/ en /news/2023-02/fired-homecoming-2023 <span>Fired up for Homecoming 2023</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/266" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Damian Cristodero</span></span> <span>Mon, 02/20/2023 - 16:29</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_associated_people" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-associated-people"> <h2>In This Story</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-associated-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">People Mentioned in This Story</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/president" hreflang="und">Gregory Washington</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p><span class="intro-text">Homecoming 2023 at ÑÇÖÞAV took many forms.</span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>There was tailgating before the men's basketball game against LaSalle.</span></span></span></span></p> <figure role="group"><div> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2023-02/Mason%20Homecoming%20page.500%20%282%29.jpg" width="500" height="316" alt="Tailgate event during Homecoming 2023" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <figcaption>Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services</figcaption></figure><p> </p> <p><span><span><span><span>There were cheers during the game.</span></span></span></span></p> <figure role="group"><div> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2023-02/Mason%20Homecoming%202.500.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Students cheer during men's basketball game at Homecoming 2023" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <figcaption>Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services</figcaption></figure><p> </p> <p><span><span><span><span>And a 70-66 victory, the Patriots' third straight win.</span></span></span></span></p> <figure role="group"><div> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2023-02/Mason%20Homecoming%203.500.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Mason men's basletball player Elvis Nnaji " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <figcaption>Mason forward Elvis Nnaji. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services</figcaption></figure><p> </p> <p><span><span><span><span>Mason President Gregory Washington welcomed alumni back to campus.</span></span></span></span></p> <figure role="group"><div> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2023-02/Mason%20Homecoming%204.500.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Mason President Gregory Washington at Homecoming 2023" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <figcaption>Mason President Gregory Washington in the Alumni Tent. Photo by Cristian Torres/Strategic Communications</figcaption></figure><p> </p> <p><span><span><span><span>There were blood donations during the Day of Service.</span></span></span></span></p> <figure role="group"><div> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2023-02/Mason%20Homecoming%205.500.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Blood donations during Homecoming 2023 Day of Service" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <figcaption>Photo by DeRon Rockingham</figcaption></figure><p> </p> <p><span><span><span><span>And a good time was had by all.</span></span></span></span></p> <figure role="group"><div> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2023-02/Mason%20Homecoming%206.500.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Tailgating at Mason Homecoming 2023" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <figcaption>Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services</figcaption></figure><p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6446" hreflang="en">Homecoming</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/17536" hreflang="en">Homecoming 2023</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/761" hreflang="en">Mason Athletics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/5206" hreflang="en">Mason men's basketball</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/17531" hreflang="en">Homecoming Day of Service</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/536" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/116" hreflang="en">Campus News</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 21:29:43 +0000 Damian Cristodero 104306 at