George Mason University

Cornerstone magazine caught up with multital- ented senior Lindsay Gray during the spring 2011 semester. Gray, an English major and communication minor, is in her fourth year on the Mason women’s tennis team, compiling a singles record of 46-51 and a doubles record of 42-30, playing at the first and second position on the team.

George Washington was not only the indispensable man in the winning of America’s independence from Great Britain, he was also the indispensable man in the invention of a new nation. And the difficulties he faced in achieving the second goal were every bit as challenging as those he faced in achieving the first.

In fall 2009, Luke Walker, a senior global affairs major at Mason, started GMUnit, a multitalented all-male a cappella group that has burst onto the scene during the past two years. Using only their voices to create the music and recite the lyrics of some of today’s most popular songs, the group has performed at various locations on Mason’s Fairfax Campus.

Using communication to engage members of the public and policy makers in considering how best to respond to climate change is proving to be complicated. Public opinion research conducted by Mason’s Center for Climate Change Communication in collaboration with the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication has shown that that the climate is already changing in harmful ways.

Lawton-Belous realized in as few as five years, veterans might no longer have access to the same resources that he did. He began cultivating donors and directing gifts to the George Mason University Foundation to grow the endowment. Lawton-Belous was a recipient of private support scholarships, and his experience with the Student Financial Aid Office influenced his decision.