Dear Ivy
Ivy helps a student who disagrees with their parents politically BY NAYOMI SANTOS, STAFF WRITER Dear Ivy, I’m realizing now that I’m in college that I disagree with my parents politically and socially, and now they are pressing me on…
Category: Culture
Starship Robots Takeover Campus
Mason robots complete their goal of total control BY DE’ANDRE DARBY, STAFF WRITER As the sun rises in the morning, the site of tens of thousands of tired college students shuffling across the concrete is in clear view. When a…
Construction to Block Your Next Walk to Class
After a slew of problems with demolition, the Mason construction estimate has been moved back to 2060 BY TRAVIS MCMILLAN, STAFF WRITER Mason has heard all of your complaints about the construction, in particular both how difficult it has made…
Our Country’s Good
The play opened last weekend in the de Laski Performing Arts Building BY IZZ LAMAGDELEINE, COPY CHEIF The following article contains spoilers to the plot of “Our Country’s Good” In one scene of “Our Country’s Good,” the latest play put…
The Gourmet: A Slice of Old Éireann
A review of the Auld Shebeen, an Irish restaurant in Fairfax BY ETHAN REYNOLDS, STAFF WRITER Restaurants are scored by three categories: decor, service and food. Within the illustrious city of Fairfax lies a slice of the magical land of…
On the Abroad Agenda
Mason Students Become Part of the Global Community Through Study Abroad BY KIM BARTENFELDER, STAFF WRITER For many students, study abroad programs are seen as an opportunity. With dozens of study abroad options that range from lasting a whole semester…
A Closet for Everyone
The ODIME + LGBTQ Resources Office opens a transgender closet BY NAYOMI SANTOS, STAFF WRITER The importance of inclusivity in every space and aspect of life is often overlooked or taken for granted. The Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural…
Hidden Hangouts: Getaway House
Winter has gone and spring is here, so come to Getaway House for witnessing everything rouses up from sleeping BY YIJIE ZHU, STAFF WRITER After spring break, the semester is already half over. Are you still in spring break mode…
Mason’s Newest Support Resource for First-Generation Students
A freshly tailored and expansive website looks to cater to first-generation students and their allies BY ANGELIQUE ARINTOK, STAFF WRITER A 2015 research study showed that 33 percent of Mason undergraduate students were first-generation, according to the homepage of firstgen.gmu.edu….
Faces of Mason
BY IZZ LAMAGDELEINE AND IMANI HOLLOMAN ALUM: John Daniels YOU MAY GET THIS A LOT, BUT SERIOUSLY, WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A TRIPLET? Being a triplet for me is pretty special. I was born essentially with two best…