Articles by: jdavis15

 

• Psychology scholars to speak at conference

  News1 April 4, 2011 at 5:47 pm Comments are Disabled

  Twenty prominent scholars and innovative leaders will be speaking at the Mason Inn on Friday as part of the 2011 Leading to Well-Being Conference.

   

• Mason to host future of  higher education conference

  News1 April 4, 2011 at 5:46 pm Comments are Disabled

  George Mason University will be hosting Higher Education in Virginia: Looking Toward the Next Decade, a statewide conference regarding the future of Virginia’s education. The conference, which is in its first year, will be held on Tuesday.

   

• Fairfax City officials discuss overpass

  News1 April 4, 2011 at 5:45 pm Comments are Disabled

  Residents living near George Mason University had the opportunity to meet with city officials last week to discuss a potential overpass connecting Braddock Road to Mason via Prestwick Road.

   

• Synthetic marijuana now illegal in Virginia

  News1 April 4, 2011 at 5:44 pm Comments are Disabled

  Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed into law on March 23 a ban on synthetic marijuana K2 as well as bath salts sold under names such as “Red Dove” and “Ivory Wave” that can be used as a drug.

   
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  Bullying, diversity and gender issues to be discussed at this year’s Pride Week

  News1 April 4, 2011 at 5:42 pm Comments are Disabled

  When the George Mason University Pride Week planning group got together in January to discuss details for this year’s celebrations, bear culture, bullying and trans and gender issues were among the many subjects at hand.

   

• BOV OKs tuition hike for summer 2011

  News1 April 4, 2011 at 5:35 pm Comments are Disabled

  The Board of Visitors has passed a tuition increase that will go into effect this summer. Tuition for summer 2011 will increase by 6 percent for out-of-state students and 7 percent for in-state students.

   
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  Conveying my knowledge (or lack thereof) of baseball will be a test

  Sports March 28, 2011 at 7:06 pm 2 comments

  Baseball. I do not get it at all. And I am supposed to write about it for the rest of the semester. That is a scary thought.

   
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  Club football team takes shape

  Sports March 28, 2011 at 7:04 pm Comments are Disabled

  Ten in the morning on a Saturday is not the usual time that any college student wants to be waking up let alone trying out for the club football team. With a group of about 20 looking to try out for the George Mason club football team, head coach Matt Dyson was pleased with the turnout.

   

• A weekend in Cleveland that I will never forget: Is this what it felt like in 2006?

  Sports March 28, 2011 at 7:00 pm Comments are Disabled

  Three words: What a season! Emotional ups and downs the entire way, especially when it came down to the final two games during the NCAA tournament. Let’s back up just for a few seconds to talk about my trek to Cleveland, Ohio. I woke up Thursday at 7 a.m. and begin the drive with my roommates Stephen and Mark. With a few stops for gas, food and restrooms we made it to our hotel around 1:30 p.m. Apparently the three of us were the only people in the city who forgot about St. Patrick’s Day because the streets were absolutely packed. By the end of the day we saw nearly a dozen rowdy paddy patrons get arrested for their behavior. Anyway, we got into our room just in time to see Old Dominion get knocked off by Butler, on a last-second, right-place-at-the-right-time put back. Considering I had ODU taking out Pitt, that game didn’t make my bracket look so hot. After the game we just took it easy, got some pool time in, and watched the 1st day of the best 3 weeks of the year in sports. Day 2 was gameday. After a quick early breakfast we put our game […]

   
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  Nuclear energy is the way to go

  Editorials March 28, 2011 at 6:51 pm Comments are Disabled

  The Fukushima nuclear disaster that followed the magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan on March 11 sparked an emotional worldwide debate on the safety and potential dangers of nuclear power.