Monthly Archives: March 2025

Celebrating Chopin: Music for the hopeful

Pianist shares a powerful performance at the National Philharmonic on the composer’s birthday BY VIVIANA SMITH, SENIOR STAFF REPORTER A day before Polish composer Frédéric Chopin’s 215th birthday, hundreds gathered in the wooded orchestra hall of the National Philharmonic at…

WBB Historic season closes out against Florida State

#BelieveBig season comes to an end BY CHRISTIAN SEGOVIA, SPORTS EDITOR Mason women’s basketball’s historic season came to a close on March 22, as they lost to Florida State in the first round, 94-59.  Despite the loss, the team broke…

Fourth Estate Ranks: Snacks from India

Co-editor-in-chief, Saahiti, brings Fourth Estate snacks from India BY CHRISTIAN SEGOVIA, SPORTS EDITOR, NAWAAL NACKERDIEN AND SAAHITI KIRAN CHAMALA, CO-EDITORS-IN-CHIEF When I traveled back home to India over break, I thought back to all the snacks that shaped my childhood….

Restaurant Review: NED’s New England Deck

My first lobster roll and why Ned’s made it unforgettable BY LIBBY BONDI, STAFF WRITER Just off Fairfax Boulevard stands a little slice of Cape Cod-style paradise. Ned’s New England Deck, founded in 2023, is a maritime haven of seafood…

Cheyenne DeGross finding her new love of pickleball 

How pickleball reignited this Mason student’s love for the university BY BENJAMIN SPITLER, STAFF WRITER  “I think that’s one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make in my life… giving up the sport I love.” For many, the college…

George Mason shines at the 2025 Atlantic 10 Championship

Men’s and women’s swimming and track teams break records, and women’s track and field wins first title since 2014 BY JASON RAGUSA, STAFF WRITER The George Mason men’s and women’s swimming teams set four new team records and one conference…

Student government shuffle

A motion by Student Life to restructure student government to help with student involvement.  BY BARRETT BALZER, NEWS EDITOR On March 23, Mason’s Student Government confirmed a structural rework, detailing a new government consisting of one representative body and apportioned…

Patriots’ extraordinary season comes to an end

Despite a second-half surge, the Patriots fell to the Bradley Braves in the second round of the NIT BY BRIAN A. HAYUM, STAFF WRITER On Saturday, March 22, the Men’s basketball team lost in the second round of the NIT…