Category: News

The gray area in “Fifty Shades of Grey”

Warning: This article discusses topics like rape and sexual violence that may be triggering for some readers. When the movie Fifty Shades of Grey, starring Dakota Johnson and Jaime Dornan, opened nationwide Feb. 13, its depiction of a romantic and…

New app will allow students to order from class

This story was originally published in the Mar 2 print issue of Fourth Estate. Staff writer: Jacob Rupe Door busting lines at the new Panera Bread and Starbucks may be familiar sights, but George Mason University is introducing Tapingo, an…

Teach for America struggles to find recruits

This story was originally published in the Mar 2 print issue of Fourth Estate. The organization Teach For America has been struggling to recruit new teachers for the 2015 corps, and with a strengthening economy the number of Mason applications…

Mason students launch campaign to fund the DREAM

This story was originally published in the Mar 2 print issue of Fourth Estate. Mason DREAMers is currently raising money to fund a scholarship to help lessen the burden of high tuition costs for undocumented students. Through their campaign launched…

Green Machine honored by Virginia General Assembly

This story was originally published in the Mar 2 print issue of Fourth Estate. Dr. Michael “Doc Nix” Nickens and the Green Machine have landed at number one on the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s High Five: Best Pep Bands list…

Mason Housing is temporarily relocating over 400 students

Update (March 3 – 1:30 p.m.): According to a Housing email, heat has been restored to Student Apartment buildings seven, eight and nine. “This means you will be permitted to return to your space today,” said the email to residents of…

Adjunct faculty hold “teach in” for better treatment

Students and faculty at George Mason University participated a “teach in” called Adjunct Dignity Day in solidarity with national Adjunct Walkout Day.  The event occurred on campuses across the United States on Feb. 25. The teach-in was organized by the…

New academic programs to begin within the year

This story was originally published in the Feb. 23 print issue. On January 12, Mason received approval from the State Council of Higher Education to begin three new degree programs: a B.S. in Kinesiology, a M.A. in International Security and…