C-SPAN Civics Bus Makes Stop at Mason
Today the C-SPAN Civics Bus made a stop at George Mason University’s Fairfax campus.
Mason SG President Emphasizes Ambition, Realism
By Mason Votes Staff Writer Ethan Vaughan Student Government President Devraj Dasgupta, elected last April on a platform of “transparency, outreach, and action,” is beginning his term with a desire to affect practical change in the university. Dasgupta acknowledged that skyrocketing tuition costs were likely the most important issue to Mason students. The president, however,...Continue reading→
Mason Hosts H1N1 Influenza Town Hall
By Mason Votes Staff Writer Ethan Vaughan Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hosted a town hall on flu prevention this morning in George Mason University’s Dewberry Hall. “We keep hearing people say that this is ‘just’ the flu,” Sebelius said. “That it’s not a big deal....Continue reading→
Cabinet Secretaries to Host Town Hall at Mason
Kathleen Sebelius and Arne Duncan, United States secretaries of health and human services and education respectively, will be at George Mason University’s Fairfax campus hosting a town hall discussing the H1N1 Influenza. Sebelius and Duncan are both cabinet level secretaries and will present information about prevention of the virus, take students questions and announce the...Continue reading→
Universities More Moderate Than Believed
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...Continue reading→
Mason Offers Class on Local Virginia Politics
By Mason Votes Staff Writer Ethan Vaughan George Mason University Professor Toni-Michelle Travis is teaching an American State and Local Government class that focuses on Virginia and Fairfax County, giving students a firmer awareness of the political forces in the community where they live. Over the years, the class has also featured guest speakers like...Continue reading→
Bolling Will Not Attend GMU Debate
UPDATED Thursday, Sept. 24. 3:17 p.m. By Mason Votes Director Christian Smith For the lieutenant gubernatorial candidates, Sunday was eventful for the usually relatively quiet campaigns (compared to their gubernatorial candidate counterparts). Jody Wagner (D) posted a press release on Sunday to her website stating that Bill Bolling (R) “threatened” not to attend the upcoming...Continue reading→
Deeds and McDonnell Duel in Fairfax
By Mason Votes Director Christian Smith Virginia gubernatorial candidates Bob McDonnell (R) and Creigh Deeds (D) debated transportation, taxes, gay adoption rights and social issues this morning in McLean, Va. Throughout the debate, McDonnell tried to define himself as a friend of business, women and the economy while Deeds went negative, spending a great deal...Continue reading→
Generation Y Vote
John Bell (D) candidate for the 13th district talks about education, transportation and his opponent's position on gay rights.Continue reading→
GMU Talk Back – Sept. 16 Edition
George Mason University students tell us where they get their political news and answer which is more important: local or national politics?