March 2012
Pike A claims Intramural Basketball title in stunning finale
|With a crowd of at least a hundred people, Pike A, winner of the IFC Playoffs, and Team TreeHouse, winner of the Men’s A League playoffs, prepared to square off against each other to decide who would be crowned this year’s Men’s A League All-Campus Champions.
Surging Patriots take weekend series over William & Mary
|The George Mason Patriots (15-10, 4-5 CAA) took on the Tribe of William & Mary (16-10, 5-4 CAA) in a three-game series over the weekend in Fairfax.
[UPDATE] SG candidates appeal after Facebook photo leads to ballot removal
|UPDATE: Tuesday, March 27, 2:48 p.m. The EDC reaches vote on appeal.
Student Government’s Election and Disputes Commission decided Thursday to remove Michael Jordan and Donald Garrett’s ticket from the student body president and vice president ballot after determining they violated the election code by campaigning too early.
Mason-only showing of 'Hunger Games' debuts
|The Mason Living Learning Communities (LLC) have a reserved a theater at the Tyson’s AMC Cinema for a special midnight showing of the Hunger Games open only to Mason students, tonight, Thursday, March 22.
Greek Week changes highlight community, philanthropy
|This year’s larger Greek Week planning group made changes to the tone to of some events, trading wild Shackathon themes for a theme of unity in philanthropy among campus's Greek life.
Basketball's Williams reflects on redshirt year
|After undergoing surgery for a torn labrum, a joint in the shoulder, forward Johnny Williams decided it would be in his best interest to sit out the 2011-12 basketball season. Knowing veteran big-men like Ryan Pearson and Mike Morrison would receive the bulk of the minutes on the interior, it was certainly a logical decision.
Baseball eeks out win over George Washington
|On an overcast Wednesday afternoon, the George Mason Patriots defeated the George Washington Colonials 5-4 in dramatic fashion.
In this continuation of the “Battle of the Orange Line,” the Colonials were seeking their first win at Mason’s home field since 2005, but came up just short.
Freshman starting pitcher John Williams (3-1) got the win for the Patriots, scattering six hits over seven solid innings, while allowing only one run and striking out seven and walking two.
SG campaigning begins with new spending limits, write-in rules
|Campaigns for next year’s Student Government's executive and senate positions began Monday with new rules requiring documentation for write-in candidates and limits on campaign spending.
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).
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Monday, March 19 Dewberry donates $1 million to engineering school|
The Dean of the Volgenau School of Engineering announced last week a $1 million gift for the university’s growing civil engineering department. |