1:30 pm Wednesday, October 1 Johnson Center, Cinema Abortion has been a deeply divisive national issue since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, pitting pro-life against pro-choice citizens. Mason Votes is proud to present Lake of Fire, a definitive documentary covering both sides of the abortion issue. The movie will be shown in the […]

Posted on September 30th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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By Rachael Dickson Fredericksburg, Virginia-Thousands of Sen. Barack Obama’s supporters cheered him on tonight as he spoke through the pouring rain at University of Mary Washington. According to UMW student Peter Ceo, a College Democrats member, people started arriving at the event at 10 a.m., nine hours before the Democratic presidential nominee and his vice […]

Posted on September 27th, 2008 by Rachael Dickson
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By David L Pierce Over a hundred George Mason University students watched the first televised presidential debate Friday night at a Debate Watch Party in the Johnson Center. Although the debate was focused on foreign policy, the economy took center stage in the beginning. Sen. Barack Obama felt optimistic about the governmental bailout plan, but […]

Posted on September 27th, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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Hear the Debate Watch Party’s student organizers speak about the event. Download Now!

Posted on September 26th, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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In Professor Janette Muir’s class on presidential campaigns the question of the day was: will the presidential debate go forward on Friday? The class, which has students who will help to moderate Mason’s debate watch party, had a lot to say about presidential candidate John McCain’s surprising request for the first debate to be postponed. […]

Posted on September 25th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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By Jamie Gage, United Press International With less than six weeks to go, it would seem that the election is the one topic on every American’s mind. But, that’s not necessarily the case. For various reasons some students are having a hard time getting involved in the election. “There is so much associated with the […]

Posted on September 25th, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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Posted on September 24th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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Posted on September 24th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama just finished a press conference responding to Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain’s campaign suspension and request for Friday’s debate to be postponed. In his statements, he rejected the idea that either a campaign suspension or debate postponement is necessary. “It will be part of the president’s job to deal with […]

Posted on September 24th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain has just announced that he is suspending his campaign. McCain campaign headquarters stated that he will continue the suspension until “the economic crisis is over.” McCain has asked Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama to suspend his campaign as well and postpone Friday’s debate on foreign policy. Obama’s campaign has yet […]

Posted on September 24th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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