Inseparable since they grew up in Smyrna, De., JMU football’s Knight brothers, redshirt sophomore running back Wayne and sophomore wide receiver Yamir, posted career-best days in Saturday’s win over Ball State. Wayne rushed for 63 yards, while Yamir had 44 yards receiving and two touchdowns, both breaking personal records.
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By ISABELLA DUNN AND ELLA TEELER contributing writers
Through student anonymity paired with sex education, “Sex in the Dark” speakers Lindsay Fram and Marshall Miller knock out the stigma surrounding intimacy — one glow stick at a time.
“Sex in the Dark” was an event organized by JMU’s Panhellenic Council that answered student questions regarding sex and relationships using darkness to conceal student identities in the Wilson Hall auditorium. Students could ask questions by holding up glow sticks and maintaining anonymity.
Fram said student anonymity is an important part of destigmatizing these types of conversations.
“If we could destigmatize the idea of comprehensive sex education, I think we could make some incredible, positive changes,” Fram said.
Miller said there’s a “real gap in terms of what schools often teach” about sex education, adding that destigmatizing sex is crucial in furthering health education.
Feeling too old to ask questions and explore is part of the stigma that college students face, Miller said. She added that an important step in adulthood is developing your sense of self and autonomy.
“Part of being a college student is being an adult and thinking,” Miller said. “I have a lot of freedom to be able to make my own decisions.”
Fram and Miller both said students don’t need to feel shame about a lack of sexual experiences — most college students think their peers average three
sex partners per year, according to Fram and Miller’s presentation.
However, this is a misconception; according to the presenters, 80% of college students had “zero sex or one sex partner” in the last year.
Despite this statistic, Fram and Miller said it’s normal for students to experience sexual activity anywhere from around 18 to 20 years old. However, they both said there’s no designated age for a person to have their first sexual encounter.
Fram and Miller both said it’s a priority to emphasize consent and communication with your sexual partner. Fram offered an example of good communication by saying, “This will take a little bit of patience, and we’re in this together, and we’re on the same team that is setting you up for success.”
They said they plan to return to JMU Nov. 2 with another sex education segment, “I Love Female Orgasms,” which touches specifically on the female anatomy and its functions.
Ultimately, their mission remains to create a safe environment for students to get the information they need.
“Some people got a really good sex education growing up. Others, not so much,” Fram said. “So, no matter what, we want this to be a comfortable space to ask questions.”
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By EMMA NOTARNICOLA contributing writer
Co-founder of the alcohol prevention organization Beers Aren’t Bad, Matt Farrell, addressed members of Greek life about the dangers of alcohol overconsumption, directly engaging with the audience and focusing on peer pressure as a concern rather than alcohol itself.
The presentation, held Monday in Festival Ballroom, was one of many workshops Beers Aren’t Bad puts on for college students — all of which focus on “blending education and entertainment with a vision to revolutionize risk reduction,” according to its website.
Freshman Adam Linder said the presentation was “a lot more fun” to attend than other alcohol prevention presentations offered by JMU. Freshman Garrett Gifford said this was because the event was more “engaging” and “personalized.”
Throughout the presentation, Farrell used interactive teaching models such as Instagram direct messages, memes and prizes to engage with student attendees.
Approximately 80% of college students drink alcohol and around 50% take part in
binge drinking, according to the Alcohol Rehab Guide. Farrell said substance abuse is “arguably the leading preventable public health crisis,” and “the status quo of abstinence or lecturing to students is not enough,” adding Beers Aren’t Bad takes on a more “student-friendly” approach to alcohol abuse prevention through audience interaction and incentives.
Although he strongly believes in this approach, Farrell said he doesn’t think the program is superior to others — just that Beers Aren’t Bad is “different.” However, from an engagement perspective, he said it’s clear that Beers Aren’t Bad has been successful.
Farrell said the Beers Aren’t Bad Instagram currently has over 17,000 followers, adding that the number is “more than any alcohol training I know of.” He said the high social media engagement only proves the effectiveness of the program’s general principles of connectedness and that he enjoys connecting with students.
In addition to its methods of interactive engagement, Beers Aren’t Bad also takes a “new stance to drinking” that focuses on “enjoying your time with your friends [and] having safe drinking practices,” JMU Vice
Freshman Hayden Ryba said the presentation focused more on peer pressure as a pressing concern with alcohol misuse and not “beer itself.”
Gifford said he thought the presentation was really “insightful” and caused him to consider “a new way of drinking.”
“I think if we change the black-out culture, it would be better for the community,” Gifford said.
Kochell said this event is a “really great opportunity” for student learning in a college setting, adding that properly managing
alcohol is a vital skill to learn, especially early on in college.
However, this is only the first step. Kochell said despite the fact that this is Beers Aren’t Bad’s first year speaking at JMU, he’s “definitely hoping to bring them back in the future.”
“When a university and its outside programs are working together, that’s where the best results come from,” Farrell said.
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“I think if we change the black-out culture, it would be better for the community.”
Garrett Gifford Freshman and event attendee
By K. MAUSER The Breeze
The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate allocated $5,100 to the Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) Education Honors Society for its annual education conference, passed a Bill of Opinion to encourage decreased plastic water bottle use and nominated a student representative to the Faculty Senate during its regular Tuesday meeting.
$5,100 allocated to education honors society
The Senate unanimously passed a $5,100 program grant to the Alpha Chi chapter of education honors society KDP for its 11th annual educators’ conference.
The conference will be held in Memorial Hall on March 2 and will feature about 20 speakers who will help future teachers “strengthen their teacher toolkits,” KDP Vice President and junior Hunter Carney said during her presentation to the Senate.
The conference has historically welcomed approximately 50 attendees, but Carney said she hopes to increase this number by inviting future teachers from other Virginia universities such as Eastern Mennonite University and Mary Baldwin University.
Of the $5,100, Carney said the organization plans to spend $2,000 on catering, $500 on gifts and prizes for attendees, $200 on bookings, $10 per attendee on conference fees and $40 per attendee on materials. Carney said KDP will earn a predicted $590 this semester in fundraising profits based on the amount of money it raised last semester.
“We are creating opportunities for JMU to host and create an incredible special development opportunity for its current and future teachers,” Carney said. “We’ll be advertising this conference around campus for any and all students interested in education as an opportunity that they can all attend.”
Sophomore and Sen. Jon Carr, who submitted the resolution, said KDP is a “very involved” organization on campus with over 130 members.
“They have a lot of opportunity for professional development, like headshots, resume building and educational speakers,” Carr said. “The upcoming conference is inviting
multiple teachers from other Virginia schools, so it helps make JMU look good.”
The Senate also unanimously passed a Bill of Opinion encouraging the gradual replacement of plastic soda bottles in dining facilities and vending machines across campus.
The resolution — submitted by senior and Sen. Faith Forman and presented by Senate Speaker and junior Kieran Fensterwald — recommends all plastic bottles be replaced with aluminum cans over a two-year period to increase environmental sustainability.
“Aluminum cans are already implemented in some vending machines, so there’s obviously the ability to implement those,” Forman said.
Although Forman said aluminum cans do have a “miniscule environmental impact,” she added that recyclable aluminum cans are more sustainable than both plastic and glass bottles, especially considering Harrisonburg doesn’t recycle many types of plastic bottles.
“I think this has been very clearly wellresearched,” junior and Parliamentarian Riley Gilbert said. “I think that there’s only benefits to this that I can see.”
The Senate unanimously confirmed sophomore and Sen. Caroline Spurling to serve as the SGA’s student representative to the Faculty Senate.
Fensterwald, who presented the appointment, said Spurling displayed “dedication and commitment” to the SGA throughout her time as a senator.
“I think she’s shown exceptional participation in different aspects of the organization,” junior and SGA Vice President Abby Herbert said. “I think that she’ll be a great person to represent SGA on the Faculty Senate.”
Emma Notarnicola contributed to this report.
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By ISABELLA DUNN contributing writer
In celebration of Constitution Day, President of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars Raj Vinnakota said the “most important thing you’ll learn in college” is how to “argue joyfully” during his Fireside Chat Wednesday.
Vinnakota was joined on stage by the Madison Center for Civic Engagement’s Interim Executive Director Kara Dillard, JMU Chief of Staff David Kirkpatrick and Democracy Fellow and senior pre-law student Ai Vy Le.
Vinnakota said civil discourse — or arguing joyfully — is important in both personal and professional contexts, adding the best way to practice civil discourse is to “pause and paraphrase” what others have said in a conversation. He also said it’s important to show engaged listening and ask clarifying questions when participating in civil discourse.
“Civil discourse is about having respectful conversations about issues of public concern,” Vinnakota said, “even when we disagree.”
Vinnakota said he majored in molecular biology; co-founded the non-profit SEED Foundation, which
works to help underserved students graduate college, according to its website; and is the former national chair of Princeton’s Annual Giving Committee. In Vinnakota’s current role as the president of the nonprofit and non-partisan Institute for Citizens & Scholars, he said he uses what he learned from Princton’s School of International Affairs and Public Policy to educate the nation’s youth.
To students struggling with burnout, Vinnakota said he recommended finding a balance between participating in intellectually stimulating debate and taking a minute to refocus and recover.
“There is nothing wrong with saying, ‘You know what, I can’t engage in this conversation right now,’” he said.
Vinnakota added that students should focus on “intellectual humility,” and said asking to have a moment to process shows thoughtfulness and purposefulness.
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Civil engagement isn’t always a national matter, Vinnakota said. He added that disagreeing with politics on the federal level shouldn’t stop civic engagement on local and state levels.
“Remember the tremendous power of your voice in your local community,” Vinnakota said.
The panel said the academic community has a lot of power to emphasize civil discourse, especially within a community founded on a liberal arts education and with growing diversity such as JMU.
Dillard asked what constitutes “healthy pluralism” in this type of environment, to which Vinnakota replied by saying pluralism’s “intention is to honor the fact that diversity actually makes the whole more than the sum of its parts.”
Vinnakota said students should take the opportunities they have on a college campus to explore new perspectives and experiences.
Le asked how students can model civic leadership for the future generations.
“You have to be able to show to others that this is worth doing,” Vinnakota said. “You also have a responsibility to figure out how it is that you engage in your communities after you leave here.”
Kirkpatrick said it’s “fitting” to celebrate the Constitution in a university with one of its authors’ namesakes, James Madison.
“We share the sacred responsibility to dialogue together,” Kirkpatrick said.
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Abby Camp & Sixuan Wu
By ABBY CAMP The Breeze
Get excited, Dukes, because this year’s Homecoming concert will have you Swae-ing to the music like never before.
Friday in Grafton-Stovall Theatre, the University Program Board (UPB) announced that this year’s Homecoming concert features rapper, singer and songwriter Swae Lee.
“[I’m] so excited,” sophomore sport and recreation management major Matt Ronan said. “[I] instantly bought tickets once they released. I can’t wait.”
Every year, UPB collaborates to find a celebrity artist to perform at JMU. Sophomore sport and recreation management major Elle Castro said the process includes meeting with an entertainment company, discussing possible artist options and deciding who would be the best performer.
This year, Castro spearheaded the process. Castro is UPB’s student amplify director, which involves planning for both the Homecoming concert and Purple Reign — JMU’s annual springtime concert and festival.
“I chose this artist because I thought they’d have a really big pull,” Castro said. “They have a lot of music that everyone knows, and I’ve heard great things about them performing at other college campuses.”
Lee has been performing since he was 11 years old, according to his Spotify page. He began his career in a Southern hip-hop duo, Rae Sremmurd, with his brother, Slim Jxmmi. The name was “Drummers Ear” spelled backwards — an ode to the brothers’ record label, EarDrummers Records.
“[Swae Lee and his brother] actually came and performed back in 2016. This will be their second time back at JMU,” Castro said. “He does a bunch of collabs with a bunch of other famous artists, so those are the songs that he’ll be playing, or his collaboration songs.”
Lee isn’t the only artist hitting the stage on Homecoming Weekend; the concert will have two opening acts. DJ HORIZONTE will be performing as doors open to the public in a 45-minute set. At 8 p.m., DJ Ronald Jonald, last year’s Purple Reign DJ, will perform an opening set as well to prepare the crowd for Lee.
Choosing and organizing which artists will perform at the Homecoming concert is a process with many steps — there are lots of opinions UPB considers. However, most artists they could choose from were already on tour and had time and availability to visit colleges. Although some students were hoping for a performance from artists such as Flo Rida, Pitbull or Travis Scott, Castro said those artists would likely be unfeasible due to their cost or availability. Other choices that UPB considered were NLE Choppa and Sean Kingston — Lee was Castro’s first choice.
“I think that people will be excited to come to the show,” Castro said. “Obviously, everyone has their one pick that they want to
see — and lots of these picks were not realistic at all — but I think once people find out what songs he’s going to be playing and the energy that he’s going to bring to the show, people are going to get excited.”
One of the ways UPB prepares students for each year’s artist reveal is by posting clues on its Instagram page. Castro posted three different anonymous facts about Lee that students could use to speculate.
“I did listen to the clues, and I think when they mentioned that he was in a duo hip-hop group, that’s when I was like, ‘Oh, I’m pretty sure it’s Swae Lee.’ That’s when I finally guessed it,” senior psychology major Doriana Quintana said.
Although not all Dukes may be fans of Lee, the Homecoming concert is a time to unite and enjoy music while celebrating JMU’s spirit. One aspect of Lee’s appeal is the number of collaborations he’s done with other artists.
Lee has worked with celebrities including Post Malone, French Montana and even Beyoncé, according to his Spotify page. The rapper frames his brand around his ability to shift from genre to genre in music-making depending on who he’s working with and the project.
“I think [JMU students’ feelings are] going to be mixed — I feel like some people will be really excited, but some people might not be, just because a lot of his songs are either with other people or features, but I think that he’ll still bring up the hype,” Quintana said.
UPB’s executive members meet multiple times a week to prepare for events such as the Homecoming concert. Choosing the artist is only the beginning. Castro partners with UPB’s marketing team and other committee members as they work on and finalize the concert’s details — brainstorming, logistics and recording, during which content is created for social media and publicity.
“There’s definitely a lot of behind-the-scenes marketing,” Castro said. “We have so many meetings a week … We come up with our ideas, and then we see who’s available, and we go out and we record all the content we need, and then we get together and we post it.”
Some of Lee’s top songs on Spotify are “Sunflower” with Post Malone — commonly recognized from “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” — “Unforgettable” with French Montana and “ROXANNE - Remix” with Arizona Zervas. The Homecoming concert will be held in the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Oct. 25, during which concertgoers can expect to hear some of these hits. Tickets can be purchased through JMU Ticketing.
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By KAYLA KATOUNAS contributing writer
As JMU’s annual International Week neared its end, a gem shone among the week’s activities: the International Student Variety Show.
An on-stage space for some of JMU’s 200-plus international students to share their cultures, the variety show featured Dukes from countries and regions such as Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, the Philippines and Bolivia.
“I think it’s important for non-international students to realize that there is such a community of international students and really get to know us, what we’re made of, what we have to offer,” said Amarzaya Altankhuyag, a sophomore biology major from Mongolia.
The variety show — organized by the Center for Global Engagement (CGE) and held Friday in Taylor Down Under (TDU) — was the first of its kind at JMU.
Students presented poetry, artwork, music, food and fashion from their cultures. CGE Communications Assistant Ant Adkins — who acted as the show’s master of ceremonies — opened the event with an original poem he wrote titled “Heat,” which was inspired by an apartment fire he experienced last summer.
Ghilain Kajyibwami spoke about an original drawing inspired by his home country of Rwanda, and Folajimi Kalejaye performed poetry in English and Yoruba, the language of Nigeria’s native Yoruba tribe. Then, two music students — Denzel Abarquez from the Philippines and another from Bolivia— sang “Porqué” by Maldita in Filipino, Spanish and English before the Bolivian student sang a solo in Spanish.
Ver Ikeseh, a graduate student from Nigeria pursuing a Master of Fine Arts, was brought on stage to speak about his work, which
was displayed around the room. The colorful artwork is centered around the themes of belonging and family.
“It’s important to represent people, because we come from different regions, different groups, different countries, different universities,” Ikeseh said of his art. “There’s a tendency for some of the students to try to use my work to remind people of the importance of unity and togetherness and family, but then I also use it to encourage other people to be a bit more receptive, because accepting what you’re not used to is difficult for yourself.”
Along with his work displayed in TDU, murals by Ikeseh can be found around campus in locations including The Union and Festival Conference Center.
After the planned performances concluded, audience members were invited to the stage to showcase their traditional clothing. One student from Ghana and several from Nigeria spoke about their attire, teaching the audience the clothings’ native names — and often asking the audience to repeat the words before moving on.
After sharing details about her clothing on stage, Evangel Iyioluwa Olujide, a junior hospitality management major from Nigeria, directed the room toward a spread of Nigerian food along the wall. It included jollof rice, fried rice, jollof spaghetti, grilled chicken, fried chicken and puff puff, a Nigerian snack.
“These things are what you see first if you come to Nigeria,” Olujide said of the food selection.
CGE staff said it was Olujide’s idea to include food at the event, so she organized a potluck-style meal. The food was prepared by several members of African Connect Harrisonburg — a group of over 30 people from West Africa living in Harrisonburg.
“It’s very important to know that for us Africans, or even international students in a foreign man’s land, food is worth bringing, [it] brings us together,” Olujide said.
Both the performances and food were enjoyed by the audience filled not only with international students — which included several of the 36 Korean exchange students — but also a diverse group of other viewers there for Family Weekend.
“On Family Weekend, this was great. There were lots of noninternational students here. There were parents visiting,” CGE’s International Student Advisor Cheryl Helmuth Logan said. “TDU is a great space to bring all kinds of people together.”
Helmuth Logan shared that CGE consulted students to generate ideas for the event. Plans for the variety show first came about in the spring, then planning picked up again in August as students and staff returned to campus.
“This idea came in the spring when I met with some students, and the idea came about a fashion show, and it just kind of took on from there and morphed into a variety show,” Helmuth Logan said.
After one month of preparations, everyone who worked on the show arrived to perform despite the rain and wind, and TDU was filled with students from around the world.
“I think helping our students feel that there’s a sense of belonging and to have them develop confidence in their own home culture in this context is probably the number one thing for them,” Helmuth Logan said. “It’s not necessarily for us, but the kickback is we get to benefit from their performance and from their storytelling, telling us about their cultures and their experiences. It’s really a win-win.”
CONTACT Kayla Katounas at katounkm@dukes.jmu.edu. For more on the culture, arts and lifestyle of the JMU and Harrisonburg communities, follow the culture desk on X @TheBreezeJMU and Instagram @BreezeJMU.
By SADIE MCCLAIN
The Breeze
It was late Monday night when the members of Club Swing Dance gathered in the ambient lighting of a UREC mind/body studio. They stood in a circle, and in twos rehearsed new steps they then integrated into fast-paced movements as instructed by their president, graduate student Kira Lambert.
They made it look easy, tapping and sliding to the jazz that played overhead without any verbal input from their partners. Camaraderie filled the room as they danced and socialized.
After a weekend of nonstop swing dancing, they still came back for more.
Saturday, Club Swing Dance attended the Penn Intercollegiate Lindy Exchange (PILE) at the University of Pennsylvania. Nine club members drove up to Philadelphia Friday night to learn from and compete with college students from across the country.
“We started bright and early and had multiple hours of workshops where we had instructors come in from places like New York,” Lambert said. “There were some local Philly instructors, people from all over that are very highly competitive across the nation, and they were
able to teach us at a variety of levels. We also had competitions that day.”
PILE is a dance conference and competition involving Lindy Hop — a style of swing dance that originated in the African American community in 1920s Harlem, N.Y., and features elements of jazz and improvisation.
The “Strictly Lindy” competition — which involves predetermined partners — contrasted with “mix-and-match” competitions, where dancers are given random partners and assigned random songs. After competitions came a social dance during which the various teams mingled and danced the night away to
15-piece Philadelphia jazz band Josh Lee and the Extended Family.
Lambert said she believes JMU is the only Virginia university represented at the event, but college teams from across the East Coast attended.
“I absolutely love this event, and I just want to keep going to more events after this,” senior engineering major and club member Katherine Potocko said. “It was so much fun to dance with so many amazing dancers.”
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“[Swing dancing] is very welcome to anyone, whether they have never danced before or if they’ve been experienced for many years.”
Alex Ede
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While swing dancing can seem intimidating at first — due to its partner dancing — Potocko said it can be really fun once one works through their nerves.
“At my first swing social dance, I was very nervous to dance with other people, just because you’re very close to a stranger,” Potocko said, “but I have been able to open up when talking to people and really make friends in the community.”
The nature of swing dancing is centered around community and being beginner-friendly, senior physics major Alex Ede said. Club Swing Dance holds two dance tracks during its regular Monday meetings — a returner’s track for more experienced dancers and a beginner’s track that’s appropriate for anyone. During these meetings, dancers are sorted into leaderfollower pairs with rotating partners, so each dancer gets to dance with different partners and meet people in the club.
“It’s very welcoming to anyone, whether they have never danced before or if they’ve been experienced for many years,” Ede said.
Attending PILE was the club’s first intercollegiate event in at least six years, and attendees came back with glowing reviews.
“[PILE] was really fun. I was nervous going into it, but we got to do lessons all day, and I got to learn a lot of cool new things,” junior engineering major Austin Bernsen said. “[With swing dance], there’s not a wrong way to do things — it’s very open-ended.”
Lambert said she hopes the club will have more big events in the future, including “PittStop Lindy Hop” in Pittsburgh, Pa.
“People are excited to do something like PILE again in the future, and that’s what we’re really happy about,” Lambert said.
CONTACT Sadie McClain at mcclaisd@dukes.jmu.edu. For more on the culture, arts and lifestyle of the JMU and Harrisonburg communities, follow the culture desk on X @TheBreezeJMU and Instagram @BreezeJMU.
EDITORS Hayden Hundley & Preston Comer
By HAYDEN HUNDLEY The Breeze
Football wasn’t in the Knight family until the eldest of the four brothers, Wade, paved the way.
During his freshman year at Delaware’s Smyrna High School, Wade returned a kick into the endzone and electrified the crowd — that’s when youngest brothers Yamir and Wayne fell in love with the game.
After watching him excel and seeing their last name in local newspapers, it was easy for the brothers to “jump on the bandwagon,” Wayne said.
“A few years back, football wasn’t a big thing in the town and, he started that off for us,” Wayne said. “It was a big thing for him and a big thing for the family.”
Wade died in a car accident in December 2017. Wayne, who’s now a JMU redshirt sophomore running back, still carries on his legacy by wearing the No. 25.
Both No. 25 and sophomore wide receiver Yamir had career-best days Saturday during the Dukes’ 63-7 win over Ball State. Fittingly, they did it in front of their fired-up parents, sister and hometown friends during Family Weekend.
“It was really exciting for [our mom] to come see her boys just ball out,” Wayne said. “It took us back to the old high school days.”
Yamir caught four balls for 44 yards and two touchdowns; he entered the game still looking for his first career touchdown and ended up with a double.
Head coach Bob Chesney said the brothers have turned “adversity” into their motivator and, alongside their teammates, push themselves to a good game. Instead of it being a setback, Chesney said he encourages the brothers to look at adversity as something “pretty cool for you.”
“No joke, every moment I’ve been a part of this program that faces a little bit of adversity, they put themselves in
a situation that next day,” Chesney said. “If they attack [adversity] positively; [they will] be able to have a day like this.”
After a mistake early in the game, Chesney walked up to Yamir and said, “Relax, you’re putting the ball in the endzone twice today.”
Yamir did precisely that and celebrated his second touchdown with a chest bump from his brother — the exact same way he celebrated his first high school touchdown.
The duo’s other half also had a personal record-breaking performance. Wayne nearly tripled his career total rushing yards Saturday with 63 — he entered the game with 22 career rushing yards.
Both brothers have waited for their turn to tote the rock, as Wayne entered this season with only 15 offensive touches through two years. Even though Yamir played in 11 games as a freshman, he only had nine touches.
Chesney said “light” shines on everyone in due time, and when it did for the Knight brothers on Saturday, they showed how electric they can be.
“Those guys are special football players, and they’re fun to watch,” Chesney said. “I just think for them, they’ve been waiting their time. Obviously, for Wayne and Yamir, it showed up as work they had been putting in. I think that gives them more confidence, which breeds more success, which then breeds more confidence, which then breeds more success.”
In an August interview, Yamir called his brother “under the radar” and said Wayne will find a way to “shine” this year. Now, Wayne is making the most out of his newfound opportunities, improving day by day.
“I would say our play on the field speaks for itself,” Yamir said. “I know [offensive coordinator] coach [Dean] Kennedy sees that, and he’s going to put us both on the field no matter what.”
Kennedy said the brothers’ work ethic is “phenomenal” but iterated to them how unique it is to share the field together.
“Don’t take this moment, that you get to play with your brother for granted,” Kennedy said. “For them to be able to see them go out there and produce like that, [it’s] just a special and very cool moment.”
Wayne entered the transfer portal in October last year after being redshirted, but he chose to remain at JMU after meeting Chesney. Wayne sought advice from his older brother, Will, who transferred from three different schools during his college career: ODU, Delaware and UConn.
“It’s easy to
jump into the portal and then try to go somewhere else,” Will said. “But I definitely respected that he stayed and continued to compete at that level and at JMU, and I feel like it honestly benefited him.”
Yamir and Wayne grew up playing running back like their brothers before them. Wayne said the two idolized former two-time First-Team All-Pro NFL running back LeSean McCoy; the Knight brothers are avid Philadelphia Eagles fans.
However, once Yamir got to high school, he switched to wide receiver so the brothers could be on the field at the same time — a transition Will said Yamir handled smoothly because of his versatility and open mindset.
Once it came time for Yamir to commit to a program in 2022, it was between playing with Wayne at JMU or with Will at UConn — he said Holy Cross was also in consideration. However, UConn never officially offered Yamir, which he said made the decision “easy.”
“Really, that’s the ultimate decision,” Yamir said. “I was always going to play wherever my brother was going to be.”
The brothers have been inseparable since they ran the wing-t formation together during Pop Warner, and now they are a potent one-two punch for the Dukes.
CONTACT Hayden Hundley at breezesports@gmail.com. For more football coverage, follow the sports desk on X and Instagram @TheBreezeSports.
By SARABETH ELLIS The Breeze
JMU volleyball head coach Lauren Steinbrecher uses two words to describe fifth-year outside hitter Miëtte Veldman: “high level.”
It’s apparent to anyone who attends a JMU volleyball game or looks at Veldman’s stats that those two words represent her perfectly. Even so, Steinbrecher doesn’t only use “high level” as a way to describe Veldman’s game, but also her off-court character.
“[She’s] always working at a high level, always caring about her teammates, very driven in the classroom [and] as a volleyball player,” Steinbrecher said. “Everything she does in life she does it at a really high level. After that, I think you can look at all of the skills of the game that she can do really well … So, I think that’s what makes her so special and unique and hard to find.”
Veldman was familiar with JMU before becoming a Duke — as she grew up only an hour and a half away in Daleville, Va. — but she said the factor that helped her choose the school was its people.
“What stood out to me about JMU was just mostly the people,” Veldman said. “I could just tell the coaching staff was different here and Lauren truly cared about the players and obviously JMU has great academics as well, so it was kind of just the best of both worlds for me. I am so glad I decided to come here.”
Entering as a freshman during 2020 presented obvious challenges for Veldman — like starting college virtually and playing a condensed season — but also gave her the unique opportunity to train in the fall and prepare for a later spring season.
“I was really able to pick up a lot in that fall,” Veldman said. That extra time to train proved beneficial, as Veldman immediately impacted the team during her freshman season. The Dukes went 7-3 (6-1 CAA), and in nine out of the team’s 10 games, Veldman placed in the top three or higher for kills. In just her third game with the Dukes, Veldman led the team with 25 kills and also had 10 digs and an ace.
In her first season, Veldman received CAA Rookie of the Week twice, CAA Rookie of the Year and VaSID All-State First Team. She led the Dukes in kills with 149 — 52 more than the second-place leader, then-sophomore middle blocker Sophie Davis (2019-23).
Veldman’s success transferred into her sophomore year when she proved herself as a powerhouse in every aspect of the game by tallying 32 blocks and 14 service aces. She also led the CAA in kills per set at 4.09 and was named CAA Player of the Year.
Veldman’s impressive stats aren’t the only reason Steinbrecher praises her, though; she also notes that big parts of Veldman’s game are her leadership and consistency.
“She is just our rock in so many ways,” Steinbrecher said. “Her leadership and what she brings on the court makes a huge difference in our ability to play consistently and to be able to execute the details at a high level.”
Veldman proved herself reliable during her junior and senior seasons, as she played in 58 out of the team’s 59 matches and once again led the Dukes in kills for both seasons.
Her junior year also marked JMU’s transition from the CAA to the Sun Belt. Veldman and the team took the conference move in stride and went 24-5 (15-1 Sun Belt) — winning the Sun Belt Conference Championship. Veldman highlights the 2022 season and winning the Sun Belt Conference Championships as some of her favorite memories as a Duke.
“That moment when we won the Sun Belt Championship and just that whole season was really special for me,” Veldman said.
Now 12 games into the 2024 season, Veldman has some big goals for her fifth and final year with the Dukes.
“I would love to go out winning the Sun Belt [and] going back to the NCAA [and] winning the first round, which I think is definitely possible,” Veldman said.
Veldman has already put up two double doubles this season — placing her total at 36 in the past five seasons. With 15 guaranteed games still left in the season, Veldman has amassed 1,413 kills, 899 digs and 133 blocks during her time at JMU.
Veldman’s unique ability to put up impressive numbers in many aspects of the game is a talent that’s not lost on Steinbrecher.
“We don’t have another player like her,” Steinbrecher said. “She is the type of player that you can’t really take off the court because she can do everything.”
As a leader and team captain, Veldman said her primary goal is to continue pouring positivity and leadership into her teammates and to leave the program better than when she found it.
“As the years have gone on, she has been more of a leader,” fifth-year middle blocker Savanah Cockrill said. “In college athletics it is pretty typical as a freshman to kind of be more timid and quiet but she [has] had an impactful role all of her years here and I think it’s been really cool to see how even if her role on the court hasn’t changed she has grown into it.”
Cockrill also praised Veldman for bringing her all and setting an example for the rest of the team.
“She does a really great job of holding our standard, whether that’s playing level or our culture,” Cockrill said. “She’s just the best version of herself and brings whatever she can each and every day.”
As Veldman’s time as a Duke begins to wind down, she feels a sense of gratitude for her experiences at JMU.
“I think this year, I just keep coming up [with] that feeling of gratitude and just how special this place really is,” Veldman said. “I would do it all over again in a heartbeat even with all the challenges because it’s so special.”
Veldman, a business management major, said she’s been applying to jobs and is excited for what’s ahead for her.
“I am excited for the next chapter, too,” Veldman said. “I feel like part of that is because of volleyball and the skills that I’ve learned that I feel like I’m ready to take into the workplace.”
Steinbrecher said Veldman helped the program take that “next step” since entering during COVID, and that Veldman immediately took on an impactful role while JMU underwent a conference change and became a top 25 program last year.
While Veldman is looking to go out with another Sun Belt Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament win, Steinbrecher has a sentimental hope for Veldman’s final season.
“I just hope she enjoys it,” Steinbrecher said. “I hope she has an absolute blast playing volleyball and playing with her team and looks back and is so proud of everything she was able to do and accomplish at JMU.”
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By KATIE RUNKLE
The Breeze
German international recruit Luca Nikolai started playing soccer at 6 years old, but only to fulfill his dad’s wishes. A few practices in, he ran off the field because he wanted to do something elsewhere.
Thankfully for JMU, the sport still managed to capture his heart. After a few more tries, he started enjoying it and realized his talent. From there, he decided to commit to soccer and hasn’t looked back.
Sophomore wingback Nikolai grew up playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach’s program, a Bundesliga club in Germany, for 10 years with JMU junior forward Cameron Arnold. Nikolai said he credits his soccer knowledge and skills to that team and its coaches.
“This team gave me everything,” Nikolai said. “The coaches there [taught] me everything about soccer. I got the best from the academy.”
He also gained an understanding of professional soccer’s realities and the challenges of successfully accessing that realm. Nikolai knew then he wanted to pursue a degree, which is what turned his head to U.S. universities.
“I want to have a degree, and that’s why I was coming to the United States, to show my skills here,” Nikolai said. “It was a degree first, and then all the rest is coming.”
Nikolai arrived at JMU from Kaarst, Germany, after one semester at Macromedia University, where he accumulated general education credits toward his degree.
Arnold was instrumental in advertising JMU’s offerings — athletically and academically. He showed Nikolai videos of JMU and told him what it was like to play in Harrisonburg. He also connected Nikolai with his soon-to-
be head coach, Paul Zazenski. After a few conversations, Nikolai was convinced — and committed to the Dukes.
“The decision for me to come to James Madison was really fast, really easy for me,” Nikolai said.
Before offering Nikolai a spot, Zazenski went to see him play and said he knew “instantly” that Nikolai would be a great addition to the team.
“We went over [to Germany], we evaluated him, met his family and watched him play, and liked what we saw, and the rest is history,” Zazenski said.
Zazenski deemed Nikolai’s freshman season “rare” in ability and output. This label is backed by accolades from the Sun Belt and TopDrawerSoccer. Nikolai was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team, TopDrawerSoccer’s national team of the week twice, and finished his year ranked as TopDrawerSoccer’s No. 6 Postseason Top 100 Freshmen.
Nikolai’s sophomore year has followed the same trajectory thus far, heading into the season 32nd on TopDrawerSoccer’s Top 100 Preseason List and AllAmerican Third Team. Rather than feeling pressure from performance expectations, Nikolai said it motivates him to “keep working hard everyday.” These achievements motivate the rest of the team as well, according to Zazenski.
“When one person gets accolades, the rest of the guys feel that, and are a part of those accolades,” Zazenski said.
His efforts led to him scoring the Dukes’ first goal of the season against N.C. State in their home-opener.
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A “be-like-Adobe” dart to Google Docs for making things complicated.
From someone who just wants to put a caption under a photo.
A “go-away” dart to the endless rain from Hurricane Helene.
From a student who severely misses the sunshine.
A “what-are-we” dart to this man who won't make things official.
From a girl who is far passed ready to be wifed-up.
A “literally-why” dart to my ARCD 303 professor for making our essay due on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
From a student who thinks that is the most pointless deadline.
KATIE RUNKLE Breeze columnist
Lately, every time the Honors College comes up in conversation, it invites a plethora of “I dropped that” or the more concerning, “I really want to drop it.”
Why did something that seemed so distinguished become such a chore? The recent disengagement of students from the Honors College doesn’t seem to come from the program dropping the ball, which begs the question: What’s causing student interest to withdraw?
The Honors College requires students to pay a $150 fee each semester — though this can be fully waived for Pell Granteligible students and is partially offset for students with demonstrated financial need. Dukes also must obtain 25 credit hours for the Honors interdisciplinary studies minor throughout their years at JMU — some of which correspond with major requirements or can be gained from internships and study abroad experiences.
In return, the College offers exclusive opportunities for students with exponential benefits. Hillcrest House offers an Honors-exclusive computer lab equipped with free printing and a highquality study space with several seating and desk options. Honors students also receive early class enrollment, additional academic advising and scholarship opportunities. Not only that, these students have access to an exclusive firstyear Residential Learning Community in
Shenandoah Hall on East Campus, priority consideration for Honors Study Abroad programs and ties to the active alumni network.
Each week, there are a plethora of professional, networking and social events that appeal to different areas of study and extracurricular hobbies. Examples of these are advising sessions with different JMU offices, coffee catch ups for networking and community, tailgates, and breakfasts. In addition to these, the College offers a multitude of Honors-exclusive Gen Ed courses per semester and seminars on skills and topics such as leadership, environmental stewardship or research.
The College releases these options before each semester’s enrollment. The Gen Ed courses with Honors options vary, as do the seminars; an example of an Honors Gen Ed course and seminar is PHIL 120H and HON 300: Gender Inclusive Leadership Development. These courses boast smaller enrollment sizes and curricula that promote the College’s core values: independent, studentcentered learning; interdisciplinary training; collaboration; and active and informed service and leadership.
“The Honors program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to consider their topics of interest more broadly,” said John Lee, the Honors College’s director of engagement and assessment. “They have the opportunity to understand and be able to articulate more complexity about their areas of interest or their discipline. They have an
opportunity to go deeper into those topics and understand them at a level that they might not have achieved if they weren’t in an Honors curriculum.”
The optional Honors Scholar Pathways — either the Senior ePortfolio Project or the Departmental Capstone — are wonderful ways to maximize that requirement of the College. Working on one of these projects develops skills crucial for career success, which also gives students a tangible piece of work to showcase their abilities to future employers. It also offers the chance for mentorship and the cultivation of a close student-advisor relationship.
“When students are … working on a thesis, and they’re having the opportunity to work with a subject matter expert in their field,” Lee said. “Just that process of being able to sit and listen to someone that has earned a Ph.D. in anything which is a very specific amount of knowledge that you know you don’t come across every day. The ability to sit with the subject-matter expert and take in what they have to say, understand where they're coming from and then maybe create something on your own that’s based off of those experiences [is] a skill that you can take into graduate school. That’s a skill that you can also take into the workforce.”
Not to worry if you aren’t taking the Honors Scholar Pathways route. The mentoring benefit can be obtained in a variety of ways; Honors College faculty are just as willing to mentor and guide students in their academic endeavors outside of the Capstone umbrella.
see HONORS COLLEGE, page 20
It’s raining, it’s pouring, but the current conditions don’t warrant class cancellations
MAYA
SKURSKI
The recent downpour of stormy weather seems to have left everyone in a bit of a slump, myself included. It’s tough to muster up the motivation to tackle our on-campus responsibilities when all we want is the warmth and comfort of our own beds, especially when it’s so tempting to hit snooze and stay beneath the covers.
This week, heavy rains from Hurricane Helene have caused Harrisonburg City schools and neighboring Rockingham County, Augusta County, Staunton City and Page County schools to shut down. While these closures were a necessary precaution, JMU’s decision to not close left students in an uproar. Why were we still expected to attend classes?
Social media quickly became the platform for Dukes to express frustration. For example, JMU students took to YikYak, an anonymous social media app. One particularly popular comment with 156 upvotes said, “So the surrounding schools have all canceled for tomorrow because of the weather…”
Responses to this ranged from shared annoyance, “JMU dont give a sh*t,” all the way to those embracing the climate with humor and tradition, “As MRDs say when it rains we get wet,” which had 52 upvotes. As students wept over the dreary weather, many hoped to find any excuse to avoid pulling themselves out of bed to trudge through the rain on campus. The idea of navigating soggy pathways, waiting for the bus, soaked and having to deal with the aftermath of wet shoes, bags and clothes, is less than ideal. However, despite this week’s stormy weather, it’s not unsafe for students to attend class; therefore, classes shouldn’t be canceled.
Rockingham County acknowledged the concerns regarding recent weather, but it also confirmed there’s no immediate concern for the integrity of local dams’ structures or potential emergency evacuations. At this point in time, we’re currently on a “flood watch,” meaning flooding is possible but not a definitive threat.
The decision to close surrounding public schools was primarily out of regard for the safety
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of the schools’ faculty members, many of whom reside outside city and county limits. Recent events such as Helene’s disastrous impact on Boone, N.C. have students worried — the hurricane’s fallout proves how even something as natural as rain can cause significant damage, particularly in rural areas. Many of Harrisonburg City Public Schools’ staff live in Grottoes, Elkton and Bergton, none of which intersect with JMU’s campus or any student apartments. With geographics in consideration, it showcases the complexities involved in inclement weather policies. Therefore, it makes sense that school districts called for a cancellation for the safety of staff living in more vulnerable areas.
The reality is that, while arriving to class muggy and waterlogged from the walk there is uncomfortable, it doesn’t warrant concern for students’ safety or canceling classes. Unlike our peers at App State University, we are’nt in a comparable state of emergency. Though it sucks walking into D-Hall with dripping clothes and squeaky shoes, it doesn’t mean Dukes need to avoid academic responsibilities. We must come to the realization that our situation, while definitely not ideal, is manageable compared to what others might be facing right now.
For those genuinely concerned about the impact of Hurricane Helene, there are many steps to prepare for possible flooding. JMU advises its students plan ahead and be ready to evacuate if needed. Staying informed and proactive could save your life, even in situations beyond wet weather. This includes keeping an eye on weather updates, having an emergency kit, knowing your evacuation routes and being educated on what not to do. Preparation keeps us safe in times of emergency.
On a more positive note, as the gloomy weather casts a spell on our spirits, it’s crucial for students to lift each other up during these dreary days. While surrounding schools are making necessary precautions to keep their students and faculty safe, we must do the same by supporting one another and finding ways to stay positive. Whether it’s sharing umbrellas or indoor study groups, small things can make big differences, just like rainfall. The rainy days remind us of the importance of slowing down and enjoying
what we have in our hectic lives. They serve as a chance to catch up on reading, enjoy a cup of tea or indulge in some scary movies, all outside of class time.
The environment outside has been depressing recently; no one is arguing that.
On days like the ones Harrisonburg has been facing for the past week and a half, it’s vital students keep their spirits high and support each other. Remember that a little
water can’t dampen who we are as Dukes, especially if we choose to find the silver linings on rainy days.
CONTACT Maya Skurski at breezeopinion@ gmail.com. For more editorials regarding the JMU and Harrisonburg communities, follow the opinion desk on X @TheBreezeJMU and on Instagram @BreezeJMU.
from HONORS COLLEGE, page 18
Lee said he recently connected with a student interested in a niche area of psychology that isn’t officially offered as a course at JMU. He got her in touch with other professors and professionals knowledgeable in that field, all thanks to their mutual involvement in the Honors College.
Junior Honors student Michaela Powell said her Honors professors are consistently the most student-engaged faculty on campus and are always willing to aid her in coursework or extracurricular endeavors.
These are invaluable benefits, especially at a comparatively small cost for what’s asked of students, particularly due to the relatively recent decision to make the Senior Portfolio Project Pathway and the Departmental Capstone Pathway optional. But if these benefits aren’t enough, let’s talk about post-graduation benefits. With the Honors College, you’ll enter any job equipped with more professional skills than other applicants, thus expanding the jobs you can apply to and market yourself for.
This fall, the College hired a student engagement team, led by Lee and Presidential Engagement Fellow Dylan Miner, to combat the previously mentioned creeping disconnection with the student community. Lee said the main issue with engagement lies in upperclassmen involvement — or lack thereof. Gaining an understanding of the Honors landscape to make impactful changes and plan meaningful events is the engagement team’s focus this year.
That being said, key events hosted by the Honors College in August such as the welcome picnic and ice cream social had record-breaking attendance. Likewise, the RSVP numbers for Family Weekend festivities were the highest the College has ever seen.
Lee said he feels JMU has a vibrant Honors College that’s full of life, so perhaps the problem lies not with what it’s doing, but with what the students are [not] doing. I urge all Honors students to reconsider placing their Honors minor in the dusty corner of their minds, and to not dumb it down to 25 annoying credits to be checked off in MyMadison and redesignate it as an untapped resource.
The Hillcrest House is centrally located on Main Campus, right between Wilson Hall, D-Hall and Carrier Library. Let’s follow suit and center it within our lives. Honors is presently accepting applications from current Dukes. Students wishing to join in spring 2025 should apply by Nov. 15.
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