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It is made up of four sections: news, culture, sports and opinion. The Breeze is also known to many JMU alumni and current students for its long-standing tradition of publishing Darts & Pats. The Breeze has been nominated and won numerous awards during its existence including a 2012 Online Pacemaker Award, a 2012 VPA award for Best in Show for ...
James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1908, the institution was renamed in 1938 in honor of the fourth president of the United States , James Madison .
The Furious Flower Poetry Center (FFPC) was established by Joanne V. Gabbin in 1999 [4] at James Madison University. The name of the center comes from Gwendolyn Brooks' poem, "Second Sermon on the Warpland." In the poem she writes: The time. cracks into furious flower. Lifts its face. all unashamed. And sways in wicked grace. [5]
Duke Dog is the official mascot for the James Madison University Dukes. "Dukes" was made the official nickname in 1947, and was named after the University's president from 1919 to 1949, Samuel Page Duke. However, the bulldog was not chosen to represent the Dukes until the 1972–1973 school year.
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Woodrow Wilson Hall (also known as Wilson Hall) is an American building on the campus of James Madison University (JMU) located on the center of the university's quadrangle in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Dedicated on 15 May 1931, the building's namesake is President Woodrow Wilson , who was born in nearby Staunton .
Godwin Hall is a building on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, housing the School of Kinesiology, the School of Theatre and Dance, and the JMU Athletics department. It is named after Virginia governor Mills E. Godwin , and his wife and JMU alumna Katherine Godwin.
During the basketball season, the JMU Pep Band, performs at all home games.If either team plays in a postseason tournament, the band travels with them as well. The Pep Band is open to all members of the marching band, and has twice been named "Best Pep Band in the East" by Eastern Basketball Magazine.