Articles by: jdavis15

 

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  Timeliness of Mason Alert questioned

  News1 November 1, 2010 at 2:47 pm Comments are Disabled

  The MasonAlert system has come under scrutiny by the Mason community after people received texts and emails regarding recent emergency situations on campus about an hour after the incidents were first reported.

   
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  Patriots slingshot toward top: Men’s soccer team tied for fifth in the CAA

  Sports October 25, 2010 at 4:35 pm Comments are Disabled

  Over the last two weeks, George Mason men’s soccer has gone from a 0-3-1 conference record, tied for last in the conference, to a 3-3-2 record, tied for fifth with Old Dominion and Hofstra. While William & Mary sits atop the conference with a 6 point lead and a 6-1-1 record, Mason has been looking to get in playoff contention with their recent play. Going into their game against Delaware, both teams were tied with a 2-3-1 record. While Mason had the clear advantage in shots, 17-10, but only four of those shots were on goal to Delaware’s three. No one player on Mason’s side had more than one shot on goal. The real star of the game was the freshman goalkeeper Sean Core who recorded a clean sheet for his fifth shutout of the season. Playing Northeastern, Cote picked up another clean sheet with the help of his defense. Mason had a late goal in the game to seal the win. Senior midfielder Brent Brockman shot for the score from the corner of the box. Freshman midfielder Alex Herrera and junior midfielder Ryan Gracia were credited with assists. To round out the season, Mason will play two teams with […]

   

• Sports in a Minute

  Sports October 25, 2010 at 4:33 pm 1 comment

  Weekly scoreboard with results for women’s volleyball, women’s swimming/diving, men’s swimming diving and women’s soccer.

   

• Gilbert Arenas fakes injury, saga continues

  Sports October 25, 2010 at 4:31 pm Comments are Disabled

  What kind of fool would fake an injury to give his younger teammates an opportunity to play and then admit to his fans that he lied? Well, I suppose it’s the kind named Gilbert Arenas.

   
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  Ultimate team looks ahead with dedicated talent

  Sports October 25, 2010 at 4:28 pm Comments are Disabled

  Across the campus of George Mason University, visitors and students alike find groups of people throwing a flying disc around.

   

• Advice to students: Don’t stress yourself out with high expectations

  Editorials October 25, 2010 at 4:25 pm Comments are Disabled

  Recently, I have found the phrase “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” to be one of the most obnoxious phrases an individual could possibly utter. It is extremely important for someone to try their best in all of their endeavors but there often comes a point when people try too hard. Sometimes, college students set unrealistic expectations for themselves. In the process of trying to make these unrealistic expectations a reality, students face a great deal of stress, causing them to fail. I believe everyone should dream big but there is no need to put so much pressure upon oneself in the process. Being stressed all the time is emotionally draining. This week, I put a lot of unnecessary pressure on myself and felt like my efforts were worthless. I realized that my stress was stemming from constantly worrying about my future. Where will I end up? Will I be self-sufficient? Will my career aspirations become a reality? These things were constantly on my mind. I had to take a step back and truly examine the situation to realize that the passion I felt, and still feel, in regards to my future was completely overshadowing my present […]

   

• The politics of dissent

  Editorials October 25, 2010 at 4:21 pm Comments are Disabled

  Back when George W. Bush was president, a certain senator from New York got herself into a shrill tantrum and said, “We should stand up and say ‘We are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration.’” I don’t like to say it, but I agree with Hillary Clinton.

   

• What really scares me about Halloween

  Editorials October 25, 2010 at 4:18 pm Comments are Disabled

  It’s that time of year again when people dress like they have no sense and some people forbid their children from taking part in the festivities.

   

• Desperately seeking stupidity

  Editorials October 25, 2010 at 4:17 pm Comments are Disabled

  In Jasper Fforde’s imaginative novel “First Among Sequels,” the British government is wrestling with a brewing crisis: a stupidity surplus. The Brits have managed national affairs so sensibly that the traditionally-used up amount of stupidity is left to accumulate, threatening to destroy society. It eventually overflows in one giant ill-advised lark. If readers need further proof that Fforde is among the most imaginative modern writers, this book is it. It only takes a quick look around to see that the real crisis facing the U.S. today is not a surplus, but a deficit of stupidity. Since the economy turned sour in 2008, consumers have curbed spending in unprecedented ways. Credit card use has tanked, savings have blossomed and hardly anyone is parlaying their home equity into a speed boat anymore. I wouldn’t go so far as to say Americans have learned basic economic sense, but they are behaving as if they have learned it, and as Milton Friedman would tell you, that can be just as dangerous. Tightening the financial belt after building an economy that presupposes extravagant spending is proving disastrous. Investors and entrepreneurs have made business decisions based on an assumption of continued wastefulness. How else can we […]

   

• Slutty Halloween Costumes: Is wearing a risque costume degrading, or just a tradition?

  Editorials October 25, 2010 at 4:14 pm Comments are Disabled

  “Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” This statement, made by Lindsay Lohan as Cady Heron in “Mean Girls,” is one of those unique quotes which acknowledges something that is so seemingly ridiculous.