Category: Fairfax

Flash Lecture held at GMU on Higher Education Policy

GMU Student Govenrment held the first of a series of “Flash Lectures” on October 17, 2012. The flash lecture was a debate with an election spin to inform students more about issues. The debate featured Professor Bryan Caplan and Professor Steven Pearlstein who spoke on the question of “should government withdraw from and active role in providing and subsidizing higher education?”

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598756_10151242020840027_1003958994_n — Flash Lecture held Oct. 17, 2012 sponsored by GMU Student Government

Student Reactions to Final Debate

President Obama Returns to Mason and Talks Women’s Issues

For the second time in less than a month President Barack Obama held a grassroots rally at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. The President talked jobs and the economy, but spent a majority of his stump speech talking about women’s issues. He also debuted a new line of attack against Mitt Romney for his change in position on many issues especially women’s health issues.

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President Obama’s full remarks:

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Mason Votes 1-on-1 with Cecile Richards

Student Responses to the VP Debate Video

Connect2Mason was on scene at the Mason Votes Vice Presidential Debate Watch Party October 11, 2012. Here is what students had to say about the debate and Presidential race so far.

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sl_debate_01 — Charlie Neibergall / AP
Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin shake hands before the vice presidential debate at Centre College in Danville, Ky., on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012.
Read more: http://swampland.time.com/2012/10/12/watching-the-vice-presidential-debate-with-the-sound-off/#ixzz29VdoUEyL

Election 2012: Discourse & Electoral Processes

Kritical Konversations Forum took place at Mason

Kritical Konversation took place in the JC Oct. 8, 2012

Broadside, George Mason University’s student newspaper, featured a story about the Kritical Konversation program that took place Sept. 24. Here is an excerpt:

On Monday, Sept. 24, the members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Student Government, Mason Votes and the Lead Office came together to conduct a voter’s forum for the student body. Entitled Kritical Konversation, the event took place in the Johnson Center atrium.

Read the full article here.

Kritical Konversation took place in the JC Oct. 8, 2012

Student Reactions to the Obama rally at Mason

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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 vision for America if he were to serve a second term.

MCN Man on the Plaza: The First Debate

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Mason Cable Networks’ Man on the Plaza, Riggs Ordonez, turned out for the first Presidential Debate Watch Party held at George Mason University in the Johnson Center Atrium, Wednesday, October 3, 2012 to get student reactions to the candidates debate performance. The event was sponsored by Mason Votes. Here are student reactions to the first debate interviewed by Riggs Ordonez.

President Obama Talks Jobs and the Economy at Mason

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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 President spoke and made his own case for why he should be re-elected, former Virginia Governor and Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate Tim Kaine shared why he believed President Obama should be re-elected.

The President took the stage with good news on the jobs front. A few hours before speaking the U.S. Department of Labor released its monthly jobs report for September. The report showed the economy added 114,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropping to 7.8%.

The economy was the main focus of the Presidents speech. He also spoke directly to issues that have an impact on young people particularly college students. Issues such as college tuition cost, jobs, and healthcare.

Virginia is a swing state in this election cycle. President Obama won the state in 2008 and hopes he can pull off a repeat victory on November 6.

President Obama’s full remarks can be seen here:

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