News
Mason Comes Out On Top
By Broadside Interim News Editor Noah Martin
In the most recent issue of U.S. News and World Report (August 22, 2008) George Mason University was named the number one up-and-coming college amongst national universities.
“For prospective applicants, we believe the schools on this list offer the reassurance that whatever their historical reputation (or lack of it), they're firmly focused on improving the job they're doing today—at least in the judgment of their peers,” posted U.S. News and World Report.
Mason Votes Promotes 2008 Election Involvement
By Broadside Editor-in-Chief Nicole Ocran
Today, the Mason Votes campaign will be launching its website, providing a one-stop shop for election news and political information for the Mason community.
The website can be found at masonvotes.gmu.edu, and provides voting information and a list of places where you can register to vote on campus.
Dems Get Down in Denver
By Broadside Interim Style Editor Emily Sharrer
Today through Thursday, members of the Democratic Party will gather to rally behind the Democratic Party as it introduces the candidates for president and vice president at the 45th Democratic National Convention in Denver. According to the camp’s website, the party has been planning for over two years to create a nominating process and Convention that display the party’s three main principles of openness, fairness and diversity.
Mason's Masonry: University Expands with Population
By Broadside Interim News Editor Noah Martin
Major construction projects are currently in process on all George Mason campuses to compensate for the University’s staggering growth over the past three decades: the Fairfax campus is adding multiple new buildings and undertaking multiple renovation projects; the Arlington campus is adding a new facility; and the Prince William campus is adding a new performing arts center and biomedical research lab.
The Patriot Express
By Broadside Editor-In-Chief Nicole Ocran
George Mason University is co-sponsoring the Patriot Express — a five-day, cross-country roadtrip across the Mid-west—following Robert Raffety, adjunct professor of law and public policy, as he covers the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, Minn.
Along the way, Raffety will stop at several college campuses in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin to interview faculty and students interested in the upcoming election.
Is The Democratic Contest Over?
By Connect2Mason Columnist Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
I was going to do a lengthy analysis, obviously one-sided as I've made my feelings about Clinton more than well known, but then I stumbled upon Dana Milbank's most recent Rough Sketch column... and, well, there wasn't much else that I could say, and no chance that I could say it better.
Letters in Response to the Gryboski Article
Many individuals sent in letters either to Connect Mason or to Broadside about the controversial Gryboski article.
- Will the Real Gryboski, Please Shut Up? by Michael Wallace
- Response to "Homosexuality Is a Mental Disorder"
- Homophobia is a Social Illness: Odom Corrects Gryboski’s “Reason” by Daniel Odom
- Okay, Let's Be Reasonable by Daniel Lawson
- Pride Alliance Co-Chairs Share Thoughts on Article by Ben Masters and Shizrae Mallick
- Articles Creating Divisiveness On Campus by E. Teejay Brown
- A Letter to Gryboski by Rebecca Walters
- On Broadside and Gryboski by Aman Agah
If you have a response you would like to have added to this list, e-mail it to cmasonmedia@gmail.com.
Fairfax County Most Dangerous for Pedestrians
By Connect Mason Asst. News Director Rashad Mulla
Fairfax County is the most dangerous county in the DC area, according to the DC-based Coalition for Smarter Growth.
According to their April study, “Washington Area’s Mean Streets,” Fairfax County averaged 15 pedestrian deaths a year between 2004 and 2006, up from an average of 12 per year between 2003 and 2005.