Category: Culture

The Revival of TEDxGMU

TEDXGMU ROSE TO PROMINENCE IN THEIR FIRST EVENT YEAR By Basma Humadi, Staff Writer TEDxGeorgeMasonU came back with a new “heartbeat” in their first event of the year. After much discussion regarding the logo for this year’s TEDxGeorgeMasonU event, the TED…

Bridge the Gap between the Silent Generation and Generation Z

THE KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE OLDER GENERATION AND THE NEWER GENERATION By Adam Balmer, Staff Writer Syllabus week is over, late nights out with friends are normal again, and procrastination already has no shot of being avoided; the semester is truly…

New restaurant takes on the DMV

A FILIPINO RESTAURANT WITH A MODERN FLAIR OPENS IN ARLINGTON, VA By Christine Viray, Staff Writer A Filipino restaurant known as Bistro 1521 — the numbers referencing the year in which Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines and was shortly…

Taylor Swift’s New Reputation

TAYLOR SWIFT SLITHERS INTO HER NEW REPUTATION By Lizzie MacKercher, Staff Writer 10 time Grammy Award winning songwriter, Taylor Swift, came out of hiding on August 24 to release her much anticipated first single in three years, along with a music…

Passion for Fashion

FOUR MASON STUDENTS EXPRESS THEIR STYLE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA  By Angelique Arintok, Staff Writer The George Mason campus is home to an incredibly diverse set of individuals, all of whom have their own voices and interests. Students are led to careers…

Students of Mason

WHAT DOES SEPTEMBER 11 MEAN TO GMU STUDENTS? By Michael Eberhart, News Editor Kristina, 21 Senior majoring in Psychology “I remember most of 9/11, I am actually from New York so I was impacted by the Twin Towers. I was in…

Jewish Student Center Kicks Off Labor Day in Style

WHAT I DISCOVERED AT A CHABAD BBQ By Tisha Herrera, Staff Writer This past Labor Day, Chabad at GMU hosted a BBQ for all the new and returning members. The warm and sunny day was accompanied with a variety of kosher…

“Our Comics, Ourselves” exhibition preview

A NEW COMIC EXHIBITION OPENS UP IN FENWICK By Dinanda Pramesti, Lifestyle Editor A new comic exhibition, “Our Comics, Ourselves” curated by Jan Descartes and Monica McKelvey Johnson from Brooklyn, has opened up in Fenwick from August 21 until October 6th…

Welcome2Mason

A MONT OF PATRIOT PRIDE AND ENTERTAINMENT By Moira Snyder, Contributor Snyder is a local high school senior who is interested in pursuing journalism as a career, and is considering George Mason University as her next step in achieving higher…