Broadside News

Helena Okoilcsanyi, Broadside Correspondent Walk through the Performing Arts Building any day and one thing is clear: rehearsal space is scant. As the George Mason Symphony rehearses, there is barely enough room for musicians to play their instruments without bumping into each other. Move to the dance rehearsal studios and the same is evident. Every […]

Lauren Jost, Connect2Mason Staff Writer Patriots looking for Express, the daily and free commuter newspaper once distributed at numerous locations across campus, are now out of luck. Due to budget cuts and downsizing at The Washington Post — which Express is a subsidiary of — all news boxes are being plucked from the George Mason […]

Kevin Loker, Connect2Mason Executive Editor Come fall of 2010, Ike’s will not be the only late-night munchies option on campus. When classes start on Monday, Aug. 30, students will also have the chance to eat in the wee hours of the morning at The Pilothouse, a 120-seat dining facility adjacent to Eastern Shore and the […]

Yasmin Tadjdeh, News Editor Between exams, papers and assigned readings, the workings of third world countries often seem distant to college students, but for one group of graduate students, they have made the advancement of impoverished nations their priority. The Inter-American Development Fund is a non-profit international development organization that aims to help build infrastructure […]

Jenny Pan, Broadside Correspondent Female students interested in singing a Capella, students fascinated by cutting-edge technology, enthusiasts of Spanish heritage, music students looking for volunteer opportunities and students who have roots in Nepal all have something in common this semester. Five new student organizations have been officially recognized this semester at George Mason University, with […]

John Powell, Asst. Sports Editor There is always construction on George Mason University’s campuses, but a donation of 37 acres of land from Van Metre companies in Loudoun County, Va. gives students a reason to expect even more changes. “The Van Metre Family . . . has had a long relationship with Mason and the […]

Hillary Huber, Staff Writer With cardboard boxes, a deck of cards and a bag of popcorn, students headed for the North Plaza for what would be a night’s worth of a glimpse of homelessness. In recognition of Hunger and Homelessness Action Week, students participated in a sleep-out to see the homeless experience on a nightly […]

Reuben Jones, Broadside Correspondent Twenty years ago, the people of Germany celebrated a moment in their history that not only provided happiness to its citizens, but broke down a physical and mental barrier that divided all of Europe. It was an event that the German ambassador to the United States, Klaus Scharioth, described as one […]