Junior Faith Jensen presses the button for the elevator outside the ground level of the Marvin Center. Unable to open the door, she turns in her wheelchair and leaves. Jensen says her next move is usually a phone call to Marvin Center operations. She talks to Mike Brown, the building's maintenance director, or another employee who tells her the door is being fixed.
Preliminary admissions numbers indicate the University accepted about 1,000 fewer students this year than last year and could end up with an acceptance rate of about 40 percent - a 10 percent drop from last year. With a housing crunch fresh on his mind from an unexpectedly large freshman class this year, Robert Chernak, vice president of Student and Academic Support Services, said GW is being "conservative" with admissions and anticipates a class of 2,250 students.
Israeli Transportation Minister Ephraim Sneh addressed Israel's agenda of eliminating terrorism and reaching peace at the GW Hillel Tuesday night in front of 200 students. Sneh, a member of the Labor Party, said he hopes Secretary of State Colin Powell can convince Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to accept American proposals of a cease-fire and help the two sides reach an agreement.
GW students are joining others around the nation in fighting a law that strips them of financial aid for past or current drug offenses. Question 35 on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form asks students if they have been convicted of possessing or selling illegal drugs while over the age of 18 (tobacco and alcohol are excluded).
In a new spin to an old dispute, Chris Shea's April 7 article "Building the Imperial University" appeared in The Washington Post Magazine Sunday discussing resident's quips in the dispute between GW and Foggy Bottom over GW's expansion. In an ongoing dispute, residents in the article contend that the University has become an "objectionable" presence in the community and has eaten up Foggy Bottom through many real estate purchases and construction projects.
The latest admissions figures for next year are a cause for mixed reviews. On one hand, University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and admissions officials are to be commended for yet another step toward making GW the elite institution it should be by lowering the acceptance rate roughly 10 percent to 39 percent.
No one can dispute the challenges faced by disabled GW faculty members, students and staff every day. Although many of the University's buildings and facilities are wheelchair-accessible, there is much more that needs to be done to make life better for the disabled.
It is unfortunate that members of the GW community are so quick to judge our Foggy Bottom neighbors, when few actually take the time to meet these people and listen to their side of the story. Our neighbors are an invaluable resource of information that everyone, particularly students, should take advantage of.
Forced Robbery 4/5 2300 Block G Street Three individuals were robbed at gunpoint at about 3:45 a.m. as they walked north on 23rd Street. They were approached by a black male, approximately 25 years old, 5 feet 10 inches, weighing 165 pounds and wearing a black leather jacket, black hat, gray sweat pants and black shoes.
It is always refreshing to be able to step a few miles outside the bustling, hurried pace of city life in the District and take time off to smell the roses. For people who get tired of the everyday grind of traffic and business, the District offers relaxing alternatives in nature only several miles away.
More than a dozen students from GW's Free the Planet demonstrated at Upper Senate Park Wednesday to urge senators to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from drilling. A bill that would authorize oil drilling in a section of ANWR passed the House in August and is up for Senate vote this week.
Although the Program Board has remained tight-lipped about this year's Spring Fling concert, a Black Entertainment Television broadcast Wednesday announced a Busta Rhymes show at GW that day, April 27. Program Board organizers said they are securing street permits for H Street because the event falls during the law school's reading week, bumping it from the Quad.
Although the Program Board has remained tight-lipped about this year's Spring Fling concert, a Black Entertainment Television broadcast Wednesday announced a Busta Rhymes show at GW that day, April 27. Program Board organizers said they are securing street permits for H Street because the event falls during the law school's reading week, bumping it from the Quad.
In a city once declared the "punk capital of America" in the '80s, the D.C. punk scene has had its fair share of problems keeping the scene alive recently. With local venues closing down and others refusing to open their doors, the punk scene has been in a desperate state of life support since the mid-'90s.
Picture yourself walking the exciting streets of the French Rivera at the Cannes Film Festival. The surroundings are beautiful and picturesque, and the films are breathtaking, infused with a bit of foreign flair. Not planning a trip any time soon? No worries, British director Henry Jaglom takes you there in the independent film about the film industry in Festival in Cannes.
Long Story Short: A psychotic serial killer murders his victims according to the Seven Deadly Sins, apparently misinterpreting the Sixth Commandment. Alan Says: Seven (New Line Cinema) is one of the most gruesome and depressing movies I have ever seen.
Great atmosphere and top-notch food make Georgia Brown's an enjoyable dining experience for any occasion. Located at 15th and K streets, this southern belle serves up fresh dishes and deliciously creative cocktails. This chic and trendy restaurant has a creatively decorated dining room, adorned with funky furniture and a canopy of branches spanning the ceiling.
Where: lots o' places Getting in: Easy, if you're 21 Prices: Specials everywhere Food: bring your own Dancing: only in the streets Pluses: drinkin' in the afternoon This weekend shall never be forgotten. It was the weekend of the Bar Belle's inaugural crawl.
Senior Mike Bassett's 51st homerun in Tuesday's loss broke GW's all-time career record, and his 52nd homer in Wednesday's win improved his total. Tuesday's 9-8 loss off a ninth-inning homerun snapped the GW baseball team's seven-game winning streak. Bassett knocked in a two-run homerun, breaking the record he shared with Joe Beichert for three days.
They've won seven conference championships in nine years, made seven NCAA Final Four appearances and finished with a 27-6 final record. But the UMass men's water polo team's legacy is over. The team was one of seven varsity sports eliminated by its athletic department last month, part of a $17 million school-wide budget cut handed down from the state.
Pagano records 19 saves in Howard win Junior goalkeeper Lisa Pagano recorded 19 saves on 27 shots in the GW women's lacrosse team's 15-8 victory over Howard at home Wednesday afternoon. The win ended the Colonials' three-game losing streak that included an 18-4 loss to Temple and a 15-14 loss to St.
The April 8 ("Freshman Block Party makes chilly return") article is perhaps the greatest example of poor journalism I have ever seen and is the last straw in my book of poor journalism.
I thought Russ Rizzo, Hatchet editor in chief, made a lot of strong points in his April 4 ("Following the leaders turns ugly") column.
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