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Mason Spirit is published three times a year by the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations in conjunction with the Office of Communications and Marketing.
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From Fake Scandals, Real Media Savvy
By Buzz McClain, BA '77 on November 3, 2016
In Professor Jeremy Mayer’s GOVT 412 Politics and Mass Media course, student teams created three minute-long videos—positive, comparative, and of course, negative—for imaginary Congressional candidates running for office in Northern Virginia districts.
On the Bench with Mason Psychology Professor Lou Buffardi
By Colleen Kearney Rich on October 31, 2016
Mason basketball superfan and psychology professor Lou Buffardi was one of the lucky 15 faculty and staff members chosen by lottery to be a sideline coach with the men’s basketball team during a home game.
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The Best Seat in the House
By Damian Cristodero on October 28, 2016
The Sideline Coaching Program allows one Mason faculty or staff member per game to get an insider’s view by attending team meetings, practices, and meals, having access to opponent scouting reports and being in the locker room before games and at halftime. The topper, though, is being on the bench.
Laying Down Tracks
By Jamie Rogers on October 28, 2016
In a recording studio on the main floor of the Music/Theater Building last spring, students from the student recording company Mason Noise wrapped up production of a full-length studio album and began mastering the tracks. Each semester Mason Noise selects a student music artist and then records, mixes, engineers, produces, and distributes a full-length album.
Turns Out, Crime Does Pay
By Mason Spirit contributor on October 28, 2016
Inch by inch, students carefully make their way around a grid placed on a muddy forensic excavation and research site on the Fairfax Campus. Their assignment: to unearth evidence in a staged outdoor crime scene. It’s the stuff of hit TV drama series. But for these students, the day’s rain-soaked efforts deliver far more than drama. They deliver real-life forensic science training, critical to qualifying for a career that already is waiting for them.
Railey the Service Dog Awarded Honorary Diploma
By Mason Spirit contributor on July 6, 2016
One of George Mason University’s newest “graduates” is 2 feet tall, has a wet nose, and loves a good belly rub.
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Lights, Camera, FAVS Students in Action
By Colleen Kearney Rich on June 21, 2016
“I toured a lot of different film schools, and this was one of the only ones that emphasized working with other students,” says FAVS Meagan Arnold, who comes from Stephens City, Virginia. “It is really hard to make a short film by yourself.”
Oldies But Goodies: Phoebe’s Throwback Thursdays
By Cathy Cruise, MFA '93 on June 14, 2016
While it prides itself on supporting up-and-coming writers, Phoebe, Mason’s longstanding literary journal, is now spotlighting some old favorites. Through its new Throwback Thursday blogroll, the journal presents one piece from a past issue each week and promotes it via social media.
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Quidditch, But Didn’t Know Who to Ask
By Colleen Kearney Rich on May 21, 2016
Quidditch is the fastest growing club sport at Mason. The team is young, just two years old, and they are preparing to compete at their second national competition this spring. About 50 students showed up at the interest meeting at the start of the fall semester, and the team has continued to recruit throughout the…
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Father to Son, a Passion for Serving Mason
By Rob Riordan on May 14, 2016
“I grew up with George Mason,” Jimmy Hazel, JD ’84, says, and he means it literally. The chair of the George Mason University Foundation Board of Trustees was speaking to a room packed with Mason supporters who had come together during Homecoming Week for the dedication of the James W. Hazel Conference Room in Merten…
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