Chief Information Security Officer Matthew Dalton discusses increase in phishing emails BY ANDREW T. YARBROUGH, STAFF WRITER “Scam artists have existed for thousands of years, and the internet just gives them another platform to do it,” said Matthew Dalton, Mason’s…
Students focus on variety, time, quality and outreach BY ISABELLA PEARLSTEIN, STAFF WRITER George Mason’s Student Culinary Council met Feb. 23 to discuss improvements to campus dining halls. Vice President of Dining Operations Lou Christopher opened the meeting to discuss…
Mike Meese to serve as next rector of university’s governing board BY SAM DOUGLAS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Michael J. Meese was elected as rector of the George Mason Board of Visitors today in the governing body’s first meeting since their overhaul following…
The state of Student Gov five weeks into the spring semester BY SAM DOUGLAS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Following a whirlwind fall semester, George Mason University’s Undergraduate Representative Body has found their rhythm after the inauguration of Undergraduate Student Body President Jonathan Dubois…
Representatives hold an open forum for Fairfax residents BY BASIL MUSTAFA, STAFF WRITER Democratic state legislators Saddam Salim and Gretchen Bulova held a town hall meeting in Fairfax City Hall on the morning of Feb. 14. The town hall served…
‘All we’re trying to do here is to be their voices,’ Pooya Alehossein said BY ETHAN NAVARRO, STAFF WRITER George Mason’s Iranian Student Union (ISU) hosted a quiet memorial on Feb. 4 to draw attention to ongoing human rights concerns…
Christian group not affiliated with Mason garners campus-wide attention with offensive messaging BY LORENZO IRAHETA-LEON AND ISABELLA PEARLSTEIN, STAFF WRITERS Demonstrators holding signs that read “Trump Make America Great Again: Ban Homo Marriage” and a list of people who “Will…
‘I’m so happy everyone’s standing up for us,’ Stacy Reyes said, reflecting on the movement BY ISABELLA PEARLSTEIN, STAFF WRITER George Mason students gathered in Wilkins Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions…
GMU Furniture’s newest construction BY ISABELLA PEARLSTEIN, STAFF WRITER As the Mason Nation experienced its first snow event of 2026, George Mason Furniture, an anonymous group of student builders, utilized their construction skills on a new medium: the igloo. The…
Democrat group on campus set to join nationwide protests this week BY RENATA PERNEGROVA, STAFF WRITER The Democrats at Mason are organizing an “ICE OUT” protest at the east plaza of the Johnson Center on Wednesday, Feb. 4 from 4:00…