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Mason Lt. Gov Debate Canceled

By Cay Smith | Published: September 24, 2009

The debate scheduled for tonight at George Mason University between lieutenant gubernatorial candidates Bill Bolling (R) and Jody Wagner (D) has been canceled. After Bolling pulled out from the debate on Sunday, Wagner had stated that she would still attend the event. The organizers, however, which included Mason and the Prince William Committee of 100, decided to cancel it altogether. Click here to read more about why Bolling withdrew.

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Universities More Moderate Than Believed

By Cay Smith | Published: September 21, 2009

By Mason Votes Staff Writer Ethan Vaughan America’s universities are far more middle-of-the-road than commonly believed. That’s the conclusion of paper co-authored by George Mason University’s Solon Simmons and Harvard University’s Neil Gross entitled The Social and Political Views of American Professors. Simmons, who is part of Mason’s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, says that there are fewer radicals in the younger than in the older generation of university…

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Generation Y Vote

By Cay Smith | Published: September 17, 2009

John Bell (D) candidate for the 13th district talks about education, transportation and his opponent’s position on gay rights.

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GMU Talk Back – Sept. 16 Edition

By Cay Smith | Published: September 16, 2009

George Mason University students tell us where they get their political news and answer which is more important: local or national politics?

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Mason to Host Lt. Governor, Attorney General Debates

By Cay Smith | Published: September 10, 2009

George Mason University has announced that it will be hosting two political debates this fall.

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Additional State Budget Cuts Affect Mason

By Cay Smith | Published: September 10, 2009

Virginia Governor Tim Kaine announced on Tuesday more details of the additional budget cuts that he had previously promised. “We did do reductions to higher [education]. The net reductions to higher [education] on average… is about a 7.7 percent reduction to higher [education] That amount is slightly over $100 million,” said Kaine during the announcement. “We do believe, based on our discussions with the higher [education] institutions that they will…

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Mason’s College Republicans Host Fimian, Brescia

By Cay Smith | Published: September 8, 2009

By Mason Votes Director Christian Smith The George Mason University chapter of the College Republicans’ first meeting brought to campus Keith Fimian, 2010 candidate for 11th district House of Representatives seat, and Eric Brescia, candidate for House of Delegates in the 47th district. Brescia began the evening by describing himself as a libertarian-like Republican, announcing that if elected he would work towards repealing the Marshall-Newman amendment. The economy, however, was…

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Photos: Creigh Deeds at Mason

By Cay Smith | Published: September 1, 2009
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Obama Speaks at Mason on Economic Crisis

By Aram Zucker-Scharff | Published: January 10, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama gave an brief speech at George Mason University yesterday, urging Congress to act quickly in order to save the economy from a deeper plunge. Obama said that both parties need to work together on an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan that will “jump-start” jobs and create “long-term growth” by making energy, education, and healthcare the government’s top priorities. See the full article and video of the speech at Connect2Mason.

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Woodson High School Voting Lines Run Smoothly

By Cay Smith | Published: November 5, 2008

by Kevin Loker Mason Votes Correspondent On a rainy day after a marathon two-year campaign race for the White House, George Mason University students registered on the Fairfax campus finally boarded vans to cast their vote. “We’ve been running vans to and from W.T. Woodson since the polls opened,” said senior Student Government member Andrew Roth, who volunteered to drive one of the MasonVotes three shuttle vans, “and so has…

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