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As a JMU alum, I it was both interesting and burdensome to see the other side of the 'Burg that I was sheltered from when at school. Myself and most of my class
by wrigby 11y ago
As a JMU alum, I it was both interesting and burdensome to see the other side of the 'Burg that I was sheltered from when at school. Myself and most of my classmates were aware of the duality of Harrisonburg's culture, but to see it from this angle makes it more poignant than it was when I was at school.
Whether the approach is perfect or not, the intentions appear good to me. I worry though that the yard would just be a revolving door for people that have long-running disputes. Of course, having the same two people fight each other every few months is more desirable than the more permanent alternatives.
- wyclif 11y agoI lived in Harrisonburg on and off from 1992-1997, punctuated by a job in Northern VA. At that time JMU was a typical cow college surrounded by farmland with poultry processing plants (Tyson, Rocco Turkey in Dayton). The whole oxycontin-heroin problem was just getting off the ground at the time. Fortunately I was pretty far removed from all the bad stuff in town, living on a farm outside of Bridgewater and running my first BBS via modem on a FreeBSD box. Now the drug problem in rural America has really gotten out of hand. There have been quite a number of meth labs, and crack and heroin have become a public health problem on the other side of the tracks.
- ejcx 11y agoIs it really that bad still ? I went to JMU from 2008-2014 and I remember only two shooting deaths. One in 2008 and one in 2014. I just looked it up and there were 4-5 in the time I was there, most under unusual circumstances (partying, domestic violence). I'm not sure the rest of harrisonburg really is very violent.