by Jason Burge
As any educator can attest, admissions procedures are kept under lock and key. This secrecy in their admissions process allows each school to keep an advantage over the competition. When I applied to law school, I took notice of the fancy grids that predicted potential success rates of admittance to the schools. I also read the fine print, which said that there were no numerical absolutes or guarantees. I noticed those whose scores were much lower than others but were admitted and even people who received a near perfect score on the LSAT and had a near perfect GPA who were not accepted. This made me realize that it is not only about numbers when schools are trying to pick "qualified" people.
At first glance, the University's appeal to the District Zoning Commission to extend the operating hours of the Health and Wellness Center seems like another attempt to impose its whims and further encroach on the Foggy Bottom community. Resident complaints, however, are not legitimate, as the University's proposal is the most practical solution to a non-controversial issue.
by Michael Barnett
Throngs of protesters descended upon Washington D.C on World AIDS Day Saturday to voice their discontent with the Bush administration's policy on AIDS. They clamored for more money for African countries to fight an epidemic that has enveloped the entire continent.
by Eric Daleo
Students get the shaft from the District of Columbia. There's no doubt that as a group we're routinely screwed over by our representatives on every level of government. In the summer of 1996, Jack Evans, our D.C. councilman, spearheaded the passage of emergency legislation that essentially prevented students from parking our cars on the streets of this ward.
by David Kay
"Let me ask you one simple question. Do you, Ambassador Zorin, deny the USSR is placing medium- and intermediate-range missiles and sights in Cuba? Don't wait for the translation! Yes or no? You are in the courtroom of world opinion right now, and you can answer yes or no.
Students respond to current issues and debates.
Fire evacuates Thurston Hall residents
Public Administration student recognized
SBPM receives Microsoft grant
Charity Ball looks to raise funds
Vibes strike chord with GW audience
Alum appointed as CNN White House correspondent
FPP performs "One Acts from Hell"
Unlawful Entry
11/22 - The Dakota 8:40 a.m.
Case closed
A female individual reported that an unknown, intoxicated individual was asleep in her room. Metropolitan Police were notified, and the individual was arrested.
Referred to MPD
Officials postpone Greek housing announcement
Senate passes controversial pro-Israel legislation
Robinson delivers "State of the SA" address
Woodward replaces Blackford as Rules Chair
by Ellaine Gelman
The University appealed to the D.C. Zoning Commission Tuesday to extend Health and Wellness Center hours. The GW proposal also contains a request to sell HWC memberships to 3,000 GW community members, including Foggy Bottom residents, alumni and parents.
by Lizz Chernow
Webmail security features allowing University officials to copy and read all e-mails on the server are causing a debate about student and faculty privacy.
by Julie Gordon
Freshman Mike Plytynski said he avoids five of his friends on Wednesday nights because the atmosphere they create is "too intense" and their attitudes are "too hardcore."
by Andrew Phillips
The following piece contains separate interviews with Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaughman, and Nicholas Cage. Scroll down to see each under the appropriate label. In the midst of genius one expects to go cold. I stared across the table as three sets of eyes fixed upon me.
by Andy Metzger
If the porn business has an equivalent of the Lower Manhattan business district, it would have to be the anonymous suburb of Chatsworth, Calif. And if porn has a Los Angeles equivalent of Wall Street then it is the ironically named Ronald Reagan Freeway. The offices of nearly every major porn studio, production company and editing house lie within blocks of the freeway named for the man who was perhaps the industry’s fiercest foe.
by Carolyn Kendzia
Three basic marketing classes are currently finishing up a project with Coca-Cola that gives the company feedback about university students' soft drink preferences and uses GW's campus as a testing ground for new marketing ideas.
by Andrew Phillips
Every real punk knows that nothing screams anarchy like a back beat and a bit of barroom piano. OK – so maybe it’s not the most traditional stuff, but The Transplants are definitely a punk rock band. They’ve stripped pretensions out of the genre, opting instead for a quick and dirty sound, unburdened by pop sensibilities.
by Andrew Phillips
Plush couches line the walls, staring down a satellite television wired for 700 channels. The lounge, like the kitchen, is sleek and spacious, possessing the luxurious air befitting rock royalty. Legends of the industry should be basking in the warm comforts of this remarkable bus, not newbies.
by Chris Correa
The best reason to watch Mark Ravenhill’s play Shopping and Fucking is the first half of act two. A slender, fire-red curtain rolls down backstage resembling a great sensual muscle. Representing the dressing room of an haute couture clothier, the actors respond to it like capillaries popping around a great pulsing ventricle.
by Andrew Phillips
Les Miserables
Wednesday, Nov. 27- Saturday, Jan. 4
8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays
7:30 p.m. Sundays
2 p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and
Wednesday, Nov. 27 and Thursday, Jan. 3
Americans just never know when to quit. More than 47 million people worldwide have seen “Les Miserables” since its debut in 1985.
Analyze That by Jeff Frost 4 Hatchets “You. You. Yoooouuuu. You’re good.” Oh DeNiro, he’s such a kidder. In Analyze That, Robert DeNiro and Billy Crystal return for a sequel that should pale in comparison to its predecessor. Instead, Analyze That, the sequel to Analyze This, surpasses the original.
Crisp cool air. Freshly fallen snow. Tinsel adorns every corner. All signs of the impending holiday season. And what do I think of when I think holiday cheer? Friends gathered around a fire, gaily signing carols? No. Potato latkes, applesauce and the warm glow of Hanukkah candles? No.
by Brian Costa
Half the GW men's basketball team had never played in a regular season college game a week and a half ago, but since then the Colonials have managed to tie their longest winning streak in two years. After opening with a loss at No. 14 Connecticut, the Colonials (3-1) won three games in a row with strong performances by key freshmen.
by Brian Costa
-T.J. battles younger brother
-Forchion returns early
-Looking ahead: BB&T Classic
by Lauren Silva
Any doubts that may have surfaced when GW's leading scorer Cathy Joens sat out of the women's first exhibition game and turned in an uncharacteristic 11-point performance against Howard were quelled as the senior guard racked up 50 points in two games last week.
by Kate Stepan
Conservative radio talk show host G. Gordon Liddy traveled across town from his Maryland home to spend the afternoon signing his new book in the GW Bookstore Tuesday afternoon. Liddy, best known for his involvement in the Watergate burglary, hosts a political talk show on 200 radio stations nationwide.
From the left: Increase prevention and treatment by Bernard Pollack In light of the recent commemoration of World AIDS Day, the Bush administration needs to drastically change the U.S. policy toward AIDS, both domestically and internationally. Worldwide, 14,000 people are infected with HIV each day, and the number of people with HIV or AIDS will more than double by 2010.
by Andrew Kohan
From digital cameras to trips halfway around the world, GW students know what they want this holiday season. For many students, the end of the fall semester means more than final exams and papers. The winter months also represent the heart of the gift-giving season and the joy of the receiving side of the season.
