March 2009
Ranked: Girl Scout Cookies
By Connect2Mason Blogger Emily Morrell. Photo by flickr user kalleboo.
- I come from a family of sweet-tooths (sweet-teeth?). If there's one thing my family cares about, it's how to get a quick fixin' for our cravings. And there is one season, one time of year, that we look forward to more than Christmas and Thanksgiving combined as far as sweets go...
Girl scout cookie season.
That is why I have decided, for your reading pleasure, to discuss and rate these treats, to help people of all kinds and to live by the girl scout law.
Mason Travels to Happy Valley
By Connect2Mason Blogger Chris Brooks
- Mason's season is not over yet. While they cannot win the NCAA title, they have the opportunity to play in the National Invitational Tournament, which kicks off tonight.
The Patriots will travel to State College, Penn., to face the Nittany Lions of Penn State at the Bryce Jordan Center. Tip-off is slated for 8 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPNU.
The Nittany Lions finished 22-11 and they are 5-0 lifetime against Mason, 3-0 since Jim Larranaga took over in Fairfax. Mason comes in 22-10 and are fresh off their 21-point defeat in the Colonial Athletic Association championship game against VCU.
Tonight's game will mark the 4-year anniversary of Mason winning their first-ever NCAA Tournament game in Dayton against the Michigan State Spartans 75-65.
For a full bracket of the 2009 field, click here!
LET'S GO MASON!!!
The Last House on the Left is Well Made Trash
- By Connect2Mason Blogger Josh Hylton
This is probably one of the hardest reviews I've ever had to write. Not because I don't know what to say or don't have a strong opinion one way or another. I'm just so torn between my admiration for what is technically a well made thriller and my hatred for the way it shamelessly subjected me to brutal rapes, stabbings, tortures, and murders all for the sake of "entertainment." This is not a horror movie. This is a snuff film. The Last House on the Left is a disgusting, vile piece of cinematic filth with a pessimistic bend that no human being anywhere should ever see.
If you've seen the 1972 original Wes Craven horror movie like I have, I suspect your reaction to the remake will largely be the same. If you enjoyed it, you will probably enjoy this one (and you're a sick person), but if you felt like you needed a shower and vowed to never ever watch it again, you should steer clear. As for me, I'm with the latter group.
Watchmen Scores on the Big Screen
- By Broadside Style Writer Ross Bonaime
They said that it could not be done. It was said to be unfilmable. For years, some of the top directors have attempted to make Watchmen, easily one of the most celebrated graphic novels of all time, into a feature length film, but to no avail. Then Christopher Nolan opened the floodgates with Batman Begins.
Nolan ushered in a new era of superhero film, one where the internal struggles and the decisions that heroes make are just as important as the maniacal villain. Over twenty years after Alan Moore's original novel was released, Zack Snyder (director of 2004's Dawn of the Dead remake and 300) makes his impressive adaptation that will make fanboys drool and make the uninitiated run to the comic store.
Fire at Liberty Square
By Connect2Mason Breaking News Director Matt Todd
In the late-evening hours of Sunday, Mar. 15, a fire was reported at the Liberty Square Apartments on the Fairfax Campus.
According to Mason Police, no injuries were reported and the fire was said to not have caused a substantial amount of damage. The cause and the exact location of the fire are still undetermined at this point, but the situation was said to have been controlled before midnight.
More information will be disclosed when it further becomes available.
Mason Wins Against Towson, 56-48
By Broadside Staff Writer Fox Parker
With 25 seconds remaining in the game, sophomore guard Cam Long made a contested fade-away 3-pointer as the shot clock expired. The shot gave George Mason Patriots a commanding 54-48 lead over the Towson Tigers.
Mason would go on to beat Towson 56-48
Towson had the slightest glimmer of hope for a comeback, but the Tigers missed a handful of 3-point attempts. The Patriots held Towson without a basket in the final 3:57.
Basketball: Patriots Beat JMU, 71-59
By Broadside Staff Writer Fox Parker
The George Mason Patriots beat James Madison University, 71-59, in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament at the Richmond Coliseum.
The win moves the Patriots one step closer to winning the CAA Tournament and provides some much needed revenge for the Patriots, who lost to JMU exactly a month ago in Harrisonburg.
After the opening tip, the game quickly became a scrappy slugfest. The Patriots faithful fans added fuel to the fire by loudly jeering the Dukes in this gritty, passionate battle of state rivals.
1990-1991 GMView Video Yearbook Part III
Take a trip to the "absolute smashing" Patriot Ball. Also see if you can recognize Gunston and find out why people lined up to see a fortune teller at Mason Day.
Free Waffles Mar. 23
By Connect2Mason Breaking News Director Matt Todd
The 3rd Annual Top That! - Waffle Day 2009, originally scheduled for Mar. 2, has now been moved to Mar. 23. Waffle Day was supposed to have taken place this past Monday but was cancelled due to inclement weather.
According to Mecca Marsh, Associate Director of Training and Programs, on Monday the 23rd, the Johnson Center will host the event from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Dewberry Hall and is sponsored by Student Centers in conjunction with Orientation and Family Programs Services, LEAD Office and The Freshman Center.
Spring Break Bus Schedule Changes
By Connect2Mason Breaking News Director Matt Todd
Mason shuttle buses will not be operating regular hours for Spring Break. According to the Mason Shuttle Services site http://shuttle.gmu.edu/, first and foremost there will be no overflows on any of the shuttle routes.
The Prince William route will have two buses operating on normal schedules through departure at 6 p.m., though there will be no 9:30 a.m. nor 4:30 p.m. departures from Mar. 9 through 13.
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