Category: Culture

Mason alumna moves from student-run newspaper to community publication

Savannah Norton, Lifestyle Editor Topping lattes off with caramel syrup during the weekends and editing articles on weekdays, recent Mason graduate Hannah Menchhoff is on her way to achieving her dream of editing international journalism. Menchhoff currently works as the editor for…

Universities tackle millennial mental health

Rachel Shubin, Staff Writer Many college students struggle with mental health difficulties and diagnoses like anxiety and depression seem to be on the rise. Fortunately, Mason and other Virginia universities are doing their best to tackle this issue. According to Daphne…

Weekend Suggestions April 22-24

Kelsey Davidson, Staff Writer   On Campus Mason Dance Company: Spring Dance Concert This Friday and Saturday, April 22 and 23 at 8 p.m., the George Mason Dance Company is showcasing their Spring Dance Concert. The concert is taking place…

Mason Nation gets creative with SnapChat Geofilters

Rachel Shubin, Staff Writer Mason’s campus has a lot to boast about, including its new and improved Snapchat Geofilters. Launched in 2011, Snapchat is an image messaging application that lets users send pictures to friends, while adjusting the amount of time recipients have to view photo messages after opening…

Swipe into Safety

Tatyana White-Jenkins, Assistant Lifestyle Editor With technology advancing left and right, the trend has followed into the realm of dating. Over the past few year, online dating websites, apps and services have been created in order to make finding a…

New App brings a platform to deliver and receive

Matthew Odom, Staff Writer “The future.” That’s how Mo Belhaj, co-founder of the new app BringMe, describes the fledgling start-up he and Moustafa Baiou founded in 2014. The app, which launched on April 11 and is available for both iPhone…

Weekend Suggestions: 4/15- 4/17

  Kelsey Davidson, Staff Writer   On Campus GMU Vietnamese Student Association Cultural Show: “Mỹ Con” (American Child) This Saturday, April 16, GMU’s Vietnamese Student Association is presenting their annual cultural show, taking place at Annandale High School. The show…

Another successful iWeek celebrates diversity at Mason

Basma Humadi, Staff Writer Every year, the Mason community comes together to celebrate its notable diversity during International Week or iWeek. This week of festivity represents the 130 countries in Mason’s student body. iWeek 2016 started Friday, April 8, and will end Sunday, April…

Web of Lies

Rachel Shubin, Staff Writer “My dog ate my homework.” If that excuse didn’t for you in elementary school, what makes you think a college professor is going to believe it? We’ve all been there. You feel like you can’t finish an assignment…

Weekend Suggestions 4/8- 4/10

Kelsey Davidson, Staff Writer On Campus International Week (iWeek) International Week takes place from Friday, April 8, to Sunday, April 17. The week is dedicated to showing off the vibrant international and multicultural organizations Mason has on campus. This weekend,…