Ravi the Raviator urges audiences to take to the skies

Written by Fourth Estate Lifestyle Editor Genevieve Hoeler For those who have ever considered getting in the pilot’s seat of an airplane, the Hylton Performing Arts Center is hosting Ravi the Raviator while on his “You Can Do It” tour….

What we built while you were away

Coming back from Spring Break you may have noticed something a little different about our website. Well, maybe a lot different. Last semester, we merged Connect2Mason and Broadside with the idea that we could better bring information to the Mason…

Northern Virginia’s enormous population in one map

Luke Juday, a graduate student at the University of Virginia, has an excellent data visualization blog that covers a number of statewide topics ranging from economic activity to the geographic distribution of bars. His most recent post resizes each locality…

Greek Housing

What is Greek Housing? Greek Housing is housing that is specially designated for fraternity and sorority groups at Mason. What is Greek Row? Greek Row usually refers to a strip of houses that are designated for Greek groups on a…

Mason community mourns loss of sophomore student

The Mason community is mourning the loss of Victoria Crisafi, 20, who lost her life in a car accident in Watchung, New Jersey in the early morning of March 13. Crisafi was a sophomore from Summit, New Jersey majoring in…

Mason men’s basketball kisses trying season goodbye

Fourth Estate Sports Editor Stephen Czarda and Online Sports Editor Kristi Anable   Last July, when Mason officially entered the Atlantic 10 after being the centerpiece of the CAA for decades, students, alumni and the community alike applauded the move,…

UPDATE: Bomb threat reported on Prince William Campus

UPDATE (12pm): Investigation of the bomb threat at the Prince William campus has concluded. All buildings have been deemed safe and reopened. Vehicles are prohibited from entering Mason’s Prince William Campus after a bomb threat was reported by the university…

Mason isn’t exactly the biggest school in Virginia

There’s a brobible article going around Facebook and Twitter that shows each state’s largest university. You can see Mason’s logo breaking out of Virginia.   It’s pretty cool to be the biggest school in the state. It insinuates that you…