Monthly Archives: August 2018
How to Get Involved as a Transfer Student
The daunting decision of transferring schools becomes less so after time as a Patriot BY ANGELIQUE ARINTOK, CULTURE WRITER A new and fresh start as a transfer student can be an overwhelming but joyous time. Communication majors Reagan Ortiz and Tyson…
GMUK Student Interns at SK Innovation
Showing the Way to Korean Global Companies BY SEIHOON LEE, SECRETARY Minseong Kang, a sophomore majoring in management, recently finished his two-month internship at SK Innovation, a petroleum refining company. SK Innovation is part of the SK group, one of the…
Fall Sports Preview
Your Inside Look Into What’s Coming Up This Fall BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR AND DOMENIC ALLEGRA, STAFF WRITER With the 2018-2019 academic year off and running so are fall sports. The 2018 cross-country season will be the first one…
Overdoing It
BY DOMINIC PINO, COLUMNIST I wonder if Senator Cory Booker has recently been leaving food in the microwave too long. Or swinging his clubs too hard on the golf course. Or getting injured from working out too much. My curiosity is…
Activists on Campus
From Voter registration to helping students call senators, Mason student organizations do it all BY HAILEY BULLIS, CULTURE ASSISTANT EDITOR Being a university just outside of Washington D.C., it’s no surprise that there are multiple organizations within Mason that facilitate…
Hidden Hangouts: Epicure Cafe
Photo by Kim Bartenfelder Epicure Cafe off Lee Highway has music, good decor, and authentic Mediterranean dishes. BY KIM BARTENFELDER The beginning of a new semester at Mason is a breath of fresh air, but the return to Fairfax…
Mason Tuition Increases for 2018-19 School Year
Angel Cabrera highest paid university president in Virginia BY SANJANA RAGHAVAN, STAFF WRITER Tuition for 2018-19 school year increased by $908 for in-state students, or 4 percent, and increased by $1,922 for out-of-state students, or 4.2 percent. This figure includes tuition,…
Upcoming Sports Calendar (August 30- September 9)
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR August 30 Women’s Soccer vs. ODU George Mason Stadium: 7 p.m. August 31 *Women’s Volleyball vs. Penn Washington D.C.: 10 a.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Drexel University George Mason Stadium: 6 p.m. September 1 Men’s…
Start the New School Year Off Right
Four tips to hit the ground running in September BY MONICA ECHOLS, CULTURE EDITOR It’s back to school time again. Whether it’s your first semester in college or your last, transitioning from summer break to school can be difficult…