Monthly Archives: February 2021

SHAKESPEARE’S PLACE IN EDUCATION NEEDS TO CHANGE

BY LUKE HARRIS STAFF WRITER Shakespeare loved sex jokes. The first scene of “Romeo and Juliet” is basically two horny men, Sampson and Gregory, talking about sex. In ninth grade, my teacher had us read the entirety of “Romeo and…

MASON AIDS NORTHERN VIRGINIA VACCINE DISTRIBUTION

CHHS faculty and students work to expand vaccination distribution in areas surrounding Mason BY JAMES TALOCKA STAFF WRITER The nationwide COVID-19 vaccine rollout has experienced delays which are being felt in Northern Virginia. Despite this, Mason’s College of Health and…

SEN. KAINE: MY PRIORITIES IN THE NEW CONGRESS

BY SEN. TIM KAINE CONTRIBUTOR After the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, many were rightfully worried about our ability to have a peaceful transfer of power and get to work on accomplishing critical legislative priorities. But in the weeks…

TOM FELTON HEADLINES MASON’S HOMECOMING

Patriot Activities Council hosts former “Harry Potter” star on YouTube livestream BY LAURA SCUDDER CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Echoes of “Pottah” could be heard on the YouTube livestream that hosted Tom Felton on Saturday, Feb 6. The actor, best-known for his role as…

PAC KICKS OFF SPRING SEMESTER WITH THE POWER OF LANGUAGE

Spoken word poet Adán Bean shared works in virtual event BY HAILEY BULLIS SENIOR STAFF WRITER The Patriot Activities Council started off the semester by hosting a spoken word event titled “Hear Me Out,” featuring spoken word poet Adán Bean…

ADD TO QUEUE

“Live from Emmet’s Place” streams BY PETER NJOROGE CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Music is something I take with me everywhere that it’s even quasi-appropriate. Whether I’m cooking, cleaning, working, running, in class, driving, in the grocery store or in the shower, the chances…

BEING PATRIOTIC DOESN’T DEPEND ON ELECTION RESULTS

BY ALEX MADAJIAN STAFF WRITER What does it mean to be a patriot? Here at George Mason, we refer to ourselves as patriots, and even the school historians aren’t sure why. Sadly, I see many people’s feelings of patriotism for…