Category: Opinion

THE SEXUALIZATION OF WOMEN IN HORROR MOVIES

Is the “Final Girl” element really something that should be appealing?  BY STEPHANIE MARTINEZ, STAFF WRITER There’s no denying it, we love to be scared. The fear of the unknown excites us. That’s why we stay up binge-watching horror movies…

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…

RESPECT IS A ONE WAY STREET

Democrats against exploiting women until we don’t like them. BY ERICA MUNISAR, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Onion, a self-proclaimed world leading news publication, goes great lengths to impact the political sphere through satire. Amassed with a readership count of 4.3 trillion, The…

THE NEW REALITY OF A POST-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION WORLD

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…

I AM A MILITARY BRAT

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:…

DEMOCRATS, WE NEED TO FLY THE AMERICAN FLAG

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…

A NOTE TO THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY DURING PRIDE MONTH

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…

I FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

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…