Food delivery services make college life easier
BY MOLLY FESER, STAFF WRITER Whether it’s in line at the bookstore, in the HUB mail room or on the waitlist for a class you really want, you will spend much of your time at Mason waiting in a…
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Breaking up is easy to do
Tips on how to end a relationship BY MACKENZIE REAGAN, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Well, this is awkward. Everyone’s excited for Valentine’s Day, but you no longer feel the way you did when you first started dating your significant other. Maybe…
Students protest executive order, others show support
The Mason community reacts to Trump’s travel ban BY SARAH BASSIL, STAFF WRITER Hundreds of Mason students met outside of North Plaza at approximately 3 p.m. Jan. 31 to protest an executive order signed by President Donald J. Trump. The…
Everything you need to know about President Trump’s controversial executive order
BY NATALIA KOLENKO, CAMPUS EDITOR President Trump’s recent executive order entitled “Protection of the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” was created to keep persons from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia from entering the…
Check out this week’s on-campus events
Monday, Feb. 13 Last day to drop classes (33 percent tuition penalty) “The 13th” film screening | JC Cinema | 4:30 p.m. | Free Tuesday, Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day Paul Mitchell Fashion Show Event | The Hub Ballroom | 2…
The life and legacy of Yama Quraishi
Grad student dies in terrorist attack in Afghanistan BY ERIK TRUONG, STAFF WRITER Mason faced a somber day Jan. 10 when Mason graduate student Yama Quraishi was killed in a terrorist attack while in Afghanistan. Working for the Afghanistan Embassy…
Student Government update
Key Legislation, Discussion and Debates BY RYAN COONEY, STUDENT GOVERNMENT BEAT WRITER Student government met Feb. 2 for its weekly meeting in Merten Hall 1201. Key legislation of the day included discussion on Resolution 29, which sought to establish a…
Mason Homecoming events
Happy Homecoming, Patriots! Check out these events planned for the week: Monday, Feb. 6 6 p.m. Homecoming Parade and Kick-off Tuesday, Feb. 7 12 p.m. Patriot’s Day of Service 7:30 p.m. Homecoming Groceringo Wednesday, Feb. 8 12…
Valentine’s Day date ideas
BY JAMES STEMPLE, STAFF WRITER We all know that dreaded feeling: checking your bank account and seeing the equivalent of a tumbleweed rolling through the desert. It’s a common stereotype that college students are broke. For many of us, as…
Student Government update
Key Legislation, Discussion and Debates BY RYAN COONEY, STUDENT GOVERNMENT BEAT WRITER Mason’s Student government met Jan. 26 for its weekly meeting in Merten Hall 1201. Key legislation of the day included discussion on Resolution 29, in support of bettering…