Ohio organization “Created Equal” hold protest with graphic images of aborted fetuses next to Southside Dining Hall BY BARRETT BALZER, NEWS EDITOR; DETRA BELL, SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR; KATIE PERSCHAU, CULTURE EDITOR Graphic images depicting aborted fetuses were presented on a…
Has Quality of Food and Service Improved Under Chartwells? BY NATHAN FERRARO, COPY EDITOR After Mason Dining’s announcement in June that the former dining service contractor Sodexo would be replaced by Chartwells Higher Ed starting this fall semester, I experienced…
Students share experiences of undercooked meat, bugs, bolts and food poisoning from dining halls. BY ERICA MUNISAR, NEWS EDITOR According to Mason Dining, their mission statement is as follows. “Mason Dining is committed to bringing you the excellence and value…
Taking out food may help during busy hours in a post-COVID setting. BY ERICA MUNISAR, STAFF WRITER George Mason University is one of the biggest colleges in the state of Virginia composed of 27,104 undergraduate students. Of those students, 6,200…
Labor shortage on campus sparks frustration from staff and students BY ALLISON ALBERTY GRAPHICS EDITOR & SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR As businesses nationwide struggle to find and retain employees, Mason’s on-campus dining services and restaurants are no exception to this labor…
BY: ALEXANDRIA MCALPINE, FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENT Editor’s note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. The students remaining on campus are the lucky ones. It seems like just yesterday my friends and…
Well-known Southside employee leaves Mason BY: LEIGH NORMAN, STAFF WRITER Robert Daniels is always smiling. His kind eyes and salt-and-pepper beard have been a welcome sight for Southside diners. He spent years sitting at the register or preparing sandwiches. Sometimes…
Southside replaces Ike’s as 24-hour dining hall on campus BY BRAD BYRNE, STAFF WRITER As Mason students come back from winter break, the spring 2020 semester brings about new changes to the university. This semester a new initiative goes into…
By Billy Ferguson
Workers hold a demonstration as part of ongoing union efforts BY JACK HARVEY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Workers and students met Friday, Sept. 13, in the Southside lobby to deliver a petition to Sodexo’s management team. Sodexo manages dining for both…