A Survivor’s Dilemma
BY ANONYMOUS I am a survivor of sexual assault. I have only ever told three people my story. I believe it is important to talk about my mindset as a survivor, especially in today’s climate where reports and allegations are…
Author Archives: Fourth Estate
Lt. Governor Fairfax Asks for Due Process, but What Process is Due?
BY ARJIT ROSHAN, CONTRIBUTOR Due process, eschewed by Americans in the early part of this century as we both waged our war on terror and indefinitely detained “enemy combatants” in military prisons without trial, is now being invoked as our most…
Pizza Robot
By Hugo Vasgestian
This Week In Politics
BY JENNIFER MUCHNIKOFF, STAFF WRITER Monday, Jan. 21 California Democrat Sen. Kamala Harris announces her bid for presidency in 2020. Delta Air Lines Foundation provides a private grant to ensure Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta is…
What the Hell does Student Government Do?
BY TIM O’SHEA, CONTRIBUTOR I joined Mason’s Student Government (SG) familiar with the dismal aspects of its reputation. I knew that many students see SG as an ineffective body comprised of playacting, would-be politicians passing empty bills and soaking up…
A Message to the JC Preachers
BY SEAN BIRDSEY, CONTRIBUTOR While antagonizing the preachers that visit our campus can be cathartic, it’s unproductive. They will not be swain, and instead see it as justification for proselytizing because we are apparently willfully ignorant of God, and thus…
Transparency Trainwreck
BY SARA DERISO, CONTRIBUTOR Last spring, Transparent GMU exposed several examples of undue donor influence here at Mason. This included revelations that the university allowed the Charles Koch Foundation and other donors to be involved in the hiring of faculty…
The Legend of the Bunnyman
BY CONNOR CUEVO If you’re from the area, you may be familiar with an enigmatic figure called the Bunnyman. He’s a local urban legend, a cryptid of sorts. The story has numerous variations, all incredibly ghastly. He lives under a…
Keep Toasty
By Alan Terrazas