Tuesday Free Group Fitness Classes Tuesday through Sunday Lerner Health and Wellness Center Multipurpose Room Sponsored by GW Campus Recreation Back to School Breakfast Free coffee and donuts to welcome all students back. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Kogan Plaza Sponsored by the Student Activities Center MLK Exhibition and Birthday Celebration Experience the life and times of Dr.
The Vern Express spring semester schedule has been increased to include departures every 15 minutes until 2 a.m. on the weekends. The shuttles departed every half hour last semester. Mount Vernon officials have also decided to keep the shuttle stop located at 25th and Virginia Avenue, claiming student feedback warranted the decision.
A former engineering professor was sentenced to five months in federal prison in late December for embezzling $80,000 from the GW National Crash Analysis Center from 2002 to 2004. The sentence is the minimum for Paul Bedewi's level of criminal action, according to court documents.
The balance of power in the legislative branch of the federal government is in the hands of GW doctors. U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) underwent brain surgery late Dec. 13 after being rushed to GW Hospital in the afternoon for experiencing stroke-like symptoms.
Two of the eight winners of Levi's Style Search, a modeling contest that more than 2,000 students entered nationwide, are GW students. Graduate student Kyle Renner and sophomore Sarah Piscitelli will receive a trip to New York City for the day-long photo shoot and a $250 Levi's shopping spree.
Sophomore Mackenzie Lawrence, a member of a cappella group the GW Vibes, is very passionate about music. But when she couldn't find an outlet to journalistically express and discuss her interests, she decided to do the next best thing - create her own. "I recognized the need for students to have an artistic outlet - something GW doesn't really have," Lawrence said last week.
Walking by the entrance to Gelman Library or any residence hall, it's commonplace to encounter a cloud of cigarette smoke at the door. Most students have been exposed to secondhand smoke on campus, and have heard of the ensuing health dangers. But is secondhand smoke as injurious to your lungs as the media and anti-smoking advocates would have you believe? According to Student Health Services, the occasional breath of secondhand smoke may not be so bad, but the daily inhalation of someone else's cigarette fumes is a threat to your health.
Nearing the commencement of her fourth year in college, Eve has learned quite a few things about sex. Eve, The Hatchet's anonymous sex columnist, will share her observations and (sometimes dirty) thoughts about sex at GW with the population that fuels her fire.
In high school, Shakespeare was required reading, but in college Shakespeare can be a leisurely activity. That's the goal of the Shakespeare Theatre Company, a D.C. venue that recently launched a new student liaison program aimed to attract a newer, younger audience to the 7th Street Northwest playhouse.
After the No. 11/14 (AP and ESPN/USAToday) GW women's basketball team's 61-48 win over Massachusetts Sunday afternoon, head coach Joe McKeown signed autographs for many of the game's 800-plus attendees. What made McKeown the Smith Center celebrity was the milestone the win represented: his 400th coaching victory.
Entering winter break, the Colonials were ranked No. 19/18 in the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls, respectively. Since then, GW has climbed eight spots in the AP poll, and four spots in the ESPN/USA Today poll. The AP poll released on Jan. 15 for the previous week's games had the Colonials at 11; the ESPN/USAToday poll is not released until Tuesday afternoon.
There was a rare moment of respite for Karl Hobbs Saturday afternoon. The GW men's basketball team just laid an 80-63 beating on St. Bonaventure at Smith Center after losing to Massachusetts three days earlier in Amherst, Mass. When asked if he was happy with his team's execution against St.
I'm looking forward to graduating for many reasons, but one of them is that I'll no longer have to deal with GW housing. I wish I had left it behind two years ago, never looking back at its myriad bureaus and frustrating policies. Don't make the same mistake I did - move out while you still can.
Trendy posters reminiscent of Apple's marketing campaign are touting "iHousing," a new system for students to select their dorms. Unlike constant updates to the iPod music player, however, this latest change in a string of housing adjustments may generate confusion rather than excitement among current and future GW housing residents.
It's the end of an era. CNN is terminating its partnership with GW - one that presumably attracted hordes of students to the University. Following the loss of this valuable recruiting tool, administrators must wisely choose a new partner to make use of the Jack Morton Auditorium.
The passing of President Gerald Ford re-ignited the national dialogue over the greatest generation, the generation inspired by Pearl Harbor. Some say the horrors of Sept. 11 have similarly shaped Generation Y and will give us an honored place in history alongside our World War II grandparents.
The New Year is bringing a new housing selection process for returning students that will more closely resemble the way rising freshmen receive rooms. The lottery system, whereby students chose available rooms during time slots governed by randomly assigned numbers, is being replaced by an assignment system called iHousing ("i" for individual).
CNN announced earlier this month it is ending its six-year contract with GW a year early because of programming changes. "Reliable Sources" will no longer have its monthly, audience-interactive special taped in the Jack Morton Auditorium come February. Within the past two years, the 24-hour news network canceled the program's two predecessors, which were also filmed in the Media and Public Affairs Building.
Students can now buy coffee all night long in the heart of campus. The Starbucks coffee shop located in the ground floor of Gelman Library will be open 24 hours during the week in a 90-day trial period. The store will remain open from Sunday through Thursday nights during the period.
Commencement will be held on the National Mall for the second year in a row, University officials said last week. Last year's ceremony was moved from the Ellipse - the large circular lawn south of the White House - to the Mall because of renovations. Nearby construction may continue into May of this year, which prompted administrators to reselect the Mall as the site for Commencement.
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