A review of the Auld Shebeen, an Irish restaurant in Fairfax BY ETHAN REYNOLDS, STAFF WRITER Restaurants are scored by three categories: decor, service and food. Within the illustrious city of Fairfax lies a slice of the magical land of…
Mason Students Become Part of the Global Community Through Study Abroad BY KIM BARTENFELDER, STAFF WRITER For many students, study abroad programs are seen as an opportunity. With dozens of study abroad options that range from lasting a whole semester…
The ODIME + LGBTQ Resources Office opens a transgender closet BY NAYOMI SANTOS, STAFF WRITER The importance of inclusivity in every space and aspect of life is often overlooked or taken for granted. The Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural…
Winter has gone and spring is here, so come to Getaway House for witnessing everything rouses up from sleeping BY YIJIE ZHU, STAFF WRITER After spring break, the semester is already half over. Are you still in spring break mode…
A freshly tailored and expansive website looks to cater to first-generation students and their allies BY ANGELIQUE ARINTOK, STAFF WRITER A 2015 research study showed that 33 percent of Mason undergraduate students were first-generation, according to the homepage of firstgen.gmu.edu….
BY IZZ LAMAGDELEINE AND IMANI HOLLOMAN ALUM: John Daniels YOU MAY GET THIS A LOT, BUT SERIOUSLY, WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A TRIPLET? Being a triplet for me is pretty special. I was born essentially with two best…
Annual Drag Show is a Smash Hit BY LEIGH NORMAN, STAFF WRITER The room was alive with rainbow flags and dollar bills. “How many of you have heard of RuPaul’s Drag Race?” host Shi-Queeta Lee shouted. The audience hollered. Lee…
BY AHMED FARID George “The Statue” Mason WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT MASON? Obviously, the fact that it is named after me is my favorite thing about GMU. Not a lot of people can say that they have a large…
From Digital Affair to Interpersonal Reluctance, Two Youngsters Are Caught in Identity Crises BY KIM BARTENFELDER, STAFF WRITER Dear Ivy, My girl best friend, let’s call her E, recently created a fake online dating profile for fun. My guy…
Confusion sparks among third floor Middle Eastern and South Asian community BY BASMA HUMADI, LEO SUN LIBRA MOON It was any other ordinary Tuesday in the Johnson Center (JC), and sophomore Bradson Tanner needed a place to study. Tanner grabbed…