Broadside News

Sebastian Flores, Broadside Correspondent In the many brochures and flyers handed out by George Mason University’s fraternities, organizations and event sponsors throughout campus, one small fact on an information card the size of a postcard stood out among the rest. In the lower right-hand corner of this card, there was a little red box, and […]

Katherine Morgenegg, Broadside Correspondent As the vacant Nov. 16 fall concert approaches George Mason University, the Student Activities Office invited students to participate in an online survey on Surveymonkey.com to vote for which bands or artists they would like to see perform. Surveymonkey, a relatively new piece of technology at Mason, is in its second […]

Lema Baha, Broadside Correspondent The number of swine flu cases is rapidly rising on college campuses throughout the country. According to the American College Health Association, of the 236 reporting institutions there have been 4,974 new cases of the H1N1 virus for the week of Aug. 29 to Sept. 4. So far ABC News has reported […]

Brenda Shepard, Broadside Correspondent Gunston’s Go-Bus continues its service to George Mason University students this semester, allowing them to travel off campus to places including Fair Oaks Mall, Fair Lakes Center, Fairfax Corner and University Mall with the use of their Mason ID. The shuttle service makes a stop every half-hour at the Sandy Creek bus […]

Amanda Cheek, News Editor The seasonal flu has not left the minds of many students and faculty at George Mason University this semester. Despite the recent H1N1 epidemic, students and faculty lined up at the first clinic on campus where the flu shot was offered by the School of Nursing on Sept. 15. Dr. Charlene Douglas, […]

Amanda Cheek, News Editor On a campus that understands commuting all too well, a parking permit can easily become one of the bare necessities to students at George Mason University. That being said, it comes as no surprise that students are concerned that the prices of that bare necessity are going up. “I know that […]

Yasmin Tadjdeh, Assistant News Editor The new Rappahannock River Parking Deck, which opened this fall, provides the Fairfax campus with an additional 2,650 parking spaces over its 789,000 square foot facility, accordng to George Mason University’s Office of Facilities’ website. However, the deck that was constructed to help alleviate crowded parking lots has opened to […]

This interview was conducted via e-mail with Executive Director of George Mason University’s Student Health Services and University Life, Wagida Abdalla, M.D. Q:  How do you get swine flu? A:  The 2009 H1N1 flu virus, originally referred to as swine flu,  is spread like other flu viruses mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing […]