There are few feelings that compare to the excitement of home field advantage. The familiar surroundings. A vocal crowd cheering. Knowing you have an inherent edge over the competition. But many GW athletes never really experience this thrill because the school's urban campus doesn't allow for many home fields.
The GW men's and women's basketball teams will hold their first practice of the season Saturday, and players and coaches alike said they are excited to get back on the court together.
If you ask me to rate this film on a scale of one to 10, my head will explode. Using such a system on any other film is problematic; using it on "Kill Bill: Volume One" (Miramax) is hopelessly absurd. With all the ferocious zest that Quentin Tarantino has invested in his latest project, including but not limited to its extensive genre quoting, idiosyncratic homages and unabashed aggression, "Kill Bill" will undoubtedly prove to be a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Let it be said that no number, letter grade or set of fat chubby thumbs will do this film justice.
"Proof," David Auburn's second full-length play, began its journey in a workshop production at Manhattan Theatre Club. Soon after, it made its way to Broadway, where it became the longest running straight play in 20 years. Auburn garnered much acclaim for his torturous tale, winning both the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize.
The stage at the 9:30 Club was overloaded with gear for three bands. In a haze of cigarette smoke, the five members of ima robot, the night's opening act, meandered onstage.
My roommates are from the Midwest, and while I, too, prefer "pop" instead of "soda," there are some things I just don't understand, such as my Omaha roommates claim that "runzas" are excellent pocket sandwiches, and this notion of being raised a Cornhusker fan from birth.
The United States has lost a great leader for an entire 30 days. Rush Limbaugh, moral compass of this great nation, shocked the world last Friday when he admitted that conservatism is not the only thing from which he suffers. In a desperate attempt to cope with the sound of his own voice, it seems that El Rushbo has become strongly addicted to pain-killers.
Islamic Awareness Week at GW recently drew to a close, yet it remains clear that the religious intolerance of Islam persists in the post 9/11 world. Despite the week-long events, sponsored by the Muslim Students' Association and designed to foster religious tolerance, understanding and support on GW's campus, many in the United States fail to grasp the overarching concept that the country is not at war with Islam, and that Islam is an inherently peaceful religion.
Change the Climate, a Massachusetts-based group advocating for the legalization of marijuana, is the sponsor of several controversial ads displayed in Metrorail stations across the District. The ads, free of cost because Metrorail offers complimentary spots to nonprofit organizations, are part of an effort to persuade the public and, more specifically, politicians, that legalizing marijuana would increase tax revenue and curb drug-related violence.
Twenty-five months, thousands dead, two violent wars, one simmering guerilla campaign, one roiling international manhunt and billions spent in time, toil and treasure.
Few issues divide college campuses across the country, and even the world, the way the Israeli/Palestinian conflict does. The issue is so divisive that even within both the Jewish and Muslim communities there is vociferous debate and infighting on many basic issues. Because of this diversity of opinion, it is near impossible to find something that has the potential to bring both sides into agreement. This may have all changed with the release and imminent signing of the Geneva Accords.
"What do you do when you're trying to report the news, and the government says if you report that, it is unpatriotic?" asked Daniel Schorr, senior news analyst for National Public Radio. "I say, 'Get lost.'"
Technology officials are investigating whether to institute a printing fee in residence halls and increase GW's 7-cent fee in laboratories around campus. Residence halls are currently the only place where students can print free of charge.
Nobel Prize-winning poet Derek Walcott spoke to more than 200 students about poetry in an "un-poetic age" last week, kicking off the University's 25th Honors Symposium.
A new condominium complex being planned for the former Columbia Hospital for Women site will generate millions of dollars for the Foggy Bottom and West End neighborhoods.
Liquor law violations dropped by 38 percent and alcohol arrests fell by 78 percent in 2002, according to crime statistics released last week by University Police.
Two of GW's largest fraternities will be unable to host parties this year after incidents with alcohol led the University to put them on social probation. Officials decided earlier this month to strictly sanction Sigma Phi Epsilon after the fraternity held an unregistered keg party and to extend Kappa Sigma's social probation until May for non-compliance with its probation.
University officials are busily preparing for about 4,000 outside guests to arrive on campus for this year's second annual Colonials Weekend. Last year about 3,000 people attended.
Posters advocating the legalization of marijuana are on display in several Metrorail stations, riling politicians and commuters who said the ads are misleading and promote drug use.
While off-campus businesses are receiving increased sales with the advent of Colonial Cash this year, Aramark officials said business at J Street is not suffering.
Students said they are pleased with GW's decision to replace Fan Fare with Montague's Deli, which opened on the ground floor of the Marvin Center Monday.
"Political parties unite people under a common message, but individuals must not be constrained by their party," Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) said Tuesday night at a GW College Republicans meeting.
GW's transfer to a government-mandated international student tracking system this fall has been relatively flawless, University officials said. Since August, all universities with foreign student populations have used the federal electronic tracking system SEVIS to ensure students are abiding by the terms of their student visas.
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