Is the “Final Girl” element really something that should be appealing? BY STEPHANIE MARTINEZ, STAFF WRITER There’s no denying it, we love to be scared. The fear of the unknown excites us. That’s why we stay up binge-watching horror movies…
New student organization calls for connecting and empowering women in the world of business. BY REEMA ALARAINI, STAFF WRITER Freshman Lenna Kevorkian, the current president of Women in Business at Mason (WIB), founded WIB with the mission of connecting and…
STUDENTS REACT TO SUPREME COURT DECISION BY ERICA MUNISAR, STAFF WRITER Americans stopped everywhere on June 24 when the Supreme Court made the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The court case had legalized abortion in America for the past 49…
BY: SAVANNAH MARTINCIC, ASSISTANT OPINION EDITOR What started as the most diverse Democratic candidate pool whittled down to what the nation saw on the March 15 debate stage: two white men in their 70s. Out of the numerous candidates that…
Mason Students Become More Involved in Community Health BY KIM BARTENFELDER, STAFF WRITER The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) hosted their first #HappyPeriod event on Nov. 8 in The Hub, encouraging Mason students to think more about women’s menstrual…
To wrap up Women’s History Month, our writers at Fourth Estate compiled the stories of exceptional women from Virginia and D.C. area. Among the featured are: Lillian Lincoln Lambert, the first African American woman to graduate from Harvard Business School,…
Living through segregation and being the first African-American women graduate from Harvard Business School By Christine Viray, Staff Writer An author, speaker and entrepreneur, Lillian Lincoln Lambert was the first African-American woman to graduate from Harvard Business School (HBS), where…
How Mason women learn and teach in a male-dominated field By Tisha Herrera, Staff Writer Female Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students have historically been the minority in their respective colleges. Mason faculty say the ratio of male to…
Marinel M. de Jesus empowers others by sharing her journey By Diana Nadira, Staff Writer Marinel had everything: a wonderful family, a good education, a profession as lawyer, friends and much love from everyone. There was no reason to be…
As a part of Women’s History Month, Fourth Estate wanted to celebrate the wonderful leading ladies of Student Media. As of now, all Student Media organizations are run by women. We thought it was pretty historic – especially since representation…