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D.C. Area Universities Petition Metro for Student Rates
By Connect Mason Reporter Edwin Mora.
In an effort to reduce metro fares for college students, George Mason University’s student body president has joined forces with student leaders from 10 District of Columbia area universities.
Mason Student Reaches For Stars, Finds Galaxy
Article and Video by Connect Mason Reporter Edwin Mora. Images provided by Lisa Horne.
Junior Lisa Horne recently found her name placed in the astronomy history books when she discovered a new galaxy. Horne found the spiral galaxy, AGC 310842, on just her second day of work at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York this past summer, as part of an undergraduate apprenticeship program here at Mason.
Sex Workers’ Art Show Comes to Mason
By Connect Mason Reporter Rachael Dickson
Photo courtesy of SexWorkersArtShow.com
Despite funding cuts and controversy, The Feminist Ninjas will bring the Sex Workers’ Art Show to George Mason University’s Fairfax campus this Tuesday.
Soda Machines Now Take Credit
By Broadside Asst. News Editor Rebecca Fulton
Photo By Broadside Photography Editor Courtney Erland
Students, faculty and staff no longer need to carry around dollars and coins for soda, as machines now accept all major credit cards. These machines are not compatible with either freedom meal plans or Mason Money.
SJP Hosts Candlelight Vigil
By Broadside News Editor Asma Chaudhary
Students for Justice in Palestine held an “End the Siege on Gaza” candlelight vigil on Wednesday at the clock tower in the Johnson Center North Plaza. The event, which hoped to raise awareness to current everyday conditions of Palestinians, accumulated nearly 85 people in attendance.
Mason Celebrates Dr. King
By Broadside Contributor Bobby Dongu
Photo by Broadside Photographer Nahideh Navab
The George Mason University community reflected on the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 30 at a commemoration for the Nobel Peace Prize-winning civil rights leader.
Following a musical performance by the GMU Gospel Choir, Mason Provost Dr. Peter Stearns spoke to the Dewberry Hall audience, noting the importance of reflecting on the life of Dr. King.
Proposed Separate License Plates for DUI Drivers
By Connect Mason Reporter Rebecca Sizemore.
Virginia Delegate Lionel Spruill is proposing to put special license plates on the cars of drivers with three or more DUI convictions.
Prompted by a drunk driving accident resulting in a death in Chesapeake, VA, Spruill introduced the bill last year as well, but it was rejected by the committee. Spruill is reintroducing it with only minor changes. According to Spruill, a license suspension isn't enough.
"So what?" Spruill said. "They're still driving."
Mason Scientists Revolutionize Cancer Identification
Article, photos, video by Connect Mason Reporter Zahira Khan
A groundbreaking innovative nanotechnology designed by scientists at George Mason University’s Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine could revolutionize the way cancer and other diseases are identified and treated.
Arnold Endorses McCain, Romney to Attend Funeral
By Connect Mason Convergence Director Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Notes from the Political Frontline
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has officially announced his endorsement of Republican hopeful John McCain.
“He’s a great American hero and an extraordinary leader,” the actor-turned-politician said as the pair visited a solar energy and technologies firm in Los Angeles.
Focus the Nation Tackles the Green Unknown
By Connect Mason Reporter Zahira Khan
George Mason University joined over a thousand colleges and universities, in a nationwide effort, to hold a teach-in on the issue of climate change and energy conservation yesterday.