Category: News

THE COMMANDERS STADIUM SEARCH PARTY CONTINUES

  Governor Youngkin is behind the charge to bring the Washington Commanders to Northern Virginia BY LIVIA BENJAMIN, STAFF WRITER On Feb. 15, the legislation that would fund the construction of a $1 billion football stadium in Northern Virginia successfully…

MASON HAS 48 STUDENTS, 43 FACULTY TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

Mason reports a positivity rate of 0.9% among students BY BRAD BYRNE, NEWS EDITOR Entering the fourth week of the spring semester, Mason COVID-19 cases continue their downward trend from last week’s reports. This comes amid President Gregory Washington’s announcement…

MASON STUDENT RUNS FOR OFFICE IN PENNSYLVANIA

Mason student Logan Hoover announced candidacy for Pennsylvania State Representative  BY BRAD BYRNE, NEWS EDITOR AND SYDNEY JOHNSON, NEWS ASSISTANT Mason student Logan Hoover announced his candidacy for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 98th Legislative District. This district…

GOOGLE PROVIDES FUNDING TO ENGINEERING EDUCATION

BY COLLIN COPE, OPINION EDITOR Mason College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), alongside the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), recently received a shared $250,000 donation from Google. The donation is focused on advancing equity amongst the student body,…

PRESIDENT WASHINGTON ANNOUNCES COVID-19 POLICY CHANGES

Amid Governor Youngkin’s news laws regardings masks and vaccinations in schools, Mason announces future COVID-19 plans BY MADISON SCHOFIELD, STAFF WRITER In an email to the Mason community sent on Jan. 31, President Gregory Washington announced changes to GMU’s COVID…

MASON HAS 682 TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 IN TWO WEEKS

4.6% of Mason students and staff test positive over the two weeks BY ALISON ALBERTY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND GRAPHICS EDITOR   As Mason begins their second week of the semester, positive COVID-19 cases begin to climb down for the first time…

NEW UPDATES TO CHOSEN NAME AND PRONOUNS POLICY

Chosen names to be displayed in new online locations for students and employees BY LAURA SCUDDER COPY CHIEF Following the original adoption of the Chosen Name and Pronouns Policy in 2019, the university is making updates.  According to an email…

STUDENTS REACT TO THE TRIAL OF KYLE RITTENHOUSE

Mason students offer mixed reactions on the criminal trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot and killed two people in Kenosha, Wis.  BY ROBERT STEWART STAFF WRITER A jury of twelve began deliberations for the criminal trial of Kyle Rittenhouse on…

THE EFFECTS OF FACEBOOK AND MISINFORMATION ON MASON STUDENTS

How students are reacting to the misinformation spreading online through social media platforms BY AMBER LUCAS STAFF WRITER The topic of misinformation has been very prominent, especially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this, many social…