(Photo credit: Pam Phan/Fourth Estate) Freshmen will be required to live on campus starting in the fall of 2016. David Burge, vice president of Enrollment Management, and Rose Pascarell, vice president of University Life, have announced that the next class…
(Photo credit: Amy Rose/Fourth Estate) After a year of elevator entrapments in the Johnson Center, followed by $1.1 million in renovations, Facilities Management has finally found a workable solution. The University Police Department says there have been 142 elevator service…
Saturday 10/31 A plane crash in Egypt sparks worldwide controversy about who caused it and if it was a bomb. This crash has started to impact U.S. international flight. An upcoming Fourth Estate article will mention the plane crash and its…
(Photo credit: Claire Cecil/Fourth Estate) The beginning of this semester marked the thirtieth year that Mason’s school of engineering has been on campus. According to the engineering school’s annual report, on March 19, 1985, the Board of Visitors approved the founding of the…
by Nina Motazedi As the 2016 presidential campaign continues, some candidates have begun highlighting their plans for reforming higher education. Candidates from both parties — including Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie and others — have proposed plans…
(Photo credit: Alya Nowilaty/Fourth Estate) by Yu Bai The new addition to Fenwick Library is scheduled to open at the start of the 2016 spring semester. With additional space nearly twice the size of the current library, Fenwick will provide…
(Photo credit: Alya Nowilaty/Fourth Estate) The new bike loan program Mason had intended to begin this fall has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. This decision comes after the unexpected resignation of former Transportation Coordinator Marina Budimir, who left the…
(Photo credit: Claire Cecil/Fourth Estate) On Oct. 28, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders visited Mason’s campus. The senator (VT-I) hosted what his campaign called a National Student Town Hall in a gym in the Recreation and Athletic Complex. Sanders covered many…
Tuesday, Nov. 3 is Election Day at Mason and around the country. 2015 is a midterm election year, meaning that candidates are running for positions at the state and local levels. During Meet the Candidates Day in September, candidates like…
Tomorrow is Halloween, and in the spirit of the spooky holiday, the Fourth Estate staff has shared its best ghost stories for everyone to enjoy! Natalia Kolenko, Assistant News Editor “I lived in Massachusetts till I was nine, in an…