Dear Ivy
Ivy helps a student who has a crush on their floormate BY BROOKE LEWITAS, STAFF WRITER Dear Ivy, There is a person on my floor I have had a crush on for most of the year. Let’s call them C….
Category: Culture
Get Carried Away
Abby Rasheed boomerangs between genres BY IZZ LAMAGDELEINE, COPY CHIEF Senior Abby Rasheed’s favorite song she’s created, “Lunar Letdown,” from her debut album, “Carried Away,” starts slow. A guitar and tambourine can be heard in the background as a saxaphone steals…
Bafa’ Bafa’ Stimulates Thought
Simulation addresses the difficulty of cross-cultural interaction BY DE’ANDRE DARBY, STAFF WRITER On Wednesday, April 10, 13 students experienced a simulation that forever changed their perspectives of different cultures. The students attended the Bafa’ Bafa’ Cultural Simulation, an event sponsored…
Telugu Translator and American Author Speaks at Mason
Madhu Kaza tells her story in the latest edition of Worlds in Words BY PETER NJOROGE, STAFF WRITER On April 4, educator, translator and author Madhu Kaza led a talk in the Worlds in Words Translation Series about her work…
A Spring Cleaning Guide for College Students
With spring having just sprung and just five weeks left in the semester, it can feel great to clean out your dorm room or other living space BY BROOKE LEWITAS, STAFF WRITER Clean under your bed This is a big…
Writing Across the Beauty Media
Mason alum Rebecca Norris gives advice to the next generation of journalists BY MONICA ECHOLS, CULTURE EDITOR Mason graduates have gone on to have a variety of successful careers in every field. Rebecca Norris, who graduated in 2014, has followed…
Raising Awareness Through Fashion
Junior Roshan Naravulu uses his clothing brand to support mental health BY MONICA ECHOLS, CULTURE EDITOR Mental health awareness has become more visible and widely talked about in recent years. Mason student Roshan Naravulu, a junior finance major, decided to…
Decreasing Your Ecological Footprint
Small ways you can help the environment in your everyday life BY KATHYA MENDEZ, STAFF WRITER April is Earth Month, a time for people around the country to pay closer attention to environmental threats such as air pollution, deforestation, climate…
Faces of Mason
BY BASMA HUMADI, HAILEY BULLIS AND IZZ LAMAGDELEINE STUDENT: Ethan Brown WHERE DO YOU WORK ON CAMPUS? I first started working parking at EagleBank Arena, and then from there, I found out about a job with Patriot Lift with Parking…
Eating Books in Fenwick Library
Mason’s first Edible Book Festival is a success BY LEIGH NORMAN, STAFF WRITER On April 1, Fenwick Library room 1014 was bursting with book-lovers, art-viewers and cake-eaters. Students and staff sampled treats made by peers. All left satisfied. Some even left…