The Mason Spirit

Hey, alumni, won’t you please come home and visit every now and then? Well, here’s your chance. Marking its second year, Mason’s Alumni Weekend kicks off Thursday, September 30, and lasts through Sunday, October 3. Though there will be a ton of activities to keep alums busy all weekend, some of the highlights include a…

Continue Reading Vegas-Themed Party, a Step Off, and Wizards Basketball Awaits Alumni this Weekend

Each Thursday evening this semester at Mason, expect to hear gasps and screams coming from Room 80 in Enterprise Hall. That’s because what’s being discussed inside is a topic that has most horror movie fans clutching their popcorn bags in fear: the walking undead. Jeffrey Mantz, an assistant professor at Mason, is teaching an anthropology…

Continue Reading Brains, Brains, a Zombie Class Wants to Fill Students’ Brains

It may have rained on the grand opening of the Hampton Roads and Eastern Shore residence halls on Thursday, but the students came to celebrate anyway. Doc Nix and the Green Machine were sheltered by tents as they made their music. Festivities were moved inside Pilot House, Mason’s newest student eatery, and the line was…

Continue Reading Let Them Eat (Charm City) Cake!

Mason grad Lee Lacy’s search for meaningful work took her not only out of the region, but halfway around the world. For the past three years, Lacy, MS Social and Organizational Learning ‘02, has been heading up the Peace Corps’ volunteer efforts in Armenia. As Peace Corps director in the western Asia country, she leads a program…

Continue Reading Career Takes Alum Far (And We Mean Far!) Away

In the upcoming fall issue of the Mason Spirit, we feature a number of Mason economists and their somewhat unusual research pursuits. One of the economists we chatted with for the feature was Russ Roberts, who is known for bringing economics to the creative arts. He is a novelist with three books to his credit—The Price of…

Continue Reading Rappin’ with Economist Russ Roberts