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FairfaxFairfax StationStation Clifton During the Summer Saturdays program at & Gunston Hall, historic & Lorton re-enactors discuss 18th century life at the Follow on Twitter: @LFSCConnection former home of George Mason in Mason Neck. Pictured are: Mrs. Grace Newman, a.k.a. Carole Thomas; Elizabeth Westwood Wallace Mason, a.k.a. Emily Murphy; Thomson Mason, a.k.a. John Murphy; and Col. George Mason, a.k.a. Doug Cohen. Classified, Page 6 ❖ Entertainment, Page 5 ❖ Inside Opinion, Page 4 Newcomers & Community Guide 2017-2018 SaturdaysSaturdays atat Gretchen Kernbach and her dog, Bauer, hikining around Burke Lake. Kernbach was an intern/ Gunston Hall reporter fofor The Connec- Gunston Hall k tion this summer. 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The whole point [of ogy and natural sciences at NOVA. presentation, a live feed from NASA, a dem- the event] is to get them excited about this phenomenon.” As thunder rolled and the sky turned grey, onstration of pinhole viewers and an art huge scientific phenomenon that is happen- the crowd moved to a large screen televi- demonstration. ing today.” By Marilyn Campbell sion that had been set up under a tent to “I took astronomy last year in high school, “This was an effort by the whole school, watch a NASA’s live feed of the eclipse so I knew that this was going to be a spe- not just the science division, but also his- everal minutes before Solar “The eclipse is still happening, but we cial eclipse,” said NOVA freshman Gucci tory and art,” said Caporale as she pointed Eclipse 2017 reached its peak, can’t see it here,” said Caporale, as she be- Marwah of Fairfax. “I’ve seen an eclipse in to colored chalk drawings of the solar sys- S a band of storm clouds floated gan taking down the educational eclipse India, but never in the U.S.” tem that were created jointly by the science over the sun, and a collective displays that had lined a courtyard on cam- Faculty scientists from the school’s math, and art divisions. groan of disappointment swelled among pus. science, and engineering division were There were also outdoor meditation ses- the crowd of people who’d gathered at “This is so disappointing,” said Julie present to answer questions and offer safety sions led by NOVA’s Meditation Club. “It’s a Northern Virginia Community College’s Fitzpatrick who lives in Arlington. “I’ve been suggestions. symbolic of getting over the hump, the dark (NOVA) Annandale campus to watch the looking forward to this for weeks.” “The students are all so enthusiastic,” said passing over the light and a fresh start,” said eclipse during the school’s NOVA Eclipse Earlier in the afternoon, eclipse enthusi- Vienna resident Ritu Kansal, a chemistry Nicolette LePalme, club president and resi- Mania 2017 event. asts young, old and in-between, gathered professor at NOVA. “So many students com- dent of Alexandria. “So disappointing,” said Bethesda resi- Bethesda resident Jill Caporale, Falls Church resident Karen Bushaw- (left) associate professor of Newton, a professor in the biology Meditation sessions were part of NOVA’s Eclipse Mania 2017, including biology and natural sciences at department at NOVA’s Annandale this one with Nicolette LePalme of Alexandria, Grace Cooney of Falls NOVA’s Annandale campus campus, offers event-goers a demon- Church, Hannah Park of McLean and Sai Pethe of Vienna. 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