This is our last issue of the year
Serving James Madison University Since 1922
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Vol. 88, No. 53 Thursday, April 26, 2012
as we don’t print during exam week or the summer. Inside this issue, check out our Graduation Guide, and don’t forget to pick up our Exam Survival Packet on Monday. It’s been a pleasure serving JMU and the Harrisonburg community, and we look forward to seeing you on Monday,
Aug. 27. Stay posted all summer for breaking news at
breezejmu.org.
2011-2012 A Year in Review
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>> See more photos from the 2011-2012 academic year at
breezejmu.org.
LAURA WEEKS / THE BREEZE
1. BRIDGEFORTH STADIUM opened for the 2011 football season after construction that began in 2009. Renovations included an addition of 10,000 seats and a club level. 2. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL was snubbed a National Collegiate Athletics Association tournament bid, but defeated five teams to play in the championship game of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. 3. JON ALGER was elected JMU’s sixth president in January. He will begin this July. 4. WEIRD WEATHER sweeps the Shenandoah Valley, with 5 inches of snow coating Harrisonburg right before Halloween. It was the first measurable snowfall in October since 1979. 5. EARL WOTFORD celebrates the Dukes’ Homecoming win against the University of Richmond. The team went on to an 8-4 season and an appearance in the second round of the NCAA Division I playoffs. 6. A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL was assembled in the wake of a bus accident that killed freshman
Jane Hwang in November. The next day, more than 3,000 people attended a vigil to remember the seven community members who died over the 2011-2012 school year.
4/26 Inside 3 news Ganging up on gangs Anti-drug groups work to prevent youth gang involvement.
5 Maybe common sense opinion Take a hint
isn’t so common after all. A graduating student provides some JMU lessons.
7 On-campus gardens offer life Fresh flowers
sustainability and herbs for dining facilities.
9 The Dukes lose their sports Baseball falls flat
14th non-conference game to Liberty, 12-1.