Tag: protest

A PROTEST AND THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN BRING STUDENTS TOGETHER

Students create bonds and share the joy in Halloween traditions amidst a homophobic protest.  BY KAYLYN BARNHART, CULTURE EDITOR Spooky season just got spookier when a protester visited Mason and strongly expressed his homophobic and religious opinions to students on…

MASON AAUP TAKES ACTION AGAINST UNION BUSTING

Mason’s Coalition for Worker Rights and American Association of University professors stage protests against union-busting tactics by current service contractors. BY VIVIANA SMITH, STAFF WRITER The Budd Group is a service company responsible for providing cleaning services staff at Mason….

STUDENTS REACT TO THE TRIAL OF KYLE RITTENHOUSE

Mason students offer mixed reactions on the criminal trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot and killed two people in Kenosha, Wis.  BY ROBERT STEWART STAFF WRITER A jury of twelve began deliberations for the criminal trial of Kyle Rittenhouse on…

MASON STUDENTS PROTEST PBR BULL RIDING EVENT

Local activists join students to protest alleged animal cruelty BY MADDIE GIERBER STAFF WRITER Mason students plan to protest the Professional Bull Riders’ (PBR) upcoming Fairfax Invitational event at EagleBank Arena, where 45 top bull riders will compete in three…

Vegan Society at GMU Holds Protest

Protest about previous PBR event on Mason’s campus BY SEAN MCBRIDE, STAFF WRITER The Vegan Society at GMU hosted a student protest for “inaction against the bull riding industry” from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30. The Vegan Society at…

A Better Movement

BY ELIJAH NICHOLS, STAFF WRITER To build a better society, a better system, we must first build a better community. When we have one voice lost in the crowd, we must uplift it. There is no doubt that there is…

Are Yemenis in Jeju Fake Refugees?

BY HYUNSEON KIM, REPORTER “Fake Refugees Go Home Right Now!” is what a group of protesters were shouting on June 30, at the Gwanghwamun square, an emblematic place for civil protests in South Korea. This time, protestors were opposing Yemeni refugees…

Mason hosts rally for gun reform

Student organizations united to speak out in Wilkins Plaza By Michael Eberhart, News Editor Dozens of students gathered to protest and call for reforms to end gun violence on Friday, March 23, in Mason’s Roger Wilkins Plaza (formerly known as…