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even new faculty members joining the College of Arts and Letters through a unique cohort hire focused on social justice and minority cultures were announced throughout March.

The new faculty are joining the political science, justice studies, sociology and anthropology, history, writing, rhetoric and technical communication, and philosophy and religion departments as assistant professors. The scholars have interests spanning from Latinx studies, prison corrections, immigration and racial justice to inequality and Islamic studies.

Deborwah Faulk is joining the department of sociology and anthropology and said the cohort hire creates a sense of community with other scholars who are focused on issues surrounding minority populations.

Faulk’s work is focused on race and racial inequality in higher education.

“I saw it as a place where I could be supportive, but also to support others and really push forward scholarship and initiatives that make a difference in the current climate in society,” Faulk said.

Rachel Torres, who’ll be joining the political science department, said she saw many positions surrounding her focus on ethnic and racial issues within U.S. immigration at other universities, but the position within the cohort was unique.

Torres focuses her work on the politics of race, ethnicity and immigration.

“The cohort hire at JMU really caught my eye because it kind of gives a signal that the university was really wanting to expand its offerings, not just in a specific department but university-wide,” Torres said. “When the JMU call came in, there was no question in my mind ... it just felt like the right place for me.”

Tiffany González is joining the history department and is focused on Latinx/ Chicana history and politics, and women and gender studies. González said she’s excited to show students how valuable

“I was very excited to know that if I got this job that I will be joining with some other amazing scholars in different disciplines, but we all share common interests in equity, diversity, social change.”

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“Building the professional relationships with students, I really value,” González said. “Students that are first-generation, underrepresented especially is something that drives me because I can relate to that underrepresentation.”

Ja’La Wourman, who’ll be joining the writing, rhetoric and technical communication department, said she was excited to learn from current faculty and fellow cohort members. Wourman focuses on how race and culture intersect with technical communication, digital media and Black rhetoric.

“Community is very big for me in the work that I do,” Wourman said. “I was very excited to know that if I got this job that I will be joining with some other amazing scholars in different disciplines, but we all share common interests in equity, diversity, social change.”

Graciela Perez is joining the justice studies department and is focused on race, ethnicity and policing of immigrants. Perez said the interdisciplinary nature of the department and the setup of the cohort hire was the most appealing part of the position because it was unique from other positions she was looking into.

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Perez said she loves helping students make connections through teaching and providing scholarship about the criminal justice system — an area in which many people’s thoughts have been influenced by media coverage. “When students get that ‘aha’ moment where something suddenly clicks, and to know that I was able to help them get there, is really rewarding for me,” Perez said.

“I see my contributions to the justice studies department, but also the wider university, as an invaluable aspect of their radical changes and cultivating an environment that embraces different identities and perspectives.”

Wourman said that historically, academia has had a disproportionate number of minority and underrepresented faculty members. She said creating a more diverse and inclusive institution will give students a more “holistic” experience.

“They say the best time to plant a tree was yesterday, but the second-best time is now,” Wourman said. “Now more than ever, we need to start rethinking the culture of academia, and this cohort hire bringing in fresh perspectives is amazing.”

González said JMU’s initiative showed how many universities are becoming more dedicated to issues surrounding diversity and social justice. She said other universities should implement initiatives like cohort hires.

“It shows that administrators care that the faculty that they’re hiring within cohort won’t just be independent within their departments,” González said. “But, [it shows] that administrators are actually walking the talk.”

Torres said being able to meet JMU students was a large factor in choosing to take the position at JMU. She said teaching students who are eager to get involved with the work the cohort conducts is exciting.

“My favorite part of teaching is really bringing information to students who have no prior exposure, starting at that square one and seeing where they take it,” Torres said. “We’re taking this very seriously that we’re trying to build a really new version of the university into the future.”

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“A part of it was that I wouldn’t be coming in alone, that there would be a support system coming in with the same trajectory as I would,” Perez said. “This is not just a random cluster hire. It has a mission, and part of that mission comes from the universities across the nation responding to racial and systematic injustices.”

Tatiana Benjamin, who’ll also be joining the justice studies department, was unable to speak with The Breeze for an interview. Benjamin’s work focuses on the experiences of the African Diaspora, immigration and justice policies.

Cyril Uy is joining the philosophy and religion department in the study of Islam. He said the offer to be a part of the cohort hire drew him into the position, and he was excited about getting to know other faculty in the department.

“It seemed incredibly interesting to me, and I was really excited to apply,” Uy said. “How the hire was structured showed that the university had thought deeply about how to make a focus on understudied areas and communities in a way that was just actually integrative instead of purely supplemental.”

Uy said he was “thrilled” when offered the position and called his friends and family members. He also said that despite having designed and taught his own courses, he was “a little bit” nervous about stepping into the role.

“I’m super pumped to be able to do this, but it’s a little bit nerve-wracking to be like, ‘Training wheels are off, here we go,’” Uy said. “But, I have wonderful colleagues in the department who are there to answer questions or talk through particular issues or strategies with me, which I’m incredibly grateful for.”

Faulk said she’s excited to join a department that’s so welcoming and interested in her field of study. She said that in her interview, faculty members were engaging with her work and where it may be headed in the future.

“Being in a space where there’s collaboration but also mentorship is something that was really exciting,” Faulk said. “I’m grateful to be joining a department and joining colleagues that want me to win, want me to thrive.”

Uy said that during the interview process, he was able to sit in on a world religion class for a teaching demonstration. He said that after being able to interact with JMU students, he was excited to start teaching and exploring the material.

“It’s really fun for me to see how the different perspectives that different students bring to the material,” Uy said. “I just really enjoy working through interesting material and interesting subjects with people who are curious and want

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Former JMU First Lady Edith Carrier dies

By CARLEY WELCH The Breeze

Edith Carrier, wife of former JMU president Ronald Carrier, died March 14 in Harrisonburg at the age of 86. Her death comes after Ronald’s death in September 2017.

Edith was the first lady of JMU for 27 years, from 1971-98. She was also a sister, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother at the time of her death.

Because of Ronald and Edith’s contributions to the university, Carrier Library was named after them in 1984, and the Board of Visitors named JMU’s arboretum — the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum — after her in 1998.

The director of the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, Jan Mahon, was contacted for comment but couldn’t be reached before The Breeze’s deadline.

Edith was an event planner and an administrator of university executive events. She held a number of social gatherings in the Carriers’ home that were open to students. One former student, Christy Yates (’94), recalls a time when the Carriers welcomed her into their home when she was a student.

Yates said the Carriers would welcome both residence assistants (RAs) and Honors

College students into their homes. Yates attended the Carriers’ home as both an RA and an Honors College student.

“I just remember her being such a gracious host — just a lovely, lovely woman — and very approachable,” Yates said. “You would think if you were going to the president’s house, and the president of a university, that that would be very intimidating, especially as a college student, but they were just such warm and gracious hosts and I just always thought that was really really special. I didn’t know of anybody else at any other university — none of my college friends ever heard of a president and his wife opening their home to students that way.”

Rob Jones, another student who graduated in the ’90s, was also part of the residence life staff who attended events at the Carriers’ house. Jones said that during the summers of ’92 and ’93, he was part of the orientation staff before first-year orientation guides existed that would help guide orientation for students and their parents, as parents used to stay overnight with their children for orientation.

Jones said he was among 20 to 25 other students who attended the Carriers’ house, where they would play tennis and swim in their pool.

“I just remember her being such a gracious host — just a lovely, lovely woman ...”

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acknowledge the passing of Mrs. Edith J. Carrier,” Alger wrote in the statement.

“Edith’s impact on this university has been felt for many years through her support and contributions. While the legacy of Ron and Edith will live on, our thoughts and condolences are with the family.”

Mary-Hope Vass, university spokesperson and director of communications, was reached for comment. However, she told The Breeze to refer to the university’s statement.

“The two of them from my perspective, truly live the Madison experience,” Jones said. “They kind of oozed the Madison experience. They were polite, they were supportive, they were encouraging, and both from my perspective, they’re going to be and will continue to be sorely missed by the Madison community.”

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“They would have a great cookout,” Jones said. “Dr. Carrier would show us how to play tennis, which was kind of funny, and Mrs. Carrier always wanted to make sure people were swimming in the pool and having a good time. She was always really focused on getting to know each of us, that was the one thing that really struck me about her was she genuinely cared and genuinely showed an interest in what were you studying, where were you from, what kinds of experiences are you having.”

Jones added that Edith always provided “great” perspectives on life and shared how wonderfully her husband advocated for JMU when he visited the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond.

President Alger released a statement Wednesday morning regarding Edith’s death.

In it, he mentioned the numerous “hats she wore” at JMU and the impact she and Ronald made on JMU. “It is with a heavy heart that we

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Student body president campaigns commence as election approaches

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Following a year of adaptation and challenges within student government because of COVID-19, Jessani Collier and Ryan Ritter competed for the role of student body president in the Student Government Association.

Collier is a sophomore pre-law political science major. She has two years of experience in SGA, serving first as a representative and now as an at-large senator. Additionally, she serves as the SGA liaison to the Harrisonburg City Council, has a radio show through WXJM, volunteers with local nonprofit Vine and Fig and is a member of Phi Alpha Delta, a pre-law fraternity.

“Initially, I wanted to go for VP because I thought that I wasn’t able to run for president,” Collier said. “I felt like no one would vote for me since I am a person of color and a woman.

But, it felt empowering just to think about it, that I could do this. If [Alexandria OcasioCortez] could do it, I could do it.”

Collier said issues that she finds most pressing include reforming and restructuring SGA and bridging inequity issues on campus.

“We keep using old methods for a new scenario,” Collier said. “We’re in the middle of a pandemic, racial tensions are at an all-time high and we’re doing the same thing: submitting a resolution, voting on it, meeting with [Vice President for Student

Affairs] Tim Miller. When you keep using those same tactics, it’s obviously clear that nothing is happening. We’re in [a] stalemate.”

One change Collier said she’d like to make is to create a website featuring updates on the latest SGA activities so that all students are informed. She said she’d want this website to include points of contact for particular committees so students with passions about specific issues can connect and work directly with SGA. Ritter, a sophomore history and international affairs major, has also participated in SGA since his freshman year. He initially served as the class of 2023 president, later taking on roles as the chair of the COVID-19 Response Committee and the student body vice president. Outside of SGA, he founded JMU Quizbowl — a trivia-based team that competes against other universities — is a general member of the College Democrats, works as a democracy fellow for the Center for Civic Engagement and will be a 2021 Orientation Peer Advisor.

Ritter said he wants to focus on transparency, diversity and environmental sustainability if selected as the student body president.

“I think first and foremost, and this kind of bleeds into every other issue, [I want to focus on] ensuring that our administration and our governing boards are being transparent, and that includes the Board of Visitors,”

Ritter said.

Ritter also said he wants to improve diversity and inclusivity in all aspects of university life at JMU — a process he said has been ongoing since JMU was established but requires changes in terms of university spending and admissions.

“You can’t bolster diversity without first ensuring that the university is committed to financial and economic justice,” Ritter said.

The election will be held March 23 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the BeInvolved website.

Marina George, a junior psychology and political science double major and elections commissioner for SGA, said the election will feature rank-choice voting. If one candidate earns the majority of votes, they’ll win the election. However, if neither candidate receives a majority, the rank-choice system will be used.

More information on candidate platforms can be found on Collier’s and Ritter’s campaign Instagram pages.

“The results will be announced on March 26,” George said. “This is subject to change depending on our appeals period and the confirmation of the elections commission.

Candidates always have the option to appeal the decisions made.”

Ritter served as the class of 2023 president.

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A d a m Oakes, a VCU freshman, died March 28, 2021, due to a Delta Chi hazing event.

Oakes’ cousin, Courtney White, said he was told to drink an entire bottle of whiskey, was blindfolded and then ran into a tree. He was found unresponsive the next morning.

Oakes was only 19.

Instagram user @anasofialeon posted a screenshot of an Instagram direct message featuring VCU student Nihal Khurana stating, “Dude no offense but why the f**k would you let ur fa**ot fat ass brother pledge when he can’t handle alcohol????” Khurana, a 2019 Langley High School graduate, criticized Oakes’ family for pressing charges, stating, “Leave the fraternity alone end of story.”

In response to Oakes’ death, VCU senior Carson Sturgis created a petition to expel Delta Chi. As of now, VCU has suspended the fraternity, and Delta Chi’s national office issued a cease-and-desist order in response. VCU’s lack of action goes to show how universities rely on Greek life for donations and often keep their mouths shut even when it comes to students’

lives. A cease-and-desist order is a laughable response to a student’s death, and VCU must do more.

Recently, JMU had its own hazing incident that caused more destruction than bonding.

Three men reportedly broke into the 1300 block of Hunters Road this past Sunday and were armed with airsoft pistols. This mock home invasion was apparently part of hazing for a fraternity. The possibility of the students getting injured or injuring others is sickening to think about. While JMU itself didn’t release a statement, Tim Miller, vice president for student affairs, stated that he’d look into the situation with the Office for Fraternity and Sorority Life.

The peer pressure results in potential members doing whatever it takes to become part of the organization while the older members enjoy watching it happen. Instead of the organizations being brotherhoods or sisterhoods, potential members are being manipulated just to earn a spot. Hazing is different from bullying, yet it can still result in trauma for those who partake in it. According to Theravive, a licensed therapist website, hazing effects can include sleep problems, depression, lower grades and decreased self-esteem. These negative consequences can become long-term effects due to hazing and can greatly change one’s life for the worst.

However, while many people feel that Greek life should be abolished, it’s really the

hazing that should be terminated. Many Greek organizations practice philanthropy and help their surrounding communities while also building lifelong friendships.

American University’s Delta Phi Epsilon recently disaffiliated from the organization’s national board and created the Sisterhood for International Engagement. Members plan on serving their local community and focusing on philanthropic efforts, creating a true sisterhood that makes a big difference.

Additionally, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life at JMU collected Halloween baskets and donated them to First Step, a nonprofit domestic violence shelter. Providing support for the local community is an important part of Greek life, and if it were abolished, there’d be less influence and opportunity to help the community and other organizations.

Obviously, ending hazing in Greek life isn’t easy; it holds an influential role in Greek traditions. However, brotherhoods and sisterhoods can be created without the dangers of hazing and instead through community service events and other traditions, such as the “bigs” and “littles” system. Oakes needs to be the last victim of hazing, and fraternities and sororities need to take action to create a safer and more beneficial environment for their members.

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Does knowledge really govern ignorance?

Two political science professors provide an analysis on the James Madison quote in Forbes tunnel CHARLOTTE MATHERLY | conscious contemplation Cohen said. “That doesn’t make a lot of sense considering all the other professions that we value experience in.”

Lubert contends that we may never be able to arrive at a point where knowledge truly governs ignorance. However, it remains an ideal that our democracy can continue to strive toward.

The power to bring our society closer to Madison’s vision of popular government lies in the hands of the people. To recover from decades of gradual decay, the public must recommit itself to seeking out truth — even when it doesn’t align with one’s political beliefs.

Media, on the other hand, has a responsibility to turn away from partisanship and pundits for the sake of the American public. It must value reliability over ratings, service over sensationalism.

It’s important to remember that politics didn’t suddenly stray from Madison’s ideal. It was a long time in the making, and it’s going to prove difficult to guide the country back to a place where knowledge truly does govern ignorance. Cohen said he still has hope for the future.

“It’s not like we’re inexorably on this path to, you know, to forever more and more ignorance,” Cohen said. “We could turn it around, but it hasn’t happened overnight, and it won’t turn back overnight.”

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Trump’s perpetuation and encouragement of conspiracy theories gave those “fringe beliefs” a moment on the main stage.

Although it’s been a long time in the making, both media conglomerates and the Trump administration brought America’s misinformation problem to a head.

“You had, sort of, the president and the person with the bully pulpit, the one with, sort of, the ability to change and shape minds … embrace the misinformation, the conspiracy theories,” Cohen said. “Certain things that otherwise would be … dismissed as crazy [get] credibility for many individuals.”

While Lubert questions whether knowledge was ever able to govern ignorance, he agreed that social media and technology have been steady impetuses for misinformation.

“There are lots of benefits that technology brings, but that said … it brings its own challenges,” Lubert said. “Unless people are really willing to look at various, and sometimes competing, sources and think for themselves, it is simply all too easy, you know, to simply digest information which is perhaps inaccurate or entirely fabricated.”

Cohen remarked on the dissonance of the public in how it views political leaders. He said people would usually want someone trained and experienced to do a job, but that’s not always the case in politics. He likened wanting an inexperienced politician to hiring a businessman as a plumber.

“With politicians, that’s kind of the only profession where we say, ‘Oh, we want someone who’s never done this before,’”

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would-be tragedy of a popular democracy without education.

But what we see in the Forbes tunnel isn’t the whole quote.

Madison writes: “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: and a people who mean to be their own Governours, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”

He contends that self-governance requires that the public be educated and justice be bolstered by knowledge. In modern American society, after a long string of conspiracy theories and misinformation, it’s understandable to question that idea.

So, does Madison’s statement hold true?

Barely, Cohen said. Lubert questions if it’s ever been true.

Cohen pointed to media bubbles — when one’s exposure to news and information represents only one perspective, usually their own — as a primary cause of the problem.

He also attributed society’s falling short of this ideal to corporate ownership and profitization of the media. “[Media are] looking for an audience and tailoring their news to particular audiences,” Cohen said. “People can search out what they already believe, and they’re given what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear.”

Fake news spreads six times faster than accurate facts on Twitter, according to a 2018 MIT study. Amid the growing dilemma of the relationship between social media and the stability of democracy, Cohen said,

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M o s t Dukes can probably picture the quote that adorns the walls of the Forbes tunnel, which runs under South Main Street from the Forbes Center to the Quad. Some walk past it every day.

“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance.”

This quote from James Madison encourages students to pursue excellence, but as conspiracy theories and misinformation campaigns have become more prominent, is this adage still accurate?

Political science professors Marty Cohen and Howard Lubert aren’t so sure.

Lubert, who teaches POSC 334: Political Thought of James Madison, said the quote in the Forbes tunnel comes from a letter Madison wrote to William Barry in August 1822. Barry was a member of the Kentucky Legislature at the time and was looking to create and fund a system of public education for the relatively new state.

Barry had written to Madison, inquiring about the formation of an education system.

Madison responded, lauding the Kentucky Legislature for its efforts and lamenting the

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“I just wanted to be me. I wasn’t trying to affront God. I’ve never struggled with finding my voice, but I found that it faltered when I tried to tell them who I was.”

Summer Conley Opinion writer

Qu e e r n e s s is a revolution in the South.

The act of existing is rebellious. To say that all of the South is conser vative wouldn’t only be wrong, but it’d be dangerous as well. Erasing these voices is equal to erasing history itself.

A study by the Williams Institute found that “nearly two-thirds of LGBT Americans live in the South, Midwest and Mountain states, with 35% of LGBT Americans living in the South ... it is still true that a much larger proportion of LGBT Americans live in geographic regions where social and political climates towards [LGBTQ] issues tend to be less accepting.”

Queerness is in the South, even if it’s ignored.

Growing up in Appalachia, a very distinct variation of the greater South, I wasn’t directly exposed to LGBTQ activism. I was secluded in a small town nestled against the mountains. There’s a church on every corner. There’s a Republican situated on each government seat. It isn’t exactly conducive to a progressive atmosphere.

I was exposed to the world through my mother, an immigrant from Germany and an Army brat to boot. Her open mind and love of the world opened doors for me. She’s steadfast and strong in her convictions. My mom led me down a path of questioning and curiosity. It’s within people like her that society continues to progress. I began questioning the very foundation of my beliefs when I began high school. The idea of “why” became a guiding principle.

The sense of duty I felt to my fellow people blossomed alongside my career in activism.

I’d been sheltered for so long, and the walls were finally coming down. I was thrown headfirst into the struggle of so many — a struggle I didn’t realize I shared.

When I was a junior in high school, I was confronted by the fact that I wasn’t straight.

It took two years of searching. I didn’t need a label to validate my existence, but I needed the security that came with knowing who I was.

I suppose this is my coming out story. My little sister was the first to support me. She helped me find the identity I was looking for

— a name to the emotions that had followed me around for so long. I found a definition for myself.

My family is Southern; they’re Appalachian. When I was little, I attended church every Sunday. I listened to the tales of hellfire and brimstone. The fate was brutal for those that dared to defy the church. I just wanted to be me. I wasn’t trying to affront God. I’ve never struggled with finding my voice, but I found that it faltered when I tried to tell them who I was.

It was queer southerners, their activism and their literature, that gave me my voice back. I saw progressive southerners leading the way.

In Harrisonburg, I found Rhinestone Productions, a local entertainment business that promotes community-based networks of LGBTQ charities and resources. I can personally attest to its conviction and talent.

As it says in its Facebook bio, “Rhinestone embraces people from all walks of life and encourages everyone to express themselves and be the best they can truly be.”

Here I also found Free Mom Hugs, an organization that strives to “Empower the world to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community through visibility, education, and conversation,” according to their Facebook profile. Volunteers offer support, guidance and hugs to LGBTQ youth finding their way.

Where there’s conviction, there’s a deep and unwavering love.

These are only two examples of a vast and ever-developing network of resources for queer folks struggling to survive in the South.

I was lucky to have a mom devoted to her children. Her unconditional love and support allowed me and my sister to venture into a world much bigger than our corner of the Blue Ridge.

Not everyone is blessed in this regard. This is why Southern activism and community support cannot be erased.

As Minnie Bruce Pratt wrote on Scalawag, a blog for Southern activism, “To create ties of solidarity in the struggle means continually correcting our ignorance and learning from the depth of resistance of those who have come before us and those who are struggling now.”

This isn’t a solely queer struggle.

Interwoven roots of oppression that permeate the South are found throughout the U.S. and throughout the world. Queer liberation is only possible through the liberation of all.

Summer Conley is a junior public policy and administration major. Contact Summer at conleysr@dukes.jmu.edu.

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Also, the number of followers a person has shouldn’t be a form of validation, since most of the time, these followers are strangers and don’t have an active and positive role in the person’s life, according to Forbes.

People are, quite literally, losing sleep over social media. It’s common for people to check social media instantly in the morning and then right before bed. The blue light emitted from smartphones works against melatonin, a hormone that controls the sleep cycle.

Lack of sleep negatively affects mood and memory and can cause major health problems. Taking a break from social media encourages more sleep, which in return benefits both mental and physical health.

By taking breaks from social media, users can indulge in other activities that are beneficial to mental health. Instead of spending hours on social media, users can talk face to face, spend time in nature, exercise, journal or practice creative activities such as writing and art.

Social media can be especially frustrating during COVID-19. It can be disheartening seeing people out of the house and breaking pandemic guidelines for those who’ve been quarantining. There’s a sense of loneliness and fear of missing out that comes along with social media, so averting focus to something else can be helpful.

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However, social media can get overwhelming, and taking breaks from these sites can have a good impact on a user’s mental health.

In 2019, seven out of 10 Americans used social media, according to the Pew Research Center. Social media allows users to absorb tons of information within seconds — the world is truly at one’s fingertips. The constant communication of information, good or bad, can become overwhelming.

Since the world’s in the digital age, people may not realize the negative effects social media can have.

For the most part, users post the positive aspects of life, so it’s unreasonable to compare one’s life to others solely based on social media activity. Social media introduces insecurities users didn’t know they had. Heavily edited images show happy people with perfect lifestyles and perfect bodies. The perfect lives these types of social media posts convey appear unattainable to users and can harm their self-esteem. Taking a break from social media encourages self-care and self-reflection rather than comparison to others.

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‘Knot’ the average wedding planner Alumna helps brides find their design aesthetic with Pop the Cork Designs

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At 23 years old, Jenna Shellhammer had an epiphany.

Stuck in a “dead-end corporate job,” the alumna (’12) said she was looking for an outlet for her creativity. She decided to make a career change when the opportunity to shadow a wedding planner in Baltimore arose.

“I loved taking photos, and I loved anything that had to do with design and home stuff and party planning,” Shellhammer said. “I realized, like, I can really do this on my own.”

With no money saved, Shellhammer said she bought a website domain, quit her job and got to work. In 2014, Pop the Cork Designs was born.

From there, Shellhammer built up her Instagram presence under the handle @ popthecorkdesigns to showcase styled editorial photography and develop her portfolio. Since then, she’s amassed almost 12,000 followers.

“I would reach out to vendors I knew in the wedding industry … and we would work together and create this work,” Shellhammer said. “And then, I was able to have those pictures to market on Instagram and the internet.”

Starting out during the boom of social media, Shellhammer said she realized the importance of establishing a strong presence online. Now, she’s reaping the benefits.

“Typically, brides will find me on Instagram, or they see my work on Pinterest,” Shellhammer said. “We’re pretty much 100% word-of-mouth and Instagram.”

Based out of Baltimore, Shellhammer predominantly works in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. She’s traveled as far as Nashville, Tennessee, but Shellhammer said she’s willing to go anywhere.

Pop the Cork offers a variety of different services for brides, from full planning to partial planning and coordination. Shellhammer said her most popular package is partial planning, which focuses on the wedding’s design elements.

Shellhammer said she attributes her knack for design to her aunt — an interior designer in

New York City — who gave her an appreciation for the trade. To stay ahead of the design curve, Shellhammer said she takes inspiration from meccas like New York and Europe.

But Shellhammer’s favorite weddings Shellhammer works with a close-knit staff of five women. Photos courtesy of Renee Hollingshead incorporate personal touches — like adding a the more upscale, buttoned-up D.C. wedding.”

“I was scheduled to have almost 12 weddings,” custom dance floor, food truck or a late-night In her first year of business, Shellhammer Shellhammer said. “We did three last year — food option — that make for a more intimate took on 12 weddings. In her second year, she three tented weddings outside, one of which a experience. One particular wedding she planned jumped to 20. guest list went from 180 to 60 people.” came to mind.

Shellhammer was forced to push the “That was enough to, like, send me over the “Their mother-in-law brought in these edge,” Shellhammer said. remainder of the weddings to this year, meaning pierogies that were served to them when they Since then, she’s hired a staff of five women. she wasn’t able to take on new clients. To lived in Delaware,’’ Shellhammer said. “The Some work under her and assist with day- combat this loss, she said she focused on the bride crowd-surfed at the wedding. The groom of preparations, while photography side of her business, which allowed got on stage and sang with others take on their own her to abide by social distancing regulations. the band … It was just a “I was able to take a lot of headshots and weddings. very fun event.”

Katie Canterbury is an family photos and senior photos,” Shellhammer The most important assistant for Pop the Cork. said. “We’re hoping that now with vaccines and part of wedding planning, She first met Shellhammer everything opening up, we’ll be able to move Shellhammer said, is when she was hired as the forward.” helping the bride develop In her seven years of business, Shellhammer day-of coordinator for her own design aesthetic. her own wedding in 2016. said her favorite part has been the close This makes every wedding Canterbury said she was relationships she’s fostered with her clients. unique.

“I’ve been able to see some of my brides in drawn to Shellhammer “When I meet with a because of her authenticity. all different aspects of their life,” Shellhammer client, and I try to figure “A lot of times, there can said. “With them starting to have babies, I’ve out how their day is be kind of a superficial been able to help them … plan baby showers gonna look, I kind of pick Jenna Shellhammer relationship as you’re and things like that.” up on what they love,” Pop the Cork Designs Shellhammer said she hopes to expand to planning a w e dding,” Shellhammer said. “I different states and plan weddings all over the Canterbur y said. “But don’t do the same pink sailboat, Lilly Pulitzer country, but she enjoys the way her business is [Shellhammer] really just took the time to get wedding over and over again.” running now.

Chelsey Mannino hired Shellhammer to be to know me, get to know my family, and was As a self-made businesswoman, she offered her month-of coordinator for her wedding in willing to be very open and honest about things.” advice to women at her alma mater looking to As an assistant, Canterbury works as the become entrepreneurs.

November 2020. Leading up to the wedding day, Mannino said Shellhammer was responsible for “catch-all” under Shellhammer to make sure “Just go full throttle,” Shellhammer said. final preparations with their vendors, setup and everything is in order on wedding day. She “Don’t listen to what other people say. When commends the way Shellhammer runs her I started my business, I had no idea what I photography.

“She was like my right-hand girl that day,” business. was doing. I didn’t have any money saved.

“I really admire her and look up to the way I never took out a loan. And I think that just Mannino said. “It feels like she’s very attentive that she really takes command of situations goes to show you that I was able to make it.” to your needs as a bride.”

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“If you’re looking for, you know, a bohemian business from the ground up is really inspiring.” dukes.jmu.edu. For more on the culture, arts But Shellhammer’s success hasn’t been and lifestyle of the JMU and Harrisonburg wedding with softer hues and a more intimate vibe guest count-wise, she can do that,” Mannino without challenges. When COVID-19 hit last communities, follow the culture desk on Twitter and Instagram @Breeze_Culture. said. “But then also, she can handle if you want year, Shellhammer said business was halted.

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Local craft store Rocktown Yarn brings inclusivity to the Valley’s ‘fiber community’

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their skills in knitting and crocheting … it’s just been really, really fun and really sweet.”

Despite the challenges faced by small businesses throughout the pandemic, Rocktown Yarn is building a successful community, in part because the business has offered a variety of online opportunities, Amy said. Activities include virtual classes that introduce knitting and crocheting and demonstrations of techniques like washing and blocking, as well as a book club that just started.

“People aren’t leaving the house like they normally do, and they’re looking for things to do while they’re at home,” Amy said.

Once COVID-19 restrictions lift, Amy said she hopes to develop an in-person community with lessons around the worktable in the shop. Other activities, such as day camps and easy crafts, will be designed for school-aged children to

participate in over the summer.

In the meantime, Rocktown Yarn is seeing a number of enthusiastic visitors — novices and experts alike.

“Even in the short time that I’ve been there, it’s been such a blessing to see so many members of the community that come in, whether it’s moms and their daughters or their sons, husbands and their wives, who just want to come in and learn,” Smith said. “Being at Rocktown Yarn is a great way to just kind of be in Harrisonburg and get to know people.”

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Amy Strunk had just moved to Harrisonburg and started lecturing in JMU’s College of Business when she heard the news: The cancer that interrupted her mid-20s had possibly returned.

She’d been told that doctors would be unable to treat a recurrence.

“I spent a lot of time thinking, ‘What would I want to do?’” Strunk said. “If this was it, what would I want to spend my time on, whatever time I had left?”

When she got the all-clear, she said that since she had no guarantee she’d ever retire and then get to launch the yarn shop she’d planned to open, she didn’t want to waste her time.

“I’ll open this yarn shop, and I’ll figure out a way,” Strunk said.

Six weeks later, the Agora Market in downtown Harrisonburg welcomed Rocktown Yarn: a shop designed to welcome anyone interested in yarn, from beginners to experts.

Strunk began her journey with yarn at 7 years old when her mom taught her to crochet so she could make a blanket for her pregnant teacher.

She learned to knit around the same time and returned to both knitting and crocheting later, experimenting throughout high school and college.

“I got into this phase where I wanted to make everybody a hat for Christmas, so I made everybody a hat,” Strunk said. “They were probably really awful, but I was very proud of them.”

At 25, Strunk battled cancer, which delayed her plans to attend graduate school by several years.

Once cleared of the disease and five years down the road from treatment, she attended business school and then moved to New Jersey for a job in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) marketing.

The position threatened her work-life balance.

Strunk said she felt stressed working long hours with a difficult commute.

“I was just kind of in my own little sad, depressed hole in my house,” Strunk said When Strunk underwent a medical procedure as a result of long-term cancer side effects, her mom came up on a visit to care for her. She placed yarn and a crochet hook in Strunk’s hands and told her, “Make a hat.”

“I haven’t stopped since,” Strunk said. “This is what I needed to do to make myself feel better, to give myself something to do because I felt really kind of aimless.”

Later, she moved to Ohio, where her new employment afforded a healthier work-life

balance, and she suddenly had free time of her own. She said she’d drive an hour to the nearest yarn shop, and there she found inspiration for the idea of launching her own store — with a twist.

“I wanted to have a yarn shop,” Strunk said.

“But, I didn’t want it to just be a cozy place because yarn shops tend to be very cozy and very laid-back, but I wanted to make sure that if I had a yarn shop that it would also be really inclusive.”

Strunk’s vision of a yarn shop involved creating a space where newcomers to the fiber community were welcome, though she hadn’t planned to act on those ideas until she moved to Harrisonburg last year to be near family, where she received the news regarding her cancer’s possible return.

“I spent a month thinking, ‘This is kind of it,’” Strunk said.

When the alarm cleared, she immediately pursued her plan to open a yarn store. She said it took her “six weeks of hustle” to open the doors.

Strunk had assistance from family and friends who lived in Harrisonburg. One of her supporters throughout the process of launching Rocktown Yarn was her mom, Julie Strunk, who continues to maintain the shop alongside her daughter.

“I had never thought to open a business before,” Julie said. “I was really worried, being retired, that I’d be bored, but I haven’t had any time of boredom, and I’ve learned a lot.”

Julie said her favorite part of being at Rocktown Yarn is seeing people’s excitement about having a yarn store in Harrisonburg.

“I didn’t realize there was such a fiber community here,” Julie said.

The Agora Market, which houses Rocktown Yarn and a number of small businesses, is an area Amy described as having a lot of built-in foot traffic, in contrast to the typical model of yarn stores in standalone buildings.

“In the market, you’re in this open space where people will just wander in,” Amy said.

“They might have no prior knowledge of knitting or crocheting, but they might think, ‘Oh, my mom does this,’ or, ‘I have a friend who does this,’ or, ‘I’ve always wanted to do this.’”

One of the shop’s visitors proved to be more than a customer. Evie Smith, a sophomore hospitality management major at JMU, joined Rocktown Yarn as the shop’s first employee after spontaneously asking about hiring opportunities during a visit to the market.

“I worked at Starbucks for two and a half years,” Smith said. “Going from the really fastpaced, corporate America kind of thing to just being able to sit and be with people who are interested in learning new hobbies or advancing

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The Safer Sex Center offers free contraceptives, such as condoms, for students.

One year since the beginning of COVID-19, JMU has learned to adapt to many of the inconveniences thrown its way. From moving nearly all classes online to restricting events for clubs and Greek life, many people in the community have had to significantly alter the way they live their lives — especially staff at The Well.

Located in the University Health Center, The Well is JMU’s office of health promotion and wellness.

The office specializes in providing sexual health education and substance use and prevention resources for students.

Jordan McCann has been at The Well since 2017 and is currently serving as the interim associate director. McCann’s duties include supervising program areas and serving as a sexual health coach as well as overseeing the Well Dukes Podcast’s analytics.

“I have to focus more on the oversight and bigger picture of programs and services,” McCann said.

“For me, it’s just a lot of planning and making sure our programs all run smoothly.”

Mikayla Comer, The Well’s health promotion coordinator since 2018, focuses on the sexual health aspects of The Well and also oversees Well Peers, the center’s group of student volunteers.

“Well Peers are advocates for the health and wellbeing of JMU students,” senior Well Peer Andrew O’Brien said. “They are peer educators that are trained to do group facilitation programs that address different health-related topics.”

Comer and McCann claim that although they have plenty of everyday duties, no two days look exactly the same. Many of Comer’s day-to-day tasks consist of attending meetings and connecting with Well Peers.

In the middle of the pandemic, both Comer and McCann found themselves having to alter certain aspects of their jobs.

“With the Well Peers, we used to conduct weekly meetings in our conference room, but now the meetings look more like communication throughout the week in the GroupMe, so I’m not really seeing people the way I’d like to,” Comer said.

Published in August 2020, the Well Dukes Podcast, which is available on Spotify and other streaming services, discusses weekly topics surrounding personal health and wellness issues, such as stress, body image, sexuality and drug use.

The podcast has a partnership with the Health 100 class, and students can listen to podcast episodes for class credit.

“We created the podcast in order to virtually provide students with information that we used to be able to provide in person,” McCann said. “It’s a way for us to still get some of those resources out.”

The Well uses social media to connect with students virtually and offer information about programs and events, and it offers several other programs, many of which students may not be familiar with.

“Just by engaging in our programs, students can learn about themselves or learn how to make decisions for themselves that could help them in their future,” McCann said.

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content with alone time. It’s easier said than done, but it’s something everyone can benefit from.”

McCann said she wants students in today’s climate to feel proud of themselves.

“I hope students recognize how truly resilient they are going to be because of this pandemic,” McCann said. “Nobody else has experienced having to navigate college at a time like this. I really think this generation is going to be super strong, and I hope that as a society we remember that and give you all the credit.”

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“[The pandemic has] allowed us to have to think about things more creatively because it made us consider accessibility.”

O’Brien said he’s also noticed how the anonymity of online resources affects his role.

“Since the pandemic has started, we’ve had to move our student programs online,” O’Brien said. “The transition process has been interesting, but the programs are now more accessible, and students are more likely to ask questions because of the anonymity and can learn more about their personal experiences.”

Comer also said there’s been an increase in online orders for safe sex supplies. “[The pandemic] has been the push that I personally need to think outside the box in terms of how we’re going to make this work and how we can use what we have and still make an impact,” Comer said. “You can either see these as barriers, or you can see it as a challenge, and you get to use that as an experience to keep pushing forward and see what works.”

As a college student in the middle of a pandemic, O’Brien said he’s changed his outlook on his social life.

“I’ve learned to prioritize my mental health and be okay with being alone sometimes,” O’Brien said. “This pandemic has taught me the importance of ‘working on myself’ and being

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The 21st Birthday Program allows students so that students can make the best decision for to celebrate their 21st birthday in a safe and themselves.” healthy way by providing eligible students with Despite all of the changes, Comer and a coupon book to local restaurants and bars, as McCann said they’ve found some silver linings. well as suggestions “[The of free activities in pandemic has] the area. a l l ow e d u s t o The Well also hav e t o t h i n k offers Reflections, about things a program which more creatively allows students because it made str uggling w ith us consider alcohol or drug accessibility,” use to have a Mc C a n n s a i d . conversation about “We realized that their habits with a some students facilitator. Other were reluctant programs include to come into our The Green Dot, safer sex centers a sexual assault because they felt advocacy program uncomfortable dedicated to or unsafe about teaching students Jordan McCann being in a public how to intervene space.” a n d p r e v e n t Interim associate director of The Well The Well stalking and dating has created an violence, and many online forum sexual health education programs. for students to look at safe sex resources and “We approach everything from a harm place orders for supplies. This format allows reduction lens,” Comer said. “When you come for less exposure during the pandemic, as [to The Well], we’re not going to tell you what well as increased anonymity for students who to do and what not to do. That’s not our place. were uncomfortable with talking about safe sex What we do is provide the knowledge and skills options with others.

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Football program shuts down as COVID-19 outbreak postpones two games

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Coming into the 2021 FCS spring season, it was known that all aspects of every team’s operations would be delicate. One positive test continues to pose the threat of postponing games and forcing programs to go on pause.

March 8, CAA Football announced JMU’s home game versus William & Mary had been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Dukes’ program. However, JMU didn’t halt all operations yet, which was an encouraging sign at the time that more games may avoid being affected.

That positive outlook didn't last long, as a week later, CAA Football called off a second consecutive game for the Dukes — another home game against a different in-state rival, Richmond.

“CAA Football has announced that this Saturday’s football game between Richmond and James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va., has been postponed due to COVID-19 related protocols within the JMU program,” a JMU press release said. “James Madison has paused all football activities. A decision on rescheduling postponed games against William & Mary and Richmond will be made at a later date.”

JMU isn’t the first team to have multiple games altered in a shortened season. Over the course of the fall where most FBS teams competed, many had to deal with multiple weeklong breaks that brought on-the-fly scheduling and many debates regarding teams’ eligibility for conference titles and the College Football Playoff.

Ohio State was the most prominent school that found itself in a situation where many questioned if the Buckeyes should be rewarded for a much-shortened season that stemmed from COVID-19 pauses. OSU had three games canceled, including one against archrival Michigan, and ultimately finished the regular season with five games played.

While the team qualified for the Big Ten championship game and went on to make a National Championship appearance, it drew controversy and signaled that the FCS would likely have to deal with similar cards.

The Dukes aren’t in the same position as the Buckeyes. JMU has played three games so far with one being a conference opponent. In order to qualify for the 2021 spring FCS playoffs as an at-large team, it needs to play four games. To represent the CAA as the automatic qualifier, it needs three conference games. This means the Dukes need one more game to qualify as an at-large and two more to have a chance as the CAA automatic bid.

As of now, the remainder of JMU’s schedule includes away trips to William & Mary and Richmond and a season-finale home battle versus Elon. The already affected games haven’t been officially rescheduled, but the process is ongoing with a small window to play rescheduled games.

“I’d prefer that we go ahead and play William & Mary since that’s the first game that we canceled,” Bourne said. “It’s very difficult giving up home games — that’s tough for us.”

The Tribe are 0-1 (0-1 CAA) following a close 21-14 loss to Richmond. However, if JMU and William & Mary or Richmond can’t agree to a new game date, the Dukes will look to schedule a team from the CAA's north division or another nonconference opponent. If the remaining regular-season schedule remains the same, the only Saturday available is April 17.

How it happened

In a Zoom call with local and state media, JMU Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne discussed the football program’s shutdown and two postponements. The week before the Elon game, Bourne said an individual showed symptoms of COVID-19. “[The individual] was tested and we have since been able to trace it back and think

that most of the subsequent outbreak took place in our locker room and worked its way in and around those student athletes around where his locker was that also happened to be, you know, a similar position on the team.

And then this past week we had an outbreak in our second locker room, which we call — use the visiting team locker room and that facility then showed another outbreak.”

Bourne said the outbreak possibly came through a dorm hall, and once it broke into the team, the program wasn’t able to control it as quickly.

Bourne confirmed that a member of the coaching support staff tested positive as well.

He said he's discouraged by the situation, but the program is taking notes from professional teams and how they handled COVID-19 outbreaks within their facilities.

When JMU football was paused, it didn’t let any student athletes in any of the facilities for three to four days. They go through testing each day to contain the spread of the virus, and if the program can control it, the Dukes hope to resume conditioning activities late this week.

Even before the outbreak, Bourne was confident in the protocols put in place by the team and praised the medical staff in its work with the student athletes.

“We’ve done things like separating our locker room where we use the locker room in the Athletic Performance Center," Bourne said.

"We use the visiting team locker room and the stadium to separate different groups of student athletes in an attempt, at least, to prevent any form of outbreak or reduce if one does, in fact exist.”

Bourne said it takes a day for test results to come back and added that the number of positive cases increased as of Tuesday morning. After the round of tests Tuesday, 12 members of the program tested positive, and 16 are in quarantine from contact tracing.

However, during shutdown the program is using Antigen tests, which bring results in 10-15 minutes. If an athlete tests positive after that, they use a Polymerase Chain Reaction

test that takes around one hour to get results.

As a result of the outbreak and potential continued increase in COVID-19 cases in the program, Bourne announced new protocols for the entire traveling party for all away games. The day JMU leaves campus for a game, every person in the program who travels will be tested using the Antigen test.

Bourne estimated it’ll cost between $500$600 total.

Bridgeforth Stadium is set to host up to 1,000 fans at its next home game. Breeze file photo

It’s a frustrating process that's hindered the teams that choose to play sports during the ongoing pandemic. For sports like football, the margin of error is slim, and whether or not teams breach that margin is out of their control.

“We are very much committed to finishing out the season,” Bourne said. “I feel like it’s the right thing to do for the young men in our program that have worked very hard and trained hard all season along with our coaching staff.”

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“I hope that when fans to get to see it all in person, it just becomes that much more exciting for us and the fans.”

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video has a goal, but overall the video is for the school,” Warner said. “At the end of the day, it’s about portraying your brand, so when you approach [it] that way, the specifics of each video can come through.”

When it was announced that large numbers of fans wouldn’t be allowed into basketball and football games due to COVID-19 restrictions, it meant the inaugural season of Atlantic Union Bank Center would be players, staff and special guests only. Nonetheless, the media team still puts in the effort to release the videos on social media so fans can enjoy the videos virtually in hopes of getting the full experience next season.

“It is a bummer that not many people got to experience the entire feeling this year,” Tyler said. “I hope that when fans do get to see it all in person, it just becomes that much more exciting for us and the fans.”

Essentially, the video team’s biggest goal is to demonstrate JMU Athletics in every aspect. The demonstration of what JMU is as a program and community has driven the team to create the film and strike chords in fans and players alike. Without the videos, JMU’s programs, Warner believes the Dukes wouldn’t have the extra factor that showcases the excellence at each game.

“We are a school that’s established itself as an athletic department,” Warner said. “I want us to portray that we are coming to play and going to win regardless of the opponent that the team may face.”

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The clock winds down until kick-off at Bridgeforth Stadium, and all eyes turn toward the jumbotron as a series of videos begin to play. The crowds cheer in excitement as a high-energy entrance video rolls on the screen as the players run out onto the field.

Despite the limited number of fans in stands this season, JMU Athletics’ video teams have worked to create vibrant and exciting videos for fans, players and recruits to enjoy.

From social media highlights to pre-game hype videos, the film and media team at JMU Athletics works with top-rated equipment to shoot, cut and edit game film for the highest quality product. Helmed by director of video services Maggie Tyler, everything for athletic videos and social media is planned months in advance.

“We did a lot of collaboration to make sure we were making the best content to match the caliber of the stadium,” Tyler said.

“It’s not just a screen, but it’s an experience within it all.”

When the creation of the Atlantic Union Bank Center was announced, the video team began to work on creating new basketball entrance, pre-game and halftime videos, as well as learning how to adapt to the new technology in the area. The arena has more than 20 video boards throughout its 226,000 square feet of space, compared to the Convocation Center’s singular board across the referee’s table.

JMU relies on Daktronics Programming for the technological side of creating these films, training members to coordinate and

understand how each detail functions to puts the game-time mindset toward the create advanced and energizing videos. forefront.

The full team on any given game day meets “There are tons of videos over the years hours prior to the start time, collaborating that I watched the creative team do from on how and when each individual element concept to finish, and you can’t wait to see will come together throughout the game to the reaction from the fans,” JMU Athletics create a seamless A s s i s t a n t experience for Director of fans.

Communications “The crew Kevin Warner comes in about said. “When it two hours gets an emotional before game reaction like that, time, and we’ll both are really get on headsets in need to see to talk through the fruits of the the script on labor and get the what to expect,” results.”

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producer Katie Each team has a Windham said. different culture “We’ll do run and voice, and throughs, then the media team follow the script wants to explore and get the game Maggie Tyler that in its videos. action.”

Whether it’s team Media Day is Director of Video Services huddles and an exciting day JMU Athletics celebrations or for the Dukes, answering the as the media team does most, if not all, the emoji quizzes, the JMU video team looks for promotional work for the entire season. the individual personalities and how they From fun, get-to-know-you games to the mesh as a team. official pictures and clips, the athletes get

Back during JMU lacrosse’s 2018 to enjoy every aspect of Media Day before NCAA championship run, the video team seeing the final result on game day. was making videos for almost every game Many of the players will share and retweet similar to the football team’s playoff videos. highlight reels the video team created for The end goal is to find the story within each them, but the entrance video begins to play team and explore and share it with the fans. provides the extra shot of adrenaline that “The biggest thing is that each individual

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When an athlete graduates college, his or her collegiate career is typically over. JMU women’s basketball forwards Anne Diouf and Morgan Smith had the chance to play one more season while they earned master’s degrees.

Neither Diouf nor Smith played for the Dukes prior to the 2020-21 season, both coming to JMU as transfers. Diouf played three seasons at Georgia Tech and Smith played three seasons at Georgetown.

“After the four years I did at Tech, I decided that I wanted to leave and go somewhere else where I can do my basketball career and potentially start my master’s,” Diouf said. “I talked to [head coach Sean O’Regan] and I really had a great conversation with him.

Everything he told me were things that I was actually looking for in a coach.”

Despite only getting to play for JMU for one season, Diouf made it count, and worked

hard in practices and grew tremendously as a player, scoring a season-high nine points and career-high 13 rebounds and three assists against George Washington on Dec. 13.

“One of the best things she’s done for us is have positive energy,” O’Regan said. “She’s taken that role in stride, and that’s been really important.”

Diouf and Smith are in the same graduate program: sport and recreation leadership.

Pursuing a master’s degree while being an athlete may sound overwhelming to some, but Diouf said it hasn’t been bad because she’s interested in what she’s learning.

“I was a little bit stressed coming here as a graduate transfer,” Diouf said. “But when Coach O told me that [I] won’t be the only one because Morgan would be coming as well, I was very relieved because I was like, at least I’ll have somebody that I can relate to.”

The two said being in the same grad program has been helpful for them as classmates and teammates because their schedules line up almost exactly. They’ve formed a

close friendship through sharing the same experience at JMU. “It definitely makes everything a lot easier,” Smith said. “We live together, so literally every second of the day, we’re together.”

An injury early into the season sidelined Smith after she played in only three games.

Although she didn’t have the season she wanted, Smith said she always a source of motivation and positivity on the sideline, just like Diouf.

“I think what they did was raise the intensity of being at a high-pitch program for four years prior to this,” O’Regan said. “They understand how hard you have to go, how physical you have to be, I think that’s what really elevated our whole team.”

“My undergrad was actually harder than this master’s program,” Diouf said. “I used to take four to five classes and this [program], I’m only taking three classes.”

One of the biggest differences in a team with graduate students is the age difference; players can be anywhere from 17 to 23

years old. Recruiting a graduate student is also completely different from recruiting an incoming freshman or an undergrad transfer.

“I think everybody has their inner kid, and it’s good to be around people younger than you,” Smith said. “It allows the opportunity for me to help mentor or help them point out things that I may see that they don’t see yet, as they’re still growing as players.”

Diouf said the most surprising part of her time at JMU was how welcoming and accepting the team was of her.

“Just being in the locker room with them makes me happy,” Diouf said. “Especially as a foreign player, you don’t have your family around you so you tend to miss them and sometimes, you feel like you don’t have nobody with you … they are just always making sure that I am okay.”

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For three weeks, JMU men’s basketball was on fire. From Jan. 24 to Feb. 14, the Dukes had a seven-game winning streak that launched them to the top of the CAA. There was plenty of buzz around JMU as it had its best conference start since 1992, won at least a share of the CAA title for the first time since 2015 and was projected to make the NCAA Tournament. It was the perfect Cinderella story for a team that was predicted to finish second to last in the CAA at the start of the season.

Everything quickly crashed when it mattered most. Star senior guard and CAA Player of the Year Matt Lewis was injured versus Hofstra on Feb. 14 and was ruled out for the rest of the season. JMU lost its last game of the regular season against Drexel and fell to Elon in the CAA Tournament. It was a disappointing ending to a remarkable season.

Despite the sudden finish and the end of Lewis’ JMU career, there’s still a lot to like from this season and plenty of hope for next year and the future of the program.

Before the season started, the Dukes brought in two transfer guards — junior guards Vado Morse from Mount St. Mary’s and Jalen Hodge from the University of Louisiana Monroe. They were supposed to sit out because of NCAA transfer rules, but when the NCAA waived the sit-out requirement, both were given the green light to play this season.

Morse became a high-volume scoring option alongside Lewis, and Hodge provided a 3-point spark off the bench. When Morse gets hot, there aren’t many scorers better than him in the conference. Hodge vastly improved JMU’s bench — it went from scoring under 15 points per game in 2019-20 to nearly 26 per game this season. With Lewis gone, Morse will become the primary scorer, and Hodge will remain a crucial bench piece.

In addition to the transfers, JMU found a boost from its freshman class. Guard Terell Strickland gave the Dukes defensive energy on the perimeter that allowed fewer points per

game this season compared to last year.

Freshman guard/forward Terrence Edwards sneakily became one of the most complete players for JMU. Other than Lewis, Edwards was the only Duke to score at least 100 points, collect at least 80 rebounds and dish out 30 assists this season.

Freshman forward Justin Amadi became a high-flyer for the Dukes who’ll provide a physical paint presence at JMU versus bigger teams over the next few seasons. All three should play big roles in 2021-22.

JMU showed tremendous resilience throughout the year, something head coach Mark Byington emphasized repeatedly this season. Against VCU on Dec. 22, the Dukes, down 20 with 10 minutes left, battled back, even though they’d eventually lose by one.

Against Hofstra, Lewis getting hurt could’ve been a backbreaker — JMU could’ve folded.

Instead, JMU fought and pulled out the victory. With several returning players, that same energy and toughness should carry over to 2021-22.

The last two games also give hope to how the team will play in the post-Lewis era. In both games, JMU played well and had chances to win at the end, losing by a combined seven points.

Even with sophomore forward Michael Christmas and sophomore guard Jayvis Harvey entering the transfer portal, the starting five in the season finale — Morse, Strickland, Edwards, Amadi and sophomore forward Julien Wooden — will likely be the starting five next season, with Hodge playing a key bench role. The games gave Byington and the rest of the JMU community a glimpse at how the Dukes will play in the first season without Lewis.

Lewis finished his JMU career ranked in the top 10 in several categories, including points and made 3-pointers. Despite the loss of one of the best players in program history, the Dukes should be just fine next year.

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