Stories from the September 8, 2005, Print Edition
At GW, the students tasked with keeping order in the residence halls forego the traditional title of residential advisor in favor of a name with an even friendlier connotation - community facilitator. Theoretically, the job of a CF would be to build community within University residence halls.
One day, about two months ago, this columnist was given a pair of idealistic lectures that left him shamefully bowing his head at the current American political structure. One came from a liberal who refused to consider warfare ever appropriate. Another came from a pair of conservatives who believed Bush when he said that Osama bin Laden attacked America because he hates freedom.
Ever since the new GW Hospital was built, administrators have engaged in much hand-wringing over the future of the old hospital site - land known as "Square 54." University officials promised a slow and deliberative planning process, one that could take up to a decade.
When rapper Kanye West used the cameras at NBC's "A Concert for Hurricane Relief" to tell viewers that "George Bush doesn't care about black people," producers didn't believe their eyes and ears. Before West could turn his sights on Vice President Dick Cheney, the network cut to comedian Chris Tucker and snipped the rapper's tirade out of the West Coast broadcast.
The Gaza withdrawal has been a positive step toward the liberation of the occupied territories and the creation of a Palestinian state. Yet, some commentators in the media have complained of Palestinian celebrations and descriptions of the withdrawal as a victory.
You've chosen to come to GW, and it's expensive. So why would you pay another couple hundred dollars a semester to go Greek? College only lasts for four years and it goes by fast; decisions have to be made quickly. If you are trying to maximize your college experience, going Greek provides you the most bang for your buck of anything else GW has to offer.
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