Opponents celebrate as supporters look toward 2019 elections BY ABIGAIL ADCOX, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Efforts for Virginia to become the 38th and final state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) into the U.S. constitution died in the Virginia House…
Mason and Yale gather data on climate-change beliefs BY COLLIN COPE, STAFF WRITER Climate change has played an increasingly significant role in U.S. politics in recent decades. As science has increasingly supported climate change as reality, more people are acknowledging it….
Wednesday, Jan. 23- Fairfax Campus, 7:32 p.m. Drug/Narcotic Violations: Two subjects (GMU) were referred to Office of Student Conduct (OSC) for possessing illegal drugs. Case 2019-000587- Referred to OSC Wednesday, Jan. 23- Fairfax Campus, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Larceny: Complainant (GMU) reported…
Ashley Stewart’s bill aims to reinstate discretionary parole BY JACK HARVEY, STAFF WRITER A proposal for a bill written by a Mason student was picked up by a member of the Virginia House of Delegates Jan. 9. The bill, HJ…
Students Demand Action meets with Pelosi official BY APRIL HORENCY STAFF WRITER Students Demand Action (SDA), an organization focused on establishing a space for college students to voice their concerns about current gun safety legislation and protection, present personal stories involving…
A Discussion About HIV/AIDS Awareness BY SABIHA BASIT, STAFF WRITER The end of November at Mason marked Mason’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Week. Many activities and events were conducted in collaboration with various organizations at Mason, including the Student Support and Advocacy Center (SSAC),…
DeVos proposes rule allowing cross-examination of students involved in Title IX investigations BY DANA NICKEL NEWS EDITOR Since September 2017, the U.S. Department of Education has made some significant changes in Title IX policies at schools. Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of…
GI Bill recipient encountered problems with short-term deployments BY JACK HARVEY STAFF WRITER A Mason Post-9/11 GI Bill Recipient found himself experiencing unexpected bureaucratic pushback when he was ordered to deploy to Colorado for three weeks. His predicament, he argues, exposed…
BY DANA NICKEL, NEWS EDITOR Monday, Nov. 26: The U.S. Border Patrol fired tear gas at the migrant caravan as it approached the U.S.-Mexico border, which included children. Tuesday, Nov. 27: In Mississippi, Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith defeated Democrat Mike Espy…
Patriots in Action addresses sexual assault at Mason BY ABIGAIL ADCOX ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), more than one in 10 of all students are sexually assaulted while in college. This is one…