Monday Free Mat Pilates Class 7 to 8 p.m. Lloyd Gym Dance and Exercise Studio Sponsored by Mount Vernon Campus Life Tuesday "Late Night with the President" Freshman hall spirit competition and opportunity to ask President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg questions 7 p.
Radio talk show hosts to be featured on Kalb Report Al Franken, G. Gordon Liddy and Jim Bohannon will discuss the impact of talk radio on the presidential election at the Kalb Report Monday night at 8 p.m. The talk show hosts from different ends of the political spectrum will talk about issues such as objective journalism and its relevance in talk radio.
Our View: Jon Stewart's critique of "Crossfire" at GW is an important step in realizing how far the quality of broadcast news journalism has deteriorated. GW students and parents were welcomed to Colonials Weekend by an October surprise of sorts. Replacing the usual partisan bickering on CNN's "Crossfire" for the day, the program welcomed "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart.
Money, it would seem, heals all wounds faster than time does. The ongoing rift between the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya) and the United States has, according to some sources, been a problem since the days when Libyans were colonial subjects of the Ottomans.
Money and resources This letter is written in response to L. Asher Corson's column, "The bloated student government," from Oct. 11 (p. 4). As a student not involved with the SA, it took less than two hours to discover the following public information. Corson condemns Woodard's administration for using "student money frivolously," yet he co-sponsored a bill to increase the SA student fee.
Three times a year, the GW Board of Trustees meets to set University policy on issues ranging from academics to student life. While incredibly relevant to students, the 35-member panel has no voting student representation. To compound matters, only two students - the Student Association president and a representative from The Hatchet - are permitted to attend the Board's 'public' session.
Now that freedom is on the march throughout the Arab world, we can finally focus our attention on tyranny here at GW. We should thank President Bush for fighting for freedom, but would it be too much to ask for his help supporting a group of students next door to the White House? I know he believes that all people can be free and democratic.
I am writing to highlight an issue that is not only neglected but also crucial to all students and the basic ideals of student rights and representation. Student representation on the University Board of Trustees is an absolute imperative if we, as students, are to have any reasonable say in the way the University is run, and its policies made.
A handful of students from across the country will come to GW next semester to study through the University's new study-away program, GW Spring Term. The program, created earlier this year, invites undergraduate juniors at regionally accredited universities to spend their spring semester in Washington.
Activists and business owners are protesting the construction of a baseball stadium in the heart of the city's gay entertainment district, arguing it would damage an important part of their community. The project would affect existing gay strip bars, dance clubs, adult theaters and bookstores along O and Half streets in Southeast D.
Drinking deaths plague colleges nationwide (U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. - The 2004-05 school year for college students may turn out to be unprecedented, but not in a way anyone would ever hope for. Since the first weekend in September, at least six students across the nation have drunk themselves to death, just three less than the total for last year.
Ilana Goren was not surprised when, while walking down K Street on a recent evening, she came across a young man holding his penis with his right hand and waving congenially with his left. "I said hello and just walked on by," the senior said. At the time, Goren said she did not see a need to report the incident.
In every romantic relationship there are always the expectations of firsts. The first kiss, the first hand held in public and, of course, the first time you have sex. Within these expectations you develop scenarios about how these instances will play out. Will he kiss me first? Will she make the first move? And so on.
Basking in the soft glow of their home computer screens, young adults throughout the nation heralded the birth of the technological age by saluting the headphone-toting Napster cat and rushing their music savings to the bank. Beginning in 1999, the allure of innovative music downloading services quickly spread throughout the United States, allowing many to circumvent high music prices for the first time and torching a heated debate that continues in academic and legal circles today.
The Pita Pit owners are pushing to keep their venue open until 4 a.m. as University officials evaluate student support for the Ivory Tower sandwich shop. More than 500 students have signed a petition to keep The Pita Pit open two hours later than its current closing hour, 2 a.
With about 150 of Mitchell Hall's 300 residents participating in arts Living and Learning Communities, leaders of the dormitory are pushing to transform and promote it as an entirely arts-oriented space. Ryan Ketac, Mitchell's Community Living and Learning Center director, is in charge of an arts program that encompasses six separate LLCs ranging in concentration from literature to photography.
In a market saturated with upscale sandwich shops such as Au Bon Pain, Cosi and Potbelly, Coggins' Sandwich Manufactory is planning to expand from its first location in Ivory Tower. Ron Boatright, manager of Coggins', said the restaurant has already secured a location in the Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax, Va.
The GW women's soccer team shut out its opponent in the last home game of the season Sunday at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex. The Colonials beat St. Bonaventure 2-0 Sunday after tying Duquesne 1-1 Friday. In front of over 100 fans on senior day, GW's three seniors (Kelly Lawten, Lindsay Bruno and Tara Quinn) helped win the Colonials' last match on their home turf.
The GW men's soccer team ended its 10-game winless streak with a 3-1 victory over St. Bonaventure Sunday. The win came after a 3-1 loss to Duquesne on the road Friday. Sunday, the Colonials (2-8-3, 1-3-2 Atlantic 10) were finally able to cure their offensive woes.
The GW volleyball team traveled to Ohio with the intent of capturing two Atlantic 10 victories against Dayton and Xavier. But despite hard-fought matches, the team could not find its way. The Flyers and the Musketeers both shut out the Colonials. The losses extended the Colonials' losing streak to six games, as the prospect of a berth into the A-10 Tournament becomes less likely.
Thank God for basketball. Thank God for basketball. Thank God for basketball. I'm trying to get a few more positive words out of my mouth. But I can't. After my impromptu therapy session of banging my head against the wall, nothing insightful is coming out.
Foggy Bottom overflowed with students, parents and alumni that came together to reunite with each other and the University as part of Colonials Weekend. A variety of events were available to participants, including auctions, guest lectures, tours of the University and a live jazz brunch.
The GW Board of Trustees broke with precedent and announced tuition for next year's freshman class at its fall meeting Friday. For the second straight year, the board approved a fixed pricing plan that will require incoming freshmen to pay the same tuition during their entire stay at GW.
Dana Carvey found himself in a familiar role Saturday night as he entertained a sold-out Colonials Weekend crowd of more than 4,600 students, parents and alumni. During his hour-long comedy routine at the Smith Center, the "Saturday Night Live" alumnus performed his famous impressions of George H.
Comedian Jon Stewart blasted CNN's "Crossfire" when he appeared on the show Friday afternoon, criticizing its content and hosts in an unusually serious display for the Comedy Central star. "What you do is not honest. What you do is partisan hackery," Stewart said.
In the wake of the arrest of an ex-professor charged with embezzlement, GW is taking steps to beef up oversight. While nothing has been implemented, some professors fear that the system could sap research and morale.
Federal officials suspended part of a $14 million grant in June as they investigated a former GW professor who was charged last week with stealing about $600,000, University administrators said Friday. The funds freeze prompted GW to halt most research at the National Crash Analysis Center, an institute at its Virginia Campus run jointly with the Federal Highway Administration, said Donald Lehman, executive vice president for Academic Affairs.
If you're a GW student, Todd Ramlow, an adjunct professor of English, may have taught one of your classes. If you're a fan of D.C.'s restaurant scene, he may have also served your dinner. Ramlow, who has taught at GW since 1999, currently teaches classes in English, human sciences and women's studies, a schedule that he says amounts to a 35-hour weekly workload.
Where have all the Bo Sox gone? It was less than a week ago when eager and hopeful Red Sox fans filled GW screaming in that old familiar accent: "its aaare year," and "bring on the damn Yankees." As a die hard Yanks fan who has had a navy blue Yankees hat attached to my head since birth, the days before the series I was given the evil eye, I was yelled at and I was forced to enter many heated conversations on who was really the better American League team.
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