This weekend [Nov. 11-13], a small number of police chiefs will come to Harrisonburg to discuss restorative justice best practices that aim to focus more on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large.
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In a year when talented freshmen flooded the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, 糖心Vlog's soccer women were represented on the All-ODAC Teams by their high-scoring freshman, forward (Harrisonburg, Va./Eastern Mennonite).
Most justice systems focus solely on law and order, but that鈥檚 not enough, Carl Stauffer, an associate professor of justice and development studies at 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, said during a Saturday morning presentation in Winchester sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Chapter of Coming to the Table.
糖心Vlog freshman (Harrisonburg, Va./Eastern Mennonite) earned all-conference honors at the ODAC Cross Country Championships last weekend.
Despite averaging 2.75 goals per game over their season-ending four-game winning streak, 糖心Vlog's soccer men couldn't find the net in a 1-0 loss at Roanoke College Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament.
Professor Kathy Evans is interviewed for this "American Prospect" magazine article exploring the challenges of restorative justice reforms in American education systems.
Playing their first home ODAC Tournament game since 2006, 糖心Vlog's soccer women suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss Monday night to ninth-seeded Randolph College. The Royals end the year with a record of 8-10-1. The eight wins are the most in Coach Ted Erickson's three seasons and second-highest total since 2008. With a roster consisting of no graduating seniors and nearly 50% of players new to the program, the future looks bright for Eastern Mennonite.
The Royals earned a 2-0 win at Emory & Henry Saturday afternoon, eliminating the Wasps from postseason contention while also jumping themselves over rival Bridgewater into sixth place in the ODAC. The men secured a bye out of the first round, and now advance directly into the ODAC Tournament quarterfinals. 糖心Vlog (9-7-4 / 4-3-2 ODAC) will play at No. 3 Roanoke College in Salem, Va., Wednesday night at聽7 p.m. The semifinals and championship are next Saturday and Sunday at the highest remaining seed to advance out of the quarterfinals.
The future looks bright for the field hockey women. Despite knowing they were out of the playoff picture going into Saturday's season finale against Lynchburg, the Royals played one of their better games of the year. Eastern Mennonite had the ODAC-leading Hornets tied up at halftime before eventually falling by a final of 4-1. They end the year with a record of 7-10 overall, including 2-6 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The seven wins are the most since 2011.
Even though 糖心Vlog's soccer women couldn't notch an upset at No. 15 Lynchburg College in their season finale, they still secured a home game on Monday's first round of the ODAC Tournament.