Articles by: jdavis15

 

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  Second annual University-wide auction helps raise money for student scholarships

  Lifestyle March 7, 2011 at 7:54 pm Comments are Disabled

  The student-run silent and live auction Gbay held its second annual auction yesterday evening in the Johnson Center.

   
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  Families enjoy Fairfax City Chocolate Lover’s Festival

  Lifestyle March 7, 2011 at 7:50 pm Comments are Disabled

  Clouds, wind and drizzles didn’t stop locals and visitors from attending the Chocolate Lover’s Festival in Fairfax City from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.on Saturday and Sunday.

   

• Coming this fall: concentration in energy and sustainability

  News1 March 7, 2011 at 7:45 pm Comments are Disabled

  Starting in fall 2011, a new concentration in energy and sustainability will be available to George Mason University students. Proposed by Robert Ehrlich, professor of physics and astronomy, the energy and sustainability concentration is part of the Master of Arts program in interdisciplinary studies. “Students can apply for the concentration now,” Ehrlich said. Ehrlich said the concentration, comprised of existing courses, offers different perspectives from science and technology to policy and business. Energy and sustainability students will take courses in each of these areas. According to Ehrlich, a concentration in energy and sustainability is needed at Mason now more than ever before. “As a civilization, it is imperative that we switch to a more sustainable way of life,” Ehrlich said. “Nationwide, colleges and universities wake up to this fact and offer programs. Mason must take part in this trend.” The concentration in energy and sustainability can prepare Mason students for a wide range of careers, from research and policy to marketing and entrepreneurship. “Some may claim that green jobs are just a myth, but I think they are dead wrong,” Ehrlich said. “By increasing the variety of energy supplies, we create jobs.” In implementing the concentration, Ehrlich collaborated with environmental […]

   

• BOV looking for student representatives

  News1 March 7, 2011 at 7:42 pm Comments are Disabled

  The George Mason University Board of Visitors, a 16-member board responsible for policy decisions and oversight, is seeking two student representatives.

   

• Faculty Senate adjusts rules for academic minors

  News1 March 7, 2011 at 7:40 pm Comments are Disabled

  The George Mason University Faculty Senate convened on Wednesday and passed a motion that will allow students seeking a bachelor’s degree to select a minor from previous catalog years.

   
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  Student Government hosts forum to discuss students’ concerns

  News1 March 7, 2011 at 7:38 pm Comments are Disabled

  In light of all things democratic, members of Student Government are reaching out to students to prove that they run a system of the people, by the people and for the people.

   

• Stricter abortion regulation on horizon

  News1 March 7, 2011 at 7:34 pm Comments are Disabled

  A new law approved by the Virginia state senate is waiting for the signature of Gov. Bob McDonnell. If he signs the bill into law, Virginia abortion clinics will be classified as hospitals, meaning they would face stricter regulations that could force as many as 17 of the 21 facilities in the state to close their doors.

   
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  Nation’s longest win streak ends at hands of conference foe

  Sports March 7, 2011 at 7:31 pm Comments are Disabled

  It is a widely used phrase throughout all of sports, and perhaps one of the most cliché answers, too: The season is played one game at a time. And it never serves a team well to overlook opponents with their mind set on something bigger. George Mason University basketball has been a hot topic all across the nation over the last several weeks as they have played an incredible brand of basketball on their way to 16 consecutive victories. The Patriots were playing stellar defense and rallying behind their two superstars, senior guard Cam Long and junior forward Ryan Pearson, to thump every opponent since Jan. 8. “Well actually, we’ve been coming out with a slow start the last couple of games,” said Long, who leads the Patriots with more than 15 points per game this season. Over the last two weeks, however, Mason has come out of the gates very slowly. Since clinching the No. 1 seed in the CAA, they allowed both Northeastern and Georgia State to hang around and have performed as if there wasn’t a whole lot left to play for. That mindset continued into the 13 minutes of Mason’s quarterfinal game against Georgia State on […]

   
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  Search continues for missing Mason student

  News1 March 7, 2011 at 7:07 pm 2 comments

  The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the disappearance of George Mason University student Bethany Anne Decker, a senior global and environmental change major. A search warrant was executed at the Centreville home of Decker’s current boyfriend according to a Connect2Mason article. Decker, who is believed to be about five months pregnant, was reported missing by her family on Feb. 19. Decker’s boyfriend and the reported father of her unborn child last saw her on Jan. 29 at her Ashburn apartment, according to the search warrant from the Loudoun County courthouse, which was posted online by reporter Michelle Sigona. Police found her car at the apartment complex. “The family doesn`t really know what to say,” said Peter Byrnes Jr., the Decker family attorney, on “Nancy Grace.” “This is one of those kinds of depressing things where they don`t really know what to say. They`re praying together and just keeping the message tight. That’s what they’re doing.” Byrnes said it wasn’t uncommon for Decker “to go off the grid for a little bit” which is one reason why her disappearance wasn’t reported until Feb. 19. According to the Washington Post, authorities said Decker was not reported missing right away because her […]

   
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  University Hall to open May 15

  News1 March 7, 2011 at 7:04 pm Comments are Disabled

  As George Mason University’s student population expands, so do the campus’ needs. More students means more faculty, more faculty means a demand for increased administrative space. The-soon to-be-finished University Hall aims to meet that demand.