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George Mason University’s Student Newspaper www.broadsideonline.com
November 7, 2011
Volume 88 Issue 9
Mason Considering International Expansion South Korean Presence Could Soon be Reality Justin Lalputan News Editor George Mason University is considering extending its campus to South Korea in the near future. Mason has been evaluating sexpansion for roughly three years. Because of a strong inter-‐ national relationship between both parties — including student exchange — the South Korean government has invited Mason to participate in a global university campus initiative. In an effort to be known as a driving force in education, South Korea decided to create a global campus comprising of 10 of the foremost foreign universities. The global campus, known as Songdo International City, is lo-‐ cated in the Incheon Free Eco-‐ nomic Zone, next to Incheon International Airport in Seoul. The location provides a good incentive for Mason to expand. “It’s within three hours of one-‐ third of the world’s population,” said Anne Schiller, vice president of global and international strate-‐ gies at Mason. “You can get to China, Russia, and Japan quickly.” This means that should Mason choose to expand, it could see a great increase in student enroll-‐ ment not only overseas, but also here in the U.S. An international campus would increase Mason’s reputa-‐ tion as a university. “This is for our students, this is for our faculty, and this is for our worldwide rep-‐ utation,” Schiller said. The campus features a shared cafeteria that students from all of the universities can use, as well as new dormitories. If Mason de-‐ cides to participate in the global campus, it will have its own in-‐ structional facility, but students will be able to utilize shared buildings.
Career Counselor Passes Away Ginny Wheeler Worked for 25 Years Justin Lalputan News Editor
Photo Courtesy of Minkyung Park
Should Mason accept a proposal to join a global campus in Songdo, South Korea, the above facility would serve as the academic building while the building in the background would be a dormitory. As an added incentive, cur-‐ rent Mason students would be able to study abroad without fac-‐ ing any difficulties of credit trans-‐ fer. Everything would be Mason-‐ run, just like at the Fairfax or Ar-‐ lington campuses. “This is a won-‐ derful place our students could go,” Schiller said. “These are Mason professors in Mason class-‐ rooms.”
Mason is not the only Amer-‐ ican university that has been in-‐ vited to participate. The State University of New York has already established a presence on the global campus and will hold its first semester in 2013. Despite the fact that Ameri-‐ can universities have already been considered for participation in the
global campus, Songdo is not seen as an American outpost. The global campus is next to top Ko-‐ rean universities, and is another step in South Korea’s educational initiatives. Schiller is confident that should Mason decide to partici-‐ pate, students will take advantage of the opportunity. “[South Korea] is dynamic, exciting and oriented
to business and education. The student would have experiences that would be life-‐changing and set them for success in the global world,” Schiller said. Mason will know in a few months whether it will in fact par-‐ ticipate in the venture. Hopes are high on both sides that it becomes a success for South Korea and Mason.
German National Breaks Out With Patriots Leo Stolz Kept Playoff Hopes Alive John Powell Collegiate Athletics Liaison In Germany, young men are trained to perform well in one ca-‐ reer. There are no fallbacks, no am-‐ biguous college majors and no alternate careers. So men’s soccer midfielder Leonard “Leo” Stolz knew that in his homeland, his moneymaking career could only be in soccer. It seems to be a good thing; he loves it, and for good rea-‐ son. On Oct. 24, the Munich native was named the CAA Rookie of the Week. He plays at center midfield, usually a position that does not score, but in dire situations may be called upon. He started his offensive week by evening the match at Delaware by splitting defenders for a goal. Just days later, he scored two goals in two minutes in the Patriots’ 4-‐1 win over Northeastern. With the Rookie of the Week award, he joined his Finnish team-‐ mate, freshman Verneri Valimaa, as the second Mason midfielder to win it this season. Oddly enough, he found out about his accolade from Valimaa when it was awarded. The already-‐motivated Stolz had a little extra push in this coun-‐ try. The German players are tal-‐ ented and aware of that fact. The Americans may have the edge with the motivation, giving them a little more push. “They are more motivated in the United States,” Stolz said. “They really want to win the game. In Ger-‐
many, the players are more lazy and you always have to push them. I’m a player that is usually more moti-‐ vated.” His coaches are a big help as well. Before he came to Mason, he saw how the German assistant coaches took a clear backseat to running the game, watching it first-‐ hand while playing for the U18 Ger-‐ man national team. Things are certainly different in that regard with American soccer. “The assistant coaches are a lit-‐ tle bit different,” Stolz said. “Here, they are more involved than over there. The assistants are responsible for just doing the practice. In the game you don’t hear them. It’s just the head coach that talks to the team. Nick [Carlin-‐Voigt, assistant coach] always talks to us before the game as well.” He came to the U.S. not only to play the game, but to study. He ma-‐ jors in business administration, and while his career is focused on soc-‐ cer, as many of his teammates’ ca-‐ reers are, he can focus on a variety of components other than his play. Not to say that he has to sacrifice his schoolwork to soccer or vice versa. He can create his own class schedule, something not afforded to him in Germany. Class sizes are even more manageable, with smaller class sizes being key in the U.S. instead of German lecture halls that seat anywhere from hundreds to a thousand students.
See Stolz, Page 12
Photo by John Powell
Freshman Leo Stolz makes a stab at an intercep9on in a recent conference game. Stolz has been a key contributor to the Patriots’ playoff success.
George Mason University mourns the death of career coun-‐ selor Ginny Wheeler, who passed away Oct. 24. Wheeler worked at Mason for 25 years, assisting students in making crucial career choices and life decisions. Wheeler also created and helped teach University 200, a class dedicated to helping stu-‐ dents make decisions concerning their respective majors and ca-‐ reers. Wheeler was described by her fellow co-‐workers as value-‐dri-‐ ven, and as being feisty and pas-‐ sionate. “If there was something that she was passionate about, you knew it,” said Victoria Bustard, as-‐ sociate director of University Ca-‐ reer Services and six-‐year friend of Wheeler. When Wheeler worked, she wasn’t simply doing a job. She was doing something that she was pas-‐ sionate about. “She was clearly student-‐fo-‐ cused,” said Janice Sutera, director of Career Services and friend of Wheeler since 1985. “Students and their development were primary to her.” Wheeler established many personal connections during her time at Mason. According to Sutera, if Wheeler was working with a stu-‐ dent who needed to know about insurance and had a friend who was an insurance agent, she would put her friend into contact with the student in an effort to provide help. In addition to being popular amongst students, she was well-‐ liked amongst staff. “She had a good sense of humor,” Sutera said. “She had a beautiful singing voice and would lead us in song if that is what we were inclined to do.” Wheeler lived on a lake in Re-‐ ston and would occasionally hold parties on her boat that her co-‐ workers would attend. She was family-‐oriented and considered her co-‐workers an extension of her family. Wheeler’s husband served in the U.S. Foreign Service, which al-‐ lowed her to accumulate a wealth of knowledge that she then dis-‐ tributed to her fellow co-‐workers and students. “She was able to bring that perspective to us as a staff, us as individuals, and to her students, that the world is bigger than Fair-‐ fax, and that there are big things out there for your career dreams to fit into,” Sutera said. Wheeler was older, but never let her age become an obstacle. Once, when younger people were talking about the recent advances in technology and that older peo-‐ ple possibly weren’t able to keep pace as well as younger people, Wheeler said, “Who do you think made the computer?” According to Sutera, even in her later years, Wheeler disliked the thought of retirement. “What would I do — go to McDonalds for a cup of coffee?” Wheeler said. “I really like being with students. I’m energized by students. It keeps me young.” Wheeler passed away at the age of 79 after not working for a year because of health issues.