A Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services investigation concluded this month that water in Mason Pond tests positive for a herbicide applied by a private contractor for Mason facilities, in violation of the Virginia Pesticide Control Act. LESCO Three…
The Admissions office recently opened a new tour and visitors center in Merten Hall. According to Lauren Wagner, senior assistant director of admissions and advisor to the Mason Ambassadors, the new location will help Mason cater to a growing number…
This story was originally published in the Nov. 17 issue of Fourth Estate. Out in the Night, an award winning documentary produced by Mason’s Director of Film and Video Studies, was screened at Mason as part of the Visiting Film…
This story was originally published in the Nov. 18 issue of Fourth Estate7 Communication classes that do not have at least 15 students registered by Dec. 15 may be cancelled. This change has been made in order to contribute to…
Credit and debit card machines on the Fairfax campus were down today after a cyber attack disrupted the system. According to executive director of Campus Retail Operations, Mark Kraner, a DNS attack hit the system this morning. One type of…
Two members of George Mason University’s Innovation Lab have created a smartphone case designed as a sleeve to wear on the arm in which the phone attaches to the sleeve magnetically. OnYou is a smartphone case designed by Scott Bauer,…
A new partnership between Mason and a non-profit organization will provide an opportunity for students who prefer the learning-by-doing method of education, beginning this spring. Enstitute, established in 2012, is a non-profit that coordinates apprenticeships for individuals with “innovative companies,”…
Mason is the only university in Virginia with a crisis hotline that provides 24/7 counseling support for students. The hotline, first offered by Wellness, Alcohol, and Violence Education and Services office in 1998 and provides students with support in coping…
University Life’s Counseling and Psychological Services sent an e-mail to Mason students with tips on how to handle stress in hopes to help them during the high stress period of finals and the holidays. The e-mail said that a student…
This story was originally published in the Nov. 17 issue of Fourth Estate. A Mason student has started using photography to document the numerous dirt paths around campus. Caroline Weinroth, a junior studying theatre, initially began the project as a…