Category: Faces of Mason

Culinary master chef Jeanne Snyder-Pham

From childhood cooking to founding the Culinary Club with just $46.32, chef Pham shares the trial-filled journey to bring the world of cuisine to campus  BY CHRISTIAN SEGOVIA, SPORTS EDITOR  It’s tough work being Mason’s MasterChef’s Gordon Ramsay, but Jeanne…

The creative soul and mind of Justine Arenas 

Arenas talks about her passion for pursuing creativity in different forms BY CHRISTIAN SEGOVIA, SPORTS EDITOR  The world of Justine Arenas is something more than being a senior at Mason majoring in business management information systems. Rather, Arenas is an…

Cheyenne DeGross finding her new love of pickleball 

How pickleball reignited this Mason student’s love for the university BY BENJAMIN SPITLER, STAFF WRITER  “I think that’s one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make in my life… giving up the sport I love.” For many, the college…

Exploring Toria Jewelry with Victoria Demario

An inside look into a Mason student’s jewelry business  BY SARENA MARRISA SOHAN, STAFF WRITER Styled with Toria Jewelry, junior Victoria “Tori” Demario met me at the Johnson Center to share more about her jewelry business. Demario, a self-taught jeweler…

Blair Leonard, a Mason TikTok Influencer

Mason Life student finds confidence in her identity thanks to TikTok  BY MARY J. DEMARCO, OPINION EDITOR Blair Leonard, a second-year Mason LIFE student, has amassed over twenty thousand likes on TikTok. This achievement is the result of a complex,…

Mason student faces fears on the runway

Jay Toussaint talks about his experience with the Black Student Alliance Fashion Show BY KATIE PERSCHAU, STAFF WRITER Self-expression is a staple of Mason pride. This school year, Sophomore Jay Toussaint, a member of Mason’s Black Student Alliance, stepped out…

Fulbright Scholar from Croatia visits Mason

Marijana Grbeša-Zenzerović comes to Mason for research and finds student community BY VALENTINA FALA, STAFF WRITER Marijana Grbeša-Zenzerović, a Fulbright Scholar from Croatia, has traveled the world pursuing academic excellence in communication. From earning her master’s degree in the United…

Faces of Mason: Won Jun Choi

 President of Mason’s Korean student association shares his journey as a Korean American BY PHILLIP KIM, STAFF WRITER Editor’s note: This interview was initially conducted in spring 2024.   Junior Won Jun Choi was in the first grade of elementary school…

Faces of Mason: Chadwick Edralin

Mason student plays the accordion on Wilkins Plaza and spreads positivity through music BY TANYA MALIK, STAFF WRITER  Junior Chadwick Edralin, a computer game design major, taught himself the accordion as a hobby when he chose to take a semester…

FACES OF MASON: MARZANA AFROZ

Student ambassador for the College of Engineering and Computing talks about her role BY ALEXANDRA HENRIQUES, STAFF WRITER Junior Marzana Afroz is the definition of a Mason Patriot. This year, she currently serves as a Mason Student Government Senator, director…