This story was originally published in the Feb. 8 issue of Fourth Estate. The Medical Amnesty Program is continuing at Mason with no modifications after a review, though not many students have taken advantage of its benefits. A university committee…
Alexa Rogers, Editor-in-Chief The new head coach of the men’s volleyball team, Jay Hosack, is an unsuspecting force at the start of a game. He watches his players, analyzes, takes notes and repeats, interjecting only when they need an extra…
Savannah Norton, Lifestyle Editor It’s time for a serious question to all the muggles out there: what would you do if you owned a Nimbus 2000? This past Christmas, senior tourism and events management major Shelby Stein received a handmade Nimbus…
This story was originally published in the Feb. 8 issue of Fourth Estate. A Mason-affiliated non-profit that aims to help recently released juvenile inmates transition back into the community is currently working on a new center to expand its services….
(Photo credit: Amy Rose/Fourth Estate) Mason has again been awarded WorldatWork’s annual Work-Life Seal of Distinction. This is the fifth consecutive year that Mason has been granted the distinction. This award is given to employers that, according to WorldatWork’s website,…
This story was originally published in the Feb. 8 issue of Fourth Estate. On Jan. 12, the City of Fairfax decreed that January would be Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Negar Ehsani, chair of the City of Fairfax Commission for Women,…
Tatyana White-Jenkins, Assistant Lifestyle Editor After noticing a lack of diversity in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field at Mason, a group of students created an organization centered on empowering women of color in STEM fields. Women of…
(Courtesy of Maggie Gardner) Savannah Norton, Staff Writer The two-time Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedian will be performing Thursday, Feb. 11, at 8 p.m., at EagleBank Arena, one of the 80 stops on her tour. Fourth Estate and WGMU were…
(Photo credit: Megan Zendek/Fourth Estate) Students can vote in the upcoming presidential primary on March 1. For some students, like freshman Andrew Nicholson, this is the first presidential election in which they will be able to vote. “I feel empowered…
(Photo credit: Claire Cecil/Fourth Estate) This story was originally published in the Feb. 8 issue of Fourth Estate. On Sunday Jan. 31, the City of Fairfax Commission for Women sponsored “HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Get the Facts and Take Action,” a free…