It’s September, so naturally, students are complaining about parking at GMHS. “No. That’s too much money. I don’t want to pay for that. I walk,” said senior Izabella Sisson. Throughout...

The recurrent laryngeal nerve, which supplies motor function to the larynx, is one of the strangest fixtures of human anatomy. Instead of connecting the brain directly to the larynx, it first takes an...

Every year, our local government undergoes the task of establishing the following year’s budget. The City Council appropriates the city’s funds, but not before discussions are held with almost every...

Each week, the Lasso Editorial Board will comment on an issue that is relevant to the students at George Mason High School. We strive to present a student-oriented opinion about topics big and small that...

After the City Council mandated that the Falls Church City School board reduce its budget request by $912,000 from the proposed 2016-17 FCCPS budget, the Board and Superintendent Jones has been forced...

Last month, the Falls Church City Council, in a narrow 4-3 vote, made the monumental decision to cut $912,000 from the School Board’s adopted 2016-2017 budget. The reason? The Council’s arbitrary goal...

Will the Falls Church School Board’s budget reduction affect you? The City Council decided not to fund $912,000 of the School Board’s operating budget request for the 2016-17 school year. Now it...