Running on empty? Take a break.

March 30, 2013

Homework, homework, midterms, meetings, class, exams, and projects: you need a break.


Want to Lead? Alternative Breaks is just what you need!

March 29, 2013

At George Mason University, we have many opportunities available to keep interested students involved. With being involved in any organization on campus, we need students to go one step above and beyond. How can this be accomplished you ask? You can make that decision to be a leader and serve as a guide for other […]


Everybody Else is Taken

March 27, 2013

We all love being a leader. It’s nice to have people look up to you as an inspiration. There is one thing that I love about what we all enjoy is the ability to be ourselves.


Florida Alternative Break: Ecosystem Restoration

March 27, 2013

During this past Spring Break, I was lucky enough to attend the Florida Alternative Spring Break trip in Stuart, Florida. The focus of the trip was ecorestoration and conservation and we did several projects around town with the guidance of the land resource manager of the city, Mike. Our projects included oyster reef building, invasive […]


Animal Abuse:intentional v. unintentional

March 26, 2013

  Hey guys, so I was reading up on this article that deals with animal abuse. It basically is a blog describing the difference between intentional and unintentional abuse towards animals. Something interesting the article mentioned were things like doghouses and leashes that someone wouldn’t really think of as abusive. As some of us have pets, […]


The Power of Social Media

March 20, 2013

If you have been following the news lately, you probably know about the Steubenville cases where two young men were tried convicted of raping (though they also urinated on her and dragged her passed out body from party to party as well) a young woman at a series of parties over the summer. One of […]


Why it’s always Sunny in Philadelphia

March 19, 2013

Even though it rained and snowed during my week spent in North Philadelphia, to me it will always be sunny in Philadelphia.


Re-elect Lauren Waldron for Student Senator in Mason Student Government

March 19, 2013

Hi LLC-ers!   I know many of you have already ‘liked’ my Facebook page for my re-election, but to take it a step further… I wanted to emphasize my background in leadership and as a public servant. Take a look: As a native Virginian, Lauren Waldron has served numerous leadership positions for the past six […]


Cause or Coincidence?

March 19, 2013


I fell in love with the city of “Brotherly Love”

March 18, 2013

                  Our spring break was a little different from the average college students’ spring break. 14 college students from George Mason University went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for their spring break to volunteer in the schools and help clean up the community that is North Philadelphia.   The […]