The best kept secrets for food, music and entertainment BY: MAGGIE ROTH, FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENT Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. With campus closed and social distancing measures in…
World-famous celebrities sing a world-famous song BY: NAYOMI SANTOS, SECOND IN COMMAND OF FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENTS “Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate.” It was an unforgettable night of celebration,…
Graduating seniors create platform for distribution and communication during pandemic BY: PETER NJOROGE, CULTURE EDITOR As U.S. cases for COVID-19 continue to climb exponentially, panic seems like a reasonable response. Citizens from all across the country have been told to…
Stocking up: grocery store do’s and don’ts BY: DANA NICKEL CO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF So, halfway through your first, third or final semester of college, things have been unfortunately cut short by a literal global pandemic. Whether you’ve been permitted to stay…
INTERVIEW BY IMANI HOLLOMAN Organization: Mason Cable Network’s The Spill How did you become involved with The Spill? Reagan Ortiz: I joined The Spill my sophomore year. I saw they were having an interest meeting and it was something I…
Students respond to Mason’s transition to online instruction BY: NAYOMI SANTOS, ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR For the rest of this semester, the Mason campus will be devoid of any students rushing to class or meeting up at dining halls. Instead, students…
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo BY: PETER NJOROGE, CULTURE EDITOR In 2019, the judges for the Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious English literary awards, decided for the first time ever to select two authors and two books…
Ivy provides some essential tips on what to do during this pandemic. Hello Patriots! Like many of you, I’ve packed my bags and gone home for the semester to stay healthy and safe.Though there is no letter this week, I…
INTERVIEWS BY NIKAYLA KIRCHNER FACULTY: DAVID ZEGLAN Why do you teach what you teach? This semester I’m teaching a class on nationalism in the Honors College. I did a guest lecture for a colleague of mine the day after Trump…
Mason Players perform “Women of Lockerbie” BY: NAYOMI SANTOS, ASSITANT CULTURE EDITOR Set in the rolling hills of Lockerbie, Scotland, the play “The Women of Lockerbie,” written by Deborah Brevoort, depicts a story of grief and its everlasting impact. The…