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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Virginia, as one of the original 13 colonies, has had a long history when it comes to presidential elections. At its peak, 1792, Virginia controlled 15.9 percent of the nation’s total electoral votes. With a count of 25 electoral votes, Virginia had more than any other single state. From the formation of the modern Democratic […]

Posted on September 29th, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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The American Economy is officially in the toilet. And now, finally, it appears that a decent amount of people have begun to realize that Sarah Palin is completely and utterly inept — and if you read the last two paragraphs of Jonathan Martin’s blog on the Politico, she may be more inept than some of […]

Posted on September 29th, 2008 by Lars Laing-Peterson
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By Noah Martin As part of Fall for the Book, George Mason University hosted Eric Lichtblau, a journalist with the Washington bureau for The New York Times and the 2006 Pulitzer Prize winner for national reporting. Lichtblau spoke about his new book Bush’s Law: The Remaking of American Justice to students and attendees outside of […]

Posted on September 29th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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The film “Lake of Fire” will be shown at Wed, Oct 1, from 1:30pm – 3:30pm at Harris Theater on George Mason University’s Fairfax campus. The film is a 2006 documentary about the issue of abortion, “exploring the issue, the divides the world.” “Lake of Fire” is directed by Tony Kaye, best known for his […]

Posted on September 28th, 2008 by Aram Zucker-Scharff
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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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By Christian Yingling Caving to public and media pressure, Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain has agreed to participate in tonight’s debate at the University of Mississippi. This announcement comes over 48 hours after his controversial campaign suspension and request for the debate to be postponed until after the economic crisis has been fixed. Democratic […]

Posted on September 26th, 2008 by Christian Yingling
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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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