New Head Coach, New Era for Women’s Volleyball team

By Tyler Byrum, Contributor After two seasons with Jackie Simpson-Kirr at the helm of the George Mason Women’s Volleyball team, the program will be moving in a different direction with her decision to step down as head coach this past…

Challenging Schedule Stunts Women’s Soccer Team Early

By Tyler Byrum, Contributor Already one team is well into the start of their 2017 season: the Women’s Soccer Team. Heading into this year, the team is hoping to build off of back-to-back Atlantic 10 Semi-Finals appearances. Their goal is…

Part-time jobs on campus

MASON STUDENTS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WORKING ON CAMPUS Serve and Protect By Jordan Burkhardt, Contributor   Reprinted from Freshman Focus Magazine, 2017. Serving as a cadet during my freshman year definitely changed my perspective and made me realize I want…

Check out what’s new with Mason food

Details on the finished JC renovations and other food around campus By Fareeha Rehman, Co-Editor-in-Chief Last semester, we reported on renovations starting in the Johnson Center. After Spring break, students saw one side of the JC food court walled off for…

Campus Briefs

By Michael Eberhart, Staff Writer Three new members join the Mason Board of Visitors The George Mason Board of Visitors added three new members over the summer: Horace Blackman graduated from Mason in 1993 before receiving his MBA from the…

One Promise: 184 Universities Pledge Support System

MASON STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT SIGNS PLEDGE OF SUPPORT STUDENTS OF UVA By Rachel Markfelder, Staff writer Less than 24 hours after the incidents that took place in Charlottesville, Va, on August 13, George Mason University President, Angel Cabrera, sent an…

A Sea Change

A harsh look at what’s happening to our seas BY JAMES STEMPLE   A sea change is defined, according to Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” as a change brought about by the sea. It’s an idiom often used to signify a notable…

Students sue school

Student organization files lawsuit against Mason for Koch donation records BY NINA MOTAZEDI   Transparent GMU filed a lawsuit against Mason and the George Mason University Foundation Feb. 9, according to a press release from the organization, a lawsuit that…