Category: News

Last Week in the News

Monday, March 23 Harvey Weinstein tests positive for COVID-19 in jail.  Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) tests positive for COVID-19, becoming the first U.S. senator to contract the virus.  Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel announces she will be self-quarantining after her…

Mason Weekly Crime Log

  Monday, March 23 — Mason Pond Parking Deck Theft From Motor Vehicle: Complainant (Non-GMU) reported the theft of unattended property from the back of a truck. (57/Strimel)  Case 2020-003378 — Inactive    Tuesday, March 24 — RAC Destruction /…

Employed Mason Students Face Changes During COVID-19 Outbreak

Undergraduate students adjust to new shifts in jobs, unemployment BY LAURA SCUDDER, NEWS EDITOR With recent changes across the Mason community and nationally, students who hold jobs are adjusting to their new lives amidst COVID-19. According to the official website…

CHHS Gives Financial Aid Through Student Emergency Fund

As giving day approaches, CHHS looks to highlight the fund BY ALEXA TIRONI, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Mason’s Day of Giving is an entire 24 hours dedicated to donating gifts of any size to the university and its students. This year,…

Students Give Coronavirus a 10/10

Things at Mason are changing and the students are loving it BY APRIL HORENCY, FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENT Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. In countless states around the U.S.,…

Construction Helps Mason Community Walk the Walk

Students, faculty reflect on the benefits of campus construction BY ALLISON SCANLAN, FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENT Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. Prior to COVID-19, many students celebrated Mason for…

Mason Faux Weekly Crime Log

Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate.   Monday, March 23 — Johnson Center Theft: Complainant (GMU) reported the theft of two Starship robots from charging station behind JC. (04/McAlpine) …

Faux Student Government Members Try to Cope with Coronavirus

Students resort to implementing faux student government rules into their respective home lives BY JACK HARVEY, FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENT Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. Three weeks into Mason’s…