March 2011
Mood Indigo wins spot at Mason Day
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Mood Indigo beat the competition last week at the MC/DC Mason’s Competition of Dance and Choir, winning a spot to perform at this year's Mason Day. C2M collected footage of the event as Mood Indigo, GM-Unit, the Mason Glee Club and the Early RyzerzZ Crewfound duked it out on stage.
Selective withdrawal deadline this Friday
|This Friday is the deadline to register for selective withdrawal from a spring semester course.
Students are given a maximum of three selective withdrawals in their time at Mason. A withdrawal allows a student to drop a class with no consequences; and the class will be counted as attempted hours.
The class comes up as a “W” for withdrawal on a student’s transcript. Attempted hours are used to determine a student’s credit level and GPA standards for figuring academic standing.
Presidential debate to be live streamed
|Starting next week students will have the opportunity to vote for next year’s Student Government members.
Blast from the past: Greek Week
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Fraternities and sororities across the Mason campus are celebrating their annual Greek Week today through Friday. In honor of this week’s Greek Week, C2M's Alicia Thayer compiled GM View footage of Greek Weeks spanning 14 years back from 1991 to 2005.
Arlington campus opens Mason's first Einstein Bros. Bagels
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A small crowd gathers outside of the new Einstein Bros. Bagels location in Founders Hall. The location, the first of three planned to open for Mason Dining, held soft openings at the end of last week. (Jake McLernon)
Opinion: Does that say VCU vs. Butler?
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VCU's star guard Joey Rodriguez has carried his team to five straight victories in the NCAA Tournament, setting the stage for an unlikely Final Four matchup against the Butler Bulldogs. (John Powell)
Top 5 academic events for week of March 28
|Hello, studiers and academics (who like to get out and mingle). We've got a new treat for you.
Connect2Mason’s Top 5 are our staff's picks for the week's best academic and learning events. Every Monday, C2M will post a new Top 5 which will highlight some of the most interesting, informational and creative academic events going on at campus this week.
Mason law school ranked 40th by U.S. News
|George Mason University’s law school ranked 40th on U.S. News and World Report’s annual list of the nation’s top grad-schools. See the Washington Post’s full round up of local schools on the list for more.
Softball splits double-header with Delaware
|The George Mason Softball team split their double-header with Delaware Saturday afternoon on their home turf. The Patriots went on to win the first game by a score of 1-0, before dropping the final game, 2-0. The team has been involved in seven shutouts over its past seven games, including these two contests. They struggled to a record of 2-5 over those seven games.