Monday Free Chair Massages in the Marvin Center Massages available on a first-come, first-serve basis. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Marvin Center First Floor Lobby Sponsored by GW Campus Recreation Warm Up the Winter Blues Come enjoy hot chocolate in Kogan Plaza and receive information about depression and anxiety.
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has become a home for some of the world's most advanced computer systems. The National Science Foundation announced last month that it would award GW with the funding to create a Center for High Performance Reconfigurable Computing in Tompkins Hall.
A second sophomore in two months is facing charges of possession with the intent to distribute marijuana. Sophomore Isa Madyun pled guilty to his charge and is awaiting sentencing this week. He admitted to selling and consuming marijuana and has agreed to a misdemeanor charge.
An active Foggy Bottom community member is suing the D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment to block the construction of a Marriott hotel adjacent to the 1959 E Street residence hall. The BZA and the developer's contractor, Tyler and Associates, are defending the proposal.
Less than a month after a smoking ban in D.C. bars and nightclubs came into effect, city leaders are considering easing the ban on businesses that may lose money from the changes. The law follows an April 2006 prohibition of smoking in District restaurants.
As GW's academic departments near the full implementation of the University Writing program, students and faculty have mixed feelings about these initiatives. The actual phasing in of the new writing curriculum, however, provides a strong model for the implementation of future academic programs, most specifically the move to a four-class, four-credit semester.
Liberal arts majors have it easy. Throughout my three and a half years as a political science major at this esteemed institution, I have been able to achieve a surprising number of A's in my major classes with relative ease. Judging from what my Bachelor of Arts-oriented friends have to say, I am not the only such case.
The reason why we find ourselves in a position of impotency is not because our only powerful potential enemy has sent men to invade our shores, but rather because of the traitorous actions of those who have been treated so well by this Nation," Senator Joseph McCarthy said during his speech at Wheeling, W.
When GW professor Roy Richard Grinker's two-year-old daughter Isabel was diagnosed with autism in 1994, he knew it would affect the rest of their lives. But he didn't anticipate how much this personal situation would impact his professional life. While a diagnosis for young Isabel's symptoms - which typically include having problems with social interaction, communication and the brain's cognitive function - was relieving, Grinker said he and his wife's poor understanding of autism was unsettling.
The Department of Exercise Science is offering 13 yoga classes to accommodate the number of students clamoring to learn the ancient spiritual practice. While students could go virtually anywhere in this city to take a yoga class, GW offers the truly passionate something different - the opportunity to learn how to become a yoga instructor and earn two credits at the same time.
Junior Sam Buchbinder, a double major in political communications and Judaic studies, is spending the spring semester studying at Ben Gurion University in Be'er Sheva, Israel. A few times this semester he, along with other students spread out across the globe, will share his experiences and observations abroad as one of The Hatchet's "GW expats.
Sometimes the evening goes smoothly, but sometimes there are not enough glasses. Or, the tablecloths are too short. The chef is complaining. The client wants ketchup and no one brought it. When you're a student who works part-time for a catering company, you always have to be on your toes.
Don't be turned off by the grim title: "God Grew Tired of Us," currently at Landmark E Street Cinema, is as uplifting as a movie about Sudan has any right to be. It helps that the film isn't really about the civil war that killed millions of people and displaced millions more.
School of Business undergraduates presented strategies for improving businesses using information and technology in a bi-annual competition last week in Duques hall. Students in various sections of the school's introductory administration class worked last semester to develop a mock strategy to alleviate a problem facing businesses or society.
Potential presidential candidates John McCain and Rudy Giuliani are leading over democratic presidential potentials like Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, according to the first 2008 GW Battleground Poll released Wednesday. McCain holds a 53 to 43 percent lead over the current democratic frontrunner, Clinton, and a 51 to 39 percent lead over Obama.
Donning hats and gloves on a chilly Saturday morning, more than 200 GW students joined other college volunteers to help a D.C. shelter in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The students, led by project coordinators, visited a service center run by the Center for Creative Non-Violence, a non-profit organization that houses, feeds and cares for up to 2,500 poor and homeless people daily.
Junior Whitney Allen's contributions to the No. 11/13 GW (AP, ESPN/USA Today) women's basketball team cannot usually be seen on paper. Head coach Joe McKeown said that she would defend any opponent. But with 14 points in the Colonials' 67-55 win at Xavier Sunday afternoon, Allen showed she can be dominant on the other side of the court as well.
Karl Hobbs seldom makes freshmen available to the media, so when Damian Hollis strolled into the media room after GW topped Charlotte 76-68 Saturday afternoon, reporters seemed surprised. Hobbs said there was an ulterior motive in letting the freshman forward, who had 13 points against the 49ers, speak to reporters. "As you can see he's very well-spoken, he's a good-looking kid, he likes having his picture in the paper and he needs a girlfriend very desperately on campus," Hobbs said.
te Saturday, the Colonials gained an 8-7 all-time edge over the 49ers and extended its home-court winning streak to 23 games. Although to a much lesser degree than last season's court-rushing insanity, Saturday's Atlantic 10 match up had its share of drama.
Swimming splits results against George Mason The men's and women's swim teams competed against George Mason at the Smith Center Sunday afternoon. The men were victorious, 116-112, while the women fell to the Patriots, 139-96. Gymnastic finishes second in Invitational The GW gymnasitcs team finished second in a field of four at the GW/Lindsay Ferris Invitation Sunday afternoon.
Four separate Greek-letter organizations in University-owned townhouses reported a total of 21 thefts over winter break.
The first students to participate in GW's school-wide writing curriculum will graduate this semester, prompting a comprehensive evaluation of the program's performance. Three hundred papers were evaluated last summer to gauge the progress of the four-year-old UW program, which is nearing full implementation this year.
A former Congressman is likely to visit Townhouse Row this semester to help a fraternity tackle an image problem - one that's occurring in cyberspace. New president of Pi Kappa Alpha John Galmiche set up a committee to find marketing consultants to instruct members of the fraternity about how to best represent the organization on and off line.
When U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson was rushed to GW hospital and underwent brain surgery in mid-December, the hospital had to deal with another "VIP patient." When politicians and other celebrities check into the hospital, the security and public relations staffs both for the hospital and for the patient are often called in to handle the release of medical information to the public.
Posted Monday, Jan. 22, 4:12 p.m. The smell of gas caused the evacuation of two separate building complexes on campus early Monday afternoon. At about 1:30 p.m. the fire alarms sounded in Funger Hall and the connecting Duques Hall. Hundreds of students, faculty and staff flocked to 22nd and 23rd streets, watching as dozens of fire fighters and about 10 fire trucks arrived within about 20 minutes following the first alarm.
Posted Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2:30 a.m. Student Association President Lamar Thorpe proposed an overhaul of the SA's structure starting in the 2008-2009 school year during his State of the SA address Tuesday night on the Mount Vernon Campus. The plan - which is outlined in a proposed constitution - would keep the SA Student Court, but replace the SA Executive and Senate with two new branches overseen by an Executive Board.
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