Monday, March 12, 2001
MPA attracts media moguls
GW christened its new Media and Public Affairs building in a two-day celebration with media legends past and present last week.
Holi show illuminates Lisner
The Indian Student Association sponsored a spectacle of music and dancing Saturday night in honor of Holi, the Indian festival of color and spring celebrated after a full moon every March. The three-hour event included 12 separate dance performances in a packed Lisner Auditorium.
Cohen discusses military
Military threats from China and Russia and cyber-terrorism are top defense concerns for the United States, former Defense Secretary William Cohen told students Thursday night at the Dorothy Marvin Betts Theatre.
Kapoor wins presidency
Roger Kapoor regained his claim to the Student Association presidency Thursday night as the SA Student Court overturned a Joint Election Committee ruling that had invalidated his victory.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Larry King celebrates donation to GW at MPA opening
Larry King made a surprise appearance at the Media and Public Affairs building during a ceremony Thursday to commemorate Westwood One Radio's donation of more than 1,000 reel-to-reel tapes to GW.
Freshmen pick first in selection
Fewer freshmen walked away from GW's housing selection homeless this year than previous years after the University changed the system allowing them choose first.
COLUMN: Musings from an Amtrak train
It's 10 a.m. on a dreary Tuesday morning and as the Amtrak Northeast Direct rolls along from New York City to Washington, some serious flirting is going down. This morning it is not the typical business travelers thrashing out war stories of love lost, but rather a group of teachers leading 100 Long Island eighth graders on a trip to the nation's capital. As the little cherubs exchange gossip and tales of teenage romance, their superiors are busy playing matchmaker with fellow travelers.
Maryland considers lowering DWI level
For the fifth straight year, the Maryland General Assembly will consider legislation that would lower the state's driving while intoxicated charge from a .10 blood-alcohol content level to .08. If the legislation passes in the House of Delegates and the Senate, Maryland's drunk driving designation would be included in the ranks of 18 other states and the District of Columbia.
CNN’s Bernard Shaw reflects on four decades of reporting
Less than one week after stepping away from CNN's anchor desk, network frontman Bernard Shaw said he sacrificed too much time with his family for the four decades of news reporting. "But that was how the Shaw family made an income," he said of his tenure that included coverage of national stories such as Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, the Tiananmen Square massacre, the Persian Gulf War and Election Night 2000.
