Tag: literature

SHAKESPEARE’S PLACE IN EDUCATION NEEDS TO CHANGE

BY LUKE HARRIS STAFF WRITER Shakespeare loved sex jokes. The first scene of “Romeo and Juliet” is basically two horny men, Sampson and Gregory, talking about sex. In ninth grade, my teacher had us read the entirety of “Romeo and…

FALL FOR THE BOOK: SO TO SPEAK ROUNDTABLE

A roundtable discussion on intersectionality in publishing with past and present editors BY MAGGIE ROTH STAFF WRITER On Saturday, Oct. 17, current and former writers of So to Speak, Mason’s graduate feminist literary journal, met in a digital roundtable as…

Page-Ing All Bookworms

Fall for the Book Festival opens dialogue about different cultures and ideas BY D’ANDREA BRADY AND NAYOMI SANTOS, STAFF WRITERS Last week, Mason held the annual Fall for the Book Festival in which 150 authors visited and discussed their different literary…

Students learn Vampire 101

Mia Wise, Staff Writer Many students arrive at college looking forward to finally being able to study the things that interest them. For students with a fascination for human-like, bloodthirsty monsters, this upcoming spring semester at Mason is sure to bring a ‘biting’ thrill. This spring, Mason’s…