The Post and Mason’s Schar School create polling data for midterms BY ABIGAIL ADCOX, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR So far, the Washington Post-Schar School polls have proven to be highly accurate, successfully predicting the results of the 2016 presidential campaign in…
Mason Competitive Cyber hosts CTF event BY JACK HARVEY STAFF WRITER Fourth Estate sat down with Mason Competitive Cyber (Mason CC) president Michael Bailey, a senior information technology major, to discuss recent developments in the world of ethical hacking at Mason….
Mason’s Jewish Community Responds to Latest Mass Shooting BY OLIVIA VERMANE LONGFORM EDITOR A quiet neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Squirrel Hill, is home to a historically close-knit Jewish community. The fading gray bricks and stained-glass windows of the 153-year-old synagogue welcomed…
BY ABIGAIL ADCOX, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 – Fairfax Campus, 12:56 a.m. Drug/ Narcotic Violations: Three Subjects (GMU) were referred to Office of Student Conduct (OSC) for using illegal drugs. Case 2018-010874 – Referred to OSC Thursday,…
Students from Transparent GMU petition over gift agreements BY JACK HARVEY STAFF WRITER On Thursday, Oct. 25, students in a demonstration organized by Transparent GMU delivered a petition in which they demanded from President Ángel Cabrera, that all Mason gift agreements…
Emily Jones, branch chief for National Institute on Drug Abuse, speaks at Mason BY ABIGAIL ADCOX STAFF WRITER According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 116 people died every day from opioid-related drug overdoses. Emily Jones, chief…
Multicultural organizations respond to Professor Walter Williams’ articles on diversity “corrupting” universities BY SABIHA BASIT AND CYD MEJIA STAFF WRITERS In a racially charged political climate, is diversity negatively affecting colleges across the U.S.? That is the question posed by Walter…
A one-on-one with Edward Maibach about climate change BY JALEN REID STAFF WRITER As industrialization starts to spread to other parts of the world due to globalization and urbanization, the release of greenhouse gases is continuing at an alarming rate and…
Crime Log BY TISHA HERRERA NEWS EDITOR Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 – Fairfax Campus, 12:29 a.m. Stalking/ Simple Assault: Complainant (GMU) reported receiving unwanted contact from a known Subject (GMU) on multiple occasions. A second Complainant (GMU) reported being assaulted by…
Student Body President and Vice President collaborate with NOVA Community College BY JALEN REID STAFF WRITER On Oct. 18, the 39th Student Senate met for the 10th time in Merten Hall. The senate passed legislation on four points. Two pieces of…