C2M Staff Writer Rob Cooper

Neil Gaiman and Michael Chabon to headline next Fall for the Book

Well-known authors Neil Gaiman and Michael Chabon are confirmed as guests and award recipients at this year's upcoming Fall for the Book festival.

Homecoming parade to return next year with expanded committee

The Office of Student Involvement plans to bring back the annual Homecoming parade next year after its absence at this year’s festivities. Planning for next year’s parade will begin earlier and calls for a larger role from students than in previous years.

Weekly Rundown: 5 events for your week

No time to look through Today @ Mason or sift through Facebook event invitations? We've got you covered. Here are some events for the week to consider placing on your Google Calendar or iCal. (Or your traditional paper planner).

Tuesday, Feb. 14
Men's Basketball vs. VCU

University budget outlook not entirely bleak

Senior Vice President Maurice Scherrens described the university’s budget outlook last week as “good news in the context of bad news.” Provost Peter Stearns expressed similar sentiments.

Weekly Rundown: 5 events for your week

No time to look through Today @ Mason or sift through Facebook event invitations? We've got you covered. Here are some events for the week to consider placing on your Google Calendar or iCal. (Or your traditional paper planner).

Thursday, Feb. 9
Love Jones

Burger King now delivering to locations in DC area, including Fairfax Campus

Burger King has begun offering delivery service to select locations in the Washington D.C. area as part of a test-market initiative, and the Fairfax Campus is one of them.

Students are now able to place delivery orders online or by phone. The website states there is a $10 minimum for delivery orders and an additional $2 dollar delivery charge that is added to all orders.

Thompson Hall now reopened, equipped with new classroom technology

Thompson Hall reopened at the start of the spring semester, debuting new classroom technology that developers say will improve the functionality of the building. The building had been closed since June 2010 for renovations.

Weekly Rundown: 5 events for your week

No time to look through Today @ Mason or sift through Facebook event invitations? We've got you covered. Here are some events for the week to consider placing on your Google Calendar or iCal. (Or your traditional paper planner).

Lot I reopens, permits now available to freshmen

Lot I reopened Jan. 23, coinciding with the opening of the Whitetop and Rogers residence halls. (Jake McLernon)

Parking Lot I, which reopened at the start of spring semester after nearly two years of closure during the construction of the Whitetop and Rogers residence halls, is now available as a parking option to freshmen alongside Lot J.

Mason among top in CAA Blood Challenge

Mason placed second in the 10th annual CAA Blood Challenge last month with a school record of 1,004 blood donations, beating out third place Drexel’s 909 donations and falling short of winner Delaware’s 1,086 gathered units.