About Lianna Brown
Lianna Brown is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Fourth Estate for the 2021-2022 academic year. She is majoring in Government and International Politics, and can be reached at lbrown45@gmu.edu.
Students describe how they felt after watching Donald Trump and Joe Biden go head-to-head during the debate on Sept. 29 BY SUDIKSHA KOCHI STAFF WRITER Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Republican President Donald Trump faced off in the first…
Mason applauded on efforts to keep COVID-19 numbers low after testing all residential students BY LIANNA BROWN NEWS EDITOR In an email sent to the Mason community on Sept. 11, President Gregory Washington announced a plan to test all 3,000…
Mason students are among the group of early voters BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER Mason students have already started to vote for the 2020 presidential election. Students living on campus that have Mason as their registered voting place can vote…
The Schar School of Policy and Government hosted Rebecca Pearcey on Sept. 22 to discuss politics, campaigning, the upcoming election and more BY SUDIKSHA KOCHI STAFF WRITER Steven Pearlstein, a Robinson Professor for Public Affairs and the moderator for the…
President Gregory Washington has established a QEP that focuses on anti-racism BY SUDIKSHA KOCHI STAFF WRITER In an email sent out to students and faculty on Sept. 2, President Gregory Washington addressed the implementation of a new five-year quality enhancement…
Mason students face major adjustments to remote learning amid the coronavirus pandemic BY OLIVIA VERMANE, STAFF WRITER Jeremy Hodge, an upperclassman studying history and screenwriting, came to Mason to start a new life. A complicated relationship with his hometown…
As part of the Schar School’s “First Tuesday” Series, pollster Peter Hart discusses the role of polling and how it will impact the 2020 election. BY LIANNA BROWN NEWS EDITOR On Tuesday, Sept. 8, American pollster Peter Hart spoke to…
Mason to continue hybrid classes, despite rise in COVID-19 cases on college campuses BY HANNAH CHO STAFF WRITER Similar to other Virginia colleges, Mason has implemented a COVID-19 dashboard, that is to be updated weekly. The dashboard displays the number…
President Gregory Washington initiates the Safe Return to Campus plan for all residential students and faculty on campus BY: SUDIKSHA KOCHI STAFF WRITER As the number of COVID-19 cases increases in Fairfax County, President Gregory Washington has taken several initiatives…
Students return to classes to start off the new school year BY BRAD BYRNE, STAFF WRITER A new school year like no other has begun for students at Mason. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t let down in the United States…