After George Mason upset UConn to reach the Final Four, GMU Provost thought students might need some time off recovering from the upset and wrote:

As you know, lots of our undergraduates had an exciting time yesterday in response to the basketball victory. Without in any way wishing to distort our priorities, I write to urge a bit of leniency in response to any absences from undergraduate classes today. Thanks for your understanding.

An AOL intern and blogger and GMU student got all-access credentials despite the fact he’s just an intern and sat on the front row. He writes:

“After the game, my brother and I went to the GMU locker room where I ran into forward Jai Lewis. I have class with Jai, but have never actually met him. What was caught on tape was a brief conversation that is hilarious, only because of the overwhelming irony.

Me: “Yo, I’ve got class with you.”
Jai: “Oh yeah? What class?”
Me: “That ethics class, Thurdays at 4:30. You missed the test on Thursday. What, did you have bigger things to do?”
Jai: “Yeah. I heard it was hard though.”
Me: “It was alright. I just talked to the teacher and he said he’s gonna give you an ‘A’.”
Jai: “Oh yeah? I hope so.”

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