Monthly Archives: September 2014

Mason students participate in largest climate march in history

Several George Mason University students took part in the People’s Climate March, the largest climate change protest in history. Over 400,000 people gathered together in New York City  to incite significant action from world leaders attending a United Nations climate summit…

New cancer inclusive event educates students

Two cancer awareness and education events will combine to form a more cancer-inclusive event to promote health and prevention. Angela Johnson, the associate director and wellness coordinator of Wellness, Alcohol, Violence Education and Services, explains that the new event titled…

Native American students express frustration at Redskins name

Controversy surrounding the Redskins team name has sparked heated discussion on campus. In her visit to the Fall for the Book festival, Native American author and activist Dr. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz discussed the controversial Redskins name and mascot. According to Dunbar-Ortiz,…

Shades of Brown Open Mic Night

Open mic and poetry event highlighted student talent and engaged the audience in different cultural perspectives as a part of Hispanic Heritage Month. This annual event took place in the JC Bistro on September 25. It included poetry, spoken word,…

Drop in liquor and drug arrests, Univ. Police reports

Drug arrests and liquor law arrests decreased by almost 50% in 2013 from 2012, according to a new University Police report released today. The Annual Security/Annual Fire Safety Report 2014 reported that there were 74 drug-related arrests at the Fairfax campus in…

Backpack display raises awareness for widespread prevention

Hundreds of backpacks were scattered across North Plaza recently to reflect on growing suicide rates among college students. Mason’s Active Minds organization co-sponsored the Send Silence Packing event on Sept. 10, in which the backpacks represented the number of college…

Happy hearts walking around campus

The Mason community gathered to raise awareness of living a healthy lifestyle by participating in a walk around the university’s campus. The 6th annual Happy Heart Walk event was held simultaneously on the Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William campuses on…

Students change passwords due to systems instrusion

The IT department asked students to change their passwords earlier this month in response to a system intrusion. According to Marlyn Smith, vice president of Mason’s information technology unit, the intrusion compromised about 4,400 social security numbers. The intrusion affected mostly…

Men’s Soccer knocks off UMBC

George Mason University men’s soccer team defeated the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Retrievers by a score of 3-0 on Sept. 27 in front of their home crowd.  The Patriots and Retrievers went back and forth in the beginning of…

Pres. Cabrera: Alumni crucial to university success

Article by Christine Florence Phil Izzo of The Wall Street Journal released an article stating that the college class of 2014 is the most indebted class thus far. At this year’s State of the University event, President Cabrera reassured alumni…