Monthly Archives: September 2017

A New Horror Movie to Watch Besides “It”

NETFLIX RELEASES A NEW HORROR COMEDY By Christine Viray, Staff Writer As a horror movie fanatic, I’m always interested in watching a horror movie whenever I have free time. Unlike many of my friends buying tickets to see the new…

No Car? No Problem.

DON’T BE CAR-LESS, THERE’S PLENTY OF OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO MAKE YOUR WAY AROUND FAIRFAX By Angelique Arintok, Staff Writer Students at the Mason Fairfax campus have various forms of transportation available to them. Whether it would be a trip to…

The Revival of TEDxGMU

TEDXGMU ROSE TO PROMINENCE IN THEIR FIRST EVENT YEAR By Basma Humadi, Staff Writer TEDxGeorgeMasonU came back with a new “heartbeat” in their first event of the year. After much discussion regarding the logo for this year’s TEDxGeorgeMasonU event, the TED…

Washington Nationals hosting a college day for Mason students

By Mitchell Westall, Sports Editor As part of their college day series targeting students or fans of seven Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia universities, the Nationals will host George Mason University day Thursday, Sept. 28. The promotion allows students and…

Mason Alum to Row for Team USA

By Matt Caron, Staff Writer Former George Mason University rower Maureen McAuliffe has been selected to compete with Team USA for the 2017 World Rowing Championships. The competition begins September 24, and continues to October 1 in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida. McAuliffe,…

Civil Rights figure Jesse Jackson speaks at Mason

By Alexander Shedd, Staff Writer A notable Civil Rights figure, Reverend Jesse Jackson, spoke to George Mason students in the Harris Theater on Friday, Sept. 15. The event was hosted by Mason’s Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education (ODIME)….

After Charlottesville, Warnings of Alt-Right on Campuses

WHY ARE HATE GROUPS TARGETING COLLEGES AND STUDENTS AND WHAT IS IN STORE FOR THE FUTURE? By Michael Eberhart, News Editor In the wake of last month’s violent “Unite the Right” rally at the University of Virginia (UVA), organizations including…

Mason sends supplies to hurricane survivors

AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY, LEAD ORGANIZES A DONATION DRIVES  By Isabella LaMagdeleine, Staff Writer Mason students from the Leadership Education and Development office (LEAD) organized a collection drive to send relief supplies to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The storm wreaked…

Fourth Estate Fantasy Focus Week Two

By Mitchell Westall, Sports Editor Week one was wild. I spent a solid amount of time figuring out how I was going to open up this edition of IVEFF and that’s what I came up with. The biggest question for prognosticators…