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This article in The Breeze discusses the transition to self-service laundry. Since the opening of the school, student laundry had been cleaned by school-hired personnel. At first the service was free, but before discontinuing laundry services in 1978…

Exuberant students surround a keg in this image from 1979, a year after kegs were first allowed in dormitories. In 2013, kegs are no longer allowed after keg privileges were taken away in the late 1980s. Reports from administration indicate that…

Printed in a 1954 issue of Madison College's newspaper, The Breeze, this article demonstrates the strained relationship between blacks and whites in 1950s America--college campuses not exempt. Made up in ‘blackface’, white students held a party with…

Both local residents and JMU students march down Main Street in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. A rally was held at the Rockingham County Courthouse with a large turnout, despite poor weather conditions.

The Breeze printed this image of guys playing one another at a game of chess in a dorm room, while drinking wine and beer. Images like these provide a contrast with earlier photographs of dormitory life. Casual incorporation of alcohol into student…

This is a satirical bill regarding the treatment of students during the Forrest Hill Riot.

This ballot provides the responder with the options to mark whether they would participate in a student protest, what form the protest would take, or state not willing to participate in student protest.

This list of regulations developed by the Student Committee on Bicycle Regulations discusses the procedures and rules female students need to follow to appropriately ride a bike.

This campaign poster contains the key points of Alison Steedman's race for the Sophomore class Vice President.

A cartoon depiction, titled “The Doors of the Dorms,” utilized racial language and a negative portrayal of university black employees.