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Fall Sports Recap: Teams Conclude 2009 Season
|By Cody Norman, Broadside Correspondent
Men’s Cross Country
The George Mason University men’s cross country team competed at the Cavalier Open in Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Va. on Nov. 6 in its final meet before the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship meet.
Sophomore Daniel Callan ran his way to a seventh-place finish in the Open, posting a time of 25:24.63. Freshman Philip Blankenship (26:41.50), freshman Andrew Pitts (26:52.25) and sophomore Henry Loehr (26:56.65) all finished in the top 25 in the 8K run.
The Classical Libero: Boryc Digs the Green and Gold
|By Brian T. Chan, Sports Editor
The Boryc File
Favorite Food: Deep Dish Pizza from Lou Malnati’s
Favorite Vacation Spot: Honduras
Favorite Actress: Kate Hudson
Favorite Movie: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Favorite Music: Rascal Flatts
It is in the libero’s convention to serve as the defensive specialist on the volleyball court. Yet, there are instances when the libero is part of the offensive attack, recording an unusual kill. For sophomore libero Katrina Boryc, the spontaneity of her first collegiate kill came as a shock to her.
Putting Out the Flames: Mason Holds on Late to Win Their Season Opener
|By Fox Parker, Staff Writer
The George Mason University men’s basketball team’s 76-72 season-opening win over the Liberty Flames could prove to be microcosm of the season to come.
The Patriots were brilliant at times and erratic at times, building up a 19-point lead only to see it dwindle to three with 2:34 to play.
The game, which appeared to be in hand midway through the second half, was slipping away from the Patriots until freshman forward Luke Hancock made a fumbling jump shot and, sophomore guard Andre Cornelius made game-sealing free throws.
Mason Dominates the Lady Panthers: Defense Allows 27 Points as Mason Impresses in Exhibition Game
|By Jerry Holy, Broadside Correspondent
Four days before their season opener this past Friday, the George Mason University women’s basketball team outplayed the Virginia Union Panthers en route to a 75-27 victory.
The team received a great deal of contribution from each player. Freshman forward Amber Easter led the team with 14 points.
Junior guard Brittany Poindexter added 13 points and four steals. Freshman forward Janaa Pickard also scored in double digits with 11 points and added eight rebounds and seven blocks.
In Bed With Billy: Friends with More than Benefits
|By Billy Curtis, Sex Columnist
Relationships are meant to be complicated. Throughout life, as we grow and change, so do the associations we have with people in our lives. Maturity levels rise, lessons teach what previously wasn’t known and sometimes, even friends can end up being something more.
I never really thought about dating a friend and the option never really presented itself to me. But after doing some extensive research on my close friends and relatives, I realized that most of their relations began as a simple friendship.
Food in the Bedroom: These Snacks Will Get You in the Sack
|By Katie Miller, Staff Writer
When used appropriately, food can do more than just satisfy your stomach.
Touted as sure-fire performance enhancers, aphrodisiacs have ignited sexual desires for centuries.
The sexual power of certain food’s tastes and textures can bring new flavor and excitement to any relationship.
Sadly, most of the beliefs about aphrodisiac’s ability to improve your libido are simply myths that have survived centuries of oral tradition (pun intended).
Dialogue Vs. Dynamite: Solving the Feud Between Explosions and Plot
|By Evan Benton, Staff Writer
Last weekend, I was arguing with a friend from my high school who was in town for the night. I had just come out of a University Mall Theatres screening of Inglourious Basterds, and was particularly surprised and enthralled by the film.
The strength of Basterds was its writing, as it is in every film Quentin Tarantino has ever made. He possesses a narrative style all his own, and writes dialogue so realistic that it makes even the most outlandish and fantastical themes seem plausible.
Second Time Isn’t a Charm: The 10 Sequels You Wish You Hadn’t Paid to See
|By Ross Bonaime, Staff Writer
This Friday, much to the chagrin of the many people who don’t want their eardrums to burst from screaming, The Twilight Saga: New Moon is set to be released, looking to be packed with not only vampires, but werewolves as well.
Also released this month was the sequel to cult classic Boondock Saints. Because of these unfortunate sequels, here are the top ten worst sequels of the decade.
10. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Changing the Textbook Biz: Website Offers Affordable Alternative to Expensive School Books
|By Patrick Wall, Style Editor
It has bankrupted some. For others, it has forced them into jobs working long hours. No, it’s not Wall Street. In fact, to some, it might be even worse.
Textbooks.
Of all the routines students go through at the beginning of each new term, book buying is easily the most dreaded. Parents groan as they empty their bank accounts and students lament having to carry what often feels like a bag full of bricks to class each day.
Playing House: Artist Peter Marcus Displays Prints at Mason
|By Marian McLaughlin, Staff Writer
“The house serves as the portal to metaphors of the imagination,” said Jon Stilgoe in reference to Gaston Bachelard’s philosophers on architecture. This same idea is reflected in Peter Marcus’s work, as seen this month in the Fine Arts Gallery on campus.
Marcus, a printmaker whose style is anything but limited, has a series of collaged collagraphs on display alongside the colossal, assembled sculptures of Joan Hall.