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  • Mason gun ban here to stay

    Mason gun ban here to stay

    News1 January 31, 2011 at 6:45 pm Comments are Disabled

    The Virginia Supreme Court upheld the George Mason University weapon’s policy banning guns inside Mason facilities and at university events on Jan. 13. The decison was reached after the ban was challenged in court by a visitor to the university.

     
  • Five days instead of three?

    News1 December 6, 2010 at 5:35 pm Comments are Disabled

    Whether he just couldn’t pull out in time, the condom broke or you somehow forgot to use contraception, there is a new pill on sale that will help prevent an unwanted pregnancy up to five days after the unprotected deed, but it won’t prevent STDs, according to a press release Wednesday by Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     
  • News Briefs

    News1 December 6, 2010 at 5:33 pm Comments are Disabled

    Lonely Souls: some students to stay on campus over break Many will go home, some will study abroad, and then some will choose to stay behind and endure the winter ghost town. When classes end and the residences shut down on Dec. 22 George Mason University will go into hibernation mode for winter break. “The RAs will still make their rounds, and some restaurants in the Johnson Center will still be open,” said Resident Adivsor Michelle Garafalo a sophomore majoring in government and international politics. Even though the residences will be closed, students will still be able to stay behind, Garafalo said. Some of those staying behind are athletes, international students, and those who are working internships in the area. Not just anyone can stay behind over winter break. Special access must be requested on the select housing.gmu.edu webpage, Garafalo said. Skyline, Southside, Pilot House and other facilities will either follow a limited schedule or go into repose. The university will spring back to life Jan. 21, when residences re-open, and students return for the spring semester. -Mohammad Chowhan, Broadside Washington Post columnist to join Mason faculty Washington Post columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Pearlstein is joining the Mason faculty. Beginning […]

     
  • Experts discuss safe, effective methods to prepare for finals

    News1 December 6, 2010 at 5:32 pm Comments are Disabled

    As finals week approaches students might start turning to Adderall-assisted cramming and energy-drink-fueled all nighters, but study experts have other suggestions for acing finals that do not involve legal problems or crash and burn side effects.

     
  • Patriots give Star Spangled performance

    Sports December 6, 2010 at 5:25 pm Comments are Disabled

    As a prelude to the Washington Wizards’ 109-point rout of the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 16, George Mason University’s Trumpet Ensemble played the nation’s anthem.

     
  • Patriots’ coach earns Hall of Fame bid at former school

    Sports December 6, 2010 at 5:24 pm Comments are Disabled

    On Saturday evening, Dottie Porch, assistant coach for the Mason women’s volleyball team, was recognized by her former college and was inducted into the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Hall of Fame.

     
  • Patriots clip ‘Hawks as Long draws nearer to century mark

    Patriots clip ‘Hawks as Long draws nearer to century mark

    Sports December 6, 2010 at 5:23 pm Comments are Disabled

    As Saturday night’s conference opening match-up with the UNCW Seahawks came to a close, senior guard Cam Long found himself at the end of the bench.

     
  • Students pop pills to keep grades afloat

    Students pop pills to keep grades afloat

    Editorials December 6, 2010 at 5:20 pm Comments are Disabled

    Several years ago, a group of students at Wesleyan University in a town called Middletown, Conn. admitted to using prescription study aids to help them complete their take-home exam, leading senior Bradley Spahn, a non-study aid user, to bring his classmates’ confessions to the attention of the university’s honor code review committee.

     
  • The Christmas cover-up

    The Christmas cover-up

    Editorials December 6, 2010 at 5:17 pm 1 comment

    Christmas is around the corner, but you’ll never hear a public school utter the words “Christmas break.”

     
  • Class project collects $1,300 for cancer research

    Class project collects $1,300 for cancer research

    Lifestyle December 6, 2010 at 5:13 pm Comments are Disabled

    When Ben Welicka, a senior management major, set out to complete a final project for Management 463, he never expected getting student organizations to donate to charity would be so simple. But what he and his fellow group members Sammy Kassim and Maryann Shih — both senior management majors — found was that their fellow George Mason University students were just as interested as they were in collecting money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. For their class, “Negotiations in Organizations,” taught by Matthew Cronin, the group was told to enter a negotiation with an organization and have them donate to a charity or cause. In exchange, they would have to help the organization fulfill one of their goals. “I was really surprised at how generous people were,” said Welicka, whose group was able to collect $1,300 from three student organizations to donate to St. Jude. Students against Leukemia and Lymphoma has already donated $300 to the hospital, while the Arab Student Association and Saudi Student Association have each committed to donating $500. “It’s pretty amazing,” said Welicka. “I didn’t expect anything to turn out this well at all and to have it go to something like [St. Jude], it […]