Author Archives: Fourth Estate Spring 2025

A sisterhood away from family

How the Black Mambas share their love for dance with Mason and each other BY VIVIANA SMITH, SENIOR STAFF WRITER If you hear eclectic afrobeats and the cheer of excited audiences, chances are The Black Mambas are performing. Mason’s Black…

Interview with Student Government President Candidate Jae Boyd

Boyd-Applbaum are one of four tickets running for Student Government President and Vice President BY SAM DOUGLAS, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR [Editor’s Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity.] Q: Can you introduce yourself? What year are you…

Interview with Presidential Candidate Isaiah Grays

Grays-Dubois are one of four tickets running for Student Body President and Vice President BY SAM DOUGLAS, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR [Editor’s Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity.] Q: Can you introduce yourself? What year are you…

From Watergate to Dreamers: Donald Graham at GMU

A discussion with Donald Graham and President Gregory Washington at the Freedom and Learning Forum BY JULIANA MARCELLO, STAFF WRITER On April 10, Donald Graham, former publisher of The Washington Post and chairman of Graham Holdings Company, joined President Gregory…

The GMU Hunt causes after hours intrigue

A secretive trio unites students in a midnight puzzle-solving tradition BY SAAHITI KIRAN CHAMALA, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF [Editor’s Note: All members of GMU Hunt have chosen to remain anonymous. Each organizer has requested to be referred to under a specific alias.]  On…

Proposed Board resolution limiting DEI receives pushback

Statements Released as Academic Programs, Diversity, and University Community Committee to Vote on Resolution BY SAM DOUGLAS, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR On April 17, the Academic Programs, Diversity, and University Community Committee is set to vote on the “RESOLUTION OF GEORGE…