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Racial Justice Advocates Call for Equitable Distribution of Tax Revenue  By: Zoe Hundertmark, Guest Contributor, COMM 145 (Newspaper Workshop I) Student November’s election included big wins for the legalization of marijuana and decriminalization of drugs, with a host of ballot measures passing in multiple states. New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota, and Montana all passed legislation...

A Peaceful Transition is Essential to the American Experiment By: Alex Russell, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team The mechanics of the peaceful transfer of power of the U.S. presidency to a new administration is something we don’t think about very often. Every four years, we take for granted that the candidate who doesn’t win...

Five States Approve Marijuana Legalization Measures By: Derek Bowers, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team As the dust settles on the 2020 presidential election, another winner emerges to join President-Elect Biden, legalized marijuana. Through state ballot questions presented to voters, four states voted to legalize recreational marijuana for its citizens, and by healthy margins. Voters...

Joseph Robinette Biden is President-Elect and Kamala Devi Harris is Vice President-Elect After a tense week of ballot counting and uncertainty, Democrat Joseph Robinette Biden was elected the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, November 7th as it became clear he had secured the 270 electoral college votes necessary to defeat Republican incumbent...

Students from Mason Cable Network and Mason Votes Collaborate on LIVE 2020 Election Night Broadcast Watch individual interviews with Mason experts: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-nrkJmJOwW38RppNZL9M7Pr7MhZM7QUI Watch the full broadcast via YouTube below (youtube.com/MasonCableNetwork): youtube.com/watch?v=tr3p2tKmEFs&feature=emb_title

Registration Required! 7-11pm in The Hub Ballroom If you are on the Fairfax campus and want to watch results with others, RSVP for Mason’s Election Night Watch Party: masonvotes.gmu.edu/events/election-night-watch-party 7-11pm | The Hub Ballroom & Corner Pocket  | Fairfax Campus FREE Wing Zone & Snacks! RSVP via Mason360: cglink.me/r872032

Mason Students Share What’s Motivating Them in 2020 Students in Communication 145 (Newspaper Workshop I) were assigned to interview their peers on why voting is important and which issues were influencing their vote in 2020. Here is what they found… Special thanks the students of COMM 145: Cameron Baker, Yara Belhaj, Gabriela Garcia, Samantha Gingrich,...

Celebrate Your Participation in the Historic 2020 Election Infographic by: Leeban Dahir, Guest Contributor, COMM 391 Student (Writing for Public Relations) Planning to watch the results from home on election night? Create your own Election 2020 Watch Party and celebrate your historic 2020 vote in style! _______________________________________________________________________________________ Don’t forget to tune in to Mason Cable Network...

How Donald Trump Earned My Vote By: Alex Madajian, Fourth Estate Staff Writer This story was originally published on gmufourthestate.com. Fourth Estate is Mason’s official student-run newspaper. 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...

Why I Settled for Biden By: Savannah Martincic, Fourth Estate Staff Writer This story was originally published on gmufourthestate.com. Fourth Estate is Mason’s official student-run newspaper. 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...

2020 Was a “Heavy” Year For America By: Alex Russell, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team Blatant disregard for human life, a persistent display of xenophobic and racist ideology, incessant fear-mongering, and a general attitude that can best be described as callously aggressive, have unfortunately become corrosive themes that now define the work of the...