BY PHILIP WILKERSON, CONTRIBUTOR As I stated in this LinkedIn post, it can be daunting living up to the legacy and expectations of accomplished parents. We often focus on the First Generation of Black and brown students (rightfully so), but…
Happy Friday Patriots! Campus is still buzzing from the Homecoming events last week and a big men’s basketball win! There is still so much to look forward to this spring as the weather begins to warm up and spring break…
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…
Happy New Year Mason Nation! We hope that everyone had a restful and relaxing winter break! Classes may have stopped over winter break, but your acts of kindness certainly did not! Catching up on the kindness… Staff member Sonya Henry…
BY JOHN DRESSEL, STAFF WRITER Saying “here we are again” no longer makes sense. This is no longer a cycle of mass shootings. Instead, we live in a constant state where not a day will go by without a community…
As the semester comes to a close, the only thing standing between the Mason community and winter break full of rest and relaxation is finals. The stress and anticipation on campus are palpable, but Pats for Patriots returns as a…
College campuses across the country have become crime scenes, with students fearing for their lives instead of their finals. BY TAYLOR RAMIREZ, OPINION EDITOR This school year, the fall semester has consisted of more than just football games, midterms and…
BY MOSES HUNSAKER, CONTRIBUTOR On the evening of November 17, 2022, I had the displeasure of reading an article that appeared in these pages of the Fourth Estate on Pankaj Bhasin, an individual that suffered a psychotic break in 2018…
Welcome back, Patriots! Things on campus are beginning to cool down both literally and figuratively with the holiday season just around the corner. The Fourth Estate hopes that everyone has a restful break next week, and comes back in December…
BY AMANI KHAN, STAFF WRITER Every morning, despite knowing how bad it was for me, I woke up and immediately opened Instagram or Twitter. For the life of me, I couldn’t stop doing it. It’s not like I enjoyed seeing…