Lifestyle

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  Formerly proposed smoking ban likely snuffed

  Lifestyle November 8, 2010 at 4:23 pm Comments are Disabled

  Campus-wide smoking bans are becoming popular as universities continue to realize the health problems of second-hand smoke and the environmental hazards smoking causes.

   
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  Michatalie Explains it All

  Lifestyle November 1, 2010 at 3:34 pm Comments are Disabled

  I’m a freshman and I ended up getting a random roommate. I’ve been having issues with him since I started rushing my frat. He’s super awkward and always wants to hang out, even though all I want to do is chill with my boys.

   
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  Indie quintet Local Natives perform at 9:30 Club

  Lifestyle November 1, 2010 at 3:28 pm Comments are Disabled

  Energy is perhaps the most overused word in concert reviewing. Bands have it, crowds have it, even the venues can have it. It is a rare occurrence when these three entities meet and create a truly memorable night of music, but Thursday’s performance by indie quintet Local Natives at the 9:30 Club did just that.

   
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  James Franco embodies poet Allen Ginsberg in ‘Howl’

  Lifestyle November 1, 2010 at 3:23 pm Comments are Disabled

  More than 50 years after Allen Ginsberg released his generation defining poem, “Howl,” James Franco has stepped up to define how Generation Y will remember the iconic Beat poet. With “Howl,” Franco proves he has the chops to be a leading man, as he stars as the counter-culture’s outspoken literary hero.

   
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  Event encourages students to complete novels

  Lifestyle November 1, 2010 at 3:20 pm Comments are Disabled

  For many George Mason University students, the prospect of writing a novel is alluring: the thrill of coming up with a story and the satisfaction of writing the final sentence. Problem is, only a small fraction of students actually write their novel. That’s where November and National Novel Writing Month come in.

   
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  Breasitval a success

  Lifestyle November 1, 2010 at 3:18 pm Comments are Disabled

  George Mason University celebrated its annual Breastival at the Johnson Center’s North Plaza. The event, which took place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., was created to help promote breast cancer awareness, and to teach students how to detect early warning signs of the deadly disease.

   
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  Mason Jazz Ensemble collaborates with Fairfax Law Foundation for annual Jazz for Justice event

  Lifestyle November 1, 2010 at 3:12 pm Comments are Disabled

  The Concert Hall lit up on Friday as the George Mason University Jazz Ensemble, accompanied by various special guests, took the stage for the ninth annual Jazz for Justice program.

   
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  This Week at Center for the Arts

  Lifestyle October 25, 2010 at 3:38 pm Comments are Disabled

  As part of the “Global View” Series, the Center for the Arts presented “The Merchants of Bollywood.” And no, it’s not a show about the economic situation of the Indian entertainment scene.

   

• The fun begins when Halloween ends

  Lifestyle October 25, 2010 at 3:32 pm Comments are Disabled

  Halloween is the one day of the year females can dress up and show a little skin without judgment, making it the best holiday to get creative with your sexy, freaky side.

   
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  Halloween Central: Tips for coming up with an original costume that won’t break the bank

  Lifestyle October 25, 2010 at 3:29 pm Comments are Disabled

  The party invitations are being handed out, pumpkins are carved and the candy is ready for the trick-or-treaters. The scariest holiday of the year is fast approaching and costumes are flying off of the shelves.