TIKTOK REACHES ONE BILLION USERS GLOBALLY

The short-form video application shared that it has one billion active global users BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER On Sept. 27, the short-form video application TikTok shared that it had reached one billion users using the app globally every month….

STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS BRING NEW CANDIDATES

A look into this year’s candidates and their plans for Student Government  BY KENDALL BARNHARDT STAFF WRITER  Fall 2021 Student Government (SG) elections are here, with 22 people running for the Student Senate body. Freshman Zayd Hamid: Candidate Zayd Hamid…

MASON TO BEGIN OFFERING BOOSTER SHOTS OF THE PFIZER VACCINE

University has two new COVID-19 positives as the seventh week begins BY LAURA SCUDDER COPY CHIEF  As the Delta variant changes Mason’s response to the pandemic, the university will now be offering third and booster shots of the vaccine in…

EIGHT OUT OF 4,900 STUDENTS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

COVID-19 cases remain low at Mason BY BRAD BYRNE, STAFF WRITER As September falls into October, Mason continues to make efforts toward keeping campus COVID-19 cases low. With a mask and vaccination mandate put on campus over the summer and…

LONE PROTESTOR TAKES STAND AGAINST BULL RIDING EVENT

Former Mason student protests invitational at EagleBank BY MADISON SCHOFIELD, STAFF WRITER Asteria Lysippe, a vegan activist and former Mason student, held a protest against Professional Bull Riding (PBR)’s Fairfax Invitational event on Saturday, Sept. 25 outside EagleBank Arena. As…

STUDENT GOVERNMENT FINALIZES CANDIDATES FOR THE FALL ELECTION

Potential candidates finalize their applications to run for Student Senate BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER As the fall semester begins a new cycle of freshmen moving in, seniors preparing for graduation or going to basketball games, it also means the…

MASON’S NEW CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER ARRIVES

Dr. Sharnnia Artis comes from California school to enhance diversity and inclusion on campus BY ROBERT STEWART, STAFF WRITER Dr. Sharnnia Artis has a track record of creating programs to improve diversity and inclusion in higher education.  Most recently, she…