Edited sentence: In the June 26 issue of Sports Illustrated, Bill Syken stated that: "Despite being the largest university in Virginia, with almost 30,000 students, George Mason is sometimes confused with George Washington University and James Madison University, more established neighboring colleges named for better-known founding fathers.Now, says school president Alan Merten, 'we no longer have to answer the question, What is George Mason University.Part of the school's image problem is that only about 4,000 of its students live on campus; the rest are commuters.Today, George Mason University is a well-known name, thanks to an NCAA Final Four appearance in 2006.We've become a household word