GW deserves kudos for its efforts in seeking and securing a $74,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services earmarked for suicide prevention. After a tragic string of at least three suicides from 2003 to 2004, University efforts to improve suicide-prevention training and provide adequate resources to the student body have been steady, but minimal.
Last week, I made the trek out to Bed, Bath & Beyond in Pentagon City with my roommates to pick up a new toaster oven. The top heating element in our old toaster was broken, and only the undersides of my bagels were getting crisp. For someone like me, who enjoys their bagels so hot that they are on the verge of self-igniting, consuming a half-toasted bagel is unacceptable.
I always thought that my journey through GW would end at the same place it began - in front of the White House. On the second day of my freshman year, I set out with my new friends to explore Washington for the first time. There was no debate about the first place we would head.
Hazy logic Zan Donovan's column entitled "Student bites Oreo" (Sept. 29, p. 4) does a disservice to everyone who is genuinely concerned about substance policies. Comparing marijuana policies to alcohol policies does not illuminate any compelling reasons that would justify altering either, as GW's tougher stance on marijuana use and acceptance of alcohol use is reflective of the nation as a whole.
There are a lot of things that have contributed to the emergence of the hookup culture and caused today's generation to move away from dating and toward random rendezvous. One reason, which can be an essential hookup tool, is technology. Think about it - before cell phones, pagers, beepers and online instant messaging, people couldn't instantaneously contact someone for a make-out meeting.
Senior James Daley woke up one morning naked and drunk in an unfamiliar apartment with condoms strewn about the room. A girl next to him rolled over and introduced herself.Daley said he felt taken advantage of and would not have hooked up with her if he had not been so drunk.
These unusual-looking animals seem like they might belong in some type of forest creature circus than scurrying around campus. Black squirrels are all over D.C., and the occasional white squirrel sighting is known to happen too. D.C. is, after all, widely cited as one of the cities with the largest squirrel population in the country.
Junior Geoff Bendeck, an international affairs major, will spend two semesters studying abroad in Cairo and - Office of Study Abroad permission pending - Beirut, Lebanon. Twice a month, he will share his experiences and observations from the Middle East as one of GW's many expats.
The word "hookup" is as vital to the college vocabulary as pronouns. But for some college students, it's just a word, not a lifestyle. While hooking up - or participating in a casual sexual encounter with little or no emotional involvement - is the norm, some students choose not to conform to the culture.
The sun shone on Saturday at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex for the GW men's soccer team's last out-of-conference game. But the sun was not a telling sign for how GW fared in the contest. Despite a 3-2 halftime lead, the Colonials gave up a goal late in the second half and then another midway through double overtime to give Virginia Tech a 4-3 victory.
An enthusiastic crowd for Parent/Alumni Weekend could only propel the GW volleyball team to one victory at the Smith Center this past weekend. The Colonials rolled over the La Salle Explorers 3-0 Friday night, but were swept 3-0 on Saturday by archrival Temple, their second Atlantic 10 Conference adversary from Philadelphia that weekend.
In tennis, perhaps more than in any other sport, a player is never really out of a match until he shakes hands with his opponent. Each individual game represents a fresh start, as all it takes is a few points for the momentum to change sides completely, simultaneously starting both a comeback and a collapse.
In the first half of the GW men's soccer team's game against Virginia Tech on Saturday, "control" should have been the team's nickname. Every time there was a loose ball, the Colonials owned it. When there was a questionable call, it went GW's way. When the Colonials were not able to capitalize, it was due to Virginia Tech's added pressure.
It's Friday night - how many students are out on bona fide dates? You might find more people at the library. For older generations, Friday night in college was date night. Now, Friday night is dance club night, party night, movie night or whatever night students want it to be.
The Interfraternity Council announced Sunday that Sigma Chi will be invited to create a colony on campus, increasing the number of fraternities on campus from 12 to 13.
The delay of Shakour's much-anticipated Web site, along with a delay in appointing two members of the SA Student Court, has left some members of the Senate questioning when they can expect Shakour to fulfill other obligations.
Paul Park always takes care of his family. For him, it only seemed natural to hire his "mom's cousin's brother-in-law" as the manager of Gallery Salad Bar and Grill in the Ivory Tower basement. Most of Park's employees are fellow South Koreans, and many are considered family, including his younger brother, a distant relative and close friends.
Despite a cloud of scandal surrounding the GOP and one of its most ascendant figures, Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) delivered a positive message during a speech to College Republicans on Capitol Hill Thursday. While he side-stepped questions on the recent indictment of House Majority Leader Tom Delay (R-Texas), who was forced to temporarily step down from his leadership post, Allen focused instead on the need for continued support of the Republican Party as it tackles wide-ranging issues including energy independence and education.
The 19th annual AIDS Walk Washington, held downtown on Saturday, raised $127,000 less than it did last year, a decline organizers attributed to the amount of money being donated to Hurricane Katrina relief. More than 10 student organizations represented GW at the five-kilometer walk, which brought at least 3,350 people to Freedom Plaza at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Eric Cline's life doesn't much resemble that of Indiana Jones'. He doesn't carry a bullwhip, and the only deathtraps he has to avoid are the Metro train's fast-closing doors. But as the chair of GW's classics department and a practicing old-world archaeologist, Cline manages to keep just as busy as America's favorite fictional archaeologist.
After working for seven years at GW, part-time professor Thomas O'Keefe quit teaching this semester because of the administration's refusal to give him a pay raise during the past five years, he said. On Sept. 26, O'Keefe informed his students via e-mail that he would no longer be teaching his course because "unfortunately the GWU administration has not budged on its intransigent position regarding my request for a salary increase.
The author of "More than just 'Violence'" (Sept. 29, p. 10) is Matthew Monaco, not Matthew Morrisson. In the Sept. 26 article about a CLLC database, The Hatchet wrote that it began questioning CLLC on Sept. 13. The reporter actually began questioning CLLC on Sept.
Students and employees will have the opportunity to talk to University Counseling Center staff about the warning signs of depression Thursday afternoon in the Marvin Center, from noon to 2 p.m. The event, part of National Depression Screening Day, is co-sponsored by the Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority.
The University will increase its suicide prevention efforts after receiving a $74,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. GW will focus on a student outreach initiative and train community facilitators to recognize suicidal symptoms. GW is one of 22 schools nationwide to receive a Campus Suicide Prevention Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services.
Hatchet a finalist for national honor The Associated Collegiate Press named The Hatchet a top finalist for the 2005 newspaper Pacemaker award. The Hatchet joins more than 50 publications from universities around the country vying for the ACP's top honor. This is the first year The Hatchet is up for the award, which is given to several school newspapers.
Some on-campus GWorld partners are complaining about the new GWorld machines they bought, arguing that the University makes it costly for commercial business to offer the Colonial Cash service to students. Blackboard, the educational technology company that runs the Colonial Cash service, forced all of the merchants accepting the card to switch to a new type of GWorld reader this school year.
Posted Tuesday, Oct. 4, 12:47 a.m. Schaffer said Ruth Katz, dean of the School of Public Health and Health Services, told him school officials decided that Schaffer's syllabus didn't meet the academic threshold for a college class.
Posted Wednesday, Oct. 5, 4:20 p.m. University officials said Wednesday that the National Park Service has informed them the Mall area between 4th street and 7th street in front of Capitol Hill would be available for the 2006 Commencement ceremony.
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