BY SEAN CULLEY CONTRIBUTOR It seems like some people want to downplay Israeli success at all costs. Such is the case with Israel’s outstanding COVID-19 vaccination rollout. More than 60 percent of its population has received at least one dose…
Mason’s campus guidelines have kept positives low as the academic year comes to a close BY MADDIE GIERBER STAFF WRITER Mason is ending its spring semester with a total of 276 positive COVID-19 cases since Jan. 25 and a seven-day…
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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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
