Does Mason Really Care?
BY MONET BALLARD, CONTRIBUTOR Mason has a great way of not informing students of the dangers we have on this campus. Now, I am writing this as a concerned female student who has a class in Innovation Hall every day….
Monthly Archives: March 2019
Hypocrisy of Prison Labor
BY IVAN ANYANWU, CONTRIBUTOR The 13th Amendment did not outlaw slavery in America. This is reflected in its language: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime … shall exist within the United States.” We exist, effectively, within…
Mayor Pete for America
BY ERIK TRUONG, STAFF WRITER Could America elect its first gay president in 2020? Pete Buttigieg sure hopes so. But there’s more to Pete than who he loves. At 37, Pete Buttigieg (pronounced BOOT-a-jedge) is known for serving as the…
The Justin Fairfax Five-Step Guide to Ruining Reputations
BY DOMINIC PINO, STAFF WRITER If you listen to what he says, Lt. Gov. Fairfax is hell-bent on proving he didn’t sexually assault two women. If you look at what he has done, Lt. Gov. Fairfax is hell-bent on permanently…
The Problem of Political Alarmism
BY DAWSON WEINHOLD, STAFF WRITER How often do you hear the term “crisis” in the media these days? I imagine you could take almost any issue in politics, put the word crisis at end of it, and you’d have a…
Mason Rowing’s Elizabeth Johnson shares her journey on the team
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Walking on in your first year of Division I (D-I) sports would usually come with reduced playing time. However, for Mason Rowing’s Elizabeth Johnson, it was quite the opposite. Starting as a novice, someone…
Otis Livingston II reflects on first donning the Mason uniform
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR As the final buzzer sounds, the Green Machine begins playing the fight song and senior Otis Livingston II makes his way over to Doc Nix. This exchange is familiar. It’s been happening since Livingston…
Sports in Brief
BY NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Women’s Basketball Women’s Basketball secured their second winning season in a row for the first time in 15 years with a 68-59 win over Saint Joseph’s University on Feb. 27. After the Hawks controlled the…
Upcoming Sports Calender (March 5-10)
Baseball March 8th Manhattan College: 2:30pm March 9th Manhattan College: 2:00pm March 10th Manhattan College: 1:00pm Spuhler Field Softball March 8th 3:45 Lafayette 6:00 Marshall March 9th 3:45 Marshall 6:00 Monmouth March 10th 3:30 Lafayette George Mason Softball Complex Wrestling…
Women Can Play Sports Too
BY SUMMER BROWN, STAFF WRITER At the beginning of the year, the Women’s Basketball team was killing it. They were absolutely dominating the competition and definitely beginning to gain traction. I mean, after all, Mason is a basketball college, right?…