Monthly Archives: April 2017

Opal Tometi: Inclusion for all

Black Lives Matter co-founder visits Mason for DREAM Week BY MIA WISE, ASSISTANT CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR   Opal Tometi, one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter, visited Mason March 30 to speak about Black Lives Matter as a part…

From Georgetown to the NBA and back

BY CHATEAU MANGAROO   The University of North Carolina surviving its championship game against Gonzaga University last Monday evening may not have been the most exciting news in college basketball.   Earlier that day, Georgetown University hired one of its…

Picking a president

Student government candidates prepare for elections, showcase their platforms at debate BY LAUREN SULLIVAN   The candidates for president and vice president of student government showcased their platforms and rallied to win votes from the student body at the Spring…

Complacency costs Mason in big loss to Towson

BY MICHAEL ABLER The Patriots faced off against the Towson Tigers last Tuesday afternoon, and the result was not what they hoped for. Mason fell by a score of 14-2 at Spuhler Field, giving up 10 runs in the top…

Mason sports broadcast schedules April 10-16

George Mason University sports broadcast schedule Monday, April 10– Sunday, April 16    Monday April 10 Tuesday April 11 Wednesday April 12 Thursday April 13 Friday April 14 Saturday April 15 Sunday April 16 No Broadcasts Men’s Baseball at Mt….

Sports Trivia: April 3

Introducing Fourth Estate Sports Trivia! Tweet your answers to @IVEstateSports   What school did Mason beat in the Elite 8 to advance to the Final Four in the 2006 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament? University of Florida University of Connecticut Virginia…

Sports broadcast schedule April 3-9

George Mason University sports broadcast schedule April 3–April 9     Monday 3   Tuesday 4   Wednesday 5  Thursday 6  Friday 7  Saturday 8   Sunday 9  No  Broadcasts                Men’s  Baseball vs.  Towson  University   3 p.m….

Seeking Refuge

Passarlay’s book chronicles his journey as a young refugee BY BASMA HUMADI   “At so many times on my journey to freedom I had felt hopeless, despondent and afraid,” Gulwali Passarlay writes in his book “The Lightless Sky.” “Many times…