October 2008
Salsations Brings Latino Sketch Comedy To EFF
Story by Broadside Correspondent Adam Bishop. Photo by Molly Maddra.
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the Hispanic Student Association and Program Board spiced things up at last week’s Every Freakin’ Friday event by bringing Salsation Theater Company, a Latino sketch comedy group located in Chicago, to George Mason University. Founded in 1998, the group tours college campuses throughout the United States, performing original acts with Latino-themed material.
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
By Broadside Correspondent Thomas McCurdy
The Department of Theater and GMU Players will be putting on their first studio show of the year, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, written by Bert V. Royal and directed by Patrick Magill. The show will begin Thursday, Oct. 9 and run through Sunday, Oct. 11 in the Black Box Theater located on the first floor of the Performing Arts Building.
The modern play features characters from the popular comic Peanuts 10 years after the comic ended. The play begins with Charlie Brown writing a letter to his pen pal, talking about how his dog died. It is here when he asks a question that is repeated throughout the entire play: what happens when we die?
SG Vice President To Speak At Global Forum Monday
By Connect2Mason Information Director Miguel Perez
The Global Relations Organization (GRO) will be hosting a “Global Forum” on Monday Oct. 13. The event is “an open forum to discuss international topics and issues facing the world today.” It will be held at the Johnson Center Bistro from 7-9 p.m. The topic will be “Financial vs. Human Capital: Alternative method for development.” It will be presented by Student Government Vice President Claire Forman.
Sold-Out Shows Continue For Fleet Foxes
By Broadside Staff Writer Marian McLaughlin
Fleet Foxes, a five-piece band from Seattle, has been non-stop touring for months. They played at a sold-out show at the Black Cat this past July that was recorded and broadcasted live by NPR, and with that exposure, plus their recent self-titled album release, they have been playing sold-out shows ever since.
Amateurs Come Out For National Coming Out Week
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Image via Maryam Sodeifi
Within hours of Friday night’s Amateur Night Drag Show Cabaret, Ryan Allen will do what he always does before such events; become Reann Ballslee, his alter ego and drag queen extraordinaire. He will squeeze into his outfit, contour his face in all the right places, throw on his hair and heels and become a statue of perfection — and though skirts may make you nervous, and you may not know your way around a tube of mascara, he still wants you to join him. Who knows, you may end up the belle of the ball.
Mason Apollonic Society Unites LGBTQ Community
By Broadside Style Editor Emily Sharrer
For a little over three weeks, George Mason University doctorate candidate Jaap Weel has been working to make the Mason Apollonic Society, an organization promoting a sense of community for LGBTQ graduate students, faculty, staff and allies, a reality. Weel, the new president for the group, has had help from Treasurer Jen Wolf and Vice President Dan Waxman, as well as Ric Chollar, associate director of LGBTQ student affairs, who has agreed to become the organization’s faculty advisor.
Despite Popular Belief, Fairfax Offers Plenty To Do
By Broadside Correspondent David Greene
We often think that all there is to do in a 20-mile radius lies in our brightly-lit neighbor to the east. But how much do we really know? Many of us who live on campus are provided with enough options that we feel we do not need to leave in many cases and those of us who commute from points in Fairfax County and beyond stay here long enough to go to class, smile at a few friends and go home. But what about those times when we are sitting around campus between classes with little to do? Or perhaps resident students are curious to spice up their weekends. Many do not know there are plenty of curiosities in and just around Fairfax to be discovered.
Mason Madness, Family Weekend Almost Here
By Broadside Correspondent Maria Cianfichi
The weekend of Oct. 17 to Oct. 19 is the eighth annual Family Weekend. The Office of Orientation and Family Programs and Services is the main sponsor of Family Weekend. While the OFPS coordinates the main events of the weekend, they work closely with a variety of other organizations around campus including Student Activities, Student Government, the Alumni Association, and the Office of Housing and Residential Life.
Broadside Sports Recap - Week of September 29
Compiled by Broadside Assistant Sports Editor Brian Chan
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
In the first meet of the 2008 season, the men’s cross country team finished in fourth place out of five schools with a total time of 2:13:38.39 at the Lou Onesty in Earlysville, Virginia. James Snyder and James Burns took the 18th and 29th spots for Mason, respectively.
Mason Students Release EP "The Brinkmen Ship"
Story and photo by Broadside Correspondent Lauren Jost.
Juniors Alex Heigl and David Long, who have been playing together for over two years, have faced their share of musical speed bumps. But besides the absence of a constant drummer, and their different sets of musical backgrounds, the two musicians recently released their first EP. Along with friend Jeremy Duvall, and after endless months of jam sessions, The Brinkmen Ship have produced an EP worthy of the wait.