Articles by: jdavis15

 

• Gray, Edwards ink letters of intent

  Sports November 15, 2010 at 9:32 pm Comments are Disabled

  Days before George Mason University men’s basketball kicked off its regular season against the Harvard Crimson, head coach Jim Larranaga inked two potential impact players for the 2011-2012 season.

   

• Mason to commemorate Final Four with starting five bobbleheads

  Sports November 15, 2010 at 9:31 pm Comments are Disabled

  On March 27, 2006, the George Mason University Patriots pulled off the unthinkable, the unimaginable and the unpredictable on their way to the Final Four. Beating three of the previous six National Champions – Michigan State (2000) in round one, North Carolina (2005) in round two and Connecticut (2004) in overtime in the Elite Eight – head coach Jim Larranaga and his team made arguably the greatest run college basketball has ever seen.

   
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  Patriots drop season finale in front of record crowd

  Sports November 15, 2010 at 9:27 pm Comments are Disabled

  Marketing students set new attendance record For months, Cindy Wadell and her sports marketing class have been learning about all facets of sports marketing. They have been working in conjunction with the women’s volleyball team, exploring marketing strategies and successfully raising attendance rates by more than 80 people. On Saturday night, the students saw their hard work pay off as more than 700 students and fans filled the Recreation and Athletic Complex to witness the women’s volleyball season finale. The class was armed with donated Mason apparel, free smoothie coupons and tickets to a Washington Wizards game and raffled off a flurry of prizes following the second set. Following the match, Wadell’s students set up an autograph session and invited children and fans of all ages to meet the team. Coming into the evening, a goal of 900 fans was set. Though their goal was not obtained, the 711 fans that piled into the gym shattered a previous record by more than 70 people. “I think it was definitely a huge success,” said Ludek Lhotsky, a student in the sports marketing class. Patriots miss tournament after heartbreaking loss A four set win over the Hofstra Pride on Friday night put […]

   

• Mason Athletics to launch GoMason mobile

  Sports November 15, 2010 at 9:23 pm Comments are Disabled

  Sports fans will soon have a new reason to love their phones. George Mason University Athletics is releasing a smart phone application called GoMason Mobile, available by Jan. 1.

   

• Derek Jeter: A captain mistake for Gold Glove

  Sports November 15, 2010 at 9:22 pm Comments are Disabled

  After winning his fifth consecutive American League Gold Glove Award on Tuesday, Derek Jeter may have been gypped out of his first National League version of the award.

   
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  Patriots cruise to win over Crimson, extend season-opening win streak to eight

  Editorials November 15, 2010 at 9:21 pm Comments are Disabled

  When the George Mason University Patriots took the floor Saturday evening at the Patriot Center, you could feel the intensity and the anxiousness that a home opener brings.

   
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  The legacy left behind by a great leader

  Editorials November 15, 2010 at 9:17 pm Comments are Disabled

  Forty-seven years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the Lincoln Memorial and renewed America’s challenge to view all men as equal with his “I Have a Dream” speech.

   

• Don’t vote in ignorance

  Editorials November 15, 2010 at 9:15 pm Comments are Disabled

  I was walking past the Johnson Center two weeks ago when a fellow student stopped me dead in my tracks. The student said, “Vote! Go vote! You need to vote!” I kindly replied, “I’m sorry I have to go take an exam. I don’t have time.” The student proceeded to tell me, “Yes you can! There’s a vote van that will pick you up at Sandy Creek Parking Deck and take you for free! You need to vote! You have to vote!”

   

• Liberals and their problem with free speech

  Editorials November 15, 2010 at 9:12 pm 2 comments

  It’s an amazing phenomenon to see how liberals act when they’re backed into a corner, which is usually one of two ways; they either ridicule you or demand you be silenced. I suppose that whole first amendment “thing” must really get under their skin, huh?

   

• Populism and mass ignorance presides over elections

  Editorials November 15, 2010 at 9:11 pm Comments are Disabled

  It’s been a big year for populist rage. The summer was plagued with constant political rallies. On Nov. 2, voters turned on incumbents without scrutinizing those whom they chose to elect.