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Mason celebrates veterans Veterans Day festivities include ROTC-sponsored lunch for veterans, powwow Antonieta Rico Crime Beat Writer George Mason University celebrated its student veterans and others who have served the country last week with several events held throughout campus.

Mason’s Army ROTC Patriot Battalion hosted a Veterans Day luncheon for veterans on campus and the surrounding community Thursday at the Center for the Arts Building.

“Every year we want to go ahead and show our appreciation,” said Sgt. 1st Class Kameron Jones, a soldier with Mason’s Patriot Battalion.

Jones said the luncheon not only showed veterans appreciation but it also served to give ROTC cadets insight into the life they will embark on after college.

“It shows them the importance of being in the military,” Jones said. “It also shows that people respect what they do.”

The guest speaker at the luncheon was retired Air Force Gen. Michael V. Hayden, a former head of the CIA and the National Security Agency and also a distinguished visiting professor with Mason’s School of Public Policy.

“As a student I appreciate that the

Connolly to represent Fairfax County for second term Jordan Frasier C2M Senior News Editor

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A Color Guard from American Legion Post 177 of Fairfax, marches in the Grand Entry at the Powwow at Dewberry Hall Wednesday. The event was sponsored by the Office of Diversity Programs and Services.

Photo By Antonieta Rico

Apesanahkwat, a Northern Tridi onal Dancer and head war chief of the Three Fires Medewiwin (Medicine Lodge), dances during the Powwow at Dewberry Hall in the Johnson Center Wednesday.

Fimian concedes 11th District to Connolly

college campus is actually recognizing veterans,” said Renee Prall, a junior transfer student at Mason who served 12 years in the Marine Corps and attended the luncheon.

Mason’s ROTC Color Guard also participated at the 8th Annual Veterans’ Powwow on Wednesday. The Powwow, a “central social event for indigenous culture,” was sponsored by the Office of Diversity Programs and Services, and also included a Color Guard from American Legion Post 177 from Fairfax.

During the powwow, Keith Colston, one of the masters of ceremonies, took time to thank veterans for their service and

invited all veterans at the Powwow in Dewberry Hall to the front of the room to be honored by the attendees. Veterans also received gifts as tokens of appreciation.

“We are celebrating … because of these individuals here before you,” Colston said to the crowd gathered for the Powwow. “They made it possible for us here, to enjoy today.”

In other military related events on campus, Mason’s Semper Fi Society held a cake cutting ceremony for the Marine Corps 235th birthday on Wednesday at the Johnson Center.

The Semper Fi Society will also be hosting Toys for Tots drive into December.

People can donate new and unwrapped toys at a Toys for Tots kiosk on the first floor of the JC every Tuesday and Thursday in November until Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Two permanent drop-off boxes are located at the Office of Military Services on the second floor of the JC. The toys will be given to needy children in the community.

Aaron C. Emery, transition assistant coordinator with OMS said that holding military related events helps ease the transition into college life and fosters a communal atmosphere for student veterans at Mason. “People can relate to it and it gives them a sense of belonging,” Emery said.

It’s now clear who will represent Virginia’s 11th Congressional District in the 112th Congress after Republican Keith Fimian officially conceded the election to incumbent Democrat Gerry Connolly Tuesday.

The race between Connolly and Fimian had been too close to call since election night, even with Connolly having a slight advantage that led him to unofficially declare victory that night.

Mason’s Fairfax campus sits in the 11th Congressional District.

Under Virginia law, Fimian could have asked for a taxpayer funded recount based on Connolly’s narrow lead of just 981 votes, but in today’s announcement Fimian said he would not pursue a recount because he has not seen any obvious election errors.

“After much discussion with friends and supporters, I have decided not to pursue a recount and not to further investigate possible discrepancies in the election results,” Fimian said in a released statement. “Therefore I congratulate Congressman Connolly on his victory and send him good wishes as he moves forward to do the people's business. For me, today is the end of this campaign.”

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Coping with the unseen Mason English instructor overcomes struggle with blindness “[He] would focus the laser very carefully and fire a blast, and I’d see this Copy Chief bright flash. Then he’d take a number of seconds to do it again. It was like torture,” Upon reaching the front of the Cooper said. classroom, he feels for the wall with his One night, he was having severe white cane, then lays it at the edge of the pain in his left eye and was admitted to floor. He finds the corner of his table and the emergency room at George Washsets down his backpack. A few seconds ington University Hospital. later, he pulls up the sleeve of his striped By the time he was seen by a doctor, flannel shirt and presses a button on his he was vomiting due to the intensity of watch. “Two twenty-nine p.m.,” a female the pain. The normal internal pressure voice speaks. of an eye is about 15 millimeters of mer“All right, it’s probably about time to cury, but the pressure in Cooper’s eye get started,” he says to his class, as a few had reached 80. more students settle into their seats in “My eye was like a rock,” he said.

Room 1007 of the West Building.

Cooper was diIt is Friday, agnosed with neovasand Andy “That’s the short version cular glaucoma, a Cooper’s English condition in which of the story – to say that 201 class is bethe growth of new I’ve had over a dozen ginning their blood vessels hinders unit on poetry. surgeries on my eyes.” the flow of fluid to “How pothe front of the eye. etry sounds is -Andy Cooper, English instructor In the morning, he very important,” underwent an emerhe tells his class. gency trabeculec“Much more imtomy, having part of his iris removed to portant than how it looks.” allow fluid to drain from the eye. The Cooper has been teaching for 27 surgery was unsuccessful. years, all but three of which have been at Over the next couple years, Cooper George Mason University. Now 52, he lost vision in both eyes. He has since unlost his eyesight at age 31 due to Type 1 di- dergone several eye surgeries. abetes.

“That’s the short version of the story “You’re supposed to have your reti- – to say that I’ve had over a dozen surnas examined when you have diabetes, geries on my eyes. One after another, and I did,” Cooper said. “And the doctors sometimes. Pretty bad stuff. I’ve had a lot told me, ‘We’ll keep an eye on this,’ so I of pain, I’ll tell you. I’ve had a lot of pain.” tended not to worry about it. Then one day, I’m in for a retinal exam, and they “It’s not supposed to be read off say, ‘Wow, you have retinopathy.’” the page,” Cooper continues about poThis meant that Cooper’s retinas etry. “It’s meant to be heard.” were becoming damaged and he needed As he speaks, he traces his way laser treatments. When he went in for around the table and sits down on it, facthe first one, he found that the doctor ing the class. A few moments later, a gust used poor technique and was not very ex- of autumn wind blows through the winperienced, making the procedure almost dow near his table, rattling the blinds. unbearable.

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English instructor Andy Cooper lectures his English 201 class Friday. Cooper lost his eyesight at age 31 due to Type 1 diabetes.

Now 52, he’s been teaching at George Mason University for 24 years.

Cooper pauses, looks in the direction of the window, then resumes his lecture.

Several minutes later, it happens again.

“Can someone please close that window?” Cooper asks with a smile. “It’s kind of distracting to the speaker.”

A student in the front row walks over and closes the window.

“Thanks,” Cooper says.

Prior to losing his eyesight, Cooper was already teaching English as an adjunct at Mason. He thought his teaching career had come to an end, but after just one semester away, then-chairman of the English department Chris Thaiss called

Cooper and asked if he would like to re- everything.

But the transition to self-sufficiency sume teaching.

“I said yes, I want to come back!” was not easy. Cooper had to tussle with Cooper said. “I was really surprised they the university to get Job Access With offered. It wasn’t like I had to ask them Speech, a screen-reading program designed for the visually impaired. At first, and fight [for it].”

Though he had Thaiss’s support, Mason only agreed to install JAWS at a Cooper found that he had to work much school computer.

“I said no, that’s not good enough. harder than before. For about two semesters, volunteers including Cooper’s Everybody else can grade papers at parents and neighbors read him essays home. Why not me? You’re going to and put in corrections that he requested make me work at school for eight hours a day and take up a computer, too? That’s verbally.

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Azucar Salsa Dance Lessons Johnson Center, Dance Studio 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

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Mason unites to help Haiti Love Haiti packs 100,000 meals for impoverished nation Yasmin Tadjdeh C2M Senior News Editor Despite millions of dollars in aid money, countless humanitarians helping to rebuild infrastructure and worldwide support, Haiti is still devastated from the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Jan. 12.

But on Thursday, George Mason University united through Love Haiti to pack 100,000 meals for the people of the damaged Caribbean nation.

Love Haiti, a meal-packing event sponsored by Mason’s Campus Crusade for Christ, with Feeding Children Everywhere and Open Door Haiti, asked students to stop by Student Union Building II and pack a few meals for only a few moments or all day. The goal was to make and pack 100,000 meals to be distributed to Haitian relief efforts.

“We wanted to do something that would unite the whole campus together. We know that with college students, every college student, no matter what group they’re in, no matter what faith they’re part of, everyone has a

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Medical Assist SUB I Victim was transported to the Fairfax Hospital for further evaluation. (56/Lighthiser)

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common ground in having a heart for humanitarian work and wanting to help people in need,” said Brett Miller, director for CRU at Mason.

When students arrived to the event, they visited an anti-bacterial cleaning station where they received a hairnet. From there they went to one of seven packing stations to scoop out portions of a rice medley.

The mixture, which was made of rice and soy protein, contained 14 different types of dehydrated vegetables like carrots, celery, broccoli, onions and tomatoes. Also in the mixture was a yellow vitamin powder that according to Kile Riggs, the global director of operations for Feeding Children Everywhere, was scientifically designed to reverse the effects of malnutrition on children.

Each bag of rice, vitamins and vegetables equated to six meals that when cooked will expand and make an entire pot of food. Each bag also contains the equivalent protein of three and a half steaks.

In total, 36 different student organizations joined CRU to help

pack meals. Student athletes were also required to participate in the event.

Each meal, plus shipping, costs 28 cents to make and send.

To help cover the cost of $28,000 Love Haiti has pushed the selling of their red Love Haiti shirts. The shirts, which cost $20 each, will help offset the cost of the meals.

As of Nov. 12, according to CRU member and Love Haiti Coordinator Lauren Cafferty, Love Haiti had raised about $10,000 but were confident they would reach their goal through fundraising and further selling of the T-shirts.

In addition to the Love Haiti main event, the Mason community was invited to donate toys, clothes, rubbing alcohol and other goods to Love Haiti’s Storage Box. Monetary donations were also accepted.

Students who attended the events were also able to take free items such as Bibles and informational packets.

“We are a Christian organization, but this is strictly a humanitarian event,” said Miller. “We do this because God has loved us so much and [this] is the outflow of

that love . . . [by helping] people in need. Not only does God care about our spiritual needs, but our physical as well. We want to be a model of that to the university.

This was a way to connect with the whole university . . . and do something really big. We know that with all the students here we can do something really big for a country and really help a country in a great way.”

By 3:20 p.m. Thursday, nearly three hours before the event was to end, Love Haiti had reached their goal of 100,000 meals packed that would feed 600,000 people, Cafferty said.

For now, according to Riggs, the meals will be stored at the Feeding Children Everywhere warehouse in Florida until December. The meals will then be combined with another packing event's meals and then shipped to Haiti in a container that holds 250,000 meals.

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PSA to host Eid Festival, fall show Gregory Connolly News Editor George Mason University’s Pakistani Students’ Association will host its annual fall cultural show in addition to an Eid Festival from noon to midnight Saturday at Dewberry Hall.

There are two Eid festivals each year in the Muslim faith, said Maha Tanveer, the historian for the PSA. She said the first festival each year commemorates the end of Ramadan while the second, which is being celebrated Saturday, is a celebration of the pilgrimage to Mecca.

The Eid Festival will feature food and

music in addition to vendors showcasing clothing and artifacts. Pakistani food will be served by vendors as well.

The fall show will include local talent, as well as a Pakistani magician from California, Sohaib Aulakh, and a comedian, Tom Achilles.

Other attractions are a hypnotist and local dance groups including American University’s bhangra team.

Bhangra is an ethnic dance that originated in Punjab, India.

“It’s a folk dance that people in Punjab did to celebrate the coming of the harvest season,” Tanveer said.

The Eid Festival will run from noon to 6 p.m. while the fall show will run from 6 p.m. to midnight.

Admission is $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Tickets will be sold Thursday at a kiosk in the Johnson Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or can be purchased by calling 571-402-4567.

“All the Muslims get together at an Eid Festival,” Tanveer said. “It’s family time. I equate it to Christmas. People dress up, they get together, they celebrate. It’s a time of reunion.”

Cooper engages students through literature COOPER, from front

Warrant Service Blue Ridge Hall Shaterika Below, 20 (GMU Student), of Chesapeake, VA was charged with filing a false police report. She was released on her signature.(40/Ross)

The number of student organizations that helped Campus Crusade for Christ package meals for Haitian relief.

The school finally installed JAWS on Cooper’s home computer, but that was the first and last time they did so.

“I haven’t asked them for it since, because I hated that fight so much. I just spend the money myself now. Sometimes you get sick of fighting. After a certain expenditure of energy and frustration, you pick your battles really carefully.”

Learning JAWS was another struggle for Cooper. The Virginia Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired refused to provide the training they initially promised, so he had to learn it on his own alongside a busy teaching schedule. It took him about a year to become proficient.

“It is not that big a deal to learn it on your own, as long as you are not getting used to mobility and other methods of living and working all at the same time,” he said.

Though the software is not a complete solution, it has become a bigger aide to Cooper than Braille and audio recordings, which have to be specially printed or recorded. JAWS allows him to read and write documents, calculate grades in Excel and browse the Internet.

“I wouldn’t say I could look up things as easily as a sighted person … [but] having good instincts and training helps make up for the deficiencies that you suffer because you can’t operate the graphics or find the icon.”

His third semester back, Cooper started developing a marking system for grading papers that students submit via e-mail. It began with the use of French braces, but now consists of three symbols: French braces for comments or suggestions, square brackets for omission and angle brackets for corrections or recommended changes.

“It doesn’t take long to develop shortcuts when you’re walking the long way around,” he said. “You start looking for a shortcut immediately. That’s the way life is.”

The marking system was initially difficult for students to understand, but after some adjustments, Cooper said it has become easy to follow.

“I went to the Garden of Love, And saw what I never had seen; A Chapel was built in the midst, Where I used to play on the green. …” Cooper is reciting William Blake’s “The Garden of Love.”

“It doesn’t take long to develop shortcuts when you’re walking the long way around.

You start looking for a shortcut immediately.

That’s the way life is.”

-Andy Cooper, English instructor

Afterward, he asks his students to identify themes in the poem, trying to spark a discussion.

“We’re sort of here to analyze [the poem], and you know, we don’t want to kill it. We don’t want to say … ‘Here’s what you’re supposed to know about this poem.’ I don’t want to do that,” he says with a chuckle. “I want it to still be a good poem by the time we finish with it.”

This semester, Cooper is teaching two sections of English 201. The English department requires him to have a student aide for his classes.

Tera Reid, a graduate student in English literature, is Cooper’s aide in his 2:30 p.m. class. Her responsibilities include attending class, keeping

track of student participation and grading quizzes via phone conferences with Cooper.

By working with Cooper this semester, Reid said she has learned that there is no significant difference between blind and sighted instructors.

“I walk with Professor Cooper to class or to the Finley Building for his ride, but those are the only differences,” Reid said. “And even then, who hasn't walked with a professor to discuss a class or a particular lesson plan from time to time?”

Cooper has had to fight for accommodations at Mason, but he said it probably would have been the same had he worked elsewhere.

“All blind people have to struggle to keep themselves employed and to get their rights and privileges,” he said.

For Cooper, having the support of the English department has helped ease some of the hardship, and being able to engage students in discussions about literature makes all the troubles worthwhile.

“You can show them all sorts of cool things about literature and how it works,” he said.

“Show them that they can understand it. It’s a thrill. It really is.”

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Forensics Team takes second at L.E. Morton Two freshmen win first place in individual contests George Mason University’s Forensics Team made their annual trip to Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., to compete in the L.E. Norton Memorial Tournament on Nov. 6-7.

The group finished second in the team sweepstakes portion of the tournament and had numerous successes at the individual level.

Each member of a competing team takes part in multiple events. The points earned by team members are added together for the team sweepstakes score, said sophomore communication and geography major Sean O’Brien, the co-historian of Mason’s Forensics Team.

O’Brien said the Forensics Team primarily competes in regional tournaments, making this one special due to its national prominence.

“The Norton is a great opportunity for the Forensics Team every year,” O’Brien said, “as it’s a very highly competitive tournament. We spend weeks preparing our events. It’s almost like a celebration, getting a chance to showcase the work we’ve done.”

O’Brien said the 38-person group made the 14-hour drive to Peoria in university vans.

O’Brien took part in Prose Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation and Communication Analysis.

“The event that I was able to take further than preliminary rounds – because of my performance in those rounds as decided by judges – was Communication Analysis,” O’Brien said.

He said his Communication Analysis entry was a 10 minute prepared speech in which O’Brien analyzed an artifact of communication with a scholarly article serving as a frame for his discussion, he said.

Mason’s two first place finishes were freshman

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From le : Senior government and interna onal poli cs major Dylan Johnson, freshman biology major Colby Hankey and freshman philosophy and government and interna onal poli cs major Gabriela Barahona take part in a prac ce session for their individual events.

Faculty Senate talks ethics, budget Adam Sylvain C2M Senior News Editor The George Mason University Faculty Senate met Wednesday to hear reports from several senate committees, approving several additions and amendments. The senate convened at 3 p.m. in Robinson Hall, room B113. The meeting was open to all members of the Mason community.

The assembly began with unanimous approval of the minutes for the last Faculty Senate meeting on Oct. 6. This measure approved a change to the faculty senate bylaws, committing the senate to hold four meetings throughout each semester, allowing scheduling to be done at the senate’s discretion. Previously, the senate was expected to conduct meetings at least once a month throughout the semester.

After the approval of minutes, director of the Krasnow Institute, Jim Olds, presented on the institute’s plans of academic growth and research initiatives. “The Krasnow Institute functions not only as an academic unit but also a place of advanced study,” said Olds. “We are in the process of putting applications forth for two future programs: an MAIS track of Computational Social Science and an MA in Neuroscience.”

Photo By George Yanez Next to speak was Janette Muir, associate professor of New Century College, who presented on behalf of the AcKrasnow Ins tue Director Jim Olds addresses Faculty Senate members during ademic Policies Committee. An addition was proposed to the Nov. 10 Faculty Senate mee ng. the Catalog copy concerning final exams, which sought to clarify issues concerning students who have exam schedule conflicts. New language drafted by the committee directs students to reconciled by the group as a whole. The Faculty Senate ultimately consult their instructors to explore other arrangements when those voted in favor of the document as a draft, as long as a preamble is later included. conflicts occur. The senate voted in favor of this change.

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Linda Schwartzstein gave a final “It seems obvious, but many students create a backlog by going straight to the dean or just being unsure about what to do in these cir- presentation on the ongoing plans to improve Enrollment Services.

The relocation of several enrollment offices, including the Office of cumstances,” Muir said.

The Budget and Resources Committee, represented by psychol- the Registrar’s Office and Financial Aid, to Student Union Building I, ogy professor June Tangney, discussed fiscal concerns for faculty and were referenced as part of an effort to centralize campus enrollment rethe university at large. Tangney conveyed planned tuition increases of sources.

“We’re really trying to create Enrollment Central, a centralized at least 10 percent for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, followed by a drop-off location so that we can offer a one-stop-shop to promote efficient servin increases after fiscal year 2013.

“There are plans to increase financial aid to off set tuition in- ices,” Schwartzstein said.

Story taken from creases,” said Tangney.

Connect2Mason Star Muir, associate professor of communication, presented on behalf of the Organizations and Operations Committee, revealing a proposed Code of Ethics. According to Muir, the senate had been receiving pressure from the Board of Visitors to have a Code of Ethics

News Briefs Stearns: university will lose money next year Provost Peter Stearns gave a speech on the academic state of George Mason University at an open forum Nov. 3.

Stearns said the university will lose funding next year, citing the end of the federal stimulus and state funds that came with that money. Furthermore the governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell, requested all state agencies to submit budgets for next year with two, four and six

Fasolini granted conditional release Standing before Magistrate Judge Alan Kay, Diego Fasolini – the part-time Italian professor arrested on child pornography charges – was granted conditional release today until the continuation of Friday’s scheduled preliminary hearing.

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Diego Fasolini will reconvene until Dec. 10.

According to the lawyer representing Fasolini, an agreement had been reached between Defense Attorney Mary Petras and U.S. Attorney David Kent regarding continuation of the preliminary hearing. This agreement included the conditional bail release of Fasolini.

Raising his right hand, Fasolini swore an oath to obey the conditions of his release which will include electronic monitoring and limited use of the internet. Judge Kay addressed Fasolini on the conditions of his release.

“You are to stay away from use of the computer for the purpose of downloading pornography of any kind,” said Judge Kay.

percent budget cuts.

He said tuition cuts may become necessary, according to a Mason Gazette article.

Stearns said research funding for the university is up 13 percent this year and that the university recently received the largest grant in its history, a $28.5 million Investing in Innovation grant from the U.S. Department of Education, according to Mason Gazette articles.

-Gregory Connolly “If the court learns you have violated these conditions you will lose your bond status and the actions could impact the end result of the case.”

On behalf of the government counsel, Kent had originally expressed the government’s request that Fasolini not be allowed to use the internet at all, given the nature of the offense.

Judge Kay also stated that Fasolini is to remain within the confines of the Metro D.C. area, a 50-mile radius surrounding the District. Beginning Monday, Fasolini was ordered to provide verification of his address and to be fitted with an electronic monitoring device.

The rescheduled preliminary hearing will be held Dec. 10 at 9:45 a.m. at the Barrett Prettyman Courthouse. Judge Kay ordered that the conditions of Fasolini’s release be upheld until that date.

Connect2Mason has requested official court documents and will post new information involving this case as it becomes available.

-Adam Sylvain, C2M

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communication major Zach Eisenstein, who took first in the Novice Poetry Interpretation category, and freshman philosophy, government and international politics major Gabriela Barahona, who took first place in the Novice Extemporaneous Speaking category, according to the Forensic Team’s website.

Second place finishes included senior communication major Quincey Smith in Poetry Interpretation and in Persuasive Speaking, freshman biology major Colby Hankey in Novice Program Oral Interpretation and Eisenstein in Novice Informative Speaking.

“I thought the event, overall, was an amazing experience,” Eisenstein said. “It reaffirmed why I do what I do with forensics. The ability to perform and share what you’ve been working on with other people across the country is an indescribable experience.”

Eisenstein read four poems for the Novice Poetry Interpretation contest. The vocal performance of the poem is meant to back an argument.

“My argument deals with social stigmas and people who have been stigmatized through portrayal of characters who have been stigmatized,” Eisenstein said. “I’m arguing that people need to embrace stigmas in order to be empowered and not let them affect them negatively.”

In the Novice Informative Speaking contest, contestants were required to write a speech to inform people on a topic. Eisenstein chose a disease called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, an endocrine disorder that develops in fetuses which leave them with a high likelihood of becoming lesbians or displaying tomboyish behavior, he said.

“The ethical issue here is that there’s a treatment that doesn’t help cure the disorder,” Eisenstein said. “It eliminates the possibility that these girls could become homosexual or display tomboyish behavior.”

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‘We are spiritual people, not savages’ Mason celebrates Native American Heritage Month with powwow

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Aisha Jamil Clubs and Organizations Beat Writer As I walked into Dewberry Hall on Wednesday, my heart started pounding. The drums were beating so thunderously I felt the vibrations all over my body. Only the powerful chanting could be heard over the music and, although loud, it sent a spiritual calm over me.

Where was I? In honor of American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month, the American Indian/Alaskan Native Student Association hosted its eighth Annual Veteran’s Powwow. A central social event celebrating indigenous culture by combining dance, music, food, art and fashion, the powwow embodied the Native American culture perfectly and set

certain stereotypes to rest.

“Many people think that all Native Americans are the same. That’s not the case. We are from many different nations,” said Nicholas Birdshead, the head male dancer from the Crow/Lakota tribe.

“Some people didn’t know that we still existed while others thought that we couldn’t even drive.”

According to Birdshead, the event was to educate George Mason University students about the Native American culture. “We are educators, not entertainers,” Birdshead said.

“Many people think that we worship animals and that is not the case. We respect the animals but we worship God,” said Manuel Rodriguez, arena director from the Comanche and Cheyenne tribe. “We are a culture like anyone else. We are spiritual peo-

ple, not savages. We are just regular human beings.”

One of the most sensational moments of the event came when Junior Head Dancer Alexander Fire Walker of the Cherokee tribe burnt out a goblet of fire with his bare foot.

“I was deeply impressed when I saw him. I had no idea that this event was going on but just seeing the dances and the costumes made me stay and watch more,” said senior finance major Oko Khurelbaatar.

The event amazed other students as well.

“This is pretty cool. It’s the first time I have attended a Native American powwow,” said Joe Gugliuzza, a freshman who is undeclared.

Some students joined in on the fun by holding hands with strangers and dancing in a large circle.

“It’s different but I like it!” said freshman business major Katherine Boward.

Many Native Americans were dressed in the traditional attire. The colorful clothing, feathers and jewelry are significant in representing their heritage.

Every attendee was given an etiquette guide which advised students against calling the clothing a “costume” or taking photos without permission.

Over 500 attendees visited the event through the day. For organizers Meg Nicholas and T Cater, the event was a success.

“This event really signified the spirit of generosity of the Native American culture,” said Carter, a Mason alumnus with a masters degree in history, “It showed that Native Americans really are just generous and giving people.”

Native American dancers perform at Dewberry Hall in the Johnson Center on Wednesday.

The Veteranʼs Powwow brought over 500 attendees throughout the day.

photo by Antonieta Rico

photo by Antonieta Rico

photo by Antonieta Rico

A Native American dancer performs at Dewberry Hall in the Johnson Center Wednesday.

Young and old alike took part in the ritualistic dancing.

Mason Players have ‘Something to Hide’ Campus theater groupʼs new murder mystery is ʻvery intenseʼ Dylan Hares Media Beat Writer

The chemistry between the cast members is radiant, lending itself to the onstage give and take that is an integral part of the characters. The action is intimate and the actors do well bringing the audience into the tone of the play.

“My expectations have been exceeded from the very beginning,” Pugh said. “This whole process has been exciting. My actors are amazing and everything is coming together very well.”

The Players’ production of “Something to Hide” is not to be missed. The drama will thrill and captivate audiences. At the end, it will leave them still talking about the ins and outs of the plot. It is the community’s last chance to check out the expertise of the Mason Players until the spring semester.

“Something to Hide” opens Thursday and runs until Sunday. Tickets are available at the Center for the Arts box office.

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Successful writer Howard Holt wakes up one not-so-special day to his normal life with his normal job and wife. The next thing he knows, someone has been murdered outside his home. The police are asking questions and Holt is the prime suspect.

This is the story told in the Mason Players’ production of “Something to Hide,” a murder mystery full of intrigue, deceit and suspense.

The play opens with an introduction to Holt, an English writer who keeps a few secrets. One fateful night, his wife Karen has an accident that sends both their lives spinning out of control.

Tensions rise and relationships are put to the test when Inspector Davies, the local detective, begins to ask questions and put the pieces together.

“The genre is very exciting to watch,” said director and senior theater major Baron Pugh.

“The plot of this play is very captivating.”

The Players don’t often perform murder mysteries. Still, the cast has been working hard, putting in extra hours reading and analyzing the text.

“It’s a very intense show,” said senior theater major Janet McGraw, who stars as Karen Holt. “It took so long to just figure out what was happening, who is lying to whom.”

The cast works together, using a noticable stage presence to communicate the nuances of the plot.

“It’s a rewarding challenge,” said sophomore theater and global affairs major Wesley Meekins, who plays the lead role of Howard Holt. “I like all the twists and turns. The audience really has to pay attention.”

“The show is really heavy so it’s been really nice to have such a fun cast with a fun and playful relationship,” said McGraw.

Danny Issa and Kaity Cookson perform in “Something to Hide.”

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Getting Thrifty Thrifting to find the best deals for less cash Tea Hadzic Staff Writer The old saying “the clothes make the man (or woman)” might apply for those with a lot of disposable income. But once college starts, spending money on clothing becomes an issue. After all, staying fashionable while saving money is tricky.

So why not try thrifting?

Northern Virginia, Washington and Maryland have some of the finest thrift shops and consignment stores available. You might become, well, thriftier after reading these:

Tops & Jackets: Pink Elephant is a must-go place for tops, coats and jackets.

Located at the Concord Shopping Center in Springfield, Va., Pink Elephant carries designer brands like Ralph Lauren Polo and vintage Nine West starting at a low of $5. while the average price for tops is $12.

Another place to raid for cute tops is The Closet. This thrift store is just one of many shops located in Herndon, Va. The Closet sells very feminine shirts with a variety of patterns and buttons. And with the average price of $3, your dollar will go extremely far. Make sure to bring cash, as the store does not accept credit.

Looking for classic blazers?

Joseph’s Coat in Falls Church, Va., is the place to go to. One of the larger thrifts located in this area, this place sells fashionably fitting and modern blazers for both men and women.

Joseph’s Coat also has racks filled with clean tops sorted by shades of color with brand names like Gap, Ann Taylor and J. Crew.

Pricing ranges from $5 to $10 for tops, while the average price for blazers is $12.

Shoes: When it comes to shoes, Mustard Seed has the absolute best se-

lection. Located in Bethesda, Md., Mustard Seed carries name brand, in-season and instyle footwear. Shoes are in great condition, and are mostly Steve Madden and BCBG. Pricing ranges from $10 to $30.

Je we l r y, Scarves & Belts: City of Fairfax’s Yesterday’s Rose, located on Main Street, has great jewelry, ranging from colorful clipon earrings to large pearl necklaces.

Pieces of funky and

plus many baskets filled with beautiful scarves. Digging through their baskets is worth it; intrepid thrifters can find anything from silk scarves to vintage shawls. At an unbelievable average price of $3, this accessory will make you stand out in any crowd.

Pink Elephant has a

Pricing ranges from $3 to $10. There are also suitcases and travel bags available at this thrift shop.

Another place to raid for clutches and satchels would be Second Chance on Chain Bridge Road in Fairfax. Second Chance is a tiny place but it can become quite the gold mine. This shop holds a smaller collection of vintage clutches and purses. Prices are on average $1to $5. Second Chance is also known for having daily deals, such as 50 percent off on any items priced at $1 or more.

Jeans & Bottoms: Mustard Seed can help you cover up your bottom half in style.

From the darkest denim to highwaist dress pants, Mustard Seed is the place to go. The shop has a variety of men’s jean selection as well, ranging from $10 to $20.

Pricing on women’s bottoms is comparable.

Skirts, Shorts & Dresses:

vintage jewelry range from $1 to $4.

As big as the thrift store is, you do not have to search for the accessories; they are located right by the registers.

One of the bigger thrift shops in this area is Unique. Located in Falls Church, Va., Unique carries a large collection of beautiful jewelry pieces. From flashy earrings to chunky bracelets, the thrift shop has one of the top selections of vintage accessories. You can definitely spice up any outfit with pieces from Unique for little money. Pricing for jewelry ranges, however. The average price is $5.

Joseph’s Coat has an entire wall

small selection of belts, but the few offered are beautiful accessory pieces. Belts are in great condition and vary from strong black leather to bright colored “statement” belts. Many would look gorgeous worn over flowing dresses or with classic blazers. Prices are $3 to $10.

Purses & Handbags: Unique is a good place to find the perfect “lady” accessory. With an entire wall full of purses, handbags and clutches, Unique carries anything from soft leather minipurses to floral print beach bags.

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How-To Tips for better thrifting Marcella Robertson Broadside Correspondent College students are always jumping at the opportunity for a great bargain, especially when it’s a new wardrobe addition. As college students, we all know how tight money can be sometimes. However, we still want to look fly and stay up to date with the latest fashions.

The perfect way to stretch your dollar and still be a trendsetter is to shop at thrift stores.

Don’t shy away from them just because the

clothes aren’t new. Thrift stores are unique because they offer you a chance to find bargains and have a one of a kind style. Just like history, fashion repeats itself.

A lot of the clothes in the stores were donated because they were out of style. But luckily they are back in fashion and for less than half the price. Before you start your bargain hunt, here are a few things you should know: Plan ahead. Make sure you pick the right time to go. Weekends tend to be a bit busier, so try to go on a weekday when you can shop for bargains in peace. When you do decide to

Once again, Mustard Seed wins the category. The shop offers extremely cute printed skirts, high-waist skirts and shorts. Prices range from $10 to $15.

Also, if you’re looking for promtype dresses, this is the place to raid. Mustard Seed also features a tailoring desk for its customers for as little as $10.

The Closet also sells to-die-for skirts in flower patterns and beautiful colors. Many skirts are long, but the length is perfect to transform into tube dresses; just pull the skirt up and use a belt to scrunch the fabric. The average price for a fashionable skirt (or self-made dress) is only $4.

go, give yourself about an hour or two and make sure you have the energy to shop and rummage through a lot of clothes.

It is a good idea to bring a friend to have someone who can give their opinion on items you are thinking about buying.

Make it a girls’ (or guys’) day out. It is always a plus to have a shopping buddy.

Once you are in the store, there are a few ways you can shop. If you have a particular item in mind, you can go straight to that section and spend most of your time finding it. If you are not looking for anything specific, simply work your way through the store until you find something that catches your attention.

Keep an eye out for texture, color and style. Although there are a lot of fashionable clothes in thrift stores, keep in mind not everything is in style.

Depending on the store, some of the clothes will actually be color-coded, making it easy if you are looking for something specific.

This will allow you to avoid colors you don’t like and spend more time on colors and styles you are interested in.

Once you have found something you absolutely love, take a close look for tears, holes, stains or other damages.

Don’t forget to take a look at the accessories before you leave. There are shoes, bags, belts and most stores have a wide selection of jewelry.

Now it’s time to check out!

Make sure you bring cash; a lot of thrift stores do not accept credit cards. You don’t want to find something gorgeous and not be able to buy it.

Once you have taken home your exciting new additions to your closet, make sure you wash them!

You don’t know where the clothes came from or who tried them on before it ended up in your hands.

The last piece of advice I leave you with is to be creative! Take a long skirt and turn it into a dress, transform a jean jacket into a jean vest or cut jeans to make them your own. The possibilities are endless.

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Hellogoodbye

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“Ø (disambiguation)”

If “Man on the Moon: The End of Day” was Kid Cudi’s cry for help, part two is his realization that things will turn out all right with the help of his music (and a certain herbal remedy.)

“The Legend of Mr. Rager” is an album that hardly fits into a single genre, mixing both old school and modern hip-hop

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with a small dose of pop rock.

“Erase Me” is the ultimate combination of sounds on the album, with a guest appearance from Kanye West and a melody that might be suited for a Sum 41 record. His drug use is a prominent theme throughout, including songs like “Marijuana” and “Ashin’ Kusher.”

Mr. Solo Dolo has turned into Mr. Rager, preferring to party instead of be alone. Traditional hip-hop fans may be put off by the overall experimental nature of the album. It’s not as much of an immediate hit as “The End of Day,” but give it time and it’ll grow on you. photo courtesy of Amazon.com

with its clean vocals and guitars.

This album is certain to brighten your day. I dare you to try and frown while you’re listening. It’s not possible.

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For fans of the band’s 2006 release “Zombies!

Aliens! Vampires!

Dinosaurs!” this album will come as a surprise. Hellogoodbye has gone from autotuned vocals and dance mixes to a more typical indie sound.

The band did well not to lose the playful aspect of their music, although the overall feeling is more mellow than before. “Finding Something To Do,” the album’s lead track, is a standard Hellogoodbye song

“Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager”

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cals, their familiar elements are all present: menacing and noisy riffs, devastating percussion and seemingly random, whiney guitars layered over electronic effects.

Songs like “Driftwood” continue to show their ability to develop different sounds that still manage to fit into their overall tone. Don’t even bother reading reviews for any albums they release in the future. Those will be great, too.

After drummer and vocalist Aaron Gillespie left in the early part of 2010, it was clear the direction the band would take.

Spencer Chamberlain, who previously did the screaming for Underoath, now takes on full vocal responsibilities in the heavier and darker “Ø (disambiguation).”

Known for their religious messages, the Florida-based experi-metal band has once again broken boundaries of metal.

Other than Gillespie’s wailing vo-

The ‘Scream’ couple splits, Christina likes chicks and Zach has a ‘Hangover’ hangup

Kerry Robinson Staff Writer Celebrities never fail to disappoint audiences with their entertaining lives. Most people with access to a computer or a copy of OK! Magazine expect to see the likes of Lindsay Lohan gracing the covers with her latest stint in rehab or jail.

Some celebrities who have recently avoided media attention are now being forced into the spotlight.

A separation of a marriage brought together through a “Scream,” a pop princess’s apparent attraction to same-sex partners causing problems for her marriage, and a “Hangover” actor being unhappy with the hit movie’s sequel are just some of the stories buzzing around Hollywood.

Courteney Cox and David Arquette were one of the few Hollywood couples who seemed genuinely happy together. They first met in 1996 on the set of the horror film “Scream.” According to Wes Craven, the movie’s director, the couple’s connection was undeniable.

The two started dating during “Scream 2” and were married prior to the production of “Scream 3.” During filming of the fourth installment, the couple was apparently involved in an open marriage. They announced on Oct. 11 that they were separating even though they still “deeply loved each other.” But on Oct. 19, the couple reunited and seemed rather cozy.

Hopefully this couple will work things out, or else working on the next sequel will really be a horror.

On Oct. 12, Christina Aguilera announced plans to divorce husband Jordan Bratman after five years of marriage. The couple gave no reasons for the separation but sources suggest that their dalliance with an open

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marriage might be the reason.

However, Radar reported that according to an anonymous woman, Aguilera has a thing for the ladies.

She claims that Aguilera’s bodyguard approached her at The Abbey in West Hollywood and told her that the popular singer was interested in her. When the woman met with Aguilera in the bathroom, Aguilera propositioned her and the woman declined.

Aguilera is currently romantically linked to Lohan’s ex, Samantha Ronson. Was Aguilera’s taste in women the real reason why the marriage is over? Only they know the answer.

“The Hangover” was named the funniest movie of 2009 by a variety of award shows, and much of the reason for its success was Zach Galifianakis’s character Alan. With the filming of the second movie though, Galifianakis apparently has been unhappy with some aspects of the production.

Rumors around Hollywood suggest that it was because of Mel Gibson’s

cameo.

The movie’s director, Todd Phillips, released a statement to “Entertainment Tonight” claiming that some of the actors did not support Gibson’s appearance.

To remedy the situation, “Taken” star Liam Neeson will replace the controversial actor. There has been no word on whether Galifianakis is satisfied with the changes.

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Peace Corps at GMU

Analyzing the atomic bomb Harris Theater will be screening the documentary “Countdown to Zero” on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

The film follows the history of the atomic bomb and analyzes how it has impacted global affairs. The documentary features interviews with former heads of state including Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair.

Matt Brown, one of the film’s executive producers, will be on hand after the screening to answer questions.

The job market is global.

You should be too.

Life is calling.

How far will you go?

Club helps students get snappy

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Oh Snap! Photography is a new on-campus club bringing students together to learn and gain photography experience. “[Our main goal] is to learn, have fun and enjoy the photography world with others,” said club president Jen DeLucas.

Interested students can attend the club’s first meeting Monday at 7 p.m. under the clock tower. The group meets weekly on Mondays and Thursdays.

Work with Orientation and Family Programs

Peace Corps is growing and has thousands of new volunteer jobs available for 2011!

Apply now for programs departing next year.

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For more information contact Ben Burnes at bburnes@peacecorps.gov.

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The year of the populist

Message from the tea party

Populism and mass ignorance presides over elections

What the grassroots movement truly stands for

Cody Mortell Opinion Columnist It’s been a big year for populist rage.

The summer was plagued with constant political rallies.

On Nov. 2, voters turned on incumbents without scrutinizing those whom they chose to elect.

The next day, Dr. Edwin Vieira, a frequent guest on news shows, spoke to George Mason University students and said that the U.S. economy will fail within the next 20 years.

The solution, he claimed, was a return to the gold standard. He’s not the only one; it’s a rapidly growing fad amongst conservatives and liberals alike.

This is not the only issue where ignorance transcends party lines, but it is one of the most egregious.

I haven’t done enough research to know if this “end the fed” movement is a new phenomenon, but whatever the case, knowing would do nothing to ease my nerves.

If the American people do not trust the Federal Reserve, I fear it may be a disadvantage for lawmakers to take heed of what Ben Bernanke suggests.

The Federal Reserve cannot function well without coupling its efforts with a specific fiscal policy. This is because

there are four basic ways in which the U.S. government can affect the economy.

Federal Reserve policy as well as fiscal policy set by Congress can be loose or tight. Each combination (loose-loose, loose-tight, tight-loose, tighttight) creates a unique phenomenon.

However, it has been a very long time since Congress set any policy other than “loose.”

Lately, the same can be said for federal policy. The ideal conditions for this stage of recovery, according to a key Federal Reserve official last Monday, would be for Congress to match the Federal Reserves’ loose monetary policy with a massive tightening of fiscal policy.

This is easier said than done, especially in today’s political climate. The last thing any appointed politician would want to do in the middle of a wave of anti-incumbency sentiment, not to mention the 10 percent unemployment rate, is to raise taxes.

Yet anyone who’s spent even 30 seconds looking at the federal budget knows that short-term cuts are a highly unrealistic possibility.

Instead, as U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner proposes, the solution has to be an increase in revenue.

This is why today’s populism is so dangerous. There is no single, attainable goal, as there was in the progressive era with improved working conditions or in the 1960s with a withdrawal from Vietnam.

Today’s populists don’t know what they want but they’ll take to their lawn chairs on the National Mall until they get it.

The most frightening thing about today’s populists is their numbers.

They know nothing about the intricacies of the currency markets, the complex science behind quantitative easing, and the mutual benefits which come with Chinese purchases of U.S. assets. They don’t know about all the good that free trade has done in the poorest countries of the world, or the reality about the number of jobs lost due to outsourcing, and their acquaintances don’t know much either.

If everyone you talk to suffers from the same level of ignorance, concerns without answers start sounding like facts.

When it comes to returning to the gold standard, as dangerous as that idea is, it is as equally impossible to pursue.

But until the day comes when I no longer have to hear my fellow students whispering their fears about trade with China, I’ll not rest easy.

Nicholas Brightwell Guest Columnist I imagine those who read the title of this column might initially think, “Nutcases!” However, others might have questions about what the tea party is.

There seems to be a copious amount of confusion about the group.

My name is Nicholas Brightwell and I am the coordinator of George Mason University’s Tea Party Patriots. My goal is to inform you about the tea party and what a member’s perspective entails.

The tea party movement is a grassroots political movement. This means that it is an organization established by the people themselves.

They are completely funded by themselves, all under a common interest and a constitution.

Also, the tea party does not have a large structure. It is primarily comprised of multiple local and state tea party organizations with one or two regional to semi-national organizations.

A few of the larger organizations are the Tea Party Express and Tea Party Patriots.

Additionally, there are no recognized leaders of the tea party.

There are some locally supported tea party candidates, but

there is no national tea party leader.

The interests of tea party organizations differ typically based on local and state interests.

However, a few core values particularly found within the Tea Party Patriots include fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free markets.

All three have changed within the past decade for the worse. The debt has increased to a horrendous amount, the federal government has positioned itself supra-constitutional with more frequency and as for the Obama administration in particular, the market system has been threatened with new regulatory reform and taxation.

The threatening of these core values has sparked public attention across the nation and has led to meetings and mass protests.

As the news and media coverage put a spotlight on the party, our modern day national political movement was born and became a leading influential force within our political system.

Amidst the rise of the tea party, there has been controversy, including the issue of racism. This is because Presi-

dent Barack Obama happens to be an African-American.

There is no denial that racism exists in America and that some of these individuals might decide to hide behind an organization that critiques the president's policies.

However, these individuals are not tolerated and typically are asked to leave protests and meetings.

Mason’s Tea Party Patriots in particular will not tolerate racism at one of the most diverse universities in the nation.

I hope some information about the tea party has clarified some issues and answered some questions.

The Mason Tea Party Patriots is a grassroots organization against unconstitutional big government, fiscal irresponsibility and regulated markets.

We do not have a leader, and we are compromised of small organizations. We are in no means racist as an organization.

We will be having a meeting promptly to establish a constitution and elect a group of students for the organization’s body. We will be fighting for our rights, will you join us?

If you are interested, search for the GMU Tea Party Patriots on Facebook, or e-mail us at gmutppatriots@gmail.com.

Liberals and their problem with free speech ‘I suppose that whole first amendment thing must really get under their skin’ Alan Moore S E N I O R

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Columnist It’s an amazing phenomenon to see how liberals act when they’re backed into a corner, which is usually one of two ways; they either ridicule you or demand you be silenced. I suppose that whole first amendment “thing” must really get under their skin, huh?

Interestingly enough, there is an ongoing campaign by a liberal activist to stop advertisers from

running commercials during Glenn Beck’s show on Fox News.

How someone has so much free time to pursue such a pointless endeavor aside, this type of behavior is commonplace among Democrats. If you don’t toe the line for the liberal agenda, you must be unworthy of exercising your first amendment rights.

It’s astonishing to me that the left will demonize Fox News, but think the vitriol spewed by Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, Ed Schultz and every other anchor on MSNBC is actually considered “news.”

In a recent journalistic scandal, a number of leftist journalists, including reporters from Time, The New Republic and The Guardian, expressed their desire

to see Fox taken off the air because of their center right reporting, which illustrates my point.

I admit Fox takes a more conservative slant, but so what?

The left has MSNBC, NBC, CNN, CBS, ABC and PBS. Aren’t conservatives entitled to at least one television network?

If you don’t like Fox then don’t watch it, but don’t tell me I don’t have the right simply because they aren’t a carbon copy of the dribble coming out of your preferred networks.

It’s the same reason why the left wants to reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine.

It kills them that the free market decided that conservatives are the kings of talk radio while the progressive Air America

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flopped after six tumultuous years.

It’s also why the left-leaning NPR fired Juan Williams for speaking his mind on Fox News.

Nothing was more disgusting than the way the Democrats tried to label the tea party as racists.

It’s the most often used play in the Democratic playbook to demonize your opposition.

If someone disagrees with you then label them as a racist, forcing them out of the debate entirely.

I recently heard on “The Ed Schultz Show” on MSNBC that a Huffington Post spokesperson said that in Nevada, Sharron Angle ran a “racist” campaign.

Pretty ironic considering that only a few months ago her opponent Senate Majority Leader

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Harry Reid (D-NV) remarked, "I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican.”

Coincidentally, Reid’s son Rory lost to Hispanic Republican Brian Sandoval in his attempt to become Nevada’s next governor.

Instead of admitting that Angle’s message of limited government, lower taxes and increased economic opportunity was a legitimate platform, Reid ridiculed her and made her out to be an extremist while insulting Latinos who care about those issues.

This mantra of “shut up and vote Democrat” has no place in American society.

The point is that liberals only harp about Constitutional free-

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doms like freedom of speech when it suits them.

In times such as these they really can’t have it both ways.

The exposing of the irrationality of liberalism has reached a crescendo in U.S. politics with the drubbing they took at the ballot box on Election Day. These types of “thoughtcrime” silencing tactics were rejected by Americans in most of these races, and will continue to be less acceptable in the future.

The left wants to steer this country into the ditch.

If we’re faltering because of their irresponsible policies then let’s make sure they hear us all the way down.

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Don’t vote in ignorance If you’re not informed, you shouldn’t cast a ballot Kristin Steve Opinion Columnist I was walking past the Johnson Center two weeks ago when a fellow student stopped me dead in my tracks.

The student said, “Vote! Go vote! You need to vote!” I kindly replied, “I’m sorry I have to go take an exam. I don’t have time.”

The student proceeded to tell me, “Yes you can! There’s a vote van

that will pick you up at Sandy Creek Parking Deck and take you for free! You need to vote! You have to vote!”

I casually walked away from the student who had just begged me to vote, like their life depended on it.

In all honesty, I had absolutely no idea who the candidates were in the election. I knew nothing about either of them.

Therefore, I did not know who would make a better impact on

society.

What would be worse: not voting at all or voting in ignorance?

In American society, citizens are taught that they need to vote.

They are taught that voting is a privilege and that it is disrespectful not to vote.

While this principle holds true, it is also contradictory.

While I do agree that individuals should cast their ballot and embrace the great freedom that our

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country provides, I also believe that it is better to suspend judgment and not cast a ballot if you don’t know what you are voting for.

Politics are not black and white. Often, both parties make a lot of sense and could be effective in regards to their beliefs and plans of action.

I was talking with a fellow student a few weeks ago, and he was inquiring as to whether I was conservative or liberal. I informed him that I did not know and that I am choosing to suspend judgment for now.

The student said, “Well, where do you stand on gay marriage and abortion?” When peo-

ple think politics, they frequently think of gay marriage and abortion.

While these issues are extremely relevant, they are some of the most frequently debated and controversial. They are certainly not the only issues that define politics.

Most children grow up knowing whether or not their parents are Democrats or Republicans and likewise their parents’ beliefs are drilled into their minds.

Naturally, when these children grow up they will most likely identify with the beliefs their parents have taught them since childhood.

While there is nothing wrong with someone agreeing with their parents on political matters, it is important to question what one is taught.

I have learned that I need to figure out what I believe politically, even if it means not identifying with a political party in the process.

It is an honor to vote and American citizens should undoubtedly exercise the privilege.

But it is also honorable to be wise enough to say, “I don’t know enough about these candidates to decide who would be better,” become educated on the matters at hand and vote in the next election instead.

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Forty-seven years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the Lincoln Memorial and renewed America’s challenge to view all men as equal with his “I Have a Dream” speech.

He said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

I used this quote without paying a licensing fee to the King family. In modern America, that counts as civil disobedience.

The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial is currently planned for Washington’s Tidal Basin. Questions regarding licensing fees and the nationality of the sculptor continue to taint the project.

The controversy surrounding the memorial is a disservice to King himself, but is oddly fitting

for what his family and friends have allowed his legacy to become.

King’s children run the King Center, which earns money from the use of his image and writings, as well as from his public statements, including his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Their militant oversight of his image’s use, even in public statements recorded by others, is often unseemly and is not just restricted to commercial ventures.

Use of King’s likeness at the memorial itself is not being charged but the project foundation was required to pay the King Center $800,000 for using King’s image and words in fundraising material.

The foundation is not profiting from King’s legacy, nor is it an unsavory group that needs barring from associating with King’s public image. It is trying to preserve his public image and is being charged for the right to do so.

The fees are justified as an offset to an expected drop in donations to the King Center. Young children profiting from the legacy of their assassinated father made sense.

After all, he was their economic support. Nearly 50 years later, however, we are told their father cannot receive this immense

honor without demanding they be compensated.

Isaac Farris Jr., King’s nephew and president of King Center, told Atlanta’s Channel 11 news that the center didn’t profit from the arrangement since they spent the money. Farris’ accounting standards are highly suspect.

Further controversy surrounds the choice of Chinese national sculptor Lei Yixin. Some argue Yixin is tainted by China’s civil rights record. Others claim his sculpture looks “like a very big Chinese black man.”

For the few who don’t understand irony, the problem is Lei’s race. African-American artist Gilbert Young spearheaded a protest, claiming “he is ours.”

If there was one issue that King fought for during his lifetime, it was obviously not to judge people by the color of their skin.

In a way, the controversy is perfectly fitting for what King’s family and sycophants have done to his legacy: monetary shakedowns and racial quotas.

What better way to commemorate his late-life dabbling in communism than to use a Chinese sculptor?

It turns out the memorial will better capture his memory than anyone even suspected.

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Cam Long shoots a three point shot to extend Mason’s lead in the second half of Saturday’s game.

Patriots cruise to win over Crimson, extend season-opening win streak to eight Mason wins battle between ‘oldest university in the nation and best university in the nation’ Pat Carroll Asst. Sports Editor When the George Mason University Patriots took the floor Saturday evening at the Patriot Center, you could feel the intensity and the anxiousness that a home opener brings.

The crowd was ready and most importantly the players were ready to finally play a meaningful game.

Coming out of the gates, the Patriots lead by senior guard Cam Long seemed to be forcing things and trying to get off to a hot start.

“Everyone was going real fast, a lot faster than they were normally used to, rushing things

where we really should have slowed down,” Long said. “We missed layups and once we finally slowed it down, calmed it down and got the jitters out, we picked it back up.”

The Harvard Crimson after coming off their best record in school history with a 21-7 record in 2009-2010 and making an appearance in their first postseason tournament in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament since 1946, set out to build on their phenomenal season last year.

Coach Tommy Amaker, Fairfax native and former All America from Duke, set the offense to feed the inside, taking advantage of their size and enabling open

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Freshman Bryon Allen saves the ball from going out of bounds.

looks from behind the arc.

In the first half, the main focus was getting the ball to their top returning scorer junior forward Keith Wright.

Wright made his presence felt inside on the offensive and defensive side of the ball with 15 points, seven rebounds and two blocks at the break.

Even with Wright’s strong half, the Crimson shot miserably from three at 11.1 percent for the half and received little else in the way of point production from the rest of the lineup.

The Patriots headed into the locker room with a slim 32-28 lead.

To open the second half,

Andre Cornelius goes in for a layup.

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head coach Jim Larranaga stressed more defensive pressure and it translated on the court.

Steals by Mike Morrison and Ryan Pearson led to points and got the Patriots off to a strong start.

“Our defense was really good to start the second half and we were able to get a double digit lead,” said Larranaga. “Offensively, we missed some easy shots; we were very anxious and we did some things out of character.”

Once the Patriots started pressuring the ball on defense, it led to turnovers and fast breaks for easy layups. The Crimson continued to force the issue inside with Wright but could not seem

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to find scoring help from the rest of the lineup.

Nothing seemed to drop for Harvard in the second half as they finished the half with a dismal 30 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from three.

The Patriots were able to build and sustain a 15 to 20 point lead for the remainder of the game, based on Harvard’s poor second half shooting as well as a higher defensive intensity.

The Patriots received a strong effort from sophomore guard Luke Hancock who finished with 14 points, three rebounds, and two steals, leading the Patriots in scoring.

“We turned it up. Guys were

getting steals and we just trying to push it and turn up the intensity and the pressure,” said Hancock.

The Patriots were able to seal out the win with late free throws from Ryan Pearson to take the 6653 win against a highly competitive Harvard team.

The Crimson head back to Boston to take on the Holy Cross Crusaders on Wednesday.

The Patriots take their momentum from the opening win to Charleston, South Carolina as they compete in ESPN’s third annual Charleston Classic, where they will face Charlotte on Thursday. The game starts at 8:30 pm and will be shown on MASN.

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Derek Jeter: A captain mistake for Gold Glove Cody Norman Sports Editor

the award more than Jeter.

And yet, Jeter now has more Gold Gloves than every other shortstop in the history of baseball except for Ozzie Smith, Omar Vizquel, Luis Aparicio and Mark Belanger. Again, that is absurd.

Unfortunately, the Gold Glove has become nothing more than an advertisement for a product: Rawlings baseball gloves. There is a link to purchase a glove right on the announcement page. It was created by a sales manager of a company to sell their product, not to create a sacred hall of defensive metrics.

Guys like Ramirez and Andrus would not sell gloves as efficiently as Jeter, simply because they are not the captain of the New York Yankees.

But, as a baseball fan, it is an absolute disgrace that marketing plays such a huge role in the selection of a “prestigious” award.

Marketing students set new attendance record Cody Norman Sports Editor For months, Cindy Wadell and her sports marketing class have been learning about all facets of sports marketing.

They have been working in conjunction with the women’s volleyball team, exploring marketing strategies and successfully raising attendance rates by more than 80 people.

The Patriots fell to the Northeastern Huskies, keeping them from the tournament Saturday night.

Mobile application to connect Mason Nation Alex Perry Broadside Correspondent Sports fans will soon have a new reason to love their phones.

George Mason University Athletics is releasing a smart phone application called GoMason Mobile, available by Jan. 1.

Developed by Octagon, in tangent with the smart phone company XCO Sportslink, the app will feature live radio broadcasts of all Patriots basketball games for the men’s team, and all home games for the women’s team, in addition to pregame and postgame shows.

With the app’s release, George Mason University is one of the first universities to provide live streaming radio broadcasts of its men’s and women’s basketball games.

“Identifying new opportunities to communicate and interact with our students, alumni, season ticket holders, corporate partners and university community is a pri-

ority for our organization,” said Tom O’Connor, athletic director at Mason. “GoMason Mobile will make it easy and convenient for our fans around the globe to stay connected to their favorite Patriots teams and provide them exclusive content. The app will also allow us to enhance the in-arena experience at basketball contests and connect with fans, both during and outside of games, in new and innovative ways.”

GoMason Mobile will present a slew of exclusive content from the Mason Athletics department, such as interactive social media tools, in-depth information on all Mason teams, rosters, live stats and game schedules. The app is free and is designed specifically for iPhone, Android and Blackberry smart phones.

The app will also be available as a wireless application protocol, a service available for people who have phones with Internet access, but not application services.

“When we made the decision to move away from traditional

radio, we wanted to make sure that we were providing fans with something that was better than what our capabilities were,” said Senior Associate Athletic Director Adam Brick, who has been working on the project since the start of last summer.

He further clarified that the decision was made to steer away from traditional radio because there was no set channel for the basketball games. In the past, Mason games have been hosted by ESPN radio, 570 and various other radio outlets.

By abandoning this old method, there is no longer an issue as to what channel will broadcast the game, or in the case of out-of-state fans, if the game will even be broadcasted. The GoMason Mobile app guarantees that the game will always be on and always in the same location.

GoMason Mobile will be available for free from the iTunes Store, Android Marketplace and BlackBerry App World.

On Saturday night, the students saw their hard work pay off as more than 700 students and fans filled the Recreation and Athletic Complex to witness the women’s volleyball season finale.

The class was armed with donated Mason apparel, free smoothie coupons and tickets to a Washington Wizards game and raffled off a flurry of prizes following the second set.

Following the match,

Wadell’s students set up an autograph session and invited children and fans of all ages to meet the team.

Coming into the evening, a goal of 900 fans was set.

Though their goal was not obtained, the 711 fans that piled into the gym shattered a previous record by more than 70 people.

“I think it was definitely a huge success,” said Ludek Lhotsky, a student in the sports marketing class.

The third set had more than 15 es and lead changes making it very exci ng.

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Patriots drop season finale in front of record crowd

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After winning his fifth consecutive American League Gold Glove Award on Tuesday, Derek Jeter may have been gypped out of his first National League version of the award.

Jeter not actually playing in the National League may have been a huge contributing factor in his not being honored. Then again, the Yankee captain not actually being a good defensive shortstop did not keep American League voters from handing him their award.

Though he has never fared well in advanced defensive statistics – typically ranking somewhere between below average and absolutely dreadful – he is now the proud owner of five Gold Glove awards and a fanatical group of Yankee fans who will swear that he

is a great defensive shortstop.

I will be the first to admit, Jeter is a lot of things, including one of the best players of this era and a future first ballot Hall of Famer. He is a class act. And he is, in fact, one of the very few Yankees that I do not want to punch in the face quite as much. But he is not, and never was, the best defensive shortstop in the American League. He just isn’t.

Whether you love or hate defensive statistics or you could care less either way, the notion that Jeter is (or ever was) a top-five shortstop in the AL is simply absurd.

Alexei Ramirez, of the Chicago White Sox, ranks near the top in nearly every advanced defensive statistic.

But there is also JJ Hardy, Cesar Izturis, Elvis Andrus and nearly every other shortstop in the American League that deserves

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Patriots miss tournament after heartbreaking loss John Kleeb Staff Writer A four set win over the Hofstra Pride on Friday night put the Patriots in control of their own destiny heading into Saturday night’s contest with the Northeastern Huskies. A win would send Mason to its second consecutive CAA Tournament, while a loss would limit their chances.

After two sets, the Patriots held a commanding lead and

seemed to be in control. A record attendance of 711 fans filled the Recreation and Athletic Complex and gave the arena a feeling somewhat akin to that of the Patriot Center during basketball games.

A competitive third set that saw more than 15 ties and lead changes was the momentum shifter for the Patriots. With the score tied at 23 in the set, Mason made two untimely errors on the attack and fell 25-23, allowing the Huskies an opportunity

to push the match to a fourth set.

The Huskies took full advantage and controlled the fourth set from the opening serve. They pushed their lead to six in the early going and won the match by the same margin.

In the fifth and final set, Mason trailed 14-8. Making one final push, the Patriot drew two within three but were extinguished by a service error, giving the Huskies a 15-11 victory and a berth to the CAA Tournament.

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Sports Editor On March 27, 2006, the George Mason University Patriots pulled off the unthinkable, the unimaginable and the unpredictable on their way to the Final Four. Beating three of the previous six National Champions – Michigan State (2000) in round one, North Carolina (2005) in round two and Connecticut (2004) in overtime in the Elite Eight – head coach Jim Larranaga and his team made arguably the greatest run college basketball has ever seen.

Fast forward five men’s basketball seasons, and Mason continues to celebrate the achievements of Larranaga and

his legendary 2006 team. Mason will celebrate the fifth year anniversary throughout this season, honoring members of the historic team with mini bobblehead giveaways of the starting five.

The first 1,000 fans at the Dec. 1 home game against George Washington University will receive a Folarin Campbell bobble head. The other games to collect Final Four bobbleheads series include Dec. 4 (Tony Skinn), Jan. 15 (Jai Lewis), Feb. 5 (Lamar Butler) and Feb. 12 (Will Thomas).

“We wanted to do something special for the fans that have supported us,” said Associate Athletic Director Andrew Ruge. “The Final Four anniversary is very special for us.”

Full menʼs basketball promotional schedule: Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Jan. 15 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 24

-Free Chick-Fil-A sandwich -First 1,000 fans receive Folarin Campbell bobble head -Breast Cancer Awareness game -First 1,000 fans receive Tony Skinn bobble head -Boy Scout Day -First 1,000 fans receive Jai Lewis bobble head -Homecoming – Pre-game block party in Lot A -First 1,000 fans receive Lamar Butler bobble head -Patriots Day -First 1,000 fans receive Will Thomas bobble head -Men’s Basketball Alumni Day -Senior Night

Gray, Edwards ink letters of intent Cody Norman Sports Editor Days before George Mason University men’s basketball kicked off its regular season against the Harvard Crimson, head coach Jim Larranaga inked two potential impact players for the 2011-2012 season.

Corey Edwards, a 5-foot-11-inch guard, is a three-year starter at Christ the King in Middle Village, N.Y., the same high school of Mason junior Ryan Pearson. Edwards is ranked the 56th best point guard prospect in the nation by ESPN. “We have been looking for a point guard who has the ability to be a leader on the floor for us,” Larranaga said. “He is an outstanding ballplayer and, like a coach, he really knows the game of basketball.”

Vaughn Gray, a 6-foot-5-inch forward from Elmwood Park, N.J., is entering his first season at St. Benedict’s Prep School under coach Roshown McLeod, a former standout player at Duke University.

While attending Don Bosco Prep School over the last three years, Gray averaged 21.4 points and six rebounds per game. He is ranked the 53rd best small forward prospect, according to ESPN. “With the upcoming graduation of [senior guards] Cam Long and Isaiah Tate, Vaughn Gray has the ability to come in and fill a void left by their departure,” said Larranaga. “His game is very similar to Cam and Isaiah’s.”

Both student athletes signed National Letters of Intent to play for Larranaga next season.

"We feel very fortunate to add these outstanding student athletes to our program," Larranaga said. "Both young men are winners – on and off the court."

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