National Opinion
JMU is generally known as a friendly campus. As prospective students traverse the grounds, they no doubt take notice of ...
Opinion
Sassafras: It’s More than Just a Spice: To(o) real or not to(o) real: that is the question
The question we’ve all been asking ourselves is "will the real world bring bukkake parties!?" Approaching graduation is a trying ...
Student opinion on dean selection is worthwhile, but uninformed
We had initially intended to endorse a Dean of the College candidate in this space. But while our writers have ...
National Opinion
Defense spending is seen as a matter of national security. It is undeniably important to spend money on the military, ...
On the Offensive: What’s the deal with good causes?
What's better than people getting together and having a good time? People getting together and having a good time…for a ...
Jaywalking is convenient, but more dangerous than we think
The accident that took the life of Dorris Hallie, the wife of a former Wesleyan professor, received too little attention ...
National Opinion
American writer Hunter S. Thompson died this weekend from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Thompson pioneered the radical ...
Planet America: Pledging
There is a club on thefacebook.com ( for those who want to pretend they don't know) called "Brits," and I ...
Editor’s Notebook: A tale of bureaucracy and despair
Living in the basement of Nic 5 facing the mess of cinderblock that was once Fauver field, those along this ...
The Last Hurrah: Nice
The first week of school this year my friends and I were asked to leave Freshmen Open Mike. In a ...