Author Archives: Avery Powell

About Avery Powell

Avery is the former Online News Editor for Fourth Estate. He graduated in May 2015 with a BA in Global Affairs and a minor in Electronic Journalism. He is now a full time television reporter for WHSV-TV3 in Harrisonburg, Va. During his time at Mason, he was a Collegiate Correspondent for USA Today College and an intern for Meet the Press, the NBC News Political Unit, and the Charlottesville Newsplex. Twitter: @WHSVAvery Email: apowell9@masonlive.gmu.edu

Enforcement of Mason smoking policy still under review

Mason has revised its “Smoke Free Environment” policy to make sure it is in accordance with Virginia law. University Policy 2214 gives regulations for smoking in and around campus buildings, including a rule that smokers must maintain a 25-foot distance…

Cabrera talks golf game, squirrels and Koch funding in “AMA”

George Mason University President Ángel Cabrera hosted an “Ask Me Anything” forum on the popular message-board Reddit yesterday afternoon. Anyone was permitted to submit questions to the president as he answered them in real time, posting a picture at the top of the site…

Student voices re-open Pilot House and Southside on weekends

On Thursday, Sept. 4, Mason Dining announced that Southside and Pilot House would be re-opening on the weekends after student concerns came to their attention. These changes come after Mason Dining announced earlier this week that the two facilities would…

Mason to cut 5 percent from general funding

On Tuesday, Sept. 2, Mason students and faculty received an email from President Cabrera announcing that the university will need to cut 5 percent from the institution’s adjusted legislative general fund appropriation for this fiscal year — which started on…

Mason Alert system gets a modern facelift

The university has updated its emergency notification system, Mason Alerts, to automatically enroll those who have been issued a @gmu.edu or @masonlive.gmu.edu email address. Automatic enrollment allows members of the Mason community to log in with their Mason credentials as…