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District Students to be Paid on Commission
By Broadside Correspondent Jared Trice
For decades, the Washington, D.C. public school system has resisted change. Any efforts to reform the school system were done so in a bureaucratic fashion, funneling money into programs and initiatives only to reap disappointing results.
Things Fall Apart and the Debate on Colonialism
By Broadside Opinion Columnist Michael Gryboski
This week is Fall for the Book at George Mason University. Writers visit our campus to receive honors, talk of their knowledge and, of course, sign books. For Monday, the visiting writer will be Chinua Achebe, author of the tragedy "Things Fall Apart." The book is famous in our circles, as just about every student at Mason who was educated in the U.S. since high school has had it assigned to them. In addition to being good literature, "Things Fall Apart" delivers an interesting perspective on colonialism.
'Bienvenida Latina' Kicks Off Hispanic Heritage Month
Story by Broadside Correspondent Miguel Perez. Photo by Brittany Rouse.
Hispanic student groups came together on the quad by Student Union Building I on Sept. 15 to kickoff their celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in Bienvenida Latina (Latin Welcome).
"Saint Ross" Returns To Campus With Singing Friend
Videos by Mason student Ahna Semenov
"Saint Ross" returned to campus on Thursday along with a friend. Students stood around between classes and encouraged the Christian speakers by shouting responses and starting debates. Like on Wednesday, the situation grew quickly from a small gathering to a ridiculous spectacle. Ahna Semenov caught some of this on video.
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Google Chrome Zips Through the Tubes
By Mason Tech Blogger Jimmy Rogers
Everyone is clamoring about Google Chrome, so I figure I should throw in my two cents as well. If you haven't heard, Google just dropped a big old stone in the internet and they're watching to see how big the ripples get. With effectively no warning (they announced it one day and released it the next), the search engine giant has created a web browser that is fairly polished and ready to take on some of the biggest contenders out there.
Change We Can’t Believe In
By Broadside Opinion Editor Arthur Gailes
Senator McCain will not bring change to Washington. He’s not a maverick. He’s not an innovator. He’s not even a particularly good politician. What McCain is, and has always been, is mediocre. He’s a Republican without the political spine to back up his core positions. He’s a veteran brave enough to face enemy fire, but a senator who uses that experience as a shield whenever he’s attacked with words.
Gender Does Not Make Up For Palin’s Résumé
By Broadside Opinion Writer John Koblan
An estimated 23,000 people descended to see John McCain and Sarah Palin on Wednesday, Sept. 10, according to the official Fairfax City Police Estimate. Former Hillary Clinton supporters spoke up on the stage after being introduced by Congressman and George Mason University Professor Tom Davis. They talked about how the Democrats missed their chance to make history. They talked about her 18 million votes and how Palin will crack that glass ceiling.
The Rock Stars of Writing Are Coming to Mason
By Multimedia Director Natalia Kossobokova and Broadside Editor-In-Chief Nicole Ocran
Take a look at what's in store for The Fall For the Book Festival.
Saint Ross Condemns Sorority Hussies, Others
Package compiled by Connect2Mason Director Grace Kendall & Broadside Editor-in-Chief Nicole Ocran. Photos by Broadside Photography Editor Courtney Erland.
While preachers at the Free Speech Zone are not uncommon at George Mason University, the first of this semester evoked a strong student reaction.
A tall black man wearing suspenders and carrying a Bible and a large jug of water identifying himself only as “Saint Ross” was using the Free Speech Zone today to preach his Christian ideals to the masses of George Mason.
Bob Barr on Changing The Status Quo
Story by Broadside Interim Assistant News Editor Sonya Hudson. Photo by Elizabeth Biondi.
Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party presidential candidate for 2008, spoke to an intimate group of about 40 Mason students in Patriot’s Lounge in Student Union Building I in the early, rainy evening of Friday, Sept. 12.
Barr discussed his grievances with the two-party system in America, in which the Democrat and Republican Parties dominate every election. Third parties are not usually highly regarded and do not have the luxury of automatic ballot access.