Category: News

MASON STUDENT RUNS FOR FAIRFAX CITY COUNCIL

Senior Billy Bates is running for Fairfax City Council BY BRAD BYRNE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF As the midterms get closer and closer, Mason students may be of interest to Mason student Billy Bates, who announced that he is running for Fairfax City…

SCHAR TALKS: MASON ALUM DANNY DIAZ ON MEDIA SPECIALIZING

A weekly speaker series on the 2022 Congressional Elections BY SYDNEY JOHNSON, NEWS EDITOR On Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Schar School of Policy and Government hosted their weekly speakers series on the 2022 Congressional Elections race with Mason alum Danny…

NEW STUDENT SENATE ELECTED

Twenty-one candidates have been elected to the Student Senate. BY BRAD BYRNE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF On Oct. 3, the results for the Fall 2022 Student Senate Election were certified and revealed to the Mason student body.  21 candidates were elected to the…

MASON NAMED “BEST OF THE BEST” FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS

Mason is one of 29 universities to receive a five-star rating from the Campus Pride Index. BY MADISON SCHOFIELD, STAFF WRITER Mason was recently recognized as a five-star premier campus by the Campus Pride Index and labeled one of the…

REV UP FOR VOTING

The new voting campaign is dedicated to making sure every student can have access to voting. BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, CULTURE EDITOR  A new voting campaign on campus partnered with REV UP Virginia is centered around students with disabilities ensuring they…

FEDERAL JUDGE RULES ROOM SCANS ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Room scanning services like Respondus Monitor may no longer be required during remotely proctored exams. BY MADISON SCHOFIELD, STAFF WRITER U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese ruled in favor of a Cleveland State University student on Aug. 26, finding room…

SENATOR TIM KAINE VISITS MASON SQUARE

The Virginia Senator was the special guest for a Master of Public Policy Information Session and Bistro. BY BRAD BYRNE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF; CONTRIBUTED BY TAYLOR RAMIREZ, OPINION EDITOR The Schar School of Policy and Government hosted Sen. Tim Kaine as its…

STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT LOOK AHEAD TO THE YEAR

Mason’s Student Body President Sophia Nguyen and Vice President Celine Apenteng speak on their summer, their outreach plan to students and how they plan to represent the student body. BY BRAD BYRNE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Editor’s Note: This interview was edited for…

STUDENTS REACT TO OVERTURNING OF ROE V. WADE

STUDENTS REACT TO SUPREME COURT DECISION BY ERICA MUNISAR, STAFF WRITER Americans stopped everywhere on June 24 when the Supreme Court made the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The court case had legalized abortion in America for the past 49…