Students modify delivery robots to compete in five deadly trials. BY ALEXANDRIA MCALPINE FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENT Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. “Fighters! Start your engines.” You’ve heard of…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA CHAIR, BRING BACK GUNSTON COMMITTEE Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. On March 13, Mason Police received a report that a green fuzzy animal had emerged…
It’s all the rage BY DAND NICKEL CHIEF EGG Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. A crowd of 150 students — all sitting 12 seats apart from one another…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR On March 12, the NCAA announced they would cancel the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments for the first time in the organization’s history in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The men’s tournament has been…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Mason’s club sports programs’ seasons came to a halt Friday, March 13, when the university sent out an email that stated all events would be canceled through April 10 and that student organizations, teams and clubs…
BY ROSS SHINBERG STAFF WRITER Failing to find their rhythm on offense, Mason fell to Saint Louis 69-57 Wednesday night at EagleBank Arena. Mason scored six points during the first 15 minutes of the second half, allowing Saint Louis to…
BY WILLIAM ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER When establishing a winning culture, a full team-centered buy-in is key to that approach. Under the guidance of head coach Peter Ward, the men’s swim and dive team secured its first Atlantic 10 Conference Championship…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Ever since Justin Kier started playing basketball around the age of 9, he wanted to be the best. However, his road to Division I basketball was a long and arduous one. When Kier was…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR As the month of March begins, so too does one of the most exciting times of the year: college basketball tournament play. Mason will be traveling to Saint Louis to take on the Billikens at…
Big Shot Boyd BY ROSS SHINBERG STAFF WRITER Men’s basketball senior guard Ian Boyd has been a standout player for the program over the last four years. However, it might surprise fans to know that he almost played a different…