March 2008

WGMU Talks With No Compromise

By WGMU's Samantha Turner

Local band, No Compromise, dropped by the WGMU studio to talk with Promotions Director Samantha Turner before their performance at Jaxx on April 5 and a cd release event at T.T. Reynolds on April 27.

Winterguard: Art or Sport?

By Connect Mason Multimedia Director Grace Kendall

Few people are aware that George Mason University has a winterguard. Many people don’t even know what a winterguard is until they spot the flags and rifles tossed high into the air. Mason’s group, Declaration, is in its third year and is slowly gaining visibility on campus.

Winterguard Spins with 'Wild Horses'

By Connect Mason Multimedia Director Grace Kendall

Mason’s winterguard, Declaration, has gotten very good at spinning things. Flags, rifles, bodies – they can spin them all.

How to Spin Like the Winterguard

By Connect Mason Multimedia Director Grace Kendall

VIDEO: Winterguard Performance

By Connect Mason Multimedia Director Grace Kendall

Winterguard Makes New 'Declaration'

By Connect Mason Multimedia Director Grace Kendall

Few people are aware that George Mason University has a winterguard. Many people don’t even know what a winterguard is until they spot the flags and rifles being tossed into the air. Mason’s group Declaration is in its third year and is slowly gaining visibility on campus.

Cops Search SUB I for Irate Person

By Connect Mason Director Whitney Rhodes and Managing Director Dane Styler
Photo by Connect Mason Contributor Dan Blau

UPDATED: The suspect in question has been found, and is currently being "involuntarily held" for questioning, according to GMU officer Andrew Galle. - 3/31/08 16:00

At least six officers are searching Student Union Building I for what officers described as an irate person wearing a black or red jacket that spells Northface, according to GMU police officer Calvin Chandler.

The initial complaint was filed by the Office of Disability Services, said Chandler, information that was later confirmed by the Office of Disability Services.

"We always get reports like this, all the time," said Chandler. "Wouldn't you be irate? With tuition and rising prices?"

Check back for updates as they become available.

Lunch Break: Announcers, Blogs, Larranaga, Oh My!

By Connect Mason Sports Director Damien Sordelett

Daily items of interest from all over the sports world to provide a humorous side to the grudgingly painful everyday routine.

Gala Showcases Talented Music and Dance

By Broadside Staff Writer Amanda Loerch
Photo by Broadside Photographer Nicolas Tan

George Mason University’s Dance Department held a dance gala last Friday at 8 p.m. in Mason’s Concert Hall. Proud faculty, family and alumni gathered to showcase the best of the best.

Divine Nine Dance for Annual Step Show

By Broadside Style Editor Sherell Williams
Photo by Broadside Asst. Photography Editor Laura Foltz

Last Saturday, The Divine Nine fraternities and sororities of the George Mason University National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. held their 2008 Step Show Competition in Harris Theatre. The sold-out show, hosted by Larry Smith of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. hosted the show for the second year in a row, featured presentations by Omega Psi Phi, Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta, Inc., Iota Phi Theta, Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., and Phi Beta Sigma, Inc.

The ladies Zeta Omicron chapter of Zeta Phi Beta, Inc. and the men of Rho Tau Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, Inc. won first place. Sigma Gamma Rho, Inc. took second place for the sororities while the Eta Delta Delta chapter of Omega Psi Phi, Inc.