Monthly Archives: March 2014
Mason men’s basketball kisses trying season goodbye
Fourth Estate Sports Editor Stephen Czarda and Online Sports Editor Kristi Anable Last July, when Mason officially entered the Atlantic 10 after being the centerpiece of the CAA for decades, students, alumni and the community alike applauded the move,…
UPDATE: Bomb threat reported on Prince William Campus
UPDATE (12pm): Investigation of the bomb threat at the Prince William campus has concluded. All buildings have been deemed safe and reopened. Vehicles are prohibited from entering Mason’s Prince William Campus after a bomb threat was reported by the university…
Mason isn’t exactly the biggest school in Virginia
There’s a brobible article going around Facebook and Twitter that shows each state’s largest university. You can see Mason’s logo breaking out of Virginia. It’s pretty cool to be the biggest school in the state. It insinuates that you…
Mason gets back to winning ways with a 3-0 victory over Harvard
Fourth Estate Sports Reporter Teodor Handarov The Mason men’s volleyball team defeated Harvard University 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-19) sets Friday night at the RAC. The Patriots (7-8) took the initiative from the very beginning of the match and left little…
Mason business program provides opportunities to students
Between the business incubator program and the recent deal with Autonomous University of Nuevo León overseen by the State Department, the Mason Enterprise Center (MEC is becoming an integral part of Mason’s image. According to the Mason strategic plan, the…
Low enrollment leads to Law School tuition freeze
During its final meeting of 2013, the Board of Visitors voted on Dec. 12th to freeze the tuition of Mason’s law school for the upcoming school year. The tuition freeze was prompted by low enrollment numbers at the law school, which…
Federal financial aid cut for non-Mason study abroad programs
At the beginning of the fall semester, the Office of Financial Aid informed the Center for Global Education that federal financial aid would no longer be applied to non-Mason study abroad programs. Changes to federal financial aid regulations have changed…
Mason’s Board of Visitors donates overwhelmingly to Republican candidates
Conversation about last year’s gubernatorial election was partly dominated by the role of campaign finance. Both major candidates raised a large amount of money, including millions from out-of-state donors, to help fund highly partisan campaigns for governor. As a public…