On a typical Friday afternoon most GW students breathe a sigh of relief for the week's end of classes, papers and exams. However this is not the case for ComboNation - a group of six aspiring GW musicians who can be found in the basement of Phillips Hall deep in the midst of a musical jam session.
It's a rare occurrence for graphic novels to make a successful jump to the silver screen, as film adaptations often fail to capture the verbal and visual essence of a story. But thankfully, "Frank Miller's Sin City" (Dimension Films) was not altered in this transition.
From its opening musical montage to The Circle of Sacred Underwear-where men do their best thinking-Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman is full of laugh-out-loud surprises. The longest running solo play on Broadway in 1996, Caveman is a one-man show (starring Kevin Burke) about why men and women don't get along, and why perhaps they shouldn't.
Everyone loves a good revenge story. Quentin Tarantino's cinematic orgy "Kill Bill," for all its formal splendor, was driven by an all-too-simple narrative: Bill tried to kill the Bride, and now the Bride is going to kill Bill. If one were subtract that film's cartoonish dismemberments, decapitations and smartass postmodernist references and add a convoluted, well-crafted mystery, hard-hitting realism and violence and subject matter almost animalistic in nature, the result would look something like South Korean filmmaker Chan-Wook Park's 2004 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize winner "Oldboy" (Tartan USA).
Clyde's (Georgetown location) 3236 M St. I am not a wine aficionado, nor could I even begin to explain the difference between a Cabernet and a Merlot. In fact I was too drunk on wine during "Sideways" to understand that whole Merlot issue. But I do like to drink cheap wine and large amounts of it.
When David Sedaris entered Lisner auditorium he was greeted with wild applause. Rabid and casual fans alike came to hear him read and sign books to promote "Dress Your Family In Corduroy and Denim," which was released last June. Sedaris smiled shyly, thanked the audience for coming and then launched into an hour and a half of sidesplitting humor.
Whether he's handing Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore his resume or playing a video game with Tara Reid, Boaz Frankel brings a new dynamic to entertainment news as the host of Clips & Quips, a program that GW-TV and nearly 30 other college television stations across the country have recently added to their line-up.
Once upon a time, it was fashionable for Washingtonians to bash the French. After France decided not to support U.S. military decisions in Iraq - sacre bleu! Congress petulantly changed its menus from French fries to "freedom" fries, patriotic Americans shattered expensive bottles of French wine in the street and time-wasting jokers nationwide Googled the phrase "French military victories" only to have Google politely ask, "Did you mean French military defeats?" Apparently, D.
Thursday The Kalb Report Special guest Roger Ailes, Fox News Chairman and CEO 8 p.m. National Press Club Main Ballroom 14th and F streets N.W. Tickets available at Marvin Center Ticketmaster Senior Dance Showcase Dance theses from Department of Theater and Dance students Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 7:30 p.
The Student Association Senate passed legislation Tuesday night calling for the creation of an Africana studies major in the Elliott School of International Affairs. Hilary Golston (CCAS-U) sponsored legislation calling for the creation of the major, which was proposed by the Faculty Senate in 1992 and already has some classes and professors devoted to it.
Sorority delivers Breakfast in Bed The Phi Sigma Sigma sorority's sixth annual Breakfast in Bed event raised about $1,400 for the Phi Sigma Sigma foundation and the National Kidney Foundation. "It's our signature," Phi Sigma Sigma President Melissa Goldszer said.
The Student Association Senate voted 13-8-1 not to hold a hearing to censure President Omar Woodard Tuesday night over claims that he illegally paid a member of his administration $3,800 last summer.
Cool air will not be coming to residence halls early, despite temperatures reaching into the upper 70s this week. Most dorms cannot offer both heat and air conditioning at the same time, which often leads students to complain about not being able to cool off during part of the spring.
The University will not be changing its standard security procedures for this weekend's Spring Fling featuring rapper Lloyd Banks, planners said, despite the violence and controversy associated with his rap group. "(Banks) has had 25 to 30 college shows and had zero incidents," said Eric Wiegand, executive vice chair of Program Board. The show will take place Saturday in University Yard beginning at 3 p.m.
Drug Law Violation 3/30 - Mitchell Hall - 10:25 p.m. - case closed Community Living and Learning Center staff conducted an administrative search in response to a complaint about a suspicious odor. Nearly one gram of marijuana and some drug paraphernalia were found.
Democratic political strategist and pundit Donna Brazile received the GW NAACP Minority Woman of Excellence Award Tuesday night in the Marvin Center. Brazile, a Louisiana native, rose through the political ranks to run Vice President Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign and work under President Clinton.
As the weather warmed up in the D.C. area, the GW baseball team's bats also heated up, producing 21 runs in two games this week. On Wednesday, the Colonials beat local rival George Mason 11-5 and Tuesday they routed Norfolk State 10-1. "Offensively we are getting more comfortable at the plate," head coach Steve Mrowka said.
The GW women's lacrosse team tied a program record for most wins in a season with an 11-10 win over Longwood Wednesday at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex. Senior Meghan McDonough and sophomore Laura Hostetler both scored twice in the win, GW's eighth win this spring and fourth in a row.
"Fever Pitch" probably won't please many Red Sox diehards, but is that really possible anyway? Bostonians are never happy. We take what is said about our team and our fans personally. Which is why if you're a Sox fan, I suggest taking a few deep breaths if you choose to see this movie.
When juniors Mike Hall and Pops Mensah-Bonsu declared for the NBA draft two weeks ago, GW basketball fans collectively gasped. On GWhoops.com, a popular Internet message board among the Colonial faithful, many thought it was a prank. Around campus, the players heard students pleading for their return.
Teams from across the country will gather on the Potomac River for the 18th annual GW Invitational Crew Classic on Saturday. The event, hosted by the Colonials, is the largest collegiate rowing competition in the D.C. area. Held during the 2005 National Cherry Blossom Festival, the GW Invitational attracts many spectators out enjoying the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in the nation's capital.
Some faculty researchers are livid with administrators over new mandatory training on fiscal responsibility and ethics. A March 29 e-mail from Carol Sigelman, associate vice president for Research and Graduate Studies, informed faculty members that principle investigators must now take 90-minute training sessions.
Most University employees will not receive their yearly pay raise next year if the Board of Trustees approves a switch to an 18-month salary hike cycle.
Former CBS and NBC correspondent and current host of The Kalb Report Marvin Kalb is one of two candidates being considered to take over the School of Media and Public Affairs. The SMPA's top post still remains vacant as GW approaches the end of the academic year.
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - The Sunday morning political talk show has been a tradition for network television since the technology first made its appearance in American living rooms. Yet one such show broadcasting out of Washington is adding a new spin to an old staple.
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - Increasingly, women across the country are finding it more difficult to fill prescriptions for birth control pills and emergency contraceptives. Pharmacists citing religious and moral opposition to the medications are refusing to fill prescriptions.
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - Increasingly, women across the country are finding it more difficult to fill prescriptions for birth control pills and emergency contraceptives. Pharmacists citing religious and moral opposition to the medications are refusing to fill prescriptions.
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - Terri Schiavo died last Thursday, ending a long contested personal and political battle over her right to die. The feeding tube was removed almost two weeks earlier from the 41-year-old woman, who had spent 15 years in a vegetative state.
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - Columbia University's top-rated graduate school of journalism announced the creation of a new master of arts program in late March for veteran journalists to refine their knowledge in a chosen discipline -- science, politics, economics and business.
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - Applying for a loan online; buying textbooks at the campus bookstore; checking your grades on the Internet. What may seem like everyday tasks for a typical college student could also provide easy access for someone to steal your identity.
University officials recently announced their intention to build a new residence hall on the Mount Vernon Campus. While the specific bed count of the new facility has yet to be disclosed, any significant addition to the Mount Vernon Campus will impact the demographic balance between students living in Foggy Bottom and those living on "the Vern.
After two years at GW I've dealt with just about every aspect of this University's bureaucracy. Surpassing financial aid, the registrar, student accounts and even the president's office, CLLC is by far the most frustrating. This poorly run branch of the GW bureaucracy sometimes is so obsessed with something that they're blinded to the reality the real world is trying to show them.
As a child who had rulers held to my knee to measure the length of my uniform skirt, who had to memorize the Holy Mary in three languages and who has watched the energetic priests and nuns of my parish wither away into tired and wrinkled servants of God; 15 years of Catholic education has made me painfully aware of the challenges my religion faces in the 21st century.
This upcoming Sunday, Buzzing for Change hopes to step into the record books by breaking the world record for "most heads shaved." In addition to the hordes of people shaving their heads, others will be cutting their hair for Locks of Love, an organization that makes wigs for Children who loose their hair due to disease.
Twenty-nine Rogoffs are listed on a piece of paper with notes about the day they died and how the Nazis killed them. This paper looks all too similar to a list made by Darfurian refugees in Chad attempting to document the murders of their family members. I fear that in 50 years their grandchildren will have to visit a memorial to their family members killed in Darfur, just as I had to do for my family that perished in the Holocaust.
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - Student protestors at Georgetown University savored their success at a celebration Friday afternoon, after a hunger strike won higher wages and better benefits for some university workers. A crowd of about 200 students, staff and special guests celebrated with festivities including a lavish picnic.
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