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The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia will provide legal assistance to a photographer who was arrested for trespassing while taking pictures of the police during the recent sweep of Occupy demonstrators encamped at Kanawha Plaza in Downtown Richmond. Ian Graham, a photographer for RVA Magazine in Richmond, was attempting to document the removal of…
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Replacing the most successful class in EMU history is no easy task, but that’s exactly what men’s basketball coach Kirby Dean has on his plate for the 2011-12 season. Last year Eastern Mennonite finished 22-5 with a starting lineup of five seniors, including ODAC Player of the Year Todd Phillips. Over their four years, the…
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If you live in the 25th Virginia Senatorial District, Creigh Deeds has earned your support for another term. We all know that Creigh fell a little short wishing to be our governor. But please do not judge our man by that miserable gubernatorial campaign that was run for him out of a temporary White House…
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In front of a Family Weekend crowd of 25,047, James Madison scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to secure a 34-10 victory over Villanova in a Colonial Athletic Association football game Saturday afternoon at Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field. JMU sophomore tailback Jordan Anderson’s (Chantilly, Va./Edison) rush into the end zone gave JMU its…
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In front of a sold-out Zable Stadium crowd, #10 James Madison utilized a strong ground game, good defense overall and a key turnover conversion to come away with 20-14 at #4 William & Mary in the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both squads, Sept. 24. With the victory, the Dukes move to 3-1 on the…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced this week the creation of the Governor’s Task Force for Local Government Mandate Review. The five-member Task Force is a result of legislation introduced during the 2011 General Assembly session by Sen. Steve Newman (R-Bedford County) to review state mandates imposed on localities and to recommend temporary suspension or permanent repeal…
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James Madison football spotted North Carolina an early 21-0 lead, and eventually fell to the hosts 42-10 in the season opener for both squads, Sept. 3. Madison falls to 0-2 all-time against the Tar Heels. JMU began the game slowly, allowing UNC to score on three of its first four possessions. UNC sophomore quarterback Bryn…
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James Madison (2-1-1) got an early goal from sophomore Lauren Wilson (Coatesville, Pa./Downingtown) to edge Stony Brook 1-0 (1-1-0)in Sunday’s final round of the JMU/Fairfield Inn by Marriott Invitational Women’s Soccer Tournament. In the day’s first game, Pittsburgh (1-2-1) nipped Delaware (1-2-0) 1-0. Wilson’s game-winner came 16:01 into the match on a play that started…
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The No. 6 Virginia women’s soccer team had its biggest offensive explosion in six years as it downed Liberty 9-1 Friday night in front of 1,183 fans at Klöckner Stadium. Caroline Miller (Rockville, Md.) led the Cavalier attack, posting Virginia’s first hat trick in three seasons. “This was a good result for us,” said head…
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The No. 10 Virginia women’s soccer team used a balanced scoring attack to down Richmond 6-0 on Sunday night at Klöckner Stadium. The Cavaliers had five players score a goal and nine players record a point as they improved to 2-0-0 on the season. First-year Danielle Colaprico (Freehold, N.J.) scored her first two career goals…
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