We know you've seen him around, one of JMU's most outstanding characters. Sophomore Dwight Brown, known to most as "Big Baby," took the time to sit down and rap with us. Here's some of what he had to say.

Turf: First things first. Where did you get your infamous nickname?

Big Baby: Former JMU running back Curtis Keaton ('00), who now plays for the Bengals, just started calling me that one night when we were playing Monopoly. Ever since then people just started calling me that.

T: Where are you from?

B: Chesterfield ... the country part.

T: So what's up with football, did you play this season?

B: Nah, not this season. I gave it up. I'm an entertainer, not a football player. I'm a performer. That's just what I am.

T: What are you? A comedian?

B: I do it all: comedian, singer, actor. I do it all. The life of the party. I parallel it to New Kids on the Block. 'Cause you know how you got Joey McIntyre, you know how he does his own thing? I'm like Joey McIntyre. Last year I was part of the football team; that was all fun, but this year it's all about me. Just being me and having fun. Like last year I dyed my hair blond a lot.

T: Yeah ... what was up with that ... coloring your hair?

B: Why not?

T: Do the ladies like the hair?

B: I don't know. Mixed reviews. Some people like the different colors. Others just like it black. Not many people liked it blue.

T: What do you like to do in your spare time?

B: Smoke, drink ... you name it. The minute I quit football, I had so much time to myself that I didn't know what to do. I wild out, do whatever, just try to think of things to do.

T: What crazy ideas of things to do have you had recently?

B: I went to a calculus test in a toga, a wig and one of those rice patty hats. It was two days after Halloween. I liked my costume so much that I decided to wear it out again to the test. People asked me who I was. I was 'Big Worm the Roman Emperor.'

T: I once saw you perform a karaoke version of "The Thong Song" at D-hall. Do you perform a lot?

B: I'm just trying to have a good time. If everyone else is having a good time, then I'm having a good time. Like I said, I like to be the life of the party, the center of attention. I like to be the show. I feel like I am the show. I'm going to bring it, that's my phrase. I'm gonna bring it all to the table.

T: Do you like to sing a lot? B: Actually I sang the national anthem at the girl's volleyball game. It was all right. It wasn't one of those funny things. T: Did you dress up?

B: I wore some sandals, some khakis. Well, that's dressing up to me. This is usual Big Baby wear right here. I wear jerseys, comfortable gear. You know, being big it's hard to find clothes. Especially here. I have to go back home to Richmond just to go to a Big and Tall store.

T: What is your major?

B: Accounting. My ultimate goal is to set the new precedent for accountants. I guess that's what I'm about. Setting new precedents. When I came to JMU, I said to myself, 'Dwight Brown, you are going to set the new precedent for what a JMU student is.' I feel that I'm here to get an education but I'm also here to have fun. I feel like I should be able to have fun whenever. That's what I'm gonna try to do when I get out in the real world.

T: Do your ever get bored with the whole Zane Showker scene, everyone dressing up all the time?

B: No. One day they had all these big accounting firms there. I had open-toe sandals sweats, a cut-off shirt, and I was walking around to all the tables. I was chillin'. To me, I feel like I got the goods, it doesn't matter. When it's time to wear that suit and tie, that's great. But right now, man this is college. People walking around with day planners and looking like they have been working for 30 years ... You gotta just look at it and laugh.

T: What are songs that are on your Big Baby mix tape?

B: Ah-Ha - "Take on Me," that's number one. Lonestar - "Baby I'm Amazed by You," Hall and Oates - "Kiss on My List," B.B. Mack - "Back Here."

T: What did the football team listen to when they warmed up?

B: DMX, a little Hot Boys, Cash Money Millionaires, Jay-Z.

T: Do you still hang out with team?

B: Not really. I like to meet all kinds of people. Being with just the team was taking away from my college experience. I've met a lot of cool people. I'm not just known as a football person. People know me from all different aspects.

T: If you were stuck on a desert island what is the one gadget you would need with you?

B: A Slinky. I'm easily entertained. I could easily stare at a Slinky all day. I would find so many different things to do with it! Like hide it in the sand ...

T: What's you favorite TV show?

B: MTV's "Jackass"

T: Favorite movie?

B: "Goonies"

T: Favorite comedian:

B: Dave Chappelle. I never knew there was a pimp on "Sesame Street" until he said it. The Count. He wore a cape and everything.

T: What's the craziest thing you ever did at a party?

B: I wore a diaper and it got pulled off. I had nothing on underneath.

T: What has been your favorite JMU moment and your least favorite moment?

B: I'll start with my least favorite. I took one of those poles with yellow stripes on it that they use to keep people from driving through campus. I wanted to spray paint it purple and take it to the game. As I went inside my dorm room, cops knock on the door. The police say, 'We hear you have a pole.' So, I gave it back and I was referred to Judicial Affairs. My favorite moment was at this party last year. These two girls were dancing with each other on the kitchen counter top. So, I got up on the counter and started shaking my ass. The girls smacked my ass too. I love when girls smack my ass at parties.

T: Do you have a romantic love interest at JMU?

B: No, not really. I like many of the girls here.

T: Did you vote in this last election?

B: Actually no, I didn't get my absentee ballot in time. I wish I had though. I wish I had voted in Florida. My vote wouldn't really matter there.

T: Have you ever met (JMU President) Linwood Rose?

B: The president guy? Yeah, he's cool.

T: What's your favorite D-hall meal?

B: A waffle with fruit, brown sugar and syrup. I also make this special sauce for wings. When I step in D-hall, I'm Chef Boyar-Baby. I use ranch, italian and Texas Pete. It's delicious.

T: What is your favorite convenience store?

B: Sheetz ... the one by ISAT. Me and some of my friends went in there last year. There was the funny-acting big man making sandwiches. My friends went back and were looking at all the porno mags. The guy was like 'you all need to stop before I kick you out of the store.' So then my friend looked at him and was like 'f**k you' and went and kept looking. The man was getting real mad. He finally started making our sandwiches and my friend was harassing him saying, 'Yeah, bitch. Make my sandwich, bitch. You better make it right, bitch, or I'll make you make it again, bitch.' The guy says, 'You're gonna leave me alone or I'll kick you out.' Everyone in the store was cracking up. That's why I love that Sheetz.

T: Where do you see yourself in about five years?

B: I don't know. It depends on Cancun. I'm going to Cancun for spring break. I heard MTV's going to be down there. I'm trying to get on 'TRL.' I want to be seen. But aside from all that I'm going to be in the accounting field. I want to be on the cover of GQ, Fortune 500. I want to be the best. That's my goal. But the next I Wanna Be a Veejay competition, I'll be there. Either that or I want to be on 'The Real World.'

T: What is your favorite 'Real World?'

B: Seattle, because Steven smacked the shit out of Irene and that was the funniest shit I've ever seen.

T: Which house would be the best one to live in?

B: The one with Teck. Me and Teck would wreck shop. We would have ran the island of Hawaii.

T: Do you have any words to say to JMU?

B: JMU, I love y'all. Y'all are good people. Well, most of you. I love Turf. All of y'all who get offended, lighten up, stop crying. It's college. Have fun, keep partying. Live life, you only have one.

T: Do you think there a lot of carbon copies walking around here?

B: Yeah, I see carbon copies. You know what my pet peeve is becoming? Those shirts that say "JMU: THE University of Virginia." Either they want to be like UVa. or beat Tech. A lot of people talk about being on UVa.'s waiting list, so they're bitter. They're an hour away now so they're 'connected'. Like we're a subsidiary. Let's make our own identity here, people. Let's be ourselves. As much as I love this school, there are just some things that I don't like and that's one of them. There are so many creative people here that would be prosperous in life, but are so caught up in upholding this certain image instead of being themselves.

T: What is your opinion about all the JMU activism?

B: Man, I'm in Harrisonburg, Virginia. I can't do anything about it. I'm trying to get my education. If I had a chartered flight and could go over to Thailand or somewhere then I would. The thing is is that we have so many problems in our own country, our own state, that people overlook. We have things here at JMU that we need to fix, like right now with the sports they are trying to cut.

T: What do you think about the university cutting some of the sports?

B: I wish it had been handled better. I wish they would just make a decision. I hope they don't cut the sports. There really isn't a lot of support for sports other than football and men's basketball. That's unfair.

T: What did you think about all this Turf hype?

B: My thing is, most of the people who were talked about weren't offended. But you have all these other people trying to speak up for these people. If it doesn't concern you, then you shouldn't have anything to say about it. I think a lot of people on the campus are worried about an image that we don't have. Many want to be like other schools and don't want us to have our own identity. They think things like Turf take away from our school when in fact, they add to our school. I feel like they give our school a new flavor. That's why I like Turf. It's straight up, that's just how it is. People around here try to cover things up. I felt that it was a bad thing that Mark Sullivan did when he wrote the letter to the editor [of The Breeze ] saying that had he known what was going to be in the paper, he wouldn't have submitted. Well, you're mister president, man! That should be your responsibility, you should be checking out what's going on. If I were president, I'd put an article in there, I love [Turf ]. I'd want to put my input in.

T: Have you ever considered running for SGA office?

B: I considered running for president. I wanted to be SGA president. When the next election comes, look for Big Baby. I'd do JMU good. I love y'all.