Juniors and Faculty Members Open Up 
Challenge Days Return to GM

Juniors Yusof Becker and Imran Jaffer enter the auxiliary gym to applause by faculty members to begin their Challenge Day experience with the other members of their class Wednesday morning.  Either today or tomorrow, 130 juniors will spend the entire school-day engaging in activities to promote sensitivity and understanding among Mason students.This is the second year that Mason juniors (as well as many faculty members) will experience Challenge Day, the brainchild of a non-profit California-based group “committed to stopping teen violence and alienation.”The Challenge Day program cites Mohandas Gandhi’s statement to “be the change you want to see in the world” as inspiration for its mission. The event is funded through charitable donations made to a grant foundation started by Mr. Nicholas Benton, editor and publisher of the Falls Church News-Press. (Photo by Francisco Brady)   4-18-07