Thursday The Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series - a reading by Natasha Trethewey Join the noted poet for a special GW reading. 8 to 9 p.m. Marvin Center Amphitheatre Sponsored by the GW English Department Creative Writing Program Maida Withers: A Choreographer's Life Photographic and video exhibit of the creative and performance work of Maida Withers, GW professor of dance.
Student Association President-elect Lamar Thorpe is facing two campaign complaints that will be aired by the Joint Elections Committee. The election oversight body found probable cause in two complaints filed against Thorpe, a junior, stemming from the election that took place in March and early April.
GW's newest sorority, Pi Beta Phi, is continuing its development in anticipation of becoming the campus' ninth sorority next fall. Dean Harwood, GW's director of Greek life, said the sorority's progress is going smoothly and that the national organization will be selecting a chapter adviser in D.
The article "Rained out, but not beaten" (April 10, p. 7) erroneously stated that rapper Talib Kweli dubbed sophomore Mark Prysler "The Great White Mark." Prysler, not Kweli, conceived the nickname. (Don't laugh. This is an actual correction.) An April 10 headline stated that the biophysics department is applying for a $2 million grant to fund a freshman course ("Biophysics program applies for grant," p.
F Street plans released The University, in partnership with D.C. Public Schools, released plans for the renovation of the School Without Walls and the construction of a new residence hall on the F Street tennis courts. The deal highlights GW's commitment to local high school students and helps the University comply with the Campus Plan, which among other things requires GW to house 70 percent of undergraduates on campus.
I'm usually not a belligerent drunk, but Monday night was my 21st birthday, so I'd like to think that I earned it. The fact is, after hearing about some of my escapades from friends who were able to remember the event, I'm astonished that I wasn't arrested.
The Oscar-winning film "Crash" illustrated how everyday interactions can escalate into conflict due to misunderstandings and resentment rooted in cultural differences. A black congresswoman hitting a U.S. Capitol police officer who stopped her would have fit in perfectly in the fictional movie, had it not happened in real life.
Every Friday from noon to 2 p.m., senior Jonathan Kantor and a group of his fellow music students attend a zero-credit class in the basement of Philips Hall. Officially listed as a workshop, those who attend frequently refer to the class as a "jam session.
GW, like most big universities, has famous alumni - politicians, diplomats, journalists and, lately, basketball players. But standup comedians? Recess, GW's standup comedy troupe, has proven to be a launching point for many aspiring comedians. Former member TJ Williams has become an established comedian, and has appeared on Comedy Central - and in an oatmeal commercial, current Recess members said.
You've never heard of "The Persians." They don't teach it in theater history, at least not at GW. But it is, according to the Shakespeare Theater, the oldest surviving play in Western literature. You might remember the situation from middle school ancient history: Athens, under attack by the vast Persian Empire, is emptied.
If you have $5 The Phillips Collection celebrates the return of the Renoir masterpiece "Luncheon of the Boating Party" by giving all visitors free admission this Saturday and Sunday. Even if you don't know who Renoir is, you should check out this gem of a museum in upper Dupont, which is also exhibiting works by Degas, Sickert and Toulouse-Lautrec (see article at www.
In case you've been living in a box, or somehow have avoided Class Council's e-mails for the last year, you've already been to (or at least heard about) the "senior nights" in the D.C. area. Senior nights have their advantages: they expose the GW population to a new set of bars, they frequently have drink specials and you're bound to run into someone you haven't seen since freshman year.
GW students joined the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who rallied on the Mall Monday in opposition to illegal immigration legislation. But several student organizations said they weren't getting involved as a group because immigration is less of a political issue and more of a personal matter.
Panelists spoke Tuesday night on the legacy of the late Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson, outlining the travails, accomplishments and influence of the baseball player who has become a cultural icon. The event, which drew about 30 audience members to Gelman Library, featured five experts who discussed the athlete.
The campaigning is over, and now the real work begins. In last week's runoff election, Student Association President-elect junior Lamar Thorpe beat opponent junior Morgan Corr by 186 votes for the SA's top spot. On May 5, Thorpe and Executive Vice President-elect Josh Lasky will officially be sworn into their respective offices, but they've already begun planning for their jobs.
Weapons Violation 4/5 - 2100 block of F Street - 12:05 a.m. - case closed University Police officers responded to a noise complaint at a parking lot. An officer observed a student whirling what appeared to be nun chucks. He said he was practicing for an upcoming talent show and was unaware that nun chucks were illegal.
Major construction on the vacant Quigley's building at 21st and G Streets, which was set to reopen as the TONIC restaurant by January 2007, has been delayed by four months. The restaurant's opening date could be missed if there are further delays. GW still expects to open the restaurant by the target date, but "the schedule is getting tighter," Executive Vice President and Treasurer Louis Katz said last week.
More than a year after a two-alarm fire severely burned a GW student on Thurston Hall's ninth floor, administrators said that despite initiatives to improve safety in residence halls, Thurston Hall is still no safer than it was a year ago. At about 5 a.m. on the morning of March 22, 2005, then-freshman Kevin McLaughlin was taken to the GW Hospital in "very bad condition" after a fire started in his room from an electric grill.
Just more than a year ago, sophomore Ethan Helfand's life hung in the balance after his fourth attempt at taking his own life landed him in the emergency room. As doctors worked feverishly to save Ethan, he was surrounded by friends who had discovered him hours earlier in his dorm room, near death and suffering from an intentional drug overdose.
In fall 2004, three students formed Balance, an organization dedicated to celebrating ballet. Balance attracted 40 members for its first season. Now, as Balance prepares for its second annual spring show, it boasts 120 members on its listserv - a tremendous growth for a new group. "The fact that so many freshmen came out shows that there is a great lack of ballet in the GW community and that people want to continue it after high school," sophomore member Alice Huling said.
They all sat at round tables, players by their sides, media guides in tow. At the Atlantic 10's media day in Philadelphia, before the start of the 2005-2006 season, coaches were showcased and available to the media that would be casting the critical eye all year.
The GW baseball team failed to build on its three-game winning streak Tuesday after sweeping Xavier this past weekend. William and Mary disposed of GW's win streak and momentum, beating them soundly, 13-1. The game was Tuesday at Barcroft Park in Arlington, Va.
Temple gets Dunphy Fran Dunphy, a Philadelphia native and coach of the University of Pennsylvania, was hired by Temple to replace John Chaney. Dunphy becomes the only coach to have led two Big Five schools, the collective name for the college basketball teams in the Philadelphia area.
At the beginning of the modernist era, Paris was the cultural center of the world and London was the financial center of the world. The two superpowers of Europe had a symbiotic relationship: whatever Paris produced London bought and sold; Paris provided the avant-garde talent and London provided the money to support the artists and sell their works.
It's still rare to see a student or professor gliding to class on a Segway Human Transporter, but soon the self-balancing, battery-powered scooters may be common fare among campus police. Drexel University, Loyola University of New Orleans, University of Nevada at Reno, Worchester Polytechnic and Duke University have all bought Segways for their police forces.
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