Monthly Archives: November 2019

Higher Wages Are Good For People On Campus: Here’s Why

BY CASSIDY POLLARD, CONTRIBUTOR As I sit down in the Johnson Center, holding food from one of the many Sodexo-operated restaurants, I take a minute to think about how heavily our campus relies on the workers that staff these restaurants…

Yes, The Equal Rights Amendment Matters

BY ZOEHRIYA ANWAR, STAFF WRITER The Declaration of Independence says “all men are created equal.” What about women? Aren’t we created equal too? As I wake up in the morning and head to my classes, these are the questions I…

“OK, Boomer” Is Hurting Our Generation

BY ALEX MADAJIAN, STAFF WRITER Yes, I know the first reaction after reading the title is to think to yourself, “OK, boomer,” but please hear me out. For those five people on the entire planet who haven’t heard yet, “OK,…

Let’s Restart The Deficit Debate

BY DAWSON WEINHOLD STAFF WRITER Our nation has a spending problem. Last year, the deficit reached $779 billion. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is estimating that by fiscal year 2020 that number will reach 1 trillion. To many people, that…

“Your Truth” is Stupid

BY ALEX MADAJIAN, STAFF WRITER Forgive me, but I’m about to commit a mortal sin: criticize Oprah. In her 2018 acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes, she remarked, “Speaking your truth is the most…

Letter To The Editor: Dear Candidate for President of GMU:

BY THE GMU CHAPTER OF AAUP, TRANSPARENT GMU, AND GMU RETIRED FACULTY ASSOCIATION, CONTRIBUTORS Thank you for applying to be the next president of George Mason University. As a candidate, we are certain that the executive search firm has told…

Robots Bring up Accessibility Concerns

Starts and stops, curb cuts among issues BY IZZ LAMAGDELEINE, ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR The concern that electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. student Brian Jarvis holds about Starship robots on campus is simple.  Jarvis is physically disabled and uses a power…

Mason Artist Alley

Providing a space for Mason’s artistic entrepreneurs for the second year running BY MAGGIE ROTH, STAFF WRITER Students looking to get a jump on their holiday shopping and support local artists got an opportunity to do both on Saturday, Nov….

Faces of Mason

INTERVIEWS BY PETER NJOROGE, CULTURE EDITOR This week, for our final issue of the semester, we take a look at two Fourth Estate editors that will be leaving the newsroom, Opinion Editor Chris Kernan-Schmidt and News Editor Abigail Adcox STUDENT:…