Alexandria apothecary shop is just outside D.C.
When Lieutenant J.E.B. Stuart found Colonel Robert E. Lee at the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop on Oct. 17, 1859, he ordered Lee to suppress the insurrection of John Brown at Harper's Ferry.
Monday, July 9, 2001
Inside underground cinema
As the 4th of July rolls by, the initial summer-movie hype is beginning to fizzle out. So, it may be true. The Fast and the Furious is an OK movie, and Crazy/Beautiful did have its high points. But where are the movies with depth, the unsung heroes of the summer season? They're out there, just below the surface.
Laborers stage protest
About 100 D.C. workers and supporters carried a giant rat through GW’s campus and rallied outside the president’s office June 27 to draw attention to labor practices of a GW building contractor.
D.C. seeks dismissal
D.C. hopes to end a legal battle with GW over campus plan restrictions before it starts. District lawyers filed a motion June 22 requesting a summary judgement to dismiss charges that restrictions imposed when the city passed its campus plan are unconstitutional.
GW leases hotel
GW entered a 15-year lease to occupy all rooms in the St. James Suites June 29, keeping a promise not to buy off-campus properties for school use while securing enough beds for a freshman class one-fourth larger than last year.
GW sends grads to White House
President George W. Bush appointed more alumni from GW graduate schools than from almost any other university, according to National Journal statistics released last month.
Richmond addition could mean new rivalry for GW
GW has a new rivalry on its hands as the University of Richmond joined the Atlantic 10 Conference July 1, dividing schools into eastern and western divisions for baseball and basketball.
Cosby trial enters third week
The woman who accuses GW basketball player Attila Cosby of sexually assaulting her in his residence hall room made her case in court June 29 after failing to show during Cosby’s first trial last summer.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: GW to host leadership conference
GW will host the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership World Leadership Congress July 13-21, for the third time in four years.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Student proposes legislation to Congress
Students who are too young to vote or feel they do not have a voice in politics would be heard if legislation proposed by GW sophomore Samuel Kelner passes Congress.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Cosby testifies to owning two guns
GW basketball player Attila Cosby said in testimony Wednesday he might have misled police and lawyers to believe he did not own a gun last year because there was none in his possession.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Attorneys complete Cosby Case
Defense and prosecuting lawyers presented their closing arguments Thursday, asking a D.C. Superior Court judge to consider the credibility of their witnesses in his decision, which is scheduled for Tuesday.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Brown awaits 76ers first cut
Former GW guard SirValiant Brown will soon find out if he is closer to realizing his NBA dreams. As he battles 19 players for a spot on the Philadelphia 76ers rookie free agent squad, team officials said they like what they see out of Brown.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Judge to rule on Cosby case Tuesday
Judge Neal E. Kravitz will decide GW basketball player Attila Cosby’s fate on nine misdemeanor counts Tuesday. Cosby faces a maximum of four-and-a-half years in prison if convicted of all charges.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Cosby convicted of seven charges
GW basketball player Attila Cosby Tuesday was convicted of seven charges stemming from a May 2000 incident with an alleged prostitute.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Judge jails Cosby until sentence hearing
A D.C. Superior court judge Tuesday convicted GW basketball player Attila Cosby of seven misdemeanor charges for sexually assaulting an alleged prostitute with a broomstick at gunpoint in May 2000. Cosby was led from the court in handcuffs by U.S. marshals and will be held without bond until his sentencing hearing Sept. 10. He faces as many as three and a half years in prison.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: GW suspends Cosby pending hearing
GW officials announced Tuesday that GW basketball player Attila Cosby has been suspended from the University, following his conviction on seven misdemeanor counts in D.C. Superior Court.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Brown benched by 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers head coach Larry Brown is sending a message to SirValiant Brown that his time with the 76ers will likely end Sunday after the final game of the Shaw's Summer League.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Brown finishes last of 76ers hopefuls
SirValiant Brown sat the bench again Sunday after playing his most minutes for the Philidelphia 76ers in the Shaw’s Summer League and scoring his only basket Friday. The former GW guard finished league play as the rookie team’s least productive player.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: GW student reported missing
A GW student has been reported missing in Massachusetts after police found his car in another state Tuesday. The student, sophomore Jon Rizzo, was last seen at his job Friday, friends said.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: GW graduate commits suicide
A 24-year-old GW graduate was found dead in the trunk of her car July 25 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., apparently after committing suicide. The Miami Herald reported that Jamie Moore ingested prescription pills before crawling into the trunk of her white Audi Quattro to avoid discovery.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Killer confesses to GW murder
Police arrested a Massachusetts man Tuesday afternoon in connection with the murder of GW student Jonathan Rizzo and two other unrelated killings. Gary L. Sampson, 41, confessed to stabbing Rizzo to death after turning himself in to police during a failed house burglary.
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