February 2013
OPINION: Breaking the institutionalized misconception of overweight people
|Turn on your television and dare to flip through the channels. Instantly, your senses are assaulted with countless images: television shows, ads, movies, news programs—symbols of purported significance being forced in front of your eyes and ingrained in the periphery of your mind. It starts on Nickelodeon. Patrick Star, a chubby pink starfish, gobbles down a plate of “Krabby Patties” and proceeds to burden his friends and neighbors with his formidable stupidity. Click.
OPINION: Differences between college basketball and the NBA are game changers
|A few weeks back, Richmond (13-9) beat Virginia Commonwealth (17-5). Last week, The University of Virginia (15-5) beat No. 19 NC State (16-5). Can anyone tell me what Richmond and UVA have in common? CORRECT! They were both beaten by Mason this season.
@gmuhoops said it best on Twitter: “Richmond beat VCU, UVA beat NC State. George Mason beat Richmond and UVA, oh college hoops”.
Top 5 weekend picks February 1
|Every week Connect2Mason will offer five entertainment picks for your weekend. Ranging from on-campus to off-campus events, Connect2Mason's Top 5 will give you a jump start on your weekend. Here are the Top 5 picks for this weekend:
1. Mardi Gras Carnivale
When: Friday, Feb. 8 at 9 p.m.
Where: The Black Cat
Price: $12
Mason student government reaffirms shared governance, does not address UVa request
|When confronted to condemn the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors rector, George Mason University’s student government took a stance—to not be involved.
“We are not involving ourselves in the affairs of U.Va. nor its BoV; it is not in our place to do so,” reads Resolution 27, which upholds Mason’s student government’s belief in “shared governance.”
Bossypants by Tina Fey
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Bossypants by Tina Fey
I first fell in love with Tina Fey through her portrayal of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. Then I became obsessed with her show 30 Rock and made a point of watching any of her movies I could get my hands on. So, obviously, I had very high hopes when I began reading Bossypants. I was not disappointed.
University officials hold plans for Tysons expansion
|For the past year or so, the George Mason University administration has discussed the possibility of expanding the regional campuses to include Tysons.
“[Fairfax County] reached out to George Mason University to have a presence in Tysons [Corner] in the future, so we did a lot of planning and evaluating the feasibility of building classrooms and establishing a physical site,” said Kathleen Q. Johnson, assistant vice president for regional campuses.
[ANALYSIS] With Johnny Williams out due to injury, Arledge has taken full advantage of his opportunity
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| Jonathan Arledge scores against Drexel (Photo by John Irwin). |
Before the start of the 2012-2013 men's basketball season, j
The five most annoying characters in gaming
|In video games, just like life, there are individuals that just know how to get on your last nerve. In gaming, it’s the characters. The percentage of these frustratingly, annoying characters seems to have only increased recently. Maybe game developers get a kick out of creating such characters, but who really knows.
So in order to help you avoid these pests, Connect2Mason video game reporter Antonio Washingtion shares his list of the top five most annoying characters in video games:
Exhibit showcases new international campus in Korea
|Far from the humdrum suburbs of Fairfax, Mason’s new satellite campus is becoming a reality in Incheon, South Korea.
To introduce the new campus in a more visual way, the Office of Global and International Studies is hosting an exhibit in the Johnson Center 123 Gallery from Feb. 4-8 each day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.