Monthly Archives: April 2019

NOVA Community College looking for new college president

NOVA elects interim president after former president, Scott Ralls, left in March BY ROGER HINCAPIE Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is going through the process of selecting a new president for the upcoming year as Dr. Scott Ralls, who was…

Cultural Diversity among  NOVA Students

A look into the impact of sharing one’s culture on a college campus BY ZULFIKAR BELAL How proud do you feel when you introduce your country and culture to diverse multicultural students on campus? If classrooms are filled with diverse…

Gone Fisching

BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR On Tuesday, April 2, The College of William & Mary announced that Mason Men’s Basketball assistant coach Dane Fischer will take the reins of the Tribe as head coach. Fischer, who has coached for…

Senior lacrosse star reflects on her athletic career

BY LAURA SCUDDER, SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Listening to Chachi Kelehan speak about lacrosse and the women’s team here at Mason, one can immediately tell that she knows what it means to be a team player. Kelehan is friendly and clearly…

Sports in Brief

Men’s Volleyball On April 6, Mason took on Penn State University in a close match, winning three sets to none. In the first set, Mason started with a 7-1 run, before winning the set 25-16. The Patriots finished this set…

Upcoming Sports Calendar (April 9-14)

Baseball APR 9 (TUE) 3:00 P.M. VS LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY Lacrosse APR 12 (FRI) 4 P.M. VS SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY FAIRFAX, VA GEORGE MASON STADIUM APR 14 (SUN) 1 P.M. VS GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Rowing APR 14 (SUN) ALL DAY VS…

Course Evaluation Changes Leave Students Wanting More

BY DOMINIC PINO, STAFF WRITER On April 3, the Faculty Senate endorsed the 14 recommendations of the Effective Teaching Committee to change the course evaluation process. Two of the three motions passed unanimously, and one had one dissenting vote. As…

College Republicans vs GMU Democrats

Republicans and Democrats side-by-side take on 2020 election The Greatest Show on Earth   BY IAN WAITE, COLLEGE REPUBLICANS’ CONTRIBUTOR On the morning of election day 2016, Reuters/Ipsos State of the Nation polling gave former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…

George Mason Doesn’t Do Enough for its Jewish Students

BY MCKENNA BATES, CONTRIBUTOR Over the course of my three years at Mason, I have been involved with advocating for Jewish students on campus. Whether that be through fighting for Hebrew classes to be taught, working to pass resolutions in Student…