Mason’s Never Been a Saucier Place

BY: RYAN WEISSER A new form of music is taking over weekend raves. Instead of bubblegum techno and trippy dance tunes reminiscent of the disco age, warehouses filled with sweaty and intoxicated college students are pumping out dub-step, a genre of house music that prides itself on “making people’s ears bleed.” At least that’s what […]

Beer and Poetry

By Daniel Shyti Sitting on a hill with a book, a flashlight, and a 12-pack of Yuengling, three young men sensed a rising force between them. The book was The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry and the force was SELMA, a poetry collective based in the Metro Area.  With a transient membership of three to […]

Jason Wu Teaming Up With Target

BY: RYAN WEISSER Target is notorious for teaming up with haute couture designers —  creating more affordable designs. The Missoni collection sold out in minutes — the latest designer is  Jason Wu whose designs – worn by Michelle Obama, Ivana Trump and January Jones. Before now, Wu’s creations were out of reach for many Mason Students. […]

“Hey Hey Hey Hey” – It’s America’s Favorite Principal

Flannel shirts, overalls, crimped hair, and scrunchies are all parts of the 1990s. So is the high school sitcom “Saved by the Bell” — and one of the stars of the show — principal Mr. Belding was in D.C. last Saturday at Eden night club. Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby,” Spice Girls “Wannabe,” and Will […]

Starbucks or Barbucks

By Victoria Miller Right now the strongest drink you can buy at the campus Starbucks is a Venti Iced Americano. But that could change — maybe soon students will be able to finish studying, and order a beer from their campus barrista. Cafe style Starbucks serving beer and wine have been popping up around major […]

D.C.’s Chinese New Year

By Zohra Alnoor The smell of smoke from firecrackers filled the air in the Chinatown district of D.C. on Jan. 29, 2012. The annual Chinese New Year’s Parade was held last Sunday on H St. NW, between 6th and 8th Street. The parade, which lasted from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., wound around the streets […]

“Red Tails” Plot Lacks Emotional Evocation

by Karina Schultheis Amid a sea of romantic comedies and horror-suspense movies, the highly-anticipated WWII film “Red Tails” premiered last month. Chronicling the lives of the nation’s first all-African American aerial combat unit, the production boasted household names like Terrance Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., and – of course – George Lucas. Lucas spent close to […]

Mason Alumnus Shines at NFL

Mason Alumnus Shines at NFL By Rachel Newdorf The NFL Honors–the NFL’s first award show–will air this Saturday at 9 p.m., with a George Mason University alumnus tied to the project. Khoi Phan, the designer of the awards show, worked along with art director Mollie Wilkie, project manager Andrew Conde and creative director Shandon Melvin […]

Lana Del Rey: Will She Stay?

  This Spring, it’s been evidenced in many top designer’s runway shows that bigger definitely is better. 1950’s vintage-inspired bouffant hairdos, pouty lips and mega lashes a la Brigitte Bardot are forecasted to be the go-to trend for beauty, while apparel will play up the pin-up sexiness of the glamorous old Hollywood that is iconic to […]