By Broadside Correspondent Muhmmad Ghazi

Lately at George Mason University, politics has been in students’ faces, from classroom discussions and paper assignments to the heated debates seen both on television and in the Johnson Center and with this historical election year.

Students at Mason have different levels of involvement in politics, but it is important to find some of the most politically well-versed, outspoken and active ones to share their voice on what matters to them in 2008.

Submitted by Broadside Editor in Chief Janice Leary

It is Broadside's editorial policy that letters to the editor, columns, artwork and other commentaries strictly represent the opinions of the authors and do not represent the official opinion of the newspaper. All unsigned staff editorials are written to represent the view of the Broadside staff, a diverse set of opinions determined by the members of the editorial board.

By Connect Mason Reporter Rachael Dickson

After a week of increasing controversy over opinion columnist Michael Gryboski’s article, “Homosexuality is a Mental Illness,” Broadside issued an official statement.

• Read the Pride Alliance statement regarding this article.
• Read the official Broadside statement.
• Check out Gryboski's response regarding this controversy.
• Read Letters to the Editor concerning the article.
• Read more.

By Connect Mason Convergence Director and Columnist Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson

We entered into this contest riding high on a Wave of Change. Whatever the outcome, it was going to be something other than Bush. Shining white teeth opened to wildly spew promises out of these hopeful nominees’ mouths, out of our television sets, and we relished it being covered in their guarantees and saliva. We damn well deserved to feel good about politics again.