Beauty isn’t in the eye of the beholder
BY LUKE HARRIS STAFF WRITER Beauty isn’t in the eye of the beholder. It’s a complex concept that we misconstrue. If it were truly in the eye of the beholder, then why do all the models on the magazine covers…
Category: Opinion
Republicans should rethink their stance on qualified immunity
BY DAWSON WEINHOLD STAFF WRITER On Sept. 10, HB 5013 failed to pass the Virginia Senate’s judiciary committee after narrowly passing the House of Delegates. This bill would have eliminated qualified immunity for law enforcement. Qualified immunity is the legal…
Patriarchy? Depends on what we value
BY ALEX MADAJIAN STAFF WRITER Many people believe we live in a patriarchal society. At first glance, there is plenty of evidence to support this view. Just look at the distribution of political power and wealth. Only 25 percent of…
Feeling nostalgic?
BY LAURA SWIHART STAFF WRITER The leniency shown to students during the spring semester is all but gone as we dive back into schoolwork, either virtually or in person. “Safe Return to Campus” and “the virtual experience” are plastered on…
Mason’s student event restrictions are vague and unenforceable
BY STEVEN ZHOU In a Sept. 3 email to all currently enrolled domestic students, Vice President for University Life Rose Pascarell laid out the following policy: Students may not host or attend any in-person events or gatherings off campus where…
Here’s what you need to know about absentee voting
BY DAWSON WEINHOLD With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many voters are opting to vote absentee rather than risk exposure by voting in person on Election Day. Absentee voting isn’t a new concept, but many voters will be doing it for…
“Tenet” can save the movies
BY LUKE HARRIS Movie theaters have awoken from their deep slumber. After six long months away, I finally got to experience a movie in a theater: Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet.” I’ve been looking forward to “Tenet” since it was announced in…
Lean into online learning: stop the live lectures
BY DOMINIC PINO, OPINION EDITOR The real world diverges from our ideal world, and we are often stuck choosing between second-bests. Well, if we lived in a world of second-bests before the coronavirus pandemic, then now we must be down…
It’s time to stop the use of solitary confinement
BY SAVANNAH MARTINCIC Albert Woodfox spent more than 40 years in solitary confinement in the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary, nicknamed “Angola.” From 1972 to 2016, Woodfox’s entire world was encapsulated in a six-foot-by-nine-foot cell, trapped by weak evidence, an unfair…
Don’t follow California: keep gig work legal
BY ALEX MADAJIAN Think of all the services which are brought to us by gig work: Uber, freelance journalism, music in nightclubs, stand-up comedy, consulting and any other service provided by people who work irregularly for individual customers. In 2019,…