Pope Francis arrived in Washington, D.C. today as part of his five-day tour of the United States. This is the current pope’s first visit to the country, and he is scheduled to make stops in three east coast cities: Washington D.C.,…
(Photo credits: Claire Cecil and Songjun Deng/Fourth Estate) The Mason Grounds Shop is taking steps to add local flora and fauna to campus. While the average passerby enjoys these bursts of color, so do the bees. Archie Nesbitt supervises the…
Mason is a school with complete and total freedom of expression, and therefore was recently awarded a “green light” rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. This freedom, coupled with Mason’s status as a public university, means that any…
(Photo credit: Alya Nowilaty/Fourth Estate) Over the past five years or so, Mason Career Services has changed the way it helps students find jobs after graduation, and the change is working. Christine Cruzvergara, Director of University Career Services, said the…
This semester, a new student group has formed to be a voice for under-represented groups in the Honors College. Honors College Black Ambition (HCBA) was formed by two University Scholars, Juniors Desmond Moffitt and Nakia Ridgeway, at the end of last…
Facilities announced via email at 1:11pm that air conditioning is not working in the following buildings: the Johnson Center, David King Hall, Robinson A and B, Krug Hall, Finley Building, the East and West Buildings, Sub I, and Aquia. The…
(Photo credit: Alya Nowilaty/Fourth Estate) One of the most prominent schools in the country, George Washington University, recently dropped its requirement of submitting test scores for freshman admission, following in the footsteps of Mason. Mason dropped its requirement of submitting…
An update from IT Services about Mason’s network issues Since the beginning of this year, Mason has seen a record number of phishing attacks with 84 fraudulent emails in the first six months alone. According to Marilyn T. Smith, vice president…
A visual demonstration by the Roosevelt Institute raises awareness of campus sexual assault It might have been the aftermath of a great party, if all the cups were not so neatly arranged. The signs were a giveaway, too — “In…
(Photo credit: Claire Cecil/Fourth Estate) Mason earned the highest “green light” rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) this past April after making changes to the Code of Student Conduct. Joining the University of Virginia and the College…