LAST WEEK IN THE NEWS
TOP NEWS FROM APRIL 11 to APRIL 15 BY BRAD BYRNE, NEWS EDITOR Monday, April 11 Jared Kushner secured a $2 billion investment from a fund led by the Saudi crown prince. President Emmanuel Macron and hard-right leader Marine Le…
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MASON MOVES AWAY FROM MASK MANDATE, REINFORCES MASK-OPTIONAL ENVIRONMENT ON CAMPUS
Mason ditches its mask mandate and implements mask-optional and COVID-19 test-optional rules BY ALLISON ALBERTY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND GRAPHICS EDITOR Mason facilitated a town hall on their mask mandate in early March, where President Gregory Washington announced that Mason would…
LAST WEEK IN THE NEWS
TOP NEWS FROM APRIL 4 TO APRIL 8 BY AMBER LUCAS, NEWS ASSISTANT Monday, April 4 A mass shooting in Sacramento, CA, left at least 6 people dead and 12 more wounded. The Grammy’s were presented on April 3, winners…
BRUISED. BLEEDING. BROKEN
As presented in Carmen Maria Machado’s memoir, In The Dream House, the throws of Intimate Partner Violence can be difficult to escape, regardless of society’s expectations BY MOMINA ADEM, STAFF WRITER *CONTENT WARNING: This article covers intimate partner violence/domestic abuse.*…
AFTER A DRY SPELL, THE ACADEMY AWARDS ARE BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT
An altercation between celebrities sparked by a tasteless joke (along with some historic wins) may have just saved the Oscars BY MATTHEW KOVACEV, STAFF WRITER Every year, the Academy Awards celebrates some of the best films of the previous year…
FACES OF MASON
Forrest Allen BY ALEXIS MCCUTCHAN, STAFF WRITER When I first noticed Forrest Allen, he was walking around campus with his black lab, Toliver. His stride had an upbeat attitude to it. He waved to nearby students and gave a friendly…
MASON LAW STUDENTS SUPPORT TRIBAL NATION JUSTICE REFORM
Mason’s new program surrounding tribal law and economics BY LIVIA BENJAMIN, STAFF WRITER Residing at the Mason Square campus (formerly known as the Arlington campus), the Antonin Scalia Law School houses an array of academics and professors alike. Adam Crepelle,…
MASON VISION DAY RAISES OVER $130,000 FOR THE GREEN MACHINE
For Mason’s anniversary, a beloved institution gets a gift from the community BY MAGGIE ROTH, CULTURE EDITOR As part of Mason’s 50th Anniversary celebrations, the Mason community came together to support one of the university’s most beloved and quintessential organizations,…
MASON TURNS FIFTY
The anniversary celebration included performances, videos and speeches BY SAMI GIBBS, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mason marked its 50th anniversary with a Commemorative Celebration on April 7 at the Johnson Center. This anniversary marks the half-century since former Governor Linwood Holton signed legislation…
50TH ANNIVERSARY ROGER WILKINS LECTURE: JAMELLE BOUIE
A lecture on American politics with a New York Times columnist BY EMMA MICHELS, STAFF WRITER Students, alumni and Fairfax patrons gathered in the Fenwick Library for the annual Roger Wilkins Lecture on April 5 with The New York Times…