CHOOSE TO BE STOIC
BY ALEX MADAJIAN STAFF WRITER Do you ever feel as though the pressures of the world are too much to bear? You may be stressed from election season or concerned about how many more may die from COVID-19. I often…
Editor’s Blog
WHEN DEMOCRATIC DECISION-MAKING COLLIDES WITH VALUING THE MINORITY PERSPECTIVE
BY STEVEN ZHOU STAFF WRITER In one of my classes, the professor asked (in an anonymous poll) how students were feeling about holding class on the Wednesday after the election. While most of my classmates’ responses varied from unfazed to…
STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN “GET OUT THE VOTE” EFFORTS
Get Out the Vote efforts target young voters and students BY LIANNA BROWN NEWS EDITOR Students and student groups across campus have been working throughout the fall semester to get Virginians, particularly students, to vote in the 2020 election on…
THE CHOICE TO HAVE KIDS IS A PERSONAL ONE
BY LUKE HARRIS STAFF WRITER As age increases, so does the pressure to have children. People expect people to raise more people. It’s a basic assumption that cuts across all countries, cultures and languages that is deeply ingrained in the…
STUDENTS REACT TO CONFIRMATION OF JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT
Mason students express opposition and support for Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court justice BY SUDIKSHA KOCHI STAFF WRITER After much pushing by Republicans, the Senate voted to confirm Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the…
ON THE SLATE
“Enola Holmes,” a Netflix original BY TRAVIS MCMILLAN STAFF WRITER There have been countless adaptations of the classic Sherlock Holmes stories — from Robert Downey Jr. on the big screen to the famous detective as a garden gnome. Since the…
MASON ANNOUNCES CANCELLATION OF SPRING BREAK
Students share opposing opinions on canceling spring break BY LIANNA BROWN NEWS EDITOR In an email to the Mason community on Oct. 19, Provost Mark Ginsberg announced an updated plan for the spring semester, highlighting the elimination of spring break….
CENTERING BLACK VOICES WITH ARTIST-ACTIVIST BREE NEWSOME BASS
Film, politics and activism with the woman who climbed a flagpole in protest BY MAGGIE ROTH STAFF WRITER On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts hosted Bree Newsome Bass, a filmmaker and political activist, in a…
WHY I SETTLED FOR BIDEN
BY SAVANNAH MARTINCIC STAFF WRITER In 2016, I was left feeling embittered by a political system and a society that allowed someone like Donald Trump to be elected. At only 16, I felt frustrated that I had no say in…
HOW DONALD TRUMP EARNED MY VOTE
BY ALEX MADAJIAN STAFF WRITER I grew up in a conservative household where I learned to value hard work, personal responsibility, inherent value of the individual, and respect for God and country. I remember arguing against proponents of Donald Trump…
