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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...

Michael V. Hayden Center Hosts Panel Discussion Addressing Foreign Interference By: Sudiksha Kochi, Fourth Estate Staff Writer This story was originally published on gmufourthestate.com. Fourth Estate is Mason’s official student-run newspaper. With Election Day coming up in November, voters all around the United States are casting their early ballots and, more importantly, asking the question...

Redistricting Reform on the 2020 Ballot in Virginia By: Zoe Hundertmark, Guest Contributor, COMM 145 (Newspaper Workshop I) Student Featured on the Virginia ballot for tomorrow’s general election is a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution that would create a bipartisan redistricting panel. The proposed amendment on the Virginia ballot reads as follows: Should the...

Virginia Reports 423% Increase in Early Voting By: Derek Bowers, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team One the eve of Election Day 2020, over 86 million Americans have voted early, smashing records and surpassing 2016 early voting data. As both excitement and nerves surrounding the 2020 election grow, many states throughout the country are reporting...