Two country stars collide
BY BENJAMIN LAWLER, STAFF WRITER On Oct. 8, Alabama and The Charlie Daniels Band took the stage for a three-hour show. Both are icons in the country music genre, and both of them playing at the same place was…
Editor’s Blog
BREAKING: Johnson Center evacuated due to bomb threat
by Fourth Estate staff The Johnson Center has been closed due to a bomb threat, which university police are currently investigating. They have asked people to vacate the building and remain away from the area. No further information has been…
Fantasy focus: Week five
BY MITCHELL WESTALL, STAFF WRITER What We Learned: Tom Brady is still good. The Deflategate saga finally ended with New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady returning from his four game suspension on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. Brady…
Fantasy focus: Week four
BY MITCHELL WESTALL, STAFF WRITER What We Learned: Matty Ice is the real deal. Coming into last week, there was a lot of doubt about whether or not Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan’s strong start to the season is…
Dorm 101
BY EMILY VERBIEST, STAFF WRITER Hello all! Are you sick of your boring dorm room? Want to spruce up the place a bit? Then take a look at our top six ways to enhance your dorm room in order…
Pakistan to Mason
BY FAREEHA REHMAN, STAFF WRITER Mason has collaborated with the University of Management and Technology in Lahore, Pakistan to have 40 faculty fellows from UMT attend academic seminars on campus. Funded by a U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office…
EPA sues Mason for water contamination
BY NINA MOTAZEDI, STAFF WRITER Mason has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine for the discharge of diesel fuel oil and additional Environmental Protection Agency violations. On Jan. 17, 2015, Mason’s aboveground Central Heating and Cooling Plant in Fairfax discharged…
ROTC alternative summer
BY MELISSA MOORE, STAFF WRITER For many students, summer vacation consists of lazy days, beach trips and catching up on much needed sleep, but for several cadets of the Mason Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), or Patriot Battalion, summer looked…
Hello, all— For this issue, I traveled to the National Gallery of Art for the reopening of its East Building. While there, I felt way out of my league, as I met several professional art critics who’ve been doing…
Erin Mitchell, Kirsten Glad named Atlantic 10 Players of the Week
BY MICHAEL ABLER, STAFF WRITER Women’s soccer forward Erin Mitchell and goalie Kirsten Glad netted Atlantic 10 honors Sept. 19, when they were named Atlantic 10 Players of the Week. Mitchell won the Offensive Player of the Week, while…