A version of this story appeared in the Nov. 3 issue of Fourth Estate. The Mason Card Office will start issuing new IDs to students, faculty and staff starting next semester. Executive Director of Campus Retail Operations Mark Kraner says…
U.S. News & World Report has nationally ranked George Mason University’s Writing Across the Curriculum Program for the 13th year in a row. Mason is one of the 11 American colleges and universities listed in the ranking. Some notable schools listed…
A Fairfax County resident posted a petition on Change.org urging more measures for pedestrian safety around the George Mason University campus area, particularly along Braddock and Ox Road. The petition calls for either a pedestrian bridge, speed table or a…
This story was originally published in the Oct. 20 issue of Fourth Estate The construction on Fenwick Library is on schedule to complete by winter of 2016. According to the Fenwick Focus website, the exterior on all five stories of…
Written by Raquel DeSouza Mason is offering a variety of more times and types of fitness classes at their facilities. According to Ethan Carter, director of fitness, Mason Recreation conducted surveys last yearat the Recreation and Athletic Complex and the…
George Mason University has created its first “brand profile,” a creative strategy for communication with recruits, students and alumni. The university will use this profile as a resource for communication and marketing and will phase out the university’s tagline “Where Innovation…
A new partnership encourages more college students to cast their votes at the ballot box. MASONVotes and Virginia21, a non-profit and non-partisan organization that supports young voters in higher education, have created a partnership with TurboVote to ease the obstacles…
The Mason 2014 Transportation Master Plan includes significant changes to parking in order to accommodate the growing student population. According to Josh Cantor, the director of Parking and Transportation, the on-campus residence population has more than doubled since 2005. “The…
Brion’s Grille in University Mall will have an updated look for its 25th anniversary, but the Final Four wall that features a variety of George Mason University memorabilia will be gone. In 2006, Mason men’s basketball reached the NCAA Final…
In the small town of Braga, Portugal, a teenage girl dreams to learn how to ride a bike. She’s sixteen years old and her older sister just brought home a bike, for their two brothers. “Bikes are for boys, not…