Author Archives: Alexa Rogers

About Alexa Rogers

Alexa is Editor-in-Chief at Fourth Estate and a junior majoring in communication with a minor in American government. Her content is brought to you by triple-shot vanilla lattes from Starbucks. Follow Alexa on Twitter: @alexaarogers

Editorial: It’s always been “on us”

BY ALEXA ROGERS, FORMER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF   Over the past two weeks on George Mason’s campus, two cases of sexual assault have been reported to Mason Police. This isn’t really a breaking news opener; I know you all know this by…

Mason Day 2016

Amanda Philipse, Fourth Estate contributor Mason day is a great opportunity to hang out with friends and celebrate the end of another semester in the books. There are plenty of fun things to enjoy including carnival rides, music and dance…

Fall 2016 freshmen to live on campus

All freshmen will be expected to live on campus starting in the fall semester of 2016. A recent announcement from David Burge, vice president of Enrollment Management and Rose Pascarell, vice president of University Life, indicates that new first year freshmen…

Final four anniversary looks to past, hopes for future

The athletic department announced recently via social media plans to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Mason’s journey to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament. Clues on the department’s Twitter account finally led to the unveiling of a commemorative logo…

Debit and credit card systems reboot after system attack

Credit and debit card machines on the Fairfax campus were down today after a cyber attack disrupted the system. According to executive director of Campus Retail Operations, Mark Kraner, a DNS attack hit the system this morning. One type of…

VA Senate campaign managers discuss election results at Mason

Campaign managers of Mark Warner and Ed Gillespe’s campaigns came together in Arlington on Tuesday for a retrospective view on Virginia’s Senate race. David Hallock, senior advisor to Warner, and Paul Logan, communications director for Gillespe, represented their respective campaigns…

University Life, Mason Police respond to incident in the JC

University Life and University Police are looking into an incident that occurred Saturday evening around 5:00pm in the Johnson Center. According to Michael Sandler, director of Strategic Communication, a male student fell from the third floor to the first floor…

Completion of new residence hall delayed until spring

This story was originally published in the Oct.28 issue of Fourth Estate. Construction on Taylor Hall, a new freshman honors residence hall has been halted for design and construction issues. Construction on the project began in April 2013 and was…