March 2011
Connect2Mason presents NCAA Central
|Local restaurants reminisce Mason’s trip to Final Four
|As the NCAA Tournament gets underway this week and eighth seed Mason is set to play Villanova Friday night, it’s not just fans remembering the Patriots’ improbable 2006 journey to the NCAA Final Four. Local businesses recall the attention brought to the community as the previously unknown Patriots cast the area into the spotlight.
That attention meant packed sports bars at the restaurants near campus – something the wait staff and managers still haven’t forgotten.
Mason announces that all charges against Abdirashid Dahir dropped
|George Mason University announced on March 16 that they have dropped their charges against Abdirashid Dahir for alleged Abduction. The school plans to continue reviewing the case through their own Judicial Affairs process.
UPDATE 6:45 p.m.
Dahir told Connect2Mason that he is "really happy with how things have turned out in the end," and that "everyone at Mason really is great, this is just a small case of a few people messing up that exploded to something bigger than it should be."
Connect2Mason secures interview with Abdirashid Dahir
|Abdirashid Dahir, a George Mason University senior, was charged for allegedly abducting a female student in a campus library, and was subsequently expelled from Mason Housing. Dahir talked with us to cover his side of the story.
Patriots take an 8 seed in NCAA Tournament
|George Mason University’s Patriots have received an 8 seed in the East region of the NCAA Tournament. The Patriots will go on to play the Wildcats of Villanova on Friday.
This year the NCAA Tournament will be slightly different expanding to include 68 teams instead of the previous 64 teams. The additional four teams will be required to participate in a new first round known as “The First Four."
University Comments on alleged Abduction Case
|Updated: March 16, 2011 at 9:15 a.m.
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Mason Public Relations:
Mason Police arrests student in Fenwick Library for alleged Abduction [UPDATED]
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Men's Basketball: Déjà vu, or something new?
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Gearing up for Selection Sunday, but bummed about the Patriots' performance at the CAA Tourney? One of our readers, junior Andrew Decelle, thinks there's not much to worry about. He thinks the Men's Basketball team may in the same – if not better shape – than 2006, the year of their Cinderella run to the Final Four.
Here's what Decelle submitted to us:
Mason Spring Break Hours of Operation
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Main Buildings
The Johnson Center will be open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. from Saturday, March 12 to Sunday, March 19.
The Bookstore in the JC will be open 9 am to 5 pm from Monday, March 14 to Thursday, March 17. Friday it will be open from 9 am to 4 pm.
Dining Services
In the JC, Burger King will be open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Monday, March 14 to Saturday, March 19.