February 2014
LiveBlog: Board of Visitors meeting (Feb. 5 2014)
|The Board of Visitors meets on Feb. 5 to discuss a number of different issues ranging from room and board rates for next year to new ways to engage with alumni. In case you were wondering, what is the Board of Visitors?
Here is a list of some agenda items for today's meeting:
Proposed student conduct changes would likely cost Mason $100,000, report says
|According to Mason’s current code of conduct, students are not allowed to have a lawyer represent them during hearings with representatives from the Office of Student Conduct.
A proposed bill in the Virginia General Assembly could change that system to make certain student conduct hearings look more like court proceedings. In cases where a student is at risk of being suspended for 10 days or more, or expelled, they would be permitted to have a lawyer represent them during conduct hearings.
Cooks and Crafts: Origami Horse
|This past Friday rang in the Chinese New Year, I thought it would be pretty fun to find an origami craft to help celebrate. This year is the Year of the Horse.
Origami is a really tricky art form. People who can create origami pieces really well astound me. I feel like your fingers have to do nearly as much acrobatics as the paper does in order to get the piece together. But if you take it slowly and relax, origami can be very fun with very minimal mess.
[VIDEO] Workout of the Week - Butt Exercises
|During the coldest months of winter, the weather can keep one from making it to the gym. Or maybe you’re even looking for a new exercise routine to do outside of the gym. So, this week’s workout is one that can be performed in the warmth of your home or dorm room without usingtoo much space.
Mason men's volleyball defeats UPRRP, 3-0
|The Mason men’s volleyball team defeated the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 3-0 sets on Saturday at the Recreation and Athletic Complex in Fairfax, Va.
Mason (4-2) took the individual sets 25-18, 25-21, 25-19 and repeated Thursday night’s straight-set win against the Gallitos (2-2).
Expected funding for Robinson demolition, renovation not included in state budget
|Senior university administrators held a forum on Jan. 28th on the current budget situation at Mason as well as the implications as to what the governor’s proposed budget would be.
According to Senior Vice President of Administration and Finance, J.J. Davis, there are many internal and external factors placing pressure on the way forward for the university, ranging from the presence (or lack thereof) of state support to the national conversation around student debt and affordability of higher education.
Poll: Masonlive update
|A new update to Outlook and Masonlive has changed the appearance and layout of the webpage. Reactions on social media have been mixed.
Mason March wraps up week of MLK Day equality events
|On Feb. 2 at 11 a.m., students gathered in the Johnson Center Bistro for the annual Mason March for Equality.
The Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Multicultural Education and the African and African American Studies department included the event in their 2014 “Make the Dream Real” campaign commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. The campaign encouraged student acts of service and remembrance.
OPINION: Super Bowl XLVIII with so much potential turns into a dud
|I think my favorite was either the Seinfeld one or the puppy one…oh, and the Tebow one was good. Oh you want to know about what happened in the game? Does anyone really want to talk about that? Not much happened. Offensively there was nothing and it was very one-sided from the get-go. The Conference Championships were close, suspenseful games. They gave so much promise towards this game, but it was not even close last night, as Seattle pummeled Denver by the final score of 43-8.