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...given an application form to fill out, that's the first thing. You have to be male. The questions include "Do you believe in a supreme being?" It doesn't specify one particular religion, but because of the way the rituals have evolved, it's assumed a Mason is going to have a non-specific belief in a God or deity. It also asks if you've ever been convicted of a serious crime. That is a deal breaker. The main other thing is they want confirmation that you're self-supporting, that you're not joining the Masons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Freemasons: Fact vs. Fiction | 9/15/2009 | See Source »

Russell C.S. Mason ’10 said he would probably not use the application. “I think it would be really stressful and incite a lot of panic...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Swine Flu Tracking iPhone Application Debuts | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

...percent of Montana’s population. They can move there if they wish. But “to ‘level the playing field,’ should we bus blacks into the state?” asked Walter Williams, a professor of economics at George Mason University. “I damn sure don’t want to go to Montana...

Author: By Brian J. Bolduc | Title: A Dull Diversity | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

...Maryland-Baltimore County. It's both a top Up and Coming school and No. 4 in the Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching [list]. That's a school that isn't one of the name brands but is up there near the top of these two lists, just like George Mason, Northeastern and Drexel are near the top of Up and Coming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: The Man Behind the U.S. News College Rankings | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

...Moscow is also part of the problem, says McGlinchey of George Mason University. The legacy of Soviet rule - from gerrymandered borders and dislocated populations to regimes of censorship and corruption - shapes Central Asia's politics to this day, and lingers in the cozy dealings between Russia's rulers and those ensconced in power throughout the region. Moreover, human rights advocates claim that Central Asian governments often raise the specter of terrorism to mask the abuses of their rule and the legitimate protests of their citizens. (See pictures of the politics of water in Central Asia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia Moves to Boost its Role in Central Asia | 8/1/2009 | See Source »

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