Why College Is So Weird
BY DOMINIC PINO, STAFF WRITER Ever wonder why college is so weird? It’s not like work and it’s not like home. It’s a weird, four(ish)-year span of our lives when we complain about other people making our food for us,…
Editor’s Blog
“Historic” Case Heard By The Supreme Court Of Virginia
GMU Foundation gift disclosure case argued in Richmond BY DANA NICKEL, CO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF; JACK HARVEY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR; ALLY MCALPINE, ART DIRECTOR Transparent GMU and Augustus Thompson’s case against Mason and the George Mason University Foundation (GMU Foundation) was brought…
Last Week in Politics
Monday, Sept. 9 Virginia Governor Ralph Northam names new diversity director following blackface scandal Tuesday, Sept. 10 Donald Trump fires National Security Advisor John Bolton Wednesday, Sept. 11 Transparent GMU et. al v. George Mason University et. al. is heard…
College Republicans vs GMU Democrats
Republicans and Democrats side-by-side take on 2020 election Our Common Story IAN WAITE, COLLEGE REPUBLICAN CONTRIBUTOR The system by which the U.S. allowed people from all over the world to begin a new chapter of their life — built upon…
More Money, Less Problems
Quick tips on how to save money as a college student BY AHMED FARID, STAFF WRITER As college students, there are many things that separate us. We have different majors, enjoy different hobbies and come from diverse backgrounds. Yet,…
Mason Nation Grows
Student enrollment for fall 2019 shows an increase in student body BY SUDIKSHA KOCHI, STAFF WRITER Mason continues to be the largest public university in Virginia with 37,873 students as of fall 2019, according to the Office of Institutional Planning…
The Life and Legacy of David Koch
DAWSON WEINHOLD, STAFF WRITER On Aug. 23, 2019, billionaire philanthropist David H. Koch died after his long battle with prostate cancer. Despite his death, the impact he made on society will not only remain but continue to grow through the…
The Japanese Breakfast and Its Health Benefits
CLAUDE MCVICKER, CONTRIBUTOR Japan is an island nation directly off the eastern coast of China, boasting a population of about 126 million (as of 2018), the third largest economy in the world and, most noticeably, the longest expected life span…
Mason Weekly Crime Log
Tuesday, Sept. 10 — Arlington Campus Drunkenness: Subject (Non-GMU) was arrested and transported to Arlington County Adult Detention Center for being highly intoxicated in public. Case 2019-008714 — Cleared by Arrest Tuesday, Sept. 10 — Engineering Building Intimidation: Complainant (GMU)…
Analysis of the Third Democratic Presidential Debate
As the race narrows, Democrats focus in on key issues ABIGAIL ADCOX, NEWS EDITOR The third Democratic presidential debate marked the first time all three front runners 一 Biden, Warren and Bernie 一 shared the same stage. The number of…
