2,977 illumanarias were lit Tuesday night at Mason Pond to remember those who were lost on 9/11/01. A memorial service followed, ending with the lighting of 60 floating lanterns. Each lantern represented a country who lost a citizen on 9/11. The event was sponsored by Broadside.

To address a growing number of art and music students at Mason, the College of Visual and Performing Arts will be renovating the Fine Arts Building to address the lack of classrooms and practice space.

While construction is underway, classes will be moved to different buildings across campus.

“What we have done as a college is a lot of music classes have moved to the arts building,” said Dan Hobson, production manager for the College of Visual and Performing Arts. “We were able to house 75 percent of classes that were moved.”

On September 10^th, Provost Peter Stearns and Fiscal Services Controller Beth Brock held a forum to discuss recent budget concerns with the GMU community.

“We do mean to do [the forums] periodically,” Stearns told a packed room of administration and faculty in Mason Hall. “The main point is to show where budget issues are.” The forum was broadcasted live to both the Arlington and Prince William campuses.

This August, Fenwick Library announced the 2012-2013 recipient for the Fenwick Fellow grant.

“The annual Fenwick Fellow program assists research by Mason faculty members as well as enhances the resources and capabilities for the University Libraries,” according to a press release from University Libraries. “The fellowship provides a $5,000 award for research materials and assistance, along with a fully equipped office in the Fenwick Library, to support the research project.”