Category: Opinion

TIS THE SEASON TO SIT WITH YOUR AMYGDALA

BY HANNAH NIEVES, STAFF WRITER Some people go skydiving. They do the whole jump out of a plane like they’re in “Mission Impossible” thing. And I love that for them, but I’ve always found that my fears were less corporeal…

THE FIGHT FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS CONTINUES

A look into the struggles women in Texas are currently facing  BY ALEXIS MCCUTCHAN STAFF WRITER  Texas’ recent abortion restrictions went into effect on Sept. 1, but the fight to re-instate the right to abortion is still being fought on…

THE TRAGEDY AT ASTROWORLD

As 10 victims have been confirmed from the festival, where did Astroworld go wrong? BY COLLIN COPE OPINION EDITOR On the evening of Nov. 5, rapper Travis Scott’s third annual Astroworld Festival was held on the grounds of NRG Park…

WHY SECRETARY CARDONA SHOULD ENCOURAGE DISAFFILIATION

BY VICTORIA WESTERMEYER STAFF WRITER Mason has long been considered a flagship school of the Koch network due to its numerous connections to the Charles Koch Foundation and its donations to our school. Unfortunately, Mason isn’t alone, with the foundation…

MASON FAILS TO MONITOR FINANCIAL AID, COMMITTED VIOLATIONS

  The NCAA concludes George Mason University exceeded the amounts of scholarships given to student athletes BY AUDREY MORALES STAFF WRITER  Financial aid is a pain. Every semester, students worry if they will receive enough aid to pay for their…

HELPING ERADICATE THE EXTINCTION OF BIRDS

Time may be running out for these fascinating fliers, but it’s not too late to help them BY MCKENNA BAXTER STAFF WRITER  Birds, some of the most colorful and majestic animals on Earth, are also some of the most endangered….

WHY ABIGAIL SPANBERGER HAS THE MOST TO LOSE NEXT YEAR

BY JEFFREY CARBERRY STAFF WRITER Elected in the blue wave of 2018, former CIA analyst Abigail Spanberger survived a tough election in 2020 but now faces perhaps the biggest challenge of her political career: surviving the 2022 midterms.  Poised with…

WHY NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY IS STILL IMPORTANT

BY BEN DEALEY STAFF WRITER National Coming Out Day is an annual event celebrated on Oct., 11 in the United States, as well as in several European countries. It was first celebrated in 1988 to commemorate the National March on…