ON THE SLATE
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings BY JOSEPH MOORE STAFF WRITER The best superhero movies draw the audience into a fantastical world and lets people escape for a few hours. “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,”…
Monthly Archives: September 2021
STUDENT GOVERNMENT FINALIZES CANDIDATES FOR THE FALL ELECTION
Potential candidates finalize their applications to run for Student Senate BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER As the fall semester begins a new cycle of freshmen moving in, seniors preparing for graduation or going to basketball games, it also means the…
AUSTRALIA FINALLY PICKED A SIDE, THE RIGHT SIDE
The Australian government makes a formal decision on nuclear-powered submarines BY JEFFREY CARBERRY STAFF WRITER On Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, President Joe Biden stood in the East Room of the White House, joined virtually by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison…
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS VISITS MASON ON NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY
Harris discusses voter registration with Mason students BY SAMI GIBBS, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF; LAURA SCUDDER, COPY CHIEF; CONTRIBUTED BY BRAD BYRNE, HANNAH CHO, DANIEL TODD RIVETTI AND BRYAN CHILDERS Vice President Kamala Harris paid a visit to Mason’s Fairfax campus yesterday to…
ARTS EMERGING: A CELEBRATION OF RENEWAL
Reopening the “front door to the university” with the CVPA BY MAGGIE ROTH CULTURE EDITOR In celebration of the reemergence of live performance and to mark the twentieth anniversary of its founding, Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA)…
THE PANDEMIC’S LASTING EFFECTS
Long after the start of the pandemic, more of its long-lasting effects are brought to light BY MCKENNA BAXTER STAFF WRITER The COVID-19 pandemic brought no shortage of trials and tribulations. As the numbers of infected individuals climbed, so did…
NCAA FINES MASON FOR INAPPROPRIATE GIVEAWAY OF SCHOLARSHIP MONEY
Mason under review for NCAA violation BY JALEN STUBBS, STAFF WRITER On Sept. 14, Mason announced an intolerable appropriation of financial aid in five sports programs from 2016 to 2020. According to a case synopsis document provided by Meghan Durham,…
MASON’S NEW CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER ARRIVES
Dr. Sharnnia Artis comes from California school to enhance diversity and inclusion on campus BY ROBERT STEWART, STAFF WRITER Dr. Sharnnia Artis has a track record of creating programs to improve diversity and inclusion in higher education. Most recently, she…
STUDENT ORGANIZATION PROFILE: BALLROOM CLUB
Ballroom club members try out new skills post-pandemic BY ARI MASTERS, STAFF WRITER Down the stairs from the Johnson Center food court and discretely tucked behind the WGMU studio, where beats drift out into an all but deserted hallway, is…
SEVEN OUT OF 4,928 STUDENTS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AMONG NEW TESTING MANDATES
COVID-19 cases continue to remain low at Mason BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER As the fall semester carries on, Mason continues to make efforts toward keeping campus COVID-19 cases low. With a mask and vaccination mandate put on campus over…