Declaration of Student Rights continues development

This past semester, the Declaration of Student Rights bill has been the leading project under construction by Mason’s Student Government. Also, with the recent progress from the bill’s main supervisor, Student Government’s Attorney General, Rachael Grimesey, the bill is set…

Chain Bridge construction to heavily impact commutes in March

This spring, commuter students may notice condensed traffic around Chain Bridge Road. The City of Fairfax will begin the demolition and replacement of an existing 90-year-old bridge over Accotink Creek in late March or early April. “The existing bridge is…

Arts Building cleared of early morning bomb threat

Mason’s Art and Design Building on the Fairfax campus has been reopened this morning after police investigated a written bomb threat that was discovered last night. The building was closed this morning and all classes beginning at 7:30 a.m. in…

Classes begin at Mason’s campus in South Korea

March 3 marks the beginning of a new opportunity for Mason as the new Songdo campus in South Korea will hold its first classes of the spring semester. Opening celebration events will take place on March 9 and 10. Mason…

LIVEBLOG: Mason Student Senate meeting (9/26/2013)

Today’s Agenda: Old Business Bill to Allocate Funds for 2013 Night Walk Resolution #2: A Resolution to Nurture an Environment of Inclusion and Acceptance, as well as the Rights to Free Speech and Expression, between Registered Student Organizations  Resolution #3: A…

Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor candidates debate at Mason

Tuesday night at the Arlington campus, the candidates for Virginia’s Lieutenant governor talked higher education, sequestration and mental health among others in their first appearance together and their only debate of the election. Republican E.W. Jackson and Democrat Ralph Northam…

City of Fairfax takes steps to embrace Mason community

  As Fairfax takes steps to embrace George Mason University, questions are raised about the changing relationship between the university and the community. When the Mason logo road decals were reported by Fourth Estate in July of this year, Jeff Greenfield, the…