“The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid BY DANA NICKEL SENIOR STAFF WRITER In lieu of any real travel in the last year, I’ve found myself taking more drives around Fairfax, Northern Virginia and Washington whenever I…
INTERVIEW BY DANA NICKEL SENIOR STAFF WRITER Alumnus: Shannon Howley What year did you graduate from Mason? What was your major? I graduated last spring. I majored in Government and International Politics. What made you choose Mason for undergrad? George…
INTERVIEW BY DANA NICKEL SENIOR STAFF WRITER Student: Jordan Lear What year are you at Mason? What are you studying? I am a junior here at Mason and I’m majoring in Communication with a concentration in media production and criticism,…
Our Fellow Patriots, This might be a longer letter than usual. We have reached the end of our publication schedule. This is our final issue for the year. This is our final issue as your Co Editors-in-Chief. Last August, we…
Hey Patriots, I hope everyone had a moderately successful first week back from Spring Break, and a first week with online classes. I admit, I had to sit through some classes with technical issues, but I appreciated my professors’ willingness…
It’s all the rage BY DAND NICKEL CHIEF EGG Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. A crowd of 150 students — all sitting 12 seats apart from one another…
Stocking up: grocery store do’s and don’ts BY: DANA NICKEL CO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF So, halfway through your first, third or final semester of college, things have been unfortunately cut short by a literal global pandemic. Whether you’ve been permitted to stay…
Hey Patriots, After a six week stretch, we’ll be taking a couple weeks off for midterms and spring break. Spending six weeks with the same group of people in close proximity really taught me a lot about the team my…
BY DANA NICKEL CO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Allie McCool sat in a folding chair in one of Mason’s practice courts for the basketball teams in the RAC. She fidgeted with her hands, her eyes darting between her fellow teammates still out on…
Hey Patriots, This week, my Co Editor and I are happy to announce that this issue will feature one of Mason’s women’s sports teams on the cover. This is the first time this school year that we’ll feature a women’s…