March 2009
Episode 3 - Halo Wars and Mirror's Edge
Somewhat delayed due to Aram's jet-leg and subsequent sickness, here is Patriot Games episode 3!
Welcome to the Patriot Games podcast! George Mason University students Keith Wick and Aram Zucker-Scharff take a look at video games, game culture, and what it means to be a gamer in college.
In this second podcast, Keith and Aram talk about the brand new Halo Wars, what it means as Ensemble Studio's last game, and the pretty but difficult Mirror's Edge.
Enjoy!
WARNING: Do Not Try These at Home
By Broadside Staff Writer Ryan Dempsey
I have been a part of a lot of great April Fools’ Day jokes. Whether I was the pranker or the prankee, I can’t help but laugh at the most memorable April Fools’ Day jokes throughout my life.
10. Fake Items
For this prank, all you need is a rubber snake, spider, rat or piece of fake poop. Place the item in your victim’s path—or better yet, in their bed—and watch the fun start.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday Classes Increase
By Broadside Correspondent Amanda Cheek
Students closely watching the class selection on PatriotWeb while scheduling their fall semester may have noticed an increase in Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes.
Over the past three years, 100- and 200-level Monday, Wednesday, Friday classes have been steadily increasing, due to a decision made in September 2006 by the Classroom Advisory Committee (CAC).
In The Area...
Compiled by Kevin Loker, News Editor, from Richmond-Times Dispatch, WHSV.com, The Washington Post, and The Associated Press.
Teens Charged with Gang Recruitment
Patriot Games Eps 2 - Resident Evil 5 and Braid
Much delayed due to Aram's jet-leg and subsequent sickness, here is Patriot Games episode 2!
Welcome to the Patriot Games podcast! George Mason University students Keith Wick and Aram Zucker-Scharff take a look at video games, game culture, and what it means to be a gamer in college.
In this second podcast, Keith and Aram talk about the brand new RE5's stop-and-shoot style and the weird but cool Braid.
Enjoy!
Karaoke, Waffles and More: A Week in Photos
Check out photos from some of the best events last week including Mikhail Gorbachev's speech and roundtable, a singing in the shower karaoke competition, waffle day and the Health and Fitness Expo.
To have your photos featured on the site, please e-mail cmasonmedia@gmail.com.
PHOTOS: Greek Week Recap
Another Greek Week has come and gone, but you can relive some of the best moments from Shack-A-Thon, field day and Greek Sing in this jam-packed photo gallery.
Have photos or videos from Greek Week? We would love to showcase them! Just e-mail cmasoncontent@gmail.com to make it happen.
A Peek at This Week's Games
By Broadside Sports Editor Brian Chan. Photo by Hal Walker.
The baseball team, which was riding a 10-game winning streak earlier this season, will host the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks this weekend in a matchup between the CAA juggernauts.
The Seahawks (17-5, 5-1) dropped two games last week, but the team continues to display their strong offense.
Sophomore catcher Cody Stanley and junior infielder Robbie Monday lead the team with six home runs each. Stanley and Monday are batting .287 and .286, respectively.
The two will be matched up with Mason’s sluggers senior left fielder Scott Krieger and junior first baseman Justin Bour.
Homophobia 101
By Broadside Opinion Contributor Daniel Pino
Everybody’s in a hooplah about Westboro Baptist Church's protest at Mason this upcoming Monday. As a gay student and LGBT activist, I’ve had my own struggles with it and I'm debating if I will even attend the protest.
But in all this conversation about how messed up Fred Phelps is and how bad Shirley Phelps’ witchy stringlike hair looks, I think to myself—what is homophobia? And could it actually have some positive roots?
Here’s what I came up with:
Classifying Homophobia
By Broadside Opinion Contributor Michael Gryboski
According to Webster’s Unabridged, ‘homophobia’ is “the unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals or homosexuality.”
An example from last year would be that of the murder of Lawrence King. King was a middle school student from Oxnard, California who was killed by a classmate.
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