Category: Culture

Professor Profile: Ben Steger

Logan Bishop, staff writer Ben Steger is a documentary filmmaker and a professor for the Film and Video Studies department here at Mason. His new documentary titled “Stage Four: A Love Story” will premier at the Washington West Film Festival on…

Students involved in deciding special performances

Blanca Acevedo, Staff Writer George Mason University students are directly involved in the process of what comedian gets selected to perform each fall. This year Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias performed. He is a stand-up comedian for Comedy Central, who has performed…

Gateway to Success

Written by Cynthia Jessup Mason’s library is showing off their new Gateway library options to students. Mason has its very own Gateway library that gives students access to hundreds of streamline files and media. Students can stream feature films, documentaries, speeches on audio and…

Help Charles Dickens finish his story

Over 200 props, a 35-piece orchestra, 28 actors, 7 stage managers and collaboration among 4 different university departments creates a large musical. Then add ten points where the audience can vote and over 100 possible plot endings, and the show…

Computer Science UTAs

Illustration by Laura Baker Undergraduate students can apply to be a teacher assistant in classes they have already taken. The Undergraduate Teacher Assistant position is an hourly wages job that can work around a student’s school schedule.  They can work…

Yik Yak: taking over schools one yak at a time

Written by Kelsey Davidson   Mason students are using a new app sweeping across college campuses for jokes, comments and advice throughout the day. Yik Yak is an app that allows one to post an anonymous 200 character message and…

Guantanamo Bay politics through the lens of a photojournalist

Bright orange jumpsuits are a familiar symbol of Guantanamo Bay, but according to photojournalist Louie Palu, that symbol has been hijacked by ISIS. “Pictures have become part of the contemporary landscape of conflict,” said Palu while giving a guest lecture…

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Film students expose the complexities of cinema

Meghann Patterson, staff writer Mason film students are bringing together both film and non-film majors to learn about the production of movies. The Films about Filmmaking series gives students the chance to discuss their love of film with a community…

Lay On: The LARPing Lifestyle

Written by Amy Rose “Lay on!” A shout can be heard across the battlefield as the two sides start to advance positions. LARPing, or Live Action Role Playing, involves different units or countries going to war with one another using…