Stories from the February 28, 2002, Print Edition
The discontinuation of the GW Health Plan Thursday marks the beginning of a downward spiral for small healthcare plans around the country. With increased costs in prescriptions, advertising and medical costs, experts say health plan rates for larger companies will likely increase in the future.
GW hopes to unveil its new Web site within a month after communication problems led to some unforeseen critique, the University's chief information officer for technology said. "We haven't killed it. We're simply going to refine it and get it out there," said Dave Swartz, CIO of Information Systems and Services.
The only sophomores living in New Hall next year are those with disabilities or who bought their way in, Housing Services said. GW told 40 Honors Program students Tuesday night they may not live in New Hall rooms.
CNN's "Crossfire" will call GW home beginning April 1, when the political talk show will begin broadcasting daily from the Media and Public Affairs building, GW announced Wednesday.
The votes are half in. Day one of GW's first-ever online Student Association election went smoothly despite a few snags, pollsters reported Wednesday. At least three voting stations went down for a total of three hours, and the GW Law School ran out of paper ballots twice throughout the day.
Larry king hosts Web cast from GW cardiac care lab Hippodrome to host GW dance marathon ISS searches for webmail glitch 'Monsoon Wedding' screened in Lisner Auditorium Major and career workshops
Two students reported that the same man sexually assaulted them last summer. They have not made a decision as to whether they will pursue criminal charges. Closed Theft 2/19 - Lafayette Hall At about 9:20 a.m. a student noticed that his and his roommates laptops had been stolen.
An hour-long power outage in New Hall Tuesday night trapped one student in an elevator and left other residents in the dark and dependent on laptop computers for work. University Police responded to the scene to escort students after emergency lights and call boxes failed to work.
Two students were assaulted by a man who appeared to be drunk and "delusional" on a D.C. Metrobus last week on their way to a Southeast D.C. elementary school. The students, tutors for GW's Heads Up program, said the aid of an unidentified "Samaritan" helped them escape the incident unharmed.
Generally regarded as a more low-key race, this year's Program Board Executive Chair election pits friends against each other as three candidates vie for votes among the same peer group.
Posted 6 a.m. March 1 Winners for the Student Association, Program Board and Marvin Center Governing Board elections will be announced at 10 a.m. Friday, election officials said at about 4 a.m. after hours of delays counting paper ballots.
SA President: Josh Singer SA EVP: Eric Daleo PB Chair: Bryan Gless PB Exec. VC: Devon Tutak
Posted March 1 12:30 p.m. Junior Josh Singer's "Working for Us" slate worked for him. Singer won the Student Association presidential election by a margin of eight votes over junior Phil Robinson, 867 to 859 Friday. More than 2,100 students cast their ballots in the first online elections as Singer took 40.
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