The Bumpy Road of the Washington Nationals
What Went Wrong With the 2020 Washington Nationals BY ROSS SHINBERG STAFF WRITER A record of 19-31 doesn’t have the same ring to it this year as it did last year. In 2019, it meant the beginning of one of…
Monthly Archives: September 2020
Testosterone limits and the policing of women’s bodies in athletics
BY SAVANNAH MARTINCIC STAFF WRITER When we talk about equality in sports, testosterone levels aren’t usually part of the conversation. But the regulation of testosterone, which is found in both male and female athletes, is a dangerous and destructive form…
What peace means to me on International Peace Day
BY SIDONIA CANNON STAFF WRITER It seems as if the world is being poisoned by an evil concoction of pandemic, climate change, racism, sexism and a dash of every other bad -ism out there. The taste is nauseating, yet we…
New quality enhancement plan introduced this semester
President Gregory Washington has established a QEP that focuses on anti-racism BY SUDIKSHA KOCHI STAFF WRITER In an email sent out to students and faculty on Sept. 2, President Gregory Washington addressed the implementation of a new five-year quality enhancement…
The Bookshelf
“Batman: Three Jokers” #1 by Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok BY MATTHEW HOANG STAFF WRITER After four years of development, the comic “Batman: Three Jokers” finally makes its long-awaited debut. This narrative arc was first teased in 2016’s “Justice…
Dear Ivy
Ivy gives some advice about making friends at Mason, even during a pandemic BY SHYLOH-SYMONE BAILEY STAFF WRITER Dear Patriots, If you’re reading this letter in hopes of making friends during the new era of COVID-19, then it was written…
Zoom university: Adjusting to college without a campus
Mason students face major adjustments to remote learning amid the coronavirus pandemic BY OLIVIA VERMANE, STAFF WRITER Jeremy Hodge, an upperclassman studying history and screenwriting, came to Mason to start a new life. A complicated relationship with his hometown…
Beauty isn’t in the eye of the beholder
BY LUKE HARRIS STAFF WRITER Beauty isn’t in the eye of the beholder. It’s a complex concept that we misconstrue. If it were truly in the eye of the beholder, then why do all the models on the magazine covers…
Movie Review: I’m Thinking of Ending Things
“I’m Thinking of Ending Things” leaves the viewer wondering what is real and what isn’t BY TRAVIS MCMILLAN STAFF WRITER The film “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” written by Charlie Kaufman and based on the book by Ian Reid, was…
Faces of Mason
INTERVIEW BY SYDNEY JOHNSON STAFF WRITER Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and the organization? How has Her Campus made an impact on George Mason University and its students? My name is Nautia Smalls (she/her/hers) and I…