HIDDEN HANGOUTS
Foundation Coffee Roasters in Fairfax BY BRAD BYRNE, NEWS EDITOR This might be the most hidden place in all of Fairfax. Located in Fair City Mall, you have to be in the know of the area to find this place….
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MASON STUDENT RUNS FOR OFFICE IN PENNSYLVANIA
Mason student Logan Hoover announced candidacy for Pennsylvania State Representative BY BRAD BYRNE, NEWS EDITOR AND SYDNEY JOHNSON, NEWS ASSISTANT Mason student Logan Hoover announced his candidacy for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 98th Legislative District. This district…
MASON NEEDS TO CONSIDER WHO SPEAKS AT THE UNIVERSITY
Has Mason lost its morals when inviting speakers to speak?BY BRAD BYRNE, COPY EDITOR On Nov 18., the Mason chapter of Turning Point USA hosted Representative Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina’s 11th congressional district in The Hub Ballroom. As a…
STUDENTS REACT TO GLENN YOUNGKIN’S WIN OVER TERRY MCAULIFFE IN VA GUBERNATORIAL RACE
Newcomer Glenn Youngkin defeated former Governor Terry McAuliffe to clinch the governorship BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER On Nov. 2, former private-equity executive Glenn Youngkin flipped the Virginian governorship to the Republican side for the first time since 2009 as…
MASON STUDENTS VOTE ON CAMPUS IN VIRGINIA GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION
Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe and Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin face off in the Virginia governor’s race BY SYDNEY JOHNSON, STAFF WRITER AND BRAD BYRNE, STAFF WRITER The Virginia governor’s election took place on Nov. 2 as students, faculty and other…
TIKTOK REACHES ONE BILLION USERS GLOBALLY
The short-form video application shared that it has one billion active global users BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER On Sept. 27, the short-form video application TikTok shared that it had reached one billion users using the app globally every month….
EIGHT OUT OF 4,900 STUDENTS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
COVID-19 cases remain low at Mason BY BRAD BYRNE, STAFF WRITER As September falls into October, Mason continues to make efforts toward keeping campus COVID-19 cases low. With a mask and vaccination mandate put on campus over the summer and…
STUDENT GOVERNMENT FINALIZES CANDIDATES FOR THE FALL ELECTION
Potential candidates finalize their applications to run for Student Senate BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER As the fall semester begins a new cycle of freshmen moving in, seniors preparing for graduation or going to basketball games, it also means the…
Mason Shifts to Remote Work, Offers Emergency Leave
As the U.S. adjusts to staggering unemployment rates, Mason employees telework BY BRAD BYRNE, STAFF WRITER As the coronavirus strengthens its grasp on societies all over the world, Mason employees have adjusted to a life of working from home as…
Mason Establishes Cyber Security Engineering Department
Professor, students react to the new department BY BRAD BYRNE, STAFF WRITER Mason’s Volgenau School of Engineering has been approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) to create a department of cyber security engineering, the first…