Bringing visibility for Black artists BY NIKAYLA KIRCHNER, STAFF WRITER Art exhibits. Spoken word. Rap performances. On Saturday, Feb. 8, the Black community at Mason debuted the Black Excellence Gala Art Show in Dewberry Hall, where Black art ranging from…
INTERVIEWS BY AHMED FARID AND NAYOMI SANTOS STUDENT: Tom Sit What made you come to Mason? Mason’s close to D.C. Since I’m majoring in IT, I found out that there are a lot of IT jobs in NOVA and Washington,…
What your favorite coffee shop wishes it could be BY: PETER NJOROGE, CULTURE EDITOR In a sea of overhyped coffee shops with “nice aesthetics” and “a cool staff,” A Baked Joint on K street in Washington, D.C. stands out as…
Reading your “required text” on a budget BY: NAYOMI SANTOS, ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR Classes are well underway and those pesky required readings are creeping up each week. If you’re like me, you dread the amount of “required” textbooks that are…
Two Mason students forge their own path in a flooded market BY: TRAVIS MCMILLAN, STAFF WRITER As many students may have seen around campus — whether it be by flyers, business cards or a personal pitch from one of the…
Shedding light on the inner workings of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery BY: MAGGIE ROTH, STAFF WRITER Mason students were given the opportunity this past week to peer behind the scenes of the iconic portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama…
Violinist Simone Porter and Fairfax Symphony Orchestra perform first show of the year NAYOMI SANTOS, ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR On Saturday, Feb. 8, the Center for Performing Arts (CFA) hosted the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s (FSO) first performance of the new year….
Students, staff and alumni turn out for Black Excellence in Dewberry Hall BY PETER NJOROGE, CULTURE EDITOR On Saturday, Feb. 8, over 400 members of the Mason community were in attendance of the 5th annual Black Excellence Gala in the…
Mason Cabaret opens semester with a colorful performance of classic songs BY TRAVIS MCMILLAN, STAFF WRITER The Mason Cabaret debuted their first spring show of the semester on Friday, Jan. 31, in the Harris Theatre, performing American standards to an…
World debut of “What Problem?” performance closes out Artist-In-Residence at the CFA BY NAYOMI SANTOS, ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR In its second installation, the Center for the Arts’s (CFA) Artist-in-Residence program continues to foster the collaboration between world-renowned artists and Mason…