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A long line forms outside the GMU Bookstore as students, faculty, and other Mason stakeholders race to buy spirit gear.

A parade featuring Mason's then mascot Gunston organized in support of George Mason's NCAA success

The auctioning of white people dressed in what can be assumed as stereotypical black dress. In later iterations of this event, we can see people covered in blackface. Very much representative of American culture at the time.

Includes details about the unveiling ceremony of the George Mason statue and the dedication of the Johnson Center.

This is when we start to see more women in leadership positions at the early GMU

An image condensing the scores for each game played by the women's soccer team during their 1985-86 season.

A photo of the 1985 championship winning team.

At the 1956 General Assembly Session, representatives from the Northern Virginia Delegation brought forth their case to submit a resolution creating a Northern Virginia branch of the University of Virginia. Mann added a point of the branch only…

In 1954, the Advisory Council for the Northern Virginia Center was formed to advise the University on the operation of the center and to explore possibilities of its expansion to a branch of the University of Virginia. Due to a change in rules…

Instead of creating a full-fledged branch college of NOVA, an extension center was established with the emphasis on adult education and college-level instruction. It was fought for and approved in 1949, with organized classes beginning in 1950. By…