Mason drops down eight places for FIRE and College Pulse’s 2025 college free speech rankings BY MADALYN GODFREY, COPY EDITOR The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and College Pulse released their 2025 College Free Speech Rankings with Mason…
BY TAYLOR RAMIREZ, OPINION EDITOR This week, Student Media hosted a Constitution Day event to celebrate the 235th anniversary of the delegates final meeting and signing of the United States Constitution. This anniversary got me thinking about what it means…
BY ALEX MADAJIAN STAFF WRITER I think when people use the phrase “cancel culture,” more often than not, they have no clue what they are talking about or what sort of problem it really is. Some downplay it as “holding…
Mason students respond to the executive order BY COLLIN COPE, STAFF WRITER On Thursday, March 21, Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at “requiring colleges and universities to support free speech if they want federal research dollars.” According…
By Paresha Khan, Columnist The attention to free speech on college campuses is rising in public opinion and media. At Mason, pro-life senior citizens and non-Mason students gather around the clock tower and plaster bloody fetus posters in North Plaza….
By Jimmy O’Hara, contributor Peaceful resistance against hate is an important form of learning outside the classroom, and many in our Patriot community practice this at the heart of GMU’s campus, North Plaza. A popular location for various forms of protest…
MASON COMMUNITY WEIGHS IN ON FREE SPEECH AS U.C. BERKELEY HOSTS FREE SPEECH WEEK By Olivia Booth, Staff Writer The University of California-Berkeley, designated Sept. 24-27 as “Free Speech Week,” bringing focus to an issue that has generated controversy and violence…
This story was originally published in the Feb. 15 issue of Fourth Estate. A panel of Mason experts led a discussion over pizza and soda on a much disputed issue in the world of higher education — how to foster…
(Photo credit: Alya Nowilaty/Fourth Estate) Nearly every week, DCforJesus founder and preacher Jorge Piña can be found spreading his message in North Plaza near the Johnson Center. “Any time, any place, any way; proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ!” is the…