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Teens Charged with Gang Recruitment
Karaoke, Waffles and More: A Week in Photos
Check out photos from some of the best events last week including Mikhail Gorbachev's speech and roundtable, a singing in the shower karaoke competition, waffle day and the Health and Fitness Expo.
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A Peek at This Week's Games
By Broadside Sports Editor Brian Chan. Photo by Hal Walker.
The baseball team, which was riding a 10-game winning streak earlier this season, will host the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks this weekend in a matchup between the CAA juggernauts.
The Seahawks (17-5, 5-1) dropped two games last week, but the team continues to display their strong offense.
Sophomore catcher Cody Stanley and junior infielder Robbie Monday lead the team with six home runs each. Stanley and Monday are batting .287 and .286, respectively.
The two will be matched up with Mason’s sluggers senior left fielder Scott Krieger and junior first baseman Justin Bour.
Homophobia 101
By Broadside Opinion Contributor Daniel Pino
Everybody’s in a hooplah about Westboro Baptist Church's protest at Mason this upcoming Monday. As a gay student and LGBT activist, I’ve had my own struggles with it and I'm debating if I will even attend the protest.
But in all this conversation about how messed up Fred Phelps is and how bad Shirley Phelps’ witchy stringlike hair looks, I think to myself—what is homophobia? And could it actually have some positive roots?
Here’s what I came up with:
Classifying Homophobia
By Broadside Opinion Contributor Michael Gryboski
According to Webster’s Unabridged, ‘homophobia’ is “the unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals or homosexuality.”
An example from last year would be that of the murder of Lawrence King. King was a middle school student from Oxnard, California who was killed by a classmate.
Two Pride Weeks to Coincide
By Broadside Media Copy Editor Michelle Renaud
Because of a scheduling issue regarding a date for a keynote speaker, George Mason University will be having two Pride Weeks this week.
This year, Pride Week, a series of events designed to increase visibility and raise awareness of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning community on campus, will coincide with the College Republicans’ Conservative Pride Week.
Class Schedules Move Online
By Broadside Staff Writer Ryan Dempsey
Last week, the Office of the Registrar made the public announcement to the student body that the Schedule of Classes will no longer be printed in hard copy and will only be available through PatriotWeb. The proposal for the plan was created by then Senior Associate Registrar Joyce Staulcup last May and outlined five major advantages to an online-only system:
1. More Time in the Production Cycle: By having an online system, the Registrar’s Office would have approximately three additional weeks to make final revisions to include specific staff members for listed classes.
Health and Fitness Expo Promotes Healthy Lifestyles
By Broadside Staff Writer Ryan Dempsey. Photo by Stephanie Knapp.
There was something for everyone at the 13th annual Health and Fitness Expo, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.
Over 2,500 attendees stopped by to the largest Health Expo event to date. The Health and Fitness Expo was held in Dewberry Hall last Thursday to gain information on many different health areas.
“Our goal for this event is to connect students, faculty and staff with both on and off campus resources related to healthy living,” said Assistant Director of the Office of Alcohol, Drug and Health Education Danielle Lapierre.
Pride Week 2009
By Broadside Asst. Style Editor Pearson Jones. Photo courtesy of Pride Alliance.
The Pride Alliance is back again for its annual Pride Week.
The week promises to be the most diverse yet, with more than enough events to represent every letter of the LGBTQ.
The festivities are planned to kick off today with a number of gender bending workshops and discussions sharing a common theme of expression and being proud of who you are.
“It’s about diversity, we’re really trying to bring the different letters out of the LGBTQ,” said Ric Chollar, associate director of LGBTQ resources.
To find more information on what Pride Week has planned,check out their website pride.gmu.edu.
Mason Synchro Competes in San Antonio
By Broadside Staff Writer Ryan Dempsey. Photo by Grace Kendall.
It seems apparent that many students do not pay attention to Mason sports other than basketball, but the synchronized swimming club team is making a splash nationally.
Junior nursing major Megan Sturm and junior English major Sabra Hayes founded the synchronized swimming team in 2006. During the team's first season, Mason Synchro earned a trip to collegiate nationals, where they finished 17th in the country after practicing nearly 20 hours a week in the Aquatic and Fitness Center.
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