Pop Culture Journalism Class Blog

Michael Burgos has spent a LOT of time in the Drugs and Alcohol services office….learning about drug dealers to research his role in the play, “This is Our Youth.” The Mason’s Players performance ran from March 1 to March 4. Burgos doesn’t drink or smoke. His character, on the other hand, does all of the […]

By Rachel Newdorf Deborah Lash lost everything when she was 8. Her house burned down leaving her family homeless. With little to no material objects, Lash and her five siblings kept each other company and occupied while their parents dealt with the burden of trying to put their lives back together. In her new solo-photography […]

By Rachel Newdorf Three years ago, Rachel Levitin went to an American Idol audition just for fun. But it was so much fun, she hired a voice coach and started singing professionally. Now, the 24-year-old sings and plays her guitar at gigs all over the D.C.-area. “Music got me excited,” she says. “It was just […]

BY Zohra Alnoor Millions of fans have been waiting to see what happens next to the Dark Knight. George Mason University senior Anum Siddique has an idea of what happens in the “Dark Knight Rises” — because she got to be in the movie. “The experience is something I’ll never forget,” says the 23-year-old Biology […]

BY: RYAN WEISSER Stomp-stomp! Clap! Stomp! Slide. Clap-clap! Stomp! Sounds from the National Pan-Hellenic Council “Divine 9” fraternities and sororities of George Mason University’s Annual Step Show will resonate in the concert halls of the Center for the Arts on February 26. Stepping has been a tradition among black fraternities and sororities across America since […]

By Tabby Hardman David Lieu calls himself a coupon king. Although he’s not as crazy as the TLC Extreme Couponers who stock their garage with mountains of diapers and deodorant the 24-year-old Mason Graduate student doesn’t buy anything without a coupon. “I was raised to know that every cent counts, my parents and their parents […]

By Samita Mason A giant, green balloon with Kermit the Frog’s face floats in the air as visitors approached the Johnson Center Cinema Friday night where the Weekends at Mason (WAM) department was sponsoring a free event for students, $2 for outside guests to watch the movie, “Muppets Takeover!” Flyers, Kermit masks and muppet posters were […]

Peeking into cinematic history, films with the word Gone” in the title have had huge success. Gone with the Wind, Gone Baby Gone, and Gone in 60 Seconds are great movies that come to mind. Unfortunately, the new blockbuster, Gone, will not be joining that list. Gone, starring Amanda Seyfried hit theatres this past Friday. […]

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