A panel of radio hosts discussed the impact of talk radio on this year's presidential campaign at a forum moderated by journalist Marvin Kalb Monday night at the National Press Club. The panel, which featured liberal commentator Al Franken and conservative host G.
Professors from the Elliott School of International Affairs gathered at the National Press Club Monday to discuss their new report on differences between liberal and conservative approaches to foreign policies. Twenty-nine Elliott School professors contributed to the report, titled "Divided Diplomacy and the Next Administration: Conservative and Liberal Alternatives.
Thursday Showing of "Crucible of War" Postwar Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia 7 to 9:30 p.m. Elliott School of International Affairs Room 213 Take Back the Night Rally to end domestic violence and sexual assault 7 to 11 p.m. Kogan Plaza Sponsored by the Feminine Majority Leadership Alliance, Raising Awareness Involving Survivor Empowerment, Neighbors Project, Phi Sigma Pi, Amnesty International and MGC Friday Showing of "Mean Girls" 8 to 10 p.
Lambda Chi Alpha holds blood donation drive The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity will hold its first Blood Ball, a series of events on Friday and Saturday to collect blood donations and raise money for the American Red Cross. A blood drive will take place Friday in Marvin Center room 307 from 3 to 7 p.
Senate welcomes new members The Student Association Senate welcomed seven new senators at its Oct. 12 meeting. The Senate filled four seats for the Elliott School of International Affairs and the Graduate School of Education and Human Development; it also appointed three non-voting freshman senators.
To accurately analyze the works of Ana Mendieta, one thing needs to be defined: The female equivalent to the word "phallic." The artist, whose career retrospective recently opened at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, was not only that of a performance artist, but also an enthusiastic feminist.
The Elliott School will host the 2004 Common Ground Film Festival, providing a venue for the free discussion of films designed to motivate, instigate, inspire or just make people think. Sponsored by the group Search For Common Ground, the Festival's purpose (according to its website) is "to showcase films that focus on individuals who are working to make a difference in their community, show inspiring stories of reconciliation between former enemies, promote understanding of the issues and people involved, and give audiences a broader context of those issues.
Mie N Yu 3125 M St. N.W. In my many drunken excursions to M Street during college, I often passed by the yellow and orange facade of Mie N Yu while stumbling back and forth between Third Edition and Garrett's. I had yet to enter through its diaphanous, curtained doorway until last Friday night.
Merriweather Post Pavilion, the outdoor amphitheater in Columbia, Md., will stay open at least through the 2005 season, according to officials at IMP Productions. IMP, which also own D.C.'s 9:30 Club, took over the venue's promotion, management and booking last November.
Friday Oct. 22 & 23 Lobsterboy, Freaky Vaudeville and Burlesque for a Halloween Spooktacular Chief Ike's Mambo Room (21+) One day Milwaukee native Lucas Zarwell discovered that he had a special calling in life, one that would bring forth great honor and pride to his family.
Oh, Ben Affleck. My undying allegiance to you and your body of work has been made known far and wide. I've proclaimed "Jersey Girl" to be the masterpiece it truly was, even in the face of certain ostracism. I've explained to as many people as possible the media conspiracy that exists against you.
In contemporary society, photography is often marginalized, featuring large spreads of people in compromising positions in order to sell clothing - or lack thereof. Whether we pick up a magazine or pass a billboard on the street, we are confronted with visual images that lend themselves to consumer purchase.
Harmony found at GW a cappellastock Last Saturday students and parents alike went home humming along to their favorite tunes from a night of perfect harmony. After waiting in a line stretched across the entire first floor of the Marvin Center, The Troubadours, who hosted A Capellastock, courted the crowd with an amazing balance between backup vocals and soloists and a great selection of music.
The number of GW students studying abroad this semester is up 27 percent from last fall despite increased threats of terrorism abroad. Last fall, 230 students participated in study abroad programs. This fall, there are 290 participants, and about 700 applicants have filed to study in a foreign country for the spring semester.
CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Zain Verjee hosted a telecast from the Jack Morton Auditorium on Tuesday to discuss foreign policy issues in Iraq, Israel and Sudan. The event, titled "American Foreign Policy since 9/11" was conducted as a town hall debate and included prominent speakers such as Sen.
Bombarded with questions ranging from his preferred baseball team to the cost of food, University President Steven Joel Trachtenberg addressed the Class of 2008 Tuesday night the Hippodrome. The annual event Late Night with the President gives freshmen the opportunity to meet the president, show residence hall pride and win a post-Late Night dinner party hosted by Trachtenberg.
Four cases of vandalism were committed in the last week at Ivory Tower, a residence hall that has been plagued by destruction since it opened in late August. University Police have not yet found any students responsible for the damage. Despite increased patrols by UPD and Community Living and Learning Center staff, there have been 17 reported incidents of vandalism at the 729-bed hall, located at 23rd and G streets.
When the Community Living and Learning Center placed sophomore Georgia Chaconis in Strong Hall, she was disappointed. "My roommate and I were stuck in Strong because there was no other choice than Mount Vernon," said Chaconis, who complained about the freshman majority in the all-female residence hall, shared bathrooms, no kitchens and small rooms.
Men's tennis Results from Oct. 15-17: Seniors Matt Treadgold and Jake Jopling won the Flight A doubles bracket at the Hampton Roads Invitational of Newport News. Junior Will Timmons had a strong tourney, taking the Flight C singles bracket. Women's tennis Results from Oct.
I grew up in New Jersey, moving from Newark, to South Orange, to Springfield. I'm a Devils fan, I love diner food and I drive like a real aggressive jerk. I've been going to New York for over a decade, I've lived there at times, and I have a lot of good memories.
Another size to adjuncts I am writing about an article written by Zach Ahmad, entitled "Teaching classes and winning tables: Adjuncts find it hard to make ends meet" (Oct. 18, p. 1). Unfortunately, Mr. Ahmad has a strong slant to his writing on this issue.
Former Vice President Al Gore said in a Monday speech at Georgetown University that the Bush administration had always wanted to invade Iraq and never considered more peaceful options "We were told by the president that war was his last choice," Gore said.
Two GW employees are being investigated for allegedly stealing close to $77,000 in separate incidents that University Police officials said are unrelated. In one incident, which was reported Oct. 12, an employee working for the Office of the Vice President and Treasurer is suspected of altering and cashing two GW checks totaling $61,964.
Disorderly Conduct 10/17 - Thurston Hall - 8:13 p.m. - case closed A male student was seen throwing water balloons from his eighth floor window. The complainant worked with Community Living and Learning Center staff to identify the subject's room; the subject was the only person in the room at the time.
Several Student Association senators are claiming that President Omar Woodard engaged in frivolous spending when he used SA money to pay for a $414 dinner at an upscale Georgetown restaurant in August.
A University Police investigation over the last few weeks concluded that there is no evidence to support allegations that three GW basketball players initiated a fight with Lulu's Mardi Gras employees earlier this month. Metropolitan Police officials are still investigating the incident.
"You want a glass of water?" asked Will Sauer Monday night. "Your mouth can get pretty dry smoking these things." Sauer would know. The GW senior, who still remembers smoking his first Cuban cigar when he was 13, said he developed an appreciation for the sophisticated habit when he was in high school.
The University placed the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority on an interim suspension while it decides whether to discipline the group for an anonymous hazing allegation.
Our View: President Woodard should release receipts from his extravagant summer dinner at the Sequoia restaurant in the interest of transparency. Last year, few were more enthusiastic than this page about Omar Woodard's candidacy for Student Association President.
A memo from Students for Student Involvement on Campus: Fellow Colonials/hippos, the advancement of our University, which will certainly boost GW into the Top 50, and then the Top 10, has reached a dangerous impasse. And we are boxed in. It's certainly no fault of the University; our president has served us admirably, his warmth guiding us through cold District nights, soothing our fears with his calming voice and affable demeanor.
A few weeks ago, sophomore center Jaaron Greene walked down the street like he normally would. Assistant coach Roland Houston, starting his first year on the Colonials' staff, saw the six-foot-eleven-inch Greene and let the player know how he felt about his gait.
I really hate to say this, but the GW women's basketball team has been given a raw deal so far this school year. As practices began Oct. 16, the women's team did not appear to garner the same attention as in years past. However, the outlook is not bleak for the one of the University's most consistently strong squads.
The GW volleyball team came to Bender Arena at American University on Tuesday on a mid-season six-game losing streak. After getting shut out in their previous two matches, a Colonials win would have been a confidence booster for a team that had already suffered a seven-game losing streak to open the season.
Kogan Plaza became a sea of blue and red when nearly 1,000 Boston Red Sox fans flooded H Street following their team's victory over the New York Yankees early Thursday morning. "I don't think the rest of the country knows what this means to Boston fans ... it's surreal," junior Jay Jentz said.
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - With the 2004 presidential election just around the corner, music and television superstars hit the road this week with hopes of encouraging college students across the country to get out and vote.
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