James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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 2013 I THE BLUESTONE 2013 James Madison University Volume 104 March 2012-March 2013 Enrollment: 19,927 800 S. Main St. MSC 3522 Harrisonburg, VA 22807 540.568.6541 jmu.bluestone@gmail.com jmubluestone.com O @JMU_Bluestone O JMUBluestone OU. 3i H I 2013 Nineteen thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, THAT ' S A LOT OF PEOPLE. In fact, the student population could fill TWO and A HALF convocation centers. But we were more than a MASS OF ARMS AND LEGS pumped with purple blood. The Bluestone presents the faces in the crowd. Dukes and their talents, experiences and their struggles too. Their stories. ALGER We welcomed the university ' s sixth president, Jonathan R. Alger, who conducted the Why Madison? campaign as part of his transition. Madipalooza 1 4 Relay for Life 16 Passion Pit 18 President Linwood H. Rose 20 Graduation 22 1787 Orientation 28 Marching Royal Dukes 32 UPB Bongo Balls 34 University Park 38 Stereotypes 40 Gloriana 42 Two Truths A Lie 44 International Week 46 Recruitment 48 SARAH EVERETT Sarah Everett ' s impersonations brought joy to campus. Meet the woman behind James Madison Girl, part of our Three of 19,927 profiles series. OLYMPICS While we watched Virginia- native Gabby Douglas win gold in both the individual and team all-around competitions, senior Eva Hannesdottir traveled to London with the Icelandic team and swam in a medley relay. 36 TYLER RICH JuniorTyler Rich didn ' t let his cerebral palsy slow him down. Instead he used a segway to get around. Opening | 3 PURPLE OUT Dukes celebrated Homecoming with the 10th annual Purple Out and voted seniors Patrick O ' Brien and Stephanie Atienza for Mr. and Ms. Madison. 66 ELECTION Politically minded students played an active role in election season - campaigning, registering to vote and debating the issues. HURRICANE SANDY Frankenstorm ,, swept the East Coast and while canceled classes initiated a dance party, Delta Sigma Pi responded by raising money with Restore the Shore wristbands. 4 | Opening PARTY CARTEL Meet the three entrepreneurial co-owners of Party Cartel. In addition to Disc Jockeying at house and frat parties, the entertainment company helped promote Snow in the Dark ' a foam party at Eskape Restaurant Lounge. 88 ARIEL LEE A master of puzzles, senior Ariel Lee began web designing when she was 11 years old. She worked for University Union ' s talented crew at Technology Design. HUGHBLANCHETTI Senior Hugh Blanchetti logged 462 volunteer calls at Rescue 40 in 201 2 alone. Read about his passion for patient care. 52 Corn Maze 54 Jay Pharoah The Second City 56Tailgating 58 Homecoming 60 Instagram 62 Halloween 74 Marathon Runners 76 Sexual Assault 80 Campus Architecture 82 Debate 84 Turning 21 86 BANGCOCK RECORDS The faces behind the mysterious stickers plastered around Harrisonburg, senior Maris a Cagnoli and junior Chris Donnell breathed life into a record label. Opening | 5 DEENAELSAWAHLI In our next set of profiles, Saudi Arabian junior Deena El Sawahli told us about her aspiration to be a U.S. ambassador. 108 NEWTOWN VIGIL As the nation mourned the second deadliest school massacre in American history, Delta Upsilon hosted a vigil in remembrance of the Newton, Conn, victims. Online Dating 92 New Boyz98 Gap View Ranch Kennel 1 00 Holidays 102 Apocalypse 106 Social Media 112 Phobias 114 Mountain Creek Farms 118 Entertainment 2012120 Sylvia 128 Newandlmprov. ' d130 Valentine ' s Day 134 Doppelgangers 136 Two of 19,927 138 Zipcar 140 y t GRIFFIN HARRINGTON Say hello to up-and-coming photographer sophomore Griffin Harrington. He photographed the Alger family, Macklemore and countless football and basketball games. We profiled him next to two senior women who stood up for what they believe, in their own respective ways. m MTV CONTEST WINNERS When this team of four SMAD majors wrote a script for a multimedia tool on sex trafficking, they had no idea they ' d win an MTV contest and see their project into fruition. Read our Q A with the winners. 124 6 I Opening 132 MARIJUANA Washington and Colorado passed laws legalizing marijuana during the 201 2 elections. We asked two seniors about their experiences with weed. ALTERNATIVE THANKSGIVING BREAK Nine students traveled to Atlanta to serve the homeless, and, in return, had their stereotypes of the homeless shattered. ProJeKT 3000 After three summers of researching treatments for neuroblastoma, senior Navid Attayan wanted to raise funds in a big way. He planned a 3,000- mile cross-country bike fundraiser. Opening I 7 THROUGH YOUR LENS We asked, you submitted. Talented photographers submitted their best work to our annual student photo contest. Check out the winning shots. TRACK AND FIELD Women ' s track and field won its first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship. Behind the medals were four first place individual winners and a CAA Coach of the Year. FOOTBALL Mickey Matthews celebrated his 100th career win in a 13-10 victory overTowson University, just one of many exciting conference games. Read our coverage of the double overtime win against William Mary. SPYRIDON CHAKALOS Splat! Senior Spyridon The Dragon Chakalos led the paintball club into battle. We continue our Three of 19,927 profile series with Chaka los, as well as a fencer and a caver. 142 Child Slavery Speaker 1 44 Caffeine 146 Spring Awakening 148 The Breakdown 150 Polls 162 ATHLETICS 164 Baseball 166 Softball 1 72 Women ' s Lacrosse 174 Men ' s Tennis 176 Women ' s Tennis 180 Field Hockey 182 Cross Country 1 84 Bhangra Swing Dance Clubs 8 | Opening 214 MEN ' S BASKETBALL Men ' s basketball won its second Colonial Athletic Association Championship. The Dukes ' 70-57 victory over Northeastern University at the Richmond Coliseum earned them a spot in ' the big dance, ' the NCAA tournament. PAU 232 PAULBOGARD This English professor shared his passion for preventing and reversing light pollution in his book published in summer 2013. 186 Volleyball 188 Dodgebail 190 Archery 192 Men ' s Golf 1 94 Women ' s Golf 196 Ultimate Frisbee 1 98 Women ' s Rugby 200 Men ' s Soccer 202 Women ' s Soccer 204 Crew 206 Three of 19,927 208 Cheerleading 210 Football 212 Ski Snowboard Clubs 218 Women ' s Basketball 220 Swim Dive 222 ACADEMICS 224 College of Arts Letters 226 SMAD in LA. 230 Washington Semester Opening j 9 266 HANNAH ETHAN WAGNER This dynamic duo practiced up to 30 hours a week for a concerto competition. How did they avoid sibling bickering? Read about the musical pair in the College of Visual Performing Arts section. 262 COSTELCONSTANTIN This physics professor and competitive table tennis player used every chance he could get to make a sports reference in class. BULLY SCREENING The School of Education screened Bully, a documentary chronicling victims of bullying and their parents. The film sparked important conversations during a panel afterward, increasing awareness in future educators. College of Business 234 Google Challenge 236 Accounting Program 238 College of Education 240 College of Health Behavioral Studies 246 Connie Peterson 248 Senior Prom 252 College of Integrated Science Engineering 256 Senior ISAT Projects 258 College of Science Mathematics 260 Planetarium 261 Biosciences Building 264 College of Visual Performing Arts 266 Metaphors in Motion 268 270 Underclassmen 272 Rate My Professors 274 JMUTeach 276 Administration 278 Office of the President 280 Academic Affairs 280 Administration Finance 281 Student Affairs University Planning 282 ORGANIZATIONS 304 CLOSING 314 Colophon Thanks 31 6 Staff 318 Editorial Board 322 Index 10 | Opening There ' s 110 W3y you can meet all of these Dukes and STILL think this university can be boiled down to A NUMBER. 19,927?Psh... Please! We ' re more than that GREATER THAN THAT. 19,927 Opening | 11  Olympics 24 Here Comes Second Madipalooza draws thousands The weather was kind to the second annual Madipalooza, dubbed Festival at Festival. Students and their approved guests crammed the Festival Lawn on April 14, a sunny afternoon in the 70s. Freshman volunteer Amanda Walker said she handed out 1,200 wristbands at her table. According to Carrie Grogan, Madipalooza planning committee co-chair, 7,000 attended the 6-hour event. Festival-goers donned free shirts and filled up on free food. Many bounced a nd laughed on inflatable courses, while others enjoyed the zip-line and the 27- foot tall slide. Senior Grace Flanagan tried her luck on the Wipeout - inspired wrecking ball course, balancing on an inflatable pedestal and shoving an inflatable ball at her opponent. It ' s definitely harder than it looks, but it was so much fun, said Flanagan. Live music was one of the biggest attractions. The University Program Board booked an array of performers including country singer Russell Dickerson, who made a repeat appearance after opening for Randy Montana on Nov. 3, 2011. Up-and-coming glam rock band The Static also graced the stage along with The Deans List, a hip-hop band from Boston, Md. that drew one of the largest crowds of the day. The audience engaged with The Dean ' s List, filling in lyrics and waving their arms. Students participated in eating contes ts, lounged on Festival Lawn and finished out the day dancing along to The Movement, a rock-reggae band. And in one food, sun and music-filled afternoon, Madipalooza became an annual tradition. WORDS | Haley Lambert DESIGN j Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS I Lauren Gordon Following the no-hands whipped cream eating contest rule, one student gets messy. Eating challenge participants also downed hot wings and hot dogs throughout the day. Features The Dean ' s List front man Sonny Shotz engages with the Madipalooza crowd. The Dean ' s List took the stage at 4:30 p.m. A festival-goer enjoys the zip-line. Other activities included a bungee wall, mechanical bull and Velcro wall. 1 The weather [is] so much better than last year. I went last year and it was awesome, but this is great. Elizabeth Cozzati, senior HI go to anything that ' s free and check it out. Kelly Pelperton, senior I came to see The Dean ' s List. Lauren Hartzband, junior I had so many projects due Friday so I was down for some fun today. Katherine Corke, senior Festival Lawn hosts concert-goers. Madipalooza organizers relied on volunteers to help man the event. Madipalooza | 15 Relay for Life ' s first lap celebrates survivors On a breezy, mid- April night between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., over 2,000 participants walked around a track on Hillside Field lit by hundreds of candles. They were walking for Relay for Life, a global fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. For many, the fundraiser was their first relay and an exciting chance to enjoy music by Exit 245 and camp in tents. But for others, the walk was more personal - especially during the first lap, Survivor Lap. Sophomore Carly Elizabeth Starke found this lap particularly meaningful. My mom is a recent breast cancer survivor, and this was her first Relay for Life, said Starke. Walking the Survivor Lap, we were able to walk together and celebrate her victory over cancer. It was a very emotional and moving experience. The Survivor Lap was meant to recognize those who won the battle against cancer. The sense of determination and victory was clear. At that moment, walking the Survivor Lap, everything hit home, said Starke. We were caught up in the emotional journey we had taken with her to fight her battle and also overwhelmed with the excitement and celebration from everyone participating in Relay. Starke hoped the significance of Relay for Life would come across to students. Relay for Life helps to save lives, remember those we ' ve lost and fight back to give more birthdays, she said. That ' s what the Relay executive team hoped to promote. We want to spread awareness, because there ' s still a lot of people who don ' t know what Relay is, said sophomore Jessica Rose, executive team member. A big part of Relay is that ' cancer never sleeps. ' Cancer patients don ' t get to rest from the tight, so we ' re not going to rest for the night, either. WORDS | Julie Hirschhorn DESIGN j Christine Pomatto PHOTOS j Deena Agamy Senior Natalie Street, an executive member of Relay for Life, walks with her mother and father during the Survivor Lap. The executive team, Dukes Royales, raised more than $40,000 for the relay - about $30,000 more than the second place team. Executive members junior Meghan O ' Reilly and senior Christopher Stern begin Relay for Life by walking the banner. Thousands of students attended the relay to support the fight against cancer. I HAVE A LOT OF CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WERE AFFECTED BY CANCER, AND IT ' S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN IMPACT. Erin Greene, freshman and organizer of the Shenandoah Hall team 16 | Features 2,061 participants HOURS ' participants teams ±2l0( $201,139 CD 00 individual TINA participant MAGEE Source: JMU Relay for Life webpage CD $10,785 A member of Relay for Life ' s executive team, junior Carly Elizabeth Starke embraces her mother, a breast cancer survivor. Starke was impressed with the turnout and amount of support from the community. TOP 3 TEAMS: $45,127 Duke Royales (Relay executive team) $7,345 Alpha Tau Omega $5,312 Sigma Kappa Personalized paper bags lit with candles line Hillside Field during Relay for Life. Teams gathered on the field before dark with tents and blankets. Relay for Life kicks off its 1 2-hour fundraiser with the Survivor Lap. This lap recognized those who beat cancer. Relay for Life I 17 about V 800 people  jfhat ' s aJJ the drew out to their April 19 performance at the Convocation Center. Concert-goers filled C 11 rows. Glow stick halos, tightly packed in front of the stage, thinned to mere specfehngs by row eight. And the room was cold - a col oJ a larqe crowd. But theirade off was a cozy connection between audience and bandmates where lead singer Michael Angelakos told stories between sets: -r- T YY ' O WOiUb l cold that only comes with th ibsence of the body neat of One time we thought it would be cool to have ... tirwk ass fucMng qlowsticRS but then people threw them at us and they hurt - hurt so good though ... No but seriously stop throwing shit at me ' +design nora boffingsr photos  ronald Stewart ' UKfTOOANCE AND I ' VE MM) te.caBeck.sophomore Passion Pit The Rose Years President Linwood H. Rose wraps up his 14-year term On Dec. 8, 2010, President Linwood H. Rose announced that he would step down from his presidency in June 2012. During his final year, he sat down with Port and Main Editor-in-Chief Rachel Dozier to talk about his time as president and the impact the university made on his life. This Q A is reprinted from the fall 2011 issue of the magazine. What has been your greatest accomplishment as president? Alt ' s tough because I really think it ' s an accumulated body of work; it ' s not just one thing. But one is, at a time when we were grow- ing rapidly, when we were hiring people from many diverse backgrounds, it would have been easy to lose our way, to lose our identity, to have the thread that has linked us and our commitment to students unravel. And that hasn ' t happened. We remained true to our mission. The second is that, as we have grown, our student satisfaction ratings have improved. Many people have been fearful along the way that we should stop the enrollment where it was at the time for fear that we would lose that identity. Not only have we not lost it, but I think it ' s stronger now than it ' s ever been. I ' m much more proud of that than I am [of] the buildings or the size of the budget. Are there any hidden treasures at this school you think people should know about? If you look at the backside of Gibbons Dining Hall, there is a walkway that goes over the loading dock and there is a pretty massive bluestone staircase that seems to go nowhere. And that was apparently designed as the first piece of a pedestrian bridge that conceivably would have gone across the campus to approximately where White Hall is right now, so merging the Valley between here and the interstate. That never happened. It was never funded and I don ' t mean to offend whoever wanted to do that, but I think it would have been pretty ugly What is JMU ' s biggest contribution? In a word it ' s our graduates. It ' s not so much the institution as a physical entity. It ' s the students that go through this collegiate experience and leave hopefully as better people, prepared to come to grips with the problems that are out there. I don ' t have any doubt that that sense of contribution is just going to be magnified in the future. How would you describe a JMU student to someone who didn ' t know anyone from the school? It ' s probably not fair to completely stereotype all JMU students as one, but I think if one were to generalize, I think our students tend to be engaged and involved beyond just their classroom experience. They are involved in university activities, often leading in one or two. I think our students tend to have a perception of the world around them that suggests they have a role or a place and, in fact, an obligation to try to make things better. I ' m told by employers of our students that one of the things that they like about our graduates is that they ' re ready to come to work to make a difference. They don ' t feel entitled to suddenly be the vice president of a unit, but instead are ready to work and have their achievements speak for themselves. What is your fondest memory on this campus? If I can, I ' ll give you two. I think achieving Phi Beta Kappa [the nation ' s oldest academic honors society] was maybe something that didn ' t touch a lot of people but it was a really significant achievement for the university, so that would be my academic item. In terms of athletics and student life, I think the 2004 National Championship was pretty exciting. We were playing away games in every playoff game. We were never at home and so we were the underdog in every game and won them all. Features What ' s your biggest regret as president? I don ' t have do-overs. I have regrets. The decision to eliminate 10 sports because of compliance with Title IX [2006] is something I regret, but I don ' t think a mistake was made. I think we were limited in our choices and we made the best decision. 1 certainly regret the impact of it. I ' ve spent my whole life trying to create opportunities for students and so to take opportunity away is not something that I think is typical of this university or what I want to achieve. I ' m rarely faced with choices of good and bad. The choices I ' m faced with are between many good things. So we have to decide what ' s the best one - what provides the greatest positive rate of return for the university. It ' s disappointing that we don ' t have enough money to support everything that everybody would like to do. What does it take to be a great professor at JMU? The ability to go beyond just possessing knowledge. To transcend that and be able to inspire and take advantage of the spark of genius that everybody has related to the topic that they ' re teaching. To really create an interest on the part of the student to want to leam more and want to know more. What do you plan to do after you leave JMU? I ' d like to go to a football game without a suit. I intend very much to stay a part of JMU life and a part of this community - just not in any kind of administrative way. It will be up to the new president to assume the reigns and the leadership in the university. When I became president, Dr. (Ronald] Carrier, who had been president for 27 and a half years, was such a hands-on kind of leader that everybody expected he would kind of reach back from the grave and try to control things and direct things. To his credit, he never once did. I ' m sure there were times when that was hard for him because he ' s been right here in Harrisonburg and watched things develop. So I ' ve learned a lesson from that He ' s always been there to support me when I ' ve asked for it. I think that ' s a good model for how I should behave and act. What do you think the future president needs to be successful? Well hopefully the board will hire someone who shares the kind of values and beliefs and mission for the university that exists now. In terms of changes, I would expect that a new person would bring their personality, their energy, their talents, will have their interests and will affect some change in the university. Our history has been with only five presidents in 103 years, and people have made decisions for the long-term benefit of the university as opposed to decision to beef up their resume and prepare themselves to go on to another job. So you ' ve seen a real commitment to the institution ... people were really dedicated to the university. I think a new president, if he or she is going to be really successful here, will need to bring that same kind of quality and same interest in the institution, which really means an interest in students and the faculty and staff. Sum up your term in one word. It ' s a little cliche, but I guess I would say, love. Because a long time ago, this stopped being a job. I don ' t just mean being president, but being here 36 years. You have to love what you do and you have to love where you are and you have to love who you ' re working with. All those things have clicked here for me. WORDS j Rachel Dozier DESIGN I Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS j JMU Photography Services Tommy Thompson President Linwood H. Rose poses for a series of relaxed portraits in 1998, his first year as president. East Campus Library was renamed Rose Library in Rose ' s honor. ROSE ' S PRESIDENCY BY THE NUMBERS APPOINTED IN 1998 as the 5th president. 36 THAT ' S 4 presidential years a total of with JMU BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED f f new academic J I I programs £■ SQUARE FEET O ADDED TO CAMPUS CM £ 37% ENROLLMENT INCREASED BY admissions applicants reached Ot the four-year graduation rate increased by Source: commencement program 2012 per year UJ U UJ Q_ President Lindwood H. Rose | 21 It ' s the End College of Business graduates listen during their individual ceremony. While the College of Arts graduates walked in the rain, those with indoor locations stayed dry. President Linwood H. Rose says farewell with the graduating class Rain clouds loomed on the morning of May 5 as graduates and their families filed into Bridgefor th Stadium. While this was the first undergraduate commencement ceremony held in the expanded stadium, it was also a last: President Linwood H. Rose ' s last time presiding over a commencement at the university. But Rose, who delivered the commencement address, and his preceding speakers portrayed the day not as an end, but as a beginning. JUST BECAUSE YOU ' RE LEAVING JMU, IT DOESN ' T MEAN JMU IS LEAVING YOU. Rheanna Martino, senior and Class of 201 2 president Student Body President Patrick Watral emphasized the meaning of the word commencement. Today is not when our Madison experience ends, but when we begin to make our societies, workplaces, towns and homes better places by putting our JMU values into practice, said Watral. Despite nostalgic reflection of the last four years, student speaker and Class of 2012 President Rheanna Martino echoed this message. Just because you ' re leaving JMU, it doesn ' t mean JMU is leaving you, said Martino. Before the commencement address, Jamie Miller, president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, recognized Rose for his years with the university by presenting him with an honorary alumnus award. In what is now his 37th year at Madison, Dr. Rose has played a critical role in the university remaining true to itself, its students, faculty, family and alumni, said Miller. Dr. Rose has taught us what it means to say, we are ' All Together One. ' We are ' Be the Change. ' We are ' The Madison Experience. ' This was only the fifth time in Alumni Association history that the award was presented, which Miller said was for Rose ' s steadfast leadership as the fifth president of James Madison University. As Rose took the podium, a light sprinkle began and umbrellas popped up throughout the stadium. Through a handful of humorous stories, Rose had a few key messages to impart. He emphasized faith in people, expressing his belief that everyone has a talent, a unique ability, a genius about them. The genius is there, said Rose. The talent is in every person. Help to discover it. Uncover it and nurture it. Enable others and create conditions for discovery. You will find the investments to be gratifying. His other key points were that mistakes are just another way of doing things and that everyone should live a life worth living. Rose expressed faith in the Class of 2012. While you ' ve been at Madison, I ' ve personally witnessed again and again the unselfish, service-oriented, including approach that JMU students make, he said. It is my hope that youi future will continue to be shaped by the disposition, habits and attitudes that you have developed here - that you will carry these virtues forward to make a life worth living. Despite the theme of beginnings that colored the morning, Rose could not avoid mentioning the end of his term. When I accepted this job in 1998, 1 said that it was the best presidency in America. I meant it then, and it remains true today, said Rose. As they say, all good things must come to an end. I cannot imagine anyone I ' d rather go out with than the Class of 2012. WORDS DESIGN j Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS | JMU Photography Services 22 | Features Finding each other at the 9 a.m. ceremony, graduates embrace before taking their seats. The Convocation Center housed the previous two commencement ceremonies while construction continued on Bridgeforth Stadium. to these decorated caps, continuing a fun gradu ation tradition Graduation | 23 24 | Features Senior swims for Iceland ' s Olympic relay team OLYMPIAN Friday, Aug. 3 was a day senior Eva Hannesdottir would never forget. On that morning, the Iceland native swam a relay in the 2012 London Olympics. But rewind five months and ask Hannesdottir about her summer plans; she probably wouldn ' t have mentioned the O-word. In February 2012, Hannesdottir had just missed the top qualifying time for the NCAA championship. It was her last college meet, but she was reluctant to hang up her bathing suit and cap. One month and a five-hour plane ride later, she participated in the Icelandic Championships and qualified for the European Aquatics Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. During this meet, Hannesdottir placed fifth, crushed an Icelandic record and was invit ed to anchor the 400-meter medley relay in the London Olympics. Olympics | 25 When did being in the Olympics finally start to feel real? A A committee person from the Icelandic Swimming Association called me and was like, We ' re pretty sure this is happening, so you ' re invited to come meet the prime minister of England in Iceland. There was a get-together of athletes that were definitely in and some that were maybe going to go. They had athletes who had competed when London last hosted the Olympics [in 1948]. So it was sort of getting real by that point. That ' s about the time that I started to allow myself to tell people I was going. Walk me through what that Friday, probably one of the most important days in your life, was like. We got there for warm-up around 8 a.m. and then my race was around 11 a.m. I ' ve been to a ton of swim meets but I don ' t think any as big as this thing. My [two] sisters from Iceland were there. IT LOOKED LIKE A FOOTBALL STADIUM ...THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE. Eva Hannesdottir, senior It looked like a football field stadium; [the stands] were just so high up and there were so many people. Posing with the other members of her relay team, senior Eva Hannesdottir prepares to swim the 400-meter medley relay. Hannesdottir ranked 8th with 4 minutes and 7 seconds in the second heat. We got ready and this was my first and only day of competition. So, I didn ' t know what to do or where to go. Thankfully I had [my relay team] with me and we had to go to three call rooms. In call room one, they had to check if our cap had a big or small logo and if it was too big, we had to switch out caps. And if our goggles had too many logos on them, we weren ' t allowed to use them. That ' s very strict! Yeah, and I don ' t know how to explain it, but if you ' re super nervous and about to go compete and you ' re not allowed to wear your goggles, you ' re going to freak out. But everything was fine. So that was the first call room. What were you feeling by call room three, when you were about to swim? We were just going crazy. I was so nervous, but so excited too. I remember seeing the U.S. girls and they just looked so big and so calm. Oh my God, they were so intimidating. How do you relax before the swim? Do you have any mantras or lucky charms? I don ' t have any lucky charms or any rules or routines I need to go through, because I learned pretty early that, [for example], if you have to wear these goggles otherwise you ' re going to swim slow and you can ' t find them, then everything ' s just going to mess up. Were you nervous? I thought I was pretty calm and not nervous at all. But, then I remember walking out. I was on the last leg of the relay, so all the girls before me dove in, and [the girl before me] got in and I was like, Oh my God, it ' s about to happen. Then I started to freak out. But I think because I ' ve been doing it for so long, I didn ' t really mess up. Of course, I wanted to go faster. I ' m sure it all comes with practice. Yeah, and also the first day we got there, I was like, Oh my God, this is so big. This pool is so much bigger than I expected. What am I doing here? But then, I [dove] into the pool and I was like, OK, this is just a swimming pool. There ' s nothing different really except the hype about it. So I just tried to hang onto what I knew, even though everything else around me was crazy and blown up. 26 | Features It sounds like you went in with a really open mind. Yeah, and they prepared us for that. They had a psychologist talk about that so if anyone was freaking out, you had someone to go talk to. We didn ' t really use it but the lady who was a psychologist made us meet as a relay, the four of us, and go over what we wanted to do. What kind of questions would she ask? She had all of us think ahead of time about what we wanted the experience to be like. She told us to imagine ourselves as old grandmas in a nursing home telling our grandkids about it. So, she was like, Do you want to tell your grandkids later in life that you went there and you freaked out and everything was a mess, or do you want to tell them that it was fun and happy? So it kind of put things in perspective for people who were freaking out, I think. Did anyone freak out? One girl was just 17 and she was the only one who made an A- cut for the Olympics, which was really fast. But, then she ended up not doing so good. It felt good preparing for something so big that you don ' t really know what it ' s going to be like. [The psychologist] kept telling us, It ' s going to be big and you ' re going to see famous people and it ' s going to be fun. But don ' t forget why you ' re there. Did you meet anyone famous? I met [U.S. tennis player] Serena Williams and her sister Venus. We took a picture with them and exchanged pins. All the countries get this pin with a flag that says Olympics or London and people exchange them. So, she came up to us and said, Hey, do you guys have any Icelandic pins? And we were like, Oh my God, yes of course. [I also met U.S. swimmer] Ryan Lochte and took a picture with him. He ' s really nice and cute. Senior Eva Hannesdottir poses with U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte. Hannesdottir went on a month-long training urogram in England and r rance before arriving in ..ondon. What was staying at Olympic Village like? It was pretty cool. [Cities] get about seven years to prepare for the Olympics, so seven years ago [London] started preparing and they built a village with super security. Inside the village, it ' s peaceful and the whole village had somewhere around 10,000 athletes. What was Olympic Village like at night? They had a big game room. I thought there would be partying and stuff going on, but that was not the case. There was no alcohol and if you tried to bring it, they would take it in security. But [the game room] was a cool place to go because sometimes you would go and there would be guitar playing or Xbox, pool, PlayStation. Everyone was wearing the gear that they get, like I would always wear Iceland and other people would wear Spain, Italy (United] States. Any plans for Olympics 201 6? In Brazil? Well, it ' s definitely an exciting place to visit. I haven ' t really given it thought, because four years for me is so far away ... I ' m going to practice and see what happens. WORDS DESIGN [ Nora Bollinger PHOTOS i Eva Hannesdottir London 201 2 Olympics | 27 Hoppin inNoTime Orientation team acquaints ' tadpoles ' with campus and downtown Freshmen compete in an eating contest during Block Party in the ' Burg. Sure, 1787 Orientation introduced the Class of 2016 and transfer students to many new things such as clubs, organizations and some crazy- First yeaR Orientation Guide (FROG) dances. But on Aug. 25, Block Party in the ' Burg introduced them to the charm of downtown Harrisonburg. THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE... IT ' S SEEING THE COMMUNITY ALL AROUND US. Kelsey McCamey, junior Junior Kelsey McCamey an Orientation Peer Adviser, thought the block party was an important part of orientation. The college experience, in my opinion, isn ' t just going to college, it ' s seeing the community all around us, said McCamey. I believe that Block Party in the ' Burg gives students a chance to really see the community and build respect for it. Free food from local restaurants, games and fun were in abundance as students were free to wander around Court Square and Main Street. Photo booths and caricature artists were also available to the students. I thought it was pretty cool, because it got you to leave campus in a safe environment and it showed you the perks of downtown Harrisonburg in a fun and friendly way, said freshman Sarah Kwon. This was the eighth year that the party downtown took place. Despite drizzles early in the day, the party went on in full-swing. Some upperclassmen would not have considered their orientation experience the same without the block party. We were all vulnerable and unknowing when we first came to college, said McCamey. It ' s a different experience than anyone could ever imagine, and 1 think it ' s important to help [freshmen] receive that experience of learning and enjoying the atmosphere of JMU. WORDS j Julie Hirschhorn DESIGN | Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS j JMU Photography Services Ronald Stewart A First yeaR Orientation Guide (FROG) leads her freshmen back toward campus after Block Party in the ' Burg. FROGs carrried decorated signs throughout the week to help their groups identify them in large crowds. A vendor presents to block party guests under the Turner Pavilion. In addition to introducing them to downtown, 1 787 Orientation acquainted freshmen with university services. 28 | Features Ill u III III I SOLES FOR THE SOUL A group of newly-trained Resident Advisers (RAs), Hall Directors, Area Directors and Program Advisers sat in Grafton-Stovall Theatre during 1 787 Orientation. They had just watched a presentation by TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie about a program called Starting Something That Matters ' which encouraged RAs and Office of Residence Life staff to positively impact the lives of their peers. Suddenly, the curtains drew and boxes upon boxes of free TOMS shoes appeared - a pair for each person in the audience. The new TOMS owners decorated their shoes with glitter, paint and other supplies after the reveal. The purple and gold TOMS were soon on the feet of the Office of Residence Life staff, readying them for the feats they would accomplish. I ' M LIVING WITH AN That ' s what freshman Corrie Breshears found out when she received her housing assignment for Ikenberry Hall. This was the case for 25 freshmen and transfer students who enrolled in the fall. Resident Advisers usually had a dorm room to themselves, but the freshman class of 4,538 - the largest yet - rendered that impossible. Breshears enjoyed rooming with junior Danielle Johnson, because Johnson already knew her way around and could answer Breshear ' s questions. She knows how to balance being an RA and a roommate, said Breshears of Johnson. But this arrangement didn ' t last long. On Sept. 11, Breshears received an email from the Office of Residence Life with her new housing assignment. This time, with a fellow freshman in Eagle Hall. DIARY OF AN RA: 1787 Orientation with Julie Hirschhorn Sophomore Julie Hirschhorn (second from the right) shows off her new TOMS with fellow Resident Advisers sophomore Jennifer Lambertson, junior Chelsea Woods, sophomore Emily Hunt, and sophomore Caroline Morse. From dealing with ant infestations to designing artsy bulletin boards to guarding front doors until 2 a.m., Resident Advisers (RAs) do a lot. I became interested in being an RA during my own 1787 experience. I was stressed, anxious, homesick and just wanted to sleep in my own bed without the typical (or atypical) dorm life disruptions. However, I admired how at home my RA made me feel and wanted to do the same for future freshmen. Flash forward to August 2012 and there I was: a first-year RA in Shenandoah Hall. After a fun but grueling Olympics -themed week of training, I felt prepared to take on the daunting, yet exciting, events that lay ahead. B ut my mind was still sent into a tailspin when the freshmen moved in. The largest freshman class in university history quickly populated campus, purple JACards in hand. I frequently asked myself, Am I doing this right? Do my residents like me or do they see me as the bad guy? But I ' m not supposed to be self-conscious. RAs are taught to make themselves uncomfortable to make their residents comfortable. One day, I stumbled upon a resident crying with homesickness in the study lounge. My instincts kicked in and I comforted her. I knew I had made the right decision to become an RA. While observe and report was my official job description, I felt like I did a lot more. Whether it was answering my residents ' questions about the confusing bus routes or showing them how much laundry detergent to use, I liked to think that I played an important role in shaping their collegiate experience. I had an all-female floor of only 18 residents, so I was able to get to know each student ' s unique qualities and backgrounds. The 1787 Orientation experience was emotionally and physically taxing for many freshmen, but the actual school year presented more challenges. I assuaged the homesickness, but when a resident knocked on my door freaking out because she had an ant infestation, I was at a standstill - they didn ' t teach us how to perform exterminations during training! Being an RA for the first-floor A- wing of Shenandoah Hall was an experience I ' ll never forget, except for the part about insects inhabiting the rooms. That I can forget about. 1787 Orientation | 29 Welcoming The president on his new job President Jonathan R. Alger stops in San Francisco, during his Why Madison? Listening Tour. On July 1, Jonathan R. Alger became the university ' s sixth president. A scholar in higher education policy and law, Alger hailed from a senior vice president position at Rutgers University Alger sat down with The Bluestone Editor-in- Chief Sarah Lockwood on Oct. 12 to talk about his first three months as president and the university ' s future. What made you pursue this position at JMU? A James Madison University- has a really great combination of the best of what liberal arts colleges have to offer, combined with the best of what you can typically only get at much larger research universities; you have the faculty-student interaction and you have the sense of community. So I think we combine the strengths ot differe 11 ypes of ui live] sities ' r Lo our very own unique mix. It ' s that combination that I thought was really exciting and as I got to know the university better, the sense of community, the values of civility and respect - those are things that really stood out to me. Since we had lived in Virginia previously - our daughter was bom in Virginia - we were really excited to get to come back. It really does feel like home to us. What ' s your favorite part of the university so far? I ' m still exploring and getting to know it more every day, but I ' d have to say my favorite part is certainly the people. I ' ve said many times already that the people are the most important resource that we have here at JMU. Yes, we have great facilities, we have beautiful buildings and grounds, but it ' s the people that make this place special and provide the education environment that we ' re trying to create. And the people take great pride in their work here. Whether it ' s the faculty, the buildings and grounds folks, or the housekeepers, all of the support staff that help make the university run well, the people really care about the university and about each other. And I think that sense of community really makes this a very special place. Did you have to buy a lot of purple ties? I ' ve been working on my collection, yes. Luckily, I like purple and people have assured me that it goes with everything. I agree. Tell me about your Why Madison? listening tour. Well, I knew it was really important coming in to get to know the university and the community before making a lot of decisions. It really matters: the history of where we ' ve been. You need to understand that in order to figure out where we can go from here. This was an opportunity, not just for me being new, but for the whole university community to have a conversation about where have we been, where are we right now and where can we go from here. I thought it was important that we have a collective conversation because the only way for us to go forward is for it to be a team effort. So it ' s been a very active process. We ' ve got a lot of good ideas from faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, a lot of other constituencies who care about the university. And we ' re taking ah of those ideas, feeding them into the strategic planning process and then we hope to reflect back to the community. I ' m sure you ' re still processing everything, but what are some of the main ideas you ' re hearing? Well, the central question on the listening tour is Why Madison? What is it that makes this a special place to learn, to work, to live, to teach. We want to talk about what it is that we ' re doing well. B i1 ther also, how do we improve and build from those strengths? And so I think it ' s been very helpful to think about the question in that way because it ' s a reminder that there are a lot of really terrific attributes of this institution and we ' re at a moment in our history when we can talk about taking things to t h at next level. There are certainly themes that we ' re already hearing. For example, the importance of the faculty-student interaction and how students who have come here have felt that people have gotten to know them, that people care about them, that people care about their 30 | Features futures. And that has been true from alumni 40 or 50 years ago, from people who graduated 10 years ago, two years ago and even students today So as the university has grown, we ' ve still maintained that personal touch, which I think is really important. That ' s one of the key themes we ' ve heard and we want to protect and nurture that going forward.But we ' ve also heard about the importance of what we ' ve done holistic-ally with their education, the importance of life outside the classroom, the opportunities to engage in all the different activities, in civic engagement, working in the community. What do you mean by an engaged university? By that, I mean being engaged with ideas in the classroom, but then applying those ideas to the issues around us at every level of community - not being the often so-called isolated ivory tower, but really [thinking] about how we are preparing people to solve the challenges that they face in their lifetimes. This idea of civic engagement, of social responsibility, of wanting to make a difference in the world - that is something that people really seem to take to heart when they come to JMU and it stays with them after they graduate. I ' m really proud of that We ' re named after the Father of the Constitution. James Madison was a great statesman who talked about what it means to be educated citizens who actively participate in the life of their society and I think that ' s what we can do here. What ' s your typical day like? Well, so far there really hasn ' t been what I could call a typical day simply because there are so many different activities and meetings these first three months. I think that ' s part of the challenge of working at a university like this: it ' s constant; it ' s the kind of place that ' s very busy So it ' s been exciting and exhilarating, but you also have to have a lot of stamina, because it ' s a busy, busy job. President Jonathan R. Alger talks to an Orientation Peer Adviser (OPA) at the July 1 1 OPA pool party at his house. We had a wonderful time with the OPAs ' said Alger. They ' re a terrific group - very energetic. tt THE PEOPLE ARETHE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE WE HAVE HERE AT JMU. President Jonathan R. Alger Sounds like it! Now, you moved with your wife, Mary Ann, and 1 3-year-old daughter Eleanor. What do they think of JMU? I ' m very fortunate that they both want to be a part of the university community, so you ' ll see them at a lot of events and activities. One of the nice things about being president of the university is that there are a lot of occasions when the family can be together. They both love eating at the dining halls, so we do that quite a bit, and you ' ll see us around campus a lot. What do you like to do as a family? When we have time, we like to travel; we like hiking - and this is of course a great area for doing that. When the weather was good over the summer, we like[d] swimming; tennis is something that we all enjoy. But also music and theatre - those are passions of the whole family. We ' re very fortunate to be at an institution that has such great performing arts. What relationship do you hope to build with students? I want to be accessible to students and to get to know their hopes and dreams and aspirations and leam from them about life at the university and what we can do to make it even better. A couple of nights ago, for example, I was at Huffman [Hall] in the Village and they invited students from all the Village dorms and we just talked about their experience at the university and what ' s working and what might need improvement and their thoughts and reflections. And that was just a great conversation. I always find that it ' s uplifting going to the dining halls and having a chance to see students there. I always come away feeling energized and refreshed because the students have so much optimism. To me, it ' s always a highlight of the day when I can spend time with students. At the end of the day, what do you hope to accomplish as president? I think this is a moment in the university ' s history when it ' s a really exciting time with a lot of potential. We are a relatively young university, which may seem like a strange thing [because] we ' re 104 years old. And yet the university has really grown up in many respects in just the recent decades. It ' s gotten not just larger, but it has developed a number of different programs, and we ' re at a point, I think, where we can think about how [to] take things to that next level - in the classroom, outside of the classroom and certainly on the financial side. That ' s one area that we know we ' re going to have to build up going forward. We know that we can ' t just rely on state appropriations or tuition, but that we really need to look at building the endowment. That is clearly one area that we know we ' re going to have to give a lot of attention to. The good news is that the alumni had great experiences at JMU. They ' re passionate about the univ ersity, but they haven ' t really been asked to support it financially the way people have been at other universities for so many years. So we know that we have to build a culture of philanthropy, a sense of giving back to the next generation. I think we have a great opportunity here to be a national model for that kind of education, especially when you add the elements of civic engagement and social responsibility. I think we have all the ingredients to do that really, really well. The national and international reputation is certainly growing, and I think that ' s something that ' s going to continue too. That ' s what I see going forward - more and more of JMU being not just a great place that people know about in the state, but increasingly to have that national and international reputation as a leader. WORDS DESIGN | Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS | JMU Photography Services President Jonathan R. Alger | 31 Marchin MRDs don new uniforms. Freshman Kaitlin Exline plays piccolo on the field. The Marching Royal Dukes ' first show of the season was West Side Story. I Drum Major and senior Joseph Ulm prepares to conduct the halftime show. Drum major uniforms were designed to stand out from the band. Bursts of purple, glints of gold and flashes of stark white marched into Bridgeforth Stadium on Sept. 1 as the Marching Royal Dukes (MRDs) made their grand debut in new and improved uniforms. The change had been a long time coming. The MRDs wore the old uniforms from 1986 to 2012. While the band replenished a portion of the uniforms in 2003, most were about 20 years old. And it had started to show. The old uniforms were worn with by years of use, stained with sweat and often times never fit quite right. MRD Director Scott Rikkers and the rest of the MRD staff needed to replace the uniform supply and decided to revamp the design while they were at it. Most band uniforms have a shelf life of about seven to 10 years, said Rikkers. So it was time for us to get new uniforms ... When we got the approval, we thought, well you know, if we ' re going to be getting new [uniforms], why not consider an update in the design. The MRD staff revealed the design at the band banquet in January 2012. When they showed it, everyone was just in awe, said senior Ashley Butler. The awe continued as more than 400 MRDs were individually fitted for their uniforms. That was a really cool, special part for me, said junior Leslie Johnson. People can wear those uniforms after us, but no one else can say they were made with them specifically in mind. Despite the good reviews at the band banquet, the real test was the Dukes ' fast home ame against Saint Francis University. ' . think that the band views [itself] now with [ little bit [of] confidence, said Ashley Butler, aniform manager. We ' re going in there, doing our best and performing our best, because we ' obviously look better now. WORDS | Haley Lamba DESIGN | Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS | Samantha Leonetti JMU Band Office 32 | Features Senior saxophonist Taylor Bittnerhits his mark during the Family Weekend halftime show. This Oct. 6 game was also Pink Ouf ' for breast cancer awareness. UNIFORMS THROUGH THE YEARS 1972-75 1976-78 1979-85 1986-2007 2008-11 Marching Royal Dukes | 33 Bongo BALLS UPB sponsors extreme nerf gun war Some students spent the afternoon of Sept. 20 shooting nerf balls at each other and dodging behind inflated barricades. But they were not playing with normal nerf guns. The University Program Board ' s (UPB) Special Events committee hosted the game, dubbed Bongo Balls, in which players shot each other with high-powered nerf guns. The game included all the necessities to stay alive such as bunkers and protective gear. This was definitely one of the most fun things I have done on campus, said junior Andrew Aldaya. Our Special Events committee brainstorms different ideas for a variety of events to bring to campus, The Special Events director actually received an email from a company about several different events it can host at schools and chose to bring Bongo Balls, said senior Elizabeth Rea, UPB ' s public relations director. The event brought students to Godwin field almost instantly. I usually go to UPB ' s Late Night Breakfast ... but this was fun because it is during the day. You are already on campus, so why not, said senior Christopher West. With such a positive response, UPB considered hosting more events like this. The turnout was great and everybody seemed really excited about the event and enjoyed it, said Rea. WORDS j Hannah Hayes DESIGN PHOTOS | Sarah Lockwood Freshman Autumn Shade hides behind a protective bunker as she chooses her next target. Shade had to defend a large portion of the playing field to protect herself and her team. Ducking, Career and Academic Planning Adviser Sarah Brearly can not help but relate the game to a popular franchise. It ' s like ' The Hunger Games, ' said Brearly from behind her bunker. FILM: 17,471 Advanced screenings, Movies on the Lawn, and Matinee screenings CO-SPONSORSHIPS: 1 1,371 ■ Events organized with other on-campus groups SPIRIT TRADITI0NS: 10,207 Events like Funny Freakin ' Fridays SPECIAL EVENTS: 3,901 For example, Bongo Balls, Puppy Party, and Busch Gardens CENTER STAGE: 3,359 Big concerts like Passion Pit UPB BYTHE NUMBERS TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 48, 010 36% 24% 21% 8% 7% SPOTLIGHT SOUNDS: 1,701 Student musicians, local music, and up-and-coming touring acts 4% Source: University Program Board 2011-12 school year report i Taking close aim, freshman Daniel Brezinskey steadies his hand. A 20- foot gap separated the two sides, so many ran across enemy lines to get a closer shot. A WEEK OFUPB A LOOK ATONE OF THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM BOARD ' S BUSIEST WEEKS THU 11 1 JRI11 2 SAT 11 3 SUN 11 4 M0N11 5 TUE 11 6 WED 11 7 7p.m. TheWatch, Grafton-Stovall Theatre 8 p.m. Political Debate, Wilson Auditorium 9:30 p.m. Batman: Dark Knight Rises; Grafton-Stovall Theatre 7 p.m. The Watch; Grafton-Stovall Theatre 8 p.m. Funny Freakin ' Friday, Taylor Down Under 9:30 p.m. Batman: Dark Knight Rises; Grafton-Stovall Theatre 2 p.m. Batman: Dark Knight Rises matinee, Grafton- Stovall Theatre 7 p.m. The Watch, Grafton-Stovall Theatre 9:30p.m. Batman: Dark Knight Rises, Grafton-Stovall Theatre 5 p.m. UPB general body meeting,  Warren Hall 6 p.m. UPB Executive Council meeting, Warren Hall 7 p.m. Special Events committee meeting, Taylor Hall 8 p.m. Film committee meeting, Taylor Hall 9 p.m. Disney Scene-ln and Trivia, Grafton-Stovall Theatre 9 p.m. Spotlight Series committee meeting, Taylor Hall 7 p.m. Spotlight Series special event: Kazual featuring JMU a capella, Grafton-Stovall Theatre 7 p.m. Marketing team meeting, Warren Hall 8 p.m. Spirit and Traditions committee meeting, Taylor Hall 9 p.m. Center Stage committee meeting, Taylor Hall 7 p.m. Disney Karaoke, Taylor Down Under UPB Bongo Balls | 35 HIGH Roller Cerebral palsy doesn ' t slow Tyler Rich down Not many high school students had a Segway on their back-to-school shopping list, but in 2007, junior Tyler Rich did. My parents sat me down my sophomore year of high school and told me I should consider getting a wheelchair So I came back with, ' What about a Segway? ' Rich was born three months early, and as a result, he developed cerebral palsy, a condition that affects physical mobility. He used a walker and fought to stay out of wheelchairs. Segways give off a different vibe than wheelchairs; they ' re a bit more stylish, said Rich with a smile. According to Rich, Segways operate on the same principle as balancing a broom on your hand. As the broom leans forward, your hand moves forward, just as a Segway responds to the rider ' s movements. Rich transferred to the university for the fall semester from Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, Va. At first, Rich thought he wanted to be an engineer. But when he took an engineering class at Piedmont, he discovered he liked the technical part of it, but hated the math part. When looking for new schools, the university ' s School of Writing Rhetoric and Technical Communication (WRTC) program intrigued him. WRTC was one of the main reasons I came to JMU, said Rich. I found it to be such a unique major. It has the technical aspects I like. Once Rich transferred, he found it was normal for his peers to introduce themselves, saying they ' d seen him around campus on his Segway. Everyone at JMU is so outgoing; it ' s made me more of an extrovert, said Rich. Occasionally, ignorant people make the mall cop comments. But you don ' t let it mess you up for the good ones. Despite Rich ' s many orthopedic surgeries, he had a poor sense of balance. But that didn ' t stop him from pursuing his passions. On nice days, Rich could be found working on his Jeep or fly- fishing out of a kayak. Raised in Florida, Rich said that fishing and boating were just a way of life. In 10 years, Rich hoped to be back in Florida. I know where I want to end up, said Rich. I want to be living on the west coast of Florida and writing in communications as sort of a consultant. WORDS | Claire Fogarty DESIGN | Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS I Samantha Leonetti Snagging a fish, junior Tyler Rich enjoys an afternoon on Beaver Creek Reservoir in Crozet,Va. Rich also enjoyed fishing on Mossy Creek. Junior Tyler Rich looks out over the Quad from his Segway. Rich transferred to the university in Fall 2012. 36 | Features Valerie Schoolcraft (second from the left), director of the Office of Disability Services, poses with Peer Access Advocates seniors Adele Carnemark and Kari Owens and sophomore Keri Vandeberg.The Peer Access Advocates supported students registered with the office and helped plan office outreach programs. DEALING WITH DISABILITIES I think there are more students on campus who are dealing with these challenges than are registered with the office Valerie Schoolcraft, director of the Office of Disability Services, was concerned. Of about 18,000 undergraduates at the university, only three percent were registered with the office. Tm guessing that the number of students on campus who could really use our services is more in the neighborhood of five to seven percent, said Schoolcraft. The office defined a disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities Schoolcraft and her staff worked with students with a wide range of disabilities from attention deficit disorders to Crohn ' s disease. She guessed that those unregistered students were trying to pass - a term to describe disabled persons who don ' t want to acknowledge their disability. They try to act as if they don ' t have the disability and don ' t disclose it or share that with anyone, said Schoolcraft. To raise awareness and reach out to passing students, the office started Disability Awareness Week four years ago. It brought speakers such as Josh Blue, comedian from Last Comic Standing, and Judith Heumann, special adviser for International Disability Rights at the U.S. Department of State. One of our conversations on campus has been around access versus barriers and pursuing your dreams and goals in spite of stigma and preconceptions that other people have, said Schoolcraft. WORDS | Nora Boiiinger Tyler Rich | 37 Playing volleyball at the grand opening of University Park (UPark), a team of students prepares to set the ball for a spike. UPark featured two sand volleyball courts and voll eyballs available for checkout. Place to GRO Completed University Park builds unity As faculty, students and University Park (UPark) staff gathered at the grand opening to watch the ceremonial ribbon cutting, President Jonathan R. Alger spoke about what the facility meant for the university. It ' s a place where students can leam and grow together, and most importantly develop that sense of community said Alger. UPark construction began on Nov 15, 2009 and the official opening ceremony was on Sept. 11. The outdoor recreation space of approximately 85 acres was equipped with two sand volleyball courts, two basketball courts, four tennis courts, three synthetic turf fields and an event lawn. At the equipment center, students could present their JACards and borrow sports gear. Varsity sports used UPark for additional practice and game space, and intramural sports and students took advantage of new outdoor space. It ' s really good to have another social environment outside, besides the Quad, for students to use, said senior Jesse John. Additional high and low ropes courses, as well as a disc golf course, were projected to open by spring 2013. The park also offered a great venue for concerts, events and hanging out. University Park is open for general use, said junior Hayley Thompson, Spotlight Sound director. You can go out there and sit and do homework if you want. It ' s a completely open space. WORDS I Claire Fogarty DESIGN | Christine Pomatto PHOTOS | University Program Board Juliana Garabedian | Features Sharing a laugh with Duke Dog, freshman midfielder Erin Werner leaves the University Park grand opening after her club soccer practice. After the grand opening, Duke Dog joined a scrimmage with the women ' s club soccer team. WHAT DOES UPARK MEAN TO YOU? UPark is a really cool off-campus place where students can hang out, have fun and de-stress. Stephanie Ferrari, senior UPark offers a unique place to grow. I enjoy expanding my education not only scholastically, but also internally. And UPark is a great place to do that. Taylor Sloan, junior I love UPark. It offers a good space for pick-up games and helps our JMU community because it brings everyone together. Ashley Parrates, senior At UPark, we get to help students step out of their comfort zones to make their world grow a little bit bigger. Trey Smith, sophomore and UREC employee It ' s really cool because there are lots of activities for students and [it] gives them lots of options. Marissa Estera, sophomore University Park | 39 I What ' s in a Word ? Students define common stereotypes If there is a chance of rain, [biddies] have rain boots, yoga pants and a rain jacket on. Emily Buhl, sophomore If you ' re a girl in college, you ' re probably a biddie. Just kidding, but you definitely know one. Sallie Drumheller, senior A JMU girl who likes to go out and party, [and] dresses up in maybe a little black dress [is a biddie] . Brian Reese, sophomore BIDDIE No one likes name-calling. But when a word inundates conversations, jokes and social media, it ' s worth noting. Students had different definitions of the word biddie. It could ' ve referred to a female of promiscuous nature, a female in a sorority or a female of little intellig ence. The term was sometimes offensive but could also be endearing. As the term evolved from the 17th century, the definition of a biddie changed from hens to women (similar to the word chick ) to a nickname for Irish women in servitude and then to elderly women. Students adopted the word as well. According to sophomore Sarah Kalafsky, a biddie is usually associated with a sorority and is gullible, often confused and usually has slept with a high number of men. Others pointed out particular articles of clothing that were associated with a biddie. I would say a biddie is a typical JMU girl - rocking the yoga pants, UGG boots when it ' s cold and an oversized JMU sweatshirt, said sophomore Brandy Sowers. Senior Sallie Drumheller, a self-proclaimed biddie, started a blog to talk about them. They say to write what you know, so I started a blog about biddies. I see so many girls behaving the same way and it ' s so familiar, said Drumheller. Her blog, Biddie Lifestyle, explored biddie topics, her thoughts and pet peeves. I write about ridiculous things that biddies say, said Drumheller, adding that a biddie could be defined by her wardrobe and attitude. For example, according to Drumheller, she can be spotted complaining to Daddy that the iPhone 5 is sold out or shouting, Here ' s to a great night! followed by a shot at a party with her friends. Drumheller reassured that not all women at the university were biddies. While the word sometimes had a negative connotation, Drumheller didn ' t mind. I think some people get offended; I don ' t. I mainly just think that it is funny. 40 | Features PICTURED BELOW | Sallie Drumheller Kevin Sabo AJMU hipster is someone who doesn ' t go to the Port Republic side of campus on the weekends. Camisha Matthews, junior HIPSTER Hipster was also popular vernacular. According to Wikipedia, a hipster was a subculture of young, recently-settled urban middle class adults and older teenagers that appeared in the 1990s. Hipsters became part of the university ' s social fabric. A hipster is someone who ' s into very specific or trendy things, said sophomore Kevin Sabo. It can be music, fashion, art — or even smoking and thick-rimmed glasses if you ' ve seen the ones around Carrier. Students denned hipsters, like biddies, by what they wore. Sabo was deemed a hipster at the university. People who are placed as hipsters tend to stray away from trends and social patterns A hipster may not be a hipster forever, just as a non-hipster could become a hipster someday ... you never know what someone ' s story is. Kevin Sabo, sophomore and rather attempt to portray themselves as individuals, said Sabo. Another student often seen as a hipster, junior Camisha Matthews, disagreed. She did not accept her label and saw hipsters in a different way. They are not open and very ciique-ish and judgmental. Ironically, they are clones of each other ... unoriginal in their originality. Hipsters are full of sarcasm and doing things that don ' t make sense, said Matthews. Though Sabo and Matthews had different views, they both agreed that a hipster was not mainstream. I define a hipster as someone who is pretentious and thinks they are better [A hipster is] someone who is the first one to find a new band or a new restaurant - someone who dresses a certain way that we all think is cool Paul Bogard, English professor than other people because they are not ' mainstream, ' said Matthews. They look down upon and don ' t relate with people who do, look or say anything that is ' mainstream. ' No matter how hipsters were denned, they were often recognized by their appearance. And while some resented the label, others embraced it. As Time blogger Dan Fletcher said in 2009, Everything about them is exactingly constructed to give off the vibe that they just don ' t care. WORDS j Colleen Lentile DESIGN j Juiia Cramer PHOTOS | Julian Williams Stereotypes | Adorned in button-down shirts, cowboy boots and jeans, country trio Gloriana took Wilson Hall ' s stage on Sept. 12 and treated the audience to a night of classic American country music. They ' re a mix of the Zac Brown Band and Lady Antebellum, said sophomore Morgan Braun about Gloriana ' s sound, which she added was good summer music. Formed in Nashville, Gloriana consisted of brothers Tom and Mike Gossin and lead vocalist Rachel Reinert. The band ' s hit summer song, (Kissed You) Good Night from their album, A Thousand Miles Left Behind, quickly climbed the Billboard Country Singles Chart. Their opening song in Wilson, Wild at Heart, made both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 list and U.S. Country Songs Billboard in 2009. The University Program Board ' s (UPB) survey helped decide the concert. BROWN BAND A Y ANTEBELLUM. Country was the number two choice on the survey said senior Elizabeth Rea, UPB director of public relations. So, we got Gloriana based on those results, the band ' s availability and Wilson ' s space. Pre-show activities included photo opportunities with the band, merchandise sales and a raffle for a Gloriana guitar. Alumnus Canaan Smith, an artist who toured with Sugarland last summer, opened the concert. His songs of heartbreak, crazy women and koozies had the audience swaying and clapping to the beat. UPB also gave away several meet-and- greet passes where pass-holders could meet the band before the show. They engaged the audience a lot, but the best was getting to meet them, said sophomore meet-and-greet pass winner Courtney Mills. I am so happy they took a minute to say they were glad I spent my birthday evening with them. It made my night. Braun agreed that Gloriana ' s enthusiasm was contagious. It was fun and exciting, she said. They played really well and the crowd was really involved, which makes a concert 10 times better. 42 | Features NANA Nashville band rocks Wilson Hall -I Students spill the beans TWO TRUTHS (a lie) IF YOU HAVE TO BEBITITEN] BY A DOLPHIN, TRY NOTTO DO IT IN MEXICO. James Carter, junior You ' ve played them before: those get-to-know -you ice breakers forced by enthusiastic leaders. You quickly find out who ' s broken which bones and been to which countries, but sometimes you learn something surprising. WORDS PHOTOS | Jacqueline Scott DESIGN | Nora Bollinger JAMES CARTER, JUNIOR been to Cancun 2 flew an • airplane 3 bitten by a • dolphin LIE: (2) Flew an airplane Three years ago in Cancun, Mexico, a dolphin bit senior Sean Carter in the leg. The dolphin dragged him underwater for about 10 seconds until Carter kicked and swam away with the help of his dad. It was really scary and I had to limp for a while, but it was definitely worth it, said Carter who added that he now had a foot-long scar on his leg with a crazy story attached to it. Since what Carter described as the incident, he avoided the water but said he was slowly getting over it. If you have to be bit[ten] by a dolphin, try not to do it in Mexico, because those are some really sketchy hospitals. 44 | Features 1 1 STARTED GETTING SO MANY [PIERCINGS] BECAUSE I REALLY LIKEDTHE LOOK. Christina DePaola, senior i New Jersey -L« native dislocated elbow three times no more than five piercings 2. 3. LIE: (3) No more than five piercings Senior Christina DePaola got her first piercing when she was in kindergarten. She accumulated more through middle school until her freshman year of college when she reached 11 total. I started getting so many because I really liked the look. I love sparkle and glitter, and what better way to wear sparkle all the time than have diamond earrings? DePaola suggested that piercing- curious students request needles when getting their cartridge pierced. While a gun is quicker, it can completely destroy your cartridge if done wrong. She added that taking care of new piercings with hydrogen peroxide is important; using plain soap and water can lead to infections. v CHRISTINA DEPAOLA, SENIOR , i_ Jordan Smith, Steven Voss, Tyler Mullins, Sara Smith, junior sophomore sophomore senior 1 has been in a -L • submarine 1 played golf with _L . Martin Lawrence, professional golfer A plays the JL . sousaphone 1 danced on stage with J_ . a Real Housewives of New Jersey star Q from outside - . of Philadelphia O traveled cross- - • country in an RV Q related to outlaw . Jessie James Q knows how to make • balloon animals Q lived in Belgium D .for two years Q backpackedfortwo 3 • weeks in Italy O never been past the East Coast of U.S. 2 loves animals (e) miuis bibs ' (l) suiting -laiAL ' fe) SS0AU8A91S ' (l) qiiuis UBpiof H3AVSNV S3H Two Truths A Lie | 45 Members of the Paix Bouche Jing Ping Band dance while their bandmates continue to play. The band, from Dominica, performed multiple times throughout the week. Degrees of Culture International Week travels south of the border Between the 7th to the 32nd north parallels lay Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. The 15th annual International Week focused on these countries with a fitting theme, 25 Degrees: A Carnival of Cultures. It is an opportunity for our office to offer different programs, events and activities for JMU and the greater Harrisonburg Community, said Lauren Franson, assistant director of Study Abroad. The week included a host of opportunities to think globally, including salsa dancing, a student debate, a study abroad fair and a photography competition. WORDS | Jennifer Tolep DESIGN | Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS I Rebekah Hayashi Jennifer Tolep Flags from various countries wave in the Commons for International Week. At the end of the week, the Office of International Programs hosted a six-on-six World Cup Soccer tournament. The university ' s Steel Band performs in the week ' s closing ceremony. The gathering included a spread of fruit and Caribbean chicken as well. | Features The week began with the International Bazaar on the Commons. The PaixBouche Jing Ping Band, which traveled all the way from Dominica, performed and danced while students browsed colorful jewelry and clothing. The sweet smell of plantains and churros filled the air. With the help of a Spanish translator, Nina Yhared shared performance art, which emerged as an international phenomenon in the ' 60s and 70s. This multimedia performance included video, music and painting and even encouraged participation from the hundreds who attended. Yhared, one of the most well-known performance artists in Mexico, performed more than 80 times around the world. Scribbling on her skin, the floor and plates, dozens of students wrote what the words woman, body; ' skin and history meant to them. Then, Yhared washed those plates with her hair, Yhared explained that the performance was a commentary on gender roles. A discussion followed the performance. During this experience, I have explored my skin as a map, said Yhared, through her translator. I can represent multiple meanings in my skin and my body . . . we ' re breaking barriers of language and countries. The international photography competition was open to all students, staff and faculty. According to Lauren Franson, assistant director of Study Abroad, 162 participants entered 400 photographs. Photos tell a story and this is an opportunity to showcase that story said Franson. Winning photos were named in four categories: architecture, miscellaneous, nature and people. Sophomore Sean Cassidy received first place in the people category, and Best in Show for his photo Venetian Street Band. I can envision that instance in time - still hear that street band play and remember all the moments of my trip to Italy, said Cassidy. I think that is what photography does to our culture: it makes us remember those instances in time and allows us to reflect on the beauty all around us. Held at Hillandale Park, Harrisonburg ' s International Festival offered food from Ethiopia, Mexico, India, Thailand, Europe, Puerto Rico and Central America, and entertainment from Aztec, Filipino, Indian, Irish, Chinese and Kurdish artists. Coordinator Vaunda Brown estimated the festival ' s attendance at 7,500. Brown said that big contributors of the event ' s success were the university ' s Community Service-Learning volunteers and students from classes and clubs. For example, Chinese Student Association students performed a lion dance. Two students wore a lion costume and danced to the beat of a drum. According to senior Anthony Hwang, who performed as part of the lion, Chinese tradition said the lion scared away evil spirits and brought good luck. Staying in touch with your culture, as well as learning about other cultures, is something everyone should be doing, said Hwang, MONDAY SEPT. 24 11 a.m. International Bazaar The Paix Bouche Jing Ping Band 4p.m. Cultural Sharing and Storytelling from Dominica 5:30 p.m. Madison International Cooking Demonstration 7 p.m. La Historia de mi Piel The Story of my Skin by Nina Yhared TUESDAY SEPT. 25 5:15 p.m. The Effects of Climate Change on Displacement and Migration by Alex de Sherbinin 5:30 p.m. Caribbean Women Critics in Conversation bySheryl Gifford 7 p.m. The Paix Bouche Jing Ping Band 3 p.m. Photo contest unveiling 4 p.m. Through Our Eyes: A Student Panel 6:30 p.m. Student debate THURSDAY SEPT. 27 11 a.m. Study Abroad fair 5:30 p.m. 1-Week Movie: Ir a la Escuela (Going to School) 8 p.m. Caribbean Reflections FRIDAY SEPT. 28 12 p.m. Closing ceremony and JMU ' s Steel Band 8 p.m. Salsa Dance SATURDAY SEPT. 29 9 a.m. World Cup Soccer tourna ment 12 p.m. Harrisonburg International Festival As recruits receive their bids, they are greeted by the new members of their sorority, each dressed to fit their theme. Sigma Kappa ' s neon theme was accompanied by the slogan, Life ' s too short to blend in. Junior Meghan Lloyd greets her sorority sister with a hug. The women were excited to welcome their new recruits into the sorority. a • -■ Golden TICKET On Sept 11, the lives of 598 women changed as the 10 Panhellenic sororities delivered bids to their newest members. During the week of recruitment leading up to bid night, each sorority had a theme, such as Sigma Kappa ' s neon. Sisters gathered on the Quad decked out in that theme ' s fashion, trying to outshine other sororities with chanting, banner waving and dancing. The potential new members who received bids gathered in Wilson Auditorium. After receiving their bids, the new members burst through Wilson ' s front doors, one sorority at a time, to join their new sisters on the Quad. Some leaped into each other ' s arms; some cried with sheer joy on their faces. They had been accepted into sisterhood. Each sorority made its way to sorority row, where parties awaited the new sisters. According to senior Sharlene Anonick, Sigma Kappa kept its celebration simple: they took pictures of the new members, went back to the Sigma Kappa house, had cake and introduced the new women. A month later, these new sisters were pinned and officially accepted into their sororities. WORDS | Kelly Bragg DESIGN I Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS | Lauren Gordon 48 | Features Delta Delta Delta sisters raise their painted letters, waiting for their new members to join them. The sorority ' s theme during recruitment week was Delta Derby. RULES OF THE WEEK On Sept. 5; potential new members attended orientation sessions to learn the rules of recruitment week. Each sorority was required to adhere to a long manual including the following policies. 1 Recruits may not • take anything out of sorority houses. Even tissues and hair ties are considered gifts. If sisters give a recruit a paper cup, it must be returned before the recruit leaves. 2 House decorations are only permitted in the basement. Otherwise, the house should not be decorated specially for recruitment. Per the No Frills Policy, no excessive money should be spent on refreshments or bulk outfits. 3 Chanting while recruits rotate to a new house is permitted, but it must begin no more than one minute prior to the start of the round and must conclude no longer than one minute at the end of the round. Source: JMU fraternity Sorority Life website HLl HMD ET SOUP The university had 10 panhellenic sororities. While there were other service sororities, multicultural fraternities and professional societies, these were big the social sororities. Here ' s the run-down of the big 10, plus each sorority ' s philanthropy. AO Alpha Phi Cardiac Care and Research AIA Alpha Sigma Alpha Special Olympics, S. June Smith Center AAA Delta Delta Delta St. Jude Children ' s Research Hospital Ar Delta Gamma Service for Sight AZT KAT Alpha Sigma Tau Habitat for Humanity, Pine Mountain Settlement School, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Kappa Alpha Theta Court Appointed Special Advocate IK Sigma Kappa Alzheimer ' s III Sigma Sigma Sigma Robbie Page Memorial ZTA ZetaTau Alpha Breast Cancer Awareness (DM Phi Mu Children ' s Miracle Network Recruitment | 49 Three of 19,927 Each student ' s contribution made the university greater than the sum of its parts. LET ' S FACE IT: whether it was uncanny impersonations of James Madison, a passion for activism or dedication RESCUE 40, to patients at DUKES WERE AWESOME. This series of profiles brings you the faces and stories of just a few of these 19,927. SARAH EVERETT  12 letters in her name and Madison ' s Madison is the greatest gift God has ever given me, said senior Sarah Everett, whose interpretation of James Madison rendered her somewhat of a celebrity during her two-and-a- half years at the university. Everett ' s interest in the fourth president began with a high school research assignment that became something more. I started to develop this passion for him that I had never had for anything else before, said Everett. The integrity and purity of his character - he was almost unblemished . . . That can only come from someone who first suggested that she interpret Madison. When someone like that tells you and encourages you to do something like that, you take it seriously said Everett. So, she did; Everett started acquiring pieces of her Madison outfit. Like my own history, my ensemble has come from different places to create what I ' ve done, said Everett. Her breeches and two hats came from Colonial Williamsburg; her jacket was custom-made. Interpreting propelled 1 1 STARTED TO DEVELOP THIS PASSION FOR [JAMES MADISON] THAT I HAD NEVER HAD FOR ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE. Sarah Everett, senior that was a person of God. He ' s like a model for me. Her thirst for knowledge led Everett to her two mentors, world-class Madison scholars Ralph Ketcham and John Douglas Hall, who further encouraged her. It was Ketcham Everett all over the country. She transferred from Juneau, Alaska where her family lived. She performed as Madison in Alaska, in D.C. and at Montpelier, Madison ' s home. While Everett hoped to turn interpreting into a career at historical Virginia sites such as Colonial Williamsburg, she felt torn as her December graduation date approached. She also wanted to travel. Come late January or February, I ' ll see where God wants me to go, said Everett. Whether that be moving to Virginia or taking the opportunity to travel. Everett also managed to make time for herself and maintain her own identity separate from Madison. I ' m quiet, but I can be really silly at times, said Everett. But I ' m a very intense person in the fact that I ' m very driven. I give my 100 percent to everything I do. While many opportunities awaited her, Everett remained humble and modest, crediting her success to God. If I do leave a legacy, it would be that God ' s light would shine through what I ' ve done and that people would be encouraged to find their own passions, said Everett. WORDS | Haley Lambert PHOTO | Roger Burke 50 | Features BLAKE PLACE  39 40 shot av RACHEL CORSON  WXJM 88.7 DJ On select weekdays at 5:50 a.m. on the UREC Lower lurf field, wandering passersby heard a rumbling cadence. As the chanting crescendoed, men and women in uniform came into view. Among them was sophomore Blake Place, a member of the university ' s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. Place spent his summer at Fort Jackson, S.C. completing basic training for the Army National Guard. He hoped to become an Army medic. My dad was in the military ... so it ' s in the family, said Place. He added that he wanted to be a medic so he could help people when they needed it the most. ROTC was an important part of Place ' s college decision, with the assumption that graduation from ROTC would help him land an officer position post-graduation. As a freshman, Place wanted to go active, making the military his full-time job. That summer, he spent 10 weeks in basic training, physically and mentally training to be a soldier He graduated from basic training with honors because he was the best shot on his team, hitting 39 out of 40 shots. Despite this honor, Place did not have the opportunity to go active. He continued school, while in the Army National Guard, which helped pay his tuition. Place remained active in ROTC. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, he participated in morning physical training. Place planned on making the military a career after college and staying in it for a long time. WORDS | Colleen Lentife PHOTO 1 Julian Williams Junior Rachel Corson loved music. So after encouragement from her friends, Corson decided to give college radio a try. She joined WXJM 88.7, the student-run Harrisonburg radio station, in fall 2011. Right after my first radio show I automatically loved everything about college radio, said Corson, adding that her co-workers were part of it. I ' ve had so many different moments at the station that make my stomach hurt from laughing. The other disc jockeys opened her up to new artists and her love of music grew, which she was exponentially thankful for. Corson became one of two music directors at the station and she picked up a music industry minor. She hoped to find a career that was somewhat intertwined with college radio. [Corson] has only been with WXJM for two years however [she] is one of our most dedicated DJs, said senior Emily Wyman, the general manager of WXJM. She truly loves college radio and works very hard each week to bring new music to the station. Corson hoped to expand listeners ' horizons. Independent radio gives people an option to listen to things other than Top 40 music, said Corson. It is so important for the industry to keep it alive and in the airwaves. WORDS | Christa Goad PHOTO j Julian Williams Three of 19,927 | 51 WAS AN INITIATIVE TO EXPLORE ALL THE DIFFERENT PATHSTO FINDTHE HIDDEN CLUES TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE. Margaret King, junior 52 | Features Students flock to Duke Dog corn maze Blue skies, crisp air and distant voices. The 10-foot stalks of corn on the left, right and straight ahead signaled another dead end. Forty-five minutes went by and the finish line seemed nowhere in sight. Getting lost in a corn maze was a fall favorite, especially at Showalter Farms, a 45-acre poultry farm off of Interstate-81. Every year university students were about 30 percent of the farm ' s traffic. For 2012, the venue introduced an audience- tailored design, which increased its business with the university to 70 percent: a Duke Dog. Farm owner Blaine Showalter chose to appeal to university students. You always try to start on the top, said Showalter. You guys are the biggest college around here. Showalter bought the farm in 2005 and by the next year, he opened his first com maze to the public. I have always been a people kind of person and I wanted to get tied into the agritourism, he said. At the end of May, Showalter planted the corn seed. Typically, he chose among preset designs for his corn maze, like the twin towers in remembrance of the 9 11 anniversary or an Indian chief. But thi s time he worked with MazePlay, maker of custom corn maze designs, to create a Duke Dog design. Junior Melissa Von Wald made the 30-minute drive out to the Showalter Farm corn maze the second weekend it opened. Even though it was outside of Harrisonburg, it was worth it, she said. Junior Margaret King thought so too. I think this was the best com maze I ' ve been to because there was an initiative to explore all the different paths to find the hidden clues to solve the puzzle, said King. Showalter ' s com maze outlined not only Duke Dog, but also a dog bone and the letters JMU. The path totaled 4.3 miles. I did wonder many times which part I was standing in, said sophomore Megan Richards. I tried to figure it out from the map. Richards and her group were lost from the beginning. We would only look at the map when we got to a checkpoint to mark that we had been at that station. We felt it would be more fun if we just wandered around and hoped to find the check spots, she said. Von Wald, with the help of the map and junior Andrew White, was able to find every checkpoint, even hidden ones that were part of a second scavenger hunt. If I was by myself, I would have been totally lost[ said Von Wald. The corn maze was just the right level of challenging to keep it fun but not boring, said King. White thought the maze was difficult. We ended up going through it twice and tracing our first path on a map so that we could hit every path, she said. After completing the scavenger hunt, Showalter rewarded everyone with free stickers, coloring books or tickets to return another day He said it was a way of paying respect to all of his customers. People come out here and spend money and I want them to feel that they get to leave with something, said Showalter. WORDS PHOTOS j Kassandra Hoffmeister DESIGN I Christine Pomatto Blaine Showalter, owner of Showalter Farms off of Interstate-81 , works with Tall husks of corn MazePlay, maker of custom corn maze designs, to cut his plot of land into a surround visitors giant Duke Dog. My main focus is to get people out into the country and realize as they get lost on it ' s just a good atmosphere out here that people can enjoy, said Showalter. Showalter Farms. Corn Maze | 53 Comedic R M Saturday Night hive ' s Jay Pharoah Jack Sp arrow, Dave Chappelle, John Legend, Justin Bieber, Trey Songz, Drake, Shmegol, Chris Brown, LiT Wayne, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Charles Barkley, Matthew McConaughey, Katt Williams, Stewie Griffin, Peter Griffin - these were not even half of the impressions Jay Pharoah performed at Wilson Hall on April 26, 2012. It feels good to be home, JMU, said the Virginia native and Saturday Night Live cast member. As the show wrapped up, Pharoah expressed his appreciation to the audience. THOSETIGHT JEANS; ICANSEEYOUR HEARTBEATTHROUGH YOUR PANTS. Jay Pharoah I miss college - seriously man. This was my first college coming back to Virginia and you all were great, said Pharoah. Pharoh had the audience in fits with lines such as, Men, stop wearing those tight jeans; I can see your heartbeat through your pants. Plus all of those impressions. That ' s right, there was more: Family Guy ' s Herbert, Quagmire and Grandma; Chris Tucker, Ice Cube, Barack Obama, Will Smith, Eddie Murphy, Charlie Murphy, Gucci Mane and Killa Cam. WORDS j Hannah Hayes DESIGN 1 Sarah Lockwood PHOTO 1 Juliana Garabedian Jay Pharoah performs after ta|uig the Wilson stage a% 8:30 p.m. Til ' Wayn|| can make an album 1 about an omelet and you all would still buy it joked Pharoah. 54 | Features Performers Nicole Hastings laughs into Barry Hite ' s arms during a skit. The Second City cast filled big shoes such as those of alumnus Bill Murray. The Second City comedy troupe You can ' t compete with us. You can ' t even buy clothes that fit right. You can ' t even make couscous, quipped the three men on stage, performing a skit as gay men preparing to steal straight men ' s wives unless gay marriage was Lized. No more mister nice gay. The Second City comedy troupe h i ight this hilarious dialogue and ■ther politically- and collegiate- med skits to Wilson Hall on Oct. 18. This 52-year-old comedy troupe 1 1 cialized in sketches and improv, With illustrious alumni such as Mike Myers, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert •D i Una Fey on its resume. NO MORE MISTER NICE gay; Pat Reidy The five actors performed improv - such as one based on the audience-suggested title, The Sal tine Wish - as well as scripted skits and songs throughout the 90-minute performance. One ticularly timely skit about a family discussing its vacation at the dinner table made use of the upcoming election. Father and : n, played by Pat Reidy and Barry Hite, made speeches to the family ! ecting political ads. ' You know where dreams come e? In Orlando, Fla., Disney World! said Hite in a high-pitched voice, as emcee Ben Harris set le atmosphere with happy piano notes. This Thursday, please vote Disney World for the upcoming family vacation. I ' m Neil O ' Shea and I approve this message. The debate escalated into pre- sided radio attack ads, sending the audience into fits of laughter. WORDS | Sarah Lockwood PHOTO | University Program Board Jay Pharoah The Second City | f ' It ' s not game day without TAILGATING Sophomores Rachel Fisher, Lauren Holder and Bridget Quinn wear their Homecoming purple and gold at a tailgate on Godwin Field. The Dukes secured their seventh win at the Oct. 27 Homecoming game versus Georgia State. The smell of grilled food filled the air as Duke fans packed Godwin Field and parking lots with tents, vehicles, grills, games, food and purple and gold. So was the tailgating scene on game days. WORDS | Jacqueline Scott DESIGN | Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS I Danielle Leref 56 | Features Student Ambassadors hand out beads before the Homecoming football game. LET THE SHOWING GAMES SPIRIT Students and alumni prepare for the game with colorful new outfits and long-practiced traditions. Senior Joseph Biggs ' friends help him attach his game day grape outfit. One family decorated a stuffed Duke Dog with game day pins. 9 Sophomores Amanda Pepper and Emily Bennett toss the football around before the game, while graduate student Daniel Kim and senior Timmothy James play cornhole. i GOOD EATS UMU DUKES Alumna Jeanette Burpoe sets out her dog bone-shaped cookies. Tailgaters enjoyed traditional grilled hamburgers and hot dogs as well as wings and chilli. Tailgating | 57 A Decade of Bleeding Purple Homecoming ' s Mr. and Ms. Madison exemplify school pride as Purple Out celebrates its 10th anniversary WORDS | Jacqueline Scott DESIGN | Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS | Danielle Lerer Samantha Leonetti dum ■ I ■ ■ mm) • • a ■ ■■■ ... !§. ilj • iV: ii ■ ••■ Students present their JACards and sign their initials to pick up theirT-shirts.The shirts, designed by junior Elizabeth Ramirez, totaled 4,470. Sophomores Mary Carroll and Nicholas Zurlo hold up their Purple Out shirts. There were some additions to the traditional design: 1 0th Anniversary in cursive on the front and a larger paw print with a 1 0 in it on the back. 58 | Features I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU MR. AND MS. MADISON The Mr. and Ms. Madison titles were reserved for men and women who gave back to and positively impacted the community as role models. Organizations nominated one male and one female based on who they felt represented an outstanding person. A Student Government Association committee reviewed these applications, held interviews and selected four women and four men for finalists. Nominees asked for support and votes through Facebook events, which reminded students to vote online at the Be Involved website. When all was said and done, seniors Stephanie Atienza and Patrick O ' Brien took home the sashes. Homecoming | SHOTS As iPhones and smart phones became the norm, students captured their lives through photo apps such as Instagram. The Bluestone asked students to share their shots and we chose a few to include here. DESIGN | Christine Pomatto PHOTOS | Courtney Ambrose, Joe Andrade, Katherine Cadwell, Elizabeth Dsurney, Sasha Hanako, Griffin Harrington, Hilary Kurland, Kelsey Michalak, Olivia Miller, Laurel Overby, Alicia Pettis Christine Pomatto mm x 60 | Features Instagram | 61 Freshman Lindy Westenhoff dresses as a bloody zombie in Shenandoah Hall. While political costumes were popular, some students chose scarier outfits. Seniors Susan Slusher and Mary Goodrich pose as pageant children from the popular TLC show Toddlers Tiaras. Goodrich ' s roommate, Lindsay Amateis, joined them later dressed as conjoined twins, Abigail and Brittany Hensel, from another popularTLC show. Sophomore Jenna Napier and her boyfriend, Austin Smith, take photos in Rockingham Hall before going to a Halloween party as Flintstones. Couples costumes were popular among romantic partners and friends. 62 feature- • • • % Frankenstorm Hurricane Sandy hits on Halloween weekend, meaning . canceled classes and drizzles of rain for Harrisonburg, but costs $50 billion in damages and 109 U.S. lives Students celebrate the class cancellation late on Sunday evening. Some students scolded the celebrators, calling the event a mob or riot, while others argued that it was an innocent gathering of dancing and cheering. Sat, Oct. 27 States of emergency were declared in New Jersey and Connecticut. Sun, Oct. 28,7:17 p.m. Students received a Hurricane Sandy Precautions email citing National Weather Service ' s severe weather predictions for Harrisonburg and the surrounding area. The email recommended precautions such as listening to local radio and TV stations for updated emergency information, removing furniture from patios and decks, avoiding floodwater and having a flashlight available. Sun, Oct. 28,9:05 p.m. The university sent text alerts and emailed, and updated Facebook and its website announcing that the university would be closed Monday. It also pushed back spring 201 3 registration. i Senior Nicholas Matherne posted on Facebook: NO CLASSES TOMORROW! THANK EVERYTHING THAT IS GOOD AND HOLY IN THIS WORLD! ) Senior Lindsey Umstead posted on Facebook: sandy, you cute and all, but i was kinda looking forward to my super early class registration appointment ... but i guess ill forgive you this time. Mon, Oct. 29 Harrisonburg got by without seeing the wrath of Sandy. An overcast sky produced some light rain and cold air, but winds never exceeded 16 mph and damage was minimal. Mon,Oct.29,8:10a,f President Barack Obama canceled a rally in Florida he could return to D.C and monitor preparations for Hurricane Sandy. Fri, Oct. 26 New York state declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Sandy moved from the Caribbean, where it had claimed at least 70 lives, to Cuba and then to the Bahamas. Sun, Oct. 28, 1 1 :31 a.m. Sun, Oct. 28, 9:55 p.m. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered evacuations in parts of lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christy ordered evacuations in parts of Atlantic City. National Weather Service ' s Harrisonburg radar clocked in at 59 degrees Fahrenheit, a drizzle and 7 mph winds - hardly threatening - but the impending forecast and the fact that other Virginia universities and local public schools canceled for Monday prompted social media statuses urging class cancellation. Senior Brendan Lidral-Porter posted on Facebook: I don ' t advocate peer pressure but every other school on the East Coast has no class. DON ' T YOU WANNA BE COOL DR. ALGER?!?! i Senior Jessica Antos posted on Facebook: Tease email, JMU. Sun, Oct. 28, 10:19 p.m. In response to celebrations throughout campus, the Student Government Association (@SGAjmu) tweeted: So glad to have an additional day off but let ' s remember respecting the Madison Way! Mon, Oct. 29, 12:16 a J, Winds picked up along Maryland, Virginia and Delaware coasts, with sustained winds at 45 mph and gusts topping 53 mph. Ocean buoys measured 1 mph winds 1 70 miles away fair the storm ' s center. New Jersey saw 5,000 homes and businesses without electricity. 64 | Features Freshman Ethan Best delivers impromptu music for the Village celebrators. A video of the flash mob dancing and singing along to Shout, Wild Ones and Gangnam Style had over 4,000 YouTu be views. In response to Sandy ' s destruction, Delta Sigma Phi fraternity sells Restore the Shore $2 wristbands to raise support and funds for American Red Cross. The national Delta Sigma Phi organization took up the local chapter ' s cause, mobilizing support for Restore the Shore. Mon, Oct. 29, 2:53 p.m. Canceled airline flights exceeded 9,000. - :t ° e the sho Tue,0ct.30 Students woke to realize that they did indeed have to go to class as Sandy weakened and moved inland over Pennsylvania. Six million in the mid-Atlantic region woke without power. Flight cancellations reached 13,000. Tue, Oct. 30, 8:08 a.m. President Obama declared a federal disaster area in New York City, Long Island and eight counties in New Jersey. Mon, Oct. 29, 1 :55 p.m. Mon, Oct. 29, 8:00 p.m. Tue, Oct. 30, 7:1 0 a.m. The New York Stock Exchange announced that it would close again on Tuesday; it had not been closed for two days for weather since 1885. Sandy, reclassified as a post tropical cyclone, made landfall near Atlantic City, NJ. Staten Island, N.Y. was also hit hard. ► Senior Carleigh Boyd posted on Facebook: ANGSTY STATUS ABOUT MY DESIRE FOR NOTIFICATION OF UNIVERSITY CLOSING TOMORROW. (Sorry for shouting). The storm continued westward through southern Pennsylvania with a maximum sustained speed of 65 mph. Sources: New York Times, National Geographic ' s NewsWatch, National Hurricane Center, CNN SANDY HITS HOME Junior Kelsey Kazmac didn ' t think Hurricane Sandy would be a big deal for her hometown. For 12 years, she had lived in Fairhaven, N.J., an almost-shore town, which had experienced its fair share of hurricanes. There was an air of like, ' Oh that ' s not really going to happen; that ' s not a thing, ' said Kazmac. But as Hurricane Sandy defied typical trends and grew as it moved up the East Coast, Kazmac and her family began to worry. Fairhaven set up curfews and issued other safety precautions but was not evacuated. Kazmac ' s parents ' electricity went out on Monday, before the rain even began. The thing was that everybody started realizing how bad it was going to get when, before the storm even started, everywhere was flooded, said Kazmac. The problem was that it was a full moon so the high tide came in so high that it just flooded all the shore towns. That definitely generated a Sandy leaves fallen trees in Andover, N.J., less than 1 00 miles north of Kazmac ' s home. More than half of all gas service stations in New York City and New Jersey were out of service on Oct. 31 following Hurricane Sandy, complicating junior Kelsey Kazmac ' s weekend drive home. lot of chaos. Just seeing the videos of the tide coming in and stuff like that - it was ridiculous. Kazmac found herself watching these videos and following her hometown friends online. It was so much more real, because even though I was 300 miles away, it was still right there, said Kazmac. Her house was fine, but when Kazmac went home the next weekend, it was still bad. There was still a lot of trees left, hanging against power lines, said Kazmac. Trees blocking streets, even so many days afterward they still haven ' t gotten them cleaned up. Kazmac ' s parents were without power for a week but felt fortunate to be safe and without property damage. WORDS | Sarah Lockwood DESIGN | Alexandra Kohr PHOTOS j Party Cartel Matthew Merritt Hurricane Sandy ] 65 66 | Features Senior Luke Mahoney was setting up for a rally in Ashland, Va. at 4 a.m. on Aug. 11 when he found out Rep. Paul Ryan would be Gov. Mitt Romney ' s pick for Vice President, hours before it was formally announced. Mahoney spent his summer traveling across the country in a truck, doing set-up for the Romney campaign. By September, he returned to the university as Romney ' s local Victory Office ' s campus coordinator. And while Mahoney was dedicated to the election, his less- enthused peers surprised him. I think there ' s a little bit of apathy [at] JMU, which surprises me, said Mahoney. If you vote in Virginia your vote counts, ' cause we ' re a battleground state and Virginia honestly could be decided by less than 5,000 votes. It ' s going to come down to where it rains in Virginia on Election Day REPUBLICAN Senior Nicole Clarke and freshman Jacob Lee make calls to Mitt Romney supporters on Election Day. Clarke spent 15 hours a week campaigning for the Republican Party ofVirginia. Sophomore David Scala poses with Paul Ryan, Republican VicePresidential candidate, after a rally in Fishersville, Va.on Oct. 4. Scala skipped his classes when he was asked by the local Victory Office to drive Ryan ' s senior staff to the rally with the rest of the motorcade. Sophomore David Scala, an intern for the Harrisonburg Victory Office, supports Romney  Do you think the election has had an impact on campus? College Republicans and even the College Democrats have been really working together for good dialogue on what the campaigns are all about. I think we ' re very much focused on the campaign — more than usual. Do you think campus is as polarized as the country? I do ... more than usual. I think a lot of republicans are really fired up about the election and [they ' ve] been more of a voice than [they ' ve] been on a campus like JMU, which tends to be more liberal. What was the most important issue for you in this election? Definitely health care. I ' m against universal health care. I think it should be on the state level. And so for me, having the republican ticket say that they want to repeal most of it suits me. I think that this is a huge election. I think that this is going to decide the way America shifts in the next 50 years. This is a crossroads that people really need to be informed about and realize that we ' re looking at trillions of debt that ' s going to be on our shoulders that we ' re going to have to start paying. I think the only way to vote responsibly is to vote the debt down and that ' s what Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are working on. WORDS | Julia Cramer PHOTOS 1 David Scala tani Furbank ■ 4 Aug. 27-30 At the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan were formally nominated as candidates. I ' m going to stop the subsidy to PBS . and ! love Big Bird.  DUKES W1TE Oct. 1-5 Junior Shevy Chaganti, the committee chair of Student Government Association ' s legislative action committee, reached out to politically minded groups on campus to host a university registration drive.  Oct. 3 First Presidential Debate  Oct. 11 Tagg Romney visited campus. 68 1 Features DEMOCRAT College Democrats, including senior Julia Smyers, shake President Obama ' s hand at a rally in Charlottesville, Va. on August 29. The club worked with Organizing for America to register university students and call local voters. Senior Julia Smyers, president of College Democrats, supports Obama  What values do the members of College Democrats share? Government should play a role in helping people with several issues, including women ' s issues, the right to gay marriage and proper gun control. What did you tell voters? The outcome of this election could change our future and the direction our country is heading. Regardless of what your political opinion is, make sure your voice is heard. Has the election made an impact on campus? I think that our efforts on campus made a big difference in keeping Harrisonburg City blue. We registered a lot of people and we were trying to educate the students about issues that affected them. What was the most important issue for you? Women ' s issues are very important to me and also I think that President Obama ' s plans to help our economy are more substantial than Romney ' s. Were you surprised by results of the election? I ' m not going to say that I wasn ' t nervous, but I was hopeful and on Election Day after I walked out of the polling place, I knew he was going to win. I could see all the students outside of the polls that day and I just felt in my heart that we [were] going win. WORDS i Hannah Hayes PHOTO | Julia Smyers OBAMA V0TES Oct. 15 President Obama ' s Gotta Vote Bus Tour bus visited campus on the last day to register to vote in Virginia.  Oct. 22 In Chicago, President Obama became the first sitting president to vote early in-person.  Nov.l The University Program Board hosted a debate between members of College Democrats, College Republicans, Madison Liberty and the Madison Independents. Mayor Richard Baugh opened the debate. VsX Nov. 6, 11 :20 p.m. After NBC and Fox called the Presidential race for Obama, he thanked his supporters via Twitter: Four more years. Election | 69 ELECTION DAY On Election Day, a few students tell us how they ' re voting  Jacob Lee, freshman HOMETOWN | Hanover, Va. ABSENTEE OR 1N-PERS0N? | Absentee I wanted to vote for Eric Cantor; he ' s my representative. VOTED FOR | Romney I think that Romney has a good message for students ... he ' s more likely to give you a job when you graduate than Obama. MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE | Economy I believe the economic policies under the Obama Administration have ... led to stagnation in our country and it ' s not really creating economic growth. Tuan Dang, sophomore HOMETOWN | Sterling, Va. ABSENTEE OR IN-PERSON? | In Person My fraternity brother [Sawyer Hackett] registered me. He works for the Obama [campaign]. VOTED FOR | Obama MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE | Health Care I ' m a health services administration major so I like Obamacare. HOW IMPORTANT IS THE ELECTION? I I actually watched all the debates and I try to keep up with stuff. This affects me because I ' ll be out in four years so [there ' s] a lot of expectations. Lauren Pichon, sophomore After working over the summer for the first time, I started realizing how much was coming out of my paycheck and going towards the federal government. I know this is largely because of Obama ' s fiscal policy and, were Romney to get into office, I know this would be reformed. I ' m going to have to skip my classes and go back and try to vote again. It ' s more important than a writing class because it ' s going to shape our future. Note: An error in registration kept Yohe from voting in Harrisonburg. I was really mad but I was happy that [Obama] won, said Yohe. Gabrieila Rufo, junior I re-registered because Massachusetts is a really highly democratic state and I figured that since Virginia ' s a really important swing state, I ' d like to make a difference. 70 | Features RESULTS Presidential 42.10% Mitt Romney 55.49% Barack Obama 14,675 votes 70.68% turnout 55.89% I m m M 51.12% Timothy M. Kaine (D) George F. Allen (R) Andy B. Schmookler (D) Robert W. Goodlatte (R) Note: Goodlatte lost Harrisonburg City but won the district Presidential 206 Electoral 59,134,475 Popular Mitt Romney 332 Electoral 62,611,250 Popular Barack Obama 270 of 538 electoral needed to win states legalize Tammy Baldwin, female Gov., recreational first openly gay female house marijuana senator, elected female senate 45 Republican CO +29 -12 ' NET 12 CO +18 rO-24 5 NET -6 CD 5-4 Source: Pew Research Center and Virginia.gov DESIGN | Nora Bollinger Election | 71 Two of 19,927 ARIEL LEE  When senior Ariel Lee was 11 years old, her parents signed her up for a web coding class to keep her busy during the summer. Lee created a website listing inform ation about dog breeds. Afterward, she stayed far away ' from web design because it was boring. She came to the university as a business major with a music industry minor. It was then that she realized she had made a mistake. When Lee started looking for alternative majors, her friends encouraged her to pursue SMAD. Things started falling in place and then I realized that . . . this is so much more to me than I thought 10 years ago, said Lee. She became a SMAD major with a converged media concentration and a minor in studio art. Lee was a front-end web developer for the University Union ' s Office of Technology and Design (TAD). She was working for University Unions in the Clubhouse when she was introduced to TAD, its impressive reputation and its assistant director, Frank Ameka. When she talked to Ameka about working for TAD, he quickly 11 asked her, Do you like puzzles? Lee, who was a regular crossword player and went to a regional competition for Challenge 24 puzzles in fourth grade, definitely did. After a few meetings, she nervously began working for the graphic design and web development teams. The office also had teams for cinematography, art gallery management, photography and writing. Everyone is amazing at what they do. If I take a step back and I look at the room of people that I ' m sitting with . . . everyone in that office is so talented, said Lee. University departments and organizations could request projects from TAD, which were then delegated to the best-fit teams and individuals. Usually at any given time, I ' m working on three to four projects. There ' s always something to do, said Lee. She worked 10-15 hours a week - 20 if she was really busy. But the job was flexible and she often collaborated with others in the office. The atmosphere is ... always shifting, said Lee. When there was a deadline, everyone was working hard to j crank the projects out. But other days her co-workers cracked jokes, drew weird pictures and I played pranks on one another. When you ' re working really hard on something, you need that comic relief, said Lee. TAD is really good at balancing fun [ with work. Lee worked on mobile websites for the Student Government Association and the University Program Board, j Post-graduation, Lee planned to find a job in the web design field. She particularly enjoyed being a bridge between a client and its users. She enjoyed the challenge - the puzzle. With TAD on her resume, her J ability to problem solve and her go-getter attitude, she only had to follow her own advice: If you want something, you shouldn ' t ... beat around the bush. Just do it. You never know, it could be as easy as that. WORDS ; Julia CrsnJ PHOTO | University Unions 72 I Features HUGH BLANCHETTI  Answered 462 When there was an accident, chances were senior Hugh Blanchetti was in the back of an ambulance on his way to the scene. Blanchetti was an emergency medical technician (EMT) with the Harrisonburg Rescue Squad, or Rescue 40. ' My stepdad did the rescue squad back home, said Blanchetti. I had no interest in it at all and he said ' I really think you would like it, so why don ' t you try it? ' So Blanchetti did. His sophomore year, Blanchetti began working his way up the ranks of the Harrisonburg Rescue Squad, an entirely volunteer- based squad with roughly 140 active members. 1 was there every single day running hundreds of calls, said Blanchetti. I was really putting in the time. At times it was hard for him to balance his time at the squad with his responsibilities as a student. Last semester, I was there all the time, but i also did homework and studied for tests. said Blanchetti. Blanchetti ' s hard work paid i I ' VE DONE SO MANY CALLS. I ' M A SEASONED PRO, BUT SOMETIMES IT ' S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF AN ADRENALINE RUSH. Hugh Blanchetti senior off, as he eventually became a duty officer in November and a medic in January. As a medic, he could perform more medical procedures at the scene of an emergency and, as duty officer, he managed shifts. The squad answered about 23 emergency calls a day - one of the highest numbers in the state for a volunteer-only squad. Calls ranged from heart attacks to car accidents. I ' ve done so many calls. I ' m a seasoned pro, said Blanchetti. But sometimes it ' s still a little bit of an adrenaline rush. While the work was serious, Blanchetti felt at home at Rescue 40, which had a gym and kitchen. My favorite part is the people. It ' s like my other family, said Blanchetti. These are my friends. These are the people I know have my back if I ever need anything. I wouldn ' t want to be anywhere else. While Blanchetti loved volunteering at the rescue squad, he was still figuring out his place in the post-graduation world. I like patient care, said Blanchetti. I ' m applying to jobs in Alexandria [Va.] and Prince William County [Va.] for medic firefighter positions, so we ' ll see what happens. WORDS j Haiey Lambert PHOTO | Sarah Lockwood Two of 19,927 | 73 Junior Erik Bailey runs in Purcell Park. Bailey continued his athleticism as a UREC adventure staff member. Wake Up Students train to run marathons around the country Running a marathon was not for the faint of heart. On race days, athletes woke up at 3:45 a.m. to run 26.2 miles, pushing their bodies ' limits to the max. Sophomore Sarah Konecnik was one of these dedicated athletes. I got an email about a GKIN class here at JMU that trained you to run a marathon and I thought, ' Hey that sounds cool. Why not? ' said Konecnik. Konecnik ran two marathons; one was with her GKIN 100 class in Alabama and the other was in Richmond, Va. It is a great experience. I think everyone should do it at least once in their life, said Konecnik. Junior Erik Bailey also took the marathon class. He completed the Alabama marathon and the 2012 Marine Corps. Marathon on Oct. 28. I have been running my whole life, so I figured what the heck, said Bailey. Bailey and the class trained for three months leading up to the marathon in Alabama. They went on various runs on weekdays and then went for longer runs on Sundays. Each week, we went a little farther and then the two weeks right before the THE LAST FIVE MILES WERE PROBABLYTHE MOST PAINFULOF ANY RUNNING I HAVE EVER DONE. Samuel Gorham, junior marathon, we cut back so we would be at our best the day of the race, said Bailey. Junior Samuel Gorham decided to give marathons a shot after running track and field for three seasons in high school. He was a member of club cross country and ran regularly. Gorham based his training around a weekly long run, which he increased by one mile per week until he reached more than 20 miles. You want to be able to do about 20 non- stop to be ready, said Gorham. Even then, you still wished you had trained more. Gorham, unlike most first-time marathoners, finished the marathon in under three hours. He qu alined for the Boston Marathon, which he planned to run in 2014. It was great to be able to qualify, said Gorham. I had trained hard and knew I had a good shot, but it was a great feeling. Race days were filled with excitement but were also physically draining. The last five miles were probably the most painful of any running I have ever done, said Gorham. The others agreed. People ask you when you hit the wall, but I felt like the entire thing was the wall; it hurts so much after a while, said Konecnik. At the end all you want to do is lie down, said Bailey. Despite the physical demands, all three planned to continue running marathons — whether for the personal challenge, a way to keep in shape or just to prove to themselves that they could. I think everyone should do it at least once in their life, said Bailey. You just have to train for it, and make that time commitment. ' WORDS | Margaret Fogarty DESIGN j Christine Pomatto PHOTOS | Erik Bailey, Lauren Gordon, Rebekah Hayashi, Sarah Konecnik Jutia Skinnef 74 | Features 0 m Sophomore Sarah Konecnik smiles with the rest of herGKIN 100 class after a marathon in Alabama. The class was first offered with a marathon option in fall 2010. Sophomore Sarah Konecnik poses with her father after completing a marathon in Richmond, Va. 4,612 times the length of a football field. The approximate distance from campus to Staunton, Va. 12 times the distance between E-Hall and Memorial Hall. OTHER TYPES OF RUNS: COLOR RUN MUD RUN try Students run through a color station during the 5K color run in Purcell Park. Alpha Sigma Tau partnered with Delta Sigma Phi to sponsor the run on Nov. 10. Seniors Brianna Bello, Julia Skinner and Jordan Reiske and two friends from Radford University finish the Warrior Dash in Charles City, Va. on Sept. 29. This 5K mud run, held in cities all over the country, included obstacles such as water crossings. Marathon Runners | 75 SPEAKING OUT Campus struggles to find a voice against sexual assault Timely Notification - Report of Off-Campus Rape was the subject line of an email sent by the university police department on Sept. 4. Timely notices often involved indecent exposures or trespassing. But this one was gut-wrenching. The alleged rape occurred sometime between Aug. 31 at 11 p.m. and Sept. 1 at 12:45 a.m. on the 1400 block of Devon Lane. Another sexual assault timely notice landed in email inboxes on Oct 10. Then on Oct. 23, police arrested two 16 year olds for armed sexual assault. That was enough to kick senior Emily Meyers into action. TAKING A STAND Seeing all of that as a rape survivor was very triggering for me ' said Meyers, who was raped twice when she was 18. It ' s hard to read that and know what those other people are going through. You know, you think JMU is such a safe little bubble and that really pokes a lot of holes in it. As co-editor of ShoutOut! JMU, the university ' s feminine discourse blog, Meyers was frustrated with the lack of response from the community especially from the feminist community. So she sent what she called a very strongly worded email to President Jonathan R. Alger. Within days, she received several calls from people asking her what they could do to help. They began to organize a vigil to take a stand against sexual violence. Meyers worked with Liz Howley, assistant director of Student Wellness and Outreach (SWO), to organize the Nov. 7 vigil, with support from ShoutOut! JMU, SisterSpeak and Dukes for Choice. At 8 p.m., about 30 men and women - students and professors - gathered on the Commons, holding battery-lit candles. It was really powerful to see that, wow, all these people - these are people that may not have had experience with sexual violence, they may not even be secondary survivors - to see that they care, said Meyers, choking up at the memory. Because I was at a point where I was really losing my faith in humanity and that really brought it back - to see all these people that came out on a cold night. Meyers hadn ' t planned on speaking, but as the group formed a circle, she introduced herself, thanking them for attending and supporting victims like her. Admitting that you ' re a survivor publicly can be really hard to do, said Meyers, who discussed her attack on the ShoutOut! JMU blog under a pseudonym. That was almost empowering, to be like, ' Yeah I survived this and I ' m still going. ' The attendees stood silently for two or three minutes, some holding each other ' s hands. As they broke up the circle, some lingered to hug and offer supportive words. The evening was a reminder that many university programs worked all year to raise awareness about this issue. A TRADITION OF AWARENESS One such program was the Sexual Assault and Prevention Education (SAPE) program, which served as a sound board and advocate for students. We help any student who ' s a survivor of any kind of sexual assault, said Howley If they need someone to listen, help with the legal process, referring - whatever they need. The SAPE task force used educational programs hosted by dorms, clubs and anyone else who requested its help to talk to students about sexual assault. Its programs focused on how to prevent sexual assault, the importance of consent and victim support. We ' re working toward changing the campus culture around sexual assault, said Howley. We ' re shifting gears and making ourselves more known. 76 | Features Sexual Assault | 77 Vigil attendees reflect in a circle on the Commons. Senior Emily Meyers, who organized the vigil, made a brief speech before asking the group for a moment of silence. Then there were the red flags. In the fall, these small red flags and posters around campus were reminders for students to notice red flags in their friends ' relationships, as well as their own, and to say something about them. Flags included isolation, jealous manipulation and cyber harassment. It ' s a very visual way to bring attention to intimate partner violence. A lot of people don ' t realize they ' re in a violent relationship, said Howley. Without appropriate modeling or friends saying, ' That ' s really not cool ' then they ' re never going to realize it. The Red Flag Campaign began in Virginia as a way to bring awareness to dating violence on college campuses through bystander intervention. The campaign came to the university as a pilot program in 2010 and soon stretched nationwide. Campus Assault ResponsE (CARE) was another organization working to raise awareness. During the 2011-12 school year, CARE guided and facilitated 26 candid conversations about sexual assault, called Sexersations, to educate 400 students on sexual assaults. Volunteers from CARE also supported survivors by guiding them through the process of pressing charges and accompanying them to court. For students looking to physically protect themselves, the university police department offered self-defense and personal safety programs. During the 2011- 12 academic year, 198 students attended these programs. One group focused specifically on men. While trying to prevent sexual assault, the Men ' s Program also looked to redefine masculinity. With all of these programs, it was hard to understand why it felt like there had been so many student rapes and assaults. Lesley Eicher, a health educator in SWO, had a theory. The only difference is that ... we have women who were courageous enough to report it, said Eicher I don ' t think there ' s any increase. In all likelihood, the national figures - that one in four women were raped before they completed college - still stood with the university. At the vigil, Meyers mentioned one of the reasons behind sexual assault: rape culture. RAPE CULTURE The idea we have in our head of rape is at gunpoint and with a stranger, said Howley. When it happens with someone you know, it ' s hard to pinpoint it as rape. WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITYTO EDUCATE OURSELVES AND OUR CHILDREN ABOUT SEXUALITY AND RAPE AND CONSENT. Emily Meyers, senior In many cases, sexual assaults involved an acquaintance and alcohol, which made it difficult for students to recognize it as a sexual assault and report it. Reporting it means that it ' s real. There ' s also a fear that if more people know, then they might treat [the victim] differently, said Howley. Culture played into it. The whole culture of sexual violence is a problem with all the rape jokes and the normative behavior of talking about women in a negative way. But it ' s not just women, it happens to men too. Meyers agreed. When you tell a rape joke, you ' re desensitizing not just yourself, but the people around you ... And it ' s not funny It completely changes your life, she said. Or when we chastise women. When we say, ' Oh, well what were you wearing? Why were you there? ' Stuff like that is rape culture. To change the culture, Howley believed people needed to be held accountable. If [a student] hears a rape joke, they need to step in and call attention to it and say, ' Hey that ' s not funny. ' Education was the first step. While the attacks are, of course, primarily the responsibility of the attackers ... we as a community have a responsibility to educate ourselves and our children about sexuality and rape and consent, said Meyers. That ' s something that I wished that we talked about more, especially with the young men on our campus, is what ' consent ' actually means. Rape culture, which also involved a culture of strong masculinity in men, hurt everyone. We know from research that the overwhelming majority of men are incredibly uncomfortable with the sexist behavior of those men who do behave in sexist, disgusting, derogatory ways, said Eicher. Eicher pointed out that social norms don ' t allow men to talk about their feelings. It also harms men ' s relationships with each other, she said. They don ' t have as close relationships with one another where they can actually sit down and have a conversation. There are men on this campus right now that are bothered by the assaults, but they ' re not talking to each other. They can ' t. As a sex educator, sexual assault was an especially important issue to Eicher. And the culture of not talking about it was even worse. Sexuality is a part of who you are. So if somebody forces a sexual behavior on you, then your sexuality has been used against you, said Eicher. And it affects people for the rest of their lives. But nobody talks about it. It ' s a big secret. WHAT CAN BE DONE? Eicher first asked why it ' s so hard to talk about sexual assault. We can ' t even talk about sex, said Eicher. And rape isn ' t sex. Rape is using a sexual organ to hurt somebody. And if we can ' t talk about sex that ' s consensual, how are we supposed to talk about using those parts when it ' s not? According to Meyers, the answer was community interaction. I would like to see JMU respond to things better, said Meyers. To reach out to the students [who] are affected by it - not just those directly affected, but those who are feeling vulnerable. To stop the violence, the most realistic tool was bystander interaction, according to Howley. I would hope at JMU we have a culture of intervening and stopping things that may lead to a sexual assault, said Howley. That ' s why we ' re trying to educate people on different ways to prevent it. Eicher also felt that society had a long way to go as far as gender bias. Until a woman isn ' t called a slut, until a woman can go to a party and pound 10 beers and not be blamed for something, until a woman can walk alone at night without someone saying, ' Well why were you out by yourself? ' ... I don ' t think that shift will happen. WORDS j Claire Fogarty Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS | Samantha Leonetti Brian Prescot The Breeze MODEL j Christina Conner 80 | Features Campus Architecture | FIGHTING Words Nationally recognized debate team talks energy The average person spoke about 125 words per minute; the average varsity member of the university ' s debate team could speak 300. The nationally recognized debate team placed No. 1 for its public debate program by the Cross Examination Debate Association in 2010. The team spent five to WE ARETHETEAMTHAT NEVER STOPS ...WE NEVER GET AN OFFSEASON. Jacob Bosley, junior eight hours every week on the second floor of Harrison Hall researching, studying and prepping. The group of about 15 students competed against schools across the nation ranking from Ivy League universities to community colleges. For the 2012-13 academic year, the team ' s topic was energy production. The unique nature of debate allowed us to engage the question on several different levels, said junior Jacob Bosley, vice president of the team. We could have taken it from the literal level, but the openness of what we researched allowed us to lead in philosophical questions, as well With such a broad topic, debaters found comfort in partnerships of two. In debate, your whole team became your family and your partner was your brother or sister on the team. You worked centrally with them, said freshman Ellen Miller, who began debating in middle school. Members often practiced with the same teammate the entire year, developing strong relationships. The team put their debate skills to use after graduation, as well. Mark Waugh, a history and political science alumnus, spent the year in South Korea teaching debate. Others became lawyers, members of Congress or school board members. The debate team made sure that competitors always stayed on their toes. We are the team that never stops, said Bosley. We never get an off season. WORDS | Hannah Hayes DESIGN | Christine Pomatto PHOTOS 1 Danielle Lerer Freshman Ellen Miller, senior Cynthia McGrath, freshman Nicholas Lepp and junior Alyssa Glomb prepare for an impromptu practice debate. In addition to Director Mike Davis, eight other faculty members coached the varsity team. DEBATE OPPONENTS Georgia State University Clarion University University of Kentucky West Point Army Academy Liberty University Wake Forest University University of Texas-Dallas University of North Texas George Mason University U.S. Naval Academy Northwestern University 5 FACTS 1. Each debater spent five to eight hours each week practicing and researching their topic. 2. Debaters dedicated eight or more hours a week preparing during tournament time. 3. Varsity members could speak at 300 words per minute. 4. Junior Varsity members could speak at 200 words per minute. 5. Interested students did not need prior experience to join. Junior Alyssa Glomb times herself during an practice debate. Debaters had a set amount of time they could speak for each affirmative or negative speech, ranging from four to five minutes. Debate | 83 1 Y Y OUNG You only get one shot at celebrating your 21st birthday Your student is now 21! Talk about a celebration! About two weeks before a student ' s 21st birthday, parents received this red announcement in the mail. The postcard, sent by the university, advised parents to talk to their son or daughter about safe and fun ways to celebrate. Students commemorated their 21st in different ways. For some, it was just another candle on the birthday cake; but for others, it meant freedom. For my 21st, I went to Cross Keys Vineyard with my roommate and friends and we did a full tasting, said senior Sarah Mello. Later in the day we all went to Jack Brown ' s and I tried two different beers I ' d never had before. On her special day, senior Taylor Selby celebrated with her mom and without alcohol. My mom and I went to the Eastern Shore in Maryland. We love seafood, so we went to a seafood restaurant and ate dinner — but I didn ' t drink, said Selby. Even the waitress tried to get me to order [alcohol]. Mello and Selby each had her own reasons for celebrating the way she did. Selby avoided alcohol for personal reasons. I ' ve seen what [alcohol] has done to my family members, and I don ' t want to ever get in those same situations, said Selby. For some people, the peer pressure might get to them, but it ' s not a challenge for me. I don ' t really care what everyone else is doing. Turning 21 was a big deal, but not solely because of the legal implications. I think it ' s an important time in your life, said Mello. You have more responsibilities when you turn 21. 1 feel a little bit more mature. College culture seemed to dictate extreme drinking habits on this important birthday — a Dona Rosa ' s fishbowl or several shots for example. But some students understood the risks and responsibilities that came with being able to legally drink. My advice to students turning 21 is be careful, said Mello. Don ' t go too crazy on that one day just because you can. But if you are going to go hard, make sure you have your good friends around you. It will make it more fun and safer. WORDS | Claire Fogarty DESIGN j Saflie Drumheller PHOTO | Samantha Leonetti 84 | Features w X h 111 BH32-1 FIRST LEGAL DRINK Mixed Drink Beer Liquor 41% 17% 14% (28% other) FAVORITE BARS IN THE ' BURG Dave ' s Taverna jack Brown ' s AJ Gator ' s 00 YOU DRINK MORE NOW THAT YOU ' RE 21? 1 2 3 4 c other week HOW MANY TIMES PER WEEK DO YOU DRINK? tore Online survey responses from 84 random students over the age of 21 BIRTHDAY TIPS We asked expert Paige Hawkins, assistant director of Substance Abuse Prevention at University Health Center, to give us a few tips for students on their 21st birthdays. 1. PLAN Begin planning early. Having a plan to share with others can create positive social forces that support your drinking values. 2. ACTIVITIES Decide what you will do. To limit consumption, devise some activities that don ' t involve drinking or plan an early activity the following day. 3. LIMITS Decide how much you will drink, what you will and will not drink and whether you will take shots. 4. COMMUNICATE Communicate your plan to a friend who will help you plan and communicate your drinking intentions to others. 5. MODERATION Create moderate drinking influences, like inviting moderate and non- drinkers, parents or guardians, or other people who will have a moderating influence. Ti THE STUDENTS WHO STARTED A RECORD LABEL Bangcock Records releases its first nine-track cassette functioning studio on his laptop. Artists didn ' t need recording studios as technology continued to shrink. Bangcock Records was also riding the music-as-entertainment trend as it continued to book shows and promote business. Now it ' s more about ... the human experience, said Cottrell, calling it a revival of the teenage- empowerment, rock ' n ' roll ' 50s. By May, Bangcock Records hoped to release a 7-inch record for Total Slacker, a garage pop, Brooklyn- born band. I really hope that as the years go by ... more people become aware of this awesome community and get involved, said Cagnoli. Just [by] going to shows you can make so many friends and get interested in music that you didn ' t even know was out there. WORDS DESIGN j Nora Bollinger PHOTO j Julian Williams The best way to describe it was a cross between a giant hawk and a Hindu deity that slipped into a bucket of red dye. To the observant pedestrian, Bangcock Records ' distinct logo popped up everywhere: on bumper stickers, the backs of campus stop signs and electric boxes in downtown Harrisonburg. Senior Marisa Cagnoli and junior Chris Donnell were the faces behind this mysterious logo and its very- young recording label. The Harrisonburg music scene is really what Bangcock is, said Cagnoli. There are musicians in Harrisonburg who are getting together and forming bands and playing shows and they ' re doing it because they love music. Former student Patrick Walsh started Bangcock Records as Bangcock Booking, inviting bands to play in his downtown house, the original Bangcock. After Walsh moved away, Cagnoli and Donnell wanted to carry on his legacy, this time adding recording to the equation. [We] wanted to continue bringing music into the Harrisonburg scene, said Cagnoli. [Making Bangcock Records] just seemed like a fun thing to do and could expand our horizons with more bands coming to Harrisonburg to play. Bangcock Records ' first project was a cassette for Nervosas, a punk band that started in 2011. The band ' s $3 nine-track cassette, Descension, was available through bigcartel.com or in-person delivery. [Cassettes] are the cheapest and easiest thing to do first, said Cagnoli. David Cottrell, an Emmy award-winning professor in the music industry program and author of more than 150 hours of TV music scores, said that it was becoming increasingly common for independent labels like Bangcock to try their luck in the industry. The cost for production has just dropped two floors below, said Cottrell, adding that he had a fully - 86 | Features The faces behind Bangcock Records, senior Marisa Cagnoli and junior Chris Donnell, pose in front of the Graffiti House on Cantrell Avenue. The two took charge of Bangcock Records after its founder moved away. Bangcock Records | 87 The Party Lights flashed on neon clothing covering just enough skin. Soapy suds feUfrom the ceiling as music pounded. This was a quality foam party and Party Cartel had its name on it. Sophomores Christopher Velazquez and Eric Walisko and Harrisonburg resident Cameron Triplett, the young entrepreneurs behind Party Cartel, promoted Snow in the Dark for en tertainmen t company EF Concerts. While the Nov. 8 event in Eskape Restaurant Lounge ran into capacity trouble with the fire marshal, party-goers were unaware as they danced to Styles and Complete, a disc jockey duo that combined hip-hop and electronic dance music. Foam generators and cannons covered the crowd in snow. We sat down with Walisko for the full story on the growing company. Sophomore Party Cartel owners Christopher Velazquez and Eric Walisko pause at a party with dubstep artist and disc jockey Kap Slap, and the third Party Cartel owner, Cameron Triplett. How did Party Cartel come about? There was a Facebook group for the freshman class of 2015. We all got really excited to be on there because it was the summer before school; we wanted to meet each other, make friends and I think at one point [Velazquez] posted something about DJing [Disc Jockeying], I was at the time practicing DJing, so we talked about it a little bit and we decided that we both wanted to DJ at school. It was a good way to make money [and] have fun; it was something we both like. We decided to team up. Instead of being competition, we should work together to bring a dance environment to JMU. So the founders of Club Gilty helped you get started DJing on campus and at off-campus events. How did Party Cartel become so popular? I think what really contributed to the success, the pull that we have now, is the presence on social media. That ' s honestly what did it for us: the fact that we could take pictures at parties, and people associated our name brand with a quality dance party. We didn ' t necessarily have that as a strategy to start off with, but that ' s how it turned out. Where did the name Party Cartel come from? That was Christopher [Velazquez ' s] idea. That was a good name. It really catches a lot of people; you know, it ' s a little rough. I mean, the JMU administration probably is not receptive to it, but I think with a lot of the kids here it gives them an idea of, Oh woah, what ' s that? That sounds interesting. When did it become more than just you j and Christopher? Christopher [Velazquez] and I did the frat parties and we did most of that as pro bono because it was fun to DJ and we were building a name for ourselves. And then our Facebook page got some following and a guy named Cameron Triplett, who was doing some DJing on his own for frats, contacted us and he really wanted to be involved, and we wanted him involved. He hopped on and he had tons of speakers and that really expanded what we could do. There ' s three of you running Party Cartel -how do you guys split up the roles? j Cameron is definitely if there ' s a name for I it, our CTO [chief technology officer]. He ' ssB amazing, amazing person. He ' s so technical]! advanced. He knows the ins and outs of audi! and lighting like no one else. He ' s been doingl it since he was in middle school because he likes it and also, he ' s extremely talented with web hosting and programming. Chris is extremely talented on social media. I don ' t think he knew that before he started this and I don ' t know if he knows thai] now, but he ' s really brought us to the marksB that we have. He went out during the Sandy storm and took a picture of some guy in a basketball hoop and it got like 250 shares [and] all these likes. We link[ed] that to oral foam party, and the sales that [we] probably! got was huge. I don ' t like to talk about myself, but I guea I just call myself a leader. Some of the ideas for where we are going are my own, some of] them aren ' t. But even with those that aren ' t I need to be able to convince people that the can go somewhere and just bring optimism ti the team. And I think that ' s what I do best. 90 | Features ound January 201 2, Party rtel became a limited bility company (LLC). Why? lerently, a party is a risky ieal and what an LLC does is art of protects us from being id personally. So if someone s an accident, or something d happens at one of these mes, we can ' t personally be ed and our lives can ' t be ruined ro it - it ' s a corporation. ho else is involved? pically we hire most of our otographers [and] we have five six other DJs that work for us. ? ' ve created a big name brand, if someone wants to have a use party, they talk to us. hat ' s your favorite part? h to DJ at house parties, mestly. At frat parties, it can be ittle ... its just not my style. So i roommate ' s girlfriend had a thday party in November and id it for free, because it ' s my end and I got to play music at we like and we just had a fi of fun. And from that, she it so much that she had I sorority hire me to do their mi-formal and that was really well-paid. So I guess, just doing it for the fun of it is the best part and then there ' s the added perks of getting paid. So is this a money-making venture for you guys? Yeah, it ' s a full-time job. It ' s constant. We don ' t have as much structure as it looks from the outside, but we are cash flow positive. We just tend to spend most of it on acquiring assets to help us to be able to do bigger events in the future. How much do you guys charge for the average party? It ' s by the amount of audio and light equipment that we have to bring, because these are assets that if they get damaged, we have to account for the risk involved with that. And then the amount of people there. The average house party is anywhere EricWalisko, sophomore from $100-$200. The average fraternity party is anywhere from $250-$600. I know you guys have done some alcohol-free events with Young Life and then you DJ at frat parties too - how does alcohol play into this? Our policy is whatever JMU students ' policy is. T here are definitely people who don ' t want to incorporate that into having a good time. There are people who do want to incorporate that into having a good time. We ' re not necessarily associated with Young Life at all, we just have some members from that area. We also have some members from the Greek life area. So I ' d say we ' re a concentrated version of what JMU is, and we represent it exactly the same as JMU might: sober events and non-sober events. But do you have to be careful about underage drinking? of course - It ' s not something that we want to encourage whatsoever. It ' s, unfortunately, something that we don ' t have control over. We produce the technical side of parties, we can ' t control who ' s there or anything else like that, unfortunately. What ' s next for Party Cartel? There ' s no solidified plan. We know that we ' ve sort of stumbled upon something interesting and that it does have some friction and we ' re looking into expanding into other schools. The first task is to create a reproducible business plan that we can then take to, let ' s say, Virginia Tech or University of Virginia next. What we ' ve become very powerful in doing is becoming a reputable name brand that people can go to to make events happen. I think our next phase is to create a network of Party Cartels at universities in Virginia and if any college tours come through, they ' re going to want to go through us. WORDS DESIGN | Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS | Julian Williams Party Cartel Even before the foam generators whir, Snow in the Dark attendants yell in excitement. We all love JMU, so we ' re trying our best to spin the party atmosphere that is here into a positive organized light, said sophomore Party Cartel Co-Owner Christopher Velazquez. By being part of it, we can help to transform it. Party Cartel | 91 For some, online dating sites had a negative connotation. From what I have heard and from what I have experienced, guys who make online dating profile sites either do it to get laid, meet someone else after going through a really rough breakup ... or because they have a really hard time meeting and talking to women in person and online provides enough shielding so they can approach the ladies, said senior Maureen Abernathy. For others, online websites were valuable tools to meet new people. With a little bit of undercover journalism (21st-century style), we asked students on OKCupid and DateMySchool to tell us about their experiences searching for love online. WORDS | NoraSoKngl DESIGN | Christine PomaO PHOTO | Julia Craw 92 | Features Junior Bonita Longworth meets her boyfriend of almost one year, senior Joshua Hayes, in the Profiles should have a personal touch. The picture and information should be unique. The first two lines of many profiles say lam so and so, and I am an honest person looking for a good guy girt ' ActorABC, DateMySchool No. 1: spell check. Spell and grammar check. Mistakes indicate a lack of care and time. The page is supposed to be a representation of who you are. nAe, DateMySchool Don ' t sound so desperate; don ' t sound so cocky showing pictures ofyourabs... just seem pretty cool. h_golightly, OKCupid Just be yourself. If I ' m online trying to meet someone, I ' m not interested in all the superficial fake stuff. Just be who you are - that ' s more impressive. That and be funny. triman416, DateMySchool FEMALE PERSPECTIVE SCREEN NAME I h _golightly, senior DATING SITE USED | OKCupid HOW OFTEN DO YOU LOG ON? | Rarely. h_golightly checked her account for the first time in months during the interview. She had 81 unread messages: I ' m telling you: I don ' t go on this shit anymore. WHY DID YOU MAKE AN OKCUPID ACCOUNT? | One of h_goIightly , s friends made the account for her with the explanation, You should totally make this account ... you should do it because you ' re so desperate. Next thing h_golightly knew, her inbox held a Welcome to OKCupid email. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE DATING SITE? | There are a lot of people that still contact me, but a lot of them are just not my type. They ' re either complete losers or complete tools . . . showing off their muscles HAVE YOU MET ANYONE THROUGH THE SITE? | h golrghtly met a New Jersey native and Penn State ROTC student who she sawforfour months before he was deployed. The first time she met him in person for dinner, she was unsure of what to expect. I was really nervous ... I was afraid he would be sketch and try to murder me, she said. But we hit it off immediately. The waiter started getting pissed off at us, because we wouldn ' t order because we were talking so much DO YOU SEE ONLINE DATING ASA PROBABLE FUTURE METHOD? | Yeah, the way stats are today and how people are so awkward and losing a lot of their social skills, I ' m convinced everyone will find at least one relationship in their lives via [online sites]. MALE PERSPECTIVE SCREENNAME I triman416, senior DATING SITE USED | DateMySchool HAVE YOU TRIED OTHER SITES? | Match.com and OKCupid WHY DID YOU MAKE THE DATEMYSCHOOL ACCOUNT? | Mostly because I was bored and trying to get to know more people after transferring to JMU. WHENDOYOULOGON?| When there ' s nothing else to do. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SITE OVERALL? | You have to take it all with a grain of salt. Not everyone is what you expect to find. HAVE YOU MET ANYONE THROUGH THE SITE? | Typically, I start conversations. I ' ll end up talking for a bit, but if I lose interest, I leave it up to her, and sometimes we stop talking. I ' ve met a few people on here and dated for a little while. DO YOU SEE ONLINE DATING AS A PROBABLE FUTURE METHOD? | Yes and no. There ' s a social aspect you lose with online dating. You can ' t see how people interact until you ' re already interested. I prefer dating girls I ' ve met and connected with in person more than I do meeting them online. Online Dating | 93 Two of 19,927 DEENA ELSAWAHLI  1 of 36 from Saudi Arabia An international student with an international affairs major, junior Deena El Sawahli was far from her home in Saudi Arabia. But El Sawahli, who aspired to become a US. ambassador, made Harrisonburg her new home and created a welcoming atmosphere for incoming Saudis. El Sawahli helped build the Saudi Student Union on make great relationships. As a minority, EI Sawahli did not care what people said about her. But according to one of her friends, freshman Hamed Aldhahri, there were stereotypes that Americans held of Saudi Arabians; he was not sure how Saudis would be treated in Harrisonburg. The media presents what £ I FEELTHAT BEING IN HARRISONBURG IS A GREAT ADVANTAGE FOR PEOPLE TO FOCUS, STUDY AND MAKE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS. Deena El Sawahli, junior campus. When the group gained university acceptance in fall 2012, she was elected as president. More than anything, she prided herself on being an effective communicator. She had no doubts that she found the right school. It ' s one of the greatest universities in the United States, said El Sawahli. Being in Harrisonburg is a great advantage for people to focus, study and people want to see, said Aldhahri. If the people want to portray my ethnic group in a funny way, people will do that for them. El Sawahli and Aldhahri acknowledged that movies and television shows often portrayed Saudi Arabians as bad guys, but the students felt like they had been welcomed and accepted on campus. El Sawahli had been around many cultures since she was a child. Her mother and father studied in the United Kingdom and taught El Sawahli English. Before her junior year of high school, she transferred to an international school and took English classes. During summer 2012, El Sawahli interned with the press agency of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, where she gave daily presentations and wrote political stories that were published in the local newspaper. The work I did definitely strengthened my writing and speaking skills, said El Sawahl El Sawahli did not let stereotypes hamper her success, especially with her mind set on becoming an ambassador to the United States. It is a step-by-step process, said El Sawahli. But I know I war,: to be an ambassador someday WORDS I JohnSimpa PHOTO | SamanthaLeonetD 94 | Features SARA JO MALI NSKE  Inspired by PHIL REL 385 Seruor Sara Jo Malinske started doing it to be ' cool But, practicing meditation turned into wnething much more than a social statement. Tve gained a lot from it. I ' ve gained an - .credible sense of patience that I ' ve never had before. If you know me, I ' m still a little impatient, tot it was real, real bad before, she joked during i Duke Talk. iter taking Sallie King ' s class on Buddhist leught, PHIL REL 385, Malinske tried meditating the first time. She went home, sat on the floor ber room and equalized her body weight. She dosed her eyes and tried to make her mind blank. Tarns out that ' s really, really hard. You ' re fcting there with your eyes closed saying, ' OK, t thinking, I ' m not thinking. Oh drat! I ' m ;.g about not thinking! ' And you get really frustrated, said Malinske. Since her first attempt at meditation, Malinske adapted the guidelines of the Buddhists f a more relaxed approach - an approach to then taught during a one-credit JMUTeach dass called Mindfulness and Meditation. ' People ask me ' Do you have to say Ohm? ' , ' Do pu have to sit and there has to be a sunset and ims and you ' ve got to put your hands up? ' Ar.d a lot of those questions I can answer, ' It ' s WaDy up to you. ' To Malinske, meditation had to follow a :.: formula - a philosophy she carried into btr class. WORDS | Nora Bollinger PHOTO I Sara Jo Malinske C i YOU ' RE SITTING THERE WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED SAYING ' OK, I ' M NOT THINKING, I ' M NOT THINKING. OH DRAT! I ' M THINKING ABOUT NOT THINKING! Sarah Jo Malinske, senior Two of 19,927 | 95 ALTERNATIVE STATE OF MIND Atlanta Thanksgiving trip breaks down stigmas about homeless The goal is to go outside of your comfort zone and into a community that you don ' t know and absorb that life, said senior Cheri Hobson. With this in mind, Hobson and her co-leader, senior Brenda Blanchard, led seven of their peers on a Thanksgiving alternative break trip to Atlanta. There, they worked with the homeless, handing out peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at local parks and working in shelters. At first it was scary because we didn ' t know if they were going to push us off since we were college students, but they were really open and really positive, said sophomore Courtney Thompson, another Atlanta trip participant. Despite their initial reservations, students interacted directly with the homeless and soaked up the bits of wisdom they had to offer. One man said to use your education - not to work under someone else but to create your own job and I thought that was really cool, said Thompson. I never thought of my education like that. Messages like these inspired the alternative fall breakers. Handing out the sandwiches was one of the most inspirational events, said Hobson. From that experience, we ... learned that even though you might not have a lot, you can still hold onto hope and have so much love for life. This first-hand experience helped the students shed stigmas about the homeless. They ' re normal people. It really broke down the stereotype that the homeless are dirty and lazy, said Hobson. They ' re people as well and they ' re just like us. Throughout the week, the group worked in homeless shelters, playing with children and getting to know the men and women who stayed there. They thanked us for sacrificing our break to come talk to them, said Thompson. At the end of the break, I felt like I had to say thank you to them because they were so willing to open up themselves for the little amount of time we had to interact with them. For Hobson, spending her break with the homeless was not a sacrifice, but another way to create positive change. It ' s a struggle to be away from your family said Hobson. My justification was it ' s my last Thanksgiving break and I just want to go out into all parts of the world and outside of my comfort zone. I think that ' s when you learn the most about yourself. WORDS | Haley Lambert DESIGN | Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS | Brenda Blanchard 96 | Features Above: Sophomore Diante Ryals, junior Shiyao Yu, sophomore Savanna Gurney, seniors Katherine Sheffield and Carson Rader-Bell and sophomores Victoria Knabe and Courtney Thompson explore Atlanta. Seniors Cheri Hobson and Brenda Blanchard led this group of seven during their trip. Below: Senior Katherine Sheffield, sophomores Courtney Thompson and Savanna Gurney, senior Carson Rader-Bell, junior Shiyao Yu and sophomores Diante Ryals and Victoria Knabe jump in front of a church, where they stayed for the week. Thanksgiving Alternative Break | 97 Rapping duo offers music and a little something extra ITHOUGHT IT WAS COOL HOWTHEYHAD JMU STUDENTS PERFORM BEFORE THEM. ITWAS A NICE WAY TO GET EVERYONE INVOLVED. THE RAP OFF AT THE BEGINNING DID A GREAT JOB OF PUMPING UP THE AUDIENCE! WE ' RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING NEW BOYZ PERFORM AT JMU. WE DID A COUNTRY CONCERT EARLIER THIS YEAR SO WE WANTED TO CHANGE IT UP. With the lights off, rap and hip-hop duo New Boyz took center stage in Wilson Hall on Dec. 6. An already enthused audience greeted group members Earl Ben J Benjamin and Dominic Legacy Thomas. The pre-show rap off had given two students the chance to battle it out on stage with their own freestyle raps. By the time New Boyz performed hits such as Backseat, Tie Me Down, Better With the Lights Off and You ' re a Jerk, MY FAVORITE PART OF THE CONCERT WAS WHEN THEY TOOKTHEIR SHIRTS OFF. students were shouting the lyrics and waving their colored glow sticks in the air. At the end of the show, a few lucky students had the opportunity to go backstage and meet New Boyz. For others, Benjamin ended the show by announcing that anyone who bought one of their T-shirts would receive a kiss from either himself or Thomas. WORDS | Claire Fogarty DESIGN | Nora Bollinger PHOTO | Lauren Gordon EVEN THOUGH I DIDN ' T KNOW THAT MANY SONGS, ITWAS STILL A GOOD PERFORMANCE! New Boyz | 99 Take A BARK BREAK One of the many puppies students could play with at Gap View Ranch Kennel near Harrisonburg naps in its pen. Local ranch and kennel raises puppies for purchase and play Finals week was once again filled with late nights, stress and exams. But this year, Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM) filled it with puppies, too. Instead of a conventional study break, CCM gave students the opportunity to take a break at the local puppy farm, Gap View Ranch Kennel. Students caught rides to the farm with CCM and played with 4- week- old Golden Retriever puppies to get their minds off daunting tests and papers. About 50 students attended the event, Playing with puppies is a way better study break than watching TV, said freshman Kayla Pozzuto. If students couldn ' t make the study break trip, they were welcome to contact the owner, David Liskey, and schedule an appointment to play with the puppies at their own convenience. While the visit was free, Liskey encouraged returning visitors to make a $1 donation toward CCM ' s Alternative Spring Break trip. According to Liskey ' s website, www.gapviewkennel.com, his favorite part about owning a kennel was helping ensure the Golden Retriever breed stays healthy for future generations and making new friends along the way. WORDS | Claire FogartJ DESIGN | Christine Pomatts PHOTOS | Claire Fogarty, Whitney SnAkl Christine Pomatto 100 | Features Cuddling with their favorite 4-month-old puppies, freshmen Sophomore Allison Lockwood hoists a Lauren Ruzinksy, Jeanne Dolan and Samantha Perkins pose for Golden Retriever puppy into the air and a quick photo. They ' re all so cute, I want to take one home with receives a kiss as she brings it back down at me, said Ruzinsky. ' Too bad we can ' t have dogs in our dorm. Gap View Ranch Kennel in Broadway, Va. A sleepy 4-week-old puppy catches some shut-eye on freshman Amy Yuhe ' s lap, as the rest of his littermates snuggle in one big puppy pile. He was sleeping on his back and snoring for half an hour, said Yu he. He ' s just as tired as I am. Like many of the young dogs, this one was already promised to a future Gap View Ranch Kennel | 101 c s o M A N O A N Z o o Ringing in the holiday cheer tAnfaon Projects Julian Mrita a sophomore, made the Operation Wo Oaus crowd Operation VrtiCbusraised $5,000 for Kintwnborg Rockingham County Social Services. ' Twas the week before exams, when all through JMU, all the students were stirring and Duke Dog too. The lights were hung on the tree with care, and a capella carols mg through the air. • Hobdays I 103 Seniors Charles McCarthy and Michael Hall sing to their Copper Beech neighbors. They caroled for about three hours on Dec. 1. Grandma got run over by a reindeer! Accompanied by two guitars, bongos and a ukulele, the chorus rang through the Copper Beech complex on Dec. 1. A group of five seniors knocked on neighbors ' doors from 11 p.m. until early into the morning. The group, which dubbed itself The Gnswolds, ventured out with little preparation, singing everything from Little Drummer Boy to irSTWO HOUSES COLLABIN ' FOR ONE AMAZING BAND ... WE SING FOR SMILES. Benjamin Mardiney, senior We Wish You a Merry Christmas. It ' s two houses collabin ' for one amazing band, said senior Benjamin Mardiney, the bongo player. We sing for smiles. As students crammed for finals and finished last-minute projects, December was filled with opportunities to celebrate the holidays. On Dec. 4, Student Government Association hosted the annual Holiday Tree Lighting. Dukes gathered around the massive tree on the Quad and listened to a capella groups. President Jonathan R. Alger welcomed attendees to his first tree lighting at the university, as his daughter Eleanor sang with one of the a capella groups. Happy holidays to all! said Alger. Junior Olivia Long went for a study break. I just really love Christmas, said Long, saying her roommates could vouch for her obsession. Student Ambassadors also hosted the 13th annual Operation Santa Claus on Dec. 6 at Wilson Hall. The $5 admission fees accumulated to a record-breaking $5,000 in proceeds, which went to Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Social Services. Residence halls closed on Dec. 14 and students slowly emptied out of Harrisonburg. But the university had one more holiday surprise. On Dec. 20, the Office of the President sent an email to the community with a link to a holiday greeting video, featuring Low Key and the Alger family singing custom lyrics to the tune of Carol of the Bells. Hark! JMU, wishing to you purple and gold to young and old, they sang. We hope you hear words of good cheer from JMU and Alger too! WORDS } Sarah Lockwood Colleen Lentile DESIGN | Nora Bollinger PHOTOS | Sarah Lockwood, Danielle Lerer University Unions 104 | Features Duke Dog will send A capella groups join together and sing with President Jonathan R. Alger at the Holiday Tree Lighting. Student Government Association prepared cookies and hot chocolate. Sennxs Philip Simpson nd Benjamin Mardiney c ol around Copper Beech. When they caroled, the men often replaced the yncs to classic holiday vongs with their own lyrics. Holidays | 105 y The day the world (should have) ended It was 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2012 and the Internet was abuzz with skeptics and speculators about the supposed end of the world. But, when the clock ticked to 12:00 a.m. Dec. 21, nothing happened. There was no alien invasion, no mass exodus, no natural disaster. Streets were disappointingly barren of rampant hordes of zombies attempting to break down doors and wreak havoc on the living. IT WAS DEFINITELY OVERHYPED. Elizabeth Wertz, sophomore The end of the world, it would seem, was pretty boring. I actually did not even realize ' the day ' had already happened until three days after, said sophomore Kelsey Beck. End of the world rumors centered around Mayan calendar, which South Americans used to predict solar and lunar eclipses thousands of years into the future. The calendar indicated that a massive change of some sort would take place on Dec. 21, 2012 and it wasn ' t long until the world began to fear the worst. Websites were created all over the Internet to suggest that this impending doom was a reality, said Phil Plait, an astronomer who visited campus early fall 2012. As the Mayan calendar became more well-known and time crept closer to the dreaded date, the apocalypse became a running joke that permeated popular culture through movies like 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow, TV shows such as Doomsday Preppers and through online memes. It was definitely overhyped, said sophomore Elizabeth Wertz. Students took notice of the international trend. Soon parodies and spoofs began popping up all over campus, like Madison Project ' s end-of-semester concert, Acapocalypse. It was a great time and it felt like the appropriate thing to do, said senior Daniel Benn, a member of the male a capella group. We bought white button -down oxford shirts and tore them up. Our vision of the apocalypse wasn ' t very happy for us - a destroyed city where we banded together with our music. While some students, like those in the Madison Project, made fun of the apocalypse in a lighthearted manner, other students barely dwelled on it. The day was so inconsequential that I don ' t even remember what I did, said Wertz. WORDS | Haley Lambert DESIGN | SaliieDrumheller Apocalypse | 107 Delta Up silon hosts a vigil to remember victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting On Dec. 14, 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. As the nation mourned for the Newtown community GO OUT AND TELL SOMEONETHEYHAVEA HOME WITH YOU. Daniel Wagner, freshman DU president and entered a renewed conversation about gun control, the university showed respect in its own way. On Jan. 19, Delta Upsilon (DU) hosted a Sandy Hook vigil on the Commons. Five students from Newtown, Senior Vice President Mark Warner and DU President Daniel Wagner spoke on behalf of the lives that were lost. After the five Newtown students recited the victims ' names in remembrance, Wagner expressed faith in the university and hope for the future. [ challenge you all to go out and tell someone they have a home with you, said Wagner. Today we pass on the message to all those who were affected in Newtown that you will always have a home here. WORDS | Colleen Lentile DESIGN | Christine Pomatto PHOTO I Lauren Gordon ONE MAN. 3000 MILES COUNTLESS LIVES. p ying to raise money for neurollSSjp research, senior ( Navid nil flmj 1 in to bike 3,000 milesxraring summer 2013. Biology student devoted to cancer research plans cross- country bike trip Biking coast to coast wasn ' t on the post-graduation summer agenda for many seniors, but biology major Navid Attayan wasn ' t your average senior. In October, Attayan launched ProJeKT 3000, an eight- week bike trip from Virginia to California, with the hope of raising money and awareness for neuroblastoma. His goal was to raise $15,000 by the start of his trip in June. Neuroblastoma, a malignant cancerous tumor of the nerve tissue, accounted for 15 percent of deaths caused by all pediatric cancers. Children that were diagnosed had a 50 percent chance of survival. After Attayan spent three summers researching treatments for neuroblastoma during an internship for the National Institutes of Health ' s (NIH) lab in Maryland, he decided to do something big. 110 | Features It s one thing to hear on the news what cancer is all about, said Attayan. But it ' s another thing to be in the circle and see the children, the families and the doctors. Lack of funding is the No. 1 problem in the lab. According to Attayan, NIH was a last hope for patients. So he mixed his passions for biking and the cause and set a goal to raise more money for research. The capitalized P, J, K and T each stood for the last name of a patient or family who inspired him. This is by no means a small JMU campus project, and it was never intended to be, said Attayan. With the help of Delta Delta Delta and the university ' s American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the project took off. After only one month on Facebook, ProJeKT 3000 ' s I WANT TO TELL THE KIDS THERE ARE PEOPLE OUTTHERE WHO CARE. Navid Attayan, senior page surged beyond 1,000 likes, and Attayan said that approximately 400 blogs around the world were talking about the cause. I ' ve never met someone so passionate about something, said freshman Heidi Jenkins, a nursing major. He ' s so giving and not just with the foundation. Anything he can do for you, he will. He makes you want to help him. By January 2013, Attayan raised more than $1,400 and was working to make ProJeKT 3000 an official nonprofit. He also landed sponsorship from big names like The North Face and Monster Energy Drink. The project has evolved so much, said senior Samantha Wilkins, Attayan ' s girlfriend and an active member of the project. But even more people need to know about pediatric cancers. They need to know [that] kids who ' ve barely started their lives get cancer too. Attayan planned to set off on his bicycle journey with only five bags. In these bags would be the essentials: a week ' s worth of clothes, spare parts for tires, a camp stove, three days worth of food and water, a tent, sleeping bag and pad, pump, camera, small laptop and Verizon Wireless PC card, medical kit, satellite phone with an emergency beacon and GPS capabilities, solar charger and pepper spray Along the way, he planned to spend one night a week in hotels. Otherwise, he would sleep at campsites or camp out in random places along the road to add to the excitement and fear. But Attayan ' s biggest fear, which he hoped to conquer, was having his bike and gear stolen. I ' m doing something this big for a good cause. I can ' t start this project and go across the country thinking people are out to get me, he said. His bike, a Surly Long Haul Trucker, was a high-quality touring bike. [This bike is] designed with a unique geometry so it can be comfortable for long-term rides, said Shenandoah Bicycle Company employee David Lee. It ' s super durable and stable so riders can carry all their bags. According to Lee, who sold the bike to Attayan, it cost around $1,100 and would last forever. To prepare for the strenuous 55- mile a day ride, Attayan had a strict exercise regimen. Three times a week he went to UREC to train, running five miles as fast as he could and then getting on the elliptical for one to two hours. I ' m in pain every day, he said. And to practice hills, he went to Shenandoah National Park on Saturdays to bike [his] ass off all day. Attayan didn ' t anticipate a lot of pain on the actual trip. He was Red Cross certified and capable of patching himself up. As for things like saddle sores, skin abrasions due to friction, he had a special Brooks bike seat. Let ' s just say there ' s comfort where comfort is needed, said Attayan with a chuckle. Attayan would deviate from the popular TransAmerica Bike Trail to include six cancer research sites, national parks and big cities. He planned to document his journey and film it for a future documentary. I want to tell the kids there are people out there who care, said Attayan. It ' s their chance to get their stories heard and for me to show a side of cancer that nobody sees. Sophomore Abby Perlin, AMSA co-fundraising chair, believed it was a cause with great urgency. When you see the kids with no hair, hooked up to a million machines and saying ' I want to be a pilot, ' how can you not donate? WORDS | Claire Fogarty DESIGN { Nora Bollinger PHOTO | Julian Williams QUICK FACTS 3,000 Miles Attayan planned to bike across the United States from Harrisonburg, Va. to San Diego, Calif. All for a Cure The purpose was to raise money for neuroblastoma, a malignant cancerous tumor of the nerve tissue that accounted for 15 percent of deaths caused by all pediatric cancers. $15,000 Goal Attayan asked for $15,000 to put toward neuroblastoma research. As of January 2013, his efforts totaled over $1,000 (before starting the trip). Online Support Supporters could help make a difference by visiting www.gofundme.com project3k and donate with a credit card or by contacting Attayan directly. ProJeKT 3000 j 1 YOU KNOW YOU ' RE A DUKE WHEN Social media brings campus closer together, one meme at a time Everyone could relate. Twitter and Facebook were no longer the only social media sites bringing students together, off-campus and on the web. Pinterest, Reddit and Tumblr became popular bookmarks. The websites varied in purpose but had one thing in common: they kept the campus connected. A student, who wished to remain anonymous, began the Tumblr blog You Know You ' re a Duke When in spring 2012. The blog had about 1,300 followers and contained humorous posts relating to the university. It makes people laugh and feel a part of something, said the blogger. The posts referenced anything from waiting for a bus to dodging organizations on the Commons. The references generally went along with a humorous gif, a soundless animation that repeated in a loop. Reddit was another popular website. Made up of various categories, or subreddits, readers (redditors) voted on content they liked. The JMU subreddit was a place to discuss classes, university organizations and things to do on campus and in Harrisonburg. It ' s a resource to help you get the best out of your JMU experience, said junior Hinson Peters, who, through Reddit, learned about new classes to take and clubs to join, such as the JMU Starcraft group. Besides Reddit, Peters used Facebook to stay in touch with friends across the world. IT MAKES PEOPLE LAUGH AND FEEL A PART OF something: ' You Know You ' re a Duke When student blogger Another website, Pinterest, especially appealed to the university ' s women. The website of clickable linked images was packed with recipes, design inspirations, outfit ideas and pictures of cute animals, available for users to pin. Users organized their pins on boards which they could categorize however they liked. It ' s a great tool to help me keep track of all the recipes I ' ve made and plan on making, said senior Nicole Martin. It also gives me cool crafting and decor ideas that I would never come up with on my own. Clever pins, hilarious gifs and sarcastic memes traveled the Internet like wildfire. WORDS J Jennifer Toiep DESIGN j Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS | JMU Memes 112 | Features Students create their own memes, or popular image jokes, on social media websites. The images and text related to common experiences at the university, placing them in a humorous light. Social Media j 113 phobo)PHOBIA What are you afraid of? Phobophobia: the fear of phobias. Triskaidekaphobia: a fear of the number 13. Hippopotomonstrosesqui- pedaliophobia: a fear of long words. We asked students what they wen afraid of and got some interesting responses - from the understandable to the unconventional. WORDS PHOTOS | Julie Hirschhon DESIGN | NoraBof , (ornitho) PHOBIA RACHEL FISHER, SOPHOMORE i ' ve always been a little freaked out by birds. it seems likethey havetoomuch power sincetheycanfly: ' Rachel Fisher, sophomore Don ' t talk to sophomore Rachel F isher about birds. I ' ve always been a little bit freaked out by birds. It seems like they have too much power since they can fly, said Fisher. One day I knocked on my friend ' s door, which had a wreath on it, and a bird flew out of the wreath and went right by my head. So that sealed the deal that I was actually afraid of them. While some tried to get over their fears, Fisher was perfectly content avoiding hers. My friends tell me it ' s irrational . . . but it hasn ' t ever prevented me from doing something I ' ve wanted to do, said Fisher. Fisher had her own theory about phobias. I think a lot of people have phobias because of events that happened when they were younger, said Fisher. I also think it ' s possible that if reincarnation of souls is real, fears definitely would come from past life events - for example, fear of open water from dying of drowning in a past life or something. 114 | Features {romda PHOBIA Li I HAVE NO IDEA WHY, BUT I AMTERRIFIED OF FROGS. THEY HAVEJUST ALWAYS MADE ME FREAK OUT AND I HATE HOWTHEY JUMP AT YOU...IGETTEASED FOR THIS FEAR ALLTHETIME BY EVERYONE... SOME PEOPLE WOULD EVEN CATCH THEM AND CHASE ME AROUND MY YARD HOLDINGTHE FROGS. ITWAS TERRIFYING. Megan Willis, senior VANINA WAINGORTIN freshman (scoliodentosauro) PHOBIA I am extremely afraid of Lizards . I was around 1 0 years old, and I remember walking to the front door of my house when I lived in Costa Rica ... I saw three horrible, green ....animals and I just started yelling. I was freaking out and my dad had to come and he opened the door of the house and we got in. But I could not sleep all night thinking that they were still outside. MEGAN O ' NEIL, sophomore (hemo PHOBIA I can ' t do blood or anyone getting hurt. It ' s almost comical in a weird way. Because I can handle it when I get hurt, but when I ' m with or near anyone who ' s injured or bleeding, I will have a panic attack. Phobias | 115 Three of 19,927 SAMANTHA SUMMERFORD JESSICA MORRIS  Began Bare Naked 10 30 Taking action since ' 97 Every person is really different in her own way and that ' s great - sophomore Samantha Summerford began Bare Naked Ladies to help students achieve this healthy self-image. We want to cover a lot of different topics along with natural beauty and eating disorders, said Summerford. Just everything that different people can ... congregate around and just feel accepted. The club began in fall 2012 when a friend from George Mason University contacted Summerford about a club she was trying to start on that campus. She really wanted to make it big and wanted me to do it here, said Summerford. The club wanted to inspire positive body image through activities such as trust circles, where a member pulled a name out of a hat and found something she admired in that person. Summerford and members of Bare Naked Ladies hoped to create a safe environment for students to share. If you struggle with this, others can tell you they understand, said Summerford. But if you ' re in a group of people that go to your school, that are your peers and can relate with you, I feel like that can be ... so much more beneficial. WORDS | Haley Lambert PHOTO | Jessica Crump In the winter of 1997, senior Jessica Morris broke her piggy bank and bought blankets for families affected by an ice storm in her hometown, Syracuse, N.Y. That ' s when the then first-grader began her journey as a student activist. For as far back as I can remember, I have always wanted to help people, said Morris during one of a series of student-led lectures called Duke Talks. The next time Morris gave monetarily was during the 9 11 telethon in 2001. She donated her savings of almost $70. I was 10 years old and I had the moral compass of a nun, said Morris. Fast forward 10 years, and Morris continued to make a difference - this time inspired by an impulse purchase in a San Francisco bookstore. I went in with a mission to find a book to read on my flight home - something really easy to read. ' What she walked out with was far from light reading: Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism by Jennifer Baugardner and Amy Richards. She said the book taught her that realizing that you care about something is not the hard part; the hard part is taking action. For Morris, taking action meant going door-to- door for the past two summers and talking to her neighbors about hydrofracking. We all have an issue that we ' re fired up about, that we want to speak out about ... do not be intimidated; you are here to make a difference. WORDS | Nora Bollingef PHOTO I Julian Williams 116 | Features GRIFFIN HARRINGTON  s 2,400 are to see sophomore Warrington without ra. From Party Cartel to athletic events, [ton took a lot of photos. 5 just an amazing rapher, said sophomore lisko. co-owner of Party He did a lot of our first gest parties and as an « brought a new level of dia we ' re producing on Ties of basketball sions got Harrington d his senior year of high but he wanted to stay d with the team, f doctors wouldn ' t let me ymore so I tried being ger. said Harrington. I out water wasn ' t really ig; I just kind of started pictures of the team. m a couple of months, The Washington Post ' s hool Photographer of the ntest, which landed him mship with Getty Images York City. it was funny, because it iy for 18 years old and i Harrington. I had just turned 16 and so I lied about my age and I got in. At the university, Harrington became photography editor for Port Main magazine and shot for the athletics department. He also shot commercial portraits for companies in D.C., near his home in Hemdon, Va. As if that wasn ' t enough, Harrington also broke into music artist photography when he shot hip-hop artists Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Connecting with alumni in the photography business helped Harrington define his career goals. Alumnus and Putlizer Prize photography winner Bob Leverone invited him to shoot a Carolina Panthers football game with him. It ' s just cool to have that connection, said Harrington, adding that he has connected with other photography alumni as well. They ' ve been helping me walk through what I want to do. Harrington dreamed of shooting high-end commercial portraiture. That would be the greatest: to become friends with Shaquille O ' Neal, to become friends with Macklemore or Kanye West, said Harrington. It would be so cool to create connections with these amazing people and not shoot them in a white studio but shoot them how they really are. But it wasn ' t ah about the rich and famous - Harrington hoped to travel too. I ' d love to just go and meet an Afghan native and follow her for two or three weeks, said Harrington. You might not make any money off of it, but that ' s why you do the corporate shots. It ' s a give and take. His website was called Griffin Harrington Photography, but the name Wing It was tossed around as he continued to work on a brand. My dad writes and directs commercials and he ' s always been his own boss anu it ' s always been so cool to me, said Harrington. I never want to work for someone. WORDS j Sarah Lockwood PHOTO I Julian Wiliiams I I : on the Making the bed, brushing teeth and doing homework - seemingly routine activities. But for adults with neural development disorders, like autism, these social cues didn ' t come naturally. That ' s where Mountain Creek Farms came in. The farm, located in Elkton, 25 miles away from the university, facilitated the transition from school to working and living independently. Junior interns Emily Thruston and Paige Harry made the weekly drive to help Andy, one of Mountain Creek Farms ' participants. Like many individuals with autism, Andy needed help learning what was and was not acceptable in society. While Andy provided labor for the farm, he learned daily skills like taking care of a house and handling money. A lot of the young men we serve, like Andy, don ' t understand social values, said Director Paul Livelli, who co-directed the farm with his wife, Jenny. In addition to learning these social skills, Andy and the interns learned farming skills. We are really into the ' back to the land Mountain Cree Farms provides work experience for adults with autism movement, ' which is all about sufficiency, said Paul Livelli. We eat better here because we work really hard in the gardens. There is a really strong relationship between work and survival. ' ' To add a new depth of social interaction, the Livellis started hiring interns so that workers could relate to someone their own age. As part of their internships, Thruston and Harry kept an eye on Andy ' s progress while completing farm chores including anything from fixing chicken coops to moving mulch. You ' re supposed to be supervising this person, but it is difficult to also give them the freedom to make their own choices because those choices come with consequences, said Thruston. As a friend, I want to encourage Andy to do tasks, but as a boss you have to leam to draw the line and expect them to finish them on their own. Harry found parts of the internship challenging as well. The most difficult part is working with Andy when he ' s having his bad days, said Harry. He really likes to argue so he ' ll engage in an argument, like saying he ' s done a task that he 118 | Features Mountain Creek Farms provides students the opportunity to work on a farm and interact with individuals with autism. The farm had 25 hens and one rooster. Andy, a Mountain Creek Farms worker scoops seeds from a giant gourd. Once the seeds were removed, the gourd was roasted. tboth interns learned an unexpected set jained so much knowledge here from ' said Thruston. I mean even just from ng in the gardens, which I was not too e Livellis helped the interns get the most r the program, catering the roles to each nt ' s interests. :ems came from many different majors iing psychology and health sciences, ton wanted to collect data, while others intrigued by the medical and social mts of autism, idy gained a lot too. ften I first came out to the farm, he n ' t work for more than 15 minutes a day ow he works for six or seven hours, said : ' If you met him you might not even know WORDS | Hannah Hayes DESIGN | Christine Pomatto PHOTOS I Mountain Creek Farms Junior intern Emily Thruston prepares a field to be planted. Thruston usually spent her weekends working for Mountain Creek Farms. Members of Alpha Phi Omega tend to arugula lettuce at Mountain Creek Farms. The women thinned the row to help the lettuce grow better. Mountain Creek Farms | 119 I ■ ■ HIGHEST GROSSING FILMS SOURCE | The-Numbers.com 1. MARVEL ' S THE AVENGERS $623, 279, 547 79 601 474 tickets sold 2. The Dark Knight Rises $448, 139, 099 S7 OVK fXY tickets sold 3. The Hunger Games $408, 010, 692 57, 108, 645 tickets sold TOP SONGS BY GENRE SOURCE | Biliboard.com m ' Glue G A 1 POP LIGHTS Ellie Goulding Lights 2. We Found Love Rihanna (feat. Calvin Harris) Talk That Talk 3. Glad You Came The Wanted The Wanted BF W CE ji R B H IP-HOP 1. LOVE ON TOP Beyonce 4 2. Climax Usher Looking 4 Myself 3. Lotus Flower Bomb Wale (feat. Miguel) Ambition TOP APPLE APPS SOURCE 1 mines App Store PAID 1. ANGRY BIRDS SPACE Games 2. Draw Something Games 3. Camera+ Photo Video You flffl FREE 1. YOUTUBE Photo Video 2. Instagram Photo Video 3. Draw Something Free Games 122 | Features 1. THE MOTTO Drake (feat. Lil Wayne) Take Care 2. Mercy KanyeWest, Big Sean, PushaT 2Chainz Kanye West Presents Good Music Cruel Summer COUNTRY 1. TIME IS LOVE Josh Turner Punching Bag 2. You Don ' t Know Her Like I Do Brantley Gilbert Halfway to Heaven 3. Ni As In Paris 3. Why Ya Wanna Kanye West and Jay-Z Watch The Thrown ROCK 1. LONELY BOY The Black Keys The Tour Rehearsal Tapes 2. These Days Foo Fighters Wasting Light 3. Burn It Down Linkin Park Living Things Jana Kramer Jana Kramer ALTERNATIVE l.SOMEBODYTHAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye (feat. Kimbra) Making Mirrors 2. Tongue Tied Grouplove Never Trust A Happy Song 3. Little Talks Of Monsters And Men My Head Is An Animal PRINT E-BOOK BEST SELLERS SOURCE j The New York Times FICTION 1. SAFE HAVEN Nicholas Sparks 2. Hopeless Colleen Hoover 3. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn Proof Heaven A Neurosurgeon ' s Jevrney into the Afterlife EBfiN ALEXANDER, VI. 1). NON-FICTION 1. PROOF OF HEAVEN Eben Alexander 2. Killing Kennedy Bill O ' Reilly and Martin Dugard 3. No Easy Day Mark Owen Entertainment 2012 | 123 THE BACKSTORY SMAD majors win MTV contest for project on human trafficking 124 | Features { In late August 2012, MTV contacted juniors Elizabeth Ramirez and Jasmine jones and seniors Kristen Hotz and Danielle McLean about their anti-human trafficking video series, The Backstory. The four women created the proposal for SMAD 231: Writing for New Media and submitted it to MTV for its national Against Our Will challenge. This competition sought to shed light on human trafficking and modern-day slavery and inspire students to take action. To the group ' s pleasant surprise, its interactive tool won and launched them into a whirlwind of conference calls and press releases. MTV Contest Winners f 125 Can you tell me exactly what the project is about? A McLean | It ' s an interactive video series. Jones | It ' s basically shedding light on human trafficking, particularly in the United States. There ' s two story lines: one for sex trafficking and one for labor trafficking. There ' s spoken and there ' s visuals too. It basically gave scenarios for how a lot of people are brought into the trafficking, particularly in the United States, because their tactics are different here than they are in other countries. What appealed to you about the topic of human trafficking? Jones 1 1 had sort of been interested in trafficking abroad before. I had taken a human rights class freshman year and there was a section on that so it was pretty interesting. Conceptually, why did you choose an interactive tool? McLean | The concept designs we were doing were kind of simulations for the kinds of things you would do in the real world, but what I think was kind of exciting about this was [that it was] something that could be a real- world campaign, which just makes it even cooler now that it is. What did you expect when you submitted the interactive web tool? Were you expecting to win? Ramirez | We were not at all. I think we got so immersed in it with the mindset of it being a school project that we did submit it. McLean | We almost didn ' t [submit it]. Ramirez | We didn ' t. We just sort of ended up submitting it and then turning in our project and we thought that was it. Jones | We had put so much work into it that I remember sitting in class thinking, I honestly think we might win just because we had so much knowledge out of our class, but then it was like, No, there ' s probably tons of students who are turning it in 126 | Features What was your reaction to winning? Ramirez | We found out in late August. That was the big shocking moment for me - when they contacted us to follow up about the project. It was like, Oh! They want to know more about our idea. Jones 1 1 know telling my parents, they didn ' t even believe me. They were like, Aww, sweetie, I ' m pretty sure that ' s, like, a hoax. Don ' t give them your credit card Ramirez | We have a lot of communication with them right now with all the press we ' re doing. We ' re doing an interview with The New York Times on Monday. We did the Washington Post this morning on the phone. It ' s been surreal. You ' ve created a really unique and exciting opportunity for yourselves. What has this experience meant to you? McLean 1 1 think it ' s been a really good experience for what I would imagine working with a group in the real world would be like. Ramirez | Especially because we worked so well as a group - 1 like working with a creative team, sort of bouncing ideas off each other So that was a good experience. tt I REMEMBER SITTING IN CLASS THINKING I HONESTLY THINK WE MIGHT WIN. ' Jasmine Jones, junior What were the reactions of your friends and the professor who assigned you the project? Ramirez | Everyone ' s been really excited. Jones | My family is shocked. They ' re like, Keep us posted! Oh my gosh, what ' s going on? Ramirez 1 1 think it made a lot more sense once it went live and people were able to interact with the tool. It was much easier to explain what ' s going on. How has it been working with MTV? McLean | It ' s been really cool. It ' s just been kind of interesting to see where they ' ve taken our idea, because we did not see it going anywhere. I mean, I think we all had the visualizations for class, but we couldn ' t imagine how it would be this way. Jones | It ' s been a really professional atmosphere, so getting used to how things work in real life, like this is serious stuff. It ' s been a lot of exposure to the real world, if we were to have jobs in the future. Jones | We put a lot of time into this project, so to go through that and to see it come to fruition, it ' s like, this is how an actual project would be done in the real world. But also, for me, I always knew about sex trafficking abroad but not in the United States. I was desensitized to it completely, so I think it ' s sparked more of a passion in me to care about what ' s going on. What do you hope people take away from your campaign and from interacting with the tool you created? Ramirez | I ' m hoping that we can dispel some of the misconceptions that it doesn ' t happen here or the thought that the only way you can be a victim of sex trafficking is to be abducted, because that ' s not true. And then just having people feel like there ' s ways for them to rally for laws for victims to protect them. WORDS [ Haley Lambert DESIGN | Christine Pomatto PHOTOS | The New York Times, MTV Erica Demson SLAVERY DANCE The Backstory, an interactive tool designed byfourSMAD majors, features professional dancers as they artistically portray modern-day human trafficking and slave labor. MTV Contest Winners | 127 Greg, played by freshman Christopher Bailey, and Sylvia, a dog Junior Rachel Novi plays Kate alongside played by freshman Katherine Lyle, talk in their apartment. Lyle ' s freshman Samuel Brackley. Brackley portrayal of a dog added a corned ic twist to the story. played Phyllis, an alcoholic socialite. 128 | Features student-directed play features playing man ' s best friend ere can you find romance, adventure, ifiict and a dog played by a human? The versity ' s Studio Theatre production of Ivia Written by A.R. Gurney, the show lone of the student-directed plays for spring semester. Hie show featured a small cast of only i actors and was about a middle-aged fried couple that moved to the city as if children went to college. The husband nd a stray dog, named Sylvia, that he light home, creating big problems with Sylvia was played by a human. ! actress who played her, freshman therine Lyle, embraced the part and mr.ced the audience. Twas surprised at first that the dog I being played by a person, but she did Ji a good job after the first few minutes Sylvia | 129 I completely bought into it, said freshman Kathryn Tomlinson. Lyle enjoyed the role. It was really fun; it was like being a child all over again, said Lyle. To get into the mindset for the role, she channeled her own puppy. I just talked, moved and acted like him. I tried to mimic his expressions and ask questions I imagined he would ask, said Lyle. The play also required that one actor play three different roles. Freshman Samuel Brackley played an eccentric dog owner, an alcoholic socialite and a gender- confused therapist. The part where he played the alcoholic woman was definitely one of the funniest parts of the play, said freshman Katharine Allis. Lasting about two hours, the show was funny and heart- warming, taking the audience through the struggles of middle- age and finding one ' s self. The Studio Theatre was much smaller than the main stage theatre so the show had an i ntimate feeling. In order to be selected as a student director, students had to submit a proposal that included a budget, proof that the rights for the show were available and what their vision was. The director for Sylvia, junior Kelly Conner, enjoyed the experience. Working with such a small cast was great, said Conner. I got to give them really specific attention and go on a very in-depth journey with them. WORDS | Margaret Fogarty DESIGN | Christine Pomatto PHOTOS ] Ashiey Grisham The Breeze NEWilMPROV D Comedy troupe mixes styles to create unique improv Seconds - that ' s all the university ' s improvisational comedy troupe, New and Improv. ' d, had to prepare. Although many of their jokes seemed like strokes of comedic genius, the troupe spent several hours behind the scenes learning the rules of the game. Many people say, ' It ' s improv; how can you practice that? Isn ' t that cheating? ' said junior Adrian Jarvis. You leam all the basics like what to do and not to do in a scene. You also leam how to work with each other. Jarvis and his teammates practiced a unique style of improv comedy Unlike shows such as Whose Line is it Anyway, where actors practiced short form improv, New and Improv. ' d members decided to create their own version of long form improv. Long form differed in the length and depth of the scene, and its goal was to tie several separate scenes into one large plot. We created our own style of long form called Bhul Bhulaiya, and we are pretty proud of that, said Jarvis. The name comes from a story about a French king who built a castle with all of the same rooms. The acoustics in that building were so great that you could never find where the other person was, so we thought it fit our new style well. The main push to create Bhul Bhulaiya came from senior William Tuohy, the director, who thought that the new form would push the troupe to the top. I am ... in charge of the artistic direction of the troupe, so it was my decision to continue creating Bhul Bhulaiya, said Tuohy. I am the director. I am supreme dictator, Despot William Tuohy To create this new style, New and Improv. ' d needed a troupe of well-versed comedians who knew how to evoke emotions from the audience. Obviously we want funny people, but at auditions we tell people every year that if they can make us cry, that is a thousand times better than making us laugh. Most people are always funny, said Jarvis. With high standards, the troupe members had their work cut out for them, but luohy believed it was worth the struggle. It ' s those days after practice where everyone just feels like they are on fire - the days where we feel like we have learned or gained something that we can use for the rest of our improv career, said Tuohy That ' s the best. WORDS | Hannah Haye DESIGN | Alison Mite PHOTOS ! Lauren Gordor 130 | Features Trevor Knickerbocker, R yan Piatt, senior Abigail Moore, freshman sophomore The intelligence of this group The lack of penis on this team I m only on this team because makes me question JMU ' s is astounding they are paying me. admission standards. New and Improv. ' d | 131 SMOKE a little SMOKE Two seniors talk about their experiences with marijuana NOTE: Names have been changed to protect students ' identities. Some friends of MARY JANE likened it to the end of Prohibition: On Nov. 6, Colorado and Washington state voters legalized recreational marijuana use without prescriptions. James, a senior who began smoking his freshman year, believed marijuana would be legalized federally in the next 30 years - at least he hoped. James rarely smoked alone and preferred to smoke socially to relax. WEED, he said, made for funnier times with friends. Virginia law remained unchanged and students with university marijuana charges were often recommended for HIGH EXPECTATIONS, a program through the University Health Center ' s Substance Abuse Prevention office. Along with the potential $500 fine for first-time possession violators under Virginia law, marijuana could cost a pretty NUGGET. James bought an eighth of an ounce, 3.5 grams, for $60 about every 10 days. The GREEN quickly added up: James spent about $180 a month and $2,000 a year. Caitlin, a senior who began smoking in high school, recognized the savings when she quit during her senior year. I noticed, ' Holy shit, I have an extra $20-$30 a week that I ' m not spending on like a gram of weed, ' said Caitlin. The cost was not the only reason Caitlin decided to stop. I ' ve got a job opportunity where I ' m going to be drug tested, she said. I already have the job; I ' m not going to risk it for being high. That ' s stupid. Caitlin started smoking regularly in college. Freshman year, I lived with a girl who was a stoner, so it increased to probably like once a week, she said. And then sophomore year I lived with a girl who was like, a SUPER STONER and it got to the point where I was smoking every day. Caitlin scaled back her junior year and then quit altogether. Looking back it wasn ' t ever really as good for me as I know it is for other people, said Caitlin. I was one of the paranoid smokers Her last time HIGH, she drove home under the influence and then, alone in her house, thought she was going to be robbed. It was such a negative experience that I was like, you know what, nothing is worth that, said Caitlin. I mean, yeah, I love the way food tastes when I ' m stoned . . . but it just never reacted well with me. Caitlin ' s roommates decided to quit too. They felt like it was overtaking their lives, she said. So when they would normally sit and smoke a BOWL, they now go to the gym. Caitlin and her roommates experienced some of the n egative effects that Prevention Specialist Paige Hawkins talked to smokers about in High Expectations. There are a lot of undesirable effects, said Hawkins. The ones that I feel like I hear most commonly are the lack of energy, lack of engagement; they sometimes feel isolated from other students on campus ... They tend to report feeling a little more sleepy or tired - which can be a desirable or an undesirable [effect] depending on how you look at it. Hawkins said other effects included regretted behavior, such as driving while high or damaging a relationship. The two 45-minute sessions of High Expectations were grounded in what Hawkins called motivational interviewing. Participants were mostly referred from judicial affairs for violations but also came on their own accord or from athletics after testing positively. It was a new program, and 50 students went through the program in its first full academic year, 2011-12. Students took a survey during their first session, which the three facilitators could hold up as a sort of mirror during the second session. We want to talk about ... the balance between the desirable and the undesirable effects and typically that scale is tipped pretty considerably, in that the undesirable effects, for a student who has been referred, have started to outweigh the desirable, said Hawkins. High Expectations was not really about the law. We try not to get into legality at all, said Hawkins. The purpose of the conversation is really just to explore the role, the value, the experience, the expectation of marijuana in their life. And then talk about what, if any, areas they are interested in changing. To be BLUNT, the legal system didn ' t seem to affect these students ' decisions about marijuana. It never really bothered me, said Caitlin. I mean obviously I was smoking illegally and it didn ' t stop me ... I ' m not going to start smoking if it becomes legal in whatever state I live in. It ' s just not something I ' m interested in. James tried to limit driving with the DRUG in his car and supported LEGALIZATION. He said there was still a long way to go, even in Washington and Colorado, because possession was still illegal under federal law. I think if you regulate it, it would be better because people wouldn ' t have to worry about getting chemicals in their weed, said James. It would probably be cheaper. The government could tax it and get revenue from that as well. Plus, James added, there were worse things people could do to their bodies. There ' s nothing to prove that weed is even remotely as dangerous as alcohol or tobacco, said James. Despite supporting legalization, James said he wouldn ' t go out of his way to try to live in Washington or Colorado. Family is more important than weed; I mean I ' m not that much of a P0THEAD, said James Caitlin didn ' t plan to smoke even if she lived in a state that legalized it. The only way I foresee myself smoking in the future is if I get cancer, she said. It ' s just not something that I ' m interested in anymore. I like myself better when I ' m sober. 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Amanda Sey fried in your biology class? No, it was just their student look-alikes. WORDS PHOTOS | Paige Lobuts DESIGN | Julia Crama WILLIAM ROEGGE YEAR Sophomore CELEBRITY | Robert Pattinson Do you take it as a compliment when people recognize you as Robert Pattinson? Yeah, I kind of have to take it as a compliment, because he was the teenage heartthrob for a long time. He ' s a celebrity for a reason, so I kind of have to. What are some of the most memorable reactions ? One time in high school, when Twilight was at the peak of its popularity, I went to a movie theatre dressed up as him and I had teenage girls coming up to me asking for my autograph. Do you think you resemble Robert Pattinson? I definitely do. Now, since I ' ve gotten older and matured, I feel like I ' ve resembled him more. We also have the same clothing choices and the same clothes look good on the both of us, which causes us to look even more similar. What makes you similar and different from Robert Pattinson? We ' re similar because we both care about our appearances, but I really don ' t know much about him to say if we ' re similar. We ' re different because I wash my hair and he doesn ' t. 136 | Features AMANDA MALIK YEAR | Freshman CELEBRITY | Amanda Seyfried Are you recognized as Amanda Seyfried often? I ' ve been recognized as her since the movie Mean Girls was released. Do you take it as a compliment when people recognize you as her? Yes, but it depends. I take it as a compliment when people recognize me as her in general but not when people recognize me as the dumb girl from Mean Girls. What are some of the most memorable reactions ? When guys would come up to me and ask me to tell them what the weather was, just like her character Karen in the movie. Do you want to meet Amanda Seyfried? I don ' t know; I think it would be interesting to see her as a real person and to [see] whether we ' re really similar or not. AMYTIMKO YEAR | Freshman CELEBRITY | Andrea Barber Do you take it as a compliment when people recognize you as Andrea Barber from Full House ? Yeah, because Kimmy was on Full House and that was an awesome show. What are some of the most memorable reactions ? The funniest moment was when I was walking up the Village hill, and a girl in Weaver [Hall] came up to me and shook my hand and said, 7m so glad you look like Kimmy. To this day, I have no clue who she is. Do you like Andrea Barber? Oh yes, definitely. I loved her on Full House. She was probably one of my favorite characters. What do you think it would be like to meet Andrea Barber? I think we ' d get along really well. We have similar personalities and I think she would think that we look alike as well. JAMES SH EATS YEAR | Senior CELEBRITY | Macaulay Culkin Tom Felton GINA FRANCIOSI YEAR | Freshman CELEBRITY I Samantha SammiSweethearfGiancola Are you recognized as Macaulay Culkin or Tom Felton often? I ' m more recognized as the character Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter. But when I was younger, I was recognized as Macaulay Culki by parents mostly. Do random people come up to you? Yes, in more social scenes I ' ve had people come up to me. There was this girl who ran up to me as I was walking out of Carrier, thinking I was Draco Malfoy, and she began to go on about how much she loved Harry Potter. Do you play up the fact that you look like Macaulay Culkin? When I was younger I did mostly. Recently, I convinced this kid from another school, who had also never seen Home Alone that I was Macaulay Culkin. When you are recognized as Sammi Sweetheart ' do you take it as a compliment? I don ' t know actually; I have mixed feelings. Are you a fan of hers? Not at all because she and her show give my hometown a bad reputation. Nothing is really like that down at the shore. The show is an exaggeration of people from New York going to the Jersey Shore. What are some of the most memorable reactions ? I was at rave-themed party, so it was ironic, because it was a club atmosphere. I was wearing a tight black dress with big hoop earrings, and my hair was up in a ponytail and that was the first time someone said I looked like her. Doppelgangers | 137 Two of 19,927 RUSSELL WAGONER  947 likes ' on Facebook I choreograph the dances and the cardio, so I want you to bring me the what? asked senior Russell Wagoner over his microphone in the UREG group fitness studio. Party! responded the class as the music blasted from speakers, marking the start of an hour-long Cardio Dance Party class. Wagoner ' s dance experience in contemporary ballet, jazz and hip-hop was perfect training to become a UREC group fitness instructor. At least three to four times a week, he taught classes ranging from Cardio Dance Party and Happy Hour Whip It to BOSU Strength. I appreciate different things from every class, both from a personal perspective and from a teaching perspective, said Wagoner. However, he enjoyed teaching Cardio Dance Party the most. During this class, Wagoner encouraged his participants to love themselves and their bodies. Wagoner said the holistic approach to fitness is why he loved his job as a UREC instructor. He and his fellow instructors didn ' t push participants to be skinny but to be healthy A dancer and theatre minor, Wagoner had independently recorded in Nashville, Tenn. and New York City. His nature as a performer played into his fitness classes. He had a passion for art and said he lived by the phrase, your art is worth fighting for. We definitely perform when we teach class, said Wagoner. So a degree in theatre does help a little bit. In order to become certified, each instructor took a KIN 199 class covering basic anatomy, pillars of wellness, teaching strategies and what made exercises effective. In addition to teaching classes, Wagoner was a teaching assistant for new hire instruction. This course, called Piece of the Program, met once a week to help new instructors set up their fitness classes and team teach with another instructor. By the 30-minute mark of Cardio Dance Party, Wagoner had participants dripping with sweat and dancing with infrequent verbal cues. During water breaks, participants kept moving - jogging in place or doing jumping jacks. Senior Victoria Komisarcik loved the Thursday night class, My favorite songs to dance to are ' Locked out of Heaven ' and ' Get Low, ' said Komisardk. After the class cooled down with some stretches, participants applauded Wagoner and the workout. WORDS | Jacqueline Scon PHOTO I Julian Williams 138 | Features CASSIDY SMITH  Best Buddy ' to 23-year-old Genny nior Cassidy Smith became rested in working with  e with special needs in school, after a boy with a ual impairment asked her Tsaid yes and had a great w it opened my eyes. Smith became an active snber and secretary of Best dies, a group that paired dents with intellectually and idopmentally disabled adults Harrisonburg. The group, nedin 1994, was one of 1,500 ipters internationally. Buddies, like Smith ' s buddy, wry, found communication d routine tasks difficult, f people with these types disabilities, which ranged n cerebral palsy to autism, Ml skills didn ' t always Be naturally. Making these connections to important, said nnette Allen -Bronaugh, ! club ' s faculty adviser i exceptional education Btant professor. Buddies j students gain benefits just from being a part of it. The club had 36 buddies and 44 student members. Students were screened with an interview and application. Then, students like Smith were paired with buddies who they called or met with at least once a week. Buddies often achieved confidence in social interactions, which could help them get a job or become less dependent on others. Smith and Genny, 23, played miniature golf, went bowling and jammed out in Smith ' s car. In addition to regular fundraisers, Best Buddies helped sponsor Disability Awareness Week. The club ' s spring 2012 campaign was Spread the Word to End the Word. Hundreds of students pledged to not use the word retarded. People use the word so nonchalantly, said Smith. They don ' t realize how offensive it is to those with disabilities and their ... friends or family. Smith ' s time with Best Buddies helped her realize her passion for exceptional education, which focused on intellectually disabled youth. She wanted to go to graduate school to study assisted technology, a program that helped people with disabilities communicate better. Genny ' s definitely grown up since I ' ve known her, said Smith. She was living in a group home and depended on people a lot - now she ' s more independent. Genny had a job and lived with her husband, Brian, who was also a buddy The couple married in 2011. I got the wedding invitation in the mail, and I was like, ' Oh my gosh, this is really happening, ' said Smith. That, for me, was the most rewarding thing. WORDS | Heather Butterworth PHOTO | Cassidy Smith Two of 19,927 | 139 Junior Emily Hsu starts Berly, a red Honda Insight hybrid Zipcar. Hsu drove both cars, but she preferred Flowerpot, a blue Ford Focus Hatchback. A Zipcar is parked in New York City. Zipcars were alternative modes of transportation for students in cities and small towns. New WHEELS Zipcar provides an alternative mode of transportation Tired of always asking friends for a ride? Students no longer had to. in October, the university partnered with Zipcar and gained access to two cars: a blue Ford Focus Hatchback and a red Honda Insight Hybrid. The cars were more fondly known as Flowerpot and Berly. I saw a couple of the signs about [Zipcar] around campus and then received an email about it coming to JMU, said freshman Jonathan Moroz. Zipcar rentals included insurance and cost $7.50 per hour or $69 per day for Flowerpot , and $8.50 per hour or $69 per day for Berly. Students could rent the cars for a maximum of four days, traveling up to 180 miles. Most of what I use the car for is to go run errands, like going to Wal-Mart, said Moroz. He also remembered a time when he reserved a car at the last minute to satisfy a steak craving at Outback Steakhouse. According to Transportation Demand Manager Lee Eshelman, after a one- time registration, renting the Zipcars was simple. For on-campus residents, especially freshmen who could not bring a car to campus, Zipcar was a great alternative form of transportation. It definitely makes life a lot easier getting off campus. It helps me when I only have limited time to go run errands and don ' t really have time to grab a bus, said Moroz. In just four months, it was evident that the Zipcars were becoming a popular mode of transportation. Already, there had been 225 reservations from 68 patrons. According to Eshelman, if numbers continued to increase, Zipcar could potentially supply more cars. Zipcar is giving students a great transportation option, said Eshelman. I think it ' s going to work out pretty well. WORDS | Claire Fogarty DESIGN | Julia Cramer PHOTOS | Sarah Lockwood, Nora Bollinger Zipcar 140 | Features Junior Emily Hsu picks up her Zipcar at the bookstore. As a Resident Adviser, she used the Zipcar, Berly, to pick up program supplies. HOW TO USE ZIPCAR Register online atZipcar.com or download the Zipcar app for smart phones. After a driving record approval, receive a Zipcar access card in the mail. Reserve a car online or use the app. 2. 3. 4. Goto the bookstore parking lot to pick up the car, hold the card ove r the windshield for the doors to unlock. 5. 6. Locate the keys, a gas card and an E-ZPass inside the car. Bring the car back to the bookstore on time with a quarter of a tank of gas or more. Zipcar | 141 Jean R. Cadet speaks about his experience as a child slave in Haiti. Cadet ' s book, My Stone of Hope, secured a movie deal. Freedom SPEAKS Former child slave Jean R. Cadet reveals the truth behind modern slave trade in Haiti As a child, I wasn ' t allowed to smile or laugh. I had a social status just above a dog, said Jean R. Cadet, guest speaker. Sponsored by Amnesty International and the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence, Cadet spoke on Jan. 30, 2013 to a crowd of roughly 100 students about experiencing childhood as a slave. Like more than 300,000 children in Haiti, Cadet grew up as a restavek, a Creole term meaning ' ' stay with, or slave. When he was four years old, his mother, a single parent, died. Haiti did not have an adoption system, so he was left to a life of servitude. Cadet hoped to raise awareness of his nonprofit, the Jean R. Cadet Restavek Organization, as well as the issue of child slavery. People don ' t recognize you as a child. You ' re a thing that can be used, said Cadet. He wasn ' t allowed to go to school or make friends, and he was often beaten by his owners. Female restaveks were frequently raped. It ' s like growing up in darkness, said Cadet. You wonder what it ' s like to be hugged, to sit at a table. He was able to escape that life in America, where he joined the army and eventually earned a Bachelor ' s degree. With the support of his wife and son, Cadet penned two books, scored a movie deal and spoke to the United Nations and Oprah Winfrey. After the speech, many audience members wanted to help by organizing a fundraiser. Junior Ana Pinto, co-president of Amnesty International and Gandhi Center intern, was particularly moved by Cadet. I think many of us are blindsided by this bubble we live in, said Pinto. It ' s very important to be aware of the grave injustices that take place on a daily basis around the world. Education is the first step in creating change. Cadet said the problem became worse in 2010, after the earthquake in Haiti. Thousands of children were orphaned or left homeless, so they were purchased as restaveks. He stressed that awareness and fundraising were needed more than ever. Sometimes it seems like these issues are just way too big and there ' s no way that ordinary people ... could ever bring about any kind of change, said Pinto. Together, we raise awareness ... we can create change. WORDS j Heather Butterwortti DESIGN | Christine Pomatto PHOTOS [ Ana Pinto 142 | Features Members of Amnesty International and Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence interns pose after the speech. The groups planned a fundraiser for the Jean R. Cadet Restavek Organization. QUICK FACTS: Child Slavery Speaker | 143 Pick Your POISON All-nighters are a right of passage in college. We asked 100 students in an anonymous survey which energy drinks kept them studying, writing and procrastinating into all hours of the night DESIGN | Elizabeth Ramirez 144 | Features BLACK COFFEE IS A GO-TO. IT ' S A RITUAL, AN EXPERIENCE, A HOBBY, A PASSION AND IT ' S A DAMN GOOD WAY TO START THE DAY. Response was coffee TEA IS THE BOMB. NOT LITERALLY THOUGH, DON ' T KICKMEOFFTHE AIRPLANE. Response was tea LOVE ME SOME DIET PEPSI AND I DON ' T DRINK COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS OR SMOOTHIES OR TEA -EASIEST THING TO GET AT DINING HALLS. Response was soda I CAN PUTTHIS INTOKOOL-AID AND IT IS PRETTY AWESOME. ALSO LIKE THE FLAVOR OF IT. Response was Monster Energy Drink I IMAGINE SUGAR-FREE RED BULL TO BE HEAVEN IN LIQUID FORM. Response was Red Bull IT ' S DELICIOUS ANDTHE PERFECT PICK- ME-UP FOR COLD WINTER DAYS. Response was coffee SINCE I ' M NOT USED TO THAT MUCH CAFFEINE, MY BODY ' S REACTION TO A RED BULL WOULD RESULT INNOTSLEEPING FOR A WEEK! Response was tea Monster Caffeine | 145 Spring Awakening Directed by professor Terry Brino-Dean, Spring Awakening ran Feb. 19-24 on Mainstage Theatre. The Tony- Award-winning musical told the story of teenagers in 1980s Germany, using contemporary music to express their emotional journey into adulthood. WORDS DESIGN | Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS j Richard Finklestein 146 | Features ' r J 3 i Above: Wendla, played by sophomore Courtney Jamison, belts the Act One reprise of Mama Who Bore Me with Anna, Martha, Use andThea played by sophomore Katherine Arthur, junior Candke Shedd -Thompson, senior Madeline Arthur and junior Maria Bianchi.The show ' s stage manager was senior James Whitfield. Far Left: Junior Sean Grady sings in one of Spring Awakening ' s lead roles, Moritz. Right: A teacher, played by senior George Dippold, reprimands Melchior, played by senior Justin Calhoun. Dippold played many adult men in the musical. Spring Awakening | 147 the BREAKDOWN The numbers were constantly changing. In Fall 2002, nearly 4,000 fewer students populated campus. Here ' s an updated look at the campus ' growing size. WORDS DESIGN | Nora Bollinger SOURCES | Office of Institutional Research and olP Study Abroad website {16:1 Student to Teacher Ratio Male Female Percentages -i— .O 60% Where We Studied Abroad Average SAT Score for Incoming Freshmen Percent of incoming freshmen admitted with a high school GPA over 3.75 Majors 148 I Features Semester Study Abroad 1. London, U.K. 2. Antwerp, Germany J. Bejing, China 4. Salamanca, Spain 5. Florence, Italy 6. Edinburgh, Scotland Short-Term Study Abroad 1. Cameroon 2. Ghana 3. Kenya 4. South Africa 5. Kyoto, Japan 6. Adelaide, Australia 7. Vienna, Austria 8. Paris, France 9. Antwerp, Belgium 10. Normandy, France 1 1 . Greece 12. Ireland 13. Urbino,ltaly 14. Rome, Italy 1 5. Moscow, Russia 16. Barcelona, Spain 17. Argentina 18. Bahamas 19. Brazil 20. Costa Rica 21. Jordan 22. Lebanon 23. Montreal, Canada 24. Los Angeles Top 5 State Hometowns 2. New Jersey 3. Maryland 4. Pennsylvania 5. New York Students Per Academic Level • - one year 4,734 4,538 4,231 4,371 The Breakdown | 149 100 s 1 9.927 Everyone had an opinion on Facebook. We asked 100 students to share their opinions on dining, libraries and weekends. waiting in line at Starbucks WORDS DESIGN | Nora Bollinger 1 What do you spend your time doing in the library? studyin Facebooking chatting getting lost in the stacks people watching THE LIBRARY IS I WISH THE ANSWER I CAN ' T FOCUS AT FOR WORK, NOT WAS STUDYING ... BUT HOME SO CARRIER SOCIALIZING. I ' M KIND OF ADDICTED CITY, BABY. TO FACEBOOK. 150 | Features 2 Where is your favorite place to eat on campus? E-Hall Festival HHHHHHHH HHI (17) PC Dukes SHHHKHBH (17) D-Hall ■■■■■■■■ (12) Market One ■■■■■■■ (10) Top Dog 1SHHHHI (9) Mrs. Green ' s ■■■■ (6) Let ' s Go m (2) Einstein Bros. (1) Bagels 3 What is your favorite weekend activity? EATING OUT (7) COMMUNITY SERVICE (5) SLEEPING (30) SEEING MOVIES (10) SH0PPING(2) GOING HOME (1) PARTYING (35) VISITING OTHER COLLEGES FRIENDS (10) Polls | 151 Through Your Lens | 155 Through Your Lens | 161 Men ' s Basketball 214 SCOREBOARD Date Opponent Result 02 17 12 Coastal Carolina L 1-7 02 18 12 Boston College L 5-8 02 18 12 Virginia T4-4 02 22 12 Longwood W 13-7 02 24 12 Bucknell W 12-1 02 25 12 Bucknell L 6-8 02 25 12 Bucknell L6-22 02 26 12 Bucknell L 6-13 03 03 12 Lafayette W9-0 03 03 12 Lafayette W 10-9 03 04 12 Lafayette W 7-5 03 06 12 Virginia L 6-14 03 07 12 Mount St. Mary ' s L6-9 03 09 12 UNC Wilmington L 7-10 03 10 12 UNC Wilmington L 7-8 03 11 12 UNC Wilmington L 3-14 03 14 12 Liberty L 0-9 03 16 12 William Mary L 0-5 03 17 12 William Mary L 1-3 03 18 12 William Mary L 2-5 03 20 12 Radford L 3-8 03 23 12 Georgia State L 8-9 03 24 12 Georgia State L 2-4 03 25 12 Georgia State W 15-13 03 27 12 Virginia Tech L4-6 03 30 12 Delaware L 4-6 03 31 12 Delaware L 7-10 04 01 12 Delaware L 5-7 04 04 12 Virginia L 5-15 04 06 12 Northeastern W 14-6 04 07 12 Northeastern W3-2 04 08 12 Northeastern W 16-7 04 10 12 Liberty L 1-5 04 13 12 Old Dominion W 13-8 04 14 12 Old Dominion W7-6 04 15 12 Old Dominion L 5-6 04 17 12 Maryland L0-3 04 20 12 Hofstra W 13-2 04 21 12 Hofstra W 20-14 04 21 12 Hofstra L 13-15 04 24 12 Liberty L 1-12 04 25 12 VMI W 5-4 04 27 12 George Mason L2-3 04 28 12 George Mason W5-2 04 29 12 George Mason L5-6 05 08 12 Radford T3-3 05 11 12 VCU W 13-11 05 12 12 VCU L 3-9 05 13 12 VCU L 8-10 05 15 12 Longwood L 1-4 05 17 12 Towson L 3-8 05 18 12 Tows on L 10-11 05 19 12 Towson L4-5 Overall 16-35-2 CAA 10-20 FIRST ROW: Colby Roberts, Joe Townsend, Chad Carroll, Ian Haynes, Bradley Shaban, Aaron Hoo v er, Casey Goss. SECOND ROW: Tyler Thornton, Johnny Bladel, Nick Merullo, Cole Mclnturff, Patrick Arnold, Chris Hanson, Ben Garner, Billy Logan, Tyler Duke, Cody Miller. THIRD ROW: Assistant Coach Ted White, Associate Head Coach Jay Sullenger, Ryan Kilmon, Evan Scott, D.J. Brown, Nick Slogik, Patrick Toohers, SeanTierney, Michael Howerton, Assistant Coach Brandon Cohen, Head Coach Spanky McFarland. FOURTH ROW: Luke Munson, Chris Huffman, Ty McFarland, Josh Futter, Conner Brown, Trent Cundiff. 164 | Athletics REVIVAL Baseball brings A-game Easter weekend The baseball team did not have the season that it hoped for. But the players did have two three-game series sweeps. The first was against Lafayette University in early March, and the second was a home game at Veterans Memorial Park against Northeastern University on April 8. stepped up their game. We had good pitching, good defense and some timely hitting, said freshman pitcher Patrick Toohers. We felt great afterwards and we thought we had some momentum, said freshman pitcher and first baseman Aaron Hoover. But we IT FELT REALLY GOOD TO COME TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND PLAY A SERIES WELL AND GETTHE RESULT THAT WE WORKED SO HARD FOR. Patrick Toohers, freshman The series sweep versus Northeastern was a confidence boost for the team because most of the players ' families were in town for Easter weekend. We all came together and played like family, said junior catcher Bradley Shaban. It felt really good to play a series well and get the result that we worked so hard for. The team won with a final score of 16-7. With 33 ru ns throughout the weekend, the players definitely had trouble using it the rest of the season. Even though the Dukes missed the conference tournament, they looked forward to the next spring. According to Toohers, concentrating on the details would help the team bring back the level of play that they exemplified that weekend against Northeastern. WORDS | Courtney Ambrose DESIGN j Christine Pomatto PHOTOS | JMU Athletics Communications Q A PATRICK TOOHERS YEAR | Freshman POSITION | Pitcher MAJOR | Business Management HOMETOWN | Florham Park, NJ. What is your favorite Major League Baseball team? The New York Yankees because I ' m from North Jersey. What ' s surprising about baseball? Baseball is not easy. It ' s the only sport where you can be successful three out of 10 times and still be considered a good player Baseball | 165 Senior Ashley Burnham swings on the plate. Burnham set the school career records for home runs (35), RBIs(120)and doubles (43). Junior Megan Shinaberry reaches for a catch. Shinaberry played 50 out of the 56 games and started in 47. Junior Jasmine Butler catches a ground ball in the outfield. Besides being an impressive outfielder, Butler was ranked 73rd in the country for steals. I Athletics TheBi THREE-OH Softball reaches 30-win plateau for the fifth time Making it to the conference tournament and winning - that goal consumed the Softball players ' minds as their season began in February 2012. With senior shortstop Ashley Burnham leading the team, the season looked promising. The dream did not seem so far away. After a slew of major victories, the team moved on to play Georgia State to secure a place in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament. IT ' S HARD TO NOT HAVE FUN AROUNDTHESE GIRLS. Heather Kiefer, freshman We had to win one game to secure our spot in the conference tournament, said freshman Heather Kiefer. We won the first game of the series and secured it. It was a great moment because it took the pressure off [for] the next two games and the next series against Towson [University]. Without the pressure, the women secured three wins against Towson and headed to the CAA championship in Hempstead, N.Y. On May 11, the team earned its final win against University of Delaware and broke the 30-win-plateau for the fifth time in university history. The team was knocked out of the conference tournament by Georgia State University in a double elimination. Ending on the note that we did was probably the low point of the season, said freshman Sarah Mooney It was a shame that we had to say goodbye to Ash[ley Burnham] and Caitlen [Manning] . Burnham was a significant contributor, ending her college softball career with some impressive statistics and awards. These included first team All-CAA, multiple second team placements and multiple school records. She also received 2012 CAA Player of the Year, an honor she also received as a sophomore, making her the first player in conference history to receive the award twice. Even though the Dukes did not win the conference, the team came out of it with a positive attitude. After all, the players ' second goal was to have a good time together. Throughout the season, we carried out the theme of having fun, said Kiefer. Before games, our team would warm up by throwing a football around or even playing a game of kickball. Even before practice, we would play basketball in the gym at Memorial Hall. All of these things just helped us to loosen up. Having fun is a big part of the sport. It ' s hard to not have fun around these girls. The team looked forward to the 2012-13 season with 17 returning players and a new coaching staff: Head Coach Mickey Dean and Assistant Coaches Jennifer Herzig and Loren Messick. WORDS | Colleen Lentile DESIGN | Christine Pomatto PHOTOS | JMU Athletics Communications FIRST ROW: Caitlin Sandy, Morgan Heath, Heather Kiefer, Sarah Mooney, Reba OePriest, Haley Widner, Cassidy Clayton. SECOND ROW: Ashley Burnham, Megan Shinaberry, Brittany Jeans, Anna Klumpp, Haley Johnson, Caitlen Manning. THIRD ROW: Lori Botkin, Catherine Clavin, LindseyTomasz, Jasmine Butler, Kaitlyn Barbour, Cara Stecher. SCOREBOARD Date Opponent Result 02 18 12 Presbyterian W4-0 02 18 12 Elon W7-4 02 18 12 Bucknell L5-7 02 24 12 Minnesota L 1-3 02 25 12 Minnesota L 1-9 02 25 12 Penn State L4-5 02 26 12 Penn State W 10-8 02 28 12 Radford L 2-3 02 29 12 Radford L3-6 03 02 12 Iona L 0-3 03 02 12 Canisius W9-5 03 04 12 Niagara W 14-0 03 04 12 Iona W8-7 03 07 12 Santa Clara W9-5 03 08 12 Santa Clara W5-2 03 09 12 Colorado State L 5-6 03 09 12 Stanford LO-4 03 10 12 San Jose State L 1-9 03 10 12 Cal Poly L 3-4 03 11 12 Ole Miss L 2-3 03 16 12 Fordham L0-5 03 16 12 George Washington W5-4 03 17 12 George Washington L 2-4 03 17 12 Pittsburgh W2-1 03 18 12 Fordham L4-7 03 21 12 Longwood L 1-2 03 21 12 Longwood L0-9 03 24 12 Drexel W4-0 03 25 12 Drexel L0-6 03 25 12 Drexel W9-8 03 28 12 Virginia Tech L0-3 03 28 12 Virginia Tech L0-1 03 31 12 UNCW W5-1 03 31 12 UNCW W10-2 04 01 12 UNCW W8-0 04 04 12 Norfolk State W3-2 04 04 12 Norfolk State W4-1 04 07 12 George Mason W4-1 04 07 12 George Mason W9-2 04 08 12 George Mason W5-2 04 11 12 Elon W10-1 04 11 12 Elon W7-0 04 14 12 Delaware W7-0 04 14 12 Delaware W 7-0 04 15 12 Delaware L4-7 04 21 12 Hofstra L0-2 04 21 12 Hofstra L0-4 04 28 12 Georgia State W4-1 04 28 12 Georgia State L 1-5 04 29 12 Georgia State W3-1 05 04 12 Towson Wl-0 05 04 12 Towson W7-2 05 05 12 Towson W7-6 05 10 12 Georgia State L4-7 05 11 12 Delaware W6-3 05 11 12 Georgia State L 1-9 Overall 30-26 CAA 15-5 Softball | 167 Track and field wins CAA championshii The women ' s track and field team won its first Colonial Athletic Association championship on May 5 in Fairfax, Va. The Dukes finished with an overall score of 132 points, beating Virginia Commonwealth University by five and a half points and Georgia State University by 10. Four Dukes won individual championships during the two-day competition: juniors Katie Harman for the ISOO-meter. Danyelle Kent-Robinson for the high jump and Annie Reiner for the 800- meter and sophomore Jordan Simmons for the 100-meter. WE DON ' TTHINKOF IT AS COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER. Annie Reiner, junior Despite their individual wins, each teammate considered a herself part of a collective whole. We don ' t think of it as competing against each other. said Reiner We are all happy that we can challenge one another in practice so we can be the best we can be when it comes to the meet Overall, it ' s about winning as a team In an interview with JMU Communications, Head Coad said the athletes stayed balan each event I ' m very proud of the squ said We just really came tog staff and as a team and all th because we are one We are a The team went on to com] Eastern College Athletic Con (ECAC) Championships in Pro N J. on May 1 1 There, the Duk eighth place during the indoo of the compenuon - the team best performance to date Including indoor and outd the teams final ECAC score m placing the team 20th of 46 a Senior players missed gnk the CAA championship, but m forwent in purple gowns, the) for in gold medals and a tropl WOflOS | DCSKSA | PHOTOS | JMUAthlrtaG 170 I Athletic CAA COACH OF TH E YEAR Along with its win at the Colonial Athletic Association championship, the track and field team experienced another rousing success: Head Coach Ta ' Frias was named CAA Coach of the Year. Frias started as head coach in December 2009, and she was only in her third season as coach when the team won the championship. But she came with experience, having coached four NCAA national qualifiers and a U.S. Olympic Trials athlete. Frias was humbled when asked about winning the championship in an interview with JMU Athletics Communications. The girls came out here and did what they needed to do. They fought and they competed and we came out victorious, she said. It feels great and I ' m going to sleep like a baby tonight. WORDS j NoraBolinger CN FIRST foe cn% PLACE rH Q- in the CM Poi m . 4 6in ' S 20 J o f 2 o Katie Jordan Annie Danyefle Harman Simmons Reiner Kent-Robinson A A A A 4:30.70 (1500-meter) 11.76 (100-meter) 2:10.02 (800-meter) 1.70 (High Jump) FIRST ROW: Maria McDonald, Whitney Staton, Morgan Price, Katie Gorman, Marissa McDonald, Kristen Landry, Lauren Privette, Jess Zozos, Jordan Simmons. SECOND ROW: Jaime Lott, Megan Barnes, Jasmine Waddell, Adrena May, Annie Reiner, Brittany Wilhelm, Stacey Nobles, Morgan Sheaffer, Christianna Moss. THIRD ROW: Jessica Wheeler, Sarah Jochem, Ciara Morris, Michelle Savarese, Jacki Smith, Gabby Poore, Jennifer Monk, Kristen Greene, Nicole Gilbert. FOURTH ROW: Julie Strange, Kelsey Langton, Aubrie McAlpine, JaQuonna Lott, Brenna Johnston, Ashley Williams, Katie Harman, Kelsey Seymour, Rachel Hagen. FIFTH ROW: LaTisha Pryor, Erin Lopresti, Daquaa Scott, Destiny Simmons, Lizzy Powell, Jacki Ferrance, Carrie Payne, Tiel Westbrook. Track Fieid | 171 Date 02 23 12 02 25 12 02 29 12 03 04 12 03 06 12 03 10 12 03 17 12 03 21 12 03 24 12 03 31 12 04 06 12 04 08 12 04 13 12 04 15 12 04 20 12 04 22 12 04 27 12 04 29 12 ABOARD Opponent Result California W 13-9 Stanford L 13-14 Virginia Tech W10-7 Fairfield W 15-9 Harvard L 8-9 Richmond L 12-13 Loyola Wll-6 Virginia L 9-13 Maryland L8-14 George Mason W16-6 Hofstra W12-6 Drexel W 15-8 William Mary W 15-11 Old Dominion W 12-8 Delaware W 12-11 Towson L 9-10 Hofstra W10-9 Towson L 7-8 Overall 11-7 CAA 6-1 FIRST ROW: Steph Finley, Lexi Cross, Kaci Starkloff, Emily Rhoads, Shelby Robinson, Jordan Wilkins, AN Curwin. SECOND ROW: Alex Napoli, Rebecca McLouth, Ariel Lane, Team Captain Cally Chakrian, Alex Menghetti, Caitlin McHugh, Alisa Konishi,Team Captain Casey Ancarrow, Team Captain Annie Brophy. THIRD ROW: Head Coach Shelley Klaes-Bawcombejeam Manager Brooke Milby, Schylar Healy, Amanda Mathews, Monica Zabel, Ashley Kimener, Meghan Eshleman, Abby Hendrix, Julianne Giles, Athletic Trainer Lisa Holzhauer. FOURTH ROW: Assistant Coach Meg Dentler, Leah Perrotta, Mary Jane Toohey, Nicole Stiles, Megan Piotrowicz, Kelsey MacDonald, Amy Roguski, Hannah Verschoore, Assistant Coach Katie Linnertz. 172 | Athletics NO PA N LEARN THE LINGO Ever been to a lacrosse game and heard players shout strange words to one another on the field? The team deciphered a few of their unique terms. T A defensive term also known as help. When a player told another teammate she was hot, it meant she was there and could help if needed. E This was a defensive player who was two defenders away from an offender with the ball. The defensive player sent the hot defe nder to slide in when the on-ball player is beaten. Once the hot defender was gone, the fire defender has to cover two offenders until the hot defender can recover. H Used when an offensive opponent beats the defensive player and heads to the goal. The defeated defender called crash so that everyone else on defense knew they needed to get into the middle and try to clog it up so that the offender couldn ' t get a shot on cage. TURKEY When an offensive player shot high and the shot is stuffed, or stopped, by the goalie. DDP Stands for Duke Dog Pride. FLUSH IT When a player made a mistake, moved on and forgot about it. SWAG We use this word to characterize our team ' s demeanor. More specifically, when we are getting ready for a defensive set, we try to put on our ' D-SWAG ' as an intimidation factor to our attackers. Nicole Stiles, junior NO GAIN Women ' s lacrosse fights against the odds The women ' s lacrosse team faced several injuries and a change in coaching staff. Four players suffered season -ending injuries. Of the four, two of them were starters and captains. The team ' s Head Coach Shelley Klaes- Bawcombe, also had a baby, leaving Assistant Coach Meg Dentler in a more prominent position. We had to trust and believe in each other and the assistant coaches, said senior Monica Zabel. Everyone had to step up out of their comfort zones. Even with the odds stacked against them, the Dukes ended the regular season with an overall record of 11-7, putting them in second place to start the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship. After beating Hofstra University in a close 10-9 game, the Dukes advanced to the CAA championship for the third year in a row But Towson University claimed the title with an 8-7 win over the Dukes. Despite this loss, the Dukes still made history, becoming one of three CAA schools to play in three or more straight title games. Our goal for next season is to make it back to the CAA championship and make sure we don ' t let it slip away, said sophomore Leah Perrotta. WORDS ) Claire Fogarty DESIGN i Christine Pomatto PHOTOS j JMU Athletics Communications Vincent Menghetti ASSISTANT COACH MEG DENTLER STEPS IT UP Source: Abby Hendrix, Shelby Robinson, Lexi Cross and Nicole Stiles Meg Dentler was always a huge part of our team. She was always in great spirits as well as a very positive; encouraging coach. She was a huge contribution to our successes as a program. Nicole Stiles, junior Dentler was an awesome assistant coach last year, and she really stepped up and became more of a vocal leader while our head coach was pregnant. Dentler really pushed us to be the best we could be and to not let up just because our head coach was out. Abby Hendrix, sophomore She really stepped up last year when our head coach, Shelley, was pregnant. She was basically the best. Shelby Robinson, sophomore Meg [Dentler] worked with our goalies and I think having the confidence in all of them was key for our team, especially really focusing on freshman [Schylar Healy] because she was a key player when the games got tough. Lexi Cross, freshman Women ' s Lacrosse | 173 Meet the COACH Getting to know CAA Co-Coach of the Year Steve Secord He has been at JMU many years and deserves [CAA Co- Coach of the Year]. He ' s been therefor us when we ' re down and when we ' re up. I ' m very happy for him. Greg Vladimirsky, junior I think Coach has done a good job at managing the team and giving us the opportunity to be in this position of ending strongly. Ryan Pool, junior r ■ Our coach is a great person, always listening to our thoughts. He did a good job controlling our strong and different personalities. It ' s not easy to deal with guys from all over the globe and he succeeded. Bastien Russo, junior He ' s a good person and a good coach. I think it ' s going to motivate him even more to do a good job with us. Hugo Ramadier, junior FULL NAME | Steven Scott Secord AGE | 42 HEIGHT | 6 ' 2 HOMETOWN | Dumfries, Va. UNDERGRAD | James Madison University STUDIED | Psychology FAMILY | Wife Diane, JMU alumna; son Canon, 12; daughter Reese, 6. OTHER SPORTS PLAYED | Soccer YEARS PLAYED TENNIS | 30 FAVORITE FOOD | Steak FAVORITE RESTAURANT | Local Chop Grill House (anywhere with good steak) FAVORITE PART OF COACHING | Probably the best thing is all the stuff after - when the guys graduate and get jobs. These gi. . are doing cool stuff. They ' re getting married ar i having kids. That ' s the most special. COACHING STYLE | Eclectic! I don ' t think I ' m a disciplinarian. I try to be a player ' s coach. I figure out what each individual needs. SEASON HIGHLIGHT | Beating William Mary on March 31 They have a great facility and we ' re always looking toward improving that. They have a realty good program and are very well-coached. It w v. very cool to beat them. HONORS | Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Co-Coach of the Year It ' s nice; I like it. But I see it more as a reflectio of how the team has improved. I think we ' ve made strides in the CAA and then regionally ... I ' m proud of the guys for hanging in there and keeping us going. WORDS | Haley Lams DESIGN | Christine Pom PHOTOS | JMU Athletics Communicate Lauren Gor : (XJ SCOREBOARD Date Opponent Result 01 27 12 Duquesne L3-4 01 27 12 Robert Morris W7-0 02 12 12 Old Dominion L3-4 02 25 12 Christopher Newport W7-0 02 26 12 East Carolina W4-2 03 04 12 Virginia Tech LO-7 03 06 12 Winthrop L 2-5 03 07 12 The Citadel W7-0 03 10 12 Coastal Carolina L2-4 03 16 12 Eastern Kentucky L 2-4 03 18 12 St. Francis (Pa.) W6-1 03 20 12 Liberty W4-3 03 28 12 Radford L3-4 03 30 12 Delaware W7-0 03 31 12 William Mary W4-1 04 01 12 VCU L 0-7 04 06 12 George Washington L2-5 04 07 12 Richmond W4-3 04 10 12 George Mason W7-0 04 12 12 Longwood W5-2 04 20 12 Old Dominion L 1-4 Overall 11-10 CAA 3-2 FIRST ROW: Hugo Ramadier, Greg Vladimirsky,Tommi Nissinen, Jovan Milic, Bertrand Moulin, Ryan Pool. SECOND ROW: Assistant Coach Zack Watson, Florent Sentenac, Bastien Russo, Head Coach Steve Secord. Men ' s Tennis | 175 Twice th Junior Katherine Bulling improves her skills. Bulling had an 1 1-7 doubles record at the number two position. It takes a lot of communication to win a doubles tennis match, according to freshman Taylor Pinchoff. She held a number one position and a 14-6 doubles record. Junior Michelle Nguyen practices for the April 1 9-20 Colonial Athletic Association tournament. Nguyen held a doubles record of 2-1 during the tournament. 176 | Athletics Women ' s tennis improves doubles game Four rackets, four players, two teams, one net: a doubles tennis match. And for the women ' s tennis team, this was a match the players excelled in, contributing to their 12 wins and six losses. But there was more to each doubles match than two times the tennis skirts. It takes a lot more communication, said junior Katherine Bulling. But it ' s also nice to have someone there to support you and pick you up if you are getting a little down on yourself. The team hadn ' t always excelled in doubles. Head Coach Maria Malerba noted that doubles matches were weak during the 2010-11 season. One of our goals was to improve our doubles play and to put together three solid doubles teams, and it took us the first part of the spring season to achieve this, said Malerba. One way the team improved its doubles play was by working on players ' communication skills. We use signals to indicate what the net person will do when our partner is serving, said Bulling. Usually it ' s a signal that says we will either poach off [or intercept] the return or stay, or shows which direction we will move when we do an I-formation. Other doubles teams had different techniques, such as freshman Taylor Pinchoff and junior Michelle Nguyen who used their left and right pinkies to signal where they would serve the ball and fists to signal stand still. It is common for college doubles teams to use hand signals, and I think that is the preferred method to communicate, said Pinchoff. Many of their doubles matches had winning records - Bulling and her partner had an 11-7 doubles record. One pair, senior Kinsey Pate and Pinchoff (10-6), received honors at the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) banquet for their strong showing. While they succeeded in communication on the court, sometimes the team struggled with pre-match communication. I think the most challenging part about communicating with my teammates is we all have very different personalities and it is hard sometimes to meet the needs of everyone, said Pinchoff. Some people are louder and like to yell and get hyped up that way whereas others are more quiet and internally pump themselves up. In their first CAA tournament match versus George Mason University, the Pate- Pinchoff and Nguyen-Bulling pairs both smoked their opponents 8-1, contributing to the team ' s 4-0 win. The team ended its tournament play with a second round loss to Georgia State University. WORDS | Julie Hirschhorn DESIGN | Christine Pomatto PHOTOS | JMU Athletics Communications V 7 mm SCOREBOARD Date Opponent Result 01 28 12 Georgetown L1-.6 01 29 12 Appalachian State W5-2 02 11 12 Norfolk State W6-0 02 12 12 Old Dominion L 2-5 02 18 12 Washington Lee W7-2 03 06 12 Toledo W5-2 03 07 12 Ball State W5-2 03 13 12 Howard W6-1 03 16 12 L3-4 03 18 12 St. Francis (Pa) W7-0 03 23 12 California (Pa) W5-2 03 30 12 Delaware W6-1 03 31 12 L 1-6 04 12 12 Richmond L 1-6 04 14 12 George Mason W7-0 04 15 12 Towson W7-0 04 19 12 George Mason W4-0 04 20 12 Georgia State LO-4 Overall 12-6 CAA 4-3 FIRST ROW: Jacqueline Palmucci, Kinsey Pate, Megan Douglass, Ruxandra Andriescu. SECOND ROW: Michelle Nguyen, Katherine Bulling, Leah DeMasters, Taylor Pinchoff. Women ' s Tennis | 177 SPYRIDON CHAKALOS  Shoots 300 mph paintballs Get in there! Shoot, shoot, shoot! Senior Spyridon The Dragon Chakalos, president of the university ' s paintball club, aimed his gun from behind a red inflatable bunker as yellow paint pierced the air with a bang. Decked out in purpie-and- gold jerseys, paintball club members dived and slid on artificial turf to take cover and shoot at rivals during practice. Some shot lying fiat on their stomachs; others jumped up from behind bunkers. It ' s a rush of adrenaline that never leaves you, said Chakalos. You get an unbelievable high, like it ' s a drug. To compete, a player donned 10 pounds of gear, from a facemask to a belt that held pods full of paintballs. The paintball guns alone weighed about seven pounds. The paintball club was not always so dedicated. Two years ago, UREC was about to deactivate the club because of its disorganized leadership. In 2011, Chakalos took over and made it his mission to get the club more organized and professional. After a lot of paperwork, UREC agreed to keep the club. Keala Mason, coordinator of sports clubs and youth programs at UREC, said that the difference was night and day. In fall 2012, the club had more than a dozen active members. The team used Skyline Paintball ' s field in Strasburg, Va., about a 50-minute drive from campus, but had recently scored dozens of donated inflatable bunkers so members were able to practice on campus. It ' s a huge deal - not many schools have their own paintball fields, said Chakalos. Getting this field is our biggest accomplishment so far. A team usually consisted of five players. In a game, there were two periods, each 15 minutes long. Rules varied throughout different divisions of competition, but generally, a team won by capturing the other team ' s flag. All the while, players ducked behind bunkers and shot at one another. If players were hit even once, they were eliminated. Consistency is everything; it ' s very competitive and challenging, said Chakalos. The club ' s ultimate goal was to play in the National Collegiate Paintball Association tournament, college paintballs World Cup. Every Friday, Chakalos led the team in 90 minutes of frog hops, butt kicks and plenty of cardio. My job doesn ' t mean you have to like me, said Chakalos to the club. At the end of a Sunday shooting practice, players were blanketed in neon yellow. Blood, cuts and bruises the size of golf balls speckled the players ' bodies. Chakalos assessed the damage, helping players crack their backs and tape their ankles That ' s a damned good jot guys. A damn good job WORDS PHOTO | Heather Buttenoorl ANNA WHITE  Practices 2 martial arts Don ' t pick a fight with senior Anna White. She was experienced in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and tae kwon do. White, vice president of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu club and a member of the tae kwon do club, saw martial arts as stress relievers. White began practicing tae kwon do when she was nine years old. and she began jiu-jitsu just four years ago. She traded back and forth between jiu-jitsu and tae kwon do, attending practices for both clubs. My friends ask me all the time which one is my favorite, but I really don ' t know, said White, giggling. For White, jiu-jitsu had a calming effect. Everything ... just disappears, said White. White was one of many females in the tae kwon do club, which she considered a more aggressive sport. Being a girl is not an issue, said White. But some guys won ' t be partners with girls in practice because they are scared that they will hurt them. In tae kwon do, White was a conditional belt, the belt before black. Jiu-jitsu levels were denned by Gi tournaments, characterized by heavy ■ tton uniforms worn in the tournaments. White competed in these as well as No-Gi, or combat wrestling, tournaments and earned two first place medals and two second place medals. Maybe the men should have been worried about losing to her, rather than hurting her. WORDS | Colleen Lentile PHOTO [ Julian Williams MEGHAN MOSS 100 -ft drops Senior geology major Meghan Moss spent her time rappelling down 100-ft drops inside caves with the Madison University Student Grotto, also known as the caving club. It ' s exploring, finding new passages, said Moss. You think, 4 1 wonder if anyone ' s been down here? ' Moss joined the club as a freshman because she saw cute boys signing up at Student Organization Night. She stayed because she loved being in the caves and made strong friendships. The club was small, with about 15 members who regularly went on caving trips, driving 30 minutes to three hours away to explore. Trips lasted two to 16 hours. It can be very challenging physically, said Moss. In total darkness, she said it was difficult to have any depth perception. Moss said the best part about caving was getting to know people better. I ' ve always been outgoing but people don ' t understand me. I ' ve found my niche here. [The club] accepts you no matter what your walk of life. Although she began caving for fun, the activity led her to research thermal springs in caves. After graduation, Moss hoped to study geology in graduate school. WORDS | Heather Butterworth PHOTO | Meghan Moss Three of 19,927 | 179 FIRST ROW: Taylor West, Erika Bienlien, Bailee Hubert, Taylor Bailey, Julia Osisek, Erin Gallivan, Rachel Palumbo, Bethany Ashworth. SECOND ROW: Head Coach Antoinette Lucas, Auburn Weisensale, Sarah Bieszczad, Sam Smiertka, Lena Wimmert, Stephanie Tarafas, Hannah George, Dana Allaband, Jade Saylor, Saskia Chelmowski. THIRD ROW: Jessica Currin, Courtney Versfeld, Student Assistant Cole Werkheiser, Amy Goldstein, Rachel Wein, Jenna Taylor, Assistant Coach Baillie Versfeld, Kristen Reitano, Associate Head Coach Lynn Farquhar, Adrienne le Vatte, Loes Stijntjes, Danni Wilson. 180 | Athletics MASTERING OVERTIME All heart, all out, all the time. - the field hockey team didn ' t know its motto would be so fitting for the season. All the time ended up including overtime play in six games. Even after 70 minutes of regu lation game play, the Dukes gave each overtime game their all, winning five of them.  U AMERICAN UNIVERSITY The score was 1-1 when the Dukes entered overtime with American University at home. American ' s first shot was blocked, and the second was saved by freshman goalie Lena Wimmert. The Dukes secured the win 14 minutes and 22 seconds into overtime, when sophomore Rachel Palumbo scored her first career goal with only 38 seconds left on the clock. It was so exciting and such an amazing feeling, said Palumbo. We really played hard; it felt great to come away with the win. SWT. 14 L0NGW00D UNIVERSITY On the Dukes ' home turf, the SCOREBOARD Date Opponent Result 08 24 12 Vermont W3-2 Kent State L0-1 Lafayette L 1-2 American W2-1 Davidson Wl-0 Longwood W3-2 Boston College W2-1 Drexel L 1-2 09 23 12 Towson Wl-0 Northeastern L2-3 Hofstra Wl-0 Radford W4-0 mvu Duke LO-1 Richmond L0-1 William Mary W3-0 Old Dominion LO-2 10 76 12 Delaware W 3-2 Hofstra W3-2 11 03 12 Northeastern L2-3 Overall 11-8 CAA 4-3 Longwood University game entered overtime at 2-2. And in a quick end to the extended period, freshman Loes Stijntjes assisted sophomore Dana Allaband for her first season goal with only a minute and 15 seconds on the clock. Beating them was huge, said Palumbo. It really showed our top competition how competitive we are as a team. SEPT. 16 The Dukes also had a decisive double overtime win against No. 18 Boston College on a neutral field at University of Maryland. The score was 1-1 as overtime began. Despite two Dukes shot attempts, the clock reached 15 minutes without a score change. Redshirt freshman Taylor West scored the winning goal eight minutes into the second overtime, her third goal for the season. Beating such a high-ranked team was great for our team, said junior Amy Goldstein. It really got our name out there. Field Hockey wins five of six overtime games OCT. 26 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE For their last regular season game, the Dukes traveled to University of Delaware to play the Blue Hens. Both teams arrived with 3-3 records in the Colonial Athletic Association. Redshirt freshman forward Taylor West scored a bank-handed shot in overtime, securing a 3-2 win for the D ukes. This hard-fought 3-2 win helped the Dukes maintain their status as one of the best defensive teams in the nation. NOV. 2 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY The Dukes traveled to Philadephia for the CAA quarterfinals. Stijntjes tied the game with just 20.9 seconds remaining in the second period, sending the game into overtime. Just one minute, 59 seconds into overtime, Goldstein scored a goal, clinching the win for the Dukes and carrying them on to the semifinals. WORDS | Margaret Fogarty DESIGN | Christine Pomatto PHOTOS | Lauren Gordon Sophomore midfielder Dana Freshman Taylor West acts as a midfielder Allaband defends the ball against her and forward, driving the ball down the Northeastern University competition. field. The team ' s games often went into The Dukes lost 2-3 on their home turf. overtime and double overtime. Field Hockey 181 Uncertain Cross country seniors secure ECAC win Although the women ' s cross country team capped off a decent season by winning the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC), the team faced an uncertain future. Four of the team ' s top seven runners were graduating seniors - two of whom, seniors Katie Harman and Katie Gorman, were ECAC champions. The seniors will be impossible to replace in more ways than one, said Coach Dave Rinker. However, the younger runners showed they have the ability to step up and lead the team next year. For the second straight year, Harman earned All-Region Honors, which meant she placed in the top 25 at each regional meet. Despite this, Harman didn ' t make it to Nationals. I did all that I could, so I can ' t be disappointed, said Harman. If I didn ' t have a team full of my best friends, I couldn ' t have done it. FUTURE In addition to running cross country, Harman was busy applying to M.A. programs for occupational therapy It ' s definitely difficult to balance everything, but cross country makes me better at managing my time, said Harman. I stay on a schedule and have to be really on top of communicating with teachers. The team was tightly knit, gathering for movie nights and outings to Fear Forest and Kline ' s Dairy Bar. At the end of the season, Coach Rinker organized a potluck team Thanksgiving. Our team ' s really talented and hard working, said Harman. But the team will need people to step up and be leaders. WORDS | Heather Butterworth DESIGN ] Christine Pomatto PHOTOS j JMU Athletics Communications CHAMPS states | 5 ranked NATIONALLY FI RST ROW: Katie Gorman, Anne Reiner, Michelle Savarese, Stacey Nobles, Kristen Landry, Kelsey Langton, Morgan Sheaffer, Rachel Hagen, Katie Harman. SECOND ROW: Carrie Payne, Jenna Flickinger. THIRD ROW: Tiel Westbrook, Erin Lopresti, Kelsey Seymour, Jacki Ferrance, Caroline Morris, Julie Strange. FOURTH ROW: Kathleen Stewart, Maria McDonald, Emily Cole, Laura Dobbs. The women ' s cross country team huddles to get ready for a meet on Sept. 14. The team ranked 8th in the Southeast region. Crosscountry | 183 Junior Chandni Bansal performs the traditional Punjabi step. During each practice, the group rehearsed upbeat dances for two hours. Swing dance practices their moves Every Monday and Wednesday, Godwin fitness studio was packed with high energy as the Swing Dance club dipped, turned and jumped. The club had roughly 25 regular members and practiced twice a week. The executive board members led the lessons, teaching everyone new moves and dance techniques. Junior Sidney Lawrence was the president of the club and had been involved since her freshman year. This is my family at JMU, said Lawrence. Outside of the gym, the group had movie nights, group dinners and various get-togethers. During practice, the club worked on the four different swing styles: East Coast Basic, ' 20s Charleston, ' 30s Charleston and Lindy Each style varied in speed and music beats. According to sophomore Kaitlin Schmidt, East Coast Basic was the easiest to learn and the first style everyone learned. In her opinion, Lindy was the most difficult due to its quick speed and the leg strength needed. Their hard work paid off when they performed at events such as Student Organization Night and hospitality dinners. They also had a big dance for all the club members at the end of each semester. Freshman Caroline McLaughlin was new to the club and enjoyed meeting new people and learning moves during practice. Her favorite memory was dancing to Gangnam Style during social hour. McLaughlin encouraged interested students to come out to a lesson. According to McLaughlin, swing dance was a good way to make an impression. Just try it out; you ' ll have a good time. Juniors Kelde Melino and Nicholas Harrison perform an aerial dance move during practice They knew a variety of aerial tricks and incorporated them into their performance! which were generaly big crowdpleasen 184 ] Features Bhan Bhangra: from India to the ' Burg Adrenaline built as the bhangra club took center stage. Bhangra was a folkda nce that originated in Northern India and was performed for celebrations. The dance involved partner work and a lot of high knees, shoulder shrugs and arm movements. Performers wore brightly colored costumes and often used props while dancing. According to Vice President sophomore Pritpal Saggu, bhangra was definitely a workout. Saggu and junior President Chandni Bansal were co-captains and both choreographed the dances. Club members practiced twice a week and dedicated members performed in the competition team. You just need the passion, said Bansal. Although many of the new members had previous dance experience, it still took two to three months to get the basic form and rhythm down. Junior Laura Quintero joined the organization in 2010 after watching a performance at the International Student Association Culture Show. Quintero was not native to India but learned a lot about Punjabi culture through her experience. The culture is colorful, bright and very welcoming, she said. Quintero worked hard at practice and was a member of the competition team. One cannot simply throw their hands in the air and become good at bhangra. It takes commitment, endurance, strength, open-mindedness and, most of all, respect WORDS J Jennifer Tolep DESIGN [ Lindsey Kreger PHOTOS j Jennifer Tolep Laura Quintero SWING Juniors Mark Overstreet and Laura Quintero perform with the rest of the bhangra club a festival called the Richmond Punjabi Mela. The team also performed at the 201 2 Asian Student Union ' s culture show and Bhangra Beat at Mary Washington University. Bhangra Swing Dance Clubs | 185 A SPIKE s - 7 7 Women ' s On the Back Sophomore middle blocker Lizzy Briones spikes the ball. The team ' s highlight of the season came during a 3-0 win against rival University of Delaware. Delaware SMACK! The sound of hard rubber hitting skin, the accompanying stinging of hands and screams of exclamation - one of victory and one of failure. Senior Danielle Erb and freshman MacKenzie Kleespies banded together in an impressive block against University of Delaware! attempted kill, securing the women! volleyball team a win on Oct. 12. It was just beautiful, said Kleespies. They ' re used to beating us and it was so fun, because you could see on their faces that they didn ' t know what to do. The win was a special one for t team. Not only was it the first time in two years that the Dukes beaf this rival, but prior to the season the team lost two crucial players tc torn ACLs. Numerous other injurie and subsequent changes in line-up made it difficult for the girls to create a crucial dynamic. But it all came together for the intense Delaware game. The Dukes swept the first two matches before Delaware made comeback, culminating in a nail biting third match. You go out onto the court am you can ' t hear anything, said sophomore Lizzy Briones. But yoi know, everyone is screaming and then someone will get an amazinj kill and the sound breaks, just liki in a movie. The two teams fought for dominance, each taking the lead twice and tying six times before t Dukes made the final point. It was the best feeling ever, said Briones. Everyone knew we were going to win and we knew were going to win. It was great. WORDS | Haley Lam DESIGN | Christine PHOTOS | JMU Athletics Com 186 | Athletics SCOREBOARD Date Opponent Result Appalachian State W 3-0 Minnesota L 1-3 Seton Hall L 1-3 08 30 12 1 one? Rparh 9fatp L 0-3 08 31712 Wisconsin LO-3 09 01 12 Cal St. Northridge LO-3 09 07 12 Howard W3-1 09 08 12 UMBC W3-1 09 08 12 Robert Morris W3-0 09 11 12 Radford W3-0 09 14 12 Bethune-Cookman W3-0 09 14 12 South Florida L 1-3 09 15 12 FIU W3-1 09 22 12 Georgia State W3-0 09 25 12 Liberty LO-3 09 29 12 George Mason W3-1 10 05 12 Hofstra L 1-3 10 07 12 Northeastern L 0-3 10 12 12 Delaware W 3-0 10 14 12 Towson L2-3 10 16 12 Virginia L 2-3 Georgia State W3-0 William Mary L 2-3 10 28 12 UNCW L 1-3 11 02 12 George Mason L2-3 11 09 12 Northeastern W3-0 11 10 12 Hofstra L 1-3 11 16 12 Northeastern W3-2 11 17 12 Delaware L 1-3 Overall 13-16 CAA 5-7 Freshman and outside hitter MacKenzie Kleespies prepares to hit the ball during a game against University of Minnesota. She joined the team with impressive 201 1 credentials: 738 kills and 564 digs in 1 1 0 games. After scoring a point, sophomore Lizzy Briones celebrates. As a freshman, Briones started 30 of 31 games. FIRST ROW: Jaclyn Placha, Sierra Hahn-Ventrell, Katie Daorai, Patreece Spence. SECOND ROW: Martha Stewart, Meghan Niski, Danielle Erb, MacKenzie Kleespies, Megan Wiechmann, Natalie Abel. THIRD ROW: Head Coach Lauren Steinbrecher, Assistant Coach Casey Steinbrecher, Sarah Patterson, Sarah Delaney, Alyssa Hall, Kelly Maguire, Lizzie Briones, Kristi Richardson, Associate Head Coach Ron Sweet. Volleyball | 187 188 | Features DODGEBALL Only two years old, club dodgeball racks up the numbers sTuo EN Tsii8SPOTS ™1 7 m P h FOR A TOTAL OF 60MEMBERS $.1 dues C VvllN DUutes GAMES SPLIT INTO HALVES in the National ° ) Collegiate Dodgeball LI U Assocation WORDS | Margaret Fogarty DESIGN | Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS | Lauren Gordon SOURCE | Christopher Hess Dodgeball | 189 MAYTHE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR Archery competes in ' the games ' at every level, from novice to world champion Between the Olympics, the Hunger Games franchise and the Disney movie Brave, it was a good year for archery. But the university archery team was pulling back its bows before it was cool. Originally a varsity sport that was cut in 2007 as part of Title IX, the club sport still had world class pull. The 45 members ranged from novices to the men ' s World Champion in compound bows, junior Daniel Suter. Coached by two archery alumni volunteers, club archery competed in tournaments individually and as a team. Players were required to purchase their own equipment, but the club provided arrows. There were two different types of bows: compound and recurve. The team competed in compound, recurve and bow hunter divisions, each of which was split into male and female divisions. WORDS | Margaret Fop DESIGN | Sarah Lockvw PHOTOS | University Marketing Photograp Danielle Lerer Rebekah Hayi Daniel Suter, junior BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT | 2012 Men s Compound World Champion WHY ARCHERY? | I have been doing it ever since I was a kid with my dad, so it made sense to keep doing it in college ' HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SHOOTING? I I started shooting with my dad when I was six years old. He has always been my inspiration and pushes me to be a perfectionist. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOURMIND WHEN SHOOTING? | It ' s not always what you think about; it ' s what you don ' t think about. I relax my entire body and perform in almost a different state of mind where nothing interferes. I stare at the middle and pretend I am burning a hole in the ' X ' ring and watch the arrow disappear in the center. DO YOU HAVE ANY GOOD LUCK CHARMS? | Yes, I do. I have one my aunt gave me - it is a solid silver coin from the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea with an archer on it Whenever I go to a big shoot it is always with me. 190 | Features Amanda Miller, junior BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT I Club President WHY ARCHERY? | My stepdad sent me a text telling me there was an archery club at JMU and that I should join so I went to a meeting and loved it. John Sullivan, freshman BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT 50 pounds on his bow WHY ARCHERY? I Pulling back I had always wanted to learn to shoot and I never had a way to. So when I heard about the club and found out I didn ' t have to have previous experience, I went and finally got to learn. Ciera Abbate, graduate student BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT | No. 1 All East Coast WHY ARCHERY? I I had never been on a team before and I was in class with an archery team member and he convinced me to try it out and I loved it. Archery | 191 Golf team members strengthen their bodies Grunts of pain, deep breaths, exhales and relaxing music filled the air in the warm candle-lit yoga studio beside Gold ' s Gym. It was a November afternoon and the men ' s golf team was practicing yoga, which they did every Tuesday and Thursday for an hour. During each session, yoga instructor John Newman led the team through a series of stretches that helped members improve their swings and helped their bodies endure the four to five hours they spent on the golf course during practices. Yoga strengthened their bodies and their minds. Meditation is my favorite part in yoga because you just get to let go, said senior Ryan Vince. However it also helps us concentrate and this concentration can be used when it comes to school work as well. Head Coach Jeff Forbes agreed with Vince. I am starting to see the guys ' flexibility and balance improve and they seem to like the meditation. We plan on continuing yoga, said Forbes. Not only did this intense form of stretching help with concentration and flexibility, it also relaxed the body. It became one of the things that I look forward to doing during the week. It is really relaxing, said freshman Chris Kapsak. With yoga, the team seerr.fr to improve in certain areas an: placed 11th in their three- round final tournament ofthi season, the Old Dorninion Ofl Collegiate. There, freshman Connor Walters was the top finisher for the Dukes and sophomore Trey Smith was named the Colonial Athletic Association ' s Golfer of the Week in early September. After all of the stretching weight lifting and sweat- dripping exercises, the men ' s golf team finished its season feeling more limber and unified as a team. WORDS I JacquelioeSol DESIGN I Christine Pomia PHOTOS I Julian ' MUM Junior Ben Firebaugh participates in a Tuesday Men ' s golf players stretch their backs. After seeing the physical I A standing pose helps senior Ryan Vince night yoga session. Firebaugh transferred from benefits of yoga during their fall season, the men ' s golf team improve his balance. The team practiced yoga Newberry College for the spring 201 2 semester. decided to continue these practices into the spring. | on Tuesdays and Thursdays. FIRST ROW: Chris Kapsak, Rich Leeper, Tyler Senior Rich Leeper Williams, Connor Walters. SECOND ROW: hopes for the best as Assistant Coach Parker Reeves, Tucker Koch, he swings during a Trey Smith, Ryan Vince, Ben Firebaugh, Head competition. Leeper Coach Jeff Forbes. averaged a 77 game. Men ' s Golf | 193 Swinging into Women ' s golf travels far distances It was all about the journey for the women ' s golf season. The team traveled for each of its 13 tournaments, and was on a bus almost every weekend. According to sophomore Shabril Brewer, the team ' s longest bus ride was to Kiawah Island, S.G for the Oct. 28-29 tournament. The trip took a total of 10 hours and occurred during the wrath of Hurricane Sandy. TRAVELING MAKES SCHOOL TOUGH ... Ginger Mak, junior Since most of the bus rides were more than five hours long, the Dukes were familiar with entertaining themselves. I usually do my school work since I ' m missing a lot of class time to travel to tournaments, said Brewer. Junior golfer Ginger Mak spent her time sleeping and reading. She was used to the long travel times because it took her 20 hours to get to the US. from North Point, Hong Kong, her hometown. The team also enjoyed watching movies or playing music on the way to hotels. We all listen to our own iPods, but when a really popular song is out we often play it on our laptops for everyone to hear, said Brewer. Traveling for every match had its advantages and disadvantages. I think being away works to my advantage because I the tournament is the best time to find out the strengths and weaknesses of a player ' s game said Mak. Of course there are times where traveling makes school tough due to missing so many classes, but that ' s part of being a student athlete Brewer agreed. I like to get away from school and the stress thai comes with it, but at the same time I ' m missing class ' Despite playing on a different course every week, the team had an exceptional season, finishing its best tournament at Pawley ' s Island, S.C. and placing third of 12 teams. WORDS | Courtney AmtH j DESIGN | Christine A PHOTOS j JMU Athletics Coi Pristine Pom j CommunKitwn hletics Women ' s Golf | 195 The ULTIMATE Ultimate Frisbee teams: bright clothes and unique names Flare, verb. - to start up or burst out in sudden, fierce activity, passion. This word went beyond technical meaning when used to describe the men ' s and women ' s ultimate Frisbee teams. The teams expressed themselves with colorful nicknames and decorative clothing - while playing in large tournaments. Flare is the goofiest clothing that no one would ever wear: fashion jackets, neon, metallic print, said sophomore President Olivia Kirk. We wore flare to boost morale and spirit. Even when practice got tough we were still dressed as moms on vacation or in frilly skirts. Besides the goofy ensembles, the Bitchmonkeys (women ' s team), Hellfish (men ' s A team) and Smellfish (men ' s B team) strove to be the best in Virginia and the nation. Making it to Nationals is something we all hope for, said senior men ' s Captain Jordan Albro. It would be the culmination of all the countless hours spent Left: Junior Brett Woodward warms up his arm as practice begins. The Hellfish practiced three days a week for two hours. together seeing your best friends every day; it would be nice to be validated. This validation didn ' t come easy for the teams when they were facing schools like Clemson University, Virginia Tech and the University of South Carolina. For captains like Albro, there was added pressure. It is very hard to be a captain, because you also become the coach, said Albro. Besides playing on the field, hours were put in behind the scenes to ensure that the teams could continue playing and winning tournaments. As president, I was in charge of our relationship with the school. That included permits, meeting with the treasurer and going to countless meetings, said Kirk. Through all the stress, the teams maintained their playful attitudes and continued to dominate the playing fields. WORDS | Hannah Hayes DESIGN | Christine Pomatto PHOTOS I Juliana Garabedian During a pick-up gat Michael Mahoney ai Frisbee. This throw created large amount of power the fltckino motion of Rightlhe Bitchmonkeys pose together. The team loved to participate in themed scrimmages such as homeless prostitutes versus pirates. 196 | Athletics HOW TO: GET A GRIP Demonstrated to Senior Lloyd Blake OFFHAND BACKHAND I FLICK As the team prepares for its upcoming season, sophomore Kathleen MacCall develops her skills. In 201 2, the women ' s team was second in the state and hoped to continue growing. BACKHAND f U L Mil If M AAA E Mm A hn E Which woman goes with which name? IE NIVlVIMMIYlE I] HI VIC See ifyou can figure it out. Senior Victoria Elmore passes a Frisbee during practice. The teams held a tournament, dubbed Bonanza, that included 20 teams from across the region. MA 1. soph omore 2. Megan McKinley, a. Halle Berry b. Gravity c. Cricket d. Roman e. Spike Mary Nguyen, senior Mary Dodson, junior (c)SW(3)£ ' q)r ' (i }i : A3 i H3MSNV Ultimate Frisbee | 197 MAKING MOVES Women ' s club rugby climbs up a division No pads, no helmets, full contact tackling- this was the life of women ' s rugby players. It is not for everyone, but you know what you are getting into when you come out, said senior Callie Radday Radday joined the team as a sophomore after playing sports in high school. I just missed the team atmosphere, said Radday. Rugby looked fun and different so I decided to give it a try. The women ' s rugby team had about 40 members and competed in tournaments weekly. Rugby had two types of games: sevens and fifteens. Fifteens were played with 15 people on each team in 40-minute halves. Sevens were played with seven people on each team in 7-minute halves. This was the first time women ' s rugby had a competitive team of seven players in addition to the traditional 15 players. It is a really fast-paced and exciting game, said senior Jenna Thompson. It is very d ifferent from traditional games but it is really fun. The team placed second in a sevens tournament in November, earning the Dukes an automatic spot at the national tournament in Texas, where they placed fifth and earned a spotlight on ESPN3. The team also competed regularly in fifteens tournaments as part of the Mason Dixon North Division, which included University of Maryland, Navy University, University of Pittsburg and Westchester University. We got re-sectioned this year, so this is a new experience for us, said Thompson. We spend a lot of time traveling. Frequent travel was one of the many ways the team bonded. We hang out all the time; a lot of us live together and we all work out together, said Radaay. We also have several traditions such as Pasta Fridays and putting ribbons in our socks. WORDS i Margaret Fogarty DESIGN | Christine Pomatto PHOTOS J Samantha Monaghan The team runs toward senior Stephanie Goetz ' s drop kick. A drop kick began the plays after each score. 198 | Athletics player. Thompson joined women ' s club rugby her freshman year. Women ' s Rugby | 199 Sophomore forward BoydRn fends off a University of Nor! Carolina player during a fusl-foun Colonial Athletic Association (CAJ match. The Dukes won 4 3 but kx to Northeastern University in th next CAA row Hi 1 m Freshman midfielder and forward Eric Schmidt keeps a ball from going out of bounds. Schmidt came to the university as his high school ' s most valuable soccer player. :1 Sophomore forward Joih Grant heads the ball a« y from his University of Delaware opponent Grant became Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week after a game- winning goal in against Georgia State University 200 | Athletics PROVING a Point Men ' s soccer defeats No. 1 UNCW Screaming and cheering, spectators came to their feet and rushed the field. The men ' s soccer team had just defeated No. 1 nationally ranked University of North Carolina, Wilmington. It was huge and very exciting. Everyone heard about it, said senior Tri-Captain Dale Robins -Bailey. It was an unexpected win. This was one of those things you dream about, said senior Tri-Captain Paul Wyatt. We proved a point. People had written us off but games like that are game changers The team wanted to win the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU DREAM ABOUT. Paul Wyatt, se nior trkaptain after losing to the University of Delaware in the 2011 semifinals. It ' s all about dedication and hard work, said senior Gene Daniels. We have the talent The team did not lose many senior players and brought in a promising freshman class. This is one of the strongest freshman classes we have ever had. They started off with a good attitude and worked hard, said Wyatt. Freshman Bjarki Adalsteinsson from Kopavogu, Iceland, was named CAA Rookie of the WeeK and CAA Defensive Player of the Week early in the season. It is great to play with such a competitive team, said Adalsteinsson. Everyone really plays well together and we have great team chemistry. In the CAA quarterfinals, on the team ' s home turf, they beat University of North Carolina, Wilmington in overtime 4-3. Robins-Bailey scored the winning goal. It ' s a great feeling having the support of the fans and knowing we have a chance to show everyone what we can do, said Robins-Bailey. The team spent a lot of time together on the road, usually in preparation for important games, such as the trip to Philadelphia for the CAA semifinals against Northeastern University. We bond a lot off the field when we spend so much time together, especially on the road, said Wyatt It helps us on the field because we always have each other ' s backs. WORDS j Margaret Fogarty DESIGN J Christine Pomatto PHOTOS | Lauren Gordon SCOREBOARD Date Opponent Result 08 24 12 Richmond io-: Uo ZD 1Z SIU Edwardsville L 0-1 Uo j 1 1Z St. Bonaventure W 6-1 Temple T 0-0 nQ 1 1 10 North Carolina W 1-0 09 15 12 Hofstra WT O 1 W Z-l 09 22 12 Loyola L2-4 09 25 12 Georgetown L0-1 09 29 12 Towson W4-0 10 03 12 Old Dominion TO-O 10 06 12 Northeastern L0-1 10 10 12 UNCW W2-1 10 14 12 Delaware T l-l 10 20 12 George Mason W 2 1 10 24 12 William Mary- W 1-0 10 28 12 Georgia State W2-1 11 02 12 Drexel L0 2 11 05 12 UNCW W4-3 11 09 12 Northeastern L0-5 Overall 9-7-3 CAA 6-2-2 Sophomore defender Tim Whitebread focuses on keeping the ball away from his University of Delaware opponents during a home game. After two overtime periods, the Dukes tied 1 - 1 . FIRST ROW: Markus Bjorkheim, Mike Whit aker, Tyler Durbin, Kyle Morton, Tri-Captain Dale Robins-Bailey, Connor Coward, Karel Manrau, Bjarki Aaalsteinsson, Daniel Simpson. SECOND ROW: Boyd Reid, Christian Foust, Eric Schmidt, Tom Fouhy, Jonathan Barden, Tri-Captain Paul Wyatt, Josh Grant, Tri-Captain Christian McLaughlin, Rhys Howard, Rahul Chaudhry, Bill Groben. THIRD ROW: Colin Newcity,Tim Whitebread, Jamal Umar, Adam Bastidas, Trey Messiah, John Ricketti, Gene Daniels, Nick Njuki, Steven Mashinski, Daniel Roppert. Men ' s Soccer | 201 GREENTeam Senior turnover makes it a building year for women ' s soccer Women ' s soccer had a green team: only eight of the 28 players had two or more years of college playing experience, and there was only one senior on the team. But the young Dukes played hard. In fact, Head Coach David Lombardo called the freshman class one of the best he had seen in 10 years. Despite the impressive freshman athleticism, women ' s soccer finished the season with a 7-11 record, only the third losing season in Lombardo ' s 23 years coaching the team. Several injuries contributed to the team ' s struggle. If you ' re a football team and you play without a quarterback, you ' re not going to win a lot of games, said Lombardo. We were without a couple of quarterbacks this year. Coach Lombardo ' s 23 years at the university was a stint rather unheard of in the world of intercollegiate athletics. Some schools pride themselves on long history, said Lombardo. JMU has a vibrancy and energy of wanting to change and improve and get better, and it ' s the same way with the athletic program. Four players received Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) post- season honors. Freshman defends Elissa Halik was a CAA All-Rookie Team honoree, while junior forward Lauren Wilson and senior midfielder Katie Menzie were named to the All-CAA Third Team. In addition, junior defender Becky Sparks was named to the All-CAA Second Team. The freshman class may not ha brought a winning season for 2012, but the team ' s strong raw talent showed potential for the future. WORDS ! Kelly foq DESIGN | Christine PomUfc PHOTOS | JMU Athletics CommuniCdUW Id Jin Senior midfielder Katie Menzie brwu i sweat as she goes for a goal. Meru w i two-year starter at the urv n i 202 | Athletics Junior forward Lauren Wilson competes on the new University Park home turf. Wilson was named Colonial Athletic Association ' s Player of the Week for her goal against George Mason University. 1 SCOREBOARD Opponent Date 08 09 12 08 12 12 08 19 12 08 24 12 08 26 12 08 31 12 Virginia Tech VCU Marshall Georgetown Temple Penn 09 07 12 Richmond 09 09 12 Virginia 09 14 12 Navy 09 16 12 09 20 12 09 23 12 09 27 12 09 30 12 10 04 12 10 07 12 10 11 12 10 14 12 10 18 12 10 21 12 Charlotte Old Dominion William Mary Northeastern Hofstra George Mason Towson UNCW Georgia State Delaware Drexel Overall CAA Result L 0-1 T 1-1 W2-1 L 0-1 W2-0 L 1-2 L0-1 L 1-4 L 2-3 L0-1 W5-0 L 0-2 L 0-2 L 1-3 W 1-0 Wl-0 L 1-3 W3-0 W2-1 L 1-2 7-11 5-5 FIRST ROW: Alyssa Zurlo, Stephanie Hamilton, Kelly Abt, Lauren Wilson, Team Tri-Captain Amalya Clayton, Becky Sparks, Erin Brady, Olivia Tomoff, Meghan Poirier, Sam Lofton, Eileen Sechler, Haley Miller. SECOND ROW: Katie Menzie, Carley Jenkins, Team Tri-Captain Kelly Germain, Elisa Davidson, Isabel Chang, Elissa Halik, Katie Hyland, Kelly Kerrigan, Sam Russell, Shannon Rano, Rachel Ivey, Madyson Brown, Lauren Budzinski, Team Tri-Captain Theresa Naquin. THIRD ROW: Athletic Trainer Lisa Friesen, Manager Nan Tucker, Assistant Coach Teri Maykoski, Assistant Coach Rachel Chupein, Head Coach David Lombardo, Marlee Stynchula, Kate Courter, Ellen Forrest, Assistant Coach Scott Gerseny, Danielle Corey, Dana O ' Brien, Athletic Training Student Maggie Smith, Athletic Training Student Nate D ' Amico. Junior defender Becky Sparks gains possession of the ball from an Old Dominion University player. Sparks was ranked 8th in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 20 Players in the Colonial Athletic Association. Women ' s Soccer | 203 Crew was underappreciated to say the least The forty men and women who woke up at 5 a.m. every morning and rowed as the sun came up were unseen winners. As executive board members, coxswains and rowers, each teammate played an important role in the club ' s success. WORDS j Hannah Hayes DESIGN j Alison Miles HOTOS I Amanda Howells David McVicar Paul Lorenzi senior, captain What were your responsibilities as president? I tried to improve the club as much as possible. My duties included maintaining relationships and documents. In addition, I planned long-term goals and daily practices. What was your biggest goal for the year? I really wanted to build a boathouse and produce the fastest crews possible. What was different this year? The attitude of the team this year was remarkable. We had to limit our numbers for community service and fundraising events because so many members want[ed] to be involved. So, as the team ' s captain, you were also a president and coach. Why did you take the captain position? I wanted this position because it gave me the opportunity to serve the entire team and to share my passion for the sport with others. Austin Dixon senior, varsity rower What was it like to row in a varsity boat, competing with fully funded programs? It was both a great and intimidating thing to be in the varsity boat. It is an accomplishment, but it was also scary because there were people at my heels who wanted in the boat. During a typical race, what went through your head? I tried to keep my head pretty clear. Oftentimes, the thoughts about how tired my legs were or where the other boats on the water were trickled in, but I just tried to block those thoughts out. What was your favorite memory from the season? We competed at the Head of the Hooch down in Chattanooga, Tenn. It was a great feeling when we passed two boats at the same time, and then another boat just before the finish line. Shannon Hoff senior, coxswain What is your role as a coxswain 7 A coxswain doesn ' t exactly B boat and yell row. A coxswain acts as a coach, a motivator, a momand a friend. What did you do to advance m your position? I asked my rowers what they wanted me to say, what would help v..-: and how I could improve. They wen] the ones who had to listen tOJ H also practiced with them, reminded! them to stay healthy and stay rested and kept them thinking positively] Practices were rough and frustratklO caused tension, but I ultimately tried to end the practice on good, positive terms. What was your favorite part of race day? I loved the start of a race. Five to eight boats all lined up at the stake boat - rowers and coxswains silent, trying not to eye the compet H was complete focus until you heard the words attention ... row, and the ' boat took off. 204 ! Athletics WOMEN ' S A look at the four 1 ADCITV rowers who placed VAKjI yth out of 29 in FOUR Chattanooga, Tenn. knew that I wouldn ' t be able to get through college without being on the water every day; so I had to join the team here. Ally Gibson, senior This was my last semesterand I can ' t wait to see how far the team will go after my class graduates. These were some of my best friends and it will be so hard to leave. Amanda Howells, senior w It ' s random sing- + alongs on the way W « to races, the group f 1 huddles at the end a ' of every practice ' and the feeling you get when you ' re on the water as the sun comes up. It isn ' t just one memory, but all of them together that makes everything worth it. Kristen Gratton, sophomore Our boat got together before we went out on the water and talked about what we wanted out of the race. It kind of gets our minds on the same track. Madison Lader, senior The varsity men ' s four rows in a competition. To keep their seats, members of this boat had to maintain erg times and outperform other rowers who chose to contest for the seat. Taking another stroke, a men ' s novice boat tries to follow the stroke seat, or the first person in front of the coxswain. This person had to have decent rhythm and was in charge of k eeping the entire boat in sync LEARN THE LINGO COXSWAIN the oar-less crew member responsible for steering and strategy BISWEPTUAL the ability to row on both the port and starboard side of a boat STROKE SEAT the rower closest to the stern, responsible for the stroke rate ERGOMETER an indoor rowing machine and simulator REGATTA a series of boat races STAKE BOATan anchored boatthat holds other boats before the start of a race Crew I 205 Three of 19,927 JORDAN PARKER Runs, swims and bikes 51.5 km Freshman Jordan Parker was competitive. And he knew it. Parker, a member of the university club triathlon team, satisfied this competitive drive when he participated in his first triathlon, the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship in Temple, Ariz. Nationals is going to be really competitive, but I think it ' ll bring the best out of our team because we don ' t compete with competition like that on a regular basis, said Parker. Parker became interested in triathlons after a cross- country-related injury in high school. Triathletes were often less prone to injury. You ' re cross training so you ' re training muscles that you wouldn ' t normally train, said Parker. You ' re strengthening more muscles so you ' re not going to get injured as much. His military aspirations also fueled his interest. I ' ve always had this thought in my head that I would possibly go into the military and possibly go Navy Seal, said Parker. I just wanted to have that skill set of swimming and being able to run and just being in shape. He was definitely in shape. Parker and his teammates practiced six days a week with an emphasis on running, cycling and swimming in order to ensure that they were well- prepared for the course at Nationals. I joined triathlon [club] a month after we got to school I went to some of the practices and then didn ' t go to some, said Parker. But now I ' m at every practice. Through practices, he became better acquainted with the team, forging new friendships and broadening his horizons. I ' ve liked meeting new people in general and meeting people that I have common interests with, said Parker. And going to Arizona - 1 would have never done that if I wasn ' t part of the team. Although this was his first triathlon, Parker alread planned to participate in mi I hope to make it a lifek hobby, said Parker. He was also setting his q higher. One day, Parker hope to compete in an Iron Man competition, a grueling long- distance triathlon cor; ' a 1500-m swim, 40-km bicyd ride and 10-km run. I want to do it before I graduate college. I ' m thinking junior year probably. said Pwi Though he knew it would hard work, Parker was exciti It ' s not going to be easy, said Parker. It takes i somewhat determined perse to do it and stay with it, bit definitely doable words i ry PHOTO j Uu ' fflGa 206 I Features SAUNDRA BAILEY  DEVAN MADDOX Jersey No. 1 4 Has to win in 3 minutes There were 20 seconds left in overtime. It was the quarterfinals of the women ' s club soccer national competition. Sophomore forward Saundra Bailey sprinted across the frigid field. She lunged and kicked - her foot barely grazing the ball. And then, the game was over. The buzzers rang and the scoreboard blipped to show the final score: 2-1, in the Dukes ' favor. Bailey ' s last-minute move had scored her team a position in the next round. I have never been so happy in my life, said Bailey. It was so surreal. I didn ' t even realize I did it until someone told me. Despite their slow start, the women rallied over a unified desire to play their best. They didn ' t want to go home empty-handed. I think that was the biggest highlight of the season, said Bailey. We thought we were going home and we just wanted it so bad. Bailey had always been a driven and passionate soccer player. When I came here, I knew that I was going to try out for the club team, said Bailey. The team shared the same drive and passion for the sport as Bailey did. And it paid off. They continued to move up through the ranks before meeting the University of Illinois for a rematch and finally winning the national competition. We have some great people on the team and they have great skills, said Bailey. We try to play our best every game. WORDS j Haley Lambert PHOTO j Saundra 8ailey Senior Devan Maddox, fencing club secretary, joined the club her freshman year and battled her way to become the highest-placed woman in the tournament team. Maddox earned the position when the club adopted its ladder tournament system in 2011. She lost the spot during one semester but eventually regained her position. I was angry at myself for losing my mentality ... during such a close bout, said Maddox. But it taught me what I had to work on for that semester. Club members learned from one another during their three-minute matches in three-hour practices every Monday and Wednesday. When I fenced against . . . my mentor, it was a challenge for me because I felt like he was always one step ahead of me, said Maddox. Roles flipped when Maddox began teaching new fencers who adapted to her fencing style. But Maddox ' s technique was unique because she fenced with her left hand. The sport is interesting because everyone fences differently based on their personality and style technique, said Maddox. Maddox hoped to continue with the sport. All of that has made me more confident. I ' ve also learned to control my mindset a little better - to stay positive and relaxed even when the odds are against me. WORDS | Jacqueline Scott PHOTO j Paige Lobuts Three of 19,927 j 207 Freshman Nicole Pontaniila performs for the crowd at the Purple Out home game. The cheerleading team qualified for Nationals for the 201 3 season. Once Cheerleading wins Nationals in a storybook ending As teams and judges gathered for tl tournament and varsity cheerleadii coach Kelly Moore walked down the Florida beach, a sparkling object ca ' her eye: the first place trophy for th National Cheerleading Association Intermediate Co-Ed International Championships. She approached whispered one thing: I ' m trying one of these today. Moore and her team receive trophy later that day, even after judging mistakes initially left them the top five. We hit a flawless routine at [preliminaries], but watched other te dropping stunts and scoring higher t us, said senior Stephanie LaTesta. L our assistant coaches came up to us yelling that there had been a mistaki the scoring and that we were in first For a season dedicated to late tear Nick Keatts, the trophy was much There was no doubt that he wai with us that day. He was watching us, said Moore. Returning to school with a win, the team was more ready than ever for football season and the winter competition season. We had 18 first-years, and it haj affected us in a positive way, sail Moore. Since we were now known i a competition team, we attracted a different type of athlete. Students and fans also recognia team ' s new determination. This team represented our prog in and out of practice in the most p ways, said LaTesta. The team looked foward to Natk I could win five more Nationals, nothing will be as important as tha said Moore. Someone should write freaking Disney movie about it. WORDS | Hanni DESIGN | Christine PHOTOS | Samantha Junior Stefani Sangiovanni engages the student section at a home football game. One of the cheerleaders ' favorite chants was J-M-U WISH YOU HAD A DUKE DOG, which garnered high participation levels from the crowd. Freshman Kim Foley balances atop her teammate ' s hands during a home game. During football season, the team practiced four days a week, with an additional two days of weight lifting. FIRST ROW: Lacey Lomax, Stefani Sangiovanni, Stefanie Paige, KatherineWrona, Stephanie La Testa, Shannon Connolly. SECOND ROW: Rebecca Wells, Nicole Pontanilla, Lauren Asher, Laura Outhous, Daniella Baird, Christina Thoppil, Emily Maynard, Sami Starke, Carly Stratton, Kim Foley, Athletic Trainer Stacy Rider, Student TrainerTimothy Huynh, Student Trainer Kala Young. THIRD ROW: Head Coach Kelly Moore, Assistant Coach Tyler Bradley, Sydney Stalnaker, Jessie Phillips, Erika Downing, Blair Rosen, Lacey Peter, Hannah Berg, Stephanie Carper, Brittany Shannon, Amber Lincoln, Taelor Weaver, Kait DeWeever, Danielle Savastano. FOURTH ROW: Kirsten Fry, Maddie Hicks, Christian Hubbard, Joyce Theisen, Haley Svadeba, Katilynn Wyatt, Lauren Proctor, Julianne Balzo, Stephanie Bucher, Ashanti Anderson, Brianna Lee. FIFTH ROW: Nick Sloane, Andrew Pa, Lamar Walker, Benito Felice, Phillip Holljes, Austin McGowan, Dylan Bostic, John Greczylo. HOW TO: TOSS EXTENSION According to Katherine Wrona Phillip Holljes 1 • Base stands behind the flyer. Flyer reaches back and grabs the base ' s wrists. « Flyer dips down, keeping her chest up. Base dips with the flyer, letting her jump. « Flyer jumps off the ground quickly through her toes, off of the base ' s wrists. Base extends with his arms and legs, lifting up the flyer. Base locks out his arms and legs at the same time. 4 « Flyer stays tight and hits a motion, often a high V. Base flicks his wrists at the very top for extra height. Cheerleading | 209 The William Mary double -overtime win propels the football team Possibly the most thrilling game for the football team was the Oct. 13 double-overtime win against William Mary. The Dukes ' third game of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) division play was not won easily. In a post-game interview with JMU Athletics Communications, redshirt junior quarterback Justin Thorpe analyzed his first collegiate overtime game period. I had complete faith in the defense to go out and get the stop, said Thorpe. Defense was a major factor of the day and put up big numbers for the Dukes. Redshirt junior linebacker Stephon Robertson, who was named CAA Defensive Player of the Year, had 13 tackles - four of which were solos. Redshirt sophomore free safety Dean Marlowe recorded 12 tackles, including one tackle for a loss. Offense played well against the Tribe as well. Redshirt junior wide receiver Arlandis Harvey logged a career-high six receptions and one touchdown. Redshirt junior tailback Dae ' Quan Scott led the team with two touchdowns for the day. Thorpe had a career-high 106 yards rushing and became the teams rushing leader. In the end, William Mary ' s missed overtime field goal allowed the Dukes to snag the win. It ' s football; nothing is guaranteed, no matter how short the field goal, said Thorpe in the post-game interview. We were down 14-0 and, like winners do, we came back and got the ' W ... that ' s what championship teams are made of and we were battle-tested. WORDS | Courtney Ambrose DESIGN 1 Christine Pomatto PHOTOS | JMU Athletics Communications Redshirt junior Arlandis Harvey, a wide receiver, takes possession of the ball. Harvey logged a career-high six receptions and one touchdown against William Mary. 210 | Athletics QUARTERBACK SHUFFLE In early October, the football team announced that the NCAA granted quarterback Justin Thorpe a sixth year of eligibility because of injuries during his first two years of play. The redshirt senior became a redshirt junior. Thorpe had started for the Dukes since 2010, but during the Oct. 20 game at the University of Richmond, Thorpe failed to convert on a fourth and one and was replaced in the third quarter by true freshman Michael Birdsong for the remainder of the game. Although the team did not win, Birdsong showed that he was able to complete the majority of his passes and get the offense down the field. The following week, Birdsong started in the Homecoming game against Georgia State University and proved that he could keep the offense going and make big plays, i a 28-21 win against Georgia State, the Dukes headed up to Maine for more Colonial Athletic Association action. The coaches shuffled Birdsong and Thorpe back and forth on the field until Birdsong was injured in the second quarter. With Birdsong injured, Thorpe started for the rest of the season. Even though Thorpe was a captain and a veteran for the Dukes, Head Coach Mickey Matthews named Birdsong the starter for the 201 3 season in early December. Shortly after this decision, Thorpe decided not to return to the team. Spring and summer practices would decide whether Birdsong would keep the position. SCOREBOARD Date Opponent Result 09 01 12 Saint Francis (Pa.) W55-7 09 08 12 Alcorn State W42-3 09 15 12 West Virginia L 12-42 09 22 12 Rhode Island W32-7 10 06 12 Towson W 13-10 10 13 12 William Mary W 27-26 10 20 12 Richmond L 29-35 10 27 12 Georgia State W 28-21 11 03 12 Maine W31-7 11 10 12 Villanova L 20-35 11 17 12 Old Dominion L 28-38 Overall 7-4 CAA 5-3 Football | 211 212 | Features LET IT SNOW Snowboard and ski clubs hit the slopes Snow-covered mountains surrounded Harrisonburg - why not use them? Especially if you loved to ski or snowboard, like the members of three distinct clubs: Borderline, ski and snowboard club, and ski and snowboard racing. All three clubs had options for both skiers and snowboarders and were tailored for slightly different winter sport enthusiasts. BORDERLINE Borderline was the largest of the university ' s winter sports clubs, with 318 members. According to senior Logan Kendle, the club ' s president, the club ' s mission was to bring together ski and snowboard lovers of all kinds. No previous experience was needed to join. The club took weekly trips to Massanutten Resort in Virginia and several longer trips to Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort in Snowshoe, W.Va. The weekend trips brought together about 60 club members. The club also partnered with the ski club to take a weeklong trip to Mont Tremblant, Canada over winter break. The club started the annual Red Bull Rivals competition at Massanutten, where members faced off against Virginia Tech and University of Virginia in a full-out trick show. The club held tryouts and the best three members in both skiing and snowboarding were selected to compete. SKI SNOWBOARD CLUB The ski and snowboard club was the oldest of the university ' s winter sports clubs and while it had both skiers and snowboarders it was typically known as ski club. The club had $100 dues-paying members that did not need to have previous experience - only a passion for skiing or snowboarding. We just love skiing and snowboarding and we want to get to enjoy our favorite pastime with other people who enjoy it too, said senior Maureen Cashman. The club also took weekly trips to Massanutten and three longer trips to Snowshoe. Several members went on the Canada trip over winter break with Borderline. The ski snowboard club was smaller than Borderline and had a close-knit feeling. The best part about ski club is all the amazing people I have met through it who I would not have met otherwise, said Cashman. SKI SNOWBOARD RACING CLUB Ski and snowboard racing was the most fast-paced and competitive group, offering snow sports with a competitive twist. The club had 47 members and two teams - an A team and a B team. The teams ' scores were made up of individual and team times and they competed in the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA). It is really cool to see how the team as a whole is better than the sum of its individuals, said graduate student Haley Athey. About half of the team had previous experience but all members improved and learned a lot over the course of the season. The team practiced Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at Bryce Resort in Bayse, Va., which was its home mountain. They also had competitions almost every weekend during the spring semester, culminating in Nationals, during spring break. WORDS | Margaret Fogarty DESIGN i Juiia Cramer PHOTOS j Sarah Ervin Taylor Gregory Sophomore Michael Pumphrey, a member of the Borderline club, skis at Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort. Borderline hosted the Red Bull Rivals Snowboarding Competition with University of Virginia and Virginia Tech on Feb. 23. Ski Snowboard Clubs | 213 THE BIG DANCE For the second time in program history, men ' s basketball won the Colonial Athletic Association Championship. The Dukes ' 70-57 victory over Northeastern University at the Richmond Coliseum earned them a spot in the big dance, the NCAA tournament, and all the media attention March Madness entailed. Fans storm the court when the Dukes beat Northeastern University in Richmond, Va. The pep band ' s song Start Wearing Purple became the unofficial post-season theme song. Head Coach Matt Brady is one of many to climb a ladder at Richmond, Va. to cut down the Colonial Athletic Association Championship net. Brady became head coach on March 26, 2008, after eight seasons of losing records. The NCAA tournament hashtag is displayed, a reminder to tweet that university fans hardly needed. University media, the pep band and many students traveled to Dayton, Ohio for both NCAA games, showing their support on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. CAA 214 | Athletics Men ' s Basketball | 215 5 KEY PLAYERS T l 5 Andre Nation FRESHMAN While meeting the No. 1 seed ended the Dukes 7 NCAA action, the men gave it their all. Nation reached a career high against Indiana University with 10 out of 16 shot attempts, finishing with 24 points, four rebounds and a block. Nation and Charles Cooke were expected to carry the team in the future and looked up to the seniors. They took us underneath their wing from day one, so I love them boys. Those are my brothers, man o 40 33 4 A.J. Davis REDSWRT SENIOR Well have nerves our first time here, but Coach is telling us to be humble and just play within ourselves like we ' ve been doing all year. So we should be good, said Davis in a pre-NCAA media session. Davis was named the CAA tournament ' s Most Outstanding player. The Dukes ' NCAA play was in Dayton, Ohio, the home state of Davis, Goins and Moore. It ' s a lot of emotion going into this game being back home. A lot of family and friends going to be here, said Davis. Devon Moore REDSHIRT SENIOR This whole season, words can ' t describe. It ' s been amazing, said Moore in a press conference after playing Indiana University. In this season-ending game, Moore made four assists, becoming the first player in program history with more than 500 assists. Moore ' s mother fought brain cancer during his senior year. I had it rough... but I ' ve got a great staff behind me that helped me through everything and great young players that helped me. Rayshawn Goins REDSHIRT SENIOR It ' s about damn time, said Moore in an interview after securing the CAA Championship. The quote, published by The Breeze and Washington Post among others, became the mantra of Dukes media coverage. It means a lot, man. Words can ' t even explain what it means, man. It ' s a great feeling... JMU Nation, man. Start wearing purple, man. Charles Cooke FRESHMAN During the season ' s last game against No. 1 1ndiana University Cooke reached his career high with 18 points, including four out of five three-point attempts. Freshmen scored 34 out of the 40 second half points for the Dukes. We just wanted to stay aggressive, said Cooke. We just took the best shots available that we had. WORDS DESIGN j Sarah lodcnofli PHOTOS ; JMU AiNrto MARCH 2 No. 3 for CAA Championship With 19.1 seconds remaining, senior guard Devon Moore ' s two free throws earned the Dukes a win over William Mary. The Dukes clench the No. 3 seed in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship, the team ' s best position in the championship since 2000. MARCH 11 Champions The Dukes won their first CAA championship since 1 994, advancing to the NCAA Men ' s Division I Basketball Tournament. This was the program ' s second CAA Championship win and their fifth time in the NCAA tournament. We ' ve been saying it all year: ' Whatever it takes, man, ' said redshirt senior Rayshawn Goins in a post-game press conference. That was my mindset going into the game; I just wanted to do whatever it takes for us to get a win. MARCH 17 Selection Students joined thi men ' s basketball tear at the Convocation Center to watch NCA Selection Sunday. Tht CBS-aired prog ran announced that th Dukes would face LIU Brooklyn for a play-in game, their first March Madness appearance since 1994. Athletics FROM TEACHER TO PARTNER In 1986, Siena College was about to make a men ' s basketball head coaching change. Although the team was young and could make an easy playing style transition, lone senior Matt Brady wasn ' t happy He had become very close with his previous coach, and was reluctant to learn an entirely new scheme. When Mike Deane became the head coach, Deane and Brady immediately didn ' t see eye to eye on the new direction of the Siena basketball program. What started out as a rocky relationship between a coach and a player later became a strong bond between two coaches. During a Jan. 19 game against the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Assistant Coach Mike Deane advises the team from the sidelines. Deane was Head Coach Matt Brady ' s head coach when he was a senior at Siena College in 1986, when he and the team filled the arena every single game. On June 14, 2012, as head coach of the university men ' s basketball team, Brady brought his old coach on as assistant coach. He was one of the coaches in my life that I always admired, not just for all the success he had at each of the schools, but I think because of those interpersonal skills that [Deane] had, said Brady. Coming off of a disappointing 13-20 season, Brady was confident that Deane ' s experience and outsider status could breathe some life into the Dukes. To get better as a coach or as an organization or a business you want to look at yourself critically, said Brady. I ' m always willing to do that and Mike gives us, more than anything else, a remarkably experienced new set of eyes to look at all that we do in a very critical way Brady knew that to be a competitive team this season, there needed to be changes not only in the coaching position, but also at the player level. I think [Deane] has some ideas ab out attacking offensive and defensive rebounds and who to send and where to send them to, said Brady. We certainly have talked a lot about our ability to disrupt and create a little more disharmony for the other team offensively. Dean ' s accomplishments in his 36 years of coaching helped propel the team into the NCAA tournament. He was one of only 28 coaches in NCAA history to guide three different schools to the NCAA tournament and made five appearances in the National Invitational Tournament and posted nine 20-win seasons in his 24 Division I campaigns, including three years with 25 wins. He also led Wagner College to a 23-8 record in 2007-08. Although the coach had been on hiatus from coaching for about two years, Deane was still incredibly busy being inducted into four different halls of fame: the New York State Basketball Coaches Association, Capital District, Plattsburgh State and Siena College. Deane looked forward to working once again as an assistant coach and alongside one of his former star players. I ' ve always told my wife that I find myself more effective as an assistant than I was as a head coach, because you don ' t have the emotional hangover of having to worry about how everybody looks at the team, said Deane. WORDS [ Meaghan MacDonatd SCOREBOARD FIRST ROW: Manager Michael Qura, Manager Joseph Kuykendall, Alioune Diouf, Arman Marks, Ron Curry, Devon Moore, Rayshawn Goins, AJ. Davis, Andre Nation, AndreySemenov, Graduate Assistant Coach Sam Dowell, Manager John Wallin. SECOND ROW: Athletic Trainer Jon Leonard, Associate Head Coach Rob O ' DriscolI, Strength and Conditioning Coach Greg Werner, Assistant Coach Bill Phillips, Christian Pierce, Charles Cooke, Taylor Bessick, Head Coach Matt Brady, Gene Swindle, Enoch Hood, Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Assistant Coach Mike Deane, Director of Operations Lucious Jordan, Graduate Manager Kevin Albright. Date Opponent Result 11 15 12 UCLA L 70-100 11 19 12 Duquesne L 88-90 11 20 12 Youngstown State W 69-68 11 21 12 North Dakota State L 44-66 11 24 12 Miami L 58-76 11 28 12 George Washington L 53-54 12 01 12 Wj.nt.hrop W 71-61 12 05 12 East Tennessee State W 70-45 12 08 12 Richmond L 82-83 12 16 12 UNCG W 85-73 12 22 12 San Jose State W 77-68 12 23 12 San Diego W 62-59 01 02 13 Old Dominion W 58-55 01 05 13 Georgia State L 52-68 01 07 13 Hampton L 65-69 01 09 13 UNCW W 78-50 01 12 13 Drexel W 51-43 01 15 13 George Mason L 57-68 01 19 13 Towson L 47-73 01 23 13 Delaware W 64-50 01 26 13 Old Dominion W 56-46 01 28 13 UNCW W 63-56 01 31 13 Hofstra W 62-41 02 02 13 George Mason L 63-74 02 06 13 William Mary W 81-71 02 10 13 Drexel L 48-60 02 12 13 Towson W 75-70 02 17 13 Delaware W 72-71 02 20 13 Northeastern L 64 -66 02 23 13 Georgia State L 62-66 03 02 13 William Mary- W 69-67 03 10 13 Delaware W 58-57 03 11 13 Northeastern W 70-57 03 20 13 LIU Brooklyn W68 55 03 22 13 Indiana L 62-83 Overall 21-15 CAA 11-7 MARCH 18 Minor Setback Head Coach Matt Brady announced that redshirt senior Rayshawn Goins, who was arrested the night before for alleged disorderly conduct and obstruction of justice, would be suspended for the first half of the LIU Brooklyn game. MARCH 20 NCAA Defeat Men ' s basketball earned the program ' s first NCAA Tournament win in more than 30 years with a win over LIU Brooklyn. The pep band and many students traveled to support the Dukes in person. Alumni and fans across the country celebrated the win at watch parties, including O ' Neill ' s Grill and Homemade Eats in Harrisonburg, Va. MARCH 20 Proud End No. 16 Dukes met with the region ' s No. 1 seed, Indiana University, losing 83-62. The team ' s overall 21-15 record tied for its second-most wins in program history. We ' re proud of what we accomplished, said Head Coach Matt Brady in a post-game press conference. We ' ll take some things from this and try to use it to make our program better. In defeat, that ' s what you ' re trying to do; you ' re trying to learn. Men ' s Basketball | 217 218 | Athletics Gaininq MOMENTUM Women ' s basketball plays off of last year ' s success SCOREBOARD Coming off a 29-8 season in which the Dukes lost in a tight battle for the Women ' s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) Championship, the women ' s basketball team replaced over a third of its roster. After a month of ups and downs the women found their groove, winning 12 of 13 games between Dec. 21 and Feb. 7. One of these winning games was the Feb. 3 away game against William Mary on Super Bowl Sunday. In the first nine minutes of play, William Mary gained 15 points over the Dukes. Even though our shots weren ' t falling, we just knew we had to attack the basket more, said freshman guard Precious Hall. William Mary ' s players had size, but the Dukes prevailed with their speed and agility. Their size didn ' t really matter to me, said Hall. But we knew that even though they were bigger, they were also slower so we used that to our advantage. Hall said that during halftime, Head Coach Kenny Brooks gave the women encouragement and told them to tighten up and bring more energy. The Dukes rallied in the second half, finishing strong and winning 68- 63 over the Tribe. Hall, leading freshman scorer in the the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), became of CAA Rookie of the Year. Senior Tarik Hislop and junior Kirby Burkholder also received All- CAA First Team honors. Burkholder w as the Dukes ' leader in rebounding and steals, while Hislop was the team ' s lead scorer. We push ourselves and each other in practice and try to get better each day, said Hall. The most important thing is to come out with energy knowing we ' re the better team. After earning a 59-48 victory over Tows on in the CAA quarterfinals, the second-seeded Dukes advanced to the CAA semifinals for the ninth year in a row. Though the Dukes had won against Drexel University just 10 days before, they lost to Drexel in the semifinals. The Dukes ' standing earned them their sixth trip to the WNIT. As of this printing, the Dukes had earned a win over Fordham University in the third round of tournament play, advancing to the quarterfinals. The Dukes were 16-0 at home in the NCAA and WNIT games. WORDS | Courtney Ambrose DESIGN j Christine Pomatto PHOTOS | JMU Athletics Communications FIRST ROW: Destiny Jones, Precious Hall, Jasmine Gill, Nikki Newman, Tarik Hislop, Kanita Shepherd, Kirby Burkholder, Angela Mickens. SECOND ROW: Head Coach Kenny Brooks, Assistant Coach Lindsay Smith Edmonds, Assistant Coach Jennifer Brown, Director of Operations Tim Clark, Crystal Ross, Jazmon Gwathmey, Lauren Okafor,Toia Giggetts, Strength Coach Greg Werner, Associate Head Coach Sean O ' Regan, Graduate Assistant Courtney Hamner, Athletic Trainer Erin Cash. Date Opponent Result 11 09 12 Virginia L 57-78 11 11 12 Quinnipiac L 60 65 11 15 12 Murray State W 71-51 11 22 12 Green Bay W 89-86 11 23 12 Minnesota L 62-80 11 24 12 Wichita State W 63-58 12 02 12 Richmond L 66-70 12 04 12 Liberty L 48-60 12 16 12 Duquesne L 57-62 12 21 12 American W 65-49 12 28 12 Maine W 88-34 12 31 12 Ga. Southern W 93-44 01 06 13 UNCW W 60-39 01 10 13 Drexel L 46-48 01 13 13 Northeastern W 68-65 01 17 13 William Mary W 82-52 01 20 13 Georgia State W 65-49 01 24 13 George Mason W 71-55 01 27 13 Hofstra W 85-62 01 31 13 Towson W 75-61 02 03 13 William Mary W 68-63 02 07 13 UNCW W 74-43 02 10 13 Delaware L 64-71 02 12 13 ODU W 68-56 02 17 13 Hofstra W 68-60 02 21 13 Towson W 79-45 02 24 13 Delaware L 60-61 02 28 13 ODU W -61 03 03 13 George Mason W 67 56 03 06 13 Drexel W 62-53 3 15 13 Towson W 59-48 3 16 13 Drexel L 34-50 3 21 13 North Carolina A T W 77-64 3 24 13 North Carolina State W 72-66 3 27 13 Fordham W 77-61 Overall 25-10 CAA 14-3 NOTE: This was the team ' s last game as of printing. Women ' s Basketball | 219 220 | Athletics Senior Kimberly Helfrich spins in the pit • received her 1 2th career Colonial Athletic Associate the Week award after the Feb. 2 Bucknell Bison In Swim and dive women are strong competitors through laughs Athletes and fans were growing tired during a three-day meet in Pittsburgh, Pa. Then the swim and dive team broke out dancing Gangnam Style. No one is serious on our team, said freshman Ashley Clark. Our practices just consist of jokes the whole entire time. But this team was no joke. I think that is where our success comes from. We are just so goofy said freshman Carli Molano. That helps us get through the hardest part of our training. It was a young team, with 13 freshmen out of 30 teammates, but according to Coach Samantha Smith there was a balanced dynamic between experienced swimmers and divers and hungry freshmen. A few seasoned athletes led the way for the team. Without knowing they are teaching because they have gone through the process, said Smith of the more experienced athletes. It ' s been a full family affair. The team practiced 20 hours a week, and the swimmers and divers supported each other through the demanding schedule. It ' s OK to have a bad day because you have 20 other people to pick you up, said Smith, whose philosophy for the team was that you swim and dive your best when you ' re having fun. It can be the most rigorous practice and someone is laughing. Swim and dive required two vastly different types of athletes. Diving is a mixture of grace, power and precision. Swimmers are endurance animals, said Smith. On the swim side, many athletes stepped up including sophomore Aimee Hooper, who swam the mile when another athlete was injured. It is pretty selfless when people step up, she said. On Dec. 1, senior Andrea Criscuolo also broke the 100-m fly record in a meet against Radford University. Whatever she puts her mind to she knows she can do it. She just went out there and killed it, said Molano. It was just so exciting to see at our last home mee t to get a record. Senior diver Kimberly Helfrich was a headliner throughout the season. Helfrich was named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Diver of the Week seven out of the eight weeks that she competed. She was also named CAA Diver of the Year. Smith called Helfrich a role model with exceptional opportunities ahead. For the second year in a row, the women ' s swim and dive team earned an undefeated record in the CAA. With an overall record of 10-2, the team continued a long-standing tradition of winning seasons. The team finished second in the CAA Championships and sophomore Sin Hye Won became the first swimmer in university history to compete in the NCAA Championships. The footprint goes far beyond this pool and far beyond Harrisonburg, said Smith. That ' s why it is a powerful group. WORDS | Angela Williams DESIGN j Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS I JMU At hletics Communications SCOREBOARD Date Opponent Result 10 13 12 Rider W 231-67 10 13 12 UMBC W 175-124 10 27 12 Villanova L 139.S0-159.5O 10 27 12 West Virginia L 137-163 11 03 12 UNCW W 220-125 11 03 12 Delaware W 231-117 11 03 12 William Mary W 214 128 12 01 12 Mount St. Mary ' s W 171.50-108.50 12 01 12 Radford W 180-105 01 12 13 American W 222-56 01 12 13 Georgetown W 210-86 01 19 13 Rutgers W 165-135 Overall 10-2 CAA 3-0 i A ! A A Junior Addy Morrison swims breaststroke. Morrison was one of three athletes to win two events at the double-dual meet against Georgetown University and American Unive rsity, placing first in the 200-yard breaststroke and in the 200 m individual medley. Swim Dive | 221  Metaphors in Motion 268 College of ARTS LETTERS 00 1 1 Source: First majors of Fail 201 2 undergraduates in the College of Arts Letters, according to the of Institutional Research 224 | Academics Jessica Albert Media Arts and Design Katherine Allen Modern Foreign Languages Irene Joyce Asuncion English Christina Bauer Anthropology Carolyn Bedi Media Arts and Design Katherine Benusa Anthropology Dana Bernhard Modern Foreign Languages Danielle Bohy Media Arts and Design Nora Bollinger Media Arts and Design Michael Bova History Megan Christensen Media Arts and Design Emilie Cleveland Media Arts and Design College of Arts Letters | 225 Stephanie Corkett Communication Studies Julia Cramer Political Science Margaret Currier Media Arts and Design Victoria Dever Justice Studies Shannon DiFede English Colleen Dillon Communication Studies Allison Dingier Anthropology Danielle Erb Media Arts and Design Kenzie Fisher English Margaret Fogarty Media Arts and Design Erin Forrest Communication Studies Lorrane Freitas International Aff airs 226 | Academics I Access Hollywood LA. program gives SMAD students an inside look at Tinseltown Los Angeles - the city of dreams. That was an understatement for 20 SMAD students. The group was hand picked by program director and SMAD professor Tom O ' Connor to participate in a professional summer program called JMU in L.A. The summer was full of professional experiences, along with bike rides on the beach, an elevator ride with David Hasselhoff and multiple trips to L.A. ' s famous burger joint, In-and-Out. This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. This program was the starting point to my career, said junior Jordan Barber. The students lived in apartments, took two classes and found internships in various aspects of the entertainment industry. Since the program is career- oriented, students are expected to be focused, independent and professional, said O ' Connor. And they are. The key is preparation. Internship positions included production, entertainment news, music, photography and writing. Students picked internships that satisfied their interests. One time I worked on a music video shoot from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., but it was the most fun I ' ve ever had, said senior Alanah Jones. Jones interned at The Senate Music Group where she oversaw various aspects of music production. Although time-consuming, Jones grew close to her co-workers and enjoyed working at a small company in the music industry. The internships helped students define their career paths. ' r I learned that I want to do more than just a 9-to-5 job during my career, said senior Lindsey Kreger, who interned for Lineage Interactive. I also realized I want to do graphic design for magazines and not web design. In addition to the professional aspects of the program, students had opportunities to enjoy the many attractions L.A. had to offer. Going to Disneyland was my favorite thing I did, said senior Rachel Smith. It ' s such a happy place, and it ' s a classic landmark of not just California, but the entertainment industry. Students hoped the program would grow in the future. I hope the JMU in L.A. program soon expands to a semester program, said senior John Huffman. I also want to contribute to the program when I am older. Many students felt inclined to move to L.A. after this program and hoped to build a strong university network in California. WORDS PHOTOS j Jennifer Tolep Senior Jake Williams snaps a photo of senior Sydney Stevens and alumna Christine Belskey during a hiking trip at Runyon Canyon Parkin California. SMAD professors Steve Anderson, Tom O ' Connor and senior Maureen Abernathy listen to a tour at E! Entertainment. Abernathy had the chance to meet Giuliana Rancic and watch her interview Jennifer JWOWW Farley from The Jersey Shore on E! News. Junior Nourbakhsh Mohammadi connects with an alumnus at a networking session. Senior Jennifer Tolep, juniors Michele Mannino and Nourbakhsh Mohammadi, senior Lindsey Kreger and junior Jordan Barber stop for a picture at Universal City Walk. College of Arts Letters Seniors | 227 Evi Fuelle International Affairs Megan Gallo Communication Studies Nicholas Geer International Affairs Carlina Gorgone English Anne Gottlieb Anthropology Ashley Grisham Media Arts and Design John Hanley Justice Studies Julia Heward International Affairs Matthew Higgins Anthropology Michael Hinkle Political Science Kassandra Hoffmeister Media Arts and Design Kaitlin Holbrook Media Arts and Design 228 | Academics Chandler Hopkins Communication Studies Charles Home English Jameka Hyndman Justice Studies Kristen Kelejian English Christopher Kichinko Political Science Thaddeus Lamar Media Arts and Design Meghan Leon English Sarah Lockwood Media Arts and Design Noelle Lucci Communication Studies Meaghan MacDonald Media Arts and Design Sarah Mecke Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication Matthew Merritt International Affairs College of Arts Letters Seniors | 229 Haley Milch Communication Studies Grayson Negaard Communication Studies James Orrigo Justice Studies Kari Owens Media Arts and Design Brooke Peckins Justice Studies Christine Pomatto Media Arts and Design Shelby Ricard Philosophy and Religion Christina Ritter Communication Studies Diana Romano Communication Studies Sarah Rourke History Margaret Ryan Media Arts and Design Derek Sands Political Science Capitol Steps All majors welcome for D.C. chillin ' Imagine instead of walking up the steps to D-Hall or ISAT before class one morning, you walk up the steps of the United States Capitol or the White House. Students who participated in the Washington Semester often had this opportunity. It ' s so different from a semester at JMU, said junior Hannah Kern. Living in the city is way more fast- paced than Harrisonburg and having a job is way different and more stressful than going to class. The domestic study abroad program gave students the opportunity to live in the Woodley Park area of D.C., take classes, work at an internship and experience the culture of the city. The D.C. program was an amazing opportunity for me to build practical experience in the nation ' s capitol into my college journey, said junior Robert Copper. I wanted to both learn and work and see how the two complement each other. Washington Semester was run through the political science department and focused on students with majors in political science, international affairs and public policy administration. I wanted to have experience in the field I am considering working in after I graduate and the D.C. program provides an excellent opportunity for that, said Kern. My internship is with a political advocacy firm which ties in nicely with my public policy and administration major. I am getting first-hand experience advocating for the polices that I have spent three years learning about in class. The program included interactive panels, on-site day trips and courses taught by university professors. At my internship I got to attend a presentation by the secretary of Homeland Security, and afterwards I got to meet Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, said Copper, The Washington Semester offered students an experience that they would not get in Harrisonburg. The opportunity to meet new, interesting, important people is the best part of this experience, said Copper. WORDS | Julie Hirschhorn PHOTO | David Jones Hannah Kern Students take a tour of the Washington Post offices. After the tour, they met with reporter Lori Montgomery, who specialized in taxes and the economy and asked her questions about the fiscal cliff. Juniors Anna Vredenburg, Carlie Bennink, Hannah Kern, Ryan Walker, senior Kelsey Nicolai and juniors Palina Gurung and Tim Cassady pose outside of the National Cathedral in D.C. After meeting U.S. Supreme Court Clerk William K. Suter, students pose during a tour of the U.S. Supreme Court. Washington Semester participants kept a blog thdt they updated weekly. College of Arts Letters | 231 Tara Scanlon Justice Studies Stephen Shirley Justice Studies Thomas Simpson Communication Studies Tanner Smith International Affairs Protecting Night £n £ ]ish r ° second book on light pollution Growing up in Minnesota, English professor Paul Bogard said he got to experience real darkness - night sky without any light pollution. Ten years ago, when the creative nonaction writer began looking for a book subject, Bogard remembered his passion for the Minnesota night sky. His forthcoming book, The End of Night, was scheduled to come out in July 2013. Bogard ' s book illuminated the history of the night sky and called attention to the disappearance of real night. The End of Night was designed to reach a wide audience: anyone interested in the outdoors or preserving real darkness. Darkness is really important to us. Our use of light at night has a lot of costs - not just monetary or energy, but also our physical health, mental health and ecological costs, said Bogard. ' But it ' s an issue we can do something about. The End of Night was Bogard ' s second published work. In 2008 he edited the anthology Let There Be Night, which contained testimonies from poets, scientists and scholars about the consequences of light pollution. Bogard offered advice for anyc interested in becoming published Read a lot so you know what : considered good in your field. Anc course, write a lot. Practice, practice, practice. Bogard planned to continue practicing his craft and publishin; more books all [his] life. WORDS | Clair ft PHOTO I Lauren G 232 | Academics Julia Smyers Modern Foreign languages Joshua Stevens Media Arts and Design Kathryn Stolp International Affairs Kathryn Straub Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication Stephanie Strong Political Science Mary Taylor History MegumiTsuda Justice Studies Evan Wasylyk International Affairs Rachel Wein Political Science Garrett Whitmore Political Science Amelia Wood Media Arts and Design Russell Zeltner History College of Arts Letters Seniors | 233 College of BUSINESS 234 | Academics Sharlene Anonick Marketing Geoffrey Barber Hospitality and Tourism Management Kyle Barker Management Brandi Burgess Management Jasmine Butler Marketing Christina Capaldo International Business Stephanie Capasso Accounting Robert Catapano Accounting William Cikos Finance Ryan Crowther Accounting Thomas Doggett Management Michael Fakhari Computer Information Systems College of Business Seniors | 235 Charles Flynn International Business Christopher Gautieri Finance Mary Gettas Hospitality and Tourism Management Jie Hong Accounting Katrielle Hudencial International Business Jennifer Jahn Finance Rickey Jasper Computer Information Systems Lauren Kiser Marketing Ronald Landy Accounting Colleen Leahigh Marketing Elaine Lichtman Marketing Li-Cheng Liu Accounting 236 | Academics The Google Challenge Three of Google ' s ' Americas Regional Winners were from the university in the past four years. It was not sheer luck. They were the result of countless hours of hard work and determination. Limited with a $250 budget and one class meeting a week on Fridays, Theresa Clarke ' s class, MKTG 490, made tremendous strides in the Google Online Marketing Challenge. By bringing in alumni and other business professionals, this course was not only beneficial; it was life changing. How did the Google Challenge come to the university? The first challenge was in 2008, and I incorporated it into an existing course that I still teach. So I initially made it a course project That year we were ... finalises] ... one of the top 10. The next year I wasn ' t teaching Internet marketing, but I wanted to do it again. I recruited 15 students who agreed to meet with me every Friday so we could work on the Google Challenge. They didn ' t receive any course credit and I didn ' t receive any pay and we wound up winning the Americas region, which consists of North, Central and South America. How do students pick their clients? They have some criteria that they are looking for, but they need to get out there and knock on some doors and sell themselves and sell the challenge. I prefer, if they can, to have a Virginia-based client, because we are a Virginian institution and I think it would be nice to support Virginian companies. What do you think made the course successful? I have relationships with some alumni who come back as guest speakers. Consequently, every single one of them has also hired one of my students, so we ' re creating this cycle of they go out; they come back; they go out. I also get them started before the semester starts. They have to apply to get into the course, so I know they want to be there. Then we have a meeting in December before the semester starts and that is like our first day of class. Then I give them a boat- load of work to do over Christmas. I treat them more like graduate students than like undergraduate students. I guess I ' m more of a coach and a mentor than a lecturer in this environment. What do the students get out of the class? It teaches them personal selling because they have to go out and secure their own client. It teaches them account management because they have to manage their relationship with a client. It teaches them strategy and tactics because they have to plan out an entire online marketing campaign to run over a three-week period and make, many many tactical decisions along the way to actually execute that plan. Any exciting twists to the challenge? Google added two new components to the challenge. One of them is a social media component where students can optionally run a Google+ social media campaign for six weeks. None of my students have done that yet, but I encourage them to try that out. Another thing that they implemented one year ago is a Social Impact Award. Teams could select a not-for-profit as their client. Should a not-for-profit team be one of the top AdWords winners in the competition, Google will then donate money to that charity This year, three out of my four teams have selected a not-for-profit. I encourage that because JMU has proven that we can win this thing. Now let ' s show that we can win some money for charity. Has the competition to get into the class become more fierce? Honestly, no it ' s been pretty consistent. I get between IS and 30 applicants for a 15-seat class. A lot of the students that don ' t apply choose not to because they either don ' t need another marketing elective or maybe they just don ' t want to be doing all this work their senior year. I will work them. They don ' t call it a challenge for nothing. It really is a challenge. WORDS PHOTOS | Hannah Hayes I took Dr. Clarke ' s Marketing 470 class and had some experience with Google AdWords on my own personal website. I ... decided this is what I wanted to do as a career. Shay Meadows, senior strategist Everyone uses online to search things now. It ' s very dynamic, so people have to keep up with it and be able to apply it to their business. Lindsay Hayes, junior team leader Obviously I hope to win. I think it would be really cool to meet the Google team. It would also be great to put on a resume. Lauren Mason, senior analyst Anticipate that things are always changing, and it ' s a daily thing. Cortney Marchetto, senior account manager College of Business Seniors | 237 Accounting Boot Camp Five-year accounting program is one of the best in the nation The school of accounting offered a five-year program, earning students two degrees - Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) and Master of Science in Accounting. Here ' s how it worked: The undergraduate program consisted of a core foundation of accounting courses. Prior to the fifth year, students did an internship that helped them decide which practice area to work in — audit, tax or systems. Students then seamlessly moved into the Masters program, which was an elective-based curriculum focused in the student ' s chosen concentration. The main difference is the types of classes offered and the amount of material, said graduate student Ryan Mahony who graduated with a B.B.A. in accounting in 2012. After graduation, students were invited back for a six-week intensive preparation for the Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) exam, nicknamed Boot Camp. Since its launch in 2004, 75 schools across the country modeled their programs after the university ' s C.P.A. preparation program, according to Professor Paul Copley, department head of the school of accounting. Boot Camp helped graduates develop the skills and knowledge needed to pass the four-part C.P.A. exam. The national pass rate average was about 50 percent. In 2010, the university ' s master ' s students achieved a 94 percent pass rate on all four parts, the highest in the country. We ' ve developed a brand that says JMU kids pass the exam before they come to work for you, said Copley. The school of accounting also helped its students search for employment with the Big Four accounting firms as well as mid- tier and smaller firms. The school of accounting offered networking opportunities outside of the university too. During the first week of classes, master ' s students headed to D.C to visit the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Government Accountability Office and the Company Accounting Oversight Board. Our students can visualize the boards and meet with the regulators, said Copley. This trip also built cohesion among the master ' s students, which Copley said was a key factor of the accounting program ' s nationally recognized success. The faculty was also behind the program ' s bright graduates. According to Copley, every faculty member was a CPA, Certified Management Accountant (CMA) or both. And their valuable institutional knowledge didn ' t go unnoticed. Senior Scott Carlman said the faculty were deeply committed to helping students learn the difficult material. WORDS PHOTOS | Camille Corura BY THE NUMBERS: 70 Master ' s students entered the program each year More than 90 percent of the accounting master ' s graduates went to work for a public accounting firm. What I like most about the program are the professors and how good they are at getting the material across to their students. Toni Ivanova, graduate student My favorite part of the program is the professors. They care about making sure that we learn the material and learn it well Margaret Stitely, graduate student Ranna Mohajer Marketing Stefan Peierls Marketing Jean Ray Management Aaron Rogers Finance 238 | Academics Taylor Selby Accounting Curtis Slike Finance Brandon Trautman Marketing MarkTrimakas Accounting Alexandra Vilas Finance Michael Walker Accounting Stacey Walker Computer Information Systems Shuoda Wang Finance Christopher West Accounting Jacquelyn Wheeler Hospitality and Tourism Management Evan Wiley Computer Information Systems Xuan Yao Computer Information Systems College of Business Seniors | 239 College of EDUCATION IDLS majors c o ' +- rc u 13 o X T3 CD u c E u ' 5 cr a DC c t o Q_ Q. O D O O 3 13 o u D oj s_ cr u □c QJ QJ cn E cn 2 Q_ C o U D JZ J 03 2 U o o fiQ f0 E P 5 .Si CO o v O S is o -o O Lb. —J •« f0 o o CO WO -a QJ s fe- re +- c CD E at o o C JZ «3 LU -a o o Source: JMU College of Education website 240 | Academics Kristina Apwisch Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Rachel Atkins Interdisciplinary liberal Studies Kathryn Brittingham Interdisciplinary liberal Studies Chelsea Bruno Interdisciplinary liberal Studies Ashley Christian Interdisciplinary liberal Studies Katelyn Clark Interdisciplinary liberal Studies Brandi Cooper Interdisciplinary liberal Studies Elizabeth Cyr Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Stacey Diapoulis Interdiscipli nary liberal Studies Heather Diodati Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Kristin Hudgins Interdisciplinary liberal Studies Lauren Hughett Interdisciplinary liberal Studies College of Education Seniors | 241 QUICK FACTS Goino Cii trtrl 1 The college housed asustainability committee dedicated to environmental awareness in the classroom. Variety of Choices Students could choose one of many subjects to teach based on their interests, from foreign language to secondary earth science to gifted education. Praxis As part of the teacher licensure process, students had to have passing scores on the Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessments, Practicum Students were expected to take a practicum where they gained teaching experience in the field, oftentimes by teaching in local schools. Filling a container with water and dish soap, professor David Slykhuis runs gas into the solution, which produces gas-filled bubbles that can be lit and held without causing burns. The experiment was a demonstration during MSSE470S: Middle School Science Methods to show the class of future middle and high school science teachers experiments that would grab students ' attention. Amanda Loeser Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Grace Masumoto Interdisciplinary liberal Studies Rebecca O ' Neill Interdisciplinary liberal Studies College of Education Seniors | 243 Annie Prillaman Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Anhela Ripley Interdisciplinary liberal Studies Meredith Rose Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Mindy Shipon Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Katherine Simmons Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Jennifer Thomas Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Ellen Vest Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Rachel Williams Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies 244 | Academics IT ' S TIAfE TO TAKE A ETAHD The College of Education sponsors a screening of the documentary Bully on Jan. 29 and 30. It Gets Better Bully film screening raises awareness On Jan. 29 and 30, the College of Education sponsored a showing of the documentary Bully with a follow-up panel of guests to discuss bullying and answer the audience ' s questions. The documentary followed the daily lives of three children experiencing bullying and two families that each lost a child due to bullying. Vivid images of physical and mental harassment, alongside the reactions of the children and parents, evoked strong memories and emotions. I started to feel upset when the documentary showed the family of a boy who had committed suicide, said junior Anders Bruce, who attended the screening because he had friends in Madison Equality, one of the many sponsors of the event. It was painful to hear that the boy ' s younger brother had been the first to find him. Debi Kipps-Vaughan of the department of psychology, Gary Race of the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence and sophomore Marieka Turner were the university representatives on the panel. £ £ EDUCATION AT THE ADULT LEVEL IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS. IT STARTS WITH ONE. Debi Kipps-Vaughan, professor Audience members raised issues like physical versus verbal defense against bullies and bullying as it related to Harrisonburg schools. Kipps-Vaughan told the audience that the first step was to make people more aware of bullying. Education at the adult level is one of the most affective interventions. It starts with one. I ' m the one, said Kipps- Vaughn. WORDS j Coileen Lentile PHOTO | College of Education College of Education Seniors | 245 College of HEALTH BEHAVIORAL STUDIES to undergraduates I vD oo ON 00 Source: First majors of Fall 2012 undergraduates in the College of Health Behavioral Studies, according to the Office of Institutional Research 246 | Academics Cali Allen Kinesiology Courtney Anaya Dietetics Destiny Anderson Communication Sciences and Disorders Maria Ayala Psychology Lauren Balboni Communication Sciences and Disorders Brenda Blanchard Psychology Colleen Bogert Communication Sciences and Disorders Miranda Brewer Kinesiology Devon Brzezynski Health Sciences Karen Burrough Health Sciences Nicole Buscema Health Sciences College of Health Behavioral Studies Seniors | 247 Rachel Cary Kinesiology Amelia Cassell Sung Choi Health Sciences Ariane Chretien Psychology Christina Dickerson Health Sciences Kelsey Dill Socio! Wort Kara Edwards Health Services Administration Gregory Forsberg Grace Gallagher Health Sciences Paige Ganger Kinesiology Courtney Gannon Kinesiology Callista Grozahs Kinesiobay 243 Health Care in the Outback Athletic training professor teaches three-week study abroad in Australia Professor Connie Peterson took her lifelong passion for sports and triathlons and turned it into her career. During her 11 years teaching athletic training at the university, Peterson saw the relatively new- allied health care field gain respect. In July 2012, she led 20 students on a new, three- week study abroad program in Australia. THE U.S. NEEDS TO MAKE CHANGES TO BE COMPETITIVE AND THAT ' S WHERE STUDY ABROAD COMES IN. Connie Peterson, professor The U.S. needs to make changes to be competitive and that ' s where study abroad comes in, said Peterson. Even though the focus of this trip is on sports medicine, a lot of other learning occurs that ' s more impactful. Australia had advanced sports medicine development and sports, like cricket, that were not common in America. The trip centered on the cultural differences and similarities of health traditions and rehabilitation methods. Students were shocked — they thought they were going to come back [to the university] with all these cool new techniques, she said. What they saw was that the U.S. is a leader in treatment management; there are just different ways to achieve the same goals. Along with lectures and trips to sports facilities, Peterson and her students sc uba dived at the Great Barrier Reef, explored a rainforest and watched the sunset at the Sydney Opera House. Students tried traditional Australian meals — including kangaroo and crocodile. Peterson and the rest of the athletic training department hoped to offer study abroad trips every other year. For the summer of 2014, she was working on creating a program in Brazil to coincide with the FIFA World Cup. Any time you study abroad, you have the opportunity to grow and learn about yourself, she said. I try to make learning as fun as I can. WORDS | Heather Butterworth PHOTOS | LisaKavjian Seniors in the athletic training program, Melissa Walker and Kristin Donald scuba dive during an introductory course to the Great Barrier Reef. Senior Samantha Slager-Laurent feeds a kangaroo at the Cairns Tropical Zoo in Australia. There, students in the study abroad program also had the chance to hold a koala, baby alligator and snake. College of Health Behavioral Studies Seniors | 249 Aynsley Guertin Communication Sciences and Disorders Elizabeth Guttman Health Sciences Emma Hahn Psychology Lauren Harris Communication Sciences and Disorders Rebecca Himler Nursing Allie Holt Psychology Luisiana llliano Health Services Administration Daniel Kastner Health Services Administration Stephanie La Testa Health Sciences Kathryn Lagarenne Health Sciences Abby Lantzy Communication Sciences and Disorders Britanie Latimer Health Sciences 250 i Academics Brianna Lauffer Social Work Jessica Lockatell Social Work Jennifer Longo Health Sciences Tekeya McDonald Health Sciences Daveon McMullen Psychology Alexander Mendoza Psychology Jade Morse Health Sciences Anthony Mujica Health Seruices Administration Krista Nashwinter Communication Sciences and Disorders Sara Negron Dietetics Kellsey O ' Donnell Kinesiology Matthew O ' Laughlin Health Sciences College of Health Behavioral Studies Seniors | 251 Dressed appropriately in luau attire to match the Senior Prom ' s theme, senior citizens join a conga line with members of the Nursing Student Association. There was also a best-dressed contest where the crowd acted as judges, cheering loudly for the candidate they felt deserved the honors. During the luau-themed Senior Prom, Nursing Student Association members dance alongside senior citizens from local senior centers. I love the music and I love being with the other people, said prom attendee Janet Timberlake from Price Rotary Senior Center. 252 | Academics Tajie ' l Paden Social Work Holly Padgett Health Sciences Alexa Painter Health Sciences Chelsea Perrine Communication Sciences and Disorders Sheria Pettis Social Work Eve Rodrigues Nursing Caitlin Schumacher Psychology Caroline Small wood Health Sciences Alexa Smith Health Sciences Cory Speicher Psychology Jennifer Spildener Psychology Ashley Staley Health Sciences 254 | Academics Barrie Stedfast Dietetics Miranda Stein Social Work Lauren Stickles Kinesiology Danielle Terry Social Work Emily Tilman Social Work Jessie Ufferfilge Communication Sciences and Disorders NessieVanta Health Sciences Julie Vest Communication Sciences and Disorders Leah Webber Nursing Leannah Williams Social Work Hayley Yobp Kinesio logy College of Health Behavioral Studies Seniors | 255 College of INTEGRATED SCIENCE ENGINEERING ON 5 Source: First majors of Fall 2012 undergraduates in the College of Integrated Science and Engineering, according to the Office of Institutional Research 256 | Academics Kirstyn Andrea Bess Integrated Science Technology Benjamin Jerauld Computer Science Logan Kendle Integrated Science Technology Scott Keo Computer Science Robert Kozlowski Integrated Science Technology Christopher McShane Engineering Sarah Mello Integrated Science Technology Eric Moberg Integrated Science Technology Brittany Murphy Engineering Brian Nixon Integrated Science Technology Samuel Osterhout Engineering Zurisadai Pena Engineering College of integrated Science Engineering Seniors | 257 Sherry Phung Computer Science Ryan Pitts Computer Science Kathleen Rickard Intelligence Analysis James Sheats Integrated Science Technology Brittany Ton ey Engineering Michael Twardy Engineering Joshua Werner Integrated Science Technology Kaneil Zadrozny Integrated Science Technology 258 | Academics IS AT Senior Projects From biotechnology to environment concentrators, Integrated Science and Technology seniors were required to perform a senior project as individuals or in groups. if WORDS j Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS | Josuha Werner, Joseph Crosbie Shanna Murphy Seniors Joshua Werner and Alexander Goehring take a break from their Mobile IPv6-IPSec project. Part of the telecommunications concentration and advised by professor Emil Salib, the project explored mobile Internet Protocol Version 6 (MIPv6) with a focus on security. Werner and Goehring built on a successful senior project from the previous year. We are one of four teams working to improve the adaptability and real world application of this technology, said Werner. This project will be implemented with other MIPv6 projects in hopes of creating a fully virtualized end-to-end network capable of using VoIP, mobile devices, proxies and multicasting. Senior Shanna Murphy collects data on the Blacks Run riparian buffer. She and her predecessors, whose project she built off of, recorded the species, height and condition of each tree. The purpose of her was to quantify the effects of the Blacks Run stream restoration done in March 2009 at Purcell Park. Murphy tested a variety of water quality parameters and conducted surveys on fish populations, benthic macroinvertebrates and riparian buffers. Senior Joseph Crosbie tours a cargo ship outfitted wi th a large version of the fuel saving device he tested for his senior project. Crosbie worked with Wholesome Energy and Nonox Litd to test this device for diesel engines. The project had the potential to reduce harmful emissions and was part of the energy concentration and Valley 25x25, an initiative to achieve 25 percent renewable energy in the Shenandoah Valley before 2025. College of Integrated Science Engineering Seniors College of SCIENCE MATHEMATICS 8 1 8 g ° J ™ -c £ o! £ « o aj £ -c .2 £. 5! t 9 S undergraduates Source: First majors of Fall 2012 undergraduates in the College of Science Mathematics, according to the Office of Institutional Research 260 | Academics The GOTO Cronus star ball is programmed to project stars onto the planetarium ' s dome. With this technology, visitors could see the night sky as it was thousands of years ago. The Gateway Science $1.5 million planetarium increases astronomy awareness You get to brag because not every school has a planetarium, said Shanil Virani, director of the John C. Wells Planetarium. Founded in 1950, the planetarium was originally in the Burruss Hall attic but moved to Miller Hall in 1975. Renovations in 2008 established the $1.5 million facility as one of only four in the world that offered digital movie capability and a GOTO Cronus star ball. This star ball, a series of lenses and mirrors, resided 10 feet underground and rose for shows to project night skies to the planetarium auditorium, which housed up to 72 audience members. That ' s the first ' oooh, aahh ' moment, said Virani. The second ' oooh, aahh ' moment is when we correct for star pollution. Audiences could see what the night sky looked like in any hemisphere at any time period - from 10,000 years ago to 10,000 years in the future. Their tour guides through space and time were students. At the undergraduate level, it ' s almost unheard of, said Virani. But they ' re the ones driving the show and they ' re the ones playing with the $1.5 million toy One such student was senior Robyn Ramirez, secretary of the astronomy club. Ramirez took a job at the planetarium when she realized that there would be no one to run the equipment as the older members graduated. How many people can say that their job throughout college was working at a planetarium? said Ramirez. Ramirez, a health sciences major, and other students ran Friday and Saturday public shows and gave star talks afterward. It was important to Virani to reach out to children, especially young girls, through these free shows, solar gazing, field trips, public science talks and star gazing on the last Friday of every month. We have a big problem in this country getting kids excited and motivated and enthusiastic about science, said Virani. Astronomy ' s a popular gateway science. Virani remembered a Barbie doll that said, Science is hard. Let ' s go shopping. So that ' s exactly the kind of message you want to hear, right? said Virani with a sarcastic grin. We have to change that. People like Robyn serve as role models for young girls, said Virani, who was also proud that students with majors other than astronomy and physics were involved. The planetarium housed a few GSCI 104: Scientific Perspective courses in the fall, doubling the number of students taking astronomy. But to Virani, the 9,500 who saw the planetarium in the fall semester were not enough. It was all about awareness. People are drawn to it, said Virani. And that ' s not a hallmark of us, per se. I think that ' s a hallmark of astronomy. How can you not look at some of the pictures that come back from the Hubble space telescope and not be blown away and not wonder, ' What does this mean? ' WORDS i Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS I Lauren Gordon Jessica Antos Geology Michael Bulas Geology Karen Corbett Chemistr Marlena Daly Biology Coiiege of Science Mathematics Seniors | 261 The Physics of Table Tennis Physics professor Costel Constantin brings sports to the classroom A pounding echoed through the UREC atrium. An athlete ' s foot stomped the ground. The athlete, with grace and vigor, hit something as light as a feather. On most Thursday afternoons, professors Costel Constantin and Gabriel Niculescu, could be found ferociously battling each other in a game of table tennis. They walked into the changing room dressed like professors and walked out in table tennis attire. Constantin, who was nationally ranked, pulled out a plastic bag bulging with roughly 100 table tennis balls. At his level, I just have to fool him because that ' s the only way you can win, said Niculescu of Constantin, I try to survive when I play him. Constantin wore Butterfly, an elite brand of gear, from head to toe. His collared polyester shirt was bright purple and pink, fading into black at the sleeves and waist. He t I ' M TRYING TO BRIDGE SPORTS AND PHYSICS ... EVERYTIME I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN A PHYSICS PHENOMENON THROUGH SPORTS, I WOULD DO THAT HAPPILY. Costel Constantin, physics professor was 40, stood around 6 feet 2 inches. With strong legs and pronounced forearms, Constantin would look intimidating even for a tennis player. Constantin grew up in Romania and was recruited in fourth grade to practice judo. He quickly excelled and became the best in his county for the next three years. By the end of seventh grade he was third in the nation at the junior level. His career was cut short because communist Romania did not recognize being a judoka, or judo master, as a career track. Instead, he focused on math and science and graduated from University Politechnica in 1999 with an engineering degree. Nice! Beautiful! Nice! Constantin shouted in his Romanian accent after a return volley from Niculescu. Niculescu played with a 7 -point handicap against Constant in. Even though he started every game four points from victory, it was still rare that Nxulescu won. I like the dynamics of it; it is extremely crazy, said Constantin as he explained that top players could spin the ball 1,000 revolutions per minute. Constantin continued to practice judo in his adult life. Sitting in his office, he showed a YouTube video of one of his fastest takedowns in a tournament three years ago. His wife, Anca, an astronomy professor, attended some of his tournaments. He looked like he was dancing, she said. I think it was his dance that intimidated the adversaries. Constantin saw many similarities between table tennis and judo, such as using the full momentum of the body - the best serve came from the body not the arm. Full-body motion, he muttered as his arms and torso rotated back in unison for a serve to Niculescu. Constantin ' s passion didn ' t stop with sports. With a research specialty in nanoscience, his favorite class to teach was PHYS 372: Microcontrollers and Their Applications. In his office, he proudly showed videos of his students ' work. As a scholar, he wanted to make a difference in everyday students ' lives. I ' m trying to bridge sports and physics, said Constantin. Every time I have an opportunity to explain a physics phenomenon through sports, I would do that happily. WORDS | Brian Schol PHOTO | Sonny Banks 262 | Academics Christopher Devine Mathematics Daniela DiCarlo Earth Science Alyssa Franklin Biology Daniel Gallinaro Biology Tyesha Hall Mathematics Samantha Jones Geographic Science Shong Kim Chemistry Austin Madden Geographic Science Andrew Montgomery Biotechnology Alexis Nardo Mathematics Ethan Niewold Biology Kathryn Ogborn Biology College of Science Mathematics Seniors | 263 Laurel Owens Biology Kristie Prtorich Biology Kassim Rahawi Biology Bejan Rasoul Biotechnology Avonlea Riotto Biology Jennifer Roberts Biology Brittany Sacco Geology Seana Sears Biology Benjamin Stanley Biology Kelly Stark Biology Varsha Thomas Biology Keith Zirkle Statistics 264 ! Academics Students walk by the greenhouses behind the Bioscience building.The building opened in fall 2012. Biosciences The new building on East Campus With a DNA mural stretching across three floors, the Bioscience building brought a bright look to East Campus. The building housed the entire biology department, which was previously located in Burruss Hall, as well as pre-professional health programs. David Brakke, dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, and Associate Dean Judith Dilts were a part of the development of the building since planning began in 2008. I enjoyed the whole process, said Brakke. It was fun to design with a wonderful architectural firm and the construction process was fascinating to watch. When it came time to lay out the building, Brakke asked the biology department professors what they wanteo to see. The placing of offices across from professors ' laboratories and lecture halls helped strengthen student-professor relationships. Sophomore Fallon Costanzo attended her GSCI 165: The Way Life Works class in the building. I love the new and high-tech feel of the building, said Costanzo. Unlike many other buildings on campus, it is very open. Senior biology major Seana Sears helped her Students attend class in the Bioscience building.The classrooms and building were designed to encourage collaboration between faculty and students. professor Jim Herrick move his research lab to the building over the summer. It ' s definitely more interactive as far as being able to meet a study group or practice a presentation in a comfortable lounge environment with a TV that you can hook up your computer to, said Sears. Senior Nadia Masroor, also a biology major, said she enjoyed being able to use the top-of-the line new equipment in rooms that created an adaptable learning environment. In laboratories, which had large glass windows, students studied sharks, frogs, fruit flies, salmon and cats. The building also had a micro-medical lab, in which Sears took a class. The professor gives you samples from a real patient with an illness in the micro- medical lab, said Sears. There is a highly interactive, tiered classroom that can be used for a lecture class but also for group work, said Brakke. Students can turn their chairs around to face the people behind them easily to work together and even use one of hve SMART boards if they want. With its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, the Bioscience building was also environmentally friendly. Special features included a greenhouse and two planted roofs. The movement, flexibility and lighting throughout the building makes it like no other building on campus, said Brakke. WORDS j Courtney Ambrose PHOTOS j JMU Photography Services Seana Sears College of Science Mathematics Seniors | 265 College of VISUAL PERFORMING ARTS .5? cn undergraduates I 1 i SI 03 I « ±? s 01 t t? t t: = ji H CO in 00 Source: First majors of Fall 2012 undergraduates in the College of Visual Performing Arts, according to the Office of Institutional Research 266 | Academics The Dynamic Duo Siblings perform in concerto competition Siblings junior Ethan Wagner and sophomore Hannah Wagner had been playing music ever since they were children. Our family is very musical, said Hannah. Our dad was a baritone singer and a music major. Our three older siblings all play instruments. We came along and wanted to learn instruments too. Since then, the pair dedicated themselves to their respective instruments - Hannah to her violin and Ethan to his cello. The two enrolled in the music program and collaborated in the annual concerto competition. People think it ' s really cool that we ' re brother and sister. They ' re like, ' How do you work well together? ' said Hannah. We have our spats, but not usually when we work with music. Their tendency to work well together came in handy as the two practiced a double concerto by Brahms for up to 30 hours a week leading up to the competition. You tear the piece apart bit by bit and listen to it a lot, said Hannah. We went to a summer camp and showed it to teachers. They all thought it was pretty cool that we were playing it together. The dynamic duo, as their friends and teachers had taken to calling them, practiced so much that they could perform the piece from memory. It ' s not a piece that ' s easy to memorize, said Ethan. But it was really good for us to memorize it, so I ' m glad our teachers had us do that. But it ' s one of the most nerve -wracking things. The pair was able to work through their nerves by playing off of each other throughout their performance. We like people to know that we enjoy it so we try to put life into our playing, said Hannah. Though the pair admitted to making a few mistakes, they weren ' t beating themselves up about it. Concerto competitions are, for me, about the experience and learning a piece that well - not winning or losing, said Hannah. Ethan agreed. It was just spectacular getting the opportunity to perform a piece of that difficulty, said Ethan. Despite the long hours they put into practicing and their nerves on the day of the performance, the Wagners loved playing together. They were already brainstorming possible song choices for next year ' s competition. Origi nally we were thinking, ' We ' re never doing this again. It ' s a lot of work and it can take away from the quality of your practicing and your studying your instrument, ' said Ethan. But afterwards it was like, ' Oh, well that was a lot of fun! ' Now we ' re talking about maybe trying to learn the third movement over the summer. Whether or not that happened, they knew one thing for sure: Music would always be a part of their lives. WORDS | Haley Lambert PHOTO { Hannah and Ethan Wagner Hannah and Ethan Wagner practice their instruments in Forbes Center for the Performing Arts. The siblings had been playing their instruments for approximately 10 years. Edwin Baruch Studio Art Jennifer Bennett Graphic Design Yoo Jung Choi Studio Art Sarah Everett Theatre College of Visual Performing Arts Seniors | 267 Metaphors in Motion Running Dec. 6-9, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts hosted Metaphors in Motion ' featuring the university ' s Virginia Repertory Dance Company, which received positive acclaim. WORDS | Nora Bollinger PHOTOS | Richard Finkeistein Members of the Virginia Repertory Dance Company are selected through audition and rehearse at least 10 hours a week. Mitchell Green Music June Hundley Theatre Schuyler Nash Studio Art 268 ] Academics College of Visual Performing Arts Seniors | 269 UNDERCLASSMEN undergraduates GENERAL EDUCATION: CLUSTERS REQUIREMENTS CLUSTER ONE: SKILLS FOR THE CLUSTER TWO: ARTS AND CLUSTER THREE: THE NATURAL 21 ST CENTURY HUMANITIES WORLD 9 credits and 7 Information 9 credits TRACK I: Literacy test Human Questions 9 credits Critical Thinking Contexts Group 1 (Choose 1 from 6 courses) (Choose 1 from 10 courses) (Choose 1 from 8 courses) Human Communication Visual Performing Arts Group 2 (Choose 1 from 4 courses) (Choose 1 from 7 courses) (Choose 1 from 9 courses) Writing Literature Group 3 (GWRTC 1 03) (Choose 1 from 9 courses) (Choose 1 from 14 courses) TRACK II: 3 credits (Choose 1 from 6 courses) CLUSTER FOUR: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PROCESSES 6 credits The American Experience (Choose 1 from 3 courses) The Global Experience (Choose 1 from 6 courses) CLUSTER FIVE: INDIVIDUALS INTHE HUMAN COMMUNITY 6 credits Wellness Domain (Choose 1 from 2 courses) Sociocultural Domain (Choose 1 from 3 courses) Source: JMU Genera! Education website 270 | Academics Cassandra Baier Frederick Carranza Aimmee Chen Alicia Davis Gabriella Dill Sarah Fleisher Nicole Goldstein Lauren Gordon Andrew Haveles Andrew Hutchson Michael Jeschke Kyra Johnson RateMyProfessors.com Online ranking systems are key in course selection Psychology professor David Daniel was voted the hottest professor nationwide on Rate My Professors. There was no crown, but this status drew students to his courses, which had been filled to capacity since his second year teaching at the university If they find me attractive then ... said Daniel, trailing off jokingly with a large smile on his face. He attributed his rating simply to his physical attractiveness instead of his personality or energy in class. According to past students, Daniel encouraged them to boost his hotness rating. Afterward Daniel noticed a slight change in his class dynamics. There are always a number of female students who look disappointed when they find out I ' m teaching, said Daniel. Daniel had an engaging personality that extended through his open office door. He had multiple students in his office at a time and still called out to others walking by to stop and talk. Rate My Professors provoked a mix of amusement and seriousness among students and professors. Out of 22 students surveyed, most said they used the website to find good classes but not necessarily good professors. Usually it ' s just the younger teachers that get the ' hot ' rating, said junior Samantha Stephenson. I tend to choose them because they are usually more exciting. Others defined attractiveness differently. I had a professor and in face value he wasn ' t that attractive, said junior Kirstyn Nutter. But he being charming, smart and having a real view of the world made me have a crush on him. Other piofessors also believed hot went beyond the physical features and was more about the character. Communications professor April Roth Gulotta was listed as one of the hottest professors at the university. She found it comical that she was at the top of the list. I think the class is hot, not me, said Roth Gulotta. Knowledge is hot, confidence is hot. Daniel had read studies about online rating sites such as Rate My Professors. Increasingly, over 80 percent of students use websites similar to this. Nationally, students go there to make important life decisions, he said. While many students used the website, only around 25 percent actually went online to rate their professors. Daniel said that he knew of other professors who read their ratings online, but he had a deal with his students to not look at his ratings or comments. Being trashed publicly will not help me improve my teaching, he said. Though Daniel jokingly basked in his status, he also questioned the validity of the website. If I ' m not the hottest guy you ' ve ever met in your life, then maybe Rate My Professors isn ' t valid. WORDS | Dominique Escalera GRAPHIC | Sarah Lockwood Hot! Underclassmen 273 Those Who Can, Teach JMUTeach offers students the podium It wasn ' t every day students got credit for teaching one another how- to brew beer. However, JMUTeach allowed undergraduate students the opportunity to design and instruct such classes. The program encouraged students to choose a topic they were passionate about and submit a course application. The result was a one- credit class taught by that student which promoted different passions, ideas and creativity. According to senior Keith Zirkle, an executive member of JMUTeach, the variety of courses JMUTeach offered attracted students. We offer one-credit classes on a myriad of topics, and JMU students are always looking for electives to slip in, said Zirkle. One of the appealing factors of JMUTeach was that courses were taught by students who had serious passions for the subjects. Their enthusiasm was contagious according to Zirkle. People tend to have this innate desire to share what they know and especially what they feel so strongly about, said senior and executive board member Abigail Ware. So many students are fortunately drawn to JMUTeach in general, whether that be JMUTeach classes, events or the program itself. Zirkle agreed. How many people can say they ' ve taken a class at their college taught by someone their own age? said Zirkle. The latter is the reason I got involved. I was looking for something with a purpose on campus, and peer- facilitated learning is a proven thing, so why not get involved in JMU ' s initiative to have this happen? According to students, one of the best things about the JMUTeach program was the low-pressure and relaxed environment where discussions and ideas flowed freely. Going over evaluations, they are constantly saying how much they ' re learning - that there is less pressure when it is your peer at the front of the classroom, that they want to leam what ' s being offered in this class since it ' s not a discipline requirement, said Zirkle. The student facilitators were also presented with the opportunity to grow and develop as educators. It ' s fascinating because the facilitators will come into JMUTeach often with just really cool ideas and some material to back it up, said Ware. However, they leave with a whole course prepared. Student teachers gained an invaluable experience. There is that old adage, ' You don ' t know something until you can teach it to others, ' so our facilitators are gaining so much experience and knowledge and so are the students in the classes, said Zirkle. This learning environment cultivated engaged students. It shows students that it ' s cool to be nerdy about something and that it ' s cool to want to show that to others. I think JMUTeach allows for a powerful movement of ideas that students seem to hang on to when they take a JMUTeach course, said Ware. WORDS | Julie Hirschhom PHOTOS | Elizabeth Ramirez Andrew Shisler Ian Squires Sydney Taylor Jeffrey Thelin 274 | Academics Senior Stefan Peierls gives a preview of his JMUTeach class at a Duke Talk. JMUTeach provided three opportunities a semester for students to give a Duke Talk, modeled after TEDTalks. Senior Keith Zirkle, executive director for JMUTeach addresses students, faculty and President Jonathan R. Alger at a Lunch with 12 Strangers. Three times a semester, students could apply to participate in these lunches with three faculty members. My favorite part about teaching is learning what all of my peers have to say but were too afraid to say ... before the class. I learn the best through stories and they all have wonderful stories from which we can all learn. Stefan Peierls, senior, taught DiversUnity: Beneath the Skin I ' m doing a JMUTeach course ... because I want to change a student ' s life. My favorite part of the course is the great discussions I have with my students. Andrew Mortillo, junior, taught Personal Development Ethan Thompson DeAnna Wells Braelynn Wiggins Caseybeth Yelverton Underclassmen | 275 ADMINISTRATION BOARD OF VISITORS PRESIDENT Admissions Financial Aid Scholarships Preparing Future Faculty University Events 1 1 1 ADMINISTRATION FINANCE UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS UNIVERSITY PLANNING ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Bookstore Budget Management Card Services Copy Centers Dining Services Facilities Management Human Resources, Training Performance Parking Services Payroll Services Postal Services Public Safety Telecommunications University Police INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Facilities Events Marketing Promotions Sports Medicine Sports Programs Student-Athlete Services Alumni Relations Annual Giving Donor Relations Marketing Photography Parent Relations Public Affairs Career Academic Planning Community Service-Learning Counseling and Student Development Center Disability Services Judicial Affairs Center for Multicultural Student Services Orientation Residence Life University Unions University Health Center University Recreation Colleges: Arts Letters Business Education Heaith Behaviorai Studies integrated Science Engineering Science Mathematics Visual Performing Arts The Graduate School University Studies Honors Program Libraries Educational Technologies Registrar ' s Office Chart is a sampling of departments within the Board of Visitors. Source: Summer 2012 JMU Administration Organizational Chart 276 | Academics Ralph A. Alberico Dean, Libraries and Educational Technologies David F.Brakke Dean, College of Science and Mathematics Joanne Carr Senior Vice President, University Advancement Ronald Carrier Chancellor Irvine Clarke III Interim Dean, College of Business Teresa Gonzalez Vice Provost, Academic Program Support Linda Cabe Halpern Dean, University Studies David K. Jeffrey Dean, College of Arts and Letters Bob Kolvoord Interim Dean, College of Integrated Science and Engineering Reid J. Linn Dean, Graduate School Sharon Lovell Interim Dean, College of Health and Behavioral Studies George Sparks Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts Phillip Wishon Dean, College of Education Administration 277 • Office of the President President Jonathan R. Alger transitions After President Jonathan R. Alger accepted the presidential position in 2011, he dedicated his time to getting to know the university ' s organizations and individuals. I was very excited when I first learned about the position, said Alger. My wife and I lived in Virginia when we were first married, so we knew about James Madison University and particularly its reputation for excellence, both in and outside the classroom ... It was a great opportunity for us. Alger became the sixth university president on July 1, 2012. He began the Presidential Listening Tour, traveling around the country to ask the important question: Why Madison? His talks encouraged open and honest discussion among current students, faculty and alumni in an attempt to discover more about the university ' s strengths and weaknesses. On March 14, Alger was officially inaugurated in a ceremony that included a performance by a capella group Note-oriety, and a guest lecture about James Madison by University of Virginia Professor David Mattern. The week leading up to the inauguration featured events at the John C. Wells Planetarium, an ice cream social and community service projects. WORDS ) Claire Fogarty PHOTOS | JMU Photography Services WHYMADIS0N? T0UR The Office of the President conducted more than 30 Why Madison? receptions and meetings with alumni across the country as well as with groups throughout campus. Alexandria, Va. Baltimore Charlotte, N.C Charlottesville, Va. College of Business Executive Advisory Council College of Business Leadership Council College of Education College of Health and Behavioral Studies College of Integrated Science and Engineering College of Science and Mathematics College of Visual and Performing Arts D.C Dallas Duke Cl ub Board of Directors Faculty Emeriti Association Faculty Senate Graduate School Harrisonburg, Va. Honors Advisory Council Huffman Hall Liberal Arts Alumni Libraries and Educational Technologies New York City Office of International Programs and Academic Programs Outreach and Engagement Paltola Valley, Calif. Parents Council Philadelphia Research and Public Service Reston,Va. Richmond, Va. San Francisco Tampa, Fla. University Studies and College of Arts and Letters Virginia Beach, Va. Academics Academic Affairs A. Jerry Benson drops ' interim ' from his title In 2010, A. Jerry Benson became interim provost, and the provost hiring process paused when President Linwood H. Rose announced his retirement. Nearly three years later, Benson was named provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs. I ' m just very fortunate to be working with good leadership within the academic division, said Benson. It ' s the whole crux of what we ' re about as a university. So it ' s very exciting to be leading that. One of the division ' s biggest projects was the Quality Enhancement Plan. This project was a requirement as part of the university ' s reaccreditation. Academic Affairs took suggestions and narrowed its ideas down to the final plan: the Madison Collaborative Ethical Reasoning in Action. It fits so well with who we are, said Benson. Our mission statement talks about preparing educated, enlightened students who lead meaningful and productive lives and ... what we decided is that ethical reasoning is really a very important part of that. The plan would incorporate ethical decision-making skills into 1787 Orientation and residence life, as well as general education and major courses. We ' re being very careful, because we ' re an educational institution - we ' re not the church or someplace else. We ' re not telling people what good, ethical decisions would be, said Benson. What we want to do is ensure that you ' ve gone through a good process to get to that decision. Another plan that came to fruition was the reorganization of the College of Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT). Effective July 1, this college became the College of Integrated Science and Engineering and housed the ISAT, engineering and computer science departments. The College of Health and Behavioral Studies formed to consist of communication sciences and disorders, psychology, graduate psychology, health sciences, kinesiology, nursing and social work. One of the major reasons we did this is that we have a lot of - and very high-quality - health- related programs, said Benson. We wanted to ... really hold up and highlight those programs and give them the kind of public recognition they deserve. In addition to his involvement in long-term planning projects, Benson worked with JMUTeach members to read and approve proposals and evaluate the program. What ' s exciting to me are the number of proposals we get versus what we can put into play in one semester, said Benson. It shows me that there ' s some real good energy among students. The Student Government Association (SGA) was also involved with Academic Affairs. The SGA is stepping up in terms of saying, you know, ' What are the issues we ' re dealing with? What can we do to help with those issues? ' said Benson, including the faculty salary freeze that had lasted more than five years as an example. In addition to working with students, Academic Affairs worked with other Virginia colleges through 4-VA, a collaborative effort with George Mason University, the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. The sharing efforts expanded, allowing the university to share language, intelligence analysis and online adult degree program courses with other schools. WORDS I Sarah Lockwood PHOTOS { JMU Photography Services Administration | 279 Administration and Finance Senior Vice President Charles King is like a city manager If the university was a city, the Division of Administration and Finance would be its government. At least, that ' s the analogy Senior Vice President Charles King used to describe his division of over 1,000 employees - the largest on campus. I ' m kind of the city manager ... if we ' re using this analogy of a city, said King. I kind of direct all these different operations to ensure that we ' re providing the services that we ' re supposed to. King helped carry out general goals such as ensuring that students were safe and maintaining campus both mechanically and aesthetically from year to y ear. More specific goals for the 2012-13 academic year included continuing the construction of Constitution Hall and the renovation of Duke Hall, providing a space counter display for the Champions Parking Deck and meeting with legislatures to lobby for much needed university funds. King knew this last goal well as he traveled to Richmond, Va. every Wednesday to meet with the General Assembly. The senior vice president attributed much of his division ' s and the university ' s success to the staffs low turnover rate. People come here and go to work here and stay here, said King, who had held his own position for 17 years. It ' s such a good place to be and work that you tend to stay here ... We have a pretty good track record of hiring the right people. MANAGER... IF WE ' RE USING THIS ANALOGY OF A cur Charles King, senior vice president of Administration and Finance Looking ahead, King hoped to complete the planning on the new health science building in Montpelier Hall, as well as begin planning for the old cancer center building on North Campus. With Jonathan R. Alger as the new president, King had a positive outlook for the years to come. [Alger] does care about the university and he cares about its future, said King. He ' s going to be good forJMU. WORDS I Nora Bollinger PHOTO | JMU Photography Services 280 | Academics Student Affairs and University Planning Senior Vice President Mark Warner reveals the strategic plan It was time for a new strategic plan for the university. The last one carried the university up to 2012, coinciding perfectly with the transition of a new president. But the strategic plan was not created overnight. It took five committees, over 150 people and 18 months to devise. The strategic plan refers to goals and objectives that we have as a university in trying to decide what our mission, vision or values are and how they ' re going to influence or direct our decisions in the future, said Mark Warner, vice president of Student Affairs and University Planning. The plan would get preliminary approval in September 2013 and carry the university until 2020. Warner ' s 32 -year professional history with the university was key in the process. I think my role is to ensure that we have a culture where we facilitate the growth and development of the whole student, said Warner. His position as a senior vice president kept him busy, but Warner continued to teach. Teaching ' s my passion. It ' s IF A STUDENT EVER FEELS LIKE A NUMBER HERETHEN WE ' RE NOT DOING OUR JOBS RIGHT. Mark Warner, senior vice president of Student Affairs University Planning my favorite thing I do all week - and I ' m not willing to give it up, said Warner. He taught one class a semester, PSYC 326: Leadership and Personal Growth, where he gave students practical experiences they could immediately incorporate into their lives. Warner was the type of professor who met his students for coffee at Taylor Down Under in the afternoon. His goal, as a professor and vice president, was to prepare students not just intellectually, but also to be successful in life. Warner believed it was important to keep a student- centered environment. If a student ever feels like a number here, then we ' re not doing our job right. No matter what we do ... we have to be sure we ' re paying attention to the student, said Warner. But with a student population nearing 20,000, Warner had to work hard to keep the university ' s community feeling. To help, the Student Success Center was constructed on North Campus. By May 2014, 16 university departments would be under the same roof, which Warner thought would better serve student interests. While change was sometimes for the better and always inevitable, Warner hoped one thing would stay the same. At JMU ... we don ' t accept the status quo. We ' re always willing to change and try new things and pursue new opportunities, and I hope that we ' ll continue that mindset. WORDS | Julia Cramer PHOTO | JMU Photography Services Administration | 281 f ALPHA KAPPA DELTA PHI FIRST ROW: Kaitlyn Nakamura, Russie Tran, Nevine Macalintal. SECOND ROW: Ashley Kim, Ingrid Valerie Caranzo, Victoria Nguyen, Natalie Kwon, Sendy Tran. THIRD ROW: Silvie Chang, Avian Tu, Jolean Clapp, Irene Joyce Asuncion. Members of Alpha Kappa Delta Phi attend their annual Breast Cancer Awareness Ball. The ball featured special guests who survived cancer. Senior Irene Joyce Asuncion serves as Alpha Kappa Delta Phi president. She was named NAACP Leader of the Year in 2012. Fifteen women made up the university ' s chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta Phi sorority. The women promoted sisterhood, scholarship, leadership and Asian-American awareness in the community. The group ' s activities included Real Dukes Wear Pink Charity Ball, Bizarre Foods and the Asia Fair. 284 | Organizations ALPHA KAPPA PSI FIRST ROW: Heather Terk, Ashley Yelverton, Molly White, Claire Sibley, Kolbie Owens. SECOND ROW: Melissa Nicolich, Lauren Posluszny, Stephanie Rawlings, Kira Abuchowski, Madison Larson, Franklin Gonzalez. THIRD ROW: Rachel McKeague, Sophia Haddadin, Samantha Huff, Kelly Chevalier, Sara O ' Keefe, Rachael Lee, Lauren Kiser. FOURTH ROW: Carter Eskew, Claire Edwards, Jordan Williams, Kevin Shea, Jonathan Bodnar, Phillip Crain. Members of Alpha Kappa Psi pose by the highway they adopted in Harrisonburg. The organization made weekly trips to clean along the highway. Seniors Molly White and Bradley McGuinness sell sunglasses during Family Weekend. The money from the sales went to the group ' s philanthropy, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Alpha Kappa Psi ' s primary purpose was to build principled business leaders through community service opportunities and professional speakers. The chapter received the Circle of Achievement Award for passing its annual initiation goals. Alpha Kappa Delta Phi Alpha Kappa Psi | 285 ASIAN STUDENT UNION FIRST ROW: Ha Tang, Julie Thai, Jingjing Jin, Anicka Pathammavong, Erica Hwang, Ann Le, Phuong Nguyen, Abdullah Mamun, Michelle Lee, Christopher Lien. SECOND ROW: Vi Lam, Xuan Yao, Emily Guan, Kristin Silver, Connie Wang, Olivia Stout, Aileen Anonas, Paulo Dorado, Bryan Vu. THIRD ROW: Jessica Chu, Wendy Cheng, Philicia Tucker, Yuhe Lei, Kaitlin Silver, JiangdaOu, Gian Philippe Gonzalez, Francis Malone, Jeffrey Cheng. FOURTH ROW: Nicole Nguyen, PriscillaVu, Travis Turck, Zinnia Cantrell, Armand Jennings, Justin Lee, Anthony Hwang, James Battle, Zheng Tao Zheng. WE BELIEVE THAT IF DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER, THEY WILL FIND MORE SIMILARITIES THAN DIFFERENCES. Erica Hwang, senior The mission of the Asian Student Union was to spread Asian culture and diversity on campus and in the Harrisonburg community. On Nov. 3, the organization held its 14th annual Asian culture week, culminating in a culture show featuring traditional and modern Asian dances and musical performances. 286 | Organizations THEBLUESTONE FIRST ROW: Kari Owens, Jacqueline Scott, Haley Lambert, Julia Cramer, Nora Bollinger, Courtney Ambrose. SECOND ROW: Christine Pomatto, Lauren Gordon, Margaret Fogarty, Danielle Lerer, Heather Butterworth, Claire Fogarty, Sarah Lockwood. The oldest publication on campus, The Bluestone documented the university from March to March. The five editorial board members managed a staff of about 20 writers, photographers and designers. In March, editors attended the College Media Association conference in New York City. The Bluestone editorial board edits spreads during a deadline weekend. The Bluestone was founded in 1 91 0 as the School Ma ' am. Asian Student Union The Bluestone | 287 THE BREEZE The Breeze was the university ' s student-run newspaper. It published every Monday and Thursday of the academic year, with a distribution of roughly 9,500 copies per issue to a campus of a round 20,000 students. The Breeze covered issues relating to the university and Harrisonburg communities and was known for its anonymous Darts Pats. Editor-in-Chief I VICTORIA FOSTER Managing Editor | JEFFREY WADE News Editors | JENNIFER EYRING IVANA JIA-YIN CHAN Opinion Editor | JESSICA WILLIAMS Life Editor | GREER DRUMM0ND LAURA WEEKS Sports Editors | CHASE KIDDY WAYNE EPPS Copy Editors | ANNE ELSEA CHRISTIAN GARNER Photo Editors | SEAN CASSIDY MATT SCHMACHTENBERG Design Editor | MARGARET CURRIER Video Editor | CHARLES AMBROSE Multimedia Director | MADELYNWIGLE Online Editor I KAITLYN HAMMACK 288 | Organizations CHINESE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS ASSOCIATION FIRST ROW: Jiaqi Hu, Wenqing Li, Ziyun Ban, Yunpeng Zhang, Jie Hong, Weiwei Xu. SECOND ROW: Craig J. Ou, Xicheng Huang, Junxiang Du, Xiao Song, Jun Yan. U OUR CSSA IS BECOMING BIGGER AND MORE VISIBLE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. Weiwei Xu, junior Chinese Students and Scholars Association was a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting social, intellectual and cultural activities for Chinese student scholars. The group held a Chinese New Year celebration in the spring and a Mid-Autumn Festival in the fall. The Breeze Chinese Students and Scholars Association | 289 CHINESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION Fl RST ROW: Paulo Dorado, Xuan Yao, Jingjing Jin, Ha Tang, Kristin Silver, Kaitlin Silver, Christopher Lien, Philecia Hoffer. SECOND ROW: Jeffrey Cheng Nicole Nguyen, Jessica Chu, Wendy Cheng, Danling Chen, Linda Zeng, James Battle, Justin Lee. THIRD ROW: Francis Malone, Armand Jen nings, Travis Turck Jiangda J Ou Michelle Lee, Emily Guan, Zheng Tao Zheng, Anthony Hwang. ii WE ARE COMMITTED TO DIVERSIFYING AND ENLIGHTENING THE CAMPUS OF JMU WITH CHINESE AWARENESS. Linda Zeng, junior With more than 20 members, the Chinese Student Association hosted an annual culture show in the spring. The group also organized various events for Harrisonburg ' s Valley Adopt, which was made up of local families who adopted children from China. 290 | Organizations CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL FIRST ROW: Katherine Benusa, Catherine Sumerlin, Sara Wagner, Heather Howell, Morgan Ewing, Emily Hsu. SECOND ROW: Sara LeDuc, Isabella Davenport, Annemarie Henry, Molly Dunlap, Anna Romness, Morgan Bibb. THIRD ROW:Tuan Vo, Margaret Fogarty, Aneta Nikolic, Anthony Allsbrook, Emily Benusa, Elizabeth Hamlin, Amanda Ivey, Nessie Vanta. Seniors Samantha Wilkins, Margaret Fogarty, Katherine Benusa and junior Aneta Nikolic attend the district Fall Membership Rally in October. There, members had the opportunity to interact with fellow Circle K International members from around the district. Juniors Carly Elizabeth Starke, Emily Benusa, Kortney Frederick and senior Sara LeDuc work at the Coca-Cola stand during a football fundraiser. Circle K ' s membership was open to all students; it was the largest collegiate service organization in the world. On Friday mornings, the members of Circle K participated in Keister Elementary ' s safe walk. Chinese Student Association Circle K International | 291 CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL SINGERS FIRST ROW: Alyssa Fernandez, Kiea Dixon, Jerry Johnson, Roy Boyd, Karla Pinkard, Jenelle Sills, Tekeya McDonald. SECOND ROW: Grace Mauro, Krista Edenfield, Darius Banks, Deron Page, Rachael Porter, Jada Wade. THIRD ROW: Javarius Warren, Marsalis Banks. Contemporary Gospel Singers had 25 members and welcomed any university student that was interested. In addition to the group ' s annual Family Weekend and Homecoming concerts, the group performed at off- campus events. Contemporary Gospel Singers perform in Wilson Hall for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The group sang Ride on King Jesus. 292 | Organizations DELTA DELTA DELTA FIRST ROW: Maura Stackley, Stacey Diapoulis, Michelle Kopera. SECOND ROW: Stephanie Strickland, Meghan Lloyd, Ashley Howard, Kristen Hotz, Stephanie Carey, Cynthia Knott, Katherine Grube, Kati Baker, Kari Owens, Meghan Smith, Megan Mornini, Allison Part, Allison Gaines, Jo-Elle Moser, Robin Frake, Julia Ledwith, Melissa Negron, Grace Beyer, Meredith Wood, NikitaVahabzadeh. THIRD ROW: Jessica Spiegler, Lindsay Malinchak, Sallie Suttle, Meghan Zimmerman, Ashley Monger, Nicole Ahern, Lindsay Jondahl, Melissa Marguiles, Lisa Snopek, Laken Smith, Amy Janicki, Nicole Buscema, Alaina Nunn, Katherine McLaughlin, Sarah Macur, Erin Maley, Claire Ballweg. FOURTH ROW: Alexandra Vermillion, Kerry Maier, Krissy Baker, Brittany Atper, Morgan Kelly, Olivia Cho, Caroline Brantlinger, Kathleen Siciliano, Michele Goad, Caitlin DeWald, Emily Burke, Lauren Joseph, Caitlyn Klotz, Kaitlyn Clinage, Amanda Toney, Marina Mezzetti, Kelly Fazio, Christina Liou, Patience Cantrell, Emily Weinberger. FIFTH ROW: Allison Blumer, Courtney Guy, Kelsey Nunn, Mary Bruton, Rachel Evans, Amy Bennis, Melanie Gray, Christina Nesi, Jennifer Corser, Brittany Hunt, Danielle Galloway, Molly Burns, Taylor Wertheimer, Jennifer Fuller, Kelsey Peck, Shurden Garret, Jordyn Kennedy, Shelby Denn, Rebekah Ryan Tillman, Nicole Meador. SIXTH ROW: Clare McGowan, Ashley Ruger, Rebecca Tallmadge, Brea Calhoun, Marisa Davison, Carolyn Pierson, Madeline Catts, Kelsey Douglass, Margaret Schmelzinger, Stephanie Coyle, Serena Cersosimo, Stacey Coral, Katherine Heffner, Frankie Mooney, Aimee Banting, Amanda Ault, Ashley Ernst, Erin McNamara, Meghan Melina, Courtney Blackwell, Chelsea Coffman, Amanda Cameron, Kaitlyn Blair, Caroline Arnold, Molly Hoffmaster, Hayley Dodds, Elizabeth Williams. SEVENTH ROW: Elizabeth Davis, Elizabeth Emery, Hope Mattern, Kelsey Linke, Femke Morelisse, Patricia Sutherland, Kara Nunnally, Charlotte Pitt, Alexandra Thompson, Amy Malinowski, Caila Pinkleton, Mary Katherine Hayth, Mary Paciocco, Hannah Kotarski, Caitlin Legge, Rebecca Myron, Megan Shekletski, Madison McMillen, Christina Laroche, Katie McCullar, Erica Silva, Lauren Corneal, Alexandra De Haven, Alexandra Waller, Kelsey Savage, Emily Rupertus, Rebekah Riddle, Kelly Lynch, Amalia Riess, Sara Pavich, Chelsea Eisenberg, Taylor McMahan. Delta Delta Delta was established at the university on April 2, 1998 with 152 initiates. The university ' s chapter raised money for children ' s cancer research by holding events like Reese ' s Run, Sincerely Yours Letter Writing and Triple Play. Founded | 1888, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Chapter | GAMMA TAU Chapter Founded | SPRING 1998 Colors | SILVER, GOLD, CERULEAN BLUE Flower | PANSY Tree | PINE Jewel | PEARL Mascot | DOLPHIN Philanthropy | CHILDREN ' S CANCER RESEARCH, ST. JUDE CHILDREN ' S RESEARCH HOSPITAL Motto I LET US STEADFASTLY LOVE ONE ANOTHER Contemporary Gospel Singers Delta Delta Delta | 293 GAMMA SIGMA SIGMA FIRST ROW: Jennifer Lewinski, Caton Savage, Emily Somma, Jennie Grube, Sarah McGinnis, Megan Richards, Anna McAllister, Kaitlyn Hammack, Leah Garber, Elizabeth Jones. SECOND ROW: Melissa McMillan, Emily Morse, Elizabeth Wronko, Jessica Latimer, Amanda Latham, Michelle Devine, Jenna Maslyn, Aubrey Timmons, Bonita Jean Longworth. THIRD ROW: Abigail Short, Otobong Udoh, Elizabeth Cunningham, Veronica Bohn, Alysia Horeczko, Kimberly Sacchi, Cheri Hobson, Julia Nashwinter. FOURTH ROW: Erin Schmitt, Jessica VanOrmer, Anna Briganti, Erin Godwin, Julia Skinner, Melodie Basso, Katrina Schwenke, Laura Lorenz, Kathryn Scott. FIFTH ROW: Caroline Hoover, Sarah Konecnik, Eliza Seibert, Jordan Reiske, Seana Sears, Keely Walsh, Kari Black, Katherine Sharp, Kristina Elliot, Melissa Von Wald. Gamma Sigma Sigma was a non-selective national service sorority with the purpose to assemble college and university students in the spirit of service to humanity and to develop friendship among students of all races and creeds. Senior Amanda Latham carries her Gamma Sigma Sigma sister, senior Katherine Sharp. At fall activation, new sister sophomore Alexis Papakostas finds out that her big is senior Melissa McMillan through a matching puzzle piece. 294 j Organizations INTER-CULTURAL GREEK COUNCIL FIRST ROW; Whitney SUton. CtnOnr Wtfumy Rutw Tr«n. Mjhlet MeOT«htu Rjitlyn IWumun Vktoru Nguyen. NjUIw K on SCCONO ROW: AngHm Sotwi Sydney Bjytm. Sendy Tun. Nhi Trmh. Otvin W«fc f. Nicole Col . Jotean C Upp. Sham Moot THIRD ROW: Mmu W«k r. Seiimjwrt M ro, Morgen N ih. BntUny D«le Wthon. Ori e Brown. Ingnd Vtlmr Cjmtoo, Ton h«j W4tk.n1 FOURTH ROW: Tvonne Catling De Andi G«n v S n Ch ng D i Nget. lr n Joyce Amotion. M he e Agtuci. Bfittni langrton The purpose of Inter-Cultural Greek Council (ICGC) was to unify and enhance student development through celebrating diversity, participating in civic engagement and upholding high scholastic standards. Established in 2009, ICGC served as the governing council for Multicultural Student Services ' 12 multicultural fraternities and sororities. Members of Inter «MM Greek Council pose with their fraternity and sorority symboH on the Quad The members were part of the um v«m sit v % C entennui Scholars Program. Gam raJ Greek C ISAT HONOR SOCIETY FIRST ROW: Erica Mulford, Adviser Dr. Morgan Benton, Daniel Fishman, Daniel To, Drake Cary, Maryann Sniezek, Emily Northup, Bastiana Rodebaugh, Elizabeth Wronko. SECOND ROW: David Berberich, Jason McNamara, Tessa Heydinger, Kerianne Bertolino, Dylan Chance, Joshua Braden , Jonathan Nichols, Brian Nixon, Nathan Brown. THIRD ROW: Blaine Loos, Sarah Gibson, Cassidy Moellers, Ashleigh Cotting, Brandon Walraven, Collin Campbell, Sean Henke, Ryan Carter. FOURTH ROW: Sarah Mello, Joseph Capobianco, James Kelley, Lukas Osmers, Joseph Crosbie, Paul Rose. Members of the ISAT Honor Society sought to bring together students who exhibited academic excellence within the ISAT program to give back to the community. The group worked with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to create a riparian buffer along a stream. At the seventh annual ISAT Golf Challenge, sophomores Ashleigh Cotting and Jonathan Nichols drive contestants around the course. Seniors Daniel To, Calla Feucht, Erica Mulford, Brian Nixon and Drake Cary volunteer during the ISAT Golf Challenge at Heritage Oaks Golf Course. The challenge raised money for the Roberds Scholarship. 296 | Organizations KIDS KLUB FIRST ROW:Thea Gergoudis, Kaylie Etheridge, Jessica Chitwood, Ashleigh Hodgson, Kirsten Fortune. SECOND ROW: Christian Anderson, Robert Stevens, Rachel Franklin, Elizabeth Aultice, Elizabeth Gardner, Margaret Blackman, Shannon Smith, Olivia Massa. THIRD ROW: Emily Vaughters, Lindsey Vasko, Allison Gaines, Akyla Joseph, Taylor Reymann, Stephanie Dunn, Kayla Mcleod, Allison Slattery, Megan Faulkner. FOURTH ROW: Kendyl Connifey, Lindsay Leake. AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A PASSION TO HELP KIDS, YOU CAN JOIN KIDS KLUB. Shannon Smith, senior Kids Klub ' s mission was to enrich the lives of children throughout Harrisonburg. All students were eligible to join the club. Members volunteered at Monster Mash, helping children trick-or-treat around Valley Mall. ISAT Honor Society Kids Klub 1 297 SIGMA GAMMA RHO FIRST ROW: Selamawit Mamo, Mahlet Mebrahtu, Angelina Sobel. SECOND ROW: DeAndra Gaines, Shani Moore. THIRD ROW: Zurisadai Pena. Sigma Gamma Rho ' s activities focused on leadership development and youth education. The group of six women held a Cancer Awareness Fashion Show to celebrate cancer survivors in the community. Members of Sigma Gamma Rho hug At an area meeting for the Duke Dog. The women volunteered to sorority, women of Sigma work concessions to raise money for their Gamma Rho pose together in community service projects. their official colors. SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FIRST ROW: Heather Lawhorne, Laura Danaher, Carrie Kurt?, Ariella Kravitz. SECOND ROW: Madeline Rafi, LeeNora Linkous, Phillip Crain. ii [WE] SEEK TO PROMOTETHE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCES [AND] EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE WORKPLACE. Heather Lawhorne, senior Society for Human Resource Management was open to all majors. The organization offered members networking opportunities with local business professionals and alumni as well as community service events, a Linked In workshop and graduate school information sessions. Sigma Gamma Bho Society for Human Resource Management | 299 STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION FIRST ROW: Adviser Kristin Muncy, Abigail Ware, Arlen Corena, Morgan Miller, Taylor Brodin, Alexa Vinci, Dorothy Capasso, Haley Aldridge, Sydney Moss, Megan Kohanik, Julie Hirschhorn, Sravanti Chaganti, Laura Wilkins, Caitlin Phillips, Taylor Vollman. SECOND ROW: Sarah Rourke, Vanessa Burshnic, Alicia Pettis, Am berlee Taylor, Megan McConnell, Michael Jacob, Vanina Waingortin, David Scala, Alexandra Pate, Alexandra Deal, Kenya McNear Pennington, Megan Willis, Jessica Morris, Nadia Masroor, Kenzie Fisher. THIRD ROW: Adam Miner, Lauren Holder, Rachel Fisher, Courtney Herb, Joshua Gordon, Jacob Mosser, Tyler Steve, Robert Copper, Tyler LedDuke, Christopher Medrano, Ryan Windels, Patrick Smith, Ethan Best, AdrienneSime, Griffith Ridgway, Kathryn Stolp. FOURTH ROW: Matthew Klein, Joseph Jedlicka, Jeffrey Blevins, Aaron Brown, Madison Carins, Brianna Hogan, Kaitlin Thomas, Frank Galante, Andrew Luethke, Nicholas Maggio, Justin Tarbell, Dwight Richardson, Adnan Al-Karagholi, Russell Zeltner. £ WE JUST TRY TO ACT AS THE VOICE OFTHE STUDENT BODY AND BRING THEIR CONCERNS TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE. Taylor Vollman, sophomore The mission of the Student Government Association was to represent, inform, serve and educate. In addition to their usual events, members hosted new events including Dukes Vote with other organizations and JMUSpeak, an initiative to engage students on the Commons. 300 | Organizations STUDENT AMBASSADORS FIRST ROW: Duke Dog, Avery Hymel, Megan Knetemann, Kristen Fallon, Curtis Slike, Clara Ryan, Melissa Scatena, Matthew Wisniewski, Deborah McCoy, Kyle Penrose Alissa Hamby Brandon Trautman, Lauren Dickerson. SECOND ROW: Rahath Alam, Renna Wirchin, Olivia Hepler, Jillian Keffer, Katelyn Chapman, Matthew Higgins, Allison Smith, Lauren Jones, Elanor Jordan Lauren Dick, Lily Cyr, Jacolyn Collis, Kenzie Fisher. THIRD ROW: Molly Haas, Katherine Brown, Korinne Sulewski, Leslie Brittain, Michael Prior, Sarah Zahora, Margaret Roth Kara Zawacki Adrienne Lowry, Dakota Kuca, Danielle Castillo, Kendall DeLorenzo. FOURTH ROW: Spencer Pelfrey, Anthony Lorenzi, Michael Ferrante, Spencer Dukoff, Cara Buchanan, Justin Tarbell Annamarie Frost Emily Pelto, Meghan McNeil, Leanne Clifford, Joseph Scott, Mohamma Qarghah, Kayla Schott, Kristen Ricca, Matthew Merritt. FIFTH ROW: Alex Moore, Samuel Bartel Joseph Townsend ' Naina Mangalmurti, Natalie Dohner, Nico Climaco, James Gwinn, Rachel Ostroff, Bethany Boveri, Courtney Peckham, James Dean, Matthew Donovan,Trey Smith Kate Brennan Mollie Delp, Lawrence Kroner, Manah Fortman, Golshan Jalali, Thea Sideropoulos, Melissa Psallidas, Nick Arra. SIXTH ROW: Glenn Shellenberger, Nicole Knudsen, Connor Schroeder Nico Pineres Matthew Desmarais, Marcus DiBritoJrey Secrist, Kelly Sykes, Gregory Farrell, Connor Butler, Shauna Plesmid, Erin Bohannon, Zachary Nagourney, Sarah Stanley Jordan Moore Seniors Matthew Wisniewski and Alissa Hamby laugh after being pied in the face during the Homecoming pep rally on Oct. 26. Both were finalists in the Mr. and Ms. Madison competition. On Jan. 17, Student Ambassadors welcome 65 new members. The interview process to join lasted more than four months. Student Ambassadors aimed to positively advertise the university to prospective students, guests and current students through service to the Office of Admissions. Their annual Operation Santa Claus fundraiser helped them raise $5,000 for Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Social Services. Student Government Associations Student Ambassadors I 301 STUDENTS FOR MINORITY OUTREACH FIRST ROW: Nandi Alexander, Jacketta Morton, Tiffany Gary. SECOND ROW: Adriana Gabriel, Sylvia Lee, Camille Deal, Breonna Riddick, Chanel Smithson,Tiana Jones, Eunique Hamilton, Lamitra Barnes, Isabela Reeves. THIRD ROW: Ricketta Morton, Jordan Harris, Darriean Rogers, Briona Arrington, Myrtle Mines, Shakear McFadden, Christine Williams. FOURTH ROW: Avery Coleman, DaVeeta Marshall, Lauren Herring, James Parrish, Shepkeem Scott, Jasmine Randolph. Students for Minority Outreach (SMO) was open to all students and sought to recruit and retain diversity on campus. The group held a Skate Jam to support the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. On Sept. 1 2, women from Students for Minority Outreach skate af ' SMO Goes Pink, a skate jam for breast cancer awareness. Proceeds from the event went to the local Rockingham County branch of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. I Organizations VIETNAMESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION FIRST ROW: Jul. Thai. V. Urn, Anh Le. Phuong Nguyen Khoa Nguyen. Bryan Vu. iewc Chu. Loan Hong Nguyen SCCONO ROW: EfK Lien, JingjingJin. Christine Tran. Cindy Nguyen. Ha Tang. Michelle Lee. Paulo Dorado . Enn Rider. My Ann Le THIRD ROW: Peter Tran Ta. Jiangda Ou. PmciHa Vu. Philecia Hoffer. Linda Zeng. Connie Wang. Emily Guan. Nicole Nguyen. James Battle FOURTH ROW: Mmh Huynh. Ben Lee. Justin Lee. Christopher Lien. Thanh Ta. Robert Rodriguez. Jeffrey Cheng Women from the Vietnamese Student Association perform a parasol danct at the organizations annual culture show The show featured Vietnamese culture through traditional and modem dances as well as skits Senior Jessica Say plays m the Turkey Bowl, a charity flag football tournament Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) played agamst other VSA organizations from the Mid Atlantic region Vietnamese Student Association of about 80 members sought to spread Vietnamese culture and awareness on campus and serve the Harrisonburg community. Members held an annual culture show and a flag football tournament in the spring. Studenti to Student Allocation I 303 Students survey the hundreds of organizations and club sports at Student Organization Day. Only a few new organizations could be created each semester; fall ' s included Bare Naked Ladies, founded by sophomore Samantha Summerford and approved in the fall. 304 | Closing 19,927 IT WAS PLAIN TO SEE. We were greater than a number. And our impact stretched beyond 19,927. Athletes like the men ' s basketball champions - with their first NCAA tournament win in 30 years - made a name for DUKES on playing fields, while active citizens registered voters on campus. As students left the embrace of the Blue Ridge mountains for the summer, senior Navid Attayan climbed on his bike for a 3,000-mile bike ride for cancer research. 4,000-SOME GRADUATING SENIORS set out to go beyond Harrisonburg, from Teach for America and the Peace Corps to graduate schools and Closing | 305 306 j Closing Closing | 309 Senior Clint Mann performs with the rest of Exit 245 at Student Organization Day. Student Organization Night was rescheduled to Friday Sept. 7 because of inclement weather. 310 | Closing A December graduate sports her decorated cap. Lt. Col. Justin Constantine, an Iraq war veteran and alumnus, spoke at the Dec. 1 5 ceremony. 312 | Closing Above: Fans throw streamers at the Oct. 27 Homecoming football game. The Dukes defeated Georgia State University 28-21 . Below: Mark Warner, vice president of Student Affairs and University Planning, walks down the aisle during December graduation in the Convocation Center. Closing | 313 COLOPHON PRODUCTION Balfour Publishing Company and Komori presses printed the 2013 edition of The Bluestone, volume 104, at the Texas facility. The editors designed the 336 pages, which cover March 2012 to March 2013, digitally using Macintosh versions of Adobe Creative Suite 6 and Microsoft Word 2008. Tami Cash and Scott Stalcup served as the publishing representatives and Pam Ringold as the account executive. COVER AND ENDSHEETS Designed by the editorial board, the Gray Matte 117 cover has a White 911 silkscreen and a Spot UV Varnish. The endsheets are in four color process and the content paper is 100-pound dull enamel. FONTS The Bluestone used the Caecillia LT Std and Myriad Pro font families. COLORS Except for in special occasion, three CMYK colors accented The Bluestone. All three were used throughout the athletics and feature sections, while other sections used only a designated color: Opening Closing | C = 0, M = 82, Y = 80, K = 100 Opening Closing Academics | C = 60, M = 0, Y = 100, K = 100 Organizations | C - 100, M = 10, Y = 40, K = 100 PHOTOGRAPHY Photographs were taken by The Bluestone staff photographers and other photography services and were also submitted by generous sources. Portraits in the academics section were taken by Prestige Portraits. JMU Athletics Communications provided athletic photos, unless otherwise noted. Closing photos were taken by Samantha Leonetti, Nora Bollinger, JMU Photography Services and University Unions. ORGANIZATIONS The featured groups purchased pages within the organizations section. All university-recognized organizations were invited to purchase coverage through direct emailing, informational emails and updates on The Bluestone ' s Facebook page and Twitter account. EDITORIAL Editorial content does not necessarily reflect the views of the university. The editor-in-chief accepts responsibility for all content in the book. CONTACT The Bluestone is located in Roop Hall, room G6. The staff can be contacted at MSC 3522, 800 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, Va. 22807 and at (540) 568-6541. The email address is jmu.bluestone@gmail.com and the website is jmubluestone.com. 314 | Closing THANKS OUR FAMILIES IINIVFR ITY VTAFH ANn OFFIf F uiii VLnji 1 1 jiHrrjnivLf urn v.l j The Bollinger family Accounts Payable The Butterworth family Events and Conferences The Cramer family FaHlitipc: Mfln apmpnt 1 CIV_111 LldO lvlCllJ.Cl.il CI 11C 11 L The Lockwood family Financial Aid and Scholarships The Pomatto family JMU Helpdesk JMU Police BALFOUR PUBLISHING COMPANY Mail Services Pam Ringold Office of the Registrar Scott Stalcirn Procurement Services Tami Cash Recycling Staff Technical Support Roop Hall Housekeeping Office of Student Activities and PRESTIGE PORTRAITS Involvement Joseph Durinzi University Program Board PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES JMU Athletics Communications JMU Creative Services JMU Photography Services University Unions UNIVERSITY FACULTY ADMINISTRATION Dietrich Maune Kristi Shackelford President Jonathan R. Alger University Media Board Yvette Shen Closing | 315 STAFF 2013 Courtney Ambrose, writer Claire Fogarty, writer 1 f Margaret Fogarty, writer Lauren Gordon, photographer Julie Hirschhorn, writer Haley Lambert, writer 316 I Closing Colleen Lentile, writer Danielle Lerer, photographer Chloe Mapes, designer ! Jacqueline Scott, writer Jenny Tolep, writer photographer NOT PICTURED Sallie Drumheller, designer Jules Garabedian, photographer Rebekah Hayashi, photographer Hannah Hayes, writer Lindsey Kreger, designer } Samantha Leonetti, photographer I i Alison Miles, designer Julian Williams, photographer Staff | 317 EDITORIAL BOARD FIRST ROW: Copy Editor Heather Butterworth, Senior Production Editor Julia Cramer, Design Editor Christine Pomatto, Editor-in-Chief Sarah Lockwood, Senior Production Editor Nora Bollinger. 318 | Closing EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ' S DESK Sarah Lockwood Four years ago, I stepped onto campus determined to do something new. No more yearbook, I thought. But something brought me to The Bluestone, and to this, my ninth yearbook. More like a lot of somethings and someones. I ' m inexplicably thankful for this opportunity to tell the stories of JMU, which truly is my happiest place on earth. While my mom still scolds me if I slip and call Harrisonburg home instead of Richmond, that ' s what JMU really has become. And yearbook has helped make it home for me. It has led me to meet and interview the incredibly interesting, passionate and friendly people at JMU, not to mention those I ' ve had the pleasure of working with. This yearbook would not be possible without all of my wonderful co-workers. First, to the staff photographers, writers and designers: Thank you for all of your hard work. You are an incredibly talented group of people, and I love you despite the handful of heart attacks some of you gave me from pushing deadlines. Heather and Christine, thanks for joining our crazy office and putting up with our antics and nauseating mustard walls. Heather, you have the best impression of, well, one of our professors (who will not be named in the unlikely event that he reads this). You ' re going to be an awesome Breeze online editor! And Christine, your optimism accomplished the seemingly impossible act of brightening our window-less office. Julia, I always enjoyed a good rant about journalistic values and Music I Listened to in the Yearbook Office annoying people with you. Glad I had someone to pass notes to during classes and I guess you were pretty helpful with the whole yearbook thing too. See that? I learned sarcasm from you! Only from the best! But seriously, thanks for everything. You and Nora were my right hand women and I wouldn ' t have wanted it any other way. Speaking of you, Nora: Without you, this book would be full of uneducated quotation marks and oodles of mother-less words. Your attention to detail in words and design is superb. I have no doubt you ' re going to do amazing non- mainstream things. Haley, I ' m so glad that I get to pass The Bluestone into your very capable hands. Your strong work ethic has made it a pleasure to be your editor and I know you ' ll be an awesome editor-in-chief. Good luck! I also want to thank my always- supportive roommates, my loving family my high school yearbook adviser Trish Lyons, Bluestone adviser Kristi Shackelford and our Balfour reps, Tami Cash and Scott Stalcup. I will always treasure my yearbook and truly hope that we created one that will stand the test of time - that students can look back on 10, 20 and 50 years from now and smile in happy nostalgia. But then again, we ' ll always be Dukes. As ' 37 alumna Alpha Spitzer said, JMU is not just an institution of higher learning, it is a spirit, it is an atmosphere, it is ... a way of life I am glad to say that I have lived. And now for a few graphs .... | Mumford and Sons | The Les Miserables Soundtrack | Disney My nerdiness m Laundry loads completed h My ability to withstand the taste of coffee Conversations held with myself Yearbook Progress Editorial Board | 319 SENIOR PRODUCTION EDITOR ' S DESK Nora Bollinger ® n Awards Sarah  Most Likely To Make Me Laugh I feel like I have a really tight headband on but I don ' t. It ' s freaking me out. That ' s what you were saying as I typed this letter. Now it ' s in a time capsule for future generations. You ' re welcome and I love you more than these vomit-colored walls will ever know. Julia  Most Likely To Become An Unofficial Member of One Direction This is self-explanatory. Julia, your previous Buddhist life was either as a boy band member or, like, a female version of Machiavelli. You ' re the only person I ' ve known who I can say those two things about. I mean this with love and the highest compliments. Christine  Most Likely To Be the Pica Queen Stop being so good at layout. You ' re making the rest of us look bad (or rather, you ' re making me look bad). I ' m so glad I got to know you and your craziness this year. Your award was a toss up between this and Most Likely to Give Birth to Beautiful Design. Heather  Most Likely To Dream the AP Style Guide But really, are your dreams like that? Because that would be cool. Thanks for being a great copy editor this year and keeping us all sane while still entertaining with your impressions (see Sarah ' s letter). Stet. Damage to My Eardrums Throughout the Year from Blasting My Headphones Deadline One Deadline Two Deadline Three Deadline Four Relationship Between Watching Paranormal Activity Franchise and Fear of Roop Hall at Night = one Oh God, someone ' s in the building 1 ; • 2 3 wF HP wF mm i SENIOR PRODUCTION EDITOR ' S DESK Julia Cramer Calvin: You can ' t just turn on creativity like a faucet You have to be in the right mood. Hobbes: What mood is that? Calvin: Last-minute panic. Unfortunately I didn ' t wait until the absolute last second to write this letter of thanks. So I decided to take the words of people (and the internet) who inspire me to keep my creativity flowing. As a journalist, I ' ve learned the best way to keep a story going is to quote other people ' s ideas - as long as you give them credit. So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads. -Dr. Seuss. Thanks to all the amazing writers, photographers and designers. You did an amazing job. Thanks for always answering the phone on deadline weekends, putting up with difficult stories assignments and giving us something to edit. You will all go far and I hope some of you will stick with The Bluestone and keep the legacy going. Oh and those of you who name checked for us were my heroes. Seriously. I ' m going to write songs about you. You ' ue got more style than the AP. -The Internet It was fun working with you Heather. Thanks for being a source of normalcy during deadline craziness. Good luck next year but I know you ' ll do wonderful things for any publication you work for here and after you graduate. Let ' s go crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the sun -One Direction, Liue While We ' re Young This quote is kind of ironic because you kept me sane, Christine. I doubt I would ' ve been able to work on three different publications with anyone else. Your work ethic is amazing and I ' m pretty sure no one else can work as quickly as you can, while still catching all the little annoying design details. I ' m so glad I got to know you and I can ' t wait to visit you next year at whatever design firm magazine is lucky enough to snap you up. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do -Apple Think Different Campaign Sarah, you are definitely crazy, especially when you talk to yourself. But if you ever decided to change the world, I would be afraid for anyone that tried to get in your way. I hope when this book comes out in April you are proud and please know that you probably did 50 percent of the yearbook on your own. Just promise me you won ' t look too hard for mistakes. I would wish you good luck in the future, ' but you don ' t need it You know that we are still young. So don ' t be dumb. Don ' t trust anyone, CauseYou Only Live Once. - The lonely Island, YOLO. Oh Nora. I hope I didn ' t corrupt you forever and that one day you will be nice again. Thanks for being a great listener (when you didn ' t have your earphones in), for tossing me mints when I needed them and for catching every single orphan, widow and stupid quotation mark. You better not forget me when you become a famous designer architect. I hope that one day we do end up in a nursing home together so we can be crabby and have an excuse this time. This orphan doesn ' t bother me in the slightest. At least couldn ' t the news let us know that we could all relax? ... It ' s like when your mom leaves you that super early morning voice mail, ' It ' s your mother. Call me. ' And that ' s it. And you don ' t know: Is it malignant? Or did the neighbor ' s kid get into Brown? -Jon Stewart, The Daily Show I need to thank my entire family (but Mom especially) for always being so supportive, keeping me from getting too stressed and protecting me from any potential serial killers who might ' ve attacked me on my way to my car at 1 a.m. One friend with whom you have a lot in common is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about. -Mindy Kaiing Thanks to my friends, especially those I called during deadline weekend asking for photos, quotes, interviews, etc. Thanks to my roommates for always listening to me complain the entire week leading up to deadline and for sticking by me for four years. Wheneuer I ' m sad, I stop being sad and be aiuesome instead. True Story. -Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother It sucks this letter is over because it means I am another step closer to graduating. I keep hoping May 4 never comes, but when it does, I will be glad to have been a part of the university ' s history. I will save my final thanks to the Roop Housekeeping Staff for keeping our ugly room a little nicer and always greeting us with a smile - the JMU way. 320 | Closing COPY EDITOR ' S DESK DESIGN EDITOR S DESK Heather Butterworth Christine Pomatto With any luck, thi will serve as a tim future generation! editor. I hope that lime Through all the stress and last-minute edits, we ' ve managed to have a good time together Random freshmen asked us for Band-Aids, we lost horribly at Trivia Night and shared Bloomin ' Onions. We made dorky yearbook jokes and tossed a foam football at one another during deadlines, while Christine ' s giant grape candle and Sarah ' s Disney music tried to create atmosphere. I have one more year to go. but I hope you all have amazing adventures after graduation in May. You all are talented and you ' ll definitely go far I can ' t write an editor letter without thanking loved ones. Thank you to my family and friends for supporting me and listening to me whine about first-world problems. Thank you to Alek for putting up with me and being so sweet. Marissa. I don ' t know what I ' d do if I couldn ' t just pop in your room at any time. That sounded creepy, but I ' m not apologizing for it. I love you all. and I couldn ' t do anything without you. i late- i the yearbook the light c staff until ollege. but ill welcomed . In high : with signatures square did I become best friends with pica spacing, but I also got the privilege to work with an amazingly hilarious, quirky and passionate yearbook staff that gave me the opportunity to develop myself as a designer and as a leader. Apart from The Bluestone staff. I also have a cliche shout- out list of people who kept me sane through my rollercoaster ride of a college career, so bear with me A million times thank you to my Mom. Dad and sisters, Michelle and Sophia, my boyfriend, Kevin, my best friends and roommates. Laura. Kayla and Kathleen, and amazing friends who may as well have been our roommates. Katherine. Lena and Hannah And how could I forget my bunny. Puppy As a senior. I normally don ' t like talking about the G word (graduation) But seeing as the day is approaching at a speed much quicker than I approve of. it ' s getting harder to ignore the fact that I won ' t be returning to good ole ' Harrisonburg in the fall Looking back at these past four years. I will forever be thankful for the priceless friends, memories and opportunities JMU has blessed me with I ' m going to end this letter now before I burst into tears But seriously. JMU. I love you Editorial Board I 321 1787 Orientation 29 Abbate, Ciera 191 Abel, Natalie 187 Abemathy, Maureen 92, 227 Abrahamson, Sara 188 Abt, Kelly 203 Abuchowski, Kira 285 Administration 277, 279, 281 Agtuca, Michelle 295 Ahem, Nicole 293 Al-Karagholi, Adnan 300 Alam, Rahath 301 Alberico, Ralph 277 Albert, Jessica 225 Albro, Jordan 196 Aldaya, Andrew 34 Aldhahri, Hamed 94 Aldridge, Haley 300 Alexander, Nandi 302 Alger, Jonathan R...30, 31, 38, 63, 104, 105, 278, 280 Allaband, Dana 180, 181 Allen, Cali 247 Allen, Katherine 225 Allis, Katharine 129 Allsbrook, Anthony 291 Alper, Brittany 293 Alpha Kappa Delta Phi 285 Alpha Kappa Psi 285 Amateis, Lindsay 62 Ambrose, Charles 288 Ambrose, Courtney 60, 287 Ameka, Frank 72 Amnesty International 142 Anaya, Courtney 247 Ancarrow, Casey 172 Anderson, Ashanti 209 Anderson, Christian 297 Anderson, Destiny 247 Anderson, Jordan 211 Anderson, Steve 227 Andrade, Joe 60 Andrea, Maria 195 Andriescu, Ruxandra 177 Angelakos, Michael 18 Annan, Sandra 253 Anonas, Aileen 286 Anonick, Sharlene 48, 235 Anthony Hwang 286 Antos, Jessica 64, 261 Apocalypse 107 Apwisch, Kristina 241 Araujo, Kurt 315 Archery 191 Arnold, Caroline 293 Arnold, Patrick 164 Arra, Nick 301 Arlington, Briona 302 Arthur, Katherine 147 Arthur, Madeline 147 Asher, Lauren 209 Ashworth, Bethany 180 Asian Student Union 287 Asuncion, Irene Joyce.... 225, 284, 295 Athey, Haley 215 Atienza, Stephanie 59 Atkins, Rachel 241 Attayan, Navid 110, 111, 305 Ault, Amanda 293 Aultice, Elizabeth 297 Ayala, Maria 247 Adalsteinsson, Bjarki 201 Baier, Cassandra 271 Bailey, Christopher 128 Bailey Erik 74 Bailey, Saundra ; 207 Bailey, Taylor 180 Baird, Daniella 209 Baker, Kati 293 Baker, Krissy 293 Balboni, Lauren 247 Ballweg, Claire 293 Balzojulianne 209 Ban, Ziyun 289 Bangcock Records 87 Banks, Darius 292 Banks, Marsalis 292 Bansal, Chandni 184, 185 Banting, Aimee 293 Barber, Geoffrey 235 Barber, Jordan 227 Barbour, Kaitlyn 167 Barden, Jonathan 201 Barker, Kyle 235 Barnes, Lamitra 302 Barnes, Megan 171 Bartel, Samuel 301 Baruch, Edwin 267 Baseball 165 Basso, Melodie 294 Bastidas, Adam 201 Battle James 286, 290, 303 Bauer, Christina 225 Baylor, Sydney 295 Beck, Jessica 19 Beck, Kelsey 107 Bedi, Carolyn 225 Bello, Brianna 75 Belskey Christine 227 Benn, Daniel 107 Bennett, Emily 57 Bennett, Jennifer 267 Bennink, Carlie 231 Bennis, Amy 293 Benson, A. Jerry 279 Benton, Morgan 296 Benusa, Emily 291 Benusa, Katherine 225, 291 Berberich, David 296 Berg, Hannah 209 Bernhard, Dana 225 Bertolino, Kerianne 296 Bess, Kirstyn Andrea 257 Best, Ethan 65, 300 Beyer, Grace 293 Bhangra 185 Bianchi, Maria 147 Bibb, Morgan 291 Bienlien, Erika 180 Bieszczad, Sarah 180 Birdsong, Michael 211 Bittner, Taylor 33 Bj0rkheim, Markus 201 Black, Kari 294 Blackman, Margaret 297 Blackwell, Courtney 293 Bladel, Johnny 164 Blair, Kaitlyn 293 Blake, Lloyd 197 Blanchard, Brenda 96, 97, 247 Blanchetti, Hugh 73 Blevins, Jeffrey 300 Bluestone, The 287 Blumer, Allison 293 Bodnar, Jonathan 285 Bogard, Paul 41, 232 Bogert, Colleen 247 Bohannon, Erin 301 Bohn, Veronica 294 Bohy, Danielle 225 Bollinger, Nora 225, 287, 318 Borderline 215 Bosley, Jacob 82 Bostic, Dylan 209 Botkin, Lori 167 Bova, Michael 225 Boveri, Bethany 301 Boyd, Carleigh 65 Boyd, Roy 292 Brackley, Samuel 128, 129 Braden, Joshua 296 Bradley, Tyler 209 Brady, Erin 203 Brakke, David 265, 277 Brantlinger, Caroline 293 Braun, Morgan 42, 63 Breakdown 149 Brearly Sarah 34 Breeze, The 289 Brennan, Kate 301 Breshears, Corrie 29 Brewer, Miranda 247 Brewer, Shabril 194, 195 Brezinskey, Daniel 35 Briganti, Anna 294 Briones, Lizzy 186, 187 Brittain, Leslie 301 Brittingham, Kathryn 241 Brodin, Taylor 300 Brooks, Kenny 219 Brophy, Annie 172 Brown, Aaron 300 Brown, Conner 164 Brown, D. J 164 Brown, Dezirae 295 Brown, Jennifer 219 Brown, Katherine 301 Brown, Madyson 203 Brown, Nathan 296 Bruce, Anders 245 Bruno, Chelsea 241 Bruton, Mary 293 Brzezynski, Devon 247 Buchanan, Cara 301 Bucher, Stephanie 209 Budzinski, Lauren 203 Buhl, Emily 40 Bulas, Michael 261 Bulling, Katherine 176, 177 Burgess, Brandi 235 Burke, Emily 293 Burkholder, Kirby 219 Burnham, Ashley 166, 167 Burns, Molly 293 Burpoe, Jeanette 57 Burrough, Karen 247 Burshnic, Vanessa 300 Buscema, Nicole 247, 293 Butcher, Jeremy 188 Butler, Ashley 32 Butler, Connor 301 Butlerjasmine 166, 167, 235 Butterworth, Heather 287, 318 Cadet, Jean 142 Cadwell, Katherine 60 Cagnoli, Marisa 86, 87, 213 Calhoun, Brea 293 Calhoun, Justin 147 Cameron, Amanda 293 Campbell, Collin 296 Campbell, Heather 253 Campus Architecture 81 Cantrell, Patience 293 Cantrell, Zinnia 286 Capaldo, Christina 235 Capasso, Dorothy 300 Capasso, Stephanie 235 Capobianco, Joseph 296 Caranzo, Ingrid Valerie 284, 295 Carey, Stephanie 293 Carins, Madison 300 Carlman, Scott 238 Carnemark, Adele 37 Carper, Stephanie 209 Carr, Joanne 277 Carranza, Frederick 271 Carrier, Ronald 21, 277 Carroll, Chad 164 Carroll, Mary 58 Carter, James 44, 107 Carter, Ryan 296 Cary, Drake 296 Cary, Rachel 248 Cashman, Maureen 215 CassadyUm 231 Cassell, Amelia 248 Cassidy Sean 47, 288 Castillo, Danielle 301 Catapano, Robert 235 Catts, Madeline 293 Cersosimo, Serena 293 Chaganti, Shevy 68 Chaganti, Sravanti 300 Chakalos, Spyridon 178 Chakrian, Cally 172 Chan, Ivana Jia-Yin 288 Chance, Dylan 296 Chang, Isabel 203 Chang, Silvie 284, 295 Chapman, Katelyn 301 Chaudhry, Rahul 201 Cheerleading 209 Chelmowski, Saskia 180 Chen, Aimmee 271 Chen, Danling 290 Cheng, Jeffrey 286, 290, 303 Cheng, Wendy 286, 290 Chevalier, Kelly 285 Child Slavery Speaker 143 Chinese Student Association 291 Chinese Students and Scholars Association 289 Chitwood, Jessica 297 Cho, Olivia 293 Choi, Sung 248 Choi, Yoo Jung 267 Chretien, Ariane 248 Christensen, Megan 225 Christian, Ashley 241 Chu, Jessica 286, 290, 303 Chupein, Rachel 203 Cikos, William 235 Circle K International 291 Clapp, Jolean 284, 295 Clark, Ashley 221 Clark, Katelyn 241 Clark, Tim 219 Clarke, Irvine 277 Clarke, Nicole 68 Clarke, Theresa 237 Clavin, Catherine 167 Clayton, Amalya 203 Clayton, Cassidy 167 Cleveland, Emilie 225 Clifford, Leanne 301 Climaco, Nico 301 Clinage, Kaitlyn 293 Closing 305 Coffman, Chelsea 293 Cohen, Brandon 164 Cole, Emily 183 Cole, Nicole 295 Coleman, Avery 302 College of Arts Letters 224 College of Business 234 College of Education 240 College of Health Behavioral Studies 246 College of Integrated Science Engineering 256 College of Science Mathematics.... 260 College of Visual Performing Arts.. 268 Collis, Jacolyn 301 Colophon 315 Conner, Katherine 128 Conner , Kelly 129 Connifey, Kendyl 297 Connolly, Shannon 209 Connor, Kelly 128 Constantin, Anca 262 Constantin, Costel 262 Contemporary Gospel Singers 293 Cooper, Brandi 241 Copley, Paul 238 Copper, Robert 231, 300 Coral, Stacey 293 Corbett, Karen 261 Corena, Arlen 300 Corey, Danielle 203 Corke, Katherine 15 Corkett, Stephanie 226 Com Maze 53 Corneal, Lauren 293 Corser, Jennifer 293 Corson, Rachel 51 Costanzo, Fallon 265 Cotting, Ashleigh 296 Cottrell, David 86 Courier, Kate 203 Coward, Connor 201 Coyle, Stephanie 293 Cozzati, Elizabeth 15 Crain, Phillip 285, 299 Cramer, Julia 226, 287, 318 Crew 205 Criscuolo, Andrea 221 Crosbie, Joseph 259, 296 Cross Country 183 Cross, Lexi 172, 173 Crowther, Ryan 235 Cundiff, Trent 164 Cunningham, Elizabeth 294 Currier, Margaret 226, 288 Currin, Jessica 180 Curwm, Ali 172 Cyr, Elizabeth 241 Cyr, Lily 301 D ' Amico, Nate 203 Daly, Marlena 261 Danaher, Laura 299 Dang, Tuan 70 Daniel, David 273 Daniels, Gene 201 Daorai, Katie 187 Davenport, Isabella 291 Davidson, Elisa 203 Davis, Alicia 271 Davis, Elizabeth 293 Davison, Marisa 293 Deal, Alexandra 300 Deal, Camille 302 Dean, James 301 Dean, Khyre 306 Dean, Mickey 167 The Dean ' s List 15 Debate 83 Delaney, Sarah 187 Delta Delta Delta 293 DeLorenzo, Kendall 301 Delp, Mollie 301 DeMasters, Leah 177 Denn, Shelby 293 Den tier, Meg 172, 173 DePaola, Christina 45 DePriest, Reba 167 Desmarais, Matthew 301 Dever, Victoria 226 Devine, Christopher 263 Devine, Michelle 294 DeWald, Caitlin 293 DeWeever, Kait 209 Diapoulis, Stacey 241, 293 DiBrito, Marcus 301 DiCarlo, Daniela 263 Dick, Lauren 301 Dickerson, Christina 248 Dickerson, Lauren 301 DiFede, Shannon 226 Dill, Gabriella 271 Dill, Kelsey 248 Dillon, Colleen 226 Dilts, Judith 265 Dingier, Allison 226 Diodati, Heather 241 Dippold, George 147 Dixon, Austin 204 Dixon, Kiea 292 Dobbs, Laura 183 Dodds, Hayley 293 Dodgeball 189 Dodson, Mary 197 Dog, Duke 39,301 Doggett, Thomas 235 Dohner, Natalie 301 Dolan, Jeanne 101 Donnell, Chris 86, 87 Donovan, Matthew 301 Dorado, Paulo 286, 290, 303 Douglass, Kelsey 293 Douglass, Megan 177 Downing, Erika 209 Doyle, Christopher 33 Dozier, Rachel 20 Drumheller, Sallie 40, 41 Drummond, Greer 288 Dsurney Elizabeth 60 Du, Junxiang 289 Duke, Tyler 164 Dukoff, Spencer 301 Dunlap, Molly 291 Dunn, Stephanie 297 Durbin, Tyler 201 Edenfield, Krista 292 Editorial Board 319 Edmonds, Lindsay Smith 219 Edwards, Kara 248 Edwards, Claire 285 Eicher, Lesley 78 Eisenberg, Chelsea 293 Election 67, 69, 71 Eleey Ali 195 Eiledge, Hannah 197 Elliot, Kristina 294 Elmore, Victoria 197 Elsea, Anne 288 Emery, Elizabeth 293 Entertainment 121, 123 Epps, Wayne 288 Erb, Danielle 186, 187,226 Ernst, Ashley 293 Eshleman, Meghan 172 Eskew, Carter 285 Estera, Marissa 39 Etheridge, Kaylie 297 Evans, Rachel 293 Everett, Sarah 50, 267 Ewing, Morgan 291 Exline, Kaitlin 32 Eyring, Jennifer 288 324 | Closing Fadullon, Julian 103 Fakhari, Michael 235 Fallon, Kristen 301 Farquhar, Lynn 180 Farrell, Gregory 301 Faulkner, Megan 297 Fazio, Kelly 293 Felice, Benito 209 Fernandez, Alyssa 292 Ferrance, Jacki 171, 183 Ferrante, Michael 301 Ferrari, Stephanie 39 Feucht, Calla 296 Field Hockey 181 Finley, Steph 172 Firebaugh, Ben 193 Fisher, Kenzie 226, 300, 301 Fisher, Rachel 56, 114, 300 Fishman, Daniel 296 Flanagan, Grace 14 Fleisher, Sarah 271 Flickinger, Jenna 183 Flynn, Charles 236 Flynt, Marlee 253 Fogarty, Claire 287 Fogarty Margaret 226, 287, 291 Foley Kim 209 Football 211 Forbes, Jeff 192, 193 Forrest, Ellen 203 Forrest, Erin 226 Forsberg, Gregory 248 Fortman, Marian 301 Fortune, Kirsten 297 Foster, Victoria 288 FouhyTom 201 Foust, Christian 201 Frake, Robin 293 Franciosi, Gina 137 Franklin, Alyssa 263 Franklin, Rachel 297 Franson, Lauren 46, 47 Frederick, Kortney 291 Freitas, Lorrane 226 Frias,Ta ' 170, 171 Friesen, Lisa 203 Frost, Annamarie 301 Fry, Kirsten 209 Fuelle, Evi 228 Fuller, Jennifer 293 Futterjosh 164 Ga briel, Adriana 302 Gaines, Allison 293, 297 Gaines, DeAndra 295, 298 Galante, Frank 300 Gallagher, Grace 248 Gallagher, Nathan 130 Gallinaro, Daniel 263 Gallivan, Erin 180 Gallo, Megan 228 Galloway, Danielle 293 Gamma Sigma Sigma 295 Ganger, Paige 248 Gannon, Courtney 248 Gap View Ranch Kennel 101 Garber, Leah 294 Gardner, Elizabeth 297 Gamer, Ben 164 Garner, Christian 288 Garret, Shurden 293 Gary, Tiffany 302 Gatling, Yvonne 295 Gautieri, Christopher 236 Geer, Nicholas 228 Gehlbach, Melissa 212 George, Hannah 180 Gergoudis, Thea 297 Germain, Kelly 203 Gerseny, Scott 203 Gettas, Mary 236 Gibson, Ally 205 Gibson, Sarah 296 Giggetts, Toia 219 Gilbert, Nicole 171 Giles, Julianne 172 Gill, Jasmine 219 Glomb, Alyssa 82, 83 Gloriana 42,43 Goad, Michele 293 Godwin, Erin 294 Goehring, Alexander 259 Goetz, Stephanie 198, 199 Goldstein, Amy 180, 181 Goldstein, Nicole 2 1 Gonzalez, Franklin 285 Gonzalez, Gian Philippe 286 Gonzalez, Teresa 277 Goodrich, Mary 62 Goodwin, Sarah 188 Gordon, Joshua 300 Gordon, Lauren 271, 287 Gorgone, Carlina 228 Gorham, Samuel 74 Gorman, Katie 171, 182, 183 Goss, Casey 164 Gottlieb, Anne 228 Graduation A Grant, Josh 200, 201 Gratton, Kristen 205 Grady, Sean 147 Gray Melanie 293 Greczylojohn 209 Green, Mitchell 268 Greene, Erin 16 Greene, Kristen 171 Grisham, Ashley 228 Groben, Bill 201 Grogan, Carrie 14 Grozalis, Callista 248 Grube, Jennie 294 Grube, Katherine 293 Guan, Emily 286, 290, 303 Guertin, Aynsley 250 Gulotta, April Roth 273 Gumey Savanna 97 Gurung, Palina 231 Guttman, Elizabeth 250 Guy, Courtney 293 Gwathmey Jazmon 219 Gwinn James 301 Haas, Molly 301 Hackett, Sawyer 70 Haddadin, Sophia 285 Hagen, Rachel 171, 183 Hahn, Emma 250 Hahn-Ventrell, Sierra 187 Halik, Elissa 202,203 Hah, Alyssa 187 Hall, Michael 104 Hall, Precious 219 Hall,Tyesha 263 Halloween 63 Halpern, Linda Cabe 277 Hamby, Alissa 301 Hamilton, Eunique 302 Hamilton, Stephanie 203 Hamlin, Elizabeth 291 Hamlin, Natalie 19 Hammack, Kaitlyn 288, 294 Hamner, Courtney 219 Hanako, Sasha 60 Hanleyjohn 228 Hannesdottir, Eva 25, 26, 27 Hanson, Chris 164 Harman, Katie 170, 171, 182, 183 Harrington, Griffin 60, 117 Harris Jordan 302 Harris, Lauren 250 Harrison, Nicholas 184 Harry, Paige 118 Hartzband, Lauren 15 Harvey, Arlandis 210 Haveles, Andrew 271 Haven, Alexandra De 293 Hawkins, Paige 132 Hayes, Joshua 93 Hayes, Lindsay 237 Haynes, Ian 164 Hayth, Mary Katherine 293 Healy, Schylar 172 Heath, Morgan 167 Heffner, Katherine 293 Helfrich, Kimberly 220, 221 Hendrix.Abby 172, 173 Henke, Sean 296 Henry, Annemarie 291 Hepler, Olivia 301 Herb, Courtney 300 Herrick, Jim 265 Herring, Lauren 302 Herzig, Jennifer 167 Hess, Christopher 188 Heward, Julia 228 Hey dinger, Tessa 296 Hicks, Maddie 209 Higgins, Matthew 228, 301 Himler, Rebecca 250 Hinkle, Michael 228 Hirschhorn, Julie 29, 300 Hislop, Tank 218, 219 Hobson, Cheri 96, 97, 294 Hodgson, Ashleigh 297 Hoff, Shannon 204 Hoffer, Philecia 290, 303 Hoffmaster, Molly 293 Hoffmeister, Kassandra 228 Hogan, Brianna 300 Holbrook, Kaitlin 228 Holder, Lauren 56,300 Holidays 103, 105 Holt.Allie 250 Holzhauer, Lisa 172 Homecoming 59 Hongjie 236, 289 Hoover, Aaron 164, 165 Hoover, Caroline 294 Hopkins, Chandler 229 Horeczko, Alysia 294 Home, Charles 229 Hotz, Kristen 125,293 Howard, Ashley 293 Howard, Rhys 201 Howell, Heather 291 Howells, Amanda 205 Howerton, Michael 164 Howley Liz 76, 78, 79 Hsu, Emily 291 Hujiaqi 289 Huang, Xicheng 289 Hubbard, Christian 209 Hubert, Bailee 180 Hudencial, Katrielle 236 Hudgins, Kristin 241 Hudson, Coty 195 Huff, Samantha 285 Huffman, Chris 164 Huffman, John 227 Hughett, Lauren 241 Hundley, June 268 Hunt, Brittany 293 Hunt, Emily 29 Hurricane Sandy 65 Hutchson, Andrew 271 Huynh, Minh 303 Huynh, Timothy 209 Hwang, Anthony 47, 286, 290 Hwang, Erica 286 Hyland, Katie 203 Hymel, Avery 301 Hyndman, Jameka 229 Holljes, Phillip 209 Illiano, Luisiana 250 Instagram 61 Inter-Cultural Greek Council 295 International Week A ISAT Honor Society 297 Ivanova,Toni 238 Ivey, Amanda 291 Ivey Rachel 203 Jacob, Michael 300 Jahn, Jennifer 236 Jalali, Golshan 301 James, Tlmmothy 57 Jamison, Courtney 147 Janicki, Amy 293 Jarvis, Adrian 130, 131 Jasper, Rickey 236 Jeans, Brittany 167 Jedlicka, Joseph 300 Jeffrey, David 277 Jenkins, Carley 203 Jenkins, Heidi Ill Jennings, Armand 286, 290 Jerauld, Benjamin 257 Jeschke, Michael 271 Jin, Jingjing 286, 290, 303 Jochem, Sarah 171 John C. Wells Planetarium 278 John, Jesse 38 Johnson, Danielle 29 Johnson, Emily 63 Johnson, Haley 167 Johnson, Jerry 292 Johnson, Kyra 271 Johnson, Leslie 32 Johnson, Pete 212, 213 Johnston, Brenna 171 Jondahl, Lindsay 293 Jones, Alanah 227 Jones, Destiny 219 Jones, Elizabeth 294 Jones, Jasmine 125 Jones, Lauren 301 Jones, Samantha 263 Jon es, Hana 302 Jordan, Elanor 301 Joseph, Akyla 297 Joseph, Lauren 293 Kalafsky, Sarah 40 Kapsak, Chris 192, 193 Kastner, Daniel 250 Kazmac, Kelsey 65 Kefferjillian 301 Kelejian, Kristen 229 Kelley, James 296 Kelly, Morgan 293 Kendle, Logan 215,257 Kennedy, Jordyn 293 Kent- Robins on, Danyelle 170 Keo, Scott 257 Kern, Hannah 231 Kerrigan, Kelly 203 Kichinko, Christopher 229 Kiddy, Chase 288 KidsKlub 297 Kiefer, Heather 167 Kilmon, Ryan 164 Kim, Ashley 284 Kim, Daniel 57 Kim, Shong 263 Kimener, Ashley 172 King, Charles 280 King, Margaret 52, 53 Kinkead, Paul 188 Kipps-Vaughan, Debi 245 Kirk, Olivia 196, 197 Kiser, Lauren 236, 285 326 | Closing f Klaes-Bawcombe, Shelley 172, 173 Kleespies, MacKenzie 186, 187 Klein, Matthew 300 Klotz, Caitlyn 293 Klumpp, Anna 167 Knabe, Victoria 97 Knetemann, Megan 301 Knickerbocker, Trevor 130, 131 Knise, Felicia 152 Knott, Cynthia 293 Knudsen, Nicole 301 Koch, Tucker 193 Kohanik, Megan 300 Kolvoord, Bob 277 Komisarcik, Victoria 138 Konecnik, Sarah 74, 75, 294 Konishi, Alisa 172 Kopera, Michelle 293 Kotarski, Hannah 293 Kozlowski, Robert 257 Kravitz, Ariella 299 Kreger, Lindsey 227 Kroner, Lawrence 301 Kuca, Dakota 301 Kurland, Hilary 60 Kurtz, Carrie 299 Kutcher, Elise 242 Kuykendall, Ariel 242 Kwon, Natalie 284, 295 Kwon, Sarah 28 Lader, Madison 205 Lagarenne, Kathryn 250 Lam, Vi 286, 303 Lamar, Thaddeus 229 Lambert, Haley 272, 287 Lambertson, Jennifer 29 Landry, Kristen 171, 183 Landy, Ronald 236 Lane, Ariel 172 Langston, Brittni 295 Langton, Kelsey 171, 183 Lantzy, Abby 250 Laroche, Christina 293 Larson, Madison 285 LaTesta, Stephanie 208, 209 Latham, Amanda 294 Latimer, Britanie 250 Latimer, Jessica 294 Lauffer, Brianna 251 Lawhome, Heather 299 Lawrence, Sidney 184 Le.Anh 286,303 Le, Duy 152 Le, My-Anh 303 T o q i nrVi CrA loon T oaVfl T lnHc ir 0Q7 T dHHiiVo T t or LeDuc, Sara 291 T pH irit ' ' H Tiling OQQ LiCiiiiiclIlIl, -ribillfcry . . . 1A1 T A n ' ol T Don ono T op Rnairna OC 0 Lee, Jacob 68,70 T QO Tl 1 0+ l 286. 290. 303 T pp A Ti fin ol 1 o 152, 286, 290, 303 T f O qI 285 Lee, Sylvia 302 T.p pnpr Rirh 193 Legaspi, Maria Andrea 195 Legge, Caitlin 293 Lei. Yuhe 286 Lemus, Zizo Machado 272 Leon, Meghan 229 Lepp, Nicholas 82 Lerer, Danielle 287 Lewinski, Jennifer 294 Li, Wenqing 289 Lichtman. Elaine 236 Lidral-Porter. Brendan 64 Lien, Christopher 286, 290, 303 Lien, Eric 303 Lincoln, Amber 209 Linke, Kelsey 293 Linkous, LeeNora 299 Linn, ReidJ 277 Linnertz, Katie 172 Liou, Christina 293 Liu, Li- Cheng 936 Lloyd, Meghan 48, 284, 285, 293, 296, 301 Lockatell, Jessica 251 Lockwood, Allison 101 Lockwood, Sarah 229, 287, 318 Loeser, Amanda 243 Lofton, Sam 203 Logan, Billy 164 Lomax, Lacey 209 Lombardo, David 202, 203 Long, Olivia 104 Longo, Jennifer 251 Longworth, Bonita 93, 294 Loos, Blaine 296 Lopez, Christopher 272 Lopresti, Erin 171, 183 Lorenz, Laura 294 Lorenzi, Anthony 301 Lorenzi, Paul 204 Lott, Jaime 171 Lott, JaQuonna 171 Lovell, Sharon 277 Lowry Adrienne 301 Lucas, Antoinette 180 Lucci, Noelle 229 Luethke, Andrew 300 Lyle, Katherine 128, 129 Lynch, Kelly 293 Macalintal, Nevine 284 MacCall, Kathleen 197 MacDonald, Kels ey 172 MacDonald, Meaghan 229 Macur, Sarah 293 Madden, Austin 263 Maddox, Devan 207 Madipalooza 15 Magee, Tina 17 Maggio, Nicholas 300 Maguire, Kelly 187 Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence 142, 143 Mahoney, Luke 67 Mahoney, Michael 196 Mahony, Ryan 238 Maier, Kerry 293 Mak, Ginger 194,195 Malerba, Maria 177 Maley, Erin 293 Malik, Amanda 137 Malinchak, Lindsay 293 Malinowski, Amy 293 Malinske, Sara Jo 95 Malone, Francis 286, 290 Mamo, Selamawit 295, 298 Mamun, Abdullah 286 Mangalmurti, Naina 301 Mann, Clint 310 Manning, Caitlen 167 Mannino, Michele 227 Manrau, Karel 201 Mapes, Chloe 272 Marathon Runners 75 Marchetto, Cortney 237 Marching Royal Dukes 32 Mardiney, Benjamin 104, 105 Marguiles, Melissa 293 Marijuana 133 Marlowe, Dean . 210 Marshall, DaVeeta 302 Martin, Nicole 112 Martino, Rheanna 22 Mashinski, Steven 201 Maslyn, Jenna 294 Mason, Keala 178 Mason, Lauren 237 Masroor, Nadia 265, 300 Massa, Olivia 297 Masumoto, Grace 243 Matherne, Nicholas 64 Mathews, Amanda 172 Mattern, David 278 Mattern, Hope 293 Matthews, Camisha 41 Matthews, Mickey 211 Mauro, Grace 292 May, Adrena 171 Maykoski, Teri 203 Maynard, Emily 209 McAllister, Anna 294 Mc Alpine, Aubrie 171 McCamey, Kelsey... 28, 52, 54, 55, 201 McCarthy, Charles 104 McConnell, Megan 300 McCoy, Deborah 301 McCullar, Katie 293 McDonald, Maria 171, 183 McDonald, Marissa 171 McDonald, Tekeya 251, 292 McFadden, Shakear 302 McFarland, Spanky 164 McFarland, Ty 164 McGinnis, Sarah 294 McGowan, Austin 209 McGowan, Clare 293 McGrath, Cynthia 82 McGuinness, Bradley 285 McHugh, Caitlin 172 Mclnturff, Cole 164 McKeague, Rachel 285 McKinley, Megan 197 McLaughlin, Caroline 184 McLaughlin, Christian 201 McLaughlin, Katherine 293 McLean, Danielle 125 Mcleod, Kayla 297 McLouth, Rebecca 172 McMahan, Taylor 293 McMillan, Melissa 294 McMillen, Madison 293 McMullen, Daveon 251 McNamara, Erin 293 McNamara, Jason 296 McNeil, Meghan 301 McShane, Christopher 257 Meador, Nicole 293 Meadows, Shay 237 Mebrahtu, Mahlet 295, 298 Mecke, Sarah 229 Medrano, Christopher 272, 300 Melina, Meghan 293 Melino, Kelcie 184 Mello, Sarah 84, 152, 257, 296 Men ' s Tennis 175 Mendoza, Alexander 251 Menghetti, Alex 172 Menzie, Katie 202, 203 Men ' s Basketball 214 Men ' s Golf 193 Men ' s Soccer 201 Merritt, Matthew 229, 301 Merullo, Nick 164 Messiah, Trey 201 Messick, Loren 167 Meyers, Emily 76, 78, 79 Mezzetti, Marina 293 Michalak, Kelsey 60 Mickens, Angela 218, 219 Midnight Spaghetti and the Chocolate G-Strings 38 Milby, Brooke 172 Milch, Haley 230 Miles, Alison 272 Milic, Jovan 175 Miller, Amanda 191 Miller, Cody 164 Miller, Ellen 82 Miller, Haley 203 Miller, Jamie 22 Miller, Morgan 300 Miller, Olivia 60 Mills, Courtney 42 Miner, Adam 300 Mines, Myrtle 302 Moberg, Eric 257 Moellers, Cassidy 296 Mohajer, Ranna 238 Mohammadi, Nourbakhsh 227 Molano, Carli 221 Monger, Ashley 293 Monk, Jennifer 171 Montgomery, Andrew 263 Mooney, Frankie 293 Mooney, Sarah 167 Moore, Abigail 131 Moore, Alex 301 Moore, Jordan 301 Moore, Kelly 208, 209 Moore, Shani 295,298 Moran, Nicole 272 Morelisse, Femke 293 Mornini, Megan 293 Morris, Caroline 183 Morris, Ciarra 168,171 Morris, Jessica 116, 300 Morrison, Addy 221 Morse, Caroline 29 Morse, Emily 294 Morse, Jade 251 Mortillo, Andrew 275 Morton, Jacketta 302 Morton, Kyle 201 Morton, Ricketta 302 Moserjo-Elle 293 Moss, Christianna 171 Moss, Meghan 179 Moss, Sydney 300 Mosser, Jacob 272, 300 Moulin, Bertrand 175 Mountain Creek Farms 119 MTV Contest Winners 125, 127 Mujica, Anthony 251 Mulford, Erica 296 Mullins, Tyler 45 Muncy, Kristin 300 Mundy, Caitlin 199 Munson, Luke 164 Murphy, Brittany 257 Murphy, Bryan 152 Murphy, Shanna 259 Myron, Rebecca 293 Nagoumey Zachary 301 Nakamura, Kaitlyn 284, 295 Napier, Jenna 62 Napoli, Alex 172 Naquin, Theresa 203 Nardo, Alexis 263 Nash, Morgen 295 Nash, Schuyler 268 Nash winter, Julia 294 Nashwinter, Krista 251 Negaard, Grayson 230 Negron, Melissa 293 Negron, Sara 251 Nesi, Christina 293 New and Improv. ' d 131 New Boyz 99 Newcity Colin 201 Newman, Barbara 269 Newman, Nikki 218, 219 Newtown Vigil 109 Nget, Dara 295 Nguyen, Cindy 303 Nguyen, Khoa 303 Nguyen, Loan Hong 303 Nguyen, Mary 197 Nguyen, Michelle 1 6, 177, 183 Nguyen, Nicole 286, 290, 303 Nguyen, Phuong 286, 303 Nguyen, Victoria 284, 295 Nichols, Jonathan 296 Nicolai, Kelsey 231 Nicolich, Melissa 285 Niculescu, Gabriel 262 Niewold, Ethan 263 Nikolic, Aneta 291 Niski, Meghan 187 Nissinen, Tommi 175 Nixon, Brian 257,296 Njuki.Nick 201 Nobles, Stacey 171, 183 Northup, Emily 296 Note-oriety 278 Novi, Rachel 128 Nunn, Alaina 293 Nunn, Kelsey 293 Nunnally, Kara 293 Nutter, Kirstyn 273 O ' Brien, Dana 203 O ' Donnell, Kellsey ..251 O ' Keefe, Sara 285 O ' Laughlin, Matthew 251 O ' Neill, Rebecca 243 O ' Regan, Sean 219 Ogbom, Kathryn 263 Okafor, Lauren 219 Olympics A Online Dating 93 Ontiveras, Sally 272 Opening 2 Orrigo, James 230 Osisek, Julia 180 Osmers, Lukas 296 Osterhout, Samuel 257 Ostroff, Rachel 301 Ou, Jiangda 286, 289, 290, 303 Outhous, Laura 209 Overby Laurel 60 Overstreet, Mark 185 Owens, Kari 37, 230, 287, 293 Owens, Kolbie 285 Owens, Laurel 264 O ' Brien, Patrick 59 O ' Connor, Tom 227 O ' Neil, Megan 115 O ' Reilly, Meghan 16 Pa, Andrew 209 Paciocco, Mary 293 Paden, Tajie ' l 254 Padgett, Holly 254 Page, Deron 292 Paige, Stefanie 209 Painter, Alexa 254 Palmucci, Jacqueline 177, 183 Palumbo, Rachel 180, 181 Papakostas, Alexis 294 Parker, Jordan 206 Parrates, Ashley 39 Parrish, James 302 Part, Allison 293 Party Cartel 89, 91 Passion Pit 19 Pate, Alexandra 300 Pate, Kinsey 177 Pathammavong, Anicka 286 Patterson, Sarah 187 Pavich, Sara 293 Payne, Carrie 171, 183 Peck, Kelsey 293 Peckham, Courtney 301 Peckins, Brooke 230 Peierls, Stefan 238,275 Pelfrey Spencer 301 Pelperton, Kelly 15 Pelto, Emily 301 Pena, Zurisadai 257, 298 Pennington, Kenya McNear 300 Penrose, Kyle 301 Pepper, Amanda 57 Perkins, Samantha 101 Perlin,Abby Ill Perrine, Chelsea 254 Perrotta, Leah 172, 173 Peter, Lacey 209 Peters, Hinson 112 Peterson, Connie 249 Pettis, Alicia 60, 300 Pettis, Sheria 254 Pharoahjay 54, 55 Phillips, Caitlin 300 Phillips, Jessie 209 Phobias 115 Phung, Sherry 258 Pichon, Lauren 70 Pierson, Carolyn 293 Pinchoff, Taylor 176, 177 Pineres, Nico 301 Pinkard, Karla 292 Pinkleton, Caila 293 Pinto, Ana 142 Piotrowicz, Megan 172 Pitt, Charlotte 293 Pitts, Ryan 258 Place, Blake 51 Placha, Jaclyn 187 Plait, Phil 107 Piatt, Ryan 131 Plesmid, Shauna 301 Poirier, Meghan 203 Polls 151 Pomatto, Christine... 60, 230, 287, 318 Poms, Allison 272 Pontanilla, Nicole 208, 209 Pool, Ryan 174, 175 Poore, Gabby 171 Porter, Rachael 292 Posluszny, Lauren 285 Powell, Lizzy 171 Pozzuto, Kayla 100 Price, Morgan 171 Prillaman, Annie 244 Prior, Michael 301 Privette, Lauren 171 Proctor, Lauren 209 ProJeKT 3000 Ill Prtorich, Kristie 264 Pryor, La ' Tisha 171 Psallidas, Melissa 301 Pumphrey Michael 214 Qarghah, Mohamma 301 Quay, Rebecca 272 Quinn, Bridget 56 Quintero, Laura 185 Race, Gary 245 Radday, Callie 198 Rader-Bell, Carson 97 Rafi, Madeline 299 Rahawi, Kassim 264 Ramadier, Hugo 174, 175 Ramirez, Elizabeth 58, 125, 126 Ramirez, Robyn 261 Randolph, Jasmine 302 Rano, Shannon 203 Rasoul, Bejan 264 Rawlings, Stephanie 285 Ray, Jean 238 Rea, Elizabeth 34, 38, 42, 99 Recruitment 48 Reese, Brian 40 Reeves, Isabela 302 Reeves, Parker 193 Reid, Boyd 200, 201 Reiner, Annie 104, 170, 171, 183 Reiske, Jordan 75, 294 Reitano, Kristen 180 Reymann, Taylor 297 Rhoads, Emily 172 Ricard, Shelby 230 Ricca, Kristen 214, 301 Rich,iyier 36 Richards, Megan 53, 294 Richardson, Dwight 300 Richardson, Kristi 187 Rickard, Kathleen 258 Ricketti, John 201 Index | 329 Riddick, Breonna 302 Riddle, Rebekah 293 Rider, Erin 303 Rider, Stacy 209 Ridgway, Griffith 300 Riess, Amalia 293 Rikkers, Scott 32, 212 Rinker.Dave 182 Riotto, Avonlea 264 Ripley, Anhela 244 Ritter, Christina 230 Robbins, Sara 272 Roberts, Colby 164, 195 Roberts, Jennifer 264 Robertson, Stephon 210 Robins-Bailey, Dale 201 Robinson, Darryl 19 Robinson, Shelby 172, 173 Rodebaugh, Bastiana 296 Rodgers, Brianne 99 Rodrigues, Eve 254 Rodriguez, Robert 303 Roegge, William 136 Rogers, Aaron 238 Rogers, Darriean 302 Roguski, Amy 172 Romano, Diana 230 Romero, Jessica 99, 145 Romness, Anna 291 Roppert, Daniel 201 Rose, Jessica 16 Rose, Linwood H 20, 21, 22, 279 Rose, Meredith 244 Rose, Paul 296 Rosen, Blair 209 Ross, Crystal 219 Roth, Margaret 301 Rourke, Sarah 230, 300 Rufo, Gabriella 70 Ruger, Ashley 293 Rupertus, Emily 293 Russell, Sam 203 Russo, Bastien 174, 175 Ruzinksy Lauren 101 Ryals, Diante 97 Ryan, Ciara 301 Ryan, Margaret 230 Sabo, Kevin 41 Sacchi, Kimberly 294 Sacco, Brittany 264 Saggu, Pritpal 185 Salib, Emil 259 Sands, Derek 230 Sandy, Caitlin 167 Sangiovanni, Stefani 209 Savage, Caton 294 Savage, Kelsey 293 Savarese, Michelle 171, 183 Savastano, Danielle 209 Sawahli, Deena El 94 Say, Jessica 303 Saylorjade 180 Scala, David 68,300 Scanlon,Tara 232 Scatena, Melissa 301 Schmachtenberg, Matt 288 Schmelzinger, Margaret 293 Schmidt, Eric 200, 201 Schmidt, Kaitlin 184 Schmitt, Erin 294 Schoolcraft, Valerie 37 Schott, Kayla 301 Schroeder, Connor 301 Schumacher, Caitlin 254 Schwenke, Katrina 294 Scott, Dae ' Quan 210 Scott, Daquaa 171 Scott, Evan 164 Scott, Jacqueline 287 Scott, Joseph 301 Scott, Kathryn 294 Scott, Shepkeem 302 Sears, Seana 264, 265, 294 Sechler, Eileen 203 Second City The 55,56 Secord, Steve 174, 175 Secrist.Trey 301 Seibert, Eliza 294 Selby, Taylor 84, 239 Sentenac, rlorent 175 Sexual Assault 77, 79 Seymour, Kelsey 171,183 Shaban, Bradley 164, 165 Shackelford, Kristi 315, 319 Shade, Autumn 34 Shan, Shirall 99 Shannon, Brittany 209 Sharp, Katherine 294 Shea, Kevin 285 Sheaffer, Morgan 171, 183 Sheats, James 137,258 Shedd-Thompson, Candice 147 Sheffield, Katherine 97 Shekletski, Megan 293 Shellenberger, Glen r 301 Shepherd, Kanita 219 Shinaberry, Megan 166, 167 Shipon.Mindy 244 Shirley, Stephen 232 Shisler, Andrew 274 Short, Abigail 294 Sibley, Claire 285 Siciliano, Kathleen 293 Sideropoulos, Thea 301 Sigma Gamma Rho 299 Sills, Jenelle 292 Silva, Erica 293 Silver, Kaitlin 286,290 Silver, Kristin 286, 290 Sime, Adrienne 300 Simmons, Destiny 171 Simmons, Jordan 168, 170, 171 Simmons, Katherine 244 Simpson, Daniel 201 Simpson, John 101 Simpson, Philip 105 Simpson, Thomas 232 Ski Snowboard Clubs 212 Skinner, Julia 75,294 Slap, Kap 90 Slattery, Allison 297 Slike, Curtis 239,301 Sloan, Taylor 38,39 Sloane, Nick 209 Slogik.Nick 164 Slusher, Susan 62 Slyhuis, David 62 Smallwood, Caroline 254 Smiertka, Sam 180 Smith, Alexa 254 Smith, Allison 301 Smith, Austin 62 Smith, Canaan 42 Smith, Cassidy 139 Smith, Jacki 171 Smith, Jaclyn 269 Smith, Jeffrey 19 Smith, Jordan 45,70 Smith, Laken 293 Smith, Maggie 203 Smith, Meghan 293 Smith, Patrick 300 Smith, Rachel 227 Smith, Samantha 221 Smith, Sara 45 Smith, Shannon 297 Smith, Tanner 232 Smith, Trey 39, 192, 193, 301 Smithson, Chanel 302 Smyers, Julia 69, 233 Sniezek, Maryann 296 Snopek, Lisa 293 Sobel, Angelina 295,298 Society for Human Resource Management 299 Softball 167 Solan, Kelsey 195 Somma, Emily 294 Song, Xiao 289 Sowers, Brandy 40 Sparks, Becky 202,203 330 | Closing Sparks, George 277 Speicher, Cory 254 Spence, Patreece 187 Spiegler, Jessica 293 Spildener, Jennifer 254 Spring Awakening 147 Squires, Ian 274 Stackley, Maura 293 Staley, Ashley 254 Stalnaker, Sydney 209 Stanley, Benjamin 264 Stanley, Sarah 301 Stark, Kelly 264 Starke, Carly Elizabeth 16, 17, 291 Starke, Sami 209 Starkloff, Kaci 172 Staton, Whitney 171, 295 Stecher, Cara 167 Stedfast, Barrie 255 Stein, Miranda 255 Steinbrecher, Casey 187 Steinbrecher, Lauren 187 Stephenson, Samantha 273 Stereotypes 41 Stem, Christopher 16 Steve, Tyler 63,300 Stevens, Joshua 233 Stevens, Robert 297 Stevens, Sydney 227 Stewart, Kathleen 183 Stewart, Martha 187 Stickles, Lauren 255 Stijntjes, Loes 180, 181 Stiles, Nicole 172, 173 Stitely, Margaret 238 Stolp, Kathryn 233, 300 Stout, Olivia 286 Strange, Julie 171, 183 Stratton, Carly 209 Straub, Kathryn 233 Street, Natalie 16 Strickland, Stephanie 293 Strong, Stephanie 233 Student Ambassadors 301 Student Government Association.. 301 Students for Minority Outreach .. 303 Stynchula, Marlee 203 Sulewski, Korinne 301 Sullenger, Jay 164 Sullivan, John 191 Sumerlin, Catherine 291 Summerford, Samantha 116 Suter, Daniel 131, 190 Sutherland, Patricia 293 Suttle, Sallie 293 Svadeba, Haley 209 Swing Dance Club 185 Sweet, Ron 187 Sykes, Kelly 301 Sylvia 129 Ta, Peter Tran 303 Ta, Thanh 303 Tailgating 57 Tallmadge, Rebecca 293 Tang, Ha 286, 290, 303 Tarafas, Stephanie 180 Tarbell, Justin 300, 301 Taylor, Amberlee 300 Taylor, Jenna 180 Taylor, Mary 233 Taylor, Sydney 274 Terk, Heather 285 Terry, Danielle 255 Testa, Stephanie La 250 Thai, Julie 286,303 Thanksgiving Alternative Break ....97 Theisen, Joyce 209 Thelin, Jeffrey 274 Thiagaraj, Karishma 195 Thomas, Jennifer 244 Thomas, Kaitlin 300 Thomas, Varsha 63, 264 Thompson, Alexandra 293 Thompson, Courtney 96, 97 Thompson, Ethan 275 Thompson, Hayley 38 Thompson, Jenna 198, 199 Thoppil, Christina 209 Thornton, Tyler 164, 187, 195 Thorpe, Justin 210, 211 Through Your Lens 153 Thruston, Emily 118, 119 Tlemey, Sean 164 Tillman, Rebekah Ryan 293 Tilman, Emily 255 Timko,Amy 137 Timmons, Aubrey 294 To, Daniel 296 Tolep, Jennifer 227 Tomasz, Lindsey 167 Tomlinson, Kathryn 129 Tomoff, Olivia 203 Toney, Amanda 293 Toney Brittany 258 Toohers, Patrick 136, 137, 164, 165 Toohey, Mary Jane 172 Townsend, Joe 164, 301 Track Field 169, 171 Iran, Christine 303 Tran, Russie 284, 295 Tran, Sendy 284, 295 Trautman, Brandon 239, 301 Trimakas, Mark 239 Trinh.Nhi 295 Tripled:, Cameron 89, 90 Tsuda, Megumi 233 Tu, Avian 284 Tucker, Nan 203 Tucker, Philicia 286 Tuohy, William 130, 131 Turck, Travis 286, 290 Turner, Marieka 245 Turning 21 85 Twardy, Michael 258 Two Truths A Lie 44 Udoh, Otobong 294 Ufferfilge, Jessie 255 Ulm, Joseph 32 Ultimate Frisbee 197 Umar.Jamal 201 Umstead, Lindsey 64 Underclassmen 271, 273, 275 University Park 38 University Program Board 315 UPB Bongo Balls 34 Vahabzadeh, Nikita 293 Vandeberg, Keri 37 VanOrmer, Jessica 294 Vanta, Nessie 255, 291 Vasko, Lindsey 297 Vatte, Adrienne le 180 Vaughters, Emily 297 Velazquez, Christopher 89, 90, 91 Vermillion, Alexandra 293 Vernarsky, Shane 212 Verschoore, Hannah 172 Versfeld, Baillie 180 Versfeld, Courtney 180 Vest, Ellen 244 Vest, Julie 255 Vietnamese Student Association. 303 Vilas, Alexandra 239 Vince, Ryan 192, 193 Vinci, Alexa 300 Virani, Shanil 261 Virdy, Natasha 99, 145 Vladimirsky, Greg 174, 175 Vo, Tuan 291 Volleyball 187 Vollman, Taylor 300 Voss, Steven 45 Vredenburg, Anna 231 Vu, Bryan 286,303 Vu,Priscilla 286,303 Waddell, Jasmine 171 Wade.Jada 292 Wade, Jeffrey 288 Wagner, Daniel 109 Wagner, Ethan 267 Wagner, Hannah 267 Wagner, Sara 291 Wagoner, Russell 138 Waingortin, Vanina 115, 300 Wald, Melissa Von 53, 294 Walisko, Eric 89, 90, 91, 117 Walker, Amanda 14 Walker, Calvin 295 Walker, Lamar 209 Walker, Marissa 295 Walker, Michael 239 Walker, Rachel 195 Walker, Ryan 231 Walker, Stacey 239 Waller, Alexandra 293 Walraven, Brandon 296 Walsh, Keely 294 Walsh, Patrick 86 Walters, Connor 192, 193 Wang, Connie 286, 303 Wang, Shuoda 239 Ware, Abigail 274, 300 Warner, Mark 109, 281, 313 Warren, Javarius 292 Wasylyk, Evan 233 Watkins, Toneshia 295 Watral, Patrick 22 Watson, Zack 175 Waugh, Mark 82 Weaver, Taelor 209 Webber, Leah 255 Weeks, Laura 288 Wein, Rachel 180, 233 Weinberger, Emily 293 Weisensale, Auburn 180 Wells, DeAnna 275 Wells, Rebecca 209 Werkheiser, Cole 180 Werner, Erin 39 Werner, Greg 219 Werner, Joshua 258,259 Wertheimer Taylor 203 Wertz, Elizabeth 107 Wessels, Nikola 19 West, Christopher 34, 239 West, Taylor 180, 181 Westbrook, Tiel 171,183 Westenhoff, Lindy 62 Wheeler, Jacquelyn 239 Wheeler, Jessica 171 Whitaker, Mike 201 White, Andrew 53 White, Anna 179 White, Molly 285 White, Ted 164 Whitebread, Tim 201 Whitfield, James 147 Whitmore, Garrett 233 Widner, Haley 167 Wiechmann, Megan 187 Wiggins, Braelynn 275 Wigle, Madelyn 288 Wiley, Evan 239 Wilhelm, Brittany 171 Wilkins, Jordan 172 Wilkins, Laura 269, 300 Wilkins, Samantha Ill, 291 Williams, Ashley 171 Williams, Candise 295 Williams, Christine 302 Williams, Elizabeth 293 Williams, Erin 152 Williams, Jake 227 Williams Jessica 288 Williams, Jordan 285 Williams, Leannah 255 Williams, Rachel 244 Williams, Tyler 193 Willis, Megan 115, 300 Wilson, Brittany-Dale 295 Wilson, Danni 180 Wilson, Lauren 202,203 Wimmert, Lena 180 Windels, Ryan 300 Wirchin, Renna 301 Wishon, Phillip 277 Wisniewski, Matthew 301 Women ' s Lacrosse 173 Women ' s Tennis 177 Women ' s Basketball 219 Women ' s Golf 195 Women ' s Rugby 199 Women ' s Soccer 203 Wood, Amelia 233 Wood, Meredith 293 Woods, Chelsea 29 Woodward, Brett 196 Wrona, Katherine 209 Wronko, Elizabeth 294, 296 Wyatt, Katilynn 209 Wyatt, Paul 201 Wyman, Emily 51 Xu.Weiwei 289 Yanjun 289 Yao, Xuan 239, 286, 290 Yelverton, Ashley 285 Yelverton, Caseybeth 275 Yobp, Hayley 255 Yohe, Nicole 70 Young, Kala 209 Yu, Shiyao 97 Yuhe.Amy 101 Zabel, Monica 172, 173 Zadrozny, Kaneil 258 Zahora, Sarah 301 Zawacki, Kara 301 Zeltner, Russell 233,300 Zeng, Linda 290,303 Zhang, Yunpeng 289 Zheng, Zheng Tao 286, 290 Zimmerman, Meghan 293 Zirkle, Keith 264, 274, 275 Zozos, Jess 171 Zurlo.Alyssa 203 Zurlo, Nicholas 58 332 | Closing Index | 333 In Memoriam Matthew Mooers June 26, 1992 - Aug. 17, 2012 Trent Hanafee April 23, 1991 - Aug. 17, 2012 Elizabeth Nass Oct. 26, 1992 - Aug. 21, 2012 PHOTO j JMU Creative Services JMU SCHOOL SONG Madison, James Madison We ' ll be forever true Our loyalty will always be to JMU While friends remain within our hearts And knowledge guides our way James Madison will lead us on To conquer each new day. balfour