Thursday, November 3, 2005
Greek Briefs
Greek-letter organizations to hold charity week competitions The Greek-letter community will hold its annual Greek Week from Nov. 4-11 to raise funds for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. During the week, GW's Greek-letter organizations will compete to earn points in various contests, games and events in an effort to be crowned winner of the competition.
SA Notes
SA approves Sheeron to the court; still one seat left to fill Senior Christopher Sheeron was confirmed by the Student Association Senate Tuesday night to fill one of the final two remaining vacancies on the Student Court. Sheeron, whom SA Senate and executive officials agreed on as a compromise candidate, was accepted with little opposition.
Two attempted suicides reported this year
Officials reported two student suicide attempts so far this school year and said the figure demonstrates the University Counseling Center's improved ability to monitor the mental health of students. University officials said the UCC is now more efficient in addressing the needs of students, and therefore statistics regarding suicide attempts are more accurate than they have been in years past.
Senate rejects Shakour’s student fee increase referendum
The Student Association Senate rejected President Audai Shakour's plan to raise the student fee on Tuesday night in the Marvin Center. Last month, Shakour, a senior, proposed a $1-per-credit hour fee increase to give student organizations increased funding.
Hatchet wins prestigious honor
For the first time in at least 50 years, the Associated Collegiate Press named The Hatchet a winner of its Pacemaker award. The Hatchet was one of 25 college newspapers in the country to receive the ACP's top honor for the 2004-2005 academic year. Judges selected Pacemaker winners based on a publication's coverage, content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership on the opinion page, design and photography.
GW readies for accredation process
GW administrators have formed a steering committee to focus on a self-evaluation of the University's academic programs and campus operations in preparation for an accreditation process. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education conducts a voluntary university accreditation program every 10 years to assess universities' quality of education.
Organization encourages students to seek government jobs
Call to Serve, an organization that encourages students to pursue careers in the federal government, kicked off an initiative at GW last week in an effort to revamp the way federal jobs are marketed to college students. GW is one of six pilot schools selected to test the organization's new publicity venture.
Varsity roundup
Swimming Sophomore Jeff Glazer was named Atlantic 10 performer of the week. The Dix Hills, N.Y., native placed first place three times against American and Catholic universities last weekend. Glazer won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:530.42. On Saturday at American, Glazer captured the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle events.
Team has strong finish
Perfect. Well, almost. The GW golf team finished out their storybook fall 2005 season, arguably their best since the 1940s, in perfect fashion. The Colonials carded a 576 to finish tied for second Monday in the Old Dominion University Seascape Invitational in Kitty Hawk, N.
One-man band: Musician Keller Williams provides his own back-up tunes
Keller Williams' extraordinary ability to entertain a crowd on his own developed from the simple desire to entertain himself. This one-man band uses a pedal-operated recording device to record a section of music, then sets it on a loop, allowing him to play over it, expanding the sound with layer upon layer of intertwining rhythm and harmony.
Just like mom makes: comfort food in the District
Colonials Weekend has come and gone. That pot of homemade chicken noodle soup that mom left in your refrigerator sits empty, growing some sort of funky residue with the rest of your dirty dishes in the sink. Yet, as the weather grows chilly, you yearn for a taste of something warm and familiar.
Bar Belle: The Austin Grill
The 9:30 Club is not the only place to see live music in the D.C. area. And the overt rudeness of the staff last time I was there has prompted a whole new goal in my Bar Belle adventures: it's time to start finding bars with good booze, small covers and great tunes.
Sean Scully: Artist lays another brick in the wall
If you are claustrophobic, beware: I would not recommend going to the Phillips Collection's new exhibit "Sean Scully: Wall of Light." The first half of the exhibition, comprised of Scully's early abstract paintings, is quite nice to look at but the second half - the actual "Wall of Light" series - is like walking through a cement block corridor, albeit a very colorful one.
Freshman phenom: Kevin Eskowitz
Freshman Kevin Eskowitz came to D.C. for the first time as an 8th grader on a school fieldtrip. Since then, his love for the city has grown and now he's looking to infuse the local music scene with his acoustic musical stylings. "I really feel like there's a music scene that's bubbling within, and (D.
November has concerts aplenty
Here's to November, a month filled with funk, jams, punk-rock, Thanksgiving turkey and Bob Saget. What combination could possibly be better? As always, the 9:30 Club will host a wide range of live performances, and this month the shows will go beyond the basic rock and hip-hop genres that usually grace its stage.
Staff Editorial: Open the doors to the community
The Foggy Bottom Association is in the midst of a losing battle. Their latest attack against GW comes in the form of a letter to the city with a request to stop development on Square 54 until the University complies with its Campus Plan. The letter may gather some attention for the FBA and slightly impede GW's development efforts, but it is unlikely that it will accomplish much else.
Eric Zapel: Quigley’s: a space for creativity, not Chipotle
Their burritos are delicious, don't get me wrong, and those handy instructions printed on your napkin certainly make the whole process of eating something as wide as your neck much less painless. However, I have to say I am very opposed to the idea of Chipotle opening their newest location in Quigley's pharmacy.
Tim Kaldas: Iraq constitution may be a step backward
The approval of the Iraqi constitution has been widely praised as a huge step forward in the democratic evolution of Iraq. With this document in place, some have argued that we are one step closer to establishing a unified government and ensuring law and order.
Letters to the Editor
'Screwed' by the SA What Student Association officers do you have to sleep with to get some funding? I thought it was just my particular student organization that was consistently getting the shaft from the Senate Finance Committee. We have had two big financial disappointments from the SA in the last month with not so much of a "morning-after 'I'll call you.
Union decision delayed
GW and part-time faculty union supporters were set to square off this week at a hearing where a labor board would rule on GW's refusal to bargain with would-be members of the Service Employees International Union Local 500. But instead, the National Labor Relations Board will grant a summary judgment, rendered by a judge before a hearing even takes place, to determine whether the University is abiding by the board's labor practice standards.
Student groups complain of perceived lack of SA funds
Disagreement among the Student Association Senate Finance Committee and student organizations has deepened within the last week as an increasing number of organization leaders said they have been denied funding from the SA.
Students revive 19th century debate society
The Enosinian Society, a debate club founded more than 180 years ago, is enjoying its rebirth this year at GW. The group, which encourages discussion among students on a range of topics from foreign policy to domestic laws to campus issues, has sprung up again this semester after lying dormant since the 1970s.
SA seeks to create peer advising program
The Student Association plans on launching a mentoring program that would match up underclassmen with juniors and seniors to get advice on class registration so that they can avoid regular advisers. The program would resemble the advising process at Colonial Inauguration and is based off of the Elliott School of International Affairs' peer advising program.
Universities complain of new FCC requirements; GW not joining fight
Colleges across the country are criticizing a federal order that forces them to allow law enforcement officials to more easily monitor online communications. But GW has not directly joined the fight. The order, issued by the Federal Communications Commission in August, is an extension of a 1994 wiretap law and subjects universities as well as large-scale Internet providers, libraries and airports to new technology requirements.
FBA threatens to use legal means to block Square 54 plans
A local community group is trying to halt GW's plans to use Square 54 for commercial use and has signaled it is prepared to use legal means to do so.
$5 – $10 – $20
If you have $5 Go on a search for free public art - in a portable toilet. A project called Found Sound has placed five portable toilets in various locations around the city, where they serve as listening booths for the work of curator Welmoed Laanstra until this Saturday.
WEB EXTRA: Movie review: ‘Jarhead’
War films often become tiresome, as war itself is often described as having long periods of dullness punctuated by moments of frenetic activity. War is never experienced through the same lens, and is a different experience from one platoon to another. This distinction seems to be mirrored in the life cycle of the war-film genre.
WEB EXTRA Hanson speaks at GW
When most people think of the band Hanson, many things may come to mind: that infectious mega-hit "MMMBop," the boy band genre and maybe even the label of "has-beens." The words innovator and indie, however, may not be some of them. But the three brothers from Tulsa, Okla.
Mothers claim D.C. police ‘tortured’ inmates
The mothers of six Washington, D.C. inmates called on city officials last week to investigate claims of torture at the District's main prison facility. Based on accounts they had received from their sons, other inmates and corrections officers, the women testified before a hearing by the city council's judiciary committee on Oct.
