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• America has grown so controlling that even what students eat has become regulated

  Editorials April 18, 2011 at 7:05 pm Comments are Disabled

  America used to be the land of the free. It said so in our national anthem.

   

• There are more important things to fight over than flags

  Editorials April 18, 2011 at 7:04 pm 3 comments

  College students never cease to amaze me. The causes they champion often are legitimate, but sometimes they back some real head-scratchers.

   
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  The war on drugs and you

  Editorials April 18, 2011 at 6:59 pm Comments are Disabled

  Drugs may be part of a wild night out for some high school and college students, but people’s lives, finances, families and careers are devastated every day by a half-witted war on drugs.

   
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  Cruelest show on earth returns

  Editorials April 18, 2011 at 6:55 pm Comments are Disabled

  According to PETA, Ringling teaches their animals to do tricks by beating them and putting them through abusive, torturous training.

   
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  University game room opens at new location, video gaming screens part of upgrade

  Lifestyle April 18, 2011 at 6:35 pm Comments are Disabled

  The Corner Pocket is back and better than ever. George Mason University’s game room is now in its new location in Student Union Building II.

   
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  Traveling salesman vends music and movies at North Plaza

  Lifestyle April 18, 2011 at 6:33 pm Comments are Disabled

  Do you want to own a Tower Records?

  “That’s the best line in ‘The Social Network,’” said Scot Pearlstein, a traveling vendor who spent part of International Week at George Mason University selling used CDs and DVDs

   
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  Weed Culture

  Lifestyle April 18, 2011 at 6:27 pm Comments are Disabled

  For pot smokers, Wednesday, April 20, more famously known as 4/20 or an international day to smoke pot, is one of the most anticipated days of the year. Hundreds of thousands of wacky tobacky enthusiasts will gather in San Francisco near the famed Haight-Ashbury District on “Hippie Hill,” head to Boulder, Colorado to indulge in weed smoking or just kick back for a pot-hazed celebration that transcends Christmas, Fourth of July and Halloween. For those who aren’t familiar with marijuana culture, this quick guide will give you a look into the fads, must-have items and stoners in popular culture that you need to familiarize yourself with in order to understand the ins and outs of the holiday and the subculture. You might be a pothead if… Terms like “dank,” “chill” or “far out” are part of your everyday vocabulary. We know you think it’s dope to talk like that when you’re smacked, and I’m sure that stash is fire, but “irregardless” will never become a real word. Sorry, midnight tokers. You own the “Planet Earth” box set. You frequently dream of someday settling down in Amsterdam, even though you’ve never been there. You can make a bong out of just about […]

   
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  Senior inspired by South Africa

  Lifestyle April 18, 2011 at 6:10 pm Comments are Disabled

  If you ask students where they have traveled recently, their responses will probably include home or the beach. If you ask senior Mary Raffael where she’s been recently, she’ll tell you she made an 8,000-mile voyage last summer to South Africa.

   
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  Facebook users wary in search for jobs

  Lifestyle April 18, 2011 at 6:06 pm Comments are Disabled

  Social media sites like Facebook are great for networking and keeping in touch with people everywhere. But when it comes to companies hiring and firing employees, Facebook has become the new background check.

   

• Daejayon Volunteer Association to host Earth Week Fashion Show

  News1 April 18, 2011 at 6:03 pm Comments are Disabled

  Daejayon, an international volunteer association for university students, will be hosting a fashion show on the Quad April 28 to support Earth Day. The fashion show, called “Daejayon goes GREEN on the runway,” will feature models wearing clothing made entirely of recyclables. There will also be speakers, a DJ and dancers. Admission to the event will be on a donation basis, which will go toward Daejayon’s charitable works. The President of the Mason Chapter of Daejayon, Christina Matthews encourages students to attend, saying, “I really encourage students to attend this event because they will have a better understanding of what is happening to our environment at this time, but also, they will be able to feel the love and comradery that Daejayon has to offer.” Daejayon is a worldwide organization that works with social welfare programs and governments to promote a healthy environment and social welfare. This is the first event Daejayon will host at a Virginia school. Their next goal is to continue to work with local non-profit organizations and plant over a million trees in Northern Virginia.