News
Mason Sees New Names
By Broadside Correspondent Yasmin Tadjdeh
Several school buildings on the Fairfax and Arlington campuses are getting evamped with brand new names.
George Mason University’s Naming Committee has begun the process of naming buildings currently under construction, including Parking Deck III, which will now be called Rappahannock River Parking Deck and Academic VI/Research II Building, which will be known as the Engineering Building.
Some existing buildings will also undergo a name change, as with the Physical
Mass 'StopIt' E-mails Sent
Copyright Resources Responds to 1300 Notifications
By Broadside Correspondent Laurel Ferretti
Many George Mason University students are discovering the consequences of illegal peer-to-peer file sharing as Copyright Resources has distributed warnings against such abuse via e-mail. The first, entitled “StopIt Notice #1,” begins by stating, “Someone using a login registered to you is apparently sharing downloaded copyrighted music files.”
‘Assassins’ Seize Campus
By Connect2Mason Director Grace Kendall
Students move stealthily through the residence halls of Presidents Park, stalking their targets. Armed with only a name, photograph and their weapon of choice, they are fighting to be the sole survivor of Mason Assassin.
They aim to kill.
Assassin is a live-action roleplaying game where students work to "murder" targets as quickly as possible using fake weapons like spoons and silly string.
Police Headquarters Fire Monitoring System Down
By Connect2Mason Breaking News Director Matt Todd
Mason Alerts has issued an Information Advisory e-mail letting students, faculty, and staff know that the fire monitoring system at the University Police headquarters at Mason is currently down.
Site Wins Competition
By Broadside Asst. Style Editor Pearson Jones
- Last Tuesday, George Mason University Professor Dr. Harold Geller and freshman Chris Matthews were announced among the receivers of two Telly Awards given to Astrocast.TV, a Web-based video news program covering astronomy and space events. Geller is the science advisor and editor for the site’s vodcast, where he also provides his expertise on science, space organizations and academia.
Housing Prices Climb
- 2009-2010 Rates See Increase, Reorganization
By Broadside Correspondent Brittany Rouse
As Mason begins the Room Assignment Process for the next academic year, students may find a few surprises when they see the increased price of on campus
housing.
Mason Opens at 12:30pm Today
By Connect2Mason Breaking News Director Matt Todd
Due to inclement weather, the Mason campus will be opening at 12:30 p.m. today. The School of Law will be opening at 12 p.m.. Heavy snow, sleet, and ice moved through the Washington Metropolitan Area around 6 p.m. yesterday and dumped 1 to 3 inches of snow in the Fairfax area before tapering off near midnight.
Then early this morning, a second system developed along the Carolinas and made its way north while dumping another round of snow.
Domestic Violence Cell Phone Drive
By Connect2Mason Content Director Amanda Svec
This week, the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCCADV) wants everyone to donate cell phones (with or without chargers) to be given to those in need.
Kiosks will be set up in the George Mason University's Johnson Center on the following days for you to drop off your cell phone:
Monday, March 2 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3 from 8 to 10 a.m.
Wednesday, March 4 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Thursday, March 5 from 3 to 4 p.m.
Friday, March 6, 2009 from 4 to 6 p.m. (Outdoor Plaza, between JC and Robinson A) Don't miss a performance by CARBON COPY, a brilliant band with incredible talent! Will be canceled for bad weather.
Check out http://www.dccadv.org/celldrive.html or the DCCADV Facebook Event for more information.
This week, the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCCADV) wants everyone to donate cell phones (with or without chargers) to be given to those in need.
Kiosks will be set up in the George Mason University's Johnson Center on the following days for you to drop off your cell phone:
Check out http://www.dccadv.org/celldrive.html or the DCCADV Facebook Event for more information.
Provost Gives RAK Closure Forum
By Connect2Mason Breaking News Director Matt Todd and
Student Media Copy Editor Jacqueline Schafer
Today, Provost Peter N. Stearns held a forum discussing the closure of Mason’s Ras Al Khaimah branch in the United Arab Emirates. The campus will close at the conclusion of this semester on May 25 without a single graduate.
The school has only operated since 2005. It will close permanently due to reduction in funding from a private investor group and the fact that the dean would be required to report to the RAK Education Company (Edrak) rather than Mason-USA directly, which Mason and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) did not approve of.
Ras-Al-Khaimah Campus to Close at End of Semester
By Connect2Mason Content Director Amanda Svec
"Yesterday the Board of Visitors' executive council approved a proposal to cease operation of the Ras-Al-Khaimah campus on or after May 25, 2009", said University Press Secretary Dan Walsch in an e-mail on Friday morning.
Mason Provost Peter Stearns is holding a forum regarding the situation today, Feb. 27 at noon in the Edwin Meese III Conference Room in Mason Hall on the Fairfax Campus. Two-way audio feeds will be available at the Arlington Campus in Hazel Hall, Room 215 and the Prince William Campus in Occoquan Building, Room 221.