Only three new positive tests among students as of March 18 BY LAURA SCUDDER CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mason’s positive cases of COVID-19 remain low as President Gregory Washington informed the community of new plans for some sort of in-person commencement celebration for…
After a shooting in Atlanta left six women of Asian descent dead, outcry for ending hate towards Asian Americans gains national attention BY HANNAH CHO STAFF WRITER AND SUDIKSHA KOCHI STAFF WRITER Stop AAPI Hate, a nonprofit social organization that…
Mason plans for expansion of in-person classes and increased on-campus capacity for fall semester BY LIANNA BROWN NEWS EDITOR In an email to the Mason community on March 5, President Gregory Washington announced his plans for the fall semester. The…
Virginia lawmakers create legislation to abolish the death penalty, making Virginia the first southern state to do so BY MADDIE GIERBER STAFF WRITER Virginia, one of the most prolific users of capital punishment, approved two pieces of legislation to abolish…
Chairman of the House Intelligence Community and acting director of the CIA spoke about challenges faced by the intelligence community BY JAMES TALOCKA STAFF WRITER On Feb. 25 Mason’s Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security hosted Adam Schiff,…
Virginia Department of Health reports an increase in coronavirus cases BY SUDIKSHA KOCHI STAFF WRITER According to recent reports by the Virginia Department of Health, Virginia has come to a total of over 565,000 COVID-19 cases, with about 65,000 of…
Mason students react to Trump’s second impeachment trial and eventual acquittal following Jan. 6 Capitol riot BY SUDIKSHA KOCHI STAFF WRITER The Senate officially acquitted former President Donald Trump for the second time on Feb. 13. He faced impeachment for…
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, students reflect on university and state responses BY MADDIE GIERBER STAFF WRITER Nearly a year after the campus first shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mason students are still coming to terms…
CHHS faculty and students work to expand vaccination distribution in areas surrounding Mason BY JAMES TALOCKA STAFF WRITER The nationwide COVID-19 vaccine rollout has experienced delays which are being felt in Northern Virginia. Despite this, Mason’s College of Health and…
Hayden Center and Schar School host discussion about the future of intelligence agencies after Trump BY ALLISON SCANLAN STAFF WRITER On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the Schar School of Policy and Government and the Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International…