Meet the 2016 Presidential Candidates
As Mason Students prepare to vote on in Virginia’s March 1st Presidential Primary, check out brief descriptions of each Presidential Candidate (both Republican and Democrat) who will still be in the...
View ArticleMason Democrats: Primary Election Student Debate (2/24/16)
February 24, 2016 — At the first Democratic student debate, discussing the potential of a Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders White House administration, student participants tried to wedge their...
View ArticleWhen Henry Met Michelle
By: Victoria David If you were there for Michelle Obama’s visit to Mason on September 17th, you might remember Henry Lopez. If not, bare with me, his story is worth reading. Henry is the lucky student...
View ArticleVA Ranked #1 in Voter Demographic Representation
The folks over at WalletHub just released the results of a data study that examined how demographically representative each state’s electorate was when compared to actual population. In other words,...
View ArticleBig Debates, Small Talk
By: Victoria David On Sunday October 9th, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton took part in a second presidential debate that The Washington Post called “dark,” and a “bitter, boundary-breaking” debate....
View ArticleMeet the Third Party Candidates
Illustration by: Mary Jane DeCarlo Mason Votes has interviewed many students on campus who expressed their desire to vote for a candidate other than Donald Trump (R) or Hillary Clinton (D). Libertarian...
View ArticleMiley @ Mason: A (Democratic) Party In the USA
A (Democratic) Party In the USA By: Taylor Wichtendahl, Fourth Estate Staff Writer “Open up! You’re in big trouble! I’m kidding, it’s just me,” Miley Cyrus yelled as she pounded on the door of students...
View ArticleHow Much Do You Know? Take Our 2016 Policy Quiz
By: Victoria David Last Wednesday’s third and final Presidential Debate Watch Party hosted by Mason Votes was the perfect opportunity to interview the Mason community to find out how much they knew...
View ArticleOn-Campus Political Groups Ready for Election Day
By: Victoria David The 2016 Elections are not just on playing out on TV. They are also happening right here, on Mason’s campus. The two major party-affiliated student-run political organizations on...
View ArticleMike Pence Campaigns at Mason
Pence Urges Republicans to “Come Home” During Mason Rally By: Victoria David In a last-minute effort to turn Northern Virginia red, Indiana Governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Mike...
View ArticleBiden, Kaine Rally Voters At Mason
Tim Kaine and Joe Biden: Stronger Together on North Plaza By: Victoria David Tim Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton, chose Mason as the place to rally voters one last time in his state of Virginia on the...
View ArticleHow Did Mason Vote?
In case you haven’t heard, Donald J. Trump is officially President-Elect and will take office on Friday, January 20, 2017. Curious about how George Mason University students voted in Election 2016?...
View ArticleGlobal Inauguration Conversation
Global Inauguration Conversation Thursday, February 2nd | 5-7pm | Dewberry Hall Join Women & Gender Studies, INTO Mason, Office of International Programs and Services, and University Life for a...
View ArticleMason Community Briefing: White House Executive Orders
Mason Community Briefing: White House Executive Orders and the Impact on Students, Scholars and Faculty at George Mason University Friday, February 3, 2017 | 4-6pm | Merten Hall 1201 Video...
View ArticleNorth Plaza Rally Against Muslim Travel Ban
Mason students and faculty took to North Plaza on Tuesday, January 31st to protest the recent executive order signed by President Trump that imposes a travel ban on immigrants from seven predominately...
View ArticleVA Ranked #1 in Voter Demographic Representation
The folks over at WalletHub just released the results of a data study that examined how demographically representative each state’s electorate was when compared to actual population. In other words,...
View ArticleStill Feeling the Bern: Sanders and Perriello Visit Mason
Click on the image above to watch Mason Cable Network’s video coverage (anchored by Raven Royal) of last Thursday’s event in The Hub on George Mason University’s Fairfax campus featuring Vermont...
View ArticleLieutenant Governor Candidate Forum
Lieutenant Governor Candidate Forum May 23 at Mason’s Fairfax Campus George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, in partnership with the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and...
View Article2017 Election Information
Special School Board Election: August 29, 2017 Governor and House of Delegates Election: November 7, 2017 Complete voter information: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections
View ArticleVirginia Gubernatorial Debate Presented by Mason’s Schar School
By: Buzz McClain George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government and the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce are presenting the second of three televised gubernatorial debates...
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