Mason Weekly Crime Log

  Monday, Jan. 20 — Rappahannock CUE Bus Stop  Drunkenness: Subject (GMU) was arrested and transported to Fairfax County Adult Detention Center for being highly intoxicated in public.  Case 2020-000731 — Cleared By Arrest   Wednesday, Jan. 22 — Townhome…

Last Week in the News

Monday, Jan. 20  Thousands of gun rights supporters arrived in Richmond, Va. for a rally to oppose gun-control proposals.  Leading Democratic candidates marched in Columbia, S.C. to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Following a recent earthquake in Puerto…

University-Wide Email Sent Regarding Flu, Staying Healthy

Student Health Services recommends precautions following coronavirus outbreak BY ALEXA TIRONI, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR On Thursday, Jan. 23, the Mason community received an email from Student Health Services (SHS) and Safety, Emergency, & Enterprise Risk Management detailing the coronavirus outbreak…

Campus Police Alert Students of Arrest This Past Tuesday

Mason PD sends email to students regarding recent on-campus arrest BY ALEXA TIRONI, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR This past Wednesday, Jan. 22, Mason students and staff received an email from campus police detailing the circumstances of a recent arrest on campus…

PAC Hosts ‘Welcome Back’ Event for Students

Patriot Activities Council starts spring semester with winter warm-up  BY ALEXA TIRONI, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR As the first week of classes and the spring semester begins, the Patriot Activities Council (PAC) is working hard to make sure students are feeling…

Movie Review: Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems showcases Adam Sandler’s surprisingly serious role in this surreal A24 film BY: TRAVIS MCMILLAN, STAFF WRITER I think most anyone around today knows who Adam Sandler is, whether it’s from his early days on “Saturday Night Live” or…

Faces of Mason

INTERVIEW BY PETER NJOROGE, CULTURE EDITOR Student: Tyler Tep So, you’re in your last semester at Mason. What are your plans for when you leave? At the moment, I have nothing definitive, but I’d ideally want to get a job…

More Money, Less Problems

Finding entertainment at Mason for free BY: PETER NJOROGE, CULTURE EDITOR To me, entertainment is essential. We should all set a few of our dollars aside to make ourselves happy. Being strategic about doing that is one of the more…

Hidden Hangouts: Busboys and Poets

 Get acquainted with Washington’s cultural hotspot for poetry and activism BY: MAGGIE ROTH, STAFF WRITER Busboys and Poets is all at once a bookshop, bar, coffee shop, restaurant and space for creative performance. Each aspect of the shop flows into…