Faces of Mason
INTERVIEW BY PETER NJOROGE, CULTURE EDITOR Student: Tyler Tep So, you’re in your last semester at Mason. What are your plans for when you leave? At the moment, I have nothing definitive, but I’d ideally want to get a job…
Monthly Archives: January 2020
More Money, Less Problems
Finding entertainment at Mason for free BY: PETER NJOROGE, CULTURE EDITOR To me, entertainment is essential. We should all set a few of our dollars aside to make ourselves happy. Being strategic about doing that is one of the more…
Hidden Hangouts: Busboys and Poets
Get acquainted with Washington’s cultural hotspot for poetry and activism BY: MAGGIE ROTH, STAFF WRITER Busboys and Poets is all at once a bookshop, bar, coffee shop, restaurant and space for creative performance. Each aspect of the shop flows into…
Local Artists Use Comic Art to Tackle Issues
D(C)MV exhibit is about more than just colorful pictures BY NIKAYLA KIRCHNER, STAFF WRITER Last semester, Mason opened its doors to the complex and exciting world of comic art. Mason University Libraries is currently hosting “Comics Art Community, Process, and…
Grasping at What is Endangered
The CFA hosts its first show of the season, “Figures of Speech” BY: NAYOMI SANTOS, STAFF WRITER The legendary choreographer Alonzo King views the world as lines — both straight and circular, related to all things. To commence the spring…
Women’s Basketball Falls to VCU
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Despite pulling within six midway through the third quarter, Mason fell apart down the stretch, falling 82-63 to one of the conference’s top teams. Here are three takeaways from the game: Nicole Cardaño-Hillary can hold…
Sports Over Break
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Women’s Basketball Over winter break women’s basketball went 3-6, including a 1-4 start to conference play. However, the Patriots did have to face Dayton, Davidson and Fordham, three of the top five teams in the…
Men’s Basketball Wins Second Conference Game Behind 32 Points From Javon Greene
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Men’s basketball improved to 13-6 and 2-4 in conference play with the team’s 73-63 win over UMass Wednesday night. Head coach Dave Paulsen opened up the press conference by saying, “That was a great team…
Poor Shooting Slows Down Patriots
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Mason fell to 1-4 in conference play after a 66-54 loss to Fordham. Head coach Nyla Milleson opened up the press conference by saying, “Fordham’s a very physical, very disciplined basketball team. We knew that…
Javon Greene’s career-high not enough to edge Mason past Richmond
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Heading into Saturday’s game, Javon Greene led the team in assists (49) and steals (33) and is second on the team in rebounding (5.9 per game) and scoring (12.4 per game). Greene has had to…