Monthly Archives: March 2020

MCN to Re-Air 2006 Final Four Run Until Sports Return

BY NATALIE HEAVREN PROBABLY ROOTED FOR UCONN Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. On March 32 Mason Cable Network (MCN) announced that in the wake of the cancelation of…

Letter from the Editor

Hey Patriots,  I hope everyone had a moderately successful first week back from Spring Break, and a first week with online classes. I admit, I had to sit through some classes with technical issues, but I appreciated my professors’ willingness…

In Times of Crisis, It’s Sports To The Rescue

BY CONOR FORREST STAFF WRITER It came and went in just a few short days. It was late August in 2005 when the most destructive storm in modern American history rocked the southern gulf coast of the U.S. Right in…

Mason Starships starts new Delivery League

Students modify delivery robots to compete in five deadly trials. BY ALEXANDRIA MCALPINE FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENT Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. “Fighters! Start your engines.” You’ve heard of…

Gunston Crawls out of the Gold Room after 11 years

BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA CHAIR, BRING BACK GUNSTON COMMITTEE Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. On March 13, Mason Police received a report that a green fuzzy animal had emerged…

GEESE-KIT-BALL

It’s all the rage BY DAND NICKEL CHIEF EGG Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. A crowd of 150 students — all sitting 12 seats apart from one another…

Student Government Elections to Take Place Online

Mason students to vote for new student body president and vice president, senators BY LAURA SCUDDER, NEWS EDITOR Mason students can vote for a new student body president and vice president, along with student senators, from Monday, March 30, to…

CEHD Dean Mark Ginsberg Announced As Interim Provost

Interim President Anne Holton emails recent administration changes to Mason community BY LAURA SCUDDER, NEWS EDITOR The Mason community received an email from Interim President Anne Holton on Wednesday, March 25, regarding a change within the administration: College of Education…

Last Week in the News

Monday, March 23 Harvey Weinstein tests positive for COVID-19 in jail.  Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) tests positive for COVID-19, becoming the first U.S. senator to contract the virus.  Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel announces she will be self-quarantining after her…

Mason Weekly Crime Log

  Monday, March 23 — Mason Pond Parking Deck Theft From Motor Vehicle: Complainant (Non-GMU) reported the theft of unattended property from the back of a truck. (57/Strimel)  Case 2020-003378 — Inactive    Tuesday, March 24 — RAC Destruction /…