Doc Nix and the Green Machine surely got the students to make their voices heard in a different context—by teaching them the university fight song and making a date to meet back up at EagleBank Arena on October 14 to kick off basketball season with Mason Madness.
Mason student body president Sophia Nguyen recalled feeling confused and overwhelmed, yet eager, as a first-year Mason student, but said she soon busied herself in various campus activities.
Students show off their new Mason hoodies. Photo by Ron Aira/Creative Services
“You’ll find that there’s always something every day for everyone here at Mason,” said Nguyen, who held a White House internship this summer. “You just have to be open to finding it.”
Washington emphasized to the incoming students to be mindful of their mental health and to take advantage of the many resources available to help them.
“Remember one thing,” he said. “You are not alone. You are never alone—even if you might feel that way sometimes. This is indeed a family, and you are a part of that family.
“Our faculty, staff, students and alumni—we all take care of each other. And we’re going to take care of you, too.”
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