August 2009
Students Offer a "Peek into Greek" Life
Fraternities and sororities gathered in President's Park on Saturday to give new students a chance to meet all the Greek organizations.
Take a Peek Into Greek Photos
Mason's Greek community came out en masse Saturday to talk to freshmen at President's Park about their organizations.
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Mason In Action: Students Make Cards for Foster Students
One of the Welcome Week activities on Saturday was Mason In Action, a charity event for the Orphan Foundation of America. Students created cards with inspirational messages for new college students who grew up in foster care.
SPOTTED: SG Prez Dasgupta Gets Lei'ed
Student Government President Devraj Dasgupta was SPOTTED socializing with students at the Catholic Campus Ministry Luau on Aug. 29.
Photos from You: CCM Luau!
Last night, over 570 people came out to the Catholic Campus Ministry's annual Welcome Week Luau.
Photo by Mason Graduate Student Joe Milmoe
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Photo by Connect2Mason Managing Director Rachael Dickson
Starbucks at Mason: An In-Depth Look
Kevin Loker went behind the scenes at the new Starbucks to get the low-down on the store, its upcoming 24-hour days and its future as a campus hangout. In addition, he investigates a butter croissant...
First Night Mason Welcomes Students Back!
Thursday was the first day of freshman move-in. New and old students gathered for First Night Mason, an annual event sponsored by Student Activities. Students participated in karaoke, relay races, and other events. Starbucks gave away coffee samples, and students seemed to enjoy the start of the new school year.
Starbucks Opens on Fairfax Campus
By Connect2Mason Managing Editor Rachael Dickson
24 hour Starbucks on campus.The very words give me a bit of an excited chill. Mason’s coolness factor just shot way up in my opinion.
I walked into the Mason Starbucks on its first day of business, hoping to talk to a Manager for this story. As a sign of how busy they are preparing for the official start of school next week, I was asked if maybe could do Thursday. Hah. I decided to look around on my own for the day.
Obama Introduces GI Bill at Mason
By Connect2Mason Director Christian Smith
President Barack Obama spoke today at an event held at George Mason University's Harris Theater unveiling the "Post 9-11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008."
The Act is modeled after the original GI Bill passed in 1944 which assisted World War II veterans to obtain college degrees. John Warner, a former United States Senator for Virginia and guest speaker at the event, touted the fact that his engineering degree was paid for through that bill.
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