Organization encourages Mason students to register to vote in the 2024 presidential election BY MARY DEMARCO, OPINION EDITOR Over the past few weeks, purple pop-up tables occupied by women with matching purple shirts have appeared throughout campus during the height…
The importance of women’s rights. BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, CULTURE EDITOR AND AVA KUCH, STAFF WRITER Walking into the voting booth and having a ballot handed to you. In that, there is the power to end stigmas, re-establish equality and end…
Mason voter turnout increased with access to same-day voter registration. BY ERICA MUNISAR, STAFF WRITER On Nov. 8, a total of 425 students voted at Merten Hall during the midterm elections, in which U.S Representative Gerald Connolly of the Democratic…
BY STEVEN ZHOU STAFF WRITER In one of my classes, the professor asked (in an anonymous poll) how students were feeling about holding class on the Wednesday after the election. While most of my classmates’ responses varied from unfazed to…
BY SAVANNAH MARTINCIC STAFF WRITER In 2016, I was left feeling embittered by a political system and a society that allowed someone like Donald Trump to be elected. At only 16, I felt frustrated that I had no say in…
BY ALEX MADAJIAN STAFF WRITER I grew up in a conservative household where I learned to value hard work, personal responsibility, inherent value of the individual, and respect for God and country. I remember arguing against proponents of Donald Trump…
BY JAMES TALOCKA CONTRIBUTOR Voter registration propaganda is everywhere — it seems like every company, sport and musician is telling you to vote. Despite desperate pleas to register, politically disinterested citizens should not feel guilty for disregarding the message. One…
BY DAWSON WEINHOLD With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many voters are opting to vote absentee rather than risk exposure by voting in person on Election Day. Absentee voting isn’t a new concept, but many voters will be doing it for…
BY: SIDONIA CANNON STAFF WRITER “Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community.” – George Mason Take the words of our founding…
BY: DAWSON WEINHOLD, STAFF WRITER I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked to sign someone’s petition to support term limits. They’re usually surprised when I say I’m not a big fan of term limits. Term limits are…