SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
A review of the best allergen-free eats in the DMV BY ALEXIS MCCUTCHAN STAFF WRITER As someone who has learned to live with a severe dairy allergy, at times it can be difficult to find a place to eat out…
Editor’s Blog
MASON’S COVID RESPONSE: A CRY AGAINST HYPOCRISY
BY ELI KOHN STAFF WRITER So, here we all are. A new year, and boy, things look promising. There’s hundreds of people roaming Wilkin’s Plaza, tons of in-person classes and a line outside Chipotle that has only gotten longer since…
EIGHT OUT OF 4,900 STUDENTS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
COVID-19 cases remain low at Mason BY BRAD BYRNE, STAFF WRITER As September falls into October, Mason continues to make efforts toward keeping campus COVID-19 cases low. With a mask and vaccination mandate put on campus over the summer and…
LONE PROTESTOR TAKES STAND AGAINST BULL RIDING EVENT
Former Mason student protests invitational at EagleBank BY MADISON SCHOFIELD, STAFF WRITER Asteria Lysippe, a vegan activist and former Mason student, held a protest against Professional Bull Riding (PBR)’s Fairfax Invitational event on Saturday, Sept. 25 outside EagleBank Arena. As…
ON THE SLATE
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings BY JOSEPH MOORE STAFF WRITER The best superhero movies draw the audience into a fantastical world and lets people escape for a few hours. “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,”…
STUDENT GOVERNMENT FINALIZES CANDIDATES FOR THE FALL ELECTION
Potential candidates finalize their applications to run for Student Senate BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER As the fall semester begins a new cycle of freshmen moving in, seniors preparing for graduation or going to basketball games, it also means the…
AUSTRALIA FINALLY PICKED A SIDE, THE RIGHT SIDE
The Australian government makes a formal decision on nuclear-powered submarines BY JEFFREY CARBERRY STAFF WRITER On Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, President Joe Biden stood in the East Room of the White House, joined virtually by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison…
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS VISITS MASON ON NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY
Harris discusses voter registration with Mason students BY SAMI GIBBS, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF; LAURA SCUDDER, COPY CHIEF; CONTRIBUTED BY BRAD BYRNE, HANNAH CHO, DANIEL TODD RIVETTI AND BRYAN CHILDERS Vice President Kamala Harris paid a visit to Mason’s Fairfax campus yesterday to…
ARTS EMERGING: A CELEBRATION OF RENEWAL
Reopening the “front door to the university” with the CVPA BY MAGGIE ROTH CULTURE EDITOR In celebration of the reemergence of live performance and to mark the twentieth anniversary of its founding, Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA)…
THE PANDEMIC’S LASTING EFFECTS
Long after the start of the pandemic, more of its long-lasting effects are brought to light BY MCKENNA BAXTER STAFF WRITER The COVID-19 pandemic brought no shortage of trials and tribulations. As the numbers of infected individuals climbed, so did…