20th August 2012 | 0 Comments
This time of year was usually my favorite growing up. The weather is starting to shift from humid heat to the cripness fresh air of Autumn; children are saying good-bye to the glorious days of endless playtime with friends; new backpacks and pencils are being purchased around the country.
Last year, even though I had graduated [...]
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29th April 2010 | 0 Comments
Confession: I have no life plan. I’m a college junior (soon to be senior) and I still do not know what I want to pursue after I walk across the stage at graduation.
Maybe someday I’ll stumble upon some ancient civilization that I find mesmerizing, or a scientific theory that I can really buy into. Until [...]
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30th March 2010 | 0 Comments
There are few people in the media that can express the changes the internet and new media have had on the industry. Bob Schieffer is one of them.
On February 25, Bob Schieffer, moderator of the CBS Sunday morning show, “Face the Nation,” spent his 73rd birthday with students from George Mason University, the University of [...]
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18th November 2009 | 0 Comments
By Brenda Shepard, Staff Writer
Imagine sleeping on cement. Now think about being hungry, alone and numb from the cold. This is how many people across the United States spend each day and night. While students on campuses across the country lie in their warm dorm rooms watching the latest reality show, these homeless men, women [...]
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8th November 2009 | 0 Comments
By Brenda Shepard, Staff Writer
Last summer, George Mason University graduate student Eve Montavon had the opportunity to travel to Mexico to attend language school and live with a Spanish speaking family. She has been able to take her experiences abroad and use them in her everyday life and work here in America. This new cultural [...]
Tags: GMU, Mexico, news, study abroad, writer
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29th October 2009 | 0 Comments
By Brenda Shepard, Staff Writer
As Domestic Violence Month draws to a close, the George Mason University community reflects on people in their own lives who have been affected by this sad reality.
Whether it’s a friend, neighbor, roommate or family member, there are no specific boundaries to this issue.
However, there are ways to promote change in [...]
Tags: community, Domestic Violence, GMU, Sexual Assault, students
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29th October 2009 | 0 Comments
By Brenda Shepard, Staff Writer
If you are ever walking around Thompson Hall, you may see students pacing and talking to themselves. No, these students are not confused – they are practicing.
These students are members of the George Mason University’s Forensics Team, one of the most successful and long standing groups on campus.
For almost 40 years, [...]
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25th October 2009 | 0 Comments
By Brenda Shepard, Staff Writer
Lives changed on Nov. 9, 1989 when people from East and West Berlin were allowed to meet freely once again. The Berlin Wall was not just concrete and wire, but a representation of constraint—Cold War hatred and inequality. Twenty years later, many still remember images of people tearing apart the concrete [...]
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25th October 2009 | 0 Comments
By Brenda Shepard, Broadside Correspondent
The Animal Rights Collective organization will be holding Animal Liberation Week, today through Thursday, Oct. 8. Students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to engage in conversation and educate themselves about animal rights, animal abuse and the choice to live a vegan lifestyle.
ARC, in conjunction with People for the Ethical [...]
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29th September 2009 | 0 Comments
Salon Bleu will be holding the “Cuts for the Cure” fundraiser on Sunday, October 4 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.. The entire day will be spent doing haircuts and blow-drys and 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Located in Tysons Galleria [...]
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