Monday Former NAACP Youth Director Speaks Come see Brandon Neal speak about youth activism and his political experiences. 8 to 9:15 p.m. Marvin Center Amphitheater Tuesday Year Two Career Seminar: Sophomores Learn how the Career Center can help you implement a plan to obtain major-related internships and jobs.
Professor Entman receives distinguished career achievement award Media and Public Affairs professor Robert Entman received the Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Achievement Award from the American Political Science Association. Entman, who came to the School of Media and Public Affairs last spring, is working on his next book, "Media Bias Scandals.
Soon smokers on campus may have to do more than just go outside to have a cigarette. A cross-departmental initiative to evaluate second-hand smoking on campus began this summer with representatives from the Offices of Risk Management, Residential Property Management, Facilities Planning and GW Housing Programs.
Junior Dan Kirkwood was misidentified as a senior in the story "Fifteen miles on the C&O Canal." (Oct. 2, p. 9). The column "Drink, vomit, hospital" (Oct. 2, p. 4) incorrectly stated that EMeRG instituted the new medical amnesty policy. EMeRG was not involved in the institution of the new policy.
Sixty-two percent of people think the country is on the wrong track, according to a new GW poll conducted in September and released last week. The George Washington University's Battleground political poll released Thursday found that more than half of the 1,000 participants said the country was headed in the wrong direction.
When freshman Simone Smith visited GW on a campus tour last spring, she decided almost immediately that Mount Vernon was the place for her. "Visiting the Vern is what made everything click for me," she said. Smith is one of 376 students who listed Mount Vernon as a first or second choice for a housing assignment.
University officials are planning to hold Commencement on the National Mall for a second year. "The current plan is to hold Commencement on the National Mall, and we are proceeding along those lines," said Michael Freedman, vice president of Communications, in an e-mail.
GW's Licensing and Trademarks office hosted its first annual Vendor Fair Thursday in the Marvin Center's Grand Ballroom. GW established its Licensing and Trademarks Program in 1991, which serves to regulate and protect the commercial use of the University's federally trademarked names and identifying marks both on and off campus.
Following a year of budget reductions higher than those in past years, the vice president of Student and Academic Support Services said that cuts could be worse in the future. The amount and frequency of budget cuts fosters a negative perception about GW administrators' ability to effectively plan for future students without adversely impacting our current campus community.
With the prospect of widespread Democratic victories in the November mid-term elections, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced that her party would likely make higher education affordability a major priority if they take control of the House of Representatives.
Perhaps the most disappointing part of last week for me came when I read about the plans for George Mason and Georgetown universities' preseason basketball celebrations in The Hatchet ("Area schools beef up baskteball events, Oct. 5 p.1). The story reported that as both of those schools expand their season-opening events, GW administrators had no plans to introduce and promote our men's and women's teams for their 2006-2007 seasons.
Can you imagine a highly competitive higher education system without tuition fees, a university with free access for everyone? The thought might be farfetched around Foggy Bottom, but it is the reality in my homeland of Scandinavia, where tuition is free for all students.
Go one step further for Darfur Having created a scholarship to make it possible for a student from Darfur to come to GW is, as Students Taking Action Now: Darfur indicates, a good first step. But we cannot rest on our laurels. We should try to encourage other universities to put their money where their mouths are and establish similar opportunities.
Twelve members of the GW College Republicans organized a counter-rally to an anti-Bush protest outside the White House Thursday. The students gathered in front of the Marvin Center at 11 a.m. and walked to Farragut Square, where they had a per11 a.m. and walked to Farragut Square, where they had a permit to protest, said College Republicans President Gary Livacari.
Taste of Africa, a showcase of African culture sponsored by the Organization of African Students, drew nearly 175 people Friday night in the Marvin Center. The purpose of the event was to showcase all of Africa, said Abena Akomeah, the president of the OAS.
Before last week, many might not have known what a Congressional page's job was on the Hill - let alone their role in a sex scandal. Despite all this excitement, many GW alumni of the program remember the day-to-day routine. For Congressional pages, there is no such thing as a typical day on Capitol Hill.
At dinner at Firefly restaurant in Dupont Circle, two New Yorkers had a lot to talk about. After cleaning their plates, freshman Jesse Casco and sophomore Nell Gluckman left the restaurant and continued their night at a local hangout. Jesse: This was my first blind date.
Senior Sam Sherraden, an international affairs major and former Hatchet photo editor, spent the summer studying abroad in Beijing, China and is spending the fall semester further north in Harbin, China. Twice a month, he will share his experiences and observations from East Asia as one of GW's many expats.
Professor Scott Talan is used to getting stared at on the street when he cruises through the District. Talan, an adjunct communications professor, relies on his red, motorized Peoples scooter - named Wineberry - as his sole means of transportation in the city, making the trek from his place in Dupont Circle to GW's campus a few days a week when he teaches his public relations or public speaking courses.
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Yes, we all know Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas by accident, and today he has a whole day dedicated in his honor. Every second Monday in October, thousands of people across the country take a day off from school or work to remember the day when the Pinta first spotted land in the Western Hemisphere.
The Graduate Public Health Student Association was the largest of 13 GW groups that participated in the 20th annual AIDS Walk Saturday. D.C.'s AIDS Walk is a 5K fund-raising event for HIV/AIDS treatment beginning and ending in Freedom Plaza, at 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Students helped organize community service projects in D.C. Saturday for a national service day to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. The national organization South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow sponsored the event, called "Be The Change." SAALT focused the day on commemorating the famous non-violence leader, and its title is derived from Gandhi's words, "We must be the change that we want to see in the world.
RICHMOND, Va - When the Washington Wizards finished its intrasquad scrimmage Saturday afternoon in Richmond,Va., fans had a chance to mingle with superstars. Players such as Gilbert Arenas, Brendan Haywood and Antawn Jamison, major NBA superstars from big-time college basketball programs, launched T-shirts into the crowd and spent an hour signing autographs at the Siegel Center at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Despite trailing 2-0 with less than 13 minutes to play in Sunday's game against Charlotte at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex, GW women's soccer coach Tanya Vogel never doubted her team's ability to mount a comeback. "This team has shown a ton of character all year long, and I don't believe there's any (deficit) that we can't come back from," she said.
Men's Water Polo The men's water polo team dropped two of three games Thursday and Friday in California. The Colonials (7-8) lost 12-9 at Claremont-Mudd Scripps in Claremont, Calif., Thursday, followed by a 10-8 defeat to #20 Cal Baptist in Riverside, Calif.
Pending legislation in the D.C. City Council would require retailers to display signs stating which eggs are from caged chickens. Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham proposed the Increased Consumer Information for the Sale of Eggs Act, which, if passed, would be the first of its kind in the nation.
In the wake of last week's congressional sex scandal, the GW community is garnering national attention through its ties with Capitol Hill. ABC News released several e-mails Sept. 28 between Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) and pages working in the House of Representatives.
After the cancelation of the University's free newspaper program and annual preseason basketball pep event, officials say budget cuts could be worse in future years.
University officials said they expect to release $1 million for academic spending late next week, pending a census by the Office of Institutional Research. Last year the University withheld $2 million from the academic budget, but said half of that amount may be available to University academic departments pending a review of enrollment numbers.
CNN news program "Reliable Sources" taped for the first time at GW Friday in front of a full-capacity live audience that left 90 people on standby, Director of Media Relations Tracy Schario said. The show is hosted by Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz who discusses the job of journalism and how the media influences the news.
In 1854, Richmond hosted the first State Fair of Virginia, and over 150 years later, Virginians from all walks of life still flock to the capital city for the fair. Last week, I joined their ranks to participate in the event.
Harvard University's Sept. 12 decision to end early admission, an acceptance policy that is thought to favor wealthier students, prompted a wave of repeat decisions throughout the collegiate world. Princeton University followed suit less than two weeks later and the University of Virginia joined the group on Sept.
With debates over stem cell research, natural resources, environmental hazards and threats of high-tech terrorist attacks sweeping national politics, it's a surprise that the scientific community went for so long without its own lobbying team in Washington.
Posted Wednesday, Oct. 11, 8:13 p.m. A 2005 Elliott School graduate was kidnapped in the West Bank Wednesday and released later that day. A previously unknown group, calling itself Ansar Assuna, told Reuters it kidnapped Michael Phillips, 24, in Nablus, West Bank, as leverage for the release of imprisoned Palestinian women and minors.
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