Category: News

Proposed Board resolution limiting DEI receives pushback

Statements Released as Academic Programs, Diversity, and University Community Committee to Vote on Resolution BY SAM DOUGLAS, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR On April 17, the Academic Programs, Diversity, and University Community Committee is set to vote on the “RESOLUTION OF GEORGE…

Rising AI model banned at Mason in executive order

Governor Youngkin’s DeepSeek AI ban in effect at  Mason BY BARRETT BALZER, NEWS EDITOR AND IAN VLAHOS, STAFF WRITER On Feb. 13, Mason students and faculty received an email from Information Technology Services detailing an executive order by Virginia Governor…

Board of Visitors hold public comment session

Speakers discuss DEI, tuition and recent federal changes BY SAM DOUGLAS, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR On April 1, Mason’s Board of Visitors held a meeting and public comment session, where students and faculty were able to comment to the visitors in-person…

Student government shuffle

A motion by Student Life to restructure student government to help with student involvement.  BY BARRETT BALZER, NEWS EDITOR On March 23, Mason’s Student Government confirmed a structural rework, detailing a new government consisting of one representative body and apportioned…

Graffiti found on several Mason buildings

Exploratory Hall and several other Mason buildings vandalised BY SAM DOUGLAS, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Several Mason buildings were spray painted with graffiti on March 5. According to Mason’s police and public safety department’s Daily Crime and Fire Log, Planetary Hall,…