Category: Letter from the Editor

LETTER FROM THE NEWS EDITOR

Hello everyone,  My name is Viviana Smith and I am Fourth Estate’s News Editor for the Fall 2023 semester. I am a junior majoring in Communications with a dual concentration in Journalism and Media Production and Criticism. I’m filled with…

LETTER FROM THE OPINION EDITOR

Hello Everyone, My name is Brandyn Fragosa, and I’ll be this year’s Opinion Editor for Fourth Estate! I’m a junior majoring in Communication with a concentration in Journalism, and I’m thrilled to assume the role of representing Mason students who…

LETTER FROM THE SPORTS EDITORS

This year, we are committed to growing our sports section. Mason has 22 NCAA Division I sports teams and various club sports that we want to provide coverage of.  The Sports section is currently run by the Sports Editor Gabriel…

LETTER FROM THE CULTURE EDITOR

Greetings, Patriots! My name is Kaylyn Barnhart and I am Fourth Estate’s Culture Editor for the Fall 2023 semester. I am originally from the pacific island of Guam, and I am a senior majoring in Communication with a concentration in…

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

What is so special about Fourth Estate? As I spent time planning for my term as Editor-in-Chief this summer, I thought long about this question and what the identity of our paper should be.  Mason is home to one of…

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Hello Patriots! I can’t believe we’re already into the third week of the last semester of the 2022-2023 school year. It’s truly been a senior year to remember here at Mason.  It’s a bittersweet ending to an amazing four years…

LETTER FROM THE OPINION EDITOR

Hi Patriots!  My name is Taylor Ramirez and I will be the opinion editor for the Fourth Estate this year! I am from Poolesville, Md. and a senior majoring in Government and International Politics. This school year has the largest…

Letter from the Editors

Our Fellow Patriots, This might be a longer letter than usual. We have reached the end of our publication schedule. This is our final issue for the year. This is our final issue as your Co Editors-in-Chief.  Last August, we…

Letter from the Editor

Hey Patriots, I don’t know about you guys, but I’m ready to go back to a semblance of normalcy in these very not-normal times. I want to go to the movies, or to a restaurant, or on a trip this…

Letter from the Editor

Hey Patriots,  I hope everyone had a moderately successful first week back from Spring Break, and a first week with online classes. I admit, I had to sit through some classes with technical issues, but I appreciated my professors’ willingness…