Why College Is So Weird
BY DOMINIC PINO, STAFF WRITER Ever wonder why college is so weird? It’s not like work and it’s not like home. It’s a weird, four(ish)-year span of our lives when we complain about other people making our food for us,…
Author Archives: Dominic Pino
Darlington, Baby! The Southern 500
BY DOMINIC PINO, STAFF WRITER The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is not what it used to be. NASCAR (see what they did there?) used to be a sport for Southerners, by Southerners. In 1965 when Tom Wolfe…
On False Alarms and Rhetoric
BY DOMINIC PINO, STAFF WRITER The false alarm for an active shooter at Mason on Aug. 20 was a horrible mistake that rightfully scared students who were on campus at the time. As a student myself, I call on the university to…
Disconnect Between Professors and Students on Course Evaluations
BY DOMINIC PINO, STAFF WRITER There is a clear disconnect between students and faculty on course evaluations. On Wednesday, April 24, the Faculty Senate (see if you can follow this) passed a motion to recommend advancing a proposal of the revised…
Course Evaluation Changes Leave Students Wanting More
BY DOMINIC PINO, STAFF WRITER On April 3, the Faculty Senate endorsed the 14 recommendations of the Effective Teaching Committee to change the course evaluation process. Two of the three motions passed unanimously, and one had one dissenting vote. As…
Course Evaluation Power Grab
BY DOMINIC PINO, STAFF WRITER At the end of the semester, professors give students final course grades, and students give professors final course evaluations. Some professors want to change that. On Wednesday, April 3, the George Mason University Faculty Senate…
John Delaney for President
BY DOMINIC PINO, BROOMSQUIRE I’m just going to say what everyone is already thinking: this country needs John Delaney to be president of the United States. If you haven’t heard anyone say that, I would ask if you’ve heard of the…
Are We There Yet?
BY DOMINIC PINO, STAFF WRITER George Mason is one of America’s most diverse universities, as anyone with eyes can see, but the quest for diversity never seems to end. I have not heard anyone say, “We’re leading the way, that’s…
The Justin Fairfax Five-Step Guide to Ruining Reputations
BY DOMINIC PINO, STAFF WRITER If you listen to what he says, Lt. Gov. Fairfax is hell-bent on proving he didn’t sexually assault two women. If you look at what he has done, Lt. Gov. Fairfax is hell-bent on permanently…
Don’t Get Fooled Again
BY DOMINIC PINO, STAFF WRITER We’ll be fighting in the streets With our children at our feet And the morals that they worship will be gone And the men who spurred us on Sit in judgment of all wrong They decide…