Democrats against exploiting women until we don’t like them. BY ERICA MUNISAR, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Let it be clear that The Onion, a self-proclaimed world leading news publication, goes great lengths to impact the political sphere through satire, and that its long…
SCOTUS rolls back on Affirmative Action. What’s next? BY ADITI GOEL, STAFF WRITER It doesn’t matter if you’ve been reading the news or not, the latest U.S. Supreme Court decision is an important one to understand. On June 29, the…
Students at Mason share their unique experiences and challenges as military and veteran children, “brats”. BY KAYLYN BARNHART, STAFF WRITER “Where are you from?” For most, this is a simple question. But for military children, the query is anything but:…
What more is a symbol of our values than the American Flag? BY AUGUST SCHMOLL, STAFF WRITER “I told her that with all these American flags, people are gonna think she’s a Republican.” Recently, I was walking out of a…
Stay strong and love one another, featuring a special message from celebrity drag queen Thorgy Thor. BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, STAFF WRITER To all my LGBTQ+ folks, you are loved and you are heard. The month of June, AKA Pride Month…
Navigating college applications as a Guyanese Indo-Caribbean student. BY ERICA MUNISAR, NEWS EDITOR As students apply to college, one of the most popular application mediums, Common App, offers the following race categories for students to select and identify with: ‘American…
Welcome to the final Pats for Patriots of the year! Another school year has come and gone. So many things have changed throughout this year but many have stayed the same as well. Mason Nation continues to grow, innovate, create,…
BY TAYLOR RAMIREZ, OPINION EDITOR & JALEN STUBBS, SPORTS EDITOR This September, the Black African Heritage and Caribbean Coalition (BLACC) initiated the “We Demand Action” campaign in response to a Mason Students for Life group that displayed a disturbing image…
The United States and the Mason community are experiencing a rise in antisemitic incidents that are creating unsafe environments for the Jewish community. BY VIVIANA SMITH, STAFF WRITER Antisemitism is not a new concept that the Jewish community has been…
BY JIMMY HENDERSON, STAFF WRITER Recently, Patriots reeled at the news that Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin was invited to speak at the commencement for the Class of 2023 this May. In a letter to university students and faculty, President Gregory…