Monthly Archives: October 2024

Mason men’s soccer: A season to remember

A 10-3 overall record marks the current men’s soccer season as one of the best in recent years BY KEVIN BINAJ, SPORTS EDITOR Mason men’s soccer team has been a force to be reckoned with in the 2024 season. With…

Mason’s Student Government welcomes 20 new senators

Student Government announces Student Senate election results and holds their first meeting with newest senators.  BY EMMA SCHAIBLE, STAFF WRITER On Oct. 10, 40 new Mason Student Government senators met for the first time in the Johnson Center meeting room…

Can Mason grant students U-Pass?

Mason weighs the pros and cons of the U-Pass system for students BY ALEXANDRA HENRIQUES, STAFF WRITER During the 2024 spring semester, Mason students began seeing flyers at campus bus stops attempting to gauge their interest in the U-Pass Initiative….

Mason Valorant wins back-to-back games

Mason swept both series to secure their victories BY CHRISTIAN SEGOVIA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Editor’s note: Players will be referred to by their gamer tags. Mason’s Valorant team defeated Butler University 2-0 in a best-of-three series on Oct. 2. The…

SJP’s ‘Week of Rage’: one year of resistance protest

Students for Justice in Palestine hold a protest on Wilkins Plaza during the “Week of Rage,” noting one year of resistance  BY BARRETT BALZER, STAFF WRITER AND AMELIA JANE SAND, STAFF WRITER On Oct. 9, Students for Justice in Palestine…

Cuesta-McAulay launches website for first-gen students

Cuesta-McAulay bridges gap between first-gen students and higher education with a new website BY NYLAH MITCHELL, STAFF WRITER On Thursday, Oct. 3, Student Government collaborated with the First-Gen+ Center to launch a “how-to” website. Catered towards first-generation and migrant-origin students,…

Israeli vigil held on Wilkins Plaza

Student organizations host Israeli Vigil on October 7, marking one year since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. President Gregory Washington speaks at the event.  BY BARRETT BALZER, STAFF WRITER AND AMELIA JANE SAND, STAFF WRITER Editor’s Note: Fourth Estate…

Mason soccer earns 5-2 win against George Washington

The Patriots continued their historic start with a win over their rivals BY CHRISTIAN SEGOVIA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR On Sept. 28, Mason men’s soccer dominated George Washington, defeating their rivals 5-2. Starting the game off with possession, Mason moved the…

Mason soccer ranked for the first time in a decade

The Patriots have won three straight and sit atop the A-10 standings BY GABRIEL KING, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mason men’s soccer earned a national ranking for the first time since September 2014, the United Soccer Coaches announced Tuesday. The Patriots rose to…