September 2009
Spoken Word Artist Shows No Fear
Georgia Me Makes Appearance at Fall for the Book Festival
By Broadside Asst. Style Editor Pearson Jones
Slam poetry, also called the art of spoken word, is poetry in action and trust me, it can get really loud. These poems represent the performers’ joys, hardships and daily aspects of social life that they could do with out.
On Thursday, professional spoken word artist and member of the Peabody award-winning and Emmy-nominated cast of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, Georgia Me (also known as Tamika Harper) emceed the second annual Fall for the Book poetry slam that was held in the downstairs Johnston Center Bistro.
Fundraiser Held for Student Scholarships
By Broadside Style Editor Patrick Wall
The rain may have been falling last Saturday, but grey skies couldn’t dampen the electric feeling at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts. Students, faculty and community members gathered for the fourth annual Arts by George! fundraiser.
Mason Dance Department Plans Spontaneity
Mason's Dance Department gathered in the JC North Plaza Wednesday around 3:30 p.m. to dance an interpretive dance.
See highlights below.
Program Recruits for Volunteering, Adventure
International Student Volunteers will hold information sessions Sept. 24 for any student interested in traveling abroad next summer with their non-profit volunteer and adventure programs.
The meetings will be every hour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Student Union Building II Room 5.
In Bed With Billy: The Top 10 Men You Need To Avoid
By Broadside Sex Columnist Billy Curtis
There are 10 things I will most definitely hate about you. There are more than 10 things that most likely everyone would hate about everyone. Bad kisser, over-talkative, vain; the list could go on and on for hours, maybe even days. Luckily, most of us know what we want, and what we clearly need to stay away from when we’re looking for a partner. Sadly still, there are some who would, could, and shouldn’t believe that these types of men can change, and end up making you happy for the rest of your life.
These tragic attempts of contempt are sad stories to watch, let alone hear about. We’ve all encountered at least one of these 10 rejects that somehow manage to rule our lives at some point. Though, with every encounter we manage to grow and become stronger people. For those of you who have never been lucky enough to have your heart broken or your world turned upside down by one of these pitiful fools, take this as a warning to stay away and notice the warning signs. Let the countdown begin:
Shooting It With Dev: SG Prez Talks Swine Flu
Watch what Student Government President Dev Dasgupta thought about the swine flu town hall with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
H1N1 Influenza and PSA Town Hall
The event starts at 9:00 a.m. and is being covered live by Mason Votes.
EDIT: Archive of the live video now posted here.
By Mason Votes Staff Writer Ethan Vaughan
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hosted a town hall on flu prevention this morning in George Mason University’s Dewberry Hall.
Cabinet Secretaries to Host Town Hall at Mason: Watch it LIVE on C2M
Kathleen Sebelius and Arne Duncan, United States secretaries of health and human services and education respectively, will be at George Mason University’s Fairfax campus hosting a town hall discussing the H1N1 Influenza. Sebelius and Duncan are both cabinet level secretaries and will present information about prevention of the virus, take students questions and announce the 2009 Flu Prevention PSA Contest Winner.
The event starts Tuesday at 9 a.m. in Dewberry Hall.
Watch the event LIVE on MasonVotes.gmu.edu and Connect2Mason.com.