Tag: Faux Estate

Construction Should Last Forever

BY: SIDONIA CANNON, FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENT Editor’s note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. Construction has become an integral part of the Mason campus and has introduced so many unexpected benefits….

Faux Student Government Members Try to Cope with Coronavirus

Students resort to implementing faux student government rules into their respective home lives BY JACK HARVEY, FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENT Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. Three weeks into Mason’s…

Movie Review: Titanic

The importance of learning to share BY: AHMED FARID, FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENT  Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. As is usual for Fourth Estate on the Slate, we explore…

Coronavirus Survival Guide

Tips to thrive while inside! BY: TRAVIS MCMILLAN, FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENT  Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. Many of you are probably nearing insanity after this first week or…

Hidden Hangouts: Home Edition

The best kept secrets for food, music and entertainment  BY: MAGGIE ROTH, FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENT Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate. With campus closed and social distancing measures in…

“Imagine” a Concert at the CFA

World-famous celebrities sing a world-famous song  BY: NAYOMI SANTOS, SECOND IN COMMAND OF FAUX ESTATE CORRESPONDENTS “Editor’s Note: This piece is a work of fiction written for Fourth Estate’s satire issue, Faux Estate.” It was an unforgettable night of celebration,…

Starship Robots Takeover Campus

Mason robots complete their goal of total control BY DE’ANDRE DARBY, STAFF WRITER As the sun rises in the morning, the site of tens of thousands of tired college students shuffling across the concrete is in clear view. When a…

Construction to Block Your Next Walk to Class

After a slew of problems with demolition, the Mason construction estimate has been moved back to 2060 BY TRAVIS MCMILLAN, STAFF WRITER Mason has heard all of your complaints about the construction, in particular both how difficult it has made…

Things of Mason

BY AHMED FARID George “The Statue” Mason WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT MASON? Obviously, the fact that it is named after me is my favorite thing about GMU. Not a lot of people can say that they have a large…

Tea with Ivy

From Digital Affair to Interpersonal Reluctance, Two Youngsters Are Caught in Identity Crises   BY KIM BARTENFELDER, STAFF WRITER Dear Ivy, My girl best friend, let’s call her E, recently created a fake online dating profile for fun. My guy…