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Professor wins $200,000 grant GW Security Policies Director Gordon Adams was awarded a $200,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation last month to develop a strategy to streamline national security resource and budgeting processes in the federal government.
Corrections
In a review of 50 Cent's new movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" (Nov. 10, p. 7), The Hatchet wrote that the movie was scheduled to open Friday, Nov. 11. It opened Wednesday, Nov. 9. The article "Dorms to get free condoms" (Nov. 10, p. 3) reported that students in some dorms would be able to pick up free condoms from their community facilitators.
GW to forgive packing tickets in exchange for toys
GW's Office of Parking Services will be allowing students, professors and staff with outstanding University parking tickets and overdue fines to pay off their violations with toys. "It is my personal belief to do something that gives back to those that are less fortunate," said Larry Cohen, director of Parking Services.
Trachtenberg has had ties to elder Bushes, this year’s Commencement speakers, for 15 years
Students know there are certain benefits that come along with going to school in the nation's capital. But this year's graduates will get the ultimate D.C. experience in May: a chance to hear a former president at their Commencement ceremony speak. In October, GW officials announced that George H.
Student body to vote on changes to SA constitution
Student Association President Audai Shakour signed off Saturday on changes the Senate made last week to the SA constitution, ensuring they will go to the student body in a referendum. While most of the proposed changes to the SA constitution are clarifications of language, they also include dramatic changes to how the SA is structured.
Residents sit down with ‘Dr. Gridlock’
Foggy Bottom and West End residents discussed construction and pedestrian safety with The Washington Post's "Dr. Gridlock" last week to voice their concerns about traffic issues in the neighborhood. Ron Shaffer, who writes a traffic column for The Post and is known as "Dr.
Dalai Lama speaks to D.C.
The Dalai Lama spent his birthday afternoon Sunday speaking to a full MCI Center crowd on "Global Peace Through Compassion." The 70-year-old spiritual leader is on a 10-day visit to the District, addressing issues ranging from neuroscience and meditation to the Tibetan-American relationship.
Bedewi’s cousin pleads guilty to misusing nearly $80,000
Paul Bedewi, a former research scientist at GW's National Crash Analysis Center, pleaded guilty last month to misusing almost $80,000 of federal funds. Bedewi, who also served as deputy director of vehicle safety and biomechanics at the Virginia center, was charged with theft concerning federal funds in the U.
MCAT to get makeover in 2007
Students planning on attending medical school will soon be taking a new type of Medical College Admissions Test. The Association of American Medical Colleges announced in July that by 2007, the MCAT will transition entirely to a computer-based test and eliminate pencil-and-paper exams.
GW to launch Spring Term after yearlong delay
The GW community may see some unfamiliar students strolling around Foggy Bottom this spring. GW Spring Term, a new program that allows students from universities nationwide to study at GW, is set to launch after a yearlong delay. The program was initially supposed to be in place during the spring 2005 semester, but due to a late promotion campaign to advertise the program, the University did not receive enough applications to run the program.
The French connection: GW students with ties to France say country has a culture of racism
Both students studying abroad in Paris and French international students at GW said they were not surprised to hear about the rioting of Arabs and African immigrants in Paris suburbs because of what they called the rampant racism in French society. Since Oct.
Metro officials propose new train configurations
Metro officials are working to make trains more secure, give them a more modern look and increase their capacity in response to riders' concerns. In light of terrorism on subway trains in Spain and London within the past few years, one of the primary concerns of transportation leaders and residents is the safety of passengers and security of Metro, officials said.
Dulles shuttle offers free rides to Virginia airport
Securing transportation to Dulles International Airport may be a lot easier and cheaper this Thanksgiving break for some students. A Student Association initiative called Colonial Coach will run buses between the Foggy Bottom campus and the suburban Virginia airport on Nov.
UPD steps up evacuation drills
University Police increased evacuation drills in dorms on the Foggy Bottom campus over the past month in order to better prepare students for potential emergencies. Additional drills took place from Oct. 17 to Nov. 7 in a select group of GW residence halls, mostly freshman dorms and densely populated dorms.
Shakour denies sexual harassment charges and says he will stay on as SA president
Student Association President Audai Shakour categorically denied sexual harassment charges leveled against him last week by a female colleague. A female SA member alleged that an act of harassment occurred in Oct. 14, and she filed a complaint three and a half weeks later on Nov. 7, Shakour said.
Employers, marketers and parents accessing Facebook database
With many students revealing addresses, cell phone numbers, schedules and sexual preferences on Facebook, they should be aware that employers, admissions offices, marketers and even parents are using the Internet for investigative purposes.
Students create group to teach 15 different languages in the face of class shortages
Senior Andrew Brown speaks 12 different languages, and he's bringing his passion for foreign tongues to the GW community with the foundation of a new student organization. In September, Brown founded Global Languages, a group dedicated to holding free languages classes on campus.
WEB UPDATE: Former NYT reporter Miller: removing Hussein was a ‘good thing’
Posted Tuesday, Nov. 15, 1:38 a.m. Judy Miller, the former New York Times reporter who has been criticized for articles she wrote in the buildup to the invasion of Iraq, said Monday night that America would have gone to war regardless of her work.
