OPINION: Why I Don’t Vote
By Michelle Gardner I grew up in Nokesville, Virginia, a small town in the northern Virginia county of Fauquier. I turned 18 in the fall of 2007 and was excited to cast my vote for Barack Obama the following year….
Monthly Archives: November 2017
OPINION: Is Chem Too Discouraging?
By Paresha Khan, Staff Writer General Chemistry 211 is a class at Mason that is known to be very challenging and is always discussed among students. Because of the difficulty of this course, I strongly believe that it’s a weed-out…
OPINION: #MeToo: Yes, even at George Mason
#MeToo: Yes, even at George Mason By: Lauren Agnello, Roosevelt @ Mason Sexual Assault/Interpersonal Violence Trigger Warning: for immediate support, Mason students can call the GMU 24-hour hotline at 703-380-1434. Non-Mason students can call 800-656-HOPE (4673) to be connected with…
“Stranger Things” Season 2: A Solid Follow-up in the Series
BINGE-WORTHY SHOW “STRANGER THINGS” SEASON 2 DOES NOT DISAPPOINT… By Angelique Arintok, Staff Writer Just a few days before Halloween, Netflix graced its viewers with a new season of its original creation “Stranger Things.” Ever since the first season’s release…
The History of Food
THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY HAD THEIR 3RD ANNUAL FOOD HISTORY WEEKEND ON OCT. 26-28TH By Hailey Bullis, Staff Writer From Chinese food, Japanese, Mexican, or Italian, there are many different types of food readily available in American…
Perks of Being a Mason Student
By Basma Humadi, Assistant Lifestyle Editor Being a Mason student comes with its advantages. Aside from its crisp red and yellow leaves lining trees across campus in autumn, diverse student body, and coming-soon Chipotle, there is an abundance of perks,…
Media and the Arab Uprising Panel
PANEL DISCUSSING THE POLITICS AND CULTURE OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND HOW THEY ARE PORTRAYED IN THE MEDIA By Nick Puzzanghera, Staff Writer On Wednesday, the department of Middle East and Islamic Studies and the department of Film and Video Studies…
Review: Lou the Human– “Humaniac”
NEW YORK NATIVE DROPS DEBUT MIXTAPE By James Stemple, Staff Writer When Lou the Human released his first song back in 2016, he quickly developed a fanbase. Now, Lou has released his debut mixtape, “Humaniac,” on Oct. 13 with fans…
Raising the Importance of Cyber Security After Awareness Month
INSIGHT FROM MASON STUDENTS By Christine Viray, Staff Writer While I knew about the subject of cyber security and its importance in our world today in basic terms, I’ve only recently learned that October was National Cyber Security Awareness month….
Faces of Mason
Interviews by Huong Cao and Hailey Bullis Organization: Rohma Hassan – Co Director of TEDxGeorgeMasonU Why did you decide to be the Co-Director of TEDxGeorgeMasonU? Originally, I was interested in TED talks because the speakers were able to condense one…