Putting your best foot backward
Sometimes your next best step is a step back BY VIVIANA SMITH, SENIOR STAFF WRITER Climbing up the ladder is something most of us expect our next few years to be like. As we start from the bottom, possibly as…
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LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT AT MASON
Professors share the importance of leadership and management skills for student success. BY REEMA ALARAINI, STAFF WRITER Mason professors and advisors highly encourage students to start building strong leadership and management skills during their time at Mason. Students looking to…
MASON LEAD OFFICE HOSTS LEADERSHIP FOR POSITIVE CHANGE CONFERENCE
Students offered opportunities to learn how to create positive change in leadership roles BY ALLISON ALBERTY, GRAPHICS EDITOR & SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR Mason’s Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Office hosted their annual, one-day leadership conference on Saturday, Oct. 23, offering…
Leadership is Paving Pathways and Opening Doors
BY ELIJAH NICHOLS, STAFF WRITER For too long, I’ve seen a rise to power by those who’ve had the voice for a rally, but truly lack the stamina to strategically and empathetically organize both with and for their community. This…
Ralph the Racist (r. 2018-2019)
BY ELIJAH NICHOLS, STAFF WRITER As many have probably seen, the once kind-hearted and grandfather-like figure of the great Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor Ralph Northam, is not as innocent as we all thought. Within the last week his leadership abilities have…
Patience and paintball: Mason cadets undergo leadership training at Fort AP Hill
This story was originally published in the April 18 issue of Fourth Estate. There was a startled yelp to the left. A Mason cadet had fallen face-first into the marsh. With the help of his paintball gun, he struggled to…
Poll results: How do you feel about Student Government leadership?
This story was originally published in the Feb. 29 issue of Fourth Estate. Last week, Fourth Estate conducted its first ever poll and asked the Mason community how it feels about Student Government. Roughly 150 people participated and gave us…