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Vol. 88, No. 3 Monday, September 5, 2011
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TOP Senior cornerback Taveion Cuffee pauses between plays during JMU’s first game of the season Saturday against UNC. LEFT UNC senior tallback Ryan Houston scores against JMU redshirt freshman free safety Dean Marlowe. It was the third of the total six touchdowns made by UNC. TOP RIGHT UNC’s Ryan Houston is tackled by JMU redshirt sophomore linebacker Stephon Robertson. BOTTOM RIGHT Junior redshirt quarterback Justin Thorpe searches for an open teammate.
Mickey Matthews moves to 1-7 against FBS teams in Saturday’s lopsided loss to the University of North Carolina Tar Heels By DAVID BARTON The Breeze
In the words of Mickey Matthews, the University of North Carolina “gashed us.” “The overwhelming thing about the game was how they manhandled us,” Matthews said. “I don’t know if someone has gashed us that bad in ten years.” The Dukes’ touted defense struggled Saturday in Chapel Hill, losing to the Atlantic Coast Conferences’ University of North Carolina Tar Heels - at Kenan Memorial Stadium. It was not a great day for top-tier Football Championship Subdivision teams, as JMU rival Appalachian State Mountaineers lost - to the Virginia Tech Hokies; the William & Mary Tribe lost - to the University of Virginia Cavaliers and the Dukes gave
up an ACC record tying consecutive pass completions to Tar Heel sophomore Bryn Renner in his collegiate debut. Overall, FCS teams went - against division I-A schools this past weekend. But, it wasn’t all bad for the Dukes. Justin Thorpe passed for yards and a touchdown in his first game in more than a year, including two passes for more than yards. Thorpe’s pass to redshirt sophomore wide receiver Renard Robinson with seconds left in the first half spectacularly set up a -yard field goal, which Dukes redshirt junior kicker Cameron Starke shanked off the right upright. “The field goal at the end of the first half would have certainly helped,” Matthews said. “He nearly missed the ball if you watch the tape. He hit the ground. see UNC, page A12 PHOTOS BY ROBERT BOAG / THE BREEZE
STAFF REPORTS
Business alum dies of unknown causes Friday night Rob Throo, a JMU graduate, passed away while attending the Quicksilver Pro surfing competition in Long Beach, N.Y., on Friday. Friends of Throo said he collapsed in an elevator and though Rob Throo, 23, was CPR was an ’11 grad of the performed, College of Business. Throo never
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regained consciousness. The Long Beach Police Department could not release information about the incident at the time of publication. The -year-old was a former marketing major and active member of the JMU business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi. He participated in the fraternity’s various committees and was a member of JMU’s Honor Council. Owen Thomas, a senior marketing and management double major, was a DSP brother and close friend of Throo. “Rob was definitely one of my
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NEWS Sitting down with SGA
Student body president shares his thoughts on the year ahead.
absolute best friends,” Thomas said. “He was a great baseball player, loved the beach and being outdoors. He would walk in the room and get that smile on your face. He was definitely the life of the party and just a great kid.” Thomas also said Throo loved JMU and the Harrisonburg community. He would play catch with his professor, Kenneth Bahn, and enjoyed taking trips to Blue Hole. But above all, Thomas said Throo was beloved by many. “He’d walk into Showker and he’d be greeted by everyone,” Thomas
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OPINION Dictator dilemma
Gaddafi won’t step down if international community continues to interject.
said. “Anything you ever needed, you’d just ask him and he’d be there.” DSP’s vice president, Dave Roberts, remembered Throo’s time at JMU fondly. “He just had an incredibly lively personality,” said the senior business major. “He was so kind to anyone. He never had a bad word to say about anybody at all.” Throo had been working for Carahsoft Technology Corp. in Reston, Va., since June, according to Thomas. — staff reports
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LIFE Coffee to-go
Coffee shop on wheels offers a caffeinated twist on food trucks.
Fraud suspect to face jury By AARON KOEPPER The Breeze
The Broadway, Va. man who allegedly infiltrated JMU’s College Republicans and defrauded several of its members will go before a jury instead of pleading guilty. Andrew Lewis Jones, , is facing five felony counts of credit card theft, five felony counts of credit fraud and one felony count of credit card fraud more than $ in a sixmonth period. On Friday afternoon, the trial was see CRIME, page A4
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SPORTS Back on track
Volleyball went undefeated in the Day’s Inn tournament after losing two straight matches.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Renting begins for the 2012/2013 school year on Monday, October 3, 2011!