Category: Letter from the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, The recent Fourth Estate article focusing on CAPS services (Oct. 1 edition) highlighted the importance of supporting the mental health of Mason’s students. However, it painted a skewed and incomplete picture. I want to share information and important…

Letter from the Editor

Dear Patriots, “Looks great,” our Assistant Culture Editor, Hailey Bullis, wrote sarcastically on the blank Google Doc I had open for this week’s letter from the editor. That’s where I’m at this week. Staying on top of schoolwork and extracurriculars…

Letter from the Editor

Dear Patriots, The news these days is often depressing. It can be difficult and emotionally draining to keep up with the political world. However, I would assert that staying politically active is one of the most important things you can…

Letter from the Editor

Dear Patriots, First of all, we’re up to 28 pages this issue. That’s pretty incredible, considering that last year we started out with 16. We couldn’t have done it without you. We’re also trying out a new format for our…

Letter From the Editor

Dear Patriots, This school year at Fourth Estate, I’m excited for the paper to continue to expand and make more of an impact on the Northern Virginia community at large. I’ve been a part of Fourth Estate since my freshman…

EDITORIAL: IVE Stands with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Students

By Fourth Estate Editorial Board Alyssa Alhadeff Martin Duque Anguiano Nicholas Dworet Jaime Guttenberg Luke Hoyer Cara Loughran Gina Montalto Joaquin Oliver Alaina Petty Meadow Pollack Helena Ramsay Alexander Schachte Carmen Schentrup Peter Wang Christopher Hixon Aaron Feis Scott Beigel…

Hello, all—   For this issue, I traveled to the National Gallery of Art for the reopening of its East Building. While there, I felt way out of my league, as I met several professional art critics who’ve been doing…

Hello, all—   I’m MacKenzie Reagan, the new editor-in-chief of Fourth Estate.   I came here by way of the University of Missouri, where I was the culture editor of the student paper. Since then, I’ve worked in the field…

What is Fourth Estate?

Executive Editor Frank Muraca’s parting letter from the editor to the Mason community: When I first sat down to write this letter, I spent a lot of time trying to tie all of the coverage I’ve worked on into one…

What we built while you were away

Coming back from Spring Break you may have noticed something a little different about our website. Well, maybe a lot different. Last semester, we merged Connect2Mason and Broadside with the idea that we could better bring information to the Mason…