Lifestyle

• Annual breast cancer awareness event returns

  Lifestyle October 25, 2010 at 3:10 pm Comments are Disabled

  Breast cancer awareness has taken a unique form in recent years. Organizations like Save the Ta-tas Foundation have been gaining support.

   

• Mason Urban Legends: Fact or Fiction

  Lifestyle October 25, 2010 at 3:08 pm Comments are Disabled

  Many areas of Fairfax, including George Mason University, have been sites of mysterious urban legends. If you are trying to get in the Halloween spirit, check out these eerie myths.

   
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  Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

  Lifestyle October 25, 2010 at 3:03 pm Comments are Disabled

  It’s not possible to rally for sanity, according to Stephen Colbert. “I don’t think it’s possible to get excited about moderate behavior,” said Colbert.

   
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  Toy Story 3 on Ice Comes to the Patriot Center

  Lifestyle October 18, 2010 at 4:33 pm Comments are Disabled

  A cast of world-class skaters will bring to life the adventure that Andy’s favorite toys have when they are mistakenly delivered to Sunnyside Daycare.

   

• Passion and poetry come together at the Bistro: Hispanic Student Association hosts “Shades of Brown” open mic night

  Lifestyle October 18, 2010 at 4:32 pm Comments are Disabled

  As the lights dimmed and romantic music played softly in the background, the Johnson Center Bistro was reminiscent of a coffeehouse scene. Spicy vegetables rolls, oven-baked cookies and hot artichoke and spinach dip lined the buffet, as students began to fill the room, preparing themselves for the performance. As the first poet stepped on the stage, the crowd became quiet. “I love. I care. I feel you in. I feel you all around me,” recites Christopher John Hoppe, a poet and published author who has been writing poetry all his life. Sponsored by the Mariposas Mentoring Program and the MU Chapter of Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc., the annual Shades of Brown: Open Mic and Poetry event inspires different ethnic communities to come and be a part of literature and culture. Hoppe, author of poetry books “Tears, Spirit and Heart” and “Christina’s Rose of a Tear,” read his most prized works and silenced the crowd with his poetry about his love interest Christina. Engaged in art since the age of seven, Hoppe’s passionate words resonated with many Mason students and gave chills to some. “His lines are so simple, yet to the point. He seems so passionate. He […]

   
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  You can have whatever you like: California-based frozen yogurt chain to open in Fairfax Corner

  Lifestyle October 18, 2010 at 4:29 pm 1 comment

  Pinkberry, or “Crackberry,” as it is affectionately known by those who love it, is extending its reach from Los Angeles, Ca. to George Mason University’s backyard.

   
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  A cynical hit: Ensemble cast shines in director Woody Allen’s latest film

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

  For over five decades, writer/actor/director Woody Allen has been uniting ensemble casts with witty screenwriting to create some of the most memorable films in American cinema.

   
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  Gorillaz and N.E.R.D. deliver high-energy performances at the Patriot Center

  Lifestyle October 18, 2010 at 4:21 pm Comments are Disabled

  While few people think of full string and brass ensembles or Lebanese orchestras when thinking of the alternative hip-hop group Gorillaz, it’s exactly what the group did.

   
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  Live from the Patriot Center, it’s Seth Meyers!

  Lifestyle October 18, 2010 at 4:14 pm Comments are Disabled

  George Mason University has seen a great many stars come to campus this semester, and last Saturday was no exception.

   
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  An endearing comedy: Small cast looks to shine in Players’ Kimberly Akimbo

  Lifestyle October 4, 2010 at 4:35 pm Comments are Disabled

  This is a tale of dysfunction, hormones, and getting older. But it is also a tale of finding first love in, of all places, Bogota, New Jersey.