Rebecca Dell
Zimbabwean triple jump champion Mavugara reflects on life at Mason
|Meet Namatirai Grace Mavugara, Zimbabwe’s national record holder in the women’s triple jump. When she first stepped out of the cab at Mason, she could not find anyone who knew where she belonged. Had they forgotten about her? Was she at the wrong school? She later asked her coach (who was, in fact, waiting at the airport with a sign) why he did not have a sign. He told her he was wearing a green Mason T-shirt.
Mason professor develops dual-degree master's program
|Germana Manca, assistant professor in George Mason University's Department of Geography and GeoInformation Science, has had a busy semester. In addition to helping analyze the coast of Japan in the wake of the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, she has put the finishing touches on a transatlantic dual-degree master's program.
Dining to add Auntie Anne's, Red Mango
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Mason's rapidly expanding dining system is poised to welcome two new members this fall: Auntie Anne's and Red Mango. The concepts will be installed in the vacant space on the ground floor of the Tidewater dorm and should open in August 2011.