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…
Mason professor talks about the importance of well-being and unique practices in her classes BY SARENA MARRISA SOHAN, STAFF WRITER Editor’s note: This interview, originally conducted on April 14, 2023, was edited for length and clarity. Dr. Jessica Srikantia has…
Mason hosts 43rd annual International Week with a week of festivities BY KAYLYN BARNHART, CULTURE EDITOR AND PARKER DANACEAU, TRISTEN SCHAEFER, KHAFIA CHOUDHARY AND JAMES CARLISLE, CONTRIBUTORS On March 29 through April 7, Mason celebrated its 43rd International Week (iWeek)…
What does the Presidents Park community have to say about the recent Solar Eclipse BY MADALYN GODFREY, OPINION EDITOR The solar eclipse appeared in the United States on April 8, 2024. Although Virginia was not in the path of totality,…
Board members of the Anthropology Club at Mason discuss their plans of rebuilding BY ALEXANDRA HENRIQUES, STAFF WRITER Current board members of the Anthropology Club at Mason are working to gain more campus awareness about their mission and enacting rebuilding…
Here is Ramadan beyond fasting BY LAMIA GAMIL, STAFF WRITER The holy month of Ramadan, one of the five pillars of Islam, is a 30-day meditation that transcends one’s soul, discharges one’s mind and flushes accumulated body toxins. Here are…
Exploring the impact of Theta Tau on Mason’s engineering program and its students BY JAMIE GHOLSON Theta Tau, a co-ed engineering fraternity at Mason, is committed to fostering professionalism and service among STEM students, and establishes efforts to create a…
WGMU held their Name That Song event this spring, its creator reflects on its success BY VIVIANA SMITH, MANAGING EDITOR On March 13, Mason’s WGMU radio staff hosted their spring 2024 Name That Song event in the JC Bistro. Attendees…
BY KAYLYN BARNHART, CULTURE EDITOR Anyone who has great American pride and appreciates some of the nation’s most iconic composers and their music should consider attending the American Festival Pops Orchestra’s (AFPO) upcoming concert. On the evening of Saturday, April…
Board members of Mason’s Patriot Period Project discuss their goals, impact and stigma around menstruation BY ALEXANDRA HENRIQUES, STAFF WRITER Have you seen “Aunt Flow” around Mason’s campus? This is the work of the Patriot Period Project, a student organization…