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Podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend” BY MATTHEW HOANG STAFF WRITER It has been 10 years since Conan O’Brien left “The Tonight Show” and since his departure from the world’s oldest talk show, he has hosted his own show, “Conan,”…
Editor’s Blog
Birds and bugs: Environmental problems haven’t gone away
BY LAURA SWIHART STAFF WRITER With eye-catching stories ranging from “How the world’s media reacted to Tuesday’s debate” from BBC (spoiler: they didn’t like it either) to “The Loss That’s Killing the West’s Wildlife” from The Atlantic, it is all…
“The Social Dilemma” fails to deliver a vital message
BY LUKE HARRIS STAFF WRITER Some people dive into swimming pools headfirst. I prefer to dip my toes in the water, hoping for the right temperature. The online whirlpool of social media always felt too hot for me. It took…
As the days dwindle to Election Day, early voting ramps up nationwide
Mason students are among the group of early voters BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER Mason students have already started to vote for the 2020 presidential election. Students living on campus that have Mason as their registered voting place can vote…
OPINION: That was awful
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR See headline.
Fall for the Book: Authors Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan
A talk on campus culture and the future of sexual assault prevention BY MAGGIE ROTH STAFF WRITER On Monday, Sept. 21, authors Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan met with Mason students in a virtual conversation about their new book “Sexual…
For testing bias, focus on prediction, not score differences
BY STEVEN ZHOU STAFF WRITER In recent months, major universities such as CalTech and the University of California system have announced plans to go “test-blind,” where standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT will no longer be considered in…
The Gourmet
Make delicious chicken casserole in less than an hour BY TRAVIS MCMILLAN STAFF WRITER Unless it came out of a box, I never used to enjoy cooking.That is, until my mom showed me how to make one of my favorite…
On the Slate
New HBO Drama “Lovecraft Country” BY SHYLOH-SYMONE BAILEY STAFF WRITER “Lovecraft Country” cannot fit neat and tidy within one genre. It’s an experimental show where the writer obviously plays with the ideas of several different genres at the same time….
Rebecca Pearcey joins weekly speaker series on 2020 elections
The Schar School of Policy and Government hosted Rebecca Pearcey on Sept. 22 to discuss politics, campaigning, the upcoming election and more BY SUDIKSHA KOCHI STAFF WRITER Steven Pearlstein, a Robinson Professor for Public Affairs and the moderator for the…