Now That I’m An Atheist
BY ALEX MADAJIAN, CONTRIBUTOR Editor’s note: This piece is a work of satire. Today, I’ve decided to become an atheist. That means I am now defined by what I don’t believe. Now it doesn’t mean I don’t stand for anything,…
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More Money, Less Problems
Prepping food is the meal deal BY: NATALIE HEAVREN, SPORTS EDITOR Meal prepping is hard. You cook a lot of the same food, you get sick of eating it after two days, you spend a lot of money on eating…
‘Joker’ Movie Review
Joaquin Phoenix shines in supervillian thriller BY TRAVIS MCMILLAN STAFF WRITER After the waves of controversy surrounding surrounding “Joker,” the film was released on Oct. 4. Because of the 2012 Aurora, Colo. theater shooting that happened during a midnight showing…
‘Rags’ Returns to the Stage at Mason
Mason Players reanimate a timeless tale about America BY AHMED FARID, STAFF WRITER What if I told you that you were about to watch a musical about a refugee who comes to the U.S. searching for a better life, only…
Hidden Hangouts: Westover Farmers Market
Head to this local market for a collection of quality products BY PETER NJOROGE, CULTURE EDITOR Launch into millennial adulthood by checking out the freshest produce around at the Westover Farmers Market. While often associated with hipsters and high prices,…
Mason Jazz Guitar Night at Epicure Cafe
Musicians from the Shawn Purcell Studio entertain BY: TRAVIS MCMILLAN, STAFF WRITER On Saturday, Oct. 5, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., students and alumni from Professor Shawn Purcell’s studio gathered at Epicure Cafe in Fairfax to perform for family…
The Fight Against Stigma
How Mason is Working to Destigmatize Mental Health BY: NIKAYLA KIRCHNER, STAFF WRITER Schizo. Bipolar. Psychotic. These are the words nonchalantly thrown around college campuses, characterized by stigma and dripping with negative connotation. Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses sometimes…
When Remembering the 2019 Washington Nationals, Don’t Forget Davey.
BY ROSS SHINBERG, STAFF WRITER “Go 1–0 today” has been the mindset of the Washington Nationals and their manager, Davey Martinez, since the start of the summer. It’s a simple message — but a necessary one, given how poorly the…
Mason men’s soccer player, Gilian Buijk, scores a golden goal that will last a lifetime
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR It’s about an eight-hour plane ride and almost 4,000 miles to men’s soccer senior Gilian Buijk’s home in Wassenaar, Netherlands. At the age of 4, Buijk figured out that he wanted to play soccer….
Squeaky Carrots
By Norbert Barrion