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A History of Candidate Positions on College Affordability – Part 1

Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have had plenty to say about Wall Street and Main Street, but they have said little about how the economic situation makes it difficult for students who want to live on University Row. Though college students are expected to be a deciding factor in a number of states, including...

Preview: Maxed Out

When Hurricane Katrina ravaged America’s Gulf Coast, it laid bare an uncomfortable reality—America is not only far from the world’s wealthiest nation; it is crumbling beneath a staggering burden of individual and government debt. Maxed Out takes us on a journey deep inside the American debt-style, where everything seems okay as long as the minimum...

Watch the Last Presidential Debate Live

George Mason University will be holding a debate watch party for the third and last presidential debate. The event start at 8 p.m. in the Johnson Center Atrium with a live panel of three speakers and will be followed by CSPAN coverage of the debate at 9 p.m. The panel’s speakers will be Bassam Haddad,...

Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader Coming Sunday

Independent Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader and his running mate, Matt Gonzalez, will be at George Mason University this Sunday. The event, entitled “Jail Time, Not Bail Time: an End to Corporate and Two-Party Rule,” will be held in the Student Union II Ballroom at 5:30 p.m.

Mason Watches McCain, Obama Debate for Second Time

Presidential Candidates John McCain and Barack Obama participated in their second debate tonight at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. George Mason University students and staff gathered in the Johnson Center Atrium to watch the much anticipated meeting. Both candidates’ campaigns had promised to take off the gloves for this debate, a promise that seemed to...

Tonight’s Presidential Debate to Be Aggressive

Tonight’s presidential debate is expected to be much more pointed than its predecessor. When asked recently when he was going to take off the gloves, Presidential Candidate John McCain answered, “How about Tuesday night?” And today, David Axelrod was reported by CNN as saying that Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is “prepared for a very aggressive...

Last Day to Register to Vote

  Today, the last day to register to vote, over 100 students have registered or updated their registration on campus. Registration volunteers from Presidential Nominee Barack Obama’s campaign have been on campus everyday for weeks. According to those volunteers, students have been surrounding their registration table all morning; some have been experiencing problems contacting the...

Johnson Center Full for VP Debate Watch

The Johnson Center Atrium was full Thursday night as students closely watched the live vice-presidential debate. Senator Joe Biden of Delaware and Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska crossed swords on issues such as the economy, international affairs, the role of the vice president and their readiness to lead. Going into the debate, both candidates needed...

VP Debate Watch Tonight

Join Mason Votes tonight as we Live Blog the Vice Presidential Debate from the Johnson Center watch party. The debate and interactive live blog begins at 9 p.m.

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