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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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LIVE Election Updates: 2025
Mason Votes will be providing LIVE election night updates throughout the evening, so keep refreshing this post for the latest news and results! By: Saahiti […]
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GOP Candidates Make Final Push in Manassas, VA
Virginia’s Republican Candidates Host Final Campaign Event of 2025 Election By: Rithvik Hari, Fourth Estate Staff Writer This story was originally published on gmufourthestate.com. Fourth […]
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Mason’s Ongoing Commitment to Civic Engagement
Vice President Rose Pascarell Reflects on Mason’s Legacy of Empowering Student Voters By: Saahiti Kiran Chamala, Mason Votes Managing Editor On November 3rd, Mason Votes […]
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Biden Defends Obama in Last Night’s Debate
If you watched last week’s debate between President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney you may have notice that Obama did not bring up many arguments in his debate. In last night’s debate with Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan, the Vice President made many of the arguments that the president failed to make...
Paul Ryan and Joe Biden Clash in VP Debate Tonight
Seven-term Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan will make his national debate debut tonight as he steps on the same stage as the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden. Ryan and Biden will only have this one encounter on a debate stage this election cycle. Four years ago, Biden went toe-to-toe with Alaska Gov. Sarah...
Debate Watch Party Tomorrow
Cover Photo Taken by: Jasmine Young (last debate watch) The Second Debate Watch party will take place tomorrow in the J.C Atrium. There was a huge turnout at the first debate watch party last week. Tomorrow’s debate will be between Vice- President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan. The topics for this debate are foreign and domestic policy. Moderating the debate is...
Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case
The cover photo is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Abigail Fisher is a native of Sugar Land, Texas and was denied admissions as an undergrad applicant to the University of Texas at Austin. She accuses the University of Texas of illegally discriminating against her. Fisher accuses them because she was a part of a pool...
Voter Registration Deadline October 15, 2012
The deadline to register to vote in Virginia is Monday October 15, 2012. Lauren Poe with Mason Votes explains how you can register to vote on campus, where you can vote on November 6, and what you need to bring to the polls. [youtube]http://youtu.be/nKa73KL7h90[/youtube]
Role of Religion in Presidential Election
GMU Arlington Campus Event, October 11, 2012, Founders Hall, 6 – 7:15pm
Student Reactions to the Obama rally at Mason
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEkXERxOYDY[/youtube] Mason Votes caught up with a few students to hear their reactions and thoughts on the morning’s rally. On Friday, October 5, President Barack Obama visited George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Speaking to a crowd of 1935, Consisting of Mason students, faculty and other supporters from the area, President Obama laid out his...
President Obama Talks Jobs and the Economy at Mason
[youtube]http://youtu.be/qMo_ae1JnRI[/youtube] Photo By: Stephen Kline/Broadside President Barack Obama held a campaign Rally on Friday, October 5, at George Mason University. The event took place on Mason’s Fairfax campus at the Center for the Arts. The President spoke to a crowd of 1,935 students, faculty, staff, and other supporters from the Northern Virginia area. Before the...
Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.8%
October 5, 2012 marked the first Friday of the month meaning the release of another jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor. The report showed the economy added 114,000 jobs in the month of September and the unemployment rate falling to 7.8%. Mitt Romney and his campaign have been critical of the unemployment rate...