A history of Mason’s campus on the other side of the world BY HASEUNG JOUNG, STAFF WRITER When Mason Korea first opened its doors in March of 2014 in Songdo, South Korea, only 34 students were enrolled to learn from…
Monday, Feb. 3 Kansas City Chiefs celebrate first Super Bowl win in 50 years. Rush Limbaugh announces he has advanced lung cancer. Iowa caucuses results delayed due to voting app failure. Tuesday, Feb. 4 Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) delivers his…
BY ROSS SHINBERG, STAFF WRITER Over the past four years at Mason, redshirt senior Marina Vitalich has set the standard for pitching in the green and gold uniform. However, those are not the only two colors in which she pitches….
BY KAYLYN MATIS, STAFF WRITER On my first day in Madrid, Spain, I got off the plane and got into a taxi to go to my host family’s house. I had no idea where I was going and had been…
International Fellows Deliver Powerful Presentations on Gender Issues BY BROOKE LEWITAS, STAFF WRITER Three international fellows drew a small but diverse crowd in the Johnson Center’s Gold Room on Tuesday, Sept. 18 for the Global Perspectives Conference. The conference was…
Fact Finders trip lets students understand political situation BY KRISTEN TALMAN, STAFF WRITER Every year Mason Hillel, a Jewish community center at Mason, funds 20 to 25 students on a “Fact Finders” trip where students discover for themselves what Israel has…
Grad student dies in terrorist attack in Afghanistan BY ERIK TRUONG, STAFF WRITER Mason faced a somber day Jan. 10 when Mason graduate student Yama Quraishi was killed in a terrorist attack while in Afghanistan. Working for the Afghanistan Embassy…
Yesterday, organizations, companies and individuals across the globe came together for Good Deeds Day. Mason took part and hosted the annual event that marks an international day of good. Started in Israel in 2007, Good Deeds Day takes place in 50…
A version of this story appeared in the Nov. 3 issue of Fourth Estate. Elena Galindo, staff writer Students came to enjoy typical snacks and games from New Zealand, Moldova, Mexico, France, Spain, Japan and the state of Virginia as…
Two university staff members have won the opportunity to travel abroad later this year and next year as part of a staff exchange program sponsored by the Office of Global Strategy. This November, Jennifer Hamilton, the gifts coordinator for University…