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What the 2025 Elections Mean for Students
Insights from Professor Jennifer Victor Shed Light on the Shifting Landscape of Democracy at Mason By: Saahiti Kiran Chamala, Mason Votes Managing Editor On Tuesday, […]
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Schar School Students Reacts to Virginia Elections
Democracy Lab’s Election Night Watch Party By: Rithvik Hari, Mason Votes Contributor As polls closed on Tuesday, November 4th, the Schar School of Policy and […]
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2025 Election Day Activities @ Merten Hall
On-Campus Voters Make Their Voices Heard in Off-Year Election Photos/Video by: Joylin Ting, Mason Votes Contributor The Mason community turned out to Merten Hall […]
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How Did Mason Vote in 2025?
510 In-Person Votes Cast on Election Day and 26.25% Overall Voter Turnout Reported at Fairfax’s University Precinct Student Media conducted exit polling outside Merten Hall […]
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Student Organizations Pack Merten Hall on Election Day 2025
Partisan and Nonpartisan Groups Provided Treats for On-Campus Voters at Merten Hall By: Rithvik Hari, Mason Votes Contributor Partisan and nonpartisan student organizations lined the […]
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1-on-1 with Mason Votes: Colonel Chris Perkins
Mason Votes went 1-on-1 with Colonel Chris Perkins the Republican candidate for Virginia’s 11th congressional district. His opponent is Congressman Gerry Connolly. Colonel Perkins spoke at length about the importance of this year’s election and shared his opinions opinions about how to best address the major challenges facing America. To learn more about Colonel Perkins...
Join Mason Votes and the Office of Student Media on Election Night
On Tuesday, November 6, Mason Votes in conjunction with the Office of Student Media is hosting a live election night show. The program will broadcast live from the Johnson Center Atrium and available via webcast at Connect2Mason.com, MasonCableNetwork.Com, and Mason Cable Network campus TV channel 231. Be Aware, Get Educated, and Vote! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plP2z9bq-_Q[/youtube]
GMU Chapter of NAACP: “What’s Your Stance?” Series Oct.24 and Oct.11
The GMU chapter of NAACP has hosted two more “What’s Your Stance?” Series events in October. Below are coverage of each event: Event – October 24, 2012 On October 24, 2012 the GMU NAACP chapter continued their “What’s Your Stance” series introducing education issues and policies. Their guest speaker for the evening was Tina Hone,...
Electoral College Analysis: Six Days Out
With just 6 days until Americans go to the polls, the electoral map is more congested and confusing than ever. Polls are all over the place and the race seems to be tightening everywhere. Let’s go through it. Using the map from Real Clear Politics, there are 11 “toss up” states. That distinction is given...
Rommey’s Deception
Photo by: lepesunset on flickr.com Last week, the Romney/ Ryan campaign once again proved that their primary strategy for this election is deception. At a campaign rally in Ohio, a key battleground state and a major beneficiary of the 2009 auto bailout, Governor Romney informed the crowd of a story he had read earlier that...
Are You Election Ready?
Check your Virginia voting registration status here: http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/Index.html Election Day is fast approaching, it is important to come up with your voting plan for the election. Make sure to go to the Virginia Registration Lookup Tool to confirm that your registration information is correct. Check now before Election Day (Nov. 6, 2012). Make sure that...
U.Va.-GMU Poll Shows Tight Race for Virginia’s 13 Electoral Votes
A University of Virginia/George Mason University poll shows Mitt Romney with a slim 1 percentage point lead over President Barack Obama in Virginia. The poll showed 46 percent of registered voters are supporting Mitt Romney with 45 percent supporting President Obama. The poll also found that 2 percent are still undecided and another 2 percent...
Student Reactions to Final Debate
Connect2Mason‘s Video Editor, Trevor DeSaussure, was on the scene at the the final Debate Watch Party, Monday, October 22, held in the Johnson Center Atrium to ask for student reactions to the final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUPXiA0L6Jo&feature=share&list=UU1TuP1898FOdPrvng_HGDCA[/youtube]
Higher Education: Candidates Clash on Key Issue
Job creation, health care, and women’s rights seem to be hot topics of discussion this presidential election but rest assured, candidates have not forgotten about a key issue on every college students mind; higher education. President Obama and Governor Romney both broadly support the expansion of higher education yet hold very different viewpoints on how...