Stories from the October 17, 2005, Print Edition
Monday REAL Conversations A discussion on the decline of men on college campuses 7 to 9 p.m. Mount Vernon Campus Pub Sponsored by the Student Activities Center Tuesday Discussion of the war in Colombia, negotiations for peace and implications for the 2006 election Noon to 1 p.
GW continues collaboration with XM Radio This month marks the one-year anniversary of GW's partnership with XM Satellite Radio and Tony Bennett's Exploring the Arts foundation in producing "GW Presents Beyond Category," a weekly two-hour radio series showcasing the music of songwriters and musicians.
Amid rising public opposition to the war in Iraq, Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes asserted that "freedom is a universal desire" in a speech at GW on Friday. Hughes, who had just returned to America from a trip to the Middle East, reiterated that Iraq's constitution vote this past weekend offered evidence that "on an even playing field, freedom will triumph over tyranny.
A graphic novelist and a scholar of comics gave keynote speeches Friday night at an event commemorating the addition of more than 300 graphic novels to Gelman Library. Over the next year, the University will be adding the graphic novels, which are defined as comics of at least 48 pages that tell a story.
While facebook.com has become an essential to college campuses, this year the most popular college networking Web site has a new rival. Last month a group of students launched XuQa.com - a racier alternate social directory that has sparked competition between the two Web sites.
Students were forced to evacuate New Hall Friday afternoon after students playing Frisbee in one of the hallways hit either a fire alarm or sprinkler head, causing the sprinklers to go off. Witnesses on the ninth floor said a fire alarm began to sound and the sprinklers began to spray water all over the hallway.
It's been traced back to orchestrating the Jack the Ripper killings, concealing the true identity of Jesus' children and secretly running the world. Closer to home, this semi-secret organization has ties to GW through University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg.
Changes to inspection procedures have left some students missing their private property and calling confiscation of prohibited items unreasonable and invasive. GW has contracted a private company to conduct health and safety inspections previously performed by CLLC employees.
A GW student is being held without bond until a Wednesday court hearing after he struck and kicked another GW student in the face during an altercation outside of a downtown nightclub in the early hours of Oct. 9. Junior Chad Harris Dauman, a transfer student from the State University of New York-Albany, was arrested Tuesday night and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, which was later changed to aggravated assault by the U.S. District Attorney's Office for D.C.
Students know him from contributions to works such as "The Guido," "Brawny Beef" and "Turkey Cool Ranch." He had his own television show on the Food Network. He owns two restaurants. And now Michael Symon has another accolade under his belt: a competition against the Iron Chef.
The Student Association-organized Katrina relief week raised about $6,200 from Oct. 6-10, said sophomore Casey Pond, the SA executive's vice president of public affairs. "We are very pleased with both the turnout of students at these events as well as the funds raised for this tragedy," Pond said.
Toochi Ngwangwa was crowned Miss Freshman 2005 out of a group of 11 contestants Sunday night during a pageant ceremony emphasizing students' academic achievements, community service participation, creativity and personality. The Miss Freshman Pageant, which focused on the theme "Excellence: Unified through Purpose and Poise," was hosted by the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and was open to all freshmen.
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