Campus News in Brief
Living Learning Community
If you’re interested in establishing a Living Learning Community with your own interests and needs in mind, join people like yourself in Research 1, room 162 on Oct. 27 from 3 to 5 p.m. The meeting, titled Building Z: The Future of Living Learning Communities will address various issues of Living Learning Communities. Your suggestions and opinions are welcomed.
Health Care Issues and the Election
Come to the Meese Conference Room in Mason Hall at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27 to listen to a presentation on the comparative advantages of the health care plans proposed by Senators John McCain and Barack Obama. Health Administration & Policy and the Center sponsor the event for Health Policy Research and Ethics.
Testimony from Hiroshima
An exhibition of photographs from the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima will be displayed in the Student Union Building II ballroom from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Featuring talks from Sigeko Sasamori, a survivor of the bomb; Steve Leeper, Chairperson of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation; and Andrea Bartoli, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. The event is free for all attendees.
Creative Halloween Recyclable Costume
The TAP Office in Student Apartments will host a creative Halloween costume made from recyclable material contest. The costumes should be made out of reused items and recycled materials such as old clothing, umbrellas, garbage bags, cardboard and milk cartons. The criteria for judging will be based on the most creative use of the reused or recycled items. A panel of judges will evaluate costumes with prizes awarded to the top three costumes. There will be s’mores, donuts, cider and hot chocolate on Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 8 to 9 p.m. The actual judging begins at 8:41 p.m.
Haunted Hanover
DUCC and Chesapeake housing staff will transform the Hanover area building into a Haunted House for the Wednesday before Halloween. Entry to the event cost at lease one canned food or donation to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. Haunted Hanover will start at 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 and will end around 12 a.m.
Halloween Lemonade Pong Party
The residents of Brunswick One are going to be playing lemonade pong in celebration of Halloween and staying healthy on Thursday, Oct. 30. The purpose is to educate students of the effects of alcohol on a person after two or more cups of beer. The party will have the Office of Alcohol, Drug and Health Education’s beer goggles to understand the effects of alcohol better. Anyone is welcome to join the DUCC area in the Hanover study lounge to celebrate Halloween and learn the effects of alcohol while playing lemonade pong.
iPod DJ Night
Everyone has a chance to be a DJ at Ike’s Eisenhower Hall in Presidents Park. All you need is your iPod and a list of your favorite tunes. It’s a chance to grab some food, chill with friends and listen to some music. The fun begins at 11:55 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30 and lasts until 2 a.m. Sponsored by RSA, iPod DJ Night occurs the last Thursday of every month.
Witch Watch
Join other Mason students, faculty and staff around the community in a patrol of neighborhoods for the safety of trick-or-treaters on Friday, Oct. 31. Student Government sponsors this event each year to promote safety for area neighborhoods and those who choose to trick-or-treat on Halloween night. Students must register before the event. The deadline for registration is Wednesday, Oct. 29. Students, faculty and staff can register in the Student Government Office in room 133 in the Johnson Center. To participate in Witch Watch, meet Friday at 4:30 in the News Center Media Lounge in the JC in front of the Student Government Office.
Halloween Party in the Park
There will be trick or treating, face painting, bobbing for apples and dancing, to name a few fun things going on in the Park Halloween night, Friday, Oct. 31. The fun starts at 9 p.m. in Eisenhower. All are welcome and freshmen are encouraged to attend. Wear a costume and join the fun.
GMU Wind Symphony and Fairfax Wind Symphony Concert
On October 28 at 8 p.m., The George Mason University Wind Symphony and the Fairfax Wind Symphony will be joining together for a concert on campus at the Concert Hall.
The GMU Wind Symphony is a selective ensemble with wind and percussion players from the Department of Music and within the student population. This symphony is ranked among the finest collegiate wind bands in the Commonwealth. They play student compositions, as well as traditional literature. While under Music Professor Anthony Maiello’s direction, CDs were released, titled A Shared Vision of Excellence and The Divine Comedy. Professor Mark Camphouse, who is a graduate of Northwestern University and a full-time professor, composer and conductor, currently directs the symphony. He began his musical career at a very early age and continues to teach and inspire Mason students.
Along with the GMU Wind Symphony, the Fairfax Wind Symphony will be joining in this concert. The Fairfax Wind Symphony has been around since the fall of 1999 to benefit all of the surrounding area’s music teachers and directors. They are a very contemporary wind ensemble that focuses on the exploration of all grade levels, techniques and skills. Professors on campus, including Camphouse and Maiello, have made many guest appearances and have taken large roles with the symphony. It is a community-run symphony that has been featured at local concerts and five consecutive VMEA In-Service Conferences.
The tickets are on sale now at the concert hall box office. Students and senior citizens can buy them for $10; adults can buy them for $15.
Breast Cancer Awareness Walk
In celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Team TAP walked five miles through the National Monuments during the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk Sunday, Oct. 19. With help from the Mason Community, Team TAP was able to fundraise over $1,000 to help find a cure.
Every Freakin’ Friday
Program Board has planned a special event for Halloween night. The event has yet to be announced but should be entertaining. Join the fun and get free food in the Johnson Center atrium Friday night, Oct. 31, at 9 p.m. For more information, contact Program Board at (703) 993-2925.