BY SAVANNAH MARTINCIC Albert Woodfox spent more than 40 years in solitary confinement in the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary, nicknamed “Angola.” From 1972 to 2016, Woodfox’s entire world was encapsulated in a six-foot-by-nine-foot cell, trapped by weak evidence, an unfair…
BY ALEX MADAJIAN Think of all the services which are brought to us by gig work: Uber, freelance journalism, music in nightclubs, stand-up comedy, consulting and any other service provided by people who work irregularly for individual customers. In 2019,…
BY LAURA SWIHART Our parents grew up in a relatively stable world, taught by their parents that the path to success is finishing high school, getting a well-paying job that offers a lifelong career, getting married and having two kids….
BY SIDONIA CANNON I want to spin around on my tiptoes in a flowy dress and send sparkles dancing across the room. I want to stand on the steepest gray cliff, salty air blowing through my hair, and scream out…
BY LUKE HARRIS America has thrown in the towel in the fight against the coronavirus. According to the CDC, the U.S. has almost 6 million cases and just over 180,000 deaths. Despite this, we see attempts to live in our…
BY STEVEN ZHOU, STAFF WRITER The movement for diversity and inclusion, whether in education or in the workplace, has gained steam in recent months, especially due to the heightened racial tensions from the past summer. But the push for diversity…
BY: LUKE HARRIS, CONTRIBUTOR It’s 2 a.m. and I am laying in bed at home, still awake. My mind is too busy trying to imagine what next semester will feel like. I can’t help but think: This tiny, empty room…
Mason holds town hall on reopening, launches website BY LAURA SCUDDER, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In a town hall held on Wednesday, June 24, Interim President Anne Holton and other university administrators answered questions from the Mason community and discussed Mason’s reopening plan…
Outdoor performances, off-campus events and digital content will replace traditional programming BY: PETER NJOROGE, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF On Wednesday, June 24, Dean of the College of the Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) Rick Davis and Programming Director Adrienne Bryant Godwin provided updates…
Mason students react, call for answers BY DANA NICKEL, STAFF WRITER Mason’s Alumni Association (GMUAA) released their Board of Directors list for the 2020-21 year including 14 Mason graduates, one of which is David Kanos. The term for the new…