Film, politics and activism with the woman who climbed a flagpole in protest BY MAGGIE ROTH STAFF WRITER On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts hosted Bree Newsome Bass, a filmmaker and political activist, in a…
A roundtable discussion on intersectionality in publishing with past and present editors BY MAGGIE ROTH STAFF WRITER On Saturday, Oct. 17, current and former writers of So to Speak, Mason’s graduate feminist literary journal, met in a digital roundtable as…
A talk on campus culture and the future of sexual assault prevention BY MAGGIE ROTH STAFF WRITER On Monday, Sept. 21, authors Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan met with Mason students in a virtual conversation about their new book “Sexual…
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt BY: MAGGIE ROTH STAFF WRITER With national stay-at-home orders in place and more time on my hands than I know what to do with, I’m finally getting around to knocking some books off of my…
The best kept secrets for food, music and entertainment BY: MAGGIE ROTH, FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENT Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. With campus closed and social distancing measures in…
A night of poetry and performance with Mason’s literary publication BY: MAGGIE ROTH, STAFF WRITER The artists, poets and musicians of Mason got the opportunity to share their work in front of a crowd when Volition, Mason’s student literary magazine,…
Shedding light on the inner workings of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery BY: MAGGIE ROTH, STAFF WRITER Mason students were given the opportunity this past week to peer behind the scenes of the iconic portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama…
INTERVIEWS BY CAYLA CADE AND MAGGIE ROTH STUDENT: Mia Brice As a dance major, what is your day like? I obviously dance all day. But with that, I am taking two technique classes a day. And then I take improv…
Get acquainted with Washington’s cultural hotspot for poetry and activism BY: MAGGIE ROTH, STAFF WRITER Busboys and Poets is all at once a bookshop, bar, coffee shop, restaurant and space for creative performance. Each aspect of the shop flows into…
Providing a space for Mason’s artistic entrepreneurs for the second year running BY MAGGIE ROTH, STAFF WRITER Students looking to get a jump on their holiday shopping and support local artists got an opportunity to do both on Saturday, Nov….