BY JAMES STEMPLE, STAFF WRITER You might do a double take when you see the words “underwater hockey” together. Mason’s underwater hockey team is there to tell you to believe it. Underwater hockey (or Octopush, in England) is a sport…
BY JAMES STEMPLE, STAFF WRITER Few people would have the courage to get up on a horse and compete against others, but the Mason equestrian club does just that. The equestrian club is a co-ed program that competes across Virginia…
BY BEN CRISWELL, STAFF WRITER With the men’s basketball team opening its regular season this Saturday, Head Coach Dave Paulsen is prepared to improve off the 11-21 record the Patriots finished with last year. This year, Mason has one of…
BY JAMES STEMPLE, STAFF WRITER Ultimate Frisbee has long been a game of leisure since its birth in a New Jersey high school in the late ‘60s. Today, though, it is viewed in a much more competitive manner. George Mason’s…
BY BEN CRISWELL AND MITCHELL WESTALL, STAFF WRITERS More than a week after losing the final game of the National League Division Series, the Washington Nationals find themselves in a familiar position—a position that does not include a baseball…
BY MITCHELL WESTALL, STAFF WRITER Most fantasy football regular seasons last only fourteen weeks, so that means we’re officially halfway through the season. Have you built a roster capable of winning a championship? Are you ready to throw in the…
BY DAVE SCHRACK, SPORTS EDITOR Three members of the swimming and diving team were given Atlantic-10 honors Oct. 18. Sydney Fisher earned the Women’s Performer of the Week, Paul Helfgott earned the Men’s Performer of the Week and Attila Kiss…
BY DAVE SCHRACK, SPORTS EDITOR Former Mason soccer player and alumnus Taylor Washington was nominated for the MLS Humanitarian of the Year award Oct. 19. He was nominated for his contributions to the community, which include visiting a boy with…
BY MICHEAL ABLER, STAFF WRITER As far as the women’s tennis team and their Head Coach, Stephen Curtis, are concerned, the future looks bright as their fall season comes to an end. Their season concluded Oct. 9 with the completion…
BY MITCHELL WESTALL, STAFF WRITER What we Learned: David Johnson is officially the best running back in football. Through six weeks, Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson leads all running backs in total yards, touchdowns and consequently fantasy points….