October 2011

Mason group ranking high at "Hackathons" across DC area

A group from Mason placed first at the World Bank WaterHackathon in D.C. on Sunday, October 23, continuing a string of successful showings at various regional Hackathon events.

5 unique courses for spring semester [Part 2]

Spring registration beings tomorrow and to help you prepare C2M presents part two of our series on interesting courses to help round out your schedule for the upcoming semester.

Discovering Organizations and Actors in the Conflict Field (CONF 399-004)

Weekly Rundown: 5 events for your week

No time to look through Today @ Mason or sift through Facebook event invitations? We've got you covered. Here are some events for the week to consider placing on your Google Calendar or iCal. (Or your traditional paper planner).

International Café seeks to “encourage internationalization” among student body

Women's soccer clinches postseason berth in must-win game


The Patriots, led by junior Tiana Kallenberger, defeated the Towson Tigers Saturday afternoon, 2-0, to end the regular season and to lock up the No. 3 seed in the CAA Championship (John Powell).

Mason writers prepare for 50,000 word novel challenge

Writing a 50,000 word novel in a month?

It may sound ambitious, but it’s exactly what a group of Mason students and faculty are attempting as part of Nation Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), a creative writing challenge that occurs every November.

5 Halloween events happening this weekend


This flier posted in the HUB advertises one of several Halloween events happening on campus this weekend. (Adam Sylvain).

Earlier this week, on our Facebook page, C2M asked the Mason community where the best campus Halloween parties and festivities would be taking place this weekend.

Witch Watch set for Sunday

Ghosts, vampires, witches and other creatures of the night will flock to Mason’s Fairfax campus Sunday as Student Government hosts their annual “Witch Watch”.

Witch Watch was originally created for Mason students to take children trick or treating throughout the Fairfax community. It has since evolved from that into campus opening its arms to host a small festival for Halloween with student organizations gathering in the Hampton Roads Area from 1-5 p.m. for children to trick or treat and try out their costumes.

'Movember' means mustaches for Mason baseball

Two seniors on the George Mason baseball team have initiated efforts to grow mustaches in order to raise money for men’s health in a program known as Movember. They plan to have their entire team joining them in their fundraising labors.

GOP front-runner Mitt Romney speaks to Fairfax County residents

GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, speaks to Fairfax County residents at a rally outside the Fairfax County Republican Committee headquarters.

Help sort police documents [CONTRIBUTE]

Help us go through police and safety-related documents recently made public to find the most relevant or important information to you and the Mason community.