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BY CHRISTIAN SEGOVIA, SPORTS EDITOR

Hello everyone, 

My name is Christian Segovia, this Spring semester, I am the Sports Editor and am excited to fulfill this role for Fourth Estate. In the Fall 2024 semester, I was the Assistant Sports Editor. 

Last semester, the sports section reported on Mason’s remarkable teams including the men’s soccer team’s historic season, which ended just short of the Atlantic 10 semifinals. We also reported on Mason’s Esports teams–such as Super Smash Bros., Valorant–through in-depth coverage and interviews with Esports managers. Additionally, we connected with various sports clubs on campus, including Women’s rugby, Badminton club and the Women’s Ice Hockey team.

As I enter my final semester in Spring 2025, I want to continue paving the way for new ideas in the sports section. My goal is to strengthen connections with  Mason’s athletes, managers, and coaches. I endeavor to help students at Mason find sports clubs to join and meet new friends!

I look forward to working with all of you this coming Spring semester. As always, I invite all forms of collaboration, story ideas or questions. If you want to join the Fourth Estate and write for the sports section, contact me below.

Grab your snacks and let’s enjoy this ride. 

Christian Segovia

csegovi@gmu.edu

Jamie Gholson/Fourth Estate

BY JAMIE GHOLSON, CULTURE EDITOR

Hello everyone, 

My name is Jamie Gholson. I am excited to announce that I am Fourth Estate’s new culture editor for the Spring 2025 semester! I was born and raised in the DMV area and have lived near Mason all my life. 

I am pursuing a Communication degree with a concentration in Journalism, in hopes of becoming a medical writer. My passion for writing in the medical field stems from my grandma, a nurse who would often tell me stories of her patients. 

When I transferred to Mason in my junior year, I learned about Fourth Estate in my Introduction to Journalism class. I thought now would be a great time to start establishing myself as a medical writer. 

Publishing articles about topics you are passionate about allows you the opportunity to branch out into many different fields. 

With Fourth Estate, I’ve been able to publish the inspiring stories of women in STEM, 3D printing medical prosthetics, Theta Tau, and the parking crisis at Mason. 

The culture section is a place to share your exciting experiences at an event or museum, meaningful connections made in campus clubs, or the hidden gems you’ve discovered in the DMV area. There is no limit to what you cannot write about! If you have any ideas that you would love to write about and make those dreams a reality, this is the place to do it! 

Students interested in joining the Fourth Estate should email eic@gmufourthestate.com. For students interested in publishing for the culture section, please send me an email below. 

Sincerely, 

Jamie Gholson 

jgholso@gmu.edu.

Nylah Mitchell/Fourth Estate

BY NYLAH MITCHELL, COPY EDITOR

Hi Patriots, 

My name is Nylah Mitchell, and I’m a senior majoring in Government and International Politics with a minor in Journalism. I’m excited to serve as the Copy Editor for Fourth Estate this semester. 

Although this is only my second semester at Fourth Estate, I’ve been involved in Student Media since my freshman year. I started at the Mason Cable News because of my love for broadcast journalism. As I continued my journey at Mason, I’ve found joy in written journalism. 

When I joined Fourth Estate, I pitched a laundry list of ideas for the Culture section, focusing heavily on fashion. This experience has allowed me to extend my love of fashion from my blog to the Mason community! And if you’re following my work here, you’ll see that I hope to become a fashion editor, connecting style to history and politics. 

This Spring is different as I am spending my final semester at Mason in New York City! I’ll be immersing myself in the fast-paced and ever-changing fashion scene here to kickstart my post-graduate career. That said, as copy editor, I’ll be reviewing all articles to check for accuracy, clarity, content and grammar, ensuring they adhere to AP Style guidelines. 

I’m ecstatic to be the copy editor because it sets a new challenge for me to understand the operations of what it takes to edit and publish a well-polished article. As well as, bringing me one step closer to my dream career. 

At Fourth Estate, no interest, passion or idea is limited. I revamped and published an old article I wrote for a class  a few years ago adding fresh insights and new interviews. That’s the magic of Fourth Estate—at Mason, we all have unique perspectives and stories that need to be shared. 

An idea is better written and told! If you want to discuss more about copy-editing, fashion, politics or the city, don’t hesitate to email me all about it!

Have a great semester, Patriots! 

Nylah Mitchell, ‘25 

nmitch2@gmu.edu