A ghost reborn live
The second performance of Wilco's two-night stand at 9:30 Club was, in a word: mesmerizing, replete with beauty, humor and inspiration.
Thursday, March 3, 2005
The Law is on your side
Heads nodded to the alluring beats of junior Jinmi Lawson, as he performed his song "Naija o" alongside Viola Pedro and vocalist Mackenzie Howard in the Marvin Center Ballroom last Thursday night. Staged at The Organization of African Student's A Taste of Africa event, the hip-hop song described Lawson's life growing up in Nigeria.
Theatre Review: Tartuffe-aloof
Those who chose to attend the GW Department of Theater's production of Tartuffe as a relaxing break from a session of hard midterm studying might have reconsidered their decision. Filled with complex words, delivered in a fast, often rhyming and continuous pace, this play required brainpower from the audience members.
Beyond the Myth
The title of this exhibit alludes to the general idea of fiction surrounding Amedeo Modigliani's life and works. Actually, he wasn't larger than life, but rather lived a realistic and often harsh bohemian lifestyle at the beginning of 20th Century Paris. An Italian ?migr?, Modigliani grappled with poverty, addiction, illness and most of all, lack of recognition for his art during a time when Picasso reigned supreme.
Smoke and honey
Humans have gathered honey longer than they have recorded their own history. In Prehistoric times as well as today, the beekeeping tradition has yielded the food, medicine and artistic medium through which entire cultures have been sustained. And it is through this lens that singer/songwriter Tori Amos views the mythology and current state of Christianity on her recently released studio effort.
Column: Nuclear winter comes to the Senate
Imagine this: a bleak, inhospitable landscape, once a fertile place for growth and development, is now nothing more than scorched earth. Whatever life remains is twisted and bent on the total destruction of what's left of the environment. The future, if it can be called that, is absolutely depressing.
Letter to the Editor
Leave fantasy island As far as I can tell from walking around campus, all of the candidates in the Student Association elections endorse loud music, free candy, and mass littering. Now, I cannot turn down free candy, but the other two seem to be byproducts of the SA's obsession with imitating the worst aspects of national politics.
Editorial: Thumbs Up Thumbs Down
Utilizing new technology has allowed the expansion of the GWorld Card program to a variety of new vendors as the quality of J Street continues to deteriorate.
Column: Get out and vote
Thursday marks the last day that students will be able to go vote for their elected representatives in GW's only official outlet for student opinion and representation, the Student Association. There is a contentious - although fairly quiet compared to years past - fight for the Student Association presidency between five well-qualified candidates and two "joke" contenders.
Column: Fix the housing debacle
It's that time of year again when friends and current roommates fess up to the fact that each can't stand the other's music, one is too messy, one too loud and those treacherous words must be uttered: I can't live with you. Well thanks to GW, now you can avoid all the discomfort of figuring out roommates, since apparently there are isn't anywhere to live.
The Kennedy Center vs. The Strathmore
Several weeks ago the curtain rose to reveal the newest battle within the District. No, it has nothing to do with politics - it isn't even a fight between the neighbors of Foggy Bottom and the University. This battle has become music to the ears of D.C. and Maryland residents, who now have twice as many places to hear it.
Film Review: Be Coolr
The novels of pulp author Elmore Leonard have provided the foundation for a few wonderfully realized film adaptations. Steven Soderbergh brought his too-cool-for-school stylistics to his version "Out of Sight," Quentin Tarantino took Leonard's book "Rum Punch" and created the subtle yet great "Jackie Brown," and ten years ago, Barry Sonnenfeld brought "Get Shorty" to the silver screen.
Film Review: A broke down palace
As a critic, my job should not be to interpret the politics of a movie or documentary, but rather to assess how compellingly it presents itself. In the past year there were two films prominently positioned at extreme side of the ideological spectrum ("Fahrenheit 9/11" and "The Passion of the Christ").
Film Review: Diesel: Out of Fuel
Vin Diesel, how far ye hath fallen. After "Saving Private Ryan," "Pitch Black," and even "The Fast & The Furious," Diesel was prepped to become the next big action star. But after a string of critical and financial flops like "A Man Apart" and "The Chronicles of Riddick" he was in dire need of a big hit.
New rule makes for quiet campaign
Unlike the intense buildup to Student Association elections of previous years, candidates engaged in scaled-back campaigning Wednesday due to new area boundaries for students looking to court votes. Candidates spread themselves out along H Street in front of Kogan Plaza to talk directly to voters with the help of music, costumes and free handouts on the first day of the SA election.
Students search for job at career fair
Employers at Monday's Career Fair said the job market is still lagging, but they have more positions to offer graduating seniors now than in years past.
Senators call off boycott
Student Association senators have indefinitely postponed a boycott of J Street after two "successful" meetings with Aramark that should lead to changes in some venues. Ryan DeMerlis (ESIA-U) and Tim Saccoccia (CCAS-U) co-sponsored a Student Advancement Day bill last month that called for students to meet with Aramark and University officials to discuss inadequacies with GW's main dining provider.
Class to oversee endowment
GW will give two-dozen graduate students the opportunity to manage $1 million of its endowment starting in the fall. Donald Lindsey, GW's chief investment officer and a professional lecturer in finance, said the class for MBA students would be designed to give them real-world experience in investment management.
Crime Log
Simple Assault 2/27 - Thurston Hall - open case A female resident awoke to find a young man kneeling over her and touching her back. She screamed and chased him out of the room. UPD issued a flash lookout based on the student's description of the man but were unable to find anyone.
Fire guts part of Foggy Bottom senior center
Candidacy of lone EVP hopeful in jeopardy
Executive vice presidential candidate Morgan Corr will be disqualified from this week's Student Association election if three new violations against him are upheld.
GW extends Hobbs’s contract through 2011
Men's basketball head coach Karl Hobbs may or may not lead the Colonials to the NCAA Tournament next month, but GW officials didn't wait that long to make a decision about his future. The University extended the fourth-year head coach's contract through 2011.
CLLC bans six students from dorms
In an unusual move, GW has instructed all community hosts, who man dorm entrances, to immediately notify University Police if any of six students try to enter residence halls. Community hosts were given a sheet of paper with the names and photos of the six individuals on Feb. 18.
Calendar
Thursday Taxes and Tiramisu Get dessert and help with your taxes from accountancy professor Keith Smith 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monroe Room 102B Sponsored by Working Undergrads Friday Live Aid 2005 Variety show to raise money for tsunami relief 8 to 10 p.m. Lisner Auditorium Tickets: $10 pre-sale.
Greek Briefs
Greek-letter groups show their spirit at game The Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Association and the Multicultural Greek Council called on all Greek-letter groups to support the men's basketball team at its last home game Tuesday night. "We encouraged all Greek people to come out and wear their letters," Panhellenic President Kelly Shea said.
Corrections
Due to an error, Timothy Ziese's Senate candidate statement (Feb. 26 p. 12) mistakenly stated that he wants a GW Wifi. He actually called for a web page similar to Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia. The former Sigma Alpha Epsilon house is not located at 2028 G St.
Men no match for St. Joe’s
As senior night came to an ill-fated close Tuesday, Pops Mensah-Bonsu launched a soft Robert Ferguson jump-shot attempt into the stands like a beach ball.
GW set to host A-10s
The Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament begins Friday at GW and encompasses four days and 11 games. As the Smith Center braces for 12 teams, media members and fans from all over the conference, GW Director of Athletics Jack Kvancz sees this as opportunity for GW women's basketball and the school.
For Thompson and coach, road nears end
In October 2001, GW men's basketball coach Karl Hobbs sat in his 22nd Street office, having just completed his first day of official practice as a head coach, and talked about the four members of his freshman class. He talked about the athleticism of a guy named Darrio Scott and the strength of Tamal Forchion, both of whom would join freshman Matija Debevec in transferring at some point.
Women host first tourney since 1993
Last year, St. Joseph's knocked the No. 1 seeded GW women's basketball team out of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. This year, the Colonials are the top seed in the conference tourney, but coach Joe McKeown does not want his team to fall into the same trap. After a first-round bye, GW (20-7, 13-3 A-10) will take on the winner of East No.
SA candidates fake policy, have laughs at debate
As snow fell silently outside the School of Media and Public Affairs building Monday night, the seven Student Association presidential candidates plowed through policy goals in the campaign season's only debate. The debate, co-sponsored by the SA and the Phi Eta Sigma honor society, featured candidates C.
Colonial Cash expands near campus
Students can now use their GWorld cards at off-campus food venues such as Quiznos, Wingo's, The Perfect Pita and Washington Deli. The boutique Expressions and the Eurospa salon are also new to the program, which added 12 new Colonial Cash partners this semester.
Alum competes on ‘Survivor’
GW alumna Caryn Groedel took a break from her job as a lawyer to spend some time on an island in the South Pacific, but she wasn't on vacation. Groedel was a contestant on the latest round of the CBS reality series "Survivor." Groedel, who holds a bachelor's degree in political science from GW, is competing for a million dollars on the show.
Baseball legend receives Congressional Gold Medal from President Bush
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - For the first time since the 2004 election, President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry shared a stage Wednesday to honor baseball's greatest hero, Jackie Robinson. Distinguished members of congress, civil rights leaders, Robinson's family and members of the Red Sox baseball team gathered in the U.
Binge drinking among college students directly related to location
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - The amount you drink may be related to where you go to school according to a new report released last Tuesday by the Center for Disease Control. The report, which analyzed the data from two national surveys, found that the state where you live is a predictor of binge drinking among college students and the general population.
Students give voice to millions suffering from HIV/AIDS
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - Tonia Osby traveled half way across the country to give a voice to the 3 million people who die each year of AIDS-nearly half of which are between ages 15 and 24. She was one of about 4,000 students from 120 schools who marched from the White House to the Capitol on Saturday to call on the government to thwart the HIV/AIDS crisis at home and abroad.
President Bush returns to U.S. after mending fences in Europe
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush returned from Europe late last Thursday, after a weeklong effort to heal the rift between the U.S. and Europe specifically in stabilizing a war-torn Iraq. His goodwill trip included meetings with traditional U.
Financial aid options for gay, lesbian students growing
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - In many ways, financial aid awards are like cable television channels: There's one for every nook of society. In addition to general need-based aid packages, thousands of scholarships exist to specifically target certain majors, geographic regions or ethnic minorities.
Facebook faces lawsuits, competition
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - Only one year after the launch of the most popular online college directory, thefacebook.com faces lawsuits and competition from mock Web sites trying to get on board this Internet phenomenon. Connectu.com, a similar online directory Web site launched more than two years ago at Harvard by three sophomores Divya Naredren and twin brothers, Cameron and Tyler Winkelvoss is suing Mark Zuckerman, the creator of thefacebook and fellow peer at Harvard.
Shakour and Traverse in presidential run-off, Corr wins EVP
Posted March 4 3:49 A.M. Updated 4:43 a.m. Presidential candidate Ben Traverse finished first in the Student Association election and will compete in a run-off with second place finisher Audai Shakour, the Joint Elections Committee announced at 3:45 a.m. Friday.
Web Update: Coalition for Reform takes majority of undergraduate seats
Posted Friday, March 4, 3:05 p.m. The Coalition for Reform slate took the vast majority of undergraduate seats in this year's Student Association election, which saw almost 200 fewer voters than last year.
A-10 honors Beck, Montana?a and Simmonds
The GW women's basketball team cleaned up at the annual Atlantic 10 awards banquet Wednesday night at the Marriott Washington. Freshman Kimberly Beck was named Rookie of the Year and seniors Anna Montana?a and Jessica Simmonds were named first and second team all-conference players respectively.
Women set to face Fordham
The GW women's basketball team is set to play the Fordham Rams in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship on Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Smith Center.
Women defeat Fordham 62-51, advance to A-10 semifinals
The GW Women's Basketball team used a seven minute, 19-0 run during the second half of its Atlantic 10 Championship quarterfinal match-up with Fordham to defeat the Rams 62-51. "We didn't play well the first half and lost some of our poise," GW coach Joe McKeown said.
Women advance to A-10 final
For the second time in three seasons, the GW women's basketball team will play for the Atlantic 10 Championship on its home court. In the second semifinal Sunday, the Colonials easily defeated Richmond 63-44 at the Smith Center. GW (22-7) now will face No.
