Monthly Archives: March 2022

SCHAR SCHOOL WELCOMES ‘EXILED’ UKRAINIAN PROFESSOR

A debrief with Professor Liguasha on his experience as an exiled Ukrainian citizen BY SYDNEY JOHNSON, NEWS ASSISTANT As conflict continues in Ukraine, Schar School professor Anton Lingusha reflects on his time as a Ukrainian citizen before he was exiled…

VOICE ACTRESS TARA STRONG SPEAKS AT MASON

Strong shares insights, advice at Game Mason event BY KENDALL BARNHARDT, STAFF WRITER Editor’s Note: The questions and responses have been edited for length and clarity. The questions were asked by those in attendance. Tara Strong is well known for…

PATRIOTS FALL SHORT IN AN OVERTIME BATTLE TO UMASS

The loss sets the tone for the Patriots in A10 Championship BY JALEN STUBBS, COPY CHIEF The Mason Patriots (7-9 Atlantic 10 Conference, 14-15 overall) hosted their final game at Eagle Bank of the season where they faced an unfortunate…

A LOOK INTO POTENTIAL CHANGES TO MASON CORE

New change could include new requirement BY MADISON SCHOFIELD, STAFF WRITER As of Feb. 18, the Mason Core Committee has received survey feedback on the proposal for the new structure, thus initiating the start of the process. According to the…

FALL FOR THE BOOK PRESENTS WALLS BY L.M. ELLIOTT

A book talk with a timely message on misinformation BY MAGGIE ROTH CULTURE EDITOR Fall for the Book, Mason’s annual literary festival, has just released a virtual discussion with author L.M. Elliot on her novel WALLS, containing a timely message…

OLYMPIC SKATER COMPETING AFTER FAILED DOPING TEST

BY AUDREY MORALES, STAFF WRITER Following the rules is simple. Athletes have to do it all the time in order to compete. Though when some individuals cheat, there are consequences. Yet, in the 2022 Olympic figure skating competition, this has…

FACES OF MASON

Ricky Chang, Junior BY ALEXIS MCCUTCHAN STAFF WRITER  I first met Ricky Chang on the first day of the semester. He glided confidently into the classroom and introduced himself as our TA for COMM 208: Media Production. After hearing Professor…

MASON HOSTS TOWN HALL ON MASK MANDATE

President Gregory Washington, Mason faculty and Student Government facilitated the discussion BY SAMI GIBBS, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND JALEN STUBBS, COPY CHIEF Editor’s Note: The responses and questions were edited for length and clarity. The questions were asked by those in attendance. …

STUDENT GOVERNMENT HAS EVENTFUL LAST VIRTUAL MEETING

A spring Farmer’s Market, a liaison resigning and a debate over disciplinary strikes BY BRAD BYRNE, NEWS EDITOR On Feb. 24, the 42nd Student Senate met over Zoom to discuss issues relevant to the student body. The meeting went according…