President Gregory Washington initiates the Safe Return to Campus plan for all residential students and faculty on campus BY: SUDIKSHA KOCHI STAFF WRITER As the number of COVID-19 cases increases in Fairfax County, President Gregory Washington has taken several initiatives…
BY DAWSON WEINHOLD With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many voters are opting to vote absentee rather than risk exposure by voting in person on Election Day. Absentee voting isn’t a new concept, but many voters will be doing it for…
Hello Patriots! What can we say? Times are tough and things are changing. This global pandemic has reoriented life as we know it and the end isn’t in sight quite yet. School is different, work is different, meeting with each…
BY LUKE HARRIS Movie theaters have awoken from their deep slumber. After six long months away, I finally got to experience a movie in a theater: Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet.” I’ve been looking forward to “Tenet” since it was announced in…
Students return to classes to start off the new school year BY BRAD BYRNE, STAFF WRITER A new school year like no other has begun for students at Mason. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t let down in the United States…
BY DOMINIC PINO, OPINION EDITOR The real world diverges from our ideal world, and we are often stuck choosing between second-bests. Well, if we lived in a world of second-bests before the coronavirus pandemic, then now we must be down…
Welcome to a new and strange semester at Mason! These last several months have been a completely new experience for everyone and the next few months will be a continued time of adjustment and learning for every Mason student. Here…
“The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett BY MAGGIE ROTH STAFF WRITER Bestselling author Brit Bennet’s second novel, “The Vanishing Half,” has proven itself to be a compelling and timely tale about the intricacies of race and identity, while exploring…
BY KAYLYN MATIS STAFF WRITER Dear Ivy, We are starting a really weird semester that none of us have experienced before. I have a few online classes and a few meeting in person. I have never done an online class…
The MLB looks to right the ship by using a bubble format in the postseason BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA SPORTS EDITOR It’s the first week of baseball, July 27, and the Miami Marlins are set to take on the Philadelphia Phillies…