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Mason community shares March of Dimes experiences

Kesley Davidson, staff writer The Banquet for Babies was held last week to raise awareness and to fund the organization, March of Dimes. According to their website, the March of Dimes works to “help moms have full-term pregnancies and research…

Project Nur: Shining a New Light

Kelsey Davidson, staff writer As sophomore and Community Health major Asra Ahmad of Project Nur puts it, “The goal of Project Nur is to engage students through civic engagement and civic advocacy, grass-roots campaigning.” Currently up and active at the…

Spring into a box of tissues

Kelsey Davidson, Staff Writer As spring slowly arrives, moods improve alongside the weather. But for some, the warmer weather brings something a little less cheerful: spring allergies. The stuffy nose (or runny), watery and itchy eyes, headaches and the constant sneezing…

Winter Dorm Room Fitness

Kelsey Davidson, staff writer The winter chill keeps some from going outdoors and from going to the gym. “When it’s raining sometimes I don’t want to [go outside]”, said Candace Nelson, community health major. But that does not mean that students should have…

Unseen App combines Yik Yak and Snap Chat

  Kelsey Davidson, staff writer Unseen lives up to its name. It is a totally anonymous app that allows the user to post, comment, and like pictures. “Unseen encrypts all information coming from users’ devices so that nothing posted to…

How Mason students use RateMyProfessors.com

  Kelsey Davidson, staff writer As the spring semester creeps closer, George Mason University students are registering for classes and researching what professors are best. Rate My Professors is a website that allows students to rate professors all over America,…

Yik Yak: taking over schools one yak at a time

Written by Kelsey Davidson   Mason students are using a new app sweeping across college campuses for jokes, comments and advice throughout the day. Yik Yak is an app that allows one to post an anonymous 200 character message and…