This story was originally published in the Feb. 8 issue of Fourth Estate. On Jan. 12, the City of Fairfax decreed that January would be Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Negar Ehsani, chair of the City of Fairfax Commission for Women,…
(Photo credit: Claire Cecil/Fourth Estate) This story was originally published in the Feb. 8 issue of Fourth Estate. On Sunday Jan. 31, the City of Fairfax Commission for Women sponsored “HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Get the Facts and Take Action,” a free…
(Photo credit: Amy Rose/Fourth Estate) Before there was Mason… This story is the first in a short series by Fourth Estate that explores what Mason’s campus looked like before it became the grounds for a university. Northern Virginia is rich with…
(Credit: Megan Zendek/Fourth Estate) A group of Mason graduate students studying communication recently sent out a survey to discover what motivates Twitter users to adopt the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. Bridget Bush, a first year graduate student in communication, said the group…
(Photo credit: Alya Nowilaty/Fourth Estate) The new bike loan program Mason had intended to begin this fall has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. This decision comes after the unexpected resignation of former Transportation Coordinator Marina Budimir, who left the…
(Photo credit: Claire Cecil/Fourth Estate) The City of Fairfax has announced a year-long pilot program that will decrease the number of driving lanes on University Drive. The program will shrink the number of lanes from four to three between Armstrong…
(Photo credit: Fourth Estate Archives) On Oct. 6 and 7, Student Government elections were held for Student Senate. Out of 18 candidates running, 10 were elected, and 766 votes were cast. The results were announced Oct. 8 on the Student…
Economics professor Thomas Rustici, Ph.D., has been named senior economic advisor for Ben Carson’s presidential campaign. Rustici’s role as senior economic advisor simply means that he advises Carson on all things economics. “Anything to do with money, taxes, programs —…
(Credit: Megan Zendek/Fourth Estate) Last February, Mason’s Task Force on Sexual Assault and Interpersonal Violence published a report that contained eight recommendations to be implemented on campus by August 2015. Currently, seven out of the eight have been completed. Under…
The Bistro was closed in May for renovations and will reopen as an event space. Renovations are scheduled to begin in the summer of 2016. Mark Kraner, Executive Director of Campus Retail Operations, stated, “It has always been a need…