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Written by the Broadside Opinion Staff. Photos courtesy of flickr user joeltelling.

GUNSTON’S GO-BUS has made living on campus more convenient by making it easier for students to meet their off-campus needs. The bus shuttles students from the Sandy Creek shuttle stop to Fairfax Corner, Fair Oaks Mall, the Fair Lakes Shopping Center and Old Town Fairfax. Visit sg.gmu.edu/resources/go-bus/ for schedules and more.

INCREASE IN HOUSING RATES. The Board of Visitors met on Feb. 4 and voted to approve new room and board rates for 2009-2010. The average increase for most students living on campus will be $450 or 6.25 percent for the year. Depending on accommodations chosen, the actual room rate increase varies from 4 to 7.6 percent.

Recognizing V-Day in its ninth year, VAGINA MONOLOGUES will benefit Women for Women International and GMU Victims of Violence Fund. (Sponsored by Sexual Assault Services, Women and Gender Studies, and Office of Alcohol, Drug and Health education)

INTERNET AND CABLE OUTAGES beginning on Monday, Feb. 9 through Thursday, Feb. 12. There will be an internet outage for the Student Apartments and on Friday, Feb. 13 there will be a cable tv outage for Student Apartments. At least there’s the Johnson Center. Visit outages.gmu.edu for more information.

A non-profit movement dedicated to finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide, TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. Show your support by writing “love” on your arms on Feb. 13.

VAMPIRE OBSESSIONS courtesy of Stephenie Meyer. It was a lot easier when we just had Anne Rice and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But now the CW’s picked up a pilot based on the Vampire Diaries series of books. Move over Twilight and True Blood.