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Shots Fired at NOVA's Woodbridge Campus Say Multiple Sources

A student at the Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College entered a classroom Tuesday with a high-powered rifle and fired two shots at a teacher, according to NBC4.  No one was injured in the shooting. 

Prince William County Police responded to an active shooter situation around 2:40 PM after being informed of the incident.

New Data Center to Open in Spring

George Mason University’s Data Center will move from Thompson Hall to the newly-completed Aquia Building at the start of the spring semester, Facilities Management said.

“Substantial completion will be done by Jan. 28, which means that the electric, mechanical, and building and building systems will be complete,” said Mike Herman, a capital outlay engineer and project manager. “Then there will be inspection, and occupancy permits, and then we move the furniture in. We hope to have a certificate of occupancy by March 1.”

New Data Center to Open in Spring

George Mason University’s Data Center will move from Thompson Hall to the newly-completed Aquia Building at the start of the spring semester, Facilities Management said.

“Substantial completion will be done by Jan. 28, which means that the electric, mechanical, and building and building systems will be complete,” said Mike Herman, a capital outlay engineer and project manager. “Then there will be inspection, and occupancy permits, and then we move the furniture in. We hope to have a certificate of occupancy by March 1.”

German Ambassador Speaks to Mason Klaus Scharioth Recounts His Memory of the Berlin Wall’s Fall and its Effect

By Reuben Jones, Broadside Correspondant

Twenty years ago, the people of Germany celebrated a moment in their history that not only provided happiness to its citizens, but broke down a physical and mental barrier that divided all of Europe. It was an event that the German ambassador to the United States, Klaus Scharioth, described as one of the “most positive things that has happened in the past century.”

Funding for Facilities Cost Break Down of Construction on Campus

By Amanda Cheek, News Editor

With some students attending George Mason University who have never seen the campus without construction, building projects have been causing quite a ruckus on campus the past few semesters.

From traffic jams to waking students before their alarm clocks in the morning or simply blocking normal paths students take to class, construction seems to be changing campus significantly. Danica Wysocki, freshman marketing major, was not exactly sure how to respond when asked where she thought the funding for all the building on campus comes from.

Students Sleep Outside to Raise Homelessness Awareness

By Hillary Huber, Staff Writer

With cardboard boxes, a deck of cards and a bag of popcorn, students headed for the North Plaza for what would be a night’s worth of a glimpse of homelessness.
In recognition of Hunger and Homelessness Action Week, students participated in a sleep-out to see the homeless experience on a nightly basis.

Despite the rain, students slept outside on Thursday night from 10 p.m. until 7 a.m.