January 2011
University closes for inclement weather
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'Lil spring semester ch-ch-changes
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Mason considers offering classes in South Korea
|George Mason University is considering offering undergraduate business management and economics classes at the Songdo Global University Campus education park in South Korea, according to University World News.
SGUC is not an independent university, but is a university complex where foreign universities can hold classes. Univerisities housed at SGUC grant their own degrees and have their own academic administration.
Read the full University World News story here.
Patriots shoot down Fightin' Blue Hens, 69-49
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Luke Hancock and the Patriots extended their winning streak to five games Monday night with their 20-point victory at Delaware. Hancock added 12 points to the effort, including a halftime buzzer-beater. (John Powell)
Mason groups represented at annual March for Life
|Several Mason student groups, including Catholic Campus Ministry and GMU Life Choices for Students, skipped their first classes of the spring semester and joined thousands in the annual March for Life on Monday.
The March for Life began Jan. 22, 1974 one year following the Supreme Court’s Roe V. Wade decision, legalizing abortion in the United States.
Southside flood closes Without Boundaries
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It started "raining" Monday in Southside when the overhead pipes heated up after a long winter break. Things were a little wet. (Jenna Beaver)
Southside flooded Monday morning. Damage from the water, which came pouring out of two holes in the overhead pipes, temporarily closed one of the dining facilities' food stations.
Students return for spring semester
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Classes resumed for the spring semester today, with students braving sub-freezing temperatures and afternoon flurries.
The Patriots take down rival JMU on the road, 75-73
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Senior Cam Long led the way for the Patriots with 30 points in their two-point win against JMU at the Convocation Center Saturday afternoon. (John Powell)
In front of a packed stadium and a television audience away from home, the Patriots (14-5, 6-2) snapped the James Madison Dukes’ (15-5, 5-3) perfect home record with a 75-73 win.
Rights groups raise concern over Sodexo practices
|Two recently released reports chronicle worker accounts of unfair practices by Sodexo, and European multinational corporations, including Sodexo, that take steps to keep workers in the United States from organizing, according to rights activist who spoke out Wednesday.
The living and working conditions of Sodexo employees in the United States and other countries do not meet standards for human and workplace rights, according to TransAfrica Forum, a global justice organization focusing on Africa, and Human Rights Watch, an international human rights advocacy group.
The Patriots pull away in the second half to down Drexel 71-47
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Junior Mike Morrison goes up for the dunk on a feed from Andre Cornelius in the first half to spark a Patriots run en route to their 24-point victory Wednesday night in the Patriot Center. (John Powell)
The Patriots (13-5) maintained their unblemished home record with a decisive victory over conference foe, the Drexel Dragons (11-6), 71-47, to improve to 5-2 in conference play.