Daily Archives: March 31, 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….