Category: Need To Know

Fenwick Library to be completed winter 2016

This story was originally published in the Oct. 20 issue of Fourth Estate The construction on Fenwick Library is on schedule to complete by winter of 2016. According to the Fenwick Focus website, the exterior on all five stories of…

Communication major to require fewer theory courses

The Department of Communication at George Mason University has finalized years of changes requiring fewer theory classes for a communications degree. The changes are an effort to teach more practical courses geared toward specific concentrations to prepare students for the…

Annual fall festival goes for the heights

  Blanca Acevedo, staff writer Rides, food, crafts and entertainment may be found at local fall festival. Today the city of Fairfax, Virginia is hosting the 38th annual Fall Festival. The event will be held on from 10 a.m. to…

Forum provides outlet to discuss and end sexual violence

Members of the Mason community came together Tuesday evening to take part in the Freedom and Learning Forum, a biannual dialogue series that invited students and faculty to sign a pledge to end sexual violence at Mason. President Cabrera, who…

Pumpkin Beer: the Marketing, the Myth, the Legend…

Written by Connor Smith Autumn ushers in a revolving door of seasonal selections in the beer world, and no beer has dominated the fall seasonal market like pumpkin beer. It is not just beer though. Pumpkin is absolutely inescapable. From…

Mason Police “rarely use” DOD military surplus program

University law enforcement agencies are able to receive surplus military gear through a program with the Department of Defense. Many college police departments have used the program since its creation in the late 1990’s. It is called the 1033 program,…

Mason falls to nationally ranked UVa. at home

  George Mason University men’s soccer team lost 1-0 to the University of Virginia on October 7 in front of a huge crowd that braved the rain and wind at George Mason Stadium. The first half would end scoreless but…

Patriot Center Preview for this Semester

Oct. 10 at 8p.m. Marc Anthony Cambio de Piel U.S. Tour Multicultural music star Marc Anthony has kicked off his 15-city tour, making a stop at the Patriot Center.  The “Cambio de Piel” tour follows his widely successful “Vivir Mi…