Welcome back, Patriots! The Fourth Estate is proud to continue spreading kindness across campus this year with the newly renamed program, “Pats for Patriots.” The Fourth Estate would also like to send a very special pat to the Mason Chooses…
BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, CULTURE EDITOR Coming from a Christian background and attending private school in Texas I never fully understood that women were an option for me. It was until I left that environment and came to school here in…
BY TAYLOR RAMIREZ, OPINION EDITOR This week, Student Media hosted a Constitution Day event to celebrate the 235th anniversary of the delegates final meeting and signing of the United States Constitution. This anniversary got me thinking about what it means…
BY LISA CASTRO, CONTRIBUTOR When I was 20, my dad was admitted to the hospital after headaches turned into seizures. He stayed there for six weeks receiving endless tests until they diagnosed him with glioblastoma, the most common, complex, treatment-resistant,…
The new voting campaign is dedicated to making sure every student can have access to voting. BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, CULTURE EDITOR A new voting campaign on campus partnered with REV UP Virginia is centered around students with disabilities ensuring they…
Room scanning services like Respondus Monitor may no longer be required during remotely proctored exams. BY MADISON SCHOFIELD, STAFF WRITER U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese ruled in favor of a Cleveland State University student on Aug. 26, finding room…
The Virginia Senator was the special guest for a Master of Public Policy Information Session and Bistro. BY BRAD BYRNE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF; CONTRIBUTED BY TAYLOR RAMIREZ, OPINION EDITOR The Schar School of Policy and Government hosted Sen. Tim Kaine as its…
Emily Lewantowicz BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, STAFF WRITER Senior Emily Lewantowicz has spent all her life in the pool. At the age of five, the love for swimming began and has followed her all the way to her senior year at…
Cafein in Centreville BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, STAFF WRITER A cute hole-in-the-wall coffee shop called Cafein in the Newgate Shopping Center in Centreville, VA has me rethinking where to get my next latte. The next time you get a latte it…
A majority of football athletes have suffered from CTE, even when they are unaware of it. BY ANTHONY PALACIOS, STAFF WRITER Stories have been ringing worldwide and different sports professions about CTE becoming a long-term issue for many athletes. Football,…