Thursday How Do I Become a CEO Before the Age of 40? Join GW alums and get the inside scoop. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Funger Hall 103 Sponsored by the GW Alumni Association, Career Center and Class Council Fall Film Series: The Black Dahlia Take a study break and catch this free flick.
After fiery debate, an agitated Student Association Senate failed to pass a bill for a new constitution Tuesday night in the Marvin Center. The bill called for a referendum that would bring sweeping constitutional changes to SA elections, the size of the SA senate and the position of the SA executive vice president, according to SA Sen.
Two Greek-letter organizations teamed up with the University to sponsor sexual jeopardy and condom relays as part of an event last week to promote sexual health and discuss the role alcohol plays on college campuses. The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and Student Health Services' Health Outreach Peer Educators sponsored the event.
In the article "Court denies GW's appeal against union" (Nov. 30, p. 1), The Hatchet mistakenly reported that the University has a week to decide if it will bargain with the union or petition for a rehearing. GW spokesperson Tracy Schario said the University has 45 days to make its decision.
This week, the University announced that Steven Knapp, provost from Johns Hopkins University, will succeed Stephen Joel Trachtenberg as GW's top administrator. Knapp, an English professor with an academic background, has already become familiar with the presidential search committee - he now needs to take the next few months to get to know the University.
After two years, it appears that part-time faculty in favor of unionization have won. GW announced this week that it would not appeal a recent D.C. Court of Appeals decision against the administration's contention that the adjunct union vote should be thrown out.
You have probably heard (because I have said it often enough this last year) that I have taken the pledge: once I step down from the presidency in July, I have promised that I will remain mum, bite my tongue and enter a kibitz-free zone on institutional issues concerning The George Washington University.
Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit delivered a sound defeat for the GW administration's opposition to an adjunct union by upholding the part-time faculty's right to engage in collective bargaining. While this may seem like victory for the professors, in the long run, this entire debacle is a defeat for the University community at large.
Bring substance to the AIDS issue It's a shame that rapper Chris "Ludacris" Bridges came to speak but said very little ("Ludacris talks safe sex," Dec. 4, p. 1). I went into the Ludacris YouthAIDS event last week enthusiastic about hearing a fellow AIDS activist speak about the global pandemic.
The chick-flick concept isn't dead. It's just moved onstage. Allan Ball's play, "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress," presented at Lisner Downstage this past weekend by Forbidden Planet Productions, combines a witty script with an irreverent cast of disgruntled bridesmaids to create a classic example of girl-comedy.
Classical and hip-hop are two genres of music that are unlikely to show up in the same CD collection, let alone the same song. That's not a barrier for Thee Phantom, a musician from Philadelphia; he has skillfully blended orchestral music with hip-hop since age twelve.
Expectations ran high last Thursday night. It had been made known to me that Vanilla Ice would be gracing McFadden's with his presence that night. Ice, it seems, has been meeting and greeting at every McFadden's down the coast, from Boston to Kentucky, and Thursday was the District's lucky night.
Spike Lee, the critically acclaimed film director, visited the University of Maryland last Thursday to offer his insights into the film industry, American politics and African-American culture. "Don't ask me how to end world hunger or what the cure for AIDS is," said a joking Lee, well known for such films as "She's Gotta Have it," "Jungle Fever" and "Malcolm X," to the eager students who packed the University of Maryland's Huff Theater.
If you have $5 We know it's freaking freezing outside, but bundle up and make the short walk from your dorm to the Marvin Center Betts Theatre this Friday to see Balance, the GW Ballet Group's third annual production of "The Nutcracker." Nothing like Tchaikovsky's classic production to get you in the mood for the holiday season, right? Word of advice: on your way out, avoid looking at Gelman, because the reminder that you still have four exams and two 20-page papers to write might suck all that holiday cheer out of you.
U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) headlined a panel of four advocates who criticized the Bush administration and its justifications for the Iraq War in a discussion hosted by a very liberal organization Monday night in Funger Hall. Sponsored by World Can't Wait - Drive out the Bush Regime, the panel discussion featured a journalist, a CIA veteran and activists who spoke about President George W.
While many are busy booking flights home for winter break, about 140 students have decided to remain in GW housing for winter break - with no additional fees. Any student with a job, departmental or athletic commitment can petition to live on campus during the three-week break.
GW has been recognized for having one of the most politically charged campuses in the nation, so it is fitting that GW graduate students are working to improve America's voting system. Stefan Popoveniuc and Ben Hosp worked with students from across the Unites States and Canada to develop Punchscan - a system that allows voters to verify their tally on a paper receipt to keep for their records to confirm that the electronic machine counted their vote.
Harold Freeman, a prominent expert on health disparities, spoke to more than 100 students and faculty about the socioeconomic divide in medical care at a School of Public Health Grand Rounds lecture. The Grand Rounds are regularly scheduled lectures hosted by departments for their graduate students.
Simple Assault 12/03/06 - 600 block of 23rd Street - 3:43 a.m. - closed Five male students were walking together when an unknown male, unaffiliated with GW, asked the group for directions. However, the man did not know where he wanted to go. The group proceeded, and the subject followed.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dana Priest spoke about the CIA and how the attacks of Sept. 11 have changed her job as a national security correspondent and the world's political landscape. The lecture, titled "The CIA's Secret War on Terror" was hosted as part of the Elliott School's Distinguished Women in International Affairs series and about 100 people attended.
On Monday, D.C.'s outgoing leader celebrated the work of GW's outgoing leader. D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams declared Dec. 4, 2006, "Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Day" in honor of the departing president's commitment to community service at the University and in Washington.
Opening dates for three new campus food venues - Carvings, WOW Caf? and Wingery and TONIC - are pushed back again after months of previous delays, University officials said Wednesday. Nancy Haaga, director of Campus Support Services, said WOW Caf? and Wingery is scheduled to open Jan.
Nearly 5,000 protesters, including GW students, gathered at the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to support racial integration programs that are being challenged by cases heard in the court. The protest was organized in part by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Rev.
Residential Property Management advised students about dangerous holiday decorations this week as students decorated for the holiday season. The rules include a ban on "live decorations" - like Christmas trees and Hanukkah bushes - and extension cords for decorations.
Sister Hazel is still going strong. With a career spanning over a decade, the Florida fivesome released their sixth album, "Absolutely," in October and will be performing at the State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia, on Dec. 14. Touring has always been important for Sister Hazel; they've played over 15,000 live shows since 1996.
In Silver Spring, Maryland, a group of film enthusiasts, reporters and AFI donors traveled through Africa on a hunt for diamonds and salvation. They witnessed crushed dreams and harsh reality in war-torn Sierra Leone and felt the pain of desperation. Dazzled and revolted by the snaps of gunfire and splattered blood, the audience sat wide eyed gripping their armrests at the pre-screening of Blood Diamond.
The University announced Wednesday at about 5 p.m. that it would abandon the appeals process and begin the bargaining process with the part-time faculty union. The news comes less than a week after the D.C. U.S. Court of Appeals denied the University's appeal and left the administration with two options: bargain with the union or petition for another appellate hearing within 45 days.
Administrators and faculty said they are happy to have a leader with a rich academic background ready to take the reins as GW's 16th president. "I think Steve Knapp is the perfect person to build on (Trachtenberg's accomplishments) to bring us to the top tier of research universities," said Donald Lehman, executive vice president for Academic Affairs.
The Presidential Search Committee's announcement Tuesday afternoon marked the end of a half-year search process that had been kept largely secret from the public until almost its last moments. Though committee members said last spring the search would be "transparent," the state of the process this fall was largely unknown until the surprise announcement Tuesday.
GW's Board of Trustees unanimously confirmed Steven Knapp, a senior administrator at Johns Hopkins University, as the successor to University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg. The trustees - who comprise the highest-governing body at GW - held a conference call Friday to approve the top choice of the Presidential Search Committee, Trachtenberg said Monday afternoon. A press conference Tuesday officially unveiled GW's 16h president.
They may have the same first name, but differences seem to outweigh the similarities between GW's outgoing and incoming leaders. Steven Knapp, selected last week to be the 16th president of GW, and University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, certainly have some parallels in their higher education careers and backgrounds.
Nothing about this game was typical. The GW men's basketball team played the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore smack dab between two high-profile marquee games. The Colonials had only one day of preparation, after recovering from its down-to-the-wire win over Virginia Tech two days earlier.
Five minutes into the first half of GW's 79-56 win over the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Tuesday night, sophomore forward Cheyenne Moore stepped onto the Smith Center court to play in a game for the first time. This season, the Baltimore native had yet to check into a contest as he nursed a stress fracture in his left tibia.
The athletic department will not use the appointment of a new University president to push the administration to replace its 30-year-old basketball facility, a senior athletic department official said. Dom Perno, GW's associate athletic director for development, said GW "know(s) what (it) has," in reference to the Smith Center but hopes to push President-elect Steven Knapp for money to upgrade the 5,000-seat arena's medical facilities and locker rooms.
In the same building where Pops Mensah-Bonsu put GW on the national basketball map two years ago, the former Colonial power forward sat in a suit on the Dallas Mavericks' bench Monday night at Verizon Center, inactive in his team's game against the Washington Wizards.
Thousands of students from all over the world are applying for an ambitious new academic program that seeks to impart education in a completely multicultural setting - onboard a sailing ship. Over 8,000 students from 175 countries have applied for the program, known as The Scholar Ship.
Thanks to Microsoft and other companies, students no longer need to be Division I athletes to dream of competing in the Olympics. The Imagine Cup is a technology development competition designed to find the best software and web designers in the world that has been dubbed the "Software Olympics.
An invitation to a party at a Baltimore frat house this Halloween has prompted an outcry from students at Johns Hopkins University, leading school administrators to suspend its author for three semesters and prohibit its sponsoring fraternity from holding social functions for 45 days.
Charitable organizations are noting that receipts to their coffers have steadily grown over the years, despite the nation's economic hiccups. Numbers of volunteers contributing time and effort grew from 59.8 million people in 2002 to 65.4 million volunteers in 2005 in a period they $150 billion in service.
If you're an American, you don't have to be in an Ivy League university to feel reasonably certain you will get a good job after graduation. Names like Harvard, Princeton and Yale still make employers' ears perk up, but American students holding degrees from schools without brand names are still generally treated with respect for their individual skills.
Journalists are expected to pursue the truth in all its forms, but they must balance that obligation against their profession's demand that they acquire their information ethically. Journalism schools like Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism now require students to takes classes on journalism ethics.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - When Carl Elliott doesn't perform, GW doesn't win. When Elliott, Regis Koundjia and Maureece Rice combine for 15-for-38 shooting, the Colonials showed they could squander a 20-point second half lead. Elliott, GW's senior guard, had nine points on 4-for-19 shooting and turned the ball over eight times in GW's 74-65 loss to the University of Southern California in the Wooden Classic.
NBC aired an episode of the sitcom "Scrubs" in the spring of 2005 in which regular character Dr. Cox was visited by a longtime friend named Ron. Cox and Ron had competed at everything in life since their college years. Both now had two-year-old sons, whom they began to use in competitions, still vying for superiority.
Students could soon see courses in "Fat Studies" in their schedule of classes if a group of academics and activists has its way. Fat Studies scholars attempt to examine the political and social consequences of being overweight in much the same way that academics have turned their attention to other marginalized groups like women and the queer community.
The year was 1957. Marvin Kalb was studying in Harvard University's Widener library when a woman walked over and said a man named Edward R. Murrow had called for him. Kalb assumed it was a joke and told her to forget about it. "I didn't believe it for an instant," he said.
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