President Washington announces plans to increase testing and start in-house surveillance testing analysis in spring semester BY HAILEY BULLIS SENIOR STAFF WRITER With only days left in the fall semester, Mason has continued to have one of the lowest COVID-19…
“Doomsday Clock” by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank BY MATTHEW HOANG STAFF WRITER In 1986, DC Comics published “Watchmen” by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, a comic book series that presented an alternate history where the existence of real-life superheroes…
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, Mason will allow students to opt for credit/no credit options BY LIANNA BROWN NEWS EDITOR In an email to the Mason community on Nov. 5, Provost and Executive Vice President Mark Ginsberg announced that Mason will…
The fascinating story of Aron Yohannes BY BIKAR MICHAEL STAFF WRITER Aron Yohannes, an Eritrean immigrant, made a name for himself in the sports industry starting from the bottom. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Yohannes was raised as the youngest of seven…
Photo Courtesy of Mason Athletics BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR On Dec. 2, Mason men’s basketball announced that they were temporarily pausing activities after a positive COVID-19 test in the program. Before announcing their pause, basketball insider Jon Rothstein announced…
“The Queen’s Gambit” BY ALEXIS MCCUTCHAN STAFF WRITER The Netflix original “The Queen’s Gambit” directed by Scott Frank follows the story of an orphan by the name of Beth Harmon. It shows her prodigious journey to conquer what was a…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR He asked a question to his intermediate microeconomics class that seemed impossible to answer. The students tried their best to impress him, but each answer left something to be desired. Finally, flashing a smile, he…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN STAFF WRITER Women’s basketball defeated Longwood 77-65 on Dec. 1 to improve to 2-1. The Lancers, who were once down 15, tied the game at 57 with 6:55 left in the fourth quarter. Mason then scored the next…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR This past weekend, Mason men’s basketball tipped off their 2020-2021 season in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The Patriots faced off against Queens University, Belmont University and Howard University in the DC Paradise Jam….
BY NATALIE HEAVREN STAFF WRITER “First of all, it’s not over till it’s over,” head coach Nyla Milleson said after the women’s basketball team defeated Navy 72-68 to improve to 1-1. “I just really like the way that this team…