Monthly Archives: April 2016

Swipe into Safety

Tatyana White-Jenkins, Assistant Lifestyle Editor With technology advancing left and right, the trend has followed into the realm of dating. Over the past few year, online dating websites, apps and services have been created in order to make finding a…

New App brings a platform to deliver and receive

Matthew Odom, Staff Writer “The future.” That’s how Mo Belhaj, co-founder of the new app BringMe, describes the fledgling start-up he and Moustafa Baiou founded in 2014. The app, which launched on April 11 and is available for both iPhone…

Students clean up campus streams for Earth Month

(Photo credit: Alec Moore/Fourth Estate) The Office of Sustainability’s latest Earth Month event, the Mason Stream Clean-Up, took place last Saturday by Lot C. Student volunteers, as well as Office of Sustainability and Facilities Management staff, worked together to pick up…

Velez reflects on Mason volleyball career

After five years with Mason’s men’s volleyball team, Paco Velez has seen a lot. He’s been through coaching changes, experienced new play books and seen players come and go. As his last season as a Mason Patriot draws to an end, Velez shared…

Weekend Suggestions: 4/15- 4/17

  Kelsey Davidson, Staff Writer   On Campus GMU Vietnamese Student Association Cultural Show: “Mỹ Con” (American Child) This Saturday, April 16, GMU’s Vietnamese Student Association is presenting their annual cultural show, taking place at Annandale High School. The show…

Another successful iWeek celebrates diversity at Mason

Basma Humadi, Staff Writer Every year, the Mason community comes together to celebrate its notable diversity during International Week or iWeek. This week of festivity represents the 130 countries in Mason’s student body. iWeek 2016 started Friday, April 8, and will end Sunday, April…

Students unite to discuss refugee health at MasonWHO conference

(Photo credit: Donna Imadi/Fourth Estate) After six months of planning and organizing, the Mason Model World Health Organization held its first conference last weekend. The conference, sponsored by over 10 different Mason-affiliated organizations, appealed to students all across the region, including students…

Web of Lies

Rachel Shubin, Staff Writer “My dog ate my homework.” If that excuse didn’t for you in elementary school, what makes you think a college professor is going to believe it? We’ve all been there. You feel like you can’t finish an assignment…

What’s to come for Mason basketball?

Ben Criswell, staff writer In Coach Dave Paulsen’s first year at Mason, the Patriots finished with an 11-21 record, 5-13 in conference. This was a slight improvement from the 2015 campaign, when the Patriots ended the season with nine wins. Still, the…

Hey Nationals, this is your year

Ben Criswell, staff writer  2016, this is the year. Sound familiar? On paper, the Washington Nationals’ rotation is as good if not better than any other rotation in baseball. On paper, the team’s lineup is as formidable as their competitors. On…