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Student leaders create a football proposal, including initial investment costs and avenues of revenue for the University.

Sign for the football vote.

Sign for the football vote.

During the discussion of the creation of a George Mason football team, votes counted per the Student Senate, Faculty Senate, and Football Task force, and is now awaiting the Board of Visitors vote.

Person speaking in front of audience members.

Around Fall of 1968, the campus formed Patriots Day. This was a fun way for students to engage in various activties with fellow colleagues through barbeques, chariot races, etc. all in the name to foster student productivity and campus spirit.

Bailey’s Crossroads: George Mason’s First Campus (1957–1964)
This small red-brick building at 5836 Columbia Pike in Falls Church, Virginia, was first built in 1922 as an elementary school. In 1957, it became the first home of George Mason College.…

Photograph of George Mason University professor, Edmund (Fred) Millar with fellow faculty members at a rally at George Mason University Fairfax Campus, February 5, 1978. 8" x 10" photograph; black and white.

A page in George Mason University's yearbook page, titled “Free Speech Alley,” published in 1991. Depicts the "Free Speech Alley" event sponsored by the Student Senate, where faculty and students alike express ideas in an open forum setting. Sessions…

A collage of images covering a wide range of pop culture topics, most notably that of war and politics. Very recognizable at this point in GMU's yearbooks, is the ubiquity of military and politically charged content. To be expected of a college…