CHOOSING A LABEL
BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, CULTURE EDITOR Coming from a Christian background and attending private school in Texas I never fully understood that women were an option for me. It was until I left that environment and came to school here in…
Category: Opinion
WHY THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS IMPORTANT TO JOURNALISTS
BY TAYLOR RAMIREZ, OPINION EDITOR This week, Student Media hosted a Constitution Day event to celebrate the 235th anniversary of the delegates final meeting and signing of the United States Constitution. This anniversary got me thinking about what it means…
JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST BRAIN CANCER
BY LISA CASTRO, CONTRIBUTOR When I was 20, my dad was admitted to the hospital after headaches turned into seizures. He stayed there for six weeks receiving endless tests until they diagnosed him with glioblastoma, the most common, complex, treatment-resistant,…
CTE: THE ONGOING CONCERN FOR FOOTBALL ATHLETES
A majority of football athletes have suffered from CTE, even when they are unaware of it. BY ANTHONY PALACIOS, STAFF WRITER Stories have been ringing worldwide and different sports professions about CTE becoming a long-term issue for many athletes. Football,…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Hello Patriots! It’s now been three weeks into the 2022-2023 school year and I am so excited to be leading the Fourth Estate in my last year at Mason. Some of you might know that Mason has always been a…
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…
GMU FRIENDS: THE RISE OF MASON’S SOCIAL SCENE?
A new social club at Mason has picked up considerable traction. Will it give Mason the social kick it so desperately needs? BY MATTHEW KOVACEV, STAFF WRITER Mason has long been considered a school that was severely lacking in social…
Pats For Pats – 5/5/22
Welcome back to Pats for Pats, Patriots! For all of those who have finals into next week, the Fourth Estate would like to send a very special pat your way! You got this. This week… Student Phu Nguyen received a…
WHY DO PEOPLE CHEAT?
In the words of psychoanalyst Adam Phillips, can we accept that the grand game of Love and trust are both “risk[s] masquerading as a promise?” BY MOMINA ADEM, STAFF WRITER I remember sitting in one of my courses when my…
Pats For Pats – 4/27/22
As the semester comes to a close, there’s only one thing standing between the George Mason community and the upcoming summer break: finals week. As the campus is bustling with stressed-out students, Pats for Pats returns this week to send…