Author Archives: Savannah Norton

About Savannah Norton

Savannah is the Lifestyle Editor of Fourth Estate. She is a senior majoring in communications and minoring in Journalism. She one day hopes to be the next Giuliana Rancic. This past school year, she interned at FOX5 news in D.C. &Did we mention that she knows every word to every Taylor Swift song? twitter: @savvygirrl

Spring Semester Starts…Now.

Compiled by Savannah Norton, Lifestyle Editor It’s time for Spring semester 2016 to begin… You try to hold back tears from your parents while you are packing up to leave because you will actually miss them… Your pet doesn’t understand…

Five Semester Resolutions Every College Student Needs to Make

Written by Hunter Samuelson By the end of the fall semester, negative emotions tend to spoil the everyday lives of college students, so a new semester calls for a mindset makeover. According to a Huffington Post article, most of us see a new calendar…

Mason veterans on deployment, returning to the States

Sophia Delmar, Staff Writer Matt Basil, U.S. Army Veteran Matt Basil is a U.S. Army veteran at Mason pursuing a master’s in communications. Basil received a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in military science from the University of…

How to “DeStress” during Finals Week at Mason

Taylor Wichtendahl, Staff Writer It’s that time of year — stress is so high on campus that you can feel it in the air. Finals season is here, and Mason is prepared to help us handle the stress. This semester’s annual DeStress…

As Autumn progresses, temperatures remain high

  (Photo by Claire Cecil, Fourth Estate) Issmar Ventura, Staff Writer This year, it seems as if Mother Nature has decided to extend the warm breezes of summer into the autumn season. Many Mason students are enjoying this change, but for others,…

Students can outsource notes for profit with Luvo

Rachel Shubin, Staff Writer In today’s world, everything from taxes to computer programming is outsourced. Outsourcing can be a great way to get jobs done when there is not enough time to complete everything on one’s to-do list. Lately college…

Weekend Suggestions Nov. 20-22

Kelsey Davidson, Staff Writer On-Campus “Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers” This performance will be taking place in Theater Space at the Performing Arts Building November 20-22 at 8 p.m. The show is a take on J.M. Barrie’s novel “The Little…

Students learn Vampire 101

Mia Wise, Staff Writer Many students arrive at college looking forward to finally being able to study the things that interest them. For students with a fascination for human-like, bloodthirsty monsters, this upcoming spring semester at Mason is sure to bring a ‘biting’ thrill. This spring, Mason’s…

Students Form College Diabetes Network Chapter

Basma Humadi, Staff Writer November is not just a month dedicated to sweater weather, falling leaves and unshaven beards: it’s also Diabetes Awareness Month. This fall, a group of Mason students formed a chapter of the College Diabetes Network (CDN), a national organization with…