Category: Politics

Mason alums dominate Fairfax City elections

Fairfax City Council is the most diverse it has ever been with Mason graduates at the forefront BY PHILLIP KIM, STAFF WRITER Former Mason students and faculty members dominated the 2024 Fairfax City general elections. Democrat incumbent Catherine Read was…

GMU Democrats x College Republicans at GMU election forum

Prior to the 2024 Presidential Election, four student representatives sit down to hold a forum on the biggest issues BY EMMA SCHAIBLE, STAFF WRITER On Oct. 23 in the JC Atrium, seven student organizations came together to host the 2024…

What is the Richmond Plan?

Mason Student Government Vice President Colin McAulay explains how student government will bring student advocacy to the Virginia General Assembly BY BRANDYN FRAGOSA, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER On Sept. 25, Mason Student-Body Vice President Colin McAulay and the Government and Community…

Mason Votes hosts 2024 presidential debate watch party

The Mason community reacts to the 2024 presidential debate. BY BRANDYN FRAGOSA, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Mason Votes hosted their 2024 Presidential Debate Watch Party for the Mason community at the entrance of the Johnson Center Atrium on Sept. 10. The…

MASON FACULTY ATIF QARNI RUNS FOR CONGRESS

Mason Adjunct Faculty runs for Congress with a focus on education reform BY ANDANI MUNKAILA, SOCIAL MEDIA AND GRAPHICS EDITOR Mason Adjunct Faculty and former high school teacher Atif Qarni is a Pakistani-American politician and war veteran. Gaining recognition for…

MASON STUDENTS ENCOURAGE VOTING IN NOVEMBER ELECTION

Student organizations encourage the Mason community to vote in the 2023 legislative elections. BY MADDIE GIERBER, STAFF WRITER Last month, Virginia’s Nov. 6 general election put Democrats back in control of the House while maintaining their control of the Senate…

MEET FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE, AHMED HUSSEIN

Hussein shares thoughts on test scores, teacher resources and diversity initiatives. BY ANDANI MUNKAILA, STAFF WRITER & JACK FEDAK, STUDENT SENATOR FAIRFAX, Virginia – Fairfax “School Board at Large” candidate Ahmed Hussein is an educated,  proud father, and a longtime…

MASON REACTS TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BAN

Recent Supreme Court decision to ban Affirmative Action sparks discussion about Equity in College Admissions. BY VIVIANA SMITH, NEWS EDITOR Historic decisions have recently been made by the U.S. Supreme Court. From the Overturning of Roe v. Wade to the…