Letter From the Editor
Dear Patriots, This marks our last issue for the school year as well as my last letter from the editor to you all. Needless to say, this is very bittersweet. As I myself come close to graduation, I am feeling…
Author Archives: Basma
Kavanaugh’s Hiring is a Part of a Bigger Issue at Mason
BY BASMA HUMADI, MANAGING EDITOR Since the news broke that Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh will come to Mason as a distinguished visiting professor with a three-year contract, the pushback from the community at large has been overwhelming to say the…
Town hall addresses religious discrimination on campus
Faculty members emphasize need for nuance and radical listening BY BASMA HUMADI, MANAGING EDITOR A town hall discussion, “Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Discrimination in the Name of Religion (Part 2),” took place Thursday, April 25, in Merten Hall, moderated by Director…
Living In Limbo
Looming fears from pro-Palestinian activists on campus and inconsistency from Mason BY BASMA HUMADI, MANAGING EDITOR It is no secret that Mason student activism exists and has been advocating for a number of issues. From Transparent GMU to Turning Point…
Faces of Mason
BY BASMA HUMADI, HAILEY BULLIS AND IZZ LAMAGDELEINE STUDENT: Ethan Brown WHERE DO YOU WORK ON CAMPUS? I first started working parking at EagleBank Arena, and then from there, I found out about a job with Patriot Lift with Parking…
Random White Guy Found Studying on JC Third Floor
Confusion sparks among third floor Middle Eastern and South Asian community BY BASMA HUMADI, LEO SUN LIBRA MOON It was any other ordinary Tuesday in the Johnson Center (JC), and sophomore Bradson Tanner needed a place to study. Tanner grabbed…
Mason Students to Live in Classrooms Due to Lack of Available Housing
Classrooms able to accommodate up to 958 students BY BASMA HUMADI, LEO SUN LIBRA MOON It is no secret student housing is in high demand as the population of incoming Mason students continues to grow. Just last year, seniors at…
SAIA Members Lobby Against Anti-BDS Bill
Members head to Congress to voice concerns BASMA HUMADI, MANAGING EDITOR Members of Mason’s Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) headed over to Congress last week to lobby against a bill that would allow for state governments to refuse to do…
Casey Davis Talks Growing As A Person On And Off The Court
BY BASMA HUMADI, MANAGING EDITOR When she first came to Mason, Casey Davis would have never imagined that she would one day be the star in a public dance battle. After winning Simon Says at Mason Madness years back,…
Letter From the Editor
Dear Patriots, This past Valentine’s Day marked the one-year anniversary of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead and 17 injured. The tragedy led to the rise of survivors from the…