Students express their thoughts on the aftermath of Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival BY SYDNEY JOHNSON, STAFF WRITER About 50,000 people were in attendance at the Astroworld concert hosted by American rapper Travis Scott. Due to lack of crowd control during…
Positive cases remain low as Mason enters 12th week of classes BY ALLISON ALBERTY, GRAPHICS EDITOR & SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR As Mason wrapped up the 11th week of school last week, positive COVID-19 cases remain low. The campus maintains its…
Newcomer Glenn Youngkin defeated former Governor Terry McAuliffe to clinch the governorship BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER On Nov. 2, former private-equity executive Glenn Youngkin flipped the Virginian governorship to the Republican side for the first time since 2009 as…
Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe and Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin face off in the Virginia governor’s race BY SYDNEY JOHNSON, STAFF WRITER AND BRAD BYRNE, STAFF WRITER The Virginia governor’s election took place on Nov. 2 as students, faculty and other…
Democrats at Mason and the College Republicans at GMU debated on their candidates’ issues to inform the public BY LAURA SCUDDER, COPY CHIEF AND BRAD BRYNE, STAFF WRITER Student Government (SG), in conjunction with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the…
A brief overview of the major candidates in the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election and their platforms. BY ROBERT STEWART STAFF WRITER The Virginia gubernatorial race has become a close contest. Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin and Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe are…
Mason students offer mixed reactions to the passing of Colin Powell, the first Black secretary of state. BY ROBERT STEWART STAFF WRITER Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died on Oct. 18 after contracting a breakthrough case of COVID-19. Although…
COVID-19 cases remain low during ninth week of classes BY BRAD BYRNE, STAFF WRITER In an email sent out to the Mason Community by the Office of Safety, Emergency, and Enterprise Risk Management on Oct. 25, Mason will now offer…
A resolution to impeach the president and vice president was included in the Senate meeting’s agenda but never faced a vote BY SAMI GIBBS, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND KENDALL BARNHARDT, STAFF WRITER Members of the 42nd Student Senate sponsored and co-sponsored a…
Labor shortage on campus sparks frustration from staff and students BY ALLISON ALBERTY GRAPHICS EDITOR & SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR As businesses nationwide struggle to find and retain employees, Mason’s on-campus dining services and restaurants are no exception to this labor…