The Hartford Hawks defeated the Mason baseball team today 4-3 in 12 innings. The rain, which started in the 8th inning, did not stop these teams from finishing this one off. Hartford outfielder Ryan Lukach drove in the game-winning run…
March 3 marks the beginning of a new opportunity for Mason as the new Songdo campus in South Korea will hold its first classes of the spring semester. Opening celebration events will take place on March 9 and 10. Mason…
Fourth Estate Sports Editor Kristi Anable When Paul Hewitt signed on to coach the Mason men’s basketball team in May 2011, he needed a shooter. So, he turned straight away to longtime acquaintance and AAU coach, Keith Stevens, who gave…
Every year, Virginia undergraduates who demonstrate financial need get a part of their tuition covered by the student financial assistance program (VSFAP). The amount of money allocated to financial need students has actually been rising steadily over the past few…
For the past few years, a group of Virginia state legislators have repeatedly attempted to restrict out-of-state enrollment in the Commonwealth’s public universities. “This is something I hear from my constituents over and over again,” Barbara Comstock, a Republican delegate…
At a regularly held budget forum on Oct. 10, two senior university officials painted an optimistic picture of the future of Mason’s finances, but emphasized that many challenges remain. Provost Peter Stearns and Senior Vice President JJ Davis, presented a…
Today’s Agenda: Old Business Bill to Allocate Funds for 2013 Night Walk Resolution #2: A Resolution to Nurture an Environment of Inclusion and Acceptance, as well as the Rights to Free Speech and Expression, between Registered Student Organizations Resolution #3: A…
Tuesday night at the Arlington campus, the candidates for Virginia’s Lieutenant governor talked higher education, sequestration and mental health among others in their first appearance together and their only debate of the election. Republican E.W. Jackson and Democrat Ralph Northam…
Democrat Ralph Northam (left) and Republican E.W. Jackson (right) (photos by Fourth Estate Photographer Jenny Krashin) Tuesday night at the Arlington campus, the candidates for Virginia’s Lieutenant governor talked higher education, sequestration and mental health among others in their first…
Fourth Estate follows events of the Twelfth Annual Fall for the Book Festival through Fall for the Blog. Novelist Benjamin Percy shared with an audience full of students his love of werewolves and all things adventurous at the Johnson Center Cinema…