Patriots Activities Council debuts Mason in Color, showcasing talented students and the many student-led cultural organizations BY M.E. GODFREY, STAFF WRITER Walking into the doors of Dewberry Hall at 6:00 pm on Jan 28., what is normally an empty ballroom…
Amid Governor Youngkin’s news laws regardings masks and vaccinations in schools, Mason announces future COVID-19 plans BY MADISON SCHOFIELD, STAFF WRITER In an email to the Mason community sent on Jan. 31, President Gregory Washington announced changes to GMU’s COVID…
The rise of social media makes radicalization easier than ever, especially by the alt-right BY MATTHEW KOVACEV, STAFF WRITER As a bored young teen in 2013, I would typically be binging videos on YouTube. I frequently watched amusing skits, exciting…
4.6% of Mason students and staff test positive over the two weeks BY ALISON ALBERTY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND GRAPHICS EDITOR As Mason begins their second week of the semester, positive COVID-19 cases begin to climb down for the first time…
A list of all the events in Mason’s Homecoming week BY ALEXA PALEO STAFF WRITER Happy Homecoming, Patriots! Homecoming season is upon us, from February 4 to February 13, 2022. Here’s a roundup of all the games, tailgates, alumni events,…
BY LISA LISTER, DR. COURTNEY ADAMS WOOTEN, JENNIFER MESSIER, ANNA HABIB, VIRGINIA HOY, CARLOS CHISM The foremost value of the Mason Vision is “Our Students Come First.” Instructional faculty like us center our labor around this value. We work with…
BY HANNAH NIEVES, STAFF WRITER Some people go skydiving. They do the whole jump out of a plane like they’re in “Mission Impossible” thing. And I love that for them, but I’ve always found that my fears were less corporeal…
What the editors behind IVE have been listening to BY IVE EDITORS It’s that wonderful time of the year again, where we all get a chance to look back at the year behind us and reflect on the things that…
Women’s Basketball team upsets Florida Gators BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER Mason’s women’s basketball team had an impressive win at EagleBank Arena against the Florida Gators on Wednesday with a final score of 75-71. This pushes the Patriots to…
‘Tick, Tick… BOOM!’ By ARI MASTERS STAFF WRITER “So, you know, lately, I’ve been hearing this sound. Everywhere I go, like a tick, tick, tick … Like a time bomb … The fuse has been lit. The clock counts down…