Monthly Archives: December 2018

New Title IX Rule Emphasizes Importance of Due Process

DeVos proposes rule allowing cross-examination of students involved in Title IX investigations BY DANA NICKEL NEWS EDITOR Since September 2017, the U.S. Department of Education has made some significant changes in Title IX policies at schools. Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of…

Inadequacies Found With Implementation Of GI Bill Policy

GI Bill recipient encountered problems with short-term deployments BY JACK HARVEY STAFF WRITER A Mason Post-9/11 GI Bill Recipient found himself experiencing unexpected bureaucratic pushback when he was ordered to deploy to Colorado for three weeks. His predicament, he argues, exposed…

This Week in Politics

BY DANA NICKEL, NEWS EDITOR Monday, Nov. 26: The U.S. Border Patrol fired tear gas at the migrant caravan as it approached the U.S.-Mexico border, which included children. Tuesday, Nov. 27: In Mississippi, Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith defeated Democrat Mike Espy…

Mason Weekly Crime Log

Thursday, Nov 29, 2018 – Fairfax Campus, 7:32 p.m. Larceny: Complainant (GMU) reported the theft of a secured bicycle from a bike rack. Case 2018-011702 -Inactive Thursday, Nov 29, 2018 – Fairfax Campus, Unknown Hit and Run: Complainant (GMU) reported…

Student Government Roundup

Shakeup in student government leadership BY JALEN REID STAFF WRITER Student Government has undergone many changes over the last month. New legislation has been introduced, and leadership roles have shifted significantly. Davide Genoese-Zerbi, speaker of the senate, has resigned, as…

Mason At the Bay

University of Maryland partners with Mason to restore the Chesapeake Bay BY CYD MEJIA STAFF WRITER The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. According to Lindsay Eney from the Chesapeake Bay Program, “[The Chesapeake Bay] is…

Womanhood As a Right

A discussion on inequality for women and minorities BY ALEXANDRIA MCALPINE, ART DIRECTOR Did you know that the more education a woman has, the greater disparity in her wages? How do you think that you could improve workplace inequality in…

Winter Break Adventures

Check out what Mason students have planned for the long-awaited break BY ANGELIQUE ARINTOK, STAFF WRITER After a long semester filled with papers, assignments and Blackboard discussion posts, a long-awaited  winter break is nearly here for Mason’s hard-working students. They…

Dear Ivy

Dear Ivy

Dearest Ivy, I am an eccentric person. You see, I have a little problem. It keeps me up at night “sweating,” and there isn’t a moment where I don’t think about this. So what’s my problem you ask? Believe it…