Category: News

Presidential Search Committee Holds Public Meeting

Members of the Mason community gather to comment on wishes for next president, search process BY LAURA SCUDDER, NEWS EDITOR Mason’s presidential search committee held a public meeting Friday, Feb. 7, to address comments and hold open dialogue between the…

Virginia Ratifies Equal Rights Amendment

After a long journey through state legislatures, ERA’s future is still unclear BY BRAD BYRNE, STAFF WRITER On Jan. 27, Virginia became the 38th state in the United States to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Virginia’s ratification opens up…

Last Week in the News

Monday, Feb. 3 Kansas City Chiefs celebrate first Super Bowl win in 50 years. Rush Limbaugh announces he has advanced lung cancer.  Iowa caucuses results delayed due to voting app failure.  Tuesday, Feb. 4 Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) delivers his…

Mason Weekly Crime Log

  Monday, Feb. 3 — Kennedy Hill (Bike Rack)  Larceny: Complainant (GMU) reported the theft of an unsecured vehicle from a bike rack. (30/Tallon) Case 2020-001384 — Inactive    Monday, Feb. 3 — Aquatic and Fitness Center (Men’s Restroom)  Theft…

Faculty Anxious Over Presidential Search Methods

A look at Mason’s presidential search processes from Merten to Cabrera to today BY ALEXA TIRONI, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR When the university received Angel Cabrera’s farewell email on June 13, 2019, Bethany Letiecq, president of Mason’s chapter of the American…

Mason Student Tests Negative for Novel Coronavirus

University continues to issue precautions regarding coronavirus BY HASEUNG JOUNG, STAFF WRITER Over the past couple of weeks, alarming reports about the novel coronavirus outbreak rooted in China have prompted international panic. While numbers continue to rise, there are now…

Mason’s Presidential Search Continues

General faculty meeting held to discuss new education developments, presidential hiring process BY LAURA SCUDDER, NEWS EDITOR A general faculty meeting was held on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The meeting, hosted by Interim President Anne Holton and Provost David Wu, provided…

Vegan Society at GMU Holds Protest

Protest about previous PBR event on Mason’s campus BY SEAN MCBRIDE, STAFF WRITER The Vegan Society at GMU hosted a student protest for “inaction against the bull riding industry” from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30. The Vegan Society at…

Last Week in the News

Monday, Jan. 27 In 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court allows Trump’s plan to deny green cards to those in need of government aid.  It has been 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. Holocaust victims are honored with Holocaust Remembrance…

NEH Awards Three Mason Professors

Three Mason professors received $235,000 for their research BY SUDIKSHA KOCHI, STAFF WRITER The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded three Mason professors a total of $235,000 for two projects in history and art history. The program sponsored by…