Mason initiative aims to improve lives of those with dementia through music BY ABIGAIL ADCOX STAFF WRITER For the kickoff webinar event on Feb. 24, Mason’s Music & Memory Initiative hosted founder Dan Cohen. Cohen was featured on the 2014…
Virginia lawmakers create legislation to abolish the death penalty, making Virginia the first southern state to do so BY MADDIE GIERBER STAFF WRITER Virginia, one of the most prolific users of capital punishment, approved two pieces of legislation to abolish…
BY: ROSS SHINBERG STAFF WRITER With a game plan resembling that of the grit-and-grind Memphis Grizzlies, the Mason men’s basketball team secured their spot in the Atlantic 10 tournament quarterfinals by defeating George Washington 73-59 on Thursday night. Junior Jordan…
BY LUKE HARRIS STAFF WRITER Online schooling is reaching its breaking point. Last fall, roughly half of grade school students began experiencing the trials and tribulations of learning on the computer. This spring, that trend is set to hold course…
BY ALEX MADAJIAN STAFF WRITER I think when people use the phrase “cancel culture,” more often than not, they have no clue what they are talking about or what sort of problem it really is. Some downplay it as “holding…
BY ELI KOHN STAFF WRITER If you’re affiliated with Mason in any way (if you so much as breathe the air on campus) you are familiar with the litany of protocols aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 on Mason’s…
A panel examining the power of politics and protest in the pursuit of justice BY SYDNEY JOHNSON STAFF WRITER The annual Sojourner Truth Lecture was held on Thursday, Feb. 25, marking the 21st year in the event’s history. The Women…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR The university is targeting 75 percent in-person instruction in the fall. Janette Muir, the associate provost for academic initiatives and services, told me in an email, “We are preparing to move furniture back into the…
Women’s basketball senior Marika Korpinen’s story from role player to leader BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR “School is closing, go get your stuff,” assistant coach Bob Dunn said back in 2020. This was the start of the most stressful week…
Chairman of the House Intelligence Community and acting director of the CIA spoke about challenges faced by the intelligence community BY JAMES TALOCKA STAFF WRITER On Feb. 25 Mason’s Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security hosted Adam Schiff,…