Category: News

University-Wide Email Sent Regarding Flu, Staying Healthy

Student Health Services recommends precautions following coronavirus outbreak BY ALEXA TIRONI, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR On Thursday, Jan. 23, the Mason community received an email from Student Health Services (SHS) and Safety, Emergency, & Enterprise Risk Management detailing the coronavirus outbreak…

Campus Police Alert Students of Arrest This Past Tuesday

Mason PD sends email to students regarding recent on-campus arrest BY ALEXA TIRONI, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR This past Wednesday, Jan. 22, Mason students and staff received an email from campus police detailing the circumstances of a recent arrest on campus…

PAC Hosts ‘Welcome Back’ Event for Students

Patriot Activities Council starts spring semester with winter warm-up  BY ALEXA TIRONI, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR As the first week of classes and the spring semester begins, the Patriot Activities Council (PAC) is working hard to make sure students are feeling…

Virginia Supreme Court Rules Against Transparent GMU

VSC upholds Mason’s practice of not releasing donor names, says this is by design BY JACK HARVEY, ASSISTANT OPINION EDITOR The Virginia Supreme Court affirmed a prior Virginia Circuit Court’s ruling stating that the George Mason University Foundation, a private…

Mason Weekly Crime Log

Tuesday, Nov. 12 — York River Road Trespassing: Subject (GMU) was issued a releasable summons for violating a previously issued criminal trespass warning.  Case 2019-001283 — Cleared By Summons Tuesday, Nov. 12 — Rappahannock Parking Deck Theft From Motor Vehicle…

Last Week in Politics

Monday, Nov. 11 Disney+ streaming service released.  U.S. set to have record-breaking Arctic temperatures this week, 30 degrees below average. U.S. Marine Corps celebrates its 244th birthday. Driver crashes Porsche into second floor of Toms River building, killing two.  Tuesday,…

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Mason ranked as a top “Green College” by Princeton Review

Along with Princeton Review, Mason receives accolades according to other environmental metrics BY HASEUNG JOUNG, STAFF WRITER  Mason received a top rating from the Princeton Review making it into its list of 413 Green Colleges by scoring 94 out of…

School of Business Launches Business for a Better World Center

Speaker Jeff Foote brings attention to businesses’ role in combating climate change BY OLIVIA VERMANE, STAFF WRITER On Monday, Nov. 11, Mason’s School of Business officially launched the Business for a Better World Center.  In 2007, Mason committed to become…

Andrew Yang Rallies at Mason

The Democratic primary candidate talks universal basic income, automation  BY JACK HARVEY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Democratic primary candidate Andrew Yang held a rally at Mason’s Center for the Arts on Nov. 4. The two-hour rally featured speakers from Yang’s campaign…