Monthly Archives: February 2016

Dayton wins by 34 in rout of undermanned Patriots

Ben Criswell, staff writer “We ran into a buzzsaw,” Mason men’s basketball head coach Dave Paulsen said after the game, and that’s exactly the way the 24th ranked Dayton Flyers played Saturday night. The Flyers led for all but the…

Mason saves $1 million with Atrium cloud-based card system

(Photo credit: Sarah Kladler/Fourth Estate) This story was originally published in the Feb. 1 issue of Fourth Estate. A recent post audit shows that Mason will save approximately $1 million in the first five years of using it’s recently adopted…

Get a Date with Fourth Estate is back!

Looking for love in all the right places… Tatyana White-Jenkins, Assistant Lifestyle Editor Guess who’s back? Get a Date with Fourth Estate, that is! With Valentine’s Day being right around the corner, Fourth Estate would like to help spread the…

Mason’s own fitness band

Mason Recreation’s newest promotion might not be the most fashionable piece of jewelry, but having the little piece of plastic around your wrist could earn you many benefits. Free to all Mason students, the new Mason fitness band is a bracelet that…

Weekend Suggestions 2/6/16-2/7/16

Kelsey Davidson, Staff Writer On Campus SI Films “Straight Outta Compton” is playing in the Johnson Center Cinema Saturday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. The movie is about the formation of NWA (Niggaz Wit Attitude), and how…

Mason LIFE students revive garden outside Thompson Hall

This story was originally published in the Feb. 1 issue of Fourth Estate. Vegetables, herbs and flowers expected this spring A Mason LIFE (Learning Into Future Environments) professor is teaming up with Mason’s grounds shop to beautify the campus. Professor…

Like, Subscribe, Share: The Life of a College YouTube Star

9,319 people is almost enough to fill every seat in EagleBank Area, leaving just 681 seats open. It’s also the number of people who subscribe to Chaney Steinke’s YouTube channel, where the Mason junior posts hair and makeup tutorials as well as personal vlogs….

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Paulsen brings sideline coaching program to Mason

Head men’s basketball coach Dave Paulsen started a new tradition this year by inviting faculty and staff to join him on the sidelines of home games as part of the sideline coaching program. This new program is meant to bridge…