http://news.broadsideonline.com Just another On Mason Blogs weblog Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:50:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en New student group to Merten: Fire Sodexo By Matt Snyder A new student group who says they back the campus dining services workers employed by dining contractor Sodexo hand-delivered a message Thursday to university Pres. Alan Merten asking for the administration to fire Sodexo. They call on Merten to hire a new company ... http://news.broadsideonline.com/2010/09/03/sodexo-story/ By Sean Joyce, The Stylus Correspondent A giant, shiny building has appeared in the middle of George Mason’s Arlington campus. And you may be wondering, will you ever actually step foot in this state-of-the-art facility? If you are taking classes in the spring of 2011 or after, the answer is yes. ... http://news.broadsideonline.com/2010/05/03/founders-hall-coming-soon-new-building-on-arlington-campus-to-open-in-january/ By Shafi Khan, Broadside Correspondent The Muslimat Al-Nisaa, a shelter for abused and battered Muslim women is currently located in Baltimore, Md. The shelter for safety reasons does not give out its address, vetted guests are asked to meet at an address a few blocks away and then follow a car ... http://news.broadsideonline.com/2010/05/03/muslimat-al-nissa-msa-collects-supplies-for-muslim-women%e2%80%99s-shelter/ By Pras Gustanto, Staff Writer Goats have been given negative associations in most of Western culture. The Greeks envisioned their half-man half-goat nature god Pan as a lecherous deity. Christianity also considered goats to be a symbol of evil, with people in the Middle Ages believing that goats whispered dirty sentiments ... http://news.broadsideonline.com/2010/05/03/goats/ By Beverly Scholnick, Broadside Correspondent The Students Against Leukemia and Lymphoma (SALL) organization will host its annual golf tournament at Fairfax National Golf Club in Centreville on Monday, May 17, beginning at 7 a.m. Over 70 people are expected to attend. SALL is a nonstock corporation founded by George Mason University foreign ... http://news.broadsideonline.com/2010/05/03/golfers-fight-against-cancer-tournament-raises-funds-for-leukemia-and-lymphoma-research/ By Jason Hasnat, Broadside Correspondent In the midst of final presentations and exams, George Mason University will be holding its Spring Finals Madness event from 10 p.m. to midnight on Tuesday in Dewberry Hall. There will be plenty of free food, games, giveaways and live performances for students to enjoy before ... http://news.broadsideonline.com/2010/05/03/take-the-stress-off-exams-spring-finals-madness-helps-students-relax/ By Jason Von Kundra, EAG Co-Chair On Saturday morning, April 15, members of the Environmental Action Group participated in the inaugural Mason Beautification Day. According to Environmental Action Group member and history major Anthony Murray, “Cleaning our campus is an important thing do; the trash that we collected would otherwise likely ... http://news.broadsideonline.com/2010/05/03/mason-ecosphere-environmental-action-group-collects-over-100-pounds-of-trash/ By Emily Sharrer, Editor-in-Chief For most 14-year-old girls, finishing the eighth grade and finding a boyfriend are top priorities. Even notions of a high school prom and getting into college are still distant dreams. But George Mason University freshman Paige Epler, the youngest high school graduate in the nation, is not ... http://news.broadsideonline.com/2010/05/03/mason%e2%80%99s-14-year-old-youngest-high-school-grad-in-the-nation-successfully-juggles-class-and-extracurriculars/ By Ethan Vaughan, Asst. News Editor George Mason University spent $240 million on construction projects during the 2009-2010 school year, and it will continue to build into the foreseeable future, with a score of ongoing efforts reaching completion this summer. Of the 22 items currently underway, 12 of them major construction ... http://news.broadsideonline.com/2010/05/03/campus-under-construction-development-projects-to-continue-into-fall-semester/ By Emily Sharrer, Editor-in-Chief It’s been nearly three years since Rick Davis, associate provost for undergraduate education first hatched the idea of a flying club at George Mason University, close to a year since student James Buttery began rallying support and gathering paperwork to make it a reality, and a little ... http://news.broadsideonline.com/2010/05/03/come-fly-with-me-new-aviation-club-lets-prospective-pilots-take-the-controls-during-%e2%80%98flight-day%e2%80%99-at-warrenton-airport/