On March 17, classes were cancelled due to winter weather for the fifth time this year. The number of missed days has resulted in an elimination of a reading day, and a shortening of each exam’s duration. A reading period…
With campaign season for the Student Government election beginning Mar. 17, Fourth Estate has begun interviewing the candidates for the office of student body President and Vice President. David Dorsey, two-year President of the Class of 2015 and a supervisor at the…
Student government is holding it’s annual Student Government Executive Ticket Debate at 7:30pm in the JC Atrium. The debate will be moderated by Student Government’s Election Disputes Committee Chairman, Greg Mercer, and Executive Editor of Fourth Estate, Frank Muraca. Students…
There’s a debate currently underway in Richmond. Virginia House Republicans and Senate Democrats are at odds over whether to expand Medicaid – a federal program that subsidizes health care for low-income citizens – to about 400,000 people. Democrats want to…
Each year, some of the biggest changes on campus are to dining. With a new dining hall in President’s Park and Student Government attempting to change the source of campus food, 2014 seems no different. Fourth Estate asked students about…
On March 6, Mason’s student senate passed the Real Food resolution, a bill that attempts to change the current food source for all of Mason’s dining. If passed through the administration, this bill will transition the majority of Mason Dining’s…
At approximately 3:40 PM, the City of Fairfax’s fire department received a call about a fire at an apartment complex at 4311 Bob Ct., just off of Chain Bridge Road. The fire damaged 12 apartment units and caused four minor…
With campaign season for the Student Government election beginning Mar. 17, Fourth Estate has begun interviewing the candidates for the office of student body President and Vice President. Chandler Jenkins, a Patriot Leader and President of Lamda Sigma Honor Society, is running…
Mason is awaiting the decision of the Virginia state legislature on its request for additional funding in the 2014-2016 biennial budget for the planned Robinson Hall demolition and reconstruction. In the governor’s proposed biennial budget, released this past December, Mason…
Gabrielle Hanley is a sophomore studying Government and International Politics. 1. What made you interested in studying at Songdo? I already had an interest in Korea and its culture, and when I read about this new city that was extremely…