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Undocumented Students Punishing Students for Their Parents’ Decisions
|By Meridith Kaufaman, Asst. Opinion Editor
The United States is made up of immigrants. It was created by immigrants. It is being sustained by immigrants. Not many can say that their families are originally from America, and if you ask them where they are from, they won’t tell you a city like St. Louis – they’ll tell you they are German with some Italian too.
In My Own Words: Final Four Setting Up for the Excitement and Looking for Closure
|By Fernanda Bartels, Staff Writer
We concluded our regular season schedule with a victory against our rival, the James Madison Dukes. We finished the regular season with a 21-8 record and qualified for the CAA Tournament as the third seed.
Today, we look to prolong our season as we face the second-ranked Delaware Blue Hens at Virginia Commonwealth University. The winner in our match and the winner in the matchup between the top-seeded VCU Rams and the William & Mary Tribe will face off in the conference championship tomorrow.
The French Connection Freshman Midfielder Achieving Soccer Dreams the Other Way
|By Donald O'Mahony, Staff Writer
Skipping senior year of high school, being away from family, living in another country and speaking a different language for a chance to play soccer requires commitment and a strong passion for the game.
For some, this decision would be difficult, but for freshman midfielder Derek Markheim, the choice could not have been easier. Markheim spent the last two years in France with the youth academy at Amiens FC, a professional soccer team currently in the third division. For him, this was an opportunity to work towards his childhood dream.
The Trauma and the Ecstasy
|By Billy Curtis, Sex Columnist
A great woman once said, “The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.”
Though that woman may be Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the point still stands – life is hard. It seems that as time continues to pass so rapidly in this world, the odds of some disaster occurring to you will rise.
Dorm Room Feasts Tips and Secrets to Having an Away-from-Home Thanksgiving
|By Katie Miller, Staff Writer
Thanksgiving is a day for spending quality time with loved ones and of course, eating an inordinate amount of comfort food. Between yams, turkey and stuffing, many take great pride in how many servings they can push down or who can get the drum sticks.
German Ambassador Speaks to Mason Klaus Scharioth Recounts His Memory of the Berlin Wall’s Fall and its Effect
|By Reuben Jones, Broadside Correspondant
Twenty years ago, the people of Germany celebrated a moment in their history that not only provided happiness to its citizens, but broke down a physical and mental barrier that divided all of Europe. It was an event that the German ambassador to the United States, Klaus Scharioth, described as one of the “most positive things that has happened in the past century.”
Funding for Facilities Cost Break Down of Construction on Campus
|By Amanda Cheek, News Editor
With some students attending George Mason University who have never seen the campus without construction, building projects have been causing quite a ruckus on campus the past few semesters.
From traffic jams to waking students before their alarm clocks in the morning or simply blocking normal paths students take to class, construction seems to be changing campus significantly. Danica Wysocki, freshman marketing major, was not exactly sure how to respond when asked where she thought the funding for all the building on campus comes from.
Wildcats Pounce on Patriots Patriots Hold Their Own Against Experienced Teams During Basketball Games in Puerto Rico
|By John Powell, Asst. Sports Editor
Since the team’s run in the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four, the George Mason University men's basketball team had not played an opponent ranked as high as the fifth-ranked Villanova Wildcats.
While many were expecting them to put up a relatively weak showing with a young team against a strong, experienced team in Villanova, the Patriots came to Puerto Rico and appeared to be in complete control of the game until the final seconds, losing on a 3-point shot with 15 seconds left in regulation.
Students Sleep Outside to Raise Homelessness Awareness
|By Hillary Huber, Staff Writer
With cardboard boxes, a deck of cards and a bag of popcorn, students headed for the North Plaza for what would be a night’s worth of a glimpse of homelessness.
In recognition of Hunger and Homelessness Action Week, students participated in a sleep-out to see the homeless experience on a nightly basis.
Despite the rain, students slept outside on Thursday night from 10 p.m. until 7 a.m.
Team Edward or Team Jacob? New Moon Trumps Twilight in Pure Sex Appeal
|By Evan Benton, Broadside Staff Writer
Last Friday, in the wee hours of the morning, hundreds of thousands of people around the country attended the midnight showing of New Moon, the adaptation of the second book in the wildly popular Twilight series, pulling in a record single day box-office record of almost $73 million in only 4,024 theaters.