Category: Culture

False Eyelashes, Real People

Annual Drag Show is a Smash Hit BY LEIGH NORMAN, STAFF WRITER The room was alive with rainbow flags and dollar bills. “How many of you have heard of RuPaul’s Drag Race?” host Shi-Queeta Lee shouted. The audience hollered. Lee…

Things of Mason

BY AHMED FARID George “The Statue” Mason WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT MASON? Obviously, the fact that it is named after me is my favorite thing about GMU. Not a lot of people can say that they have a large…

Tea with Ivy

From Digital Affair to Interpersonal Reluctance, Two Youngsters Are Caught in Identity Crises   BY KIM BARTENFELDER, STAFF WRITER Dear Ivy, My girl best friend, let’s call her E, recently created a fake online dating profile for fun. My guy…

Random White Guy Found Studying on JC Third Floor

Confusion sparks among third floor Middle Eastern and South Asian community BY BASMA HUMADI, LEO SUN LIBRA MOON It was any other ordinary Tuesday in the Johnson Center (JC), and sophomore Bradson Tanner needed a place to study. Tanner grabbed…

Fountains of Mason

Rating the Water Fountains of George Mason University BY ALEXANDER SHEDD, ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR In this column, I will rate the wonderful world of Mason’s water fountains using five quality categories: Water Pressure, Usability, Stream Consistency, Location and Presentation. Johnson…

Dear Ivy

Ivy helps a student figure out their major Dear Ivy, I am currently a freshman here at Mason. Right now, I am still not sure what my major will be. There is not a single subject that I particularly like….

Faces of Mason

BY IMANI HOLLOMAN, STAFF WRITER STUDENT: Sonsere Christian ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH ANY ORGANIZATIONS ON CAMPUS? No, unfortunately, I am not. I would love to be involved, but since I am an off-campus student, it is very hard for me…

March Horoscopes

The coming of spring brings opportunities for love and money BY ANASTASIA SHKRETOVA, STAFF WRITER Aries (March 21-April 19)– Happy Aries season! Don`t forget about some of your strong traits, including your planning skills, ability to move forward and positive…

A Request for Empathy

The shooting in New Zealand caused aftershocks that spread throughout the globe BY HAILEY BULLIS, ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR In the week following the Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand, where 50 people were killed and even more were injured after…

It’s Always Sunny at Hypernova Solar

Mason students build solar car that will race for a week in Australia BY TRAVIS MCMILLAN, STAFF WRITER The World Solar Challenge (WSC) and the American Solar Challenge (ASC) are competitions where people construct a solar car to be raced…