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Where Were You: 9/11 Memories, Part 1
Students and staff at Mason talk about their memories of 9/11.
Connect2Mason Remembers
AP Article Reveals: Who is Brother Micah?
An Associated Press article on "Brother Micah" Armstrong explores deeper into the facts behind the fire-and-brimstone preacher who appears at George Mason University every year.
According to the article, Armstrong visits a circuit of 28 schools across the United States, from Alabama and Florida to Virginia and Ohio. Armstrong and his wife, Elizabeth, are based out of a church near Tampa, Florida, but spend most of the year traveling in a camper to various schools. He is originally from Louisville, Kentucky.
In an interview with AP writer Jay Reeves, Armstrong said that he acts purposely outrageous to draw a crowd.
In a video from Laura Proudfoot, a student angrily confronts Armstrong.
Tuition Rates Rise in Virginia
Students Start Innovative Penny Pinching
By Broadside Correspondent Brenda Shepard
Universities across the country have felt the blow of the recent economic crisis, and George Mason University is not exempt from these hard times. From 2005 to 2009, Mason has increased its in-state tuition 37.9 percent. This year alone, Mason has increased tuition for in-state students by 6.8 percent from $7,512 to $8,024 including fees.
Mason Students Get Hands Dirty in Campus Garden
By Broadside Correspondent Katie Miller
A group of students, faculty and staff mobilized to start an organic vegetable garden on campus at the Sustainable Food Summit hosted by the Office of Sustainability in the fall of 2008. This past summer, the vision became a reality.
Student Government Members Sworn Into Office
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All Photos by Student Media Photo Manager Peter Flint
Student Government President Devraj Dasgupta and Vice President Tyler King took the oath of office today on the North Plaza.
Student Senate Speaker Mhehvish Khan, Outreach and External Relations Committee Dominic Pody and Senator Terence Polonge take the oath of office.
Be sure to click Read More! to check out other pictures from the event.
Recreation and Athletic Complex Grand Opening
The Recreation and Athletic Complex opened today on the Fairfax campus.
RAC features a two-story fitness area, racquetball and squash courts, a gymnasium, and more than 100 cardio machines and 50 weight lifting machines.
The RAC will be free to anyone with a Mason ID during the month of September. After, staff and faculty will have to apply for gym memberships to go to all campus facilities.
Photos by C2M Director of Written Content Kevin Loker
Farmer's Market Comes to Mason
Smart Markets at Mason, a sustainable producer-only farmer's market, will be on campus every Wednesday until October.
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Photo by C2M Director of Written Content Kevin Loker