SCHAR SCHOOL WELCOMES ‘EXILED’ UKRAINIAN PROFESSOR

A debrief with Professor Liguasha on his experience as an exiled Ukrainian citizen BY SYDNEY JOHNSON, NEWS ASSISTANT As conflict continues in Ukraine, Schar School professor Anton Lingusha reflects on his time as a Ukrainian citizen before he was exiled…

A LOOK INTO POTENTIAL CHANGES TO MASON CORE

New change could include new requirement BY MADISON SCHOFIELD, STAFF WRITER As of Feb. 18, the Mason Core Committee has received survey feedback on the proposal for the new structure, thus initiating the start of the process. According to the…

MASON HOSTS TOWN HALL ON MASK MANDATE

President Gregory Washington, Mason faculty and Student Government facilitated the discussion BY SAMI GIBBS, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND JALEN STUBBS, COPY CHIEF Editor’s Note: The responses and questions were edited for length and clarity. The questions were asked by those in attendance. …

STUDENT GOVERNMENT HAS EVENTFUL LAST VIRTUAL MEETING

A spring Farmer’s Market, a liaison resigning and a debate over disciplinary strikes BY BRAD BYRNE, NEWS EDITOR On Feb. 24, the 42nd Student Senate met over Zoom to discuss issues relevant to the student body. The meeting went according…

LAST WEEK IN THE NEWS

Top news from Feb. 21 to Feb. 25 BY BRAD BYRNE, NEWS EDITOR Monday, Feb. 21 Queen Elizabeth of England tests positive for COVID-19. Hank the Tank, a 500-Pound Bear, ransacks a California community. Biden Administration halts new drilling in…

THE COMMANDERS STADIUM SEARCH PARTY CONTINUES

  Governor Youngkin is behind the charge to bring the Washington Commanders to Northern Virginia BY LIVIA BENJAMIN, STAFF WRITER On Feb. 15, the legislation that would fund the construction of a $1 billion football stadium in Northern Virginia successfully…

MASON HAS 48 STUDENTS, 43 FACULTY TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

Mason reports a positivity rate of 0.9% among students BY BRAD BYRNE, NEWS EDITOR Entering the fourth week of the spring semester, Mason COVID-19 cases continue their downward trend from last week’s reports. This comes amid President Gregory Washington’s announcement…

MASON STUDENT RUNS FOR OFFICE IN PENNSYLVANIA

Mason student Logan Hoover announced candidacy for Pennsylvania State Representative  BY BRAD BYRNE, NEWS EDITOR AND SYDNEY JOHNSON, NEWS ASSISTANT Mason student Logan Hoover announced his candidacy for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 98th Legislative District. This district…

GOOGLE PROVIDES FUNDING TO ENGINEERING EDUCATION

BY COLLIN COPE, OPINION EDITOR Mason College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), alongside the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), recently received a shared $250,000 donation from Google. The donation is focused on advancing equity amongst the student body,…