Mason Alumni Starts Successful Nail Business. BY MADDIE GIERBER, STAFF WRITER Graduating college during a pandemic is difficult enough, but Asra Abbas embraced the challenge by not only embarking on her career in the legal field but also establishing her…
INTERVIEW BY DANA NICKEL SENIOR STAFF WRITER Alumnus: Shannon Howley What year did you graduate from Mason? What was your major? I graduated last spring. I majored in Government and International Politics. What made you choose Mason for undergrad? George…
BY IZZ LAMAGDELEINE AND IMANI HOLLOMAN ALUM: John Daniels YOU MAY GET THIS A LOT, BUT SERIOUSLY, WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A TRIPLET? Being a triplet for me is pretty special. I was born essentially with two best…
BY IMANI HOLLOMAN, STAFF WRITER STUDENT: Sonsere Christian ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH ANY ORGANIZATIONS ON CAMPUS? No, unfortunately, I am not. I would love to be involved, but since I am an off-campus student, it is very hard for me…
BY IMANI HOLLOMAN, HAILEY BULLIS, AND BASMA HUMADI STUDENT: Dominique Arnold WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING AT MASON? I am an integrative studies major with a concentration in legal studies. I like history, so I’m getting a minor in that too….
INTERVIEWS BY MONICA ECHOLS AND IMANI HOLLOMAN Student: Alexandra Kostovski What are you studying at Mason? I am currently studying Global Affairs, with a concentration in Inequality and Responses. Growing up in D.C., I saw the real world from a…
INTERVIEWS AHMED FARID Student: Maximilian Simkins What is one interesting thing about you? At the age of 19, I owned my first investment property. I quickly found out that to run investment properties, [it] takes a lot of work and…
INTERVIEWS BY BASMA HUMADI, MANAGING EDITOR AND HAILEY BULLIS, ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR Student: Bria Reel WHAT IS THE QATAR MALONE FELLOWSHIP AND HOW DID YOU GET ACCEPTED? The National Council on U.S. Arab Relations and the Qatar Embassy announced the…
HAILEY BULLIS, ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR Student: Katana Lippart HOW DID YOU GET INTO ART? I started in high school doing art classes, just sort of as an elective. Then in community college, I was exploring it a little bit more…
INTERVIEWS BY IZZ LAMAGDELINE, HAILEY BULLIS, AND NAYOMI SANTOS Student: Jordan Lear WHAT COMPANY DID YOU FOUND? EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE BIT. I created a company called Adorkable. It’s literary and pop-culture themed jewelry, and I use 10 percent of the money…