Mason athletes forming trend of continuing education and athletic careers at prestigious universities

Kaelyn Rodrigues | Managing Editor While many seniors must wait patiently until next year to receive their college decisions, senior Jamie Kim is already Ivy-bound. In late July, Kim announced her commitment to continuing her tennis career at Yale University. Although she made this verbal commitment the summer before her senior year, she started communicating with Yale and other potential […]

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Students teaching experience hindered by COVID-19

Rilee Malloy | Staff Writer Mason student teachers are preparing to miss out on valuable teaching experiences in the three weeks post Thanksgiving break. Claire Eckel is a senior education major at Miami University. Her college made the decision to go to remote classes after Thanksgiving break to enforce COVID-19 guidelines. Because of this, Eckel is unable to finish the […]

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Shuppert racks up views on hand-drawn animations

Evan Ponstingle | Staff Writer Senior David Shuppert has put his art into action and it’s going viral. Shuppert has maintained a YouTube channel under the alias “TNTSquirrel” where he posts his animated creations. His most recent video, “Enderman in Smash–Animation,” racked up over 1.7 million views in the span of one month. While Shuppert only created his YouTube channel […]

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Passion for fountain pens leads to global friendships

Della Johnson | Staff Writer  Penmanship enthusiasts are inking up impressive collections.  Fountain pens–ornate pens with tips of metal–have been around since their replacement of the older dipping method in the 20th century, and have faded out of common usage due to cheaper, more modern, and more easily accessible alternatives. For a select few, however, these writing utensils haven’t left […]

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Movie review: Mank

Director: David Fincher Rating: 7/10 Review by: Raghav Raj Mank, David Fincher’s first feature film in six years, begins the same way a lot of his others do, by throwing the audience into the midst of chaos with very little to latch on to.  Before, in films like Se7en and Fight Club, this overload of information felt tonally pitch-perfect, as […]

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Best TV Shows of 2020

With 2020 coming to a close, the Chronicle Staff is looking back at the best, most binge-able television released over this past year. Without further ado, here are some staff picks for the best shows of the year. Abby Waechter | Staff Writer Evan Romansky’s original Netflix Series Ratched imagines the complex backstory of Nurse Ratched, a character long understood […]

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Inclusive excellence team promotes diversity and inclusion

Alana Amaya | Staff Writer Kaelyn Rodrigues | Managing Editor Mason High School (MHS) is taking a new step towards creating a more welcoming environment through the Inclusive Excellence (IE) Student Leadership Team. This year, the IE Student Leadership Team was created to elevate student voices, especially regarding the topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion, while establishing a peer-to-peer support […]

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Album Review: Good News

Artist: Megan Thee Stallion Rating: 8/10 Review by: Della Johnson Riding the high of a viral 2020, Megan Thee Stallion has rounded out her year with a 17-song album, a conglomeration of intricate rhymes and cheeky adlibs. She features chart success and single “Savage Remix (feat. Beyoncé)” and already-popular “Body,” among other fast paced tracks like the Biggie-sampling opener, “Shots […]

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Societal standards push students towards the normalization of dangerous eating behaviors

Shravani Page | Staff Writer Della Johnson | Staff Writer  When students attempt to match body ideals set by society, they can be pushed to dangerous limits. Eating disorders are known to be secretive and dangerous–especially among the student population. With about 20 million women and 10 million men developing eating disorders in their lifetime, according to the National Association […]

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Movie Review : On The Rocks

Review by Raghav Raj Director: Sophia Coppola Rating: 6/10 Review: By the time Sofia Coppola’s latest film, On The Rocks, finds any sense of urgency, it’s approximately 10 minutes away from rolling the credits. Up until this point, the endeavor that Laura (Rashida Jones) and her mischievous bon-vivant father (the ever-affable Bill Murray) have embarked on — to find out […]

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