MIDTERM SEASON
BY YOOSUN HAN
Editor’s Blog
OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES COMING TO CAMPUS
The Center for the Arts announces slate of in-person performances on Mason Pond Lawn BY: PETER NJOROGE CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In a press release distributed by the Center for the Arts, Mason’s on-campus performing arts venue announced a list of outdoor performances…
VISITING WRITER SERIES: KERRI WEBSTER
Poet Kerri Webster discusses nature in poetry with the Creative Writing program BY SYDNEY JOHNSON STAFF WRITER Mason’s Creative Writing program joined University Libraries on Thursday, April 1, in presenting the final Visiting Writers Series for the spring 2021 semester….
TOTALLY GOD — AND TOTALLY MAN
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR Today is Easter, the day that Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ. The orthodox Christian understanding of Christ, since at least the Council of Chalcedon in A.D. 451, is that He is totally God and…
BE MINIMAL, LIVE MAXIMAL
BY LUKE HARRIS STAFF WRITER We are always hungry for more. Inflatable tube men lure our eyes to cars we can’t afford while radio jingles burn into our brains product deals we don’t need. American life is constantly being calibrated…
CONTRACT DETAILS OF MEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH KIM ENGLISH RELEASED
Photo Courtesy of Mason Athletics A look at and analysis of head coach Kim English’s newly released contract BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR On Thursday, April 1, Fourth Estate obtained head coach Kim English’s contract through a Freedom of Information…
THE ECONOMY IS STUFF, STUPID
BY ARJIT ROSHAN STAFF WRITER A couple of weeks back I was having a (delicious) dinner at my girlfriend’s house, and while talking to her dad about my previous column on the minimum wage, the national debt came up. While…
MASON ANNOUNCES IN-PERSON CELEBRATIONS FOR 2021 GRADUATION
Mason will allow for in-person celebrations following Governor Northam’s announcement BY MADDIE GIERBER STAFF WRITER Per new guidelines released recently by Governor Ralph Northam, Virginia universities may hold in-person commencement ceremonies provided they meet COVID-19 safety precautions. According to Northam’s…
COVID KILLED THE VIDEO STAR (LAB)
BY RICHARD HRONIK STAFF WRITER Picture this. You sign up for a media production class expecting to be able to use high-tech equipment for your projects. A few weeks in, you find out that unless you spend thousands of dollars…
“ARCADIA” AT THE PRESIDENTS PARK GREENHOUSE
Experience the sights and sounds of nature with a non-traditional art installation BY MAGGIE ROTH CULTURE EDITOR The Presidents Park Hydroponic Greenhouse is now home to a living art installation — where the plants inside serve as the performers. “Arcadia”…