''The Breeze'' is the official student-run newspaper of
James Madison University
James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public university, 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 ...
in
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is also the county seat of the surrounding Rockingham Cou ...
. ''The Breeze'' publishes 5,000 copies every Thursday. ''The Breeze'' publishes local news during the academic year. 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 a Non-Daily News Presentation, and a 2012 VPA sweepstakes award. In 2014, ''The Breeze'' has won multiple
Pacemaker
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awards for excellence in the category of non-daily newspaper at a four-year university. The Pacemaker is an honor in collegiate journalism, and is awarded by the
Associated Collegiate Press
The Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The ACP is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association. It awards the newspaper, maga ...
and the Newspaper Association of America Foundation. It is sometimes referred to as the Pulitzer of student journalism. ''The Breeze'' was also named the best mid-sized non-daily newspaper in the state of Virginia by the Virginia Press Association for the second year in a row.
History
''The Breeze'' started as a four-column, four-page weekly publication on December 22, 1922 with few illustrations and fewer photos. Today, it is a 20-plus page broadsheet newspaper published weekly with full-color photos and graphics. The paper was originally distributed to women on the way out of the dining hall, but currently is distributed to more than 100 locations on James Madison campus and throughout the Harrisonburg community.
Origins of the name
In 1922, the newly established newspaper for the State Normal School for Women held a contest for suggestions on what to name the new publication. English teacher Elizabeth P. Cleveland suggested the name “The Breeze” saying that, “nothing here strikes a stranger quite so strongly as our mountain breeze. It is both inspiring and stimulating. It is full of pep, but clean. It clears the cobwebs from the brain and sweeps morbidness from the heart.”
“The Breeze” won the contest, barely beating out “The Campus Cat” by a coin toss. Cleveland was awarded $2 for her entry.
The Breeze
Along with a physical and virtual copy of the newspaper, the Breeze also ventured into TV in 2017. This section of The Breeze covers news, interviews with students and community members, politics, culture, and sports. The news videos can be accessed through their website and can also be accessed through Youtube links.
See also
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List of college and university student newspapers in the United States
References
External links
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JMU Scholarly CommonsContains almost every issue of the Breeze from 1922 until the present.
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Student newspapers published in Virginia
Newspapers established in 1922
1922 establishments in Virginia
James Madison University