Aviva Slesin is an Academy Award-winning director ("The Ten Year Lunch") whose most recent film, "Secret Lives: Hidden Children and their Rescuers During World War II," addresses the complex issues surrounding the Jewish children of World War II who were saved by non-Jewish families in occupied Europe.
You heard the whispers. He's here. Cameron Poe. Stanley Goodspeed. Castor Troy! That's right folks. A Nicolas Cage movie is being filmed in town. The movie is "National Treasure" and it's a Jerry Bruckheimer production. In the film, Cage stars as an archaeologist on the hunt for a treasure buried by the founding fathers.
The glossy black-and-white photographs evoke a feeling of "once upon a time." True, pictures of John and Jacqueline Kennedy were just as at home within the pages of the Diana Vreeland-era Vogue as they were in LIFE magazine. But now the fragrance of fairytale also seems to mist from their images.
At the pinnacle of its' popularity, last year's untimely termination of Buzz, the Friday-night party at Nation, created an uproar among D.C. club-goers. Celebrating its seventh year, the notoriously wild reputation of Buzz earned the club the distinction of being the site of a May 1999 FOX 5 News report exposing club activities. Across the country, controversy ensued after the feature aired live footage of teenage promiscuity and drug use. The report sent shock waves through law enforcement officials, who stepped up security measures at clubs throughout major cities and shut down Buzz in September 2002.
After a week-long series of power outages and besieged by an unerring sense of performance anxiety, the curtain went up at the Clark Street Playhouse, leaving an unmistakable trace of trepidation. "Who knows what to expect?" was the question du jour. Well, heave a sigh of relief and break out the Perrier-Jouet and brie - the most important home-grown play of the season is also the most exhilarating.
Some viewers have complained that the film "Dead Poets Society" has an utter lack of serious rocking out. "Sure, it taught me to believe in myself," some viewers might say. "But where's the gut-wrenching drum solo?" Well, the wait is over. Jack Black ("High Fidelity") is about to answer your prayers in his newest movie, "School of Rock.
Ever since the world lost Chris Farley, John Candy and John Belushi, people have had a serious hankering for a portly jester. After years of playing bit parts in more than 30 films and touring with his band Tenacious D, he broke into the big time with a memorable performance in 2000's "High Fidelity." The man I speak of is Jack Black.
When I mentioned to a friend who went to Georgetown University that I was planning to go to Rhino Bar, he immediately told me it was the sketchiest place in Georgetown. He added that it's also our Northwest neighbor's equivalent of a frat house. I wasn't in the mood to go anywhere associated with "sketchy" or "frat house," but since my friend often exaggerates, I decided to give Rhino Bar a try.
When University officials submitted GW's campus plan to the city in 2000, they inquired about the possibility of closing off H Street between 21st and 22nd streets because of student safety concerns. This is an idea worth revisiting, as the growing student population increasingly flows onto the block as if it were part of an isolated campus. However, the area is a busy metropolitan street. This mix creates a serious safety concern for student pedestrians.
The Student Activities Center has a new policy of requiring student groups to provide a list of its members as part of its registration process. A group of student organizations calling themselves Student Organizations Aligning for Rights (SOAR), which includes groups such as the College Democrats and Republicans, the Out Crowd and Muslim and Jewish groups, has refused to comply with this directive citing privacy rights issues. SAC's policy dangerously encroaches on civil liberties and makes even halfhearted members of student groups full-fledged representatives in the administration's eyes.
The University administration is poised to consider a policy that will have as much impact on student life as anything proposed since GW's inception. The proposed switch to a mandatory summer session for rising juniors could mean any number of things for students at GW. While this change has the potential to drastically improve a GW education, these potential benefits will be discounted by students so long as they feel powerless to voice their concerns.
There is something that I really need to tell you. Are you sitting down? Good. You need to know that I am in an abusive relationship. I am telling you this, so maybe you cannot make the same mistake I did. What happened to me can happen to anyone. We all have the same likelihood of starring in our own Lifetime TV movie. For you to get a clear understanding of how I ended up in this type of relationship, let me take you back two years.
The GW golf team won the Rehoboth Beach Fall Invitational Monday in Rehoboth Beach, Del. Sophomore Andrew Gallo led the Colonials, shooting an even-par 72 in the first round and a blistering 69 in the second round to claim the individual title.
The players suck and the coach is an idiot. The general manager has absolutely no clue what he's doing and you could do it better, if you only had the chance. But you know that chance will never come because only 30 people at a given time are actually empowered to run a professional football team. And therein lies the appeal of fantasy football.
The Red Sox will play the Cubs in the World Series. America will ask permission from the U.N. to annex France. Eminem will come out of the closet. Which one is least likely to occur? Any other year, I'd pick the first option. "Crazy" is one word to describe the 2003 Major League Baseball season.
The GW men's water polo team lost to Johns Hopkins University Wednesday night in Baltimore, Md., by the score of 15-10. The Colonials had hoped to beat JHU for the second time in five days, but it was not to be. The Colonials started the game slowly and found themselves down 11-1 at halftime.
A silver Lexus hit a female graduate student in front of the Marvin Center Tuesday evening. The heavy traffic flow of the 2100 block of H Street has prompted officials and the city to discuss closing it off in the past. The student, Jessica Burt, was taken to GW Hospital where her bruised left foot was bandaged.
A mandatory summer session was the central focus of a tense meeting between administrators, faculty and student leaders Tuesday night. Charles Karelis, chair of the University's committee to explore acedemic calendar options, answered student and faculty questions, and discussed pros and cons of the proposed system.
Several student organizations are protesting a new rule mandating all groups to hand in the names of their members to the Student Activities Center. The requirement, effective this semester, is a way to ensure that all members of registered organizations are students, officials said.
The appointment of a University provost last semester is allowing GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg to travel abroad more freely this year. Trachtenberg, who recently returned from a trip to London, is set to visit the Middle East in October and China in December, both GW-related trips to "follow up on resources, plan joint ventures, and ultimately make sure that GW continues to play a role as an international institution," he said.
University officials said they are looking to reach a settlement with a Foggy Bottom resident suing GW for allegedly constructing part of a residence hall on his property.
University Police officials are working with the Greek-letter organizations living in Townhouse Row to develop security procedures and curb underage drinking at GW's newest residential facility.
GW got a taste of Hollywood Monday night, as production crews shot scenes for an upcoming Nicolas Cage movie at the bridge on 23rd Street and Virginia Avenue near campus.
Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev talked about the importance of international institutions in diffusing crises at American University's Bender Arena Tuesday night.
With demolition of the old GW Hospital entering its third week, some students living near the site expressed concern about the loud noise caused by the destruction.
Howard University's Muslim Chaplain and chair of government relations for the Muslim Alliance in North America spoke to students about human rights in Islam Monday.
After a year of scandal, gossip and fighting within the Student Association, SA president Kris Hart said he has his work cut out for him if he wants to be taken seriously.
The Student Association Senate will be starting the year with a flurry of meetings, hearings and new legislation aimed at increasing student involvement and activity.
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