Tag: campus

First Board of Visitors Meeting of 2017-2018 School Year

MEMBERS ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR TITLE IX, DREAMERS AND MORE By Isabella Lamagdeleine, Staff Writer The Mason Board of Visitors met for the first time during the 2017-2018 school year on Thursday, Oct. 12 in Merten Hall. The meeting covered many…

Mason Community Takes Back the Night

STUDENTS GATHER TO MARCH AND SPEAK OUT ABOUT VIOLENCE By Abigail Adcox, Staff Writer “Stop the violence! No more silence!” chanted students during the march at the Take Back the Night event on Oct. 3 in North Plaza. Take Back…

Speeding on campus

By Sarah Heaton, Contributor Car accidents are the number one leading cause of death among college students, according to a 2013 study by the The National Center for Biotechnology Information. The deafening part of this statistic is that most of…

Campus Briefs

A NEW LOOK FOR THE AFC POOL By Sarah Wheeler, Staff Writer The Aquatic Fitness Center’s (AFC) competition pool underwent renovations between June 12 and Aug. 30. The recreation facility team worked with local contractors to improve safety as well…

After Charlottesville, Warnings of Alt-Right on Campuses

WHY ARE HATE GROUPS TARGETING COLLEGES AND STUDENTS AND WHAT IS IN STORE FOR THE FUTURE? By Michael Eberhart, News Editor In the wake of last month’s violent “Unite the Right” rally at the University of Virginia (UVA), organizations including…

Students of Mason

WHAT DOES SEPTEMBER 11 MEAN TO GMU STUDENTS? By Michael Eberhart, News Editor Kristina, 21 Senior majoring in Psychology “I remember most of 9/11, I am actually from New York so I was impacted by the Twin Towers. I was in…

Jewish Student Center Kicks Off Labor Day in Style

WHAT I DISCOVERED AT A CHABAD BBQ By Tisha Herrera, Staff Writer This past Labor Day, Chabad at GMU hosted a BBQ for all the new and returning members. The warm and sunny day was accompanied with a variety of kosher…

“Our Comics, Ourselves” exhibition preview

A NEW COMIC EXHIBITION OPENS UP IN FENWICK By Dinanda Pramesti, Lifestyle Editor A new comic exhibition, “Our Comics, Ourselves” curated by Jan Descartes and Monica McKelvey Johnson from Brooklyn, has opened up in Fenwick from August 21 until October 6th…

Welcome2Mason

A MONT OF PATRIOT PRIDE AND ENTERTAINMENT By Moira Snyder, Contributor Snyder is a local high school senior who is interested in pursuing journalism as a career, and is considering George Mason University as her next step in achieving higher…