By now I'm sure everyone has heard about 'JMU Riot 2010'. The news quickly spread all over the region and even ended up in a quick segment on CNN, Deadspin, and on a few other national websites. Sorry this is very late, but my internet wasn't working for 5 days...so give me a break. I'm gonna do my best to lay down the history, what happened (as best as I can, without actually having been there), and suggest some things for the future.
History
So waaay back when at JMU...back when Greek row included fraternities, they held a big alumni weekend. They had bands on Greek row, fenced off part of it where they would have alcohol and would card people to get in, had a constant police presence, and kept everything orderly. At some point, State and University attorneys decided having any sanctioned parties like this on campus was a bad idea. Thus, parties like this were moved off campus.
