(Photo credit: Claire Cecil/Fourth Estate) “Call if you can. Text if you can’t.” Police departments in Fairfax County, the Town of Herndon, the Town of Vienna, the Town of Clifton and the City of Fairfax have implemented a Text to…
Kaleel Weatherly, staff writer In its only exhibition game before the start of the season, Mason’s women’s basketball team defeated the Central Methodist University Eagles 74—54 at Eaglebank Arena. The game got off to a generally shaky start for both teams. Mason shot…
Tatyana White-Jenkins, Assistant Lifestyle Editor There are many things that are commonly associated with Mason: green and gold, the Patriot and, more recently, squirrels. The GMU Squirrels Twitter account has gained considerable attention and popularity since its creation three years ago….
(Photo credit: Pam Phan/Fourth Estate) Freshmen will be required to live on campus starting in the fall of 2016. David Burge, vice president of Enrollment Management, and Rose Pascarell, vice president of University Life, have announced that the next class…
(Photo credit: Amy Rose/Fourth Estate) After a year of elevator entrapments in the Johnson Center, followed by $1.1 million in renovations, Facilities Management has finally found a workable solution. The University Police Department says there have been 142 elevator service…
Saturday 10/31 A plane crash in Egypt sparks worldwide controversy about who caused it and if it was a bomb. This crash has started to impact U.S. international flight. An upcoming Fourth Estate article will mention the plane crash and its…
(Photo credit: Claire Cecil/Fourth Estate) The beginning of this semester marked the thirtieth year that Mason’s school of engineering has been on campus. According to the engineering school’s annual report, on March 19, 1985, the Board of Visitors approved the founding of the…
Ramon Mejia, Kaleel Weatherly and Mitchell Westall, staff writers Week 8 Disappointments Le’Veon Bell (PIT, RB) – Bell’s MCL injury was quite serious, so here’s hoping he will be back to playing 100 percent next season. As of now, there are only…
by Nina Motazedi As the 2016 presidential campaign continues, some candidates have begun highlighting their plans for reforming higher education. Candidates from both parties — including Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie and others — have proposed plans…
Sophia Delmar, Staff Writer Ember Poets Undergraduate Poetry Reading Club is the premier poetry club for Mason undergraduates, serving as a haven for poetry writers and analyzers alike. The group began as a small, unofficial club last year but transformed into an official student organization this…