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OPINION: Student conduct policies are archaic, dangerous

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 12:02pm | Fourth Estate Managing Editor Andrew Stevenson

It is a real shame when a university that prides itself on innovative thinking refuses to follow policy recommendations that can and will save student lives. As you can read in Ellen Glickman’s article, Mason’s own expert on public health has recommended that the university adopt a Good Samaritan policy.

OPINION: The lure and danger of Molly (MDMA)

Friday, October 25, 2013 - 12:16pm | Fourth Estate Staff Writer Alexandra Sudak

When educating young people on the dangers of hard drugs, it is counterproductive to withhold information.

The Fourth Estate article on the drug MDMA, also known as “molly,” only lectures young adults on the dangers of the drug, and makes no effort to delve into why people use it or why its use is becoming so prevalent.

Here’s what MDMA does: users experience an increase in the release of serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine.