May 2009
Vote on the Best Parts of Mason
Do you think you know the best things about Mason and the Fairfax area? VoxPop Magazine is working on its latest publication, the Best of Mason, and the staff is looking for your opinions to share in the magazine.
What's Up Weekends: Finals Edition
The semester is wrapping up, and "What's Up Weekend" hosts Matt Loffman and Christian Yingling are here to talk you through the last weekend of this school year.
What's going on this weekend, May 8-10? Listen to find out!
PHOTOS: Students Handle Exam Stress
We're halfway through final projects and exams, and students are doing their best to study hard and get good grades. C2M Reporter Brenda Shepard went around campus to find out what techniques Mason students are using to make it through the last week of the semester. See their responses below, and comment with your own.
Post Grad Connects with College Students
By Broadside staff writer Ross Bonaime
For college students graduating soon, the question will arise of what to do after school. Post Grad, the new film starring Alexis Bledel and Zach Gilford and released on August 21st, will deal with the real world after college.
“I think kind of one of the big messages of it is not to like be so obsessed with having to have a job. Like, that’s not all that life is right now. And that will work itself out over time, like you’ll find employment, but there are other aspects of life,” said Gilford. “So even though it’s hard right now, maybe don’t get so obsessed over that and like find the other things that can keep you going until you find some steady employment.”
(500) Days of Summer Holds Promise
By Broadside Staff Writer Ross Bonaime
Every summer, to counteract the explosion filled summer blockbusters, audiences are given tons of romantic comedies filled with the usual clichés and Matthew McConaughey. Yet this summer, (500) Days of Summer seems like it will deal with some of these issues. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel and premieres on July 17.
“I think (500) Days of Summer doesn’t so much avoid clichés as it kind of walks right up to them and has a conversation with them, and sort of follows some of them and deviates from other ones, and that’s what I like about it," said Gordon-Levitt on his newest film.
DC Locals Take On Clothing Line
Photo from ClockwiseClothing.com.
By Broadside Staff Writer Carlos Perez
Area clothing line Clockwise Clothing began and remains a relatively local label, but if current trends are any indicator, that may change soon enough.
Started by three area men in their twenties—Collin O’Brien, Nick Cronin and Ugo Eze—Clockwise gained quick and early popularity with their take on the classic “Run DMC” tee, “Run DMV.” DMV, which stands for D.C., Maryland and Virginia, is a recently coined term that describes a larger metropolitan area hip-hop movement, a market Clockwise has a large stake in.
“We grew up in the area and have lived here ever since childhood,” said O’Brien. “In recent years, we felt that this whole DMV area has been on the rise as far as music goes. We wanted to represent the area on a national scale by means of fashion and clothing the same way that artists were repping the area with their music. We also saw an untapped market in D.C. for urban/streetwear.”
Life in A. Minor: The Final 10
By Broadside Columnist Andy Minor
Readers, I am finished. It’s been an excellent, musical two years writing for all of you, but come May 16, I will don my green robe and graduate into the world of adulthood—maturity notwithstanding. I can extend nothing but my deepest appreciation for those who have read me week in and week out, whether you agreed with me or not. I only hope that some of you began to think about music in new and exciting ways and at least—if you weren’t thinking—found something new to listen to. That was the hope driving every word I ever put down. Thank you all for reading.
Scrubs Actor Talks about Next Day Air
By Broadside Staff Writer Ryan Dempsey
Recently, Broadside got a chance to catch up with Donald Faison and talk with him about his accomplishments, including his upcoming film Next Day Air.
Seniors Pursue Documentary
By Broadside Correspondent Jennifer Green
Although everyone knows that the economy is having far-reaching effects, senior film and video studies major Joe Inabinett and senior business management major Phil Covert are endeavoring to bring to light an effect of the economy that they believe has not received sufficient attention.
PHOTOS: Style Your Sole
TOMS Shoes held an event on campus where they invited students to buy and decorate a pair of plain shoes while another pair of shoes was sent to children in need. Check out Courtney Erland's photos from the event.
Do you have photos from an event or project you would like to showcase on C2M? E-mail cmasondirector@gmail.com to make it happen.