BY: ELI KOHN, STAFF WRITER The Mason Core is designed to give students a “well-rounded educational experience” and to guarantee they are exposed to many different subjects and classroom environments. The Mason Core requires that students take courses designated as…
BY: ALEX MADAJIAN, STAFF WRITER The ideas behind the Mason Core curriculum do not stand alone. They stand on the shoulders of thousands of years of the liberal arts tradition. But what is this tradition? Why does it matter now?…
BY: DANIEL SCOTT MITCHELL, STAFF WRITER Think back to your childhood summers; the blazing sun was beating down on the world, a heat mirage was dancing on the asphalt, and just about everyone was seeking a reprieve from the stifling…
BY: SIDONIA CANNON, STAFF WRITER I was walking into the classroom, the fluorescent lights stung my eyes as they replaced the warm sunlight. I was slightly panting, although it was from nerves, not from climbing the stairs two at a…
BY: SYDNEY JOHNSON, STAFF WRITER The feeling of passing a class is so underrated at times. Not having to worry about that one bothersome class that you pushed off to the side during your college career is such a sweet…
Why this foreign film continues to break barriers BY: SHYLOH-SYMONE BAILEY, STAFF WRITER “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films,” said Bong Joon-ho at the 2020 Golden Globes….
A Dream Come True BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Every morning in high school, Jacy Bolton would wake up and see a photo tacked to her bulletin board of the person she aspired to be. A person that did…
Giving Everything on the Court BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Alexsis Grate has always played basketball, but she got her start in an unconventional way in the early 2000s: She played on an all-boys team from the time she was…
BY ROSS SHINBERG STAFF WRITER During Mason’s triumphant victory over VCU on Feb. 12, men’s basketball forward AJ Wilson seized his place in the team’s history by breaking a record that stood for 20 years. With just over 10 minutes…
BY WILLIAM ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER It has been over a month since the Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred levied what amounts to unprecedented punishment on the Houston Astros organization for cheating during their championship season in 2017 and subsequent seasons….