BY DAVE SCHRACK, SPORTS EDITOR The men’s basketball team’s regular season schedule was released on Sept. 6, and it features nine games that the Green and Gold will contest on national television. “We’re going to play a lot…
BY DAVE SCHRACK, SPORTS EDITOR Mason athletics is now well underway. Teams and individuals are returning to the field, courts or pitches to continue their hard work from last year. Consequently, fans and students will be returning to…
BY JAMES STEMPLE, STAFF WRITER George Mason’s men’s and women’s cross-country teams dashed to success in their first race of the season at the Spider Alumni Open Invitational, which was hosted by the University of Richmond in Mechanicsville, Virginia,…
BY MITCHELL WESTALL This is the first installment of the Fourth Estate’s weekly fantasy football updates. All statistics and point totals based off of the NFL.com standard scoring system. Things We Learned: Perhaps we shouldn’t draft rookies in…
BY DAVE SCHRACK, SPORTS EDITOR Quidditch was first introduced in the wizarding world of “Harry Potter.” Over the last 10 years, however, it has expanded beyond the pages of books and blossomed into an event that holds worldwide…
BY RIDA KAYANI Airposted, founded by a Mason student and alumna this past May and launched on Aug. 31, seeks to “offer an open platform that allows buyers to shop for goods from anywhere in the world and have it…
by David Schrack, Sports Editor Renovations of Spuhler Field, home to George Mason’s baseball team, began earlier this summer. The renovations are currently focusing on Spuhler Field’s dugouts, which will be completely replaced, Athletic Director Brad Edwards said. “We’re sinking…
by David Schrack, Sports Editor The George Mason Patriots defeated the Old Dominion University Monarchs for the first in time in 23 years when the women’s soccer team won their season opener Aug. 19, defeating ODU 2-1 at home….
by James Stemple Olympians spend years training in hopes of earning a gold medal. On Aug. 20, alumnus and former Patriot cross-country runner David Verburg achieved that dream. “It’s a good feeling, not too many people can say they have…