Category: Culture

Happy hearts walking around campus

The Mason community gathered to raise awareness of living a healthy lifestyle by participating in a walk around the university’s campus. The 6th annual Happy Heart Walk event was held simultaneously on the Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William campuses on…

Pres. Cabrera: Alumni crucial to university success

Article by Christine Florence Phil Izzo of The Wall Street Journal released an article stating that the college class of 2014 is the most indebted class thus far. At this year’s State of the University event, President Cabrera reassured alumni…

Mason’s dialogue on the events in Ferguson

In light of the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, Mason faculty and organizations are starting conversations on campus about race and inequality. On Sept. 4, Mason’s African and African American Studies and Women and Gender Studies departments along with the…

Mason publishing house releases first book

Mason’s student-run Stillhouse Press debuted their first book “Helen on 86th Street and Other Stories” by Wendi Kaufman this year’s Fall for the Book. Stillhouse Press was created in collaboration with FFTB, a book festival that ended last week, and Relegation…

New book with Agatha Christie characters debuted

By Christine Florence At last weeks Fall for the Book event, author Sophie Hannah introduced her book “The Monogram Murders,” a new Hercule Poirot story. Hannah received permission from Agatha Christie’s family and the Agatha Christie Estate to write the…

Five must see movies this fall

“Wild” Release date: Dec. 5, 2014 “Wild” is based on Cheryl Strayed’s 2012 memoir of the same title. Reese Witherspoon portrays the author on her 1,100 mile solo journey through America’s northwest. Strayed goes on this trek after devastating tragedy…

Farifax campus turns 50

GMU Alumni gather in Fenwick Library to learn about the history of the Fairfax Campus. Photos by Erika Eisenacher

The second annual alumni drag show

Strutting down the runway, Mason’s drag stars show off their unique styles. For two years, the Lambda chapter of the Mason Alumni Association has put on an amateur drag show to raise funds. The Washington, D.C.  Ophelia Bottoms hosted the…

Virginia Girls Summit

Tatyana White-Jenkins, Staff Writer Mason will host a summit to encourage girls in grades 7-12 to follow their dreams and to motivate and connect with one another. The Virginia Girls Summit will be held on Mason’s campus in November. “We…