Williams,  Laurie 289 

Williams,  Lindsay....  192,239 

Williams,  MarcinAa 262 

Williams,  Mekenzie Ill 

Williams.  Sarah 256,257 

Williams,  Tara 277  331 

Willis,  Christopher 239 

Willoughby,  Sarah 284 

Willox,  Danielle 331,339 

Wilman,  Ryan 364 

Wilmoth,  Jessie 277 

Wilson,  Jacob 56 

Wilson,  Jeffrey 187 

Wilson,  Laura 249.289 

Wilson,  Matthew 171,274 

Wilson,  Megan 250 

Wilson.  Stephanie 260 

Wiltshire,  Katelyn 187 

Winand,  Megan 250 

Winarski.  Elissa 170 

Winders,  Catherine 

248,249 

Windham,  Heather 187 

Winfrey.  Zack 364 

Wing-Richards,  Hillary 

66,  114,256 

Wingert,  Andrew 363 

Wingfield,  Blaine 363 

Wingfield,  Charell 239 

Winslow,  Ardaith 245 

Winston.  Jeremy 278 

Winston,  Kevin 

210.342,343 

Winters,  Kim 261 

Winter  Graduation 

140-143 

Winter  Olympics 18-21 

Winward,  Steve 287 

Wirth,  Ashley 171,250 

Wise,  Becki 273 

Wisecarver.  Jess 148 

Wisener.  Kevin 308 

Wisener.  Kim 272 

Wishon,  Phillip 240 

Wist.  Sara 

187.252.253.261.378 

Witman,  Emily 36 

Wolf,  Tina 302 

Wolff.  Jess 33! 

Wolford,  Allen 239 


Wolford,  Benjamin 239 

Wolgemuth,  Dan 239 

Women's  Basketbal 

356-357 

Women's  Club  Volleyball 

310 

Women's  Cross  Country 

338-339 

Women's  Resource  Center.. 

114-115 

Women's  Soccer 348-349 

Women's  Studies 165 

Women's  Tennis 326 

Women's  Track  and  Field 

33! 

Women's  Water  Polo 3 1 1 

Women  of  Color 305 

Wood.  Justin 319 

Wood.  Kristin 279 

Woodard.  Lea 246 

Woodruff.  Saralyn 187 

Woods,  Sara 239.  249 

Woodson.  Morganne 298 

Woolson,  Melissa 

171.260.26! 

Wooten,  Kelly 15 

Worden.  Mary 187  245 

Worthley,  Heather 

239.300 

Wright.  Andrew 187  27! 

Wright.  Colin 277 

Wright.  Ellisa 39.31! 

Wright,  Mary-Mason 

290.3!! 

Wszaiek,  Diane 349 

Wu.  Wei 269 

Wuestewarld.  Eric 261 

Wukie.  Jacob 317 

WXJM 308-309 

Wyatt.  Emily 148 

Wyszynski.  Katie 166 

Wzorek.  Michael 27! 


Yaworski.  Jill 161.254 

Yellin,  Christine 249 

Yi,  Bo  Ram 250 

Yoo,  Joshua 287 

Yorko,  Scott 364,365 

Young,  Ashley 2!0 

Young,  Blaine 278 

Young,  Chelsea 210 

Young,  Dawn 265 

Young,  Elizabeth 187,229 

Young,  Jenny 

I!8,  171,246,253,376 

Young,  Sarah 239 

Young,  Tamera 356,  357 

Young.  Tim 328.337 

Youngberg,  Sean 309 

Yuhasz.  Lauren 277 


Patrons 


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Zacchini.  Solomon 17! 

Zaiewski,  Brian 187 

Zanelli.  Margaux 31 1 

ZetaTau  Alpha 310-3!! 

Ziegler,  Michael !87 

Ziehl,  Kate 3!  I 

Zimmerman,  Nick 347 

Zink,  Jessica 286 

Zondag,  Lauren 3 !  I 

Zondag.  Lee-Ann 290,  3!  I 


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Yacob,  Obelety 339 

Yancey.  Griff 342 

Yannello,  Sara 239 

Yarborough.  Michael 

264,30! 

Yates,  Brittany 33 ! 


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Heidi  M.  Ramev 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  Joiialhaii  Rice 


Tom  &:  F.lleii  Rite 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  Gorman  Ro.senberffer 


Vincent  M.  Sales 


Maria  &  Robert  Sant^■e 


Bob  &  Sue  Searson 


Mary  Lvnn  Seeman 


Diane  &  Floyd  Spencer 


Greg  &  Kay  Spiuill 


Jeff&  Wendy  Steinhoff 


Miguel  A.  Rosa  &  Nivea  T.  Vela7,c|iiez 


Daniita  Waldemar  Walentek 


Cindie  Moulton  &  Richard  Wark 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  Raymond  Yannello 


Susan  Young 


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Justin  Marshall  Armitage 
Richard  F  Whitman 


In  Memoriam    405 


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