“Undocuqueer” panel unveils a tale of hidden struggle

Written by Fourth Estate Online Lifestyle Editor Arrielle Brooks On March 6, the Mason DREAMers presented students with a unique event titled “Undocuqueer” in the Johnson Center. Best known for their efforts to create more inclusive spaces for immigrant and…

[PREVIEW]: 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

In honor of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, Sports Editor Stephen Czarda and Online Sports Editor Kristi Anable sat down to discuss this year’s bracket and notables about highlight teams. Anable covered men’s basketball beat this season and Czarda…

Class Councils Disbanded

by Fourth Estate Reporter Christopher Morrison   Since its founding at the start of the 2011 school year, Mason’s class councils have been organizing programs and events for their students to create class identity and spirit. However, at the end…

Cabrera announces David Wu as new provost

This morning, President Cabrera announced that he has selected Lehigh University’s Engineering Dean, David Wu, to fill the position of provost starting July 1. Wu is Dean and the Lee Iacocca Professor in the Rossin College of Engineering and Applied…

Meet the Candidates: Abbruscato and Wickrema

With campaign season for the Student Government election beginning Mar. 17, Fourth Estate has begun interviewing the candidates for the office of student body President and Vice President. Philip Abbruscato and Dilan Wickrema are running for President and Vice President…

Ravi the Raviator urges audiences to take to the skies

Written by Fourth Estate Lifestyle Editor Genevieve Hoeler For those who have ever considered getting in the pilot’s seat of an airplane, the Hylton Performing Arts Center is hosting Ravi the Raviator while on his “You Can Do It” tour….

What we built while you were away

Coming back from Spring Break you may have noticed something a little different about our website. Well, maybe a lot different. Last semester, we merged Connect2Mason and Broadside with the idea that we could better bring information to the Mason…

Northern Virginia’s enormous population in one map

Luke Juday, a graduate student at the University of Virginia, has an excellent data visualization blog that covers a number of statewide topics ranging from economic activity to the geographic distribution of bars. His most recent post resizes each locality…