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  Senior Quincey Smith to deliver commencement speech

  News1 April 25, 2011 at 5:45 pm Comments are Disabled

  Senior communication major Quincey Smith has been selected to deliver a speech at commencement on Saturday, May 21.

   

• Students present research projects at CHSS symposium

  News1 April 25, 2011 at 5:43 pm Comments are Disabled

  Students in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences showcased their research projects in the Johnson Center during the third annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Tuesday.

   

• Police task force convenes again

  News1 April 25, 2011 at 5:41 pm Comments are Disabled

  The official university task force formed in early April by President Alan Merten to seek input on “interactions and experiences” with university police held its second open meeting on Wednesday, drawing a lower turnout than the first, and with fewer speakers than the number of people on the task force. Six speakers spoke to the task force about their experiences with the George Mason University Police Department. Eleven people spoke at the first open meeting. Each speaker was allotted five minutes to make a brief statement. Between the two sessions, a total of 31 speaking positions were left unfilled. The task force is composed of 11 members with Peter Pober, chair of the Faculty Senate, and Rose Pascarell, associate vice president for University Life, as the co-chairs. “The focus is to get your experiences of university police,” Pober told the small crowd at the open meeting. Chief of Staff Tom Hennessey said in his email to Mason that the university also hired Tomlinson Strategies, LLC, an external consulting firm specializing in institutional safety, security assessments and law enforcement issues, to “review the police policies and procedures that led to the arrest on a felony chare of student Abdirashid Dahir earlier […]

   
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  BOV secretary passes away

  News1 April 25, 2011 at 5:40 pm Comments are Disabled

  William Soza, secretary of the George Mason University Board of Visitors, passed away on Friday morning.

   
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  Mason could expand to Tysons Corner

  News1 April 25, 2011 at 5:36 pm Comments are Disabled

  Several schools in the Washington metropolitan area are discussing expanding within Tysons Corner. Currently, preliminary talks are underway at George Mason University regarding the feasibility of opening an expansion at Tysons Corner.

   
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  Larranaga accepts coaching job at Miami

  Sports April 25, 2011 at 5:23 pm Comments are Disabled

  “At 9 o’clock this morning,” he said, “Jim Larranaga called. He said he would be accepting the head basketball coaching position at the University of Miami.”

   
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  Athletes of the Month

  Sports April 18, 2011 at 7:25 pm Comments are Disabled

  Ashley Danner Junior swimming and diving athlete Ashley Danner has become quite familiar with the George Mason Student-Athlete of the Month. The March winner has won seven awards in her career, which is the most for any student-athlete at Mason. Danner finished third in the 100-yard breaststroke and seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke at the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Austin, Texas. The two events are her best as she won All-American honors both this season as well as last season. In the 100-yard breaststroke, Danner finished with a time of 59.23 and in he 200-yard breaststroke she had a time of 2:08.52. Along with her personal accolades, Danner led the George Mason women’s swimming and diving team to 33rd in the national team rankings. Chris Carrington Sophomore track and field athlete Chris Carrington had a strong month, picking up the George Mason Student-Athlete of the Month and CAA Player of the Week award. This is Carrington’s first Student-Athlete of the Month award. He finished sixth in the 800 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 1:50.03. He posted the fourth-best time in the nation with a time of 1:47.30 in the […]

   
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  Senior Spike Night

  Sports April 18, 2011 at 7:19 pm Comments are Disabled

  The George Mason men’s volleyball team came away with a 3-1 victory over the Princeton Tigers Friday night at the RAC.

   
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  Cam Long prepares for NBA draft

  Sports April 18, 2011 at 7:14 pm Comments are Disabled

  As we near the 2011 NBA draft, America’s focus is on premiere prospects. While Derrick Williams and Kyrie Irving are all over ESPN, lesser-known players are preparing to keep their professional basketball aspirations alive.

   
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  Senior longboarders open up about skating culture on campus

  Sports April 18, 2011 at 7:11 pm Comments are Disabled

  People have always been drawn to the thrills of speed. Whether it is zipping along the interstate in a new sports car or careening on a steel roller coaster, speed is king. The sport of longboarding provides those who crave this speed with a thrill like no other. George Mason University, like many college campuses, is a hot bed for longboarders. It gives students a way of transportation other than walking and biking. Aside from being a means of getting around campus, a couple longboarders take their craft a little more seriously than most. Seniors Kyle Lange and King Barua are those passionate skaters. Lange and Barua’s need for speed began in their freshman years as a means of transportation from class to class. But over time they have taken their hobby to new heights. “I started longboarding my freshman year as a way to get away from my roommate because he wasn’t fun to hang out with,” said Lange. “He was from the beach and had a skateboard, and he would let me use it. It was a great way for me to get away and it was really relaxing.” Barua, a self-proclaimed ambassador of longboarding, became interested in […]