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Resident Pirate Expert Makes Best-of-2009 Lists
By Leah Kerkman Fogarty on January 8, 2010
Peter Leeson, MA, PhD Economics ’05, isn’t your typical economist. The BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at Mason’s Mercatus Center, Leeson applies economic principles to quirky subjects, from UFO and Bigfoot sightings to the capitalism of pirates. And people are taking notice of his unorthodox and intriguing research topics.
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Mason Student Fulfills Dream of Traveling to Rwanda
By Leah Kerkman Fogarty on December 17, 2009
While you and I are out this weekend running last-minute holiday errands, Mason senior Emma Yoder will be figuring out what kind of malaria medication to take. That’s because Emma is heading to Rwanda in January for a four-month-long internship with Never Again Rwanda, a youth peace-building nonprofit organization.
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Celebrate George Mason, the Man
By Leah Kerkman Fogarty on December 10, 2009
The Mason Alumni Association invites you to join us for the annual celebration of George Mason’s birth. Believe it or not, 2009 marks the 284th year since he was born to George and Ann Thomson Mason at the family plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia, on December 11, 1725.
Congrats to Mason Women’s Volleyball, CAA Champs
By Leah Kerkman Fogarty on November 29, 2009
After a come-from-behind victory against top-seeded Virginia Commonwealth University, the George Mason women’s volleyball team captured the 2009 Colonial Athletic Association Championship on Tuesday, November 24th. Coming just a few days before Turkey Day, I have a sneaking suspicion I know what the team is thankful for this year. It was a down-to-the-wire nail-biter, in…
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Mason Men’s Basketball Takes on Villanova Today!
By Leah Kerkman Fogarty on November 19, 2009
In a little less than an hour, the George Mason Patriots will face off against No. 6-ranked Villanova in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Tournament. The game is airing on ESPNU television. If you’re on the Fairfax Campus, mosey on over to the Johnson Center, where the game will be broadcast in the atrium.
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School of Law Alum is for the Dogs
By Leah Kerkman Fogarty on November 17, 2009
Aaron Green ( JD ’08) is one of a very few practicing attorneys who can count playing with dogs during work breaks as a job benefit. But Green’s job as an attorney for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) offers some unconventional as well as traditional benefits.
Mason’s New Fight Song
By Leah Kerkman Fogarty on November 13, 2009
As the great sage Mr. Bing Crosby would say, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” But we’re not talking about the holiday season (though that’s pretty cool, too). We’re talking about Mason Patriot basketball!
You CAN Go Home Again
By Leah Kerkman Fogarty on November 12, 2009
Believe it or not, Homecoming 2010 is creeping up on us. Set for February 20, 2010 (time TBA), the Mason Patriots will be taking on an opponent to be determined by the EPSN Bracketbuster. As soon as we know the time and opposing team–which will probably be about three weeks prior–we’ll let you know. What…
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