Tag: campus life

Petitioning for pepper spray

Freshman Sam Brown leads the charge of legalizing pepper spray on campus BY MADALYN GODFREY, COPY EDITOR In July of 2007, Mason’s former Senior Vice President Maurice W. Scherrens and Provost Peter N. Stearns approved University Policy 1120, prohibiting “the…

A LOOK INTO THE PATRIOT PERIOD PROJECT

Board members of Mason’s Patriot Period Project discuss their goals, impact and stigma around menstruation BY ALEXANDRA HENRIQUES, STAFF WRITER Have you seen “Aunt Flow” around Mason’s campus? This is the work of the Patriot Period Project, a student organization…

MASON TO RAMP UP TESTING AS SEMESTER CONTINUES

Safety & Emergency Management staff comment on Mason’s testing operations BY LAURA SCUDDER, COPY CHIEF As Mason responds to the Delta variant, COVID-19 testing is expected to be ramped up within the coming weeks.  In an email sent on Wednesday,…

Is the Mason Core Different From NOVA?

BY: DAWSON WEINHOLD, STAFF WRITER Like many people at Mason, I first went to Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). It provided a way for me to take introductory courses like the ones Mason offers, but at a lower price. Having…