About The Fourth Estate 2023-24
The Fourth Estate is the student newspaper of George Mason University. Home to one of the most diverse and populated campuses in Virginia near the heart of D.C., our paper often covers diverse thought, innovation and government affairs to represent the student body.
The Patriots won the rivalry series to move to .500 in A-10 play BY GABRIEL KING, SPORTS EDITOR Mason baseball defeated rival George Washington in a crucial weekend series in Fairfax, Va. The Revolutionaires (19-12, 4-2 Atlantic 10) won 3-2…
Here is Ramadan beyond fasting BY LAMIA GAMIL, STAFF WRITER The holy month of Ramadan, one of the five pillars of Islam, is a 30-day meditation that transcends one’s soul, discharges one’s mind and flushes accumulated body toxins. Here are…
Three Capital Bikeshare docking stations have been installed on Mason’s Fairfax campus BY VIVIANA SMITH, MANAGING EDITOR The Metro DC’s Capital Bikeshare program has been introduced to Mason’s Fairfax campus offering a new way to move around campus and the…
Attendants provide comments about cancelled cricket stadium, Palestine and DEI as one Mason professor reports receiving threatening voicemail BY ERICA MUNISAR, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF On April 2, a Board of Visitors public comment session was held as seven attendants spoke about the…
Exploring the impact of Theta Tau on Mason’s engineering program and its students BY JAMIE GHOLSON Theta Tau, a co-ed engineering fraternity at Mason, is committed to fostering professionalism and service among STEM students, and establishes efforts to create a…
Students for Justice in Palestine at Mason addresses investment claims towards Montano Student Investment Fund. BY BRANDYN FRAGOSA, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Editor’s Note: The full transcript of the interview between Fourth Estate reporters and SJP Mason President “Jena” on March…
Aaron Dugo arrested on Monday, April 1 following reports of lewd behavior on campus BY MADALYN GODFREY, OPINION EDITOR On Monday, April 1 at 11:25 a.m., George Mason University Department of Police and Public Safety announced through GMU emails that…
Professor presents threatening voicemail at Board of Visitors meeting. BY ERICA MUNISAR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF During a Board of Visitors meeting on April 2, Associate Professor Bethany Letiecq addressed the floor during the public comment session. During her comment, Letiecq then played…
Candidates Maria Cuesta and Colin McAulay are elected to the office of Student Body President and Vice President BY BRANDYN FRAGOSA, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER On April 1, the results for the Spring 2024 election were revealed to the Mason student…
WGMU held their Name That Song event this spring, its creator reflects on its success BY VIVIANA SMITH, MANAGING EDITOR On March 13, Mason’s WGMU radio staff hosted their spring 2024 Name That Song event in the JC Bistro. Attendees…