BY KEVIN ROMERO, CONTRIBUTOR You’re single and in your mid-twenties, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken away some of your prime years of dating as a young adult. But congratulations, you’ve made it through just in time for the lifting of…
Mason ditches its mask mandate and implements mask-optional and COVID-19 test-optional rules BY ALLISON ALBERTY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND GRAPHICS EDITOR Mason facilitated a town hall on their mask mandate in early March, where President Gregory Washington announced that Mason would…
Some students and staff are left with choosing between health and missing class or work BY ZOE WINTER, STAFF WRITER Three of GMU’s core values are diversity, equity, and inclusion. President Washington made it clear that promoting these ideals on…
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. …
Students and staff share opinions about the recent changes in vaccination policies BY AMBER LUCAS, STAFF WRITER Many businesses and colleges, including Mason, in line with the mask mandates and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations, have been…
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…
Amid Governor Youngkin’s news laws regardings masks and vaccinations in schools, Mason announces future COVID-19 plans BY MADISON SCHOFIELD, STAFF WRITER In an email to the Mason community sent on Jan. 31, President Gregory Washington announced changes to GMU’s COVID…
4.6% of Mason students and staff test positive over the two weeks BY ALISON ALBERTY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND GRAPHICS EDITOR As Mason begins their second week of the semester, positive COVID-19 cases begin to climb down for the first time…
Aaron Rodgers Tests Positive for COVID-19 BY BRAD BYRNE STAFF WRITER Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 3, and was ruled ineligible to play against the Kansas City Chiefs, according to The New York…
BY DANIEL TODD RIVETTI STAFF WRITER On Aug. 3, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of Todd J. Zywicki, a foundation professor of law…