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Saying ‘Yes’ to a Line of Dresses

By Mason Spirit contributor on April 14, 2015

In 2009, bride-to-be Sareh Nouri, BA Art ’04, was desperate to find the wedding dress of her dreams. As her big day approached, she grew more and more frustrated at her inability to find the perfect dress, so she decided to design her own.

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The Ripple Effect of Helping Students

By Mason Spirit contributor on February 6, 2015

Personal tragedy and a journey of healing led alumna Elena Prien to embrace well-being, and to endow a scholarship fund to help others live meaningful lives.

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Flying High

By Mason Spirit contributor on February 5, 2015

Economics major John T. Hill is developing the EasyFBO app, which will make airplane fueling and servicing at airports easier and less expensive.

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Annie Yu: Reporting Live from the Nation’s Capital

By Mason Spirit contributor on January 28, 2015

While a communication major at Mason, news anchor Annie Yu began an internship at Fox5 News, and now covers some of the biggest stories in the Washington, D.C., region.

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Meet the Mason Nation: Julie Thompson

By Cathy Cruise, MFA '93 on January 28, 2015

The executive director of Mason’s Center for the Arts looks back on two decades at the university, revealing what she’s loved most about her job, and how she once calmed a light-phobic pianist.

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Patriot Profile: Nadine Rousseau

By Mason Spirit contributor on January 21, 2015

A life-changing performance with Broadway legend Patti LuPone showed senior Nadine Rousseau that a career in theater is within reach.

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Mason Alumnus Plays Edgar Allan Poe in New Play

By Mason Spirit contributor on November 13, 2014

First it was law, then economics, and now, six years after graduation, Elliott Kashner has turned his attention to acting and is finding success. Kashner is the title character in Molotov Theatre Group’s production of Nightfall With Edgar Allan Poe, which opened Nov. 6 in Washington, D.C., and runs through Dec. 7. The York, Penn.,…

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The Journey from Athlete to Reporter

By Mason Spirit contributor on November 4, 2014

A month into her freshman year, at a school she picked off a map but felt in her heart was the right place to be, Dianna Russini, BA Communication ’05, sat in George Mason University’s Johnson Center Bistro and watched a giant projector show the horrors of September 11.

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Mars Wish: Mason Alumna Makes NASA Dream Come True

By Mason Spirit contributor on September 23, 2014

Mason alumna Sandra Cauffman has a lot to celebrate this week as the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) satellite successfully entered orbit around Mars.

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Choosing a Life of Public Service

By Buzz McClain, BA '77 on September 16, 2014

We should all be lucky enough to enjoy our jobs as much as Mason alumna Denise Turner Roth does hers. “I look forward to coming to work every day,” she says, “and every day I have an experience where I go back and say, ‘Wow, I just did that.’”

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