Author Archives: Sami Gibbs

About Sami Gibbs

Sami is the Co-Editor-In-Chief of the Fourth Estate for the 2020-2021 academic year. She is a senior majoring in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and minoring in Legal studies.

NEW STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT ELECTED

Candidates Sophia Nguyen and Celine Apenteng are elected to the office of Student Body President and Vice President BY BRAD BYRNE, NEWS EDITOR On April 11, the results for the Spring 2022 Student Government Elections were revealed to the Mason…

ANGELINA JOLIE VISITS MASON

Notable actress visits Mason professor on her recent research BY SYDNEY JOHNSON, NEWS ASSISTANT Courtesy of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Dr. Katherine Scafide is an assistant professor in the School of Nursing and has worked within the field as…

GAS PRICES INCREASE IMPACTS STUDENTS

Rising gas prices have cost those who commute more money to come to campus BY ERICA MUNISAR, STAFF WRITER Across the United States, gas prices have steadily been on the rise, with the average price of gas doubling in the…

ON THE SLATE

The Adam Project BY AUDREY MORALES, STAFF WRITER The action sci-fi movie, “The Adam Project,” follows a 12-year-old boy named Adam Reed, who is grieving the loss of his father. Ryan Reynolds plays the older version of Adam, who is…

THREE EXECUTIVE CAMPAIGNS PARTICIPATE IN DEBATE AHEAD OF VOTING

Candidates debate relevant issues to the student body BY BRAD BYRNE, NEWS EDITOR; SYDNEY JOHNSON AND AMBER LUCAS, NEWS ASSISTANTS Six candidates from three campaigns participated in the spring Student Government Executive Ticket Debate on March 30 in the Johnson…

HAS THE SUPREME COURT BEEN COMPROMISED?

Jan. 6 ties of Justice Thomas’ wife potentially strains Supreme Court BY KEVIN LIGHTNER, STAFF WRITER On March 24, news broke that Virginia Thomas, wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, had exchanged around 29 text messages with then-chief…

LAST WEEK IN THE NEWS

Top news from March 14 to March 18 BY ALLISON ALBERTY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND GRAPHICS EDITOR Monday, March 14 Russia asks China for financial aid in the war against Ukraine. Tom Brady announced he will return to NFL and Buccaneers….

ADD TO QUEUE

Adele’s ’30’  BY ALEXIS MCCUTCHAN, STAFF WRITER Carefully unwrapping the package which holds my new Adele ‘30’ vinyl, I place the new vinyl on my record player, where it stays for the remainder of the afternoon. Adele’s voice casts through…