Full-Time Worker Part-Time Student
BY TYLER SHIELDS David Elmer wakes up at 6 a.m. every day. He scurries to work and grinds until 5 p.m. When he gets off work, he grabs a quick bite then heads straight to class until 10 p.m….
Category: News
Board of Visitors’ first meeting of the year
BOV vote on changes to campus, discuss budgets BY MICHAEL EBERHART The Board of Visitors met for the first time in three months March 2 in Merten Hall. The meeting consisted of voting on several changes to campus…
Mailroom makeover
Mail Services to make package pickup faster BY KEIRSTEN ROBINSON, STAFF WRITER Starting in the summer of 2017, Mail Services will implement changes in the mailroom to make package pickups more convenient. In recent years, the growth of package services…
Other changes coming to Mason Dining
Changes to Southside, the Johnson Center and meal plans BY KEIRSTEN ROBINSON, STAFF WRITER At the beginning of the Spring 2017 semester, several changes occurred in the dining halls and at different food-related locations around campus. These dining and…
The rise of student health care
Student Health Advisory Board looks to help at Mason BY RYAN COONEY, STAFF WRITER The Student Health Advisory Board met for the first time Jan. 24, following a two-year process that involved Mason students, faculty and administrators. Dedicated to…
Parking and Petitions
Students create petition to halt parking prices, Parking Services explains high prices BY NATALIA KOLENKO, CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR Two students recently released a petition to halt the rise of parking pass prices, one of at least four parking price…
Camp Kesem comes to Mason
Program for children whose parents suffer from cancer to arrive in Summer 2018 BY KEIRSTEN ROBINSON, STAFF WRITER After attending Camp Kesem, a summer camp for children whose parents have or had cancer, freshman Clare Yordy made it…
The Johnson Center gets revamped
New dining options to be added to the JC over spring break BY FAREEHA REHMAN, ONLINE EDITOR The Johnson Center will undergo renovations during spring break to give Mason students brand-new dining options. According to Caitlin Lundquist, unit marketing…
Mason Pride Alliance rally
Students hold rally in wake of anti-LGBTQ Virginia bill BY MIA WISE, ASSISTANT CAMPUS EDITOR The Mason Pride Alliance, along with Transgender Queer Mason and Arrows and Aces, organized a rally Feb. 7. These organizations, which are communities for…
Mason attends AWP
Writers meet up in DC for annual conference BY TODD GONDA, COPY CHIEF This year several Mason organizations attended the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference and book fair from Feb. 8 to 11 in Washington D.C. The…