Commentary
2006-2007

Commentary
Thank You for Not Smoking
By Rebecca Gomez (June 18, 2007)

The only reason people say they smoke is because it:

Commentary
This Summer: Read!
By Francisco Brady (June 13, 2007)

No more writing, no more books, no more teachers dirty looks! This is what most kids are thinking as the end of the year approaches;

Commentary
Four Years and So Much
More from Lasso Online
By Margaret Lipman (June 2, 2007)
Recently, after being reminded in countless ways that I would soon be graduating and leaving Falls Church City behind, I began to look back at one of the most important activities of my high school career --working for Lasso Online

Commentary
Leaving the Nest, Ready or Not
By Sara Greenberg (May 18, 2007)

I honestly never thought that this time would come, the time when my fellow classmates and I would be preparing to graduate from high school and move on to the future.

Editorial
Recycling: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility
Let’s Restore the Will
(May 2, 2007)

A recent Lasso Online investigation and poll revealed an ongoing reality that everyone at school is, in one way or another, aware of – recycling at George Mason has its serious limitations.

Editorial
Leaving the Classroom to
Discover What’s Out There
(April 17, 2007)

High school is a time to begin to acquaint ourselves with the outside world and all that it has to offer.

Commentary
Facts Of Our Life
By Elizabeth Quillen (March 31, 2007)

Never in my life had I been more prepared for something. I woke up, sun streaming through my blinds casting shadows on the covers

Commentary
President Bush’s Grand
Tour of Latin America
By Xavier Alarcón
Translated by Margaret Lipman (March 19, 2007)

Resentment towards the Bush administration abounds in many Latin American political circles.

Satire
A Heartfelt Outpouring of Concern
For Bentrovato Earthquake Victims
By Elsa Lee (March 4, 2007)

Commentary
Videogames: Are They Really
A Nightmare for Parents?
By Sebastián Forster (February 12, 2007)
Translated by Margaret Lipman (February 21, 2007)

These days, many people argue that videogames are bad. But why? Even though people frequently say that videogames are destroying our children’s future, these games are really not so bad.

Commentary
‘I Just Don’t Know . . . Yet’
By Michelle Massie (February 19, 2007)

I’ve been working my way up to this moment--being a senior in high school--from all the way back to when I couldn’t spell my name correctly.

Commentary
The Upside to the Cycle of Preparation
By Le Minh Phuong (February 16, 2007)

Let’s give a hand to the spirit of Peter Davis’s commentary “How to Break
Out of the Cycle of Preparation.”

Commentary
Preparing to Die: How to Break
Out of the Cycle of Preparation
By Peter Davis (February 12, 2007)

As humans, we are instinctively predisposed to enjoy education. As babies, we are enamored by learning.

Commentary
Shades of Past Days
By Jimmy Piscopo (February 8, 2007)
(All names in this piece are made up.)

I recently decided I was going to coach 11-12 year old recreation league basketball with my friends Ryan and Sean.

Commentary
The ‘Other’ Child
By Elizabeth Quillin (January 22, 2007)

“ I. . . WANT. . . book.” Coulter struggles to get the words out of his mouth as they get tangled inside.

Editorial
It’s No Surprise That
Masonites Are Giving Back

This school year, George Mason students have proved themselves to be very willing to “give back.”
(January 22, 2007)

Commentary
The Daily Question
By Margaret Allen (January 11, 2007)

“ Can I get a drink started for you, ma’am?” asks a familiar face, the signature green apron draped over a black shirt and khakis.

Editorial
250,000 and Counting
A Milestone for GM and Lasso Online
(January 10, 2007)

When Lasso Online recorded its 250,000th visitor last month, the staff was more than a little impressed by this figure.

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