New Sign at GMU Lights Up Neighbors' Complaints
Is this the Las Vegas Strip or Braddock Road? That's the question some disgruntled neighbors of George Mason University's new two-story electronic animated sign are asking.
A photo of the George Mason University sign as it flashes a promotional message for an upcoming boxing match at the Patriot Center. (John McDonnell - The Washington Post)The news about the controversy is here.
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September 14, 2006; 12:22 PM ET
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Posted by: gmububba | September 16, 2006 11:46 AM
Laughable. The sign is not even that bright. These people need to get a life. One of the biggest problems here in NOVA is that we have too many NIMBY's.
Posted by: themaskedavenger | September 16, 2006 1:02 PM
What do people expect in FX county (or anywhere) when they buy next to something like George Mason? NIMBY=not in my back yard. Meanwhile, the Patriot Center is booking boxing and our goofy BOS want another arts center (at my expense). The Patriot Center is near Govt Center and it will get revenue from an advertised boxing event, not opera/ballet/sympthony. Perhaps the BOS should check historical gate receipts at Mason before it watses more money.
Posted by: resource allocation | September 18, 2006 7:35 AM
I'm not suprised by the sign. George Mason seems to have no overall plan for the design and aesthetics of their campus. It's a hodge podge of different architectural styles (70's modern, colonial, etc.). Overall it's a dumpy and ugly campus. No one visits to take in the sights like in Charlottesville or other schools. The sign is just another gaudy thing to put up. Beats the old brown/steel signs, I guess.
Posted by: GMU Grad | September 25, 2006 11:44 PM
Love the sign. Wish we had a couple more around the campus.
Posted by: GMU Staff | October 2, 2006 7:04 PM
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Perhaps a compromise would be to turn the sign off between 11PM and 5AM. That way, it can serve its purpose to communicate events to the community and not disturb neighbors on Sideburn Dr.
Although the Men's basketball team is coming off a Final 4 run, attendance, while improving, is still lackluster for a school in a large region with a large, local alumni base. The sign is a valuable tool to help advertise games and boost attendance, and needs to stay.
Go Patriots!