Zara Saemi shares her triumph over suicide with resilience and advocacy. BY ZARA SAEMI, STUDENT SENATOR Editor’s Note: This article contains content about suicide. Students in need of assistance may reach out to GMU Counseling and Psychological Services for further…
Meet the Mental Health & Well Being Awareness club. BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, CONTRIBUTOR The Mental Health & Well-Being Awareness Club is a new Registered Student Organization (RSO) centered around the emotional well-being of students. The club’s focus is to bring …
MASON POND BY JULIAN LEE, STAFF WRITER When living in an area that seems to have Washington D.C. next door, you can’t help but to overlook what all that Mason has to offer. Sure there are coffee shops, restaurants and…
BY ANTHONY PALACIOS, STAFF WRITER Challenges and loss made me who I am today. Growing up I wasn’t raised in a privileged household and being raised by a single mother, I knew I had my own mission and legacy…
New resident student organization creates community for neurodivergent students on campus. BY ERICA MUNISAR, NEWS EDITOR A new organization has come to campus in Fall 2023. UBU at Mason stands for “You Be You” and was founded by junior Adam…
Ask the Mind BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, STAFF WRITER Have you ever felt that rush of adrenaline before a game where you can feel your heartbeat beating so loud that everything else around you goes mute? Just for a moment, you…
Ask the Mind BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, CULTURE EDITOR Mason recently adopted a new virtual platform called TimelyCare that helps students access free counseling and psychological services on a schedule that is convenient for them. Upon first hearing about this platform…
Ask the Mind BY TIFFANY BOGGS, STAFF WRITER There’s no doubt that college can be one of the most overwhelming times for students because they have personal lives happening outside of the classrooms too. “The stress of not having friends…
BY MOSES HUNSAKER, CONTRIBUTOR On the evening of November 17, 2022, I had the displeasure of reading an article that appeared in these pages of the Fourth Estate on Pankaj Bhasin, an individual that suffered a psychotic break in 2018…
BY ADITI GOEL, STAFF WRITER With midterm season almost ending and colder days beginning, we see stress, anxiety and seasonal depression on the rise. This is a letter of encouragement to hang in there and believe in yourself. For those…