King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
A shot to the chest of heart-thumping garage rock BY JAMES STEMPLE A sizeable crowd gathered at the 9:30 Club March 29 to see King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. It was hard to move an inch at the…
Category: City
Dinner and a movie
Good food and movie picks for a good night out on the town BY BASMA HUMADI Dinner: HalfSmoke With milkshakes, Monopoly and “Chipotle-style” assembly line sausages, HalfSmoke takes the title for being the coolest place around the block. Though…
Sanders backs Perriello at campus rally
The Vermont senator spoke in support of the Virginia gubernatorial candidate BY LOTTYE LOCKHART, CONTRIBUTOR When Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) stepped onstage in the HUB of George Mason University, the crowd went wild. More wild, even, than when Tom…
Opal Tometi: Inclusion for all
Black Lives Matter co-founder visits Mason for DREAM Week BY MIA WISE, ASSISTANT CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR Opal Tometi, one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter, visited Mason March 30 to speak about Black Lives Matter as a part…
Commencement speaker announced
“Spotlight” inspiration Marty Baron to deliver speech at graduation BY EDNA MCCLUNG Martin “Marty” Baron, the executive editor for The Washington Post, will deliver the Spring 2017 Commencement address at Mason’s 50th annual commencement on May 20. Baron…
In memoriam: Roger Wilkins
President Cabrera remembers former professor The following letter was emailed to George Mason faculty and staff from President Ángel Cabrera on March 28. Dear Colleague, This week, we lost one of our brightest stars. I’m saddened by the…
Mason gets an A+
Mason named one of the top institutions for graduating black students BY KELAYAH DICKERSON The Education Trust recently released a report that named Mason as a university with one of the highest black student graduation rates in the country….
Combating college costs
Sen. Tim Kaine, journalists discuss higher education financial issues and policy BY DONNA IMADI The national organization Young Invincibles sponsored a summit on higher education Feb. 27 that brought together journalists and policymakers to discuss higher education financial issues…
Mason students Stop the Bleed
Students learn how to save lives with the National Center for Disaster Medicine & Public Health BY RACHEL MARKFELDER On Monday, March 27, the National Center for Disaster Medicine & Public Health (NCDMPH) conducted a study at Mason’s…
Looking to get over the hump in 2017, the Nationals still face questions.
After 2016 ended with more playoff disappointment, the Nationals have entered “win-now” mode. BY MITCHELL WESTALL, SPORTS EDITOR In the 2016 National League Division Series, the Nationals came oh-so-close to winning the franchise’s first playoff series since they…