Monthly Archives: January 2021

THE BOOKSHELF

“Little Weirds” by Jenny Slate BY DANA NICKEL SENIOR STAFF WRITER During the monotony of everyday life in COVID-19’s new normal, I’ve started to drift further and further away from my usual love of nonfiction literature. Before 2020, I almost…

MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS IN OLEAN WITH AN UNCERTAIN SCHEDULE AHEAD

BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR  On Saturday, men’s basketball fell to St. Bonaventure, 84-67, marking head coach Dave Paulsen’s eighth loss (1-8) against the Bonnies.  “We had some defensive blunders for sure,” Paulsen said. “I would say it was 50 percent…

HORIZON HALL SET TO OPEN ON JAN. 25

Horizon Hall, the new home of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, will open on the first day of the spring semester BY LIANNA BROWN NEWS EDITOR Horizon Hall, the new academic building at Mason and the new home…

CONTRIBUTOR: THE CONSEQUENCES OF POLITICS WITHOUT POWER

BY ARJIT ROSHAN CONTRIBUTOR “Impotence” is the word that best captures the scene at the Capitol on January 6. Capitol Police fumbled and failed to stop insurgents from raiding the seat of the world’s oldest democracy. The legislators inside —…