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Campus News in Brief
Living Learning Community
If you’re interested in establishing a Living Learning Community with your own interests and needs in mind, join people like yourself in Research 1, room 162 on Oct. 27 from 3 to 5 p.m. The meeting, titled Building Z: The Future of Living Learning Communities will address various issues of Living Learning Communities. Your suggestions and opinions are welcomed.
Easing the Veterans' Transition to Higher Education
By Broadside Staff Writer Adam Silvain
Mason Military Outreach, in conjunction with the Office of Disability Services and George Mason Human Resources, hosted a web-based seminar entitled: Returning Veterans: Implications for Higher Education. The 90-minute seminar was part of an ongoing effort by the university to reach out to returning veterans with resources and services available to help them succeed as they return to the classroom.
Corcoran Gallery Displays Political Art in DC
By Broadside Staff Writer Jared Trice
The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. hosted Shepard Fairey, an internationally celebrated contemporary artists and graphic designer, for a dialogue discussion on the artist’s politically-charged work on Friday, Oct. 17.
Fairey, whose portrait of Senator Barack Obama, D-Il, became one of the most iconic images of the 2008 presidential campaign, did not begin his career as a political activist. Entering the art world as a street artist, Fairey initially created a sticker, which would later become one of his most recognizable signatures, embedded with the now deceased wrestling champion, Andre the Giant.
This Week in Finance: October 20-26
By Broadside News Editor Noah Martin
College Cuts
Institutions of higher education will be cutting their budgets in response to Gov. Kaine’s $2.5 billion slash in the state budget. Old Dominion University, Norfolk State and Tidewater Community college are all shutting down facilities, laying off employees and forming auditing committees to cut more than $10.1 million from their budgets. The Governor’s plan calls for a five to seven percent reduction in funding for public institutions of higher learning.
Afraid of the Dark: Sexual Assault on Campus
By Broadside Staff Writer David Pierce
UPDATED AT 7:43 p.m. Oct. 29: Assistant Chief of Police Major Ginovsky has stated that the assault claims were unfounded and falsified, and that no part of it was true. In an interview on the afternoon of Sunday, October 26, the woman told police that she had lied.
Givnosky advises students not to falsify police reports. There is no decision on a criminal charge yet, but the woman is being referred to the Dean of Students.
Student Senate: Bike Trips and The Environment
By Broadside Staff Writer Rachel Palting
The 29th Student Senate, in the recent weekly meeting, heard two campus organizations propose their ideas and passed a resolution in support of Witch Watch and Haunted Happenings.
FACES Cosmetics Seeks Model
FACES Cosmetics store at Fair Oaks Mall, a global beauty and cosmetic company, is looking for the “face that you want the world to see” in their new makeover campaign, which hopes to find the new face for FACES Cosmetics. The contest offers all applicants the chance to compete to win the modeling spot and only asks that participants be beautiful not just on the outside, but in the inside as well.
On- and Off-Campus Events Offer Halloween Fun
Story by Broadside Correspondent Monika Joshi. Photo by Student Media Photo Manager Courtney Erland.
Even though we all love free candy, most college students would rather go out with friends than go trick-or-treating nowadays and for those living on-campus, spending the evening giving out Halloween candy to cute children isn’t an option, either.
So if you are looking for a way to take advantage of the fact that Halloween is on a Friday this year, there’s a lot out there for you to do on- and off-campus.
Speaker Bill Howell Addresses State Budget Cuts
By Broadside Staff Writer Rachel Palting
Bill Howell, the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, spoke about the state budget crisis and its effects on the state, the university and college students. The lecture began with a brief explanation of the bi-annual budget passed last spring and put into effect last summer until 2010.
Students Voice Opinions About Campus Police
By Broadside Staff Writer David Pierce
The University Police Department and George Mason University students on the Fairfax campus were given a chance on Monday, Oct. 20, to express their opinions on the success or failure of each others’ roles in the Mason community.
The University Police were asked if they felt like babysitters to Mason students in regard to supervising, or if they felt like they were doing their job. Major George Ginovsky of the police department made it clear that the department was not acting as babysitters.