Monday, Feb. 24 Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in New York trial. “Hidden Figures” inspiration and NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies. Bernie Sanders becomes the first presidential candidate, Democrat or Republican, to win the popular vote in all…
Monday, Feb. 17 Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy, allowing organization to operate as it handles sexual abuse allegations. Apple says it won’t meet its quarterly revenue goals because of coronavirus’s impact on production and demand. Peace talks between…
Monday “Parasite” makes Oscars history as the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture. Part of President Trump’s border wall will be constructed through Native American burial sites. Trump’s new budget would cut $4.4 trillion in spending, boosting defense and…
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…
Monday, Jan. 27 In 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court allows Trump’s plan to deny green cards to those in need of government aid. It has been 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. Holocaust victims are honored with Holocaust Remembrance…
Monday, Jan. 20 Thousands of gun rights supporters arrived in Richmond, Va. for a rally to oppose gun-control proposals. Leading Democratic candidates marched in Columbia, S.C. to honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Following a recent earthquake in Puerto…
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to become a visiting professor at Mason’s law school BY LAUREN SULLIVAN, INVESTIGATIVE EDITOR AND DANA NICKEL, NEWS EDITOR According to an anonymous source within Mason’s Office of the Provost, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh…
BY JACE WHITE, STAFF WRITER At some point in 2015, a younger and more impressionable me watched a video produced by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver called “Ayn Rand: How is this still a thing?” In under four minutes,…
40 Activist Groups Organized Demonstrations In DC To Protest The Second Unite The Right Rally BY TISHA HERRERA, NEWS EDITOR; DANA NICKEL, LONGFORM EDITOR On the anniversary of the infamous Aug. 12, 2017 rally in Charlottesville that left one dead, hundreds…
Food trucks, an obstacle course and singer Daniel Caesar are coming to the 53rd annual campus celebration By Tisha Herrera, Staff Writer The 53rd annual Mason Day celebration is coming up on Friday, April 27, 2018. The main attraction at…