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Another photo of Patriot-founded restaurant Cause

May 15th, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Photo by Alexis Glenn.    

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March (Food) Madness: Can Mason make it to Sweet 16?

March 18th, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized

BuzzFeed (no relation) has a list of 32 “best college campus foods” according to the Food Network. You can read it and see the disgusting photos here. Maryland and Georgetown are represented, but no school from Virginia. Which makes us wonder if the Food Network bothered to venture into the commonwealth. The question is, should […]

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Mason’s Maibach in story about how TV weather handles climate change

March 15th, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized

By Michael Malone — Broadcasting & Cable, 3/4/2013 12:01:00 AM Views on global warming tend to run along party lines, and the GOP ties in South Carolina run deep; after all, Mitt Romney breezed to a doubledigit advantage in the Palmetto State on Election Day. As Jim Gandy, chief meteorologist at WLTX Columbia, puts it, […]

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Fall for the Book? What about eReaders?

September 19th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

This caught my eye. Probably because I wrote it. The 2012 Fall for the Book Festival should be the best ever.  

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Magazines we wish were still being published

August 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

One of my favorite journalism gatekeepers, Jim Romenesko (jimromenesko.com), asked his readers what defunct magazines they missed the most. Not sure if I agree with some (FHM? just the photo captions; Sassy, really?), and I’d add Gourmet (which I thought would be untouchable), the NYTimes’ Play (great takes on sports), and Rugby magazine (the USA […]

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The freshman make their mark

June 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

The Class of 2016 is going through the somewhat delirious process called Orientation. Patriot Leaders are showing them which way is up, where to eat, sleep and study, and how to express themselves. Today it’s legal graffiti day as the students sign one of two “2016” boards that will bear witness to their arrival until […]

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What I love about Project Peak

June 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

See my story today at www.gmu.edu about Project Peak. It’s a “transitional” course offered to freshmen in which they spend a week in the wild with other newbies and learn how to camp, climb rocks, paddle kayaks and cook their own meals over a fire. And when the week is over, you continue to meet […]

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