December 2009

Funding for Facilities Cost Break Down of Construction on Campus

By Amanda Cheek, News Editor

With some students attending George Mason University who have never seen the campus without construction, building projects have been causing quite a ruckus on campus the past few semesters.

From traffic jams to waking students before their alarm clocks in the morning or simply blocking normal paths students take to class, construction seems to be changing campus significantly. Danica Wysocki, freshman marketing major, was not exactly sure how to respond when asked where she thought the funding for all the building on campus comes from.

Wildcats Pounce on Patriots Patriots Hold Their Own Against Experienced Teams During Basketball Games in Puerto Rico

By John Powell, Asst. Sports Editor

Since the team’s run in the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four, the George Mason University men's basketball team had not played an opponent ranked as high as the fifth-ranked Villanova Wildcats.

While many were expecting them to put up a relatively weak showing with a young team against a strong, experienced team in Villanova, the Patriots came to Puerto Rico and appeared to be in complete control of the game until the final seconds, losing on a 3-point shot with 15 seconds left in regulation.

Students Sleep Outside to Raise Homelessness Awareness

By Hillary Huber, Staff Writer

With cardboard boxes, a deck of cards and a bag of popcorn, students headed for the North Plaza for what would be a night’s worth of a glimpse of homelessness.
In recognition of Hunger and Homelessness Action Week, students participated in a sleep-out to see the homeless experience on a nightly basis.

Despite the rain, students slept outside on Thursday night from 10 p.m. until 7 a.m.

Team Edward or Team Jacob? New Moon Trumps Twilight in Pure Sex Appeal

By Evan Benton, Broadside Staff Writer

Last Friday, in the wee hours of the morning, hundreds of thousands of people around the country attended the midnight showing of New Moon, the adaptation of the second book in the wildly popular Twilight series, pulling in a record single day box-office record of almost $73 million in only 4,024 theaters.