Spiros Protopsaltis discusses current trends and offers advice to students BY IZZ LAMAGDELEINE, COPY CHIEF When Spiros Protopsaltis was the deputy assistant secretary for higher education and student financial aid in the Obama administration, he helped to expand students’ access…
TAKE A PEEK INTO OBAMA’S ADMINISTRATION FROM THE LENS OF PHOTOJOURNALIST PETER SOUZA By Angelique Arintok, Staff Writer Pete Souza is an American photojournalist best known for his work as the former chief official White House photographer of the Obama…
CANDIDATES RECEIVE IMPORTANT LAST-MINUTE ENDORSEMENTS By Alexander Shedd, Assistant News Editor As the Virginia gubernatorial race enters its final week, both candidates received important endorsements from some of the country’s biggest political names. Republican candidate Ed Gillespie most recently received…
by Fourth Estate staff First Lady Michelle Obama will speak at the Johnson Center on Friday on behalf of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, according to a press release sent Tuesday afternoon. Attendees must RSVP through Clinton’s campaign website. Admission will be determined…
(Photo credit: Alec Moore/Fourth Estate) This story was originally published in the Mar. 21 issue of Fourth Estate. Supreme Court vacancy spurs political controversy On March 16, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy left on the Supreme…
(Credit: Megan Zendek/Fourth Estate) Last Thursday, the Dialogue and Difference Project hosted “Perception of Guns,” which gave students the space and tools to discuss what could be changed to end the pro-gun and pro-regulation debate. About 30 people attended the…
(Photo credit: Amy Rose/Fourth Estate) Last Thursday, President Obama and a handful of selected invitees sat down in Dewberry Hall for a televised forum moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper to discuss Obama’s recent executive action on gun control. Just outside the town hall, students…
The national task force on 21st century policing co-chaired by Mason professor Laurie Robinson delivered its final report to President Obama Mar. 2. The report highlights the importance of creating a trusting, respectful relationship between law enforcement and the communities…
A national task force led by GMU Professor Laurie Robinson has been investigating the relationship between U.S. law enforcement and the communities they oversee. The task force was established in Dec. 18 by an executive order from President Obama in…