Honorary degree recipients told graduates on the National Mall Sunday afternoon to have confidence as they leave college and inherit a society that can often seem mismanaged and war-torn.
A few days before this year's Commencement ceremonies, the Board of Trustees announced its intention to commemorate the work of outgoing University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg by renaming the School of Public Policy and Public Administration in his honor.
Graduates and their families assembled on the National Mall on a slightly rainy Sunday for Stephen Joel Trachtenberg's last Commencement as University President.
Some graduates and their families opted for a bit of added pomp and circumstance Saturday night at the annual Monumental Celebration in Union Station. Members of the GW community packed the main atrium of the 100-year-old train station to drink, eat and dance to covers of classic songs such as "Shout" by the Isley Brothers.
May 22 Post-conflict nation-state rebuilding panel Participate in a panel discussion on rebuilding fragile states with GW professor Derick Brinkerhoff and seven other experts. 12-2 p.m. Lindner Family Commons, 1957 E. St. Co-sponsored by the Elliott School's Institute for Global and International Studies and RTI International.
In "Alumni Update: A not-so-traditional look at becoming an expatriate," (May 14, p. A6) Beth Monkarash wrote that she interviewed to be a copy editor at The Washington Post. She interviewed to be a copy aide. The article "SJT protests lose momentum" (May 14, p. B1) The Hatchet incorrectly stated that Catherine O'Connor enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve. She was in the Marine Corps Reserve.
Members of the Board of Trustees criticized the University Writing classes at its meeting Friday. UW classes, which the University requires all freshmen take, were first introduced in the fall of 2004. The classes range in topic from nature writing to the definition of "cool" in the 20th century.
The D.C. Zoning Commission unanimously approved the University's plan to develop Square 54 at its monthly meeting last Monday. "We are very pleased with the result as this project has been two and a half years in the making," said Tracy Schario, director of Media Relations.
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, discussed the often tenuous relationship between mystery, faith and scholarship during his address to graduates and their families at the sixth -annual Interfaith Baccalaureate Service.
Commencement speakers are often considered inspiring because they impart wisdom gained through experiences that take place outside the boundaries of GW's campus. But a few GW students, professors and administrators who acted as keynote speakers at this weekend's individual school graduations proved this norm is not absolute Saturday morning, Frank Sesno spoke to Columbian College graduates at Smith Center.
GW alumni and prominent outside leaders addressed graduating seniors at five individual school graduations Friday and Saturday, offering words of both encouragement and celebration. On Friday afternoon, former secretary general of the International Chamber of Commerce addressed Elliott School graduates at Smith Center.
Lisner Auditorium will host three presidential candidates in a religious-based forum next month. Sojourners, a non-profit organization and magazine based in Washington that promotes Christian values, is organizing the form which will feature Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards.
ARLINGTON, Va., May 19 - Freshman pitcher Ryan Lapointe could not have gotten off to a worse start in the GW baseball team's 6-2 Senior Day win over Duqesne Saturday. The New Hampshire native's second pitch of the game struck leadoff batter Anthony Manley in the head, knocking him out cold (he would leave the game on his own power).
On Sunday, tens of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall for a Commencement ceremony in the shadows of the Washington Monument and Capitol of the United States. Yet for this special ceremony acknowledging the hard work of thousands of students, there was no keynote speaker.
Amid the celebrations surrounding Commencement weekend, the Board of Trustees announced that it would be commemorating and acknowledging the work of outgoing University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg by naming the School of Public Policy and Public Administration in his honor.
Woo-ee! The past four years flew by quickly, didn't they Class of 2007? It feels like only last year we were drinking Bacardi 151 and cheating on our high school sweethearts in Thurston Hall. We were so naive then. So innocent. Who could have guessed that we would be where we are right now in our lives? Maybe God could have.
Given the controversy initially surrounding Stephen Joel Trachtenberg's intention to deliver the keynote address, what did you think of his speech during Sunday's ceremonies?
As any collegiate live music fan will attest, ticket prices to good shows are often way too high and out of range for the average student struggling to balance their budgets between food, booze and other unexpected expenditures. Nevertheless, there are times when it is appropriate to pay at least $150 per ticket for a show: when your parents are fronting the bill as a graduation present and when the bill for a show lists the names Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Lyle Lovett and James Taylor, among others.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - It is Sept. 8, 1973. The Vietnam War is coming to an end, the Watergate scandal is at its height, Roe v. Wade is dividing national sentiments and the Drug Enforcement Agency is created to enforce newly passed anti-drug legislation. Now picture a packed coliseum in Uniondale, N.
If you have $5: Save your money for refreshments and go check out the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center, which features free live performances each day. On May 29th, the Thomas "Whit" Williams Jazz Quintet will play improvisational jazz, and on May 30th, local hip-hop dance group The First Rays will perform, featuring breaking, popping, locking and spoken word poetry.
The Arctic Monkey's first record, "Whatever You Say I Am, That's What I'm Not," was a concept album about being bored out of one's mind in Sheffield, England, and with tales of dance floor ennui and pseudo-cosmopolitans at the corner shop, it resonated well beyond Yorkshire, to any town in the world that offers nothing on a Saturday night but drink, talk of escape, and an endless sea of blinking red lights.
Hussam Mustafa has not returned home to Saudi Arabia in five and a half years. He is an international student who has spent the last nine years at GW, first earning a master's degree and just recently completing a doctorate in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Graduating students were not the only ones dressed in cap and gown during Sunday's commencement ceremony. Professors, deans and other members of GW's faculty who have master's or doctoral degrees were also covered from head to toe in academic regalia. Rather than just a black on black robe and mortarboard cap adorned with buff and blue tassel, these distinguished faculty members wore hoods up to four feet long with colorful velvet trimming and silk lining.
Posted Wednesday, May 23, 6:21 p.m. Presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) will speak about health care policy at Jack Morton Auditorium Thursday morning. The speech, which begins at 9 a.m., is slated to run less than an hour and will be open to the GW community, said Tracy Schario, director of Media Relations.
Posted Thursday, May 24, 2:06 p.m. Health care premiums are set to double in the next decade unless serious reforms are taken, said presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) in a statistics-packed speech at Jack Morton Auditorium Thursday morning.
Posted Tuesday, May 29, 11:55 p.m. Former Vice President Al Gore slammed the Bush administration and talked about solutions to what he considers a democracy in shambles in front of nearly 1,500 enthusiastic supporters at Lisner Auditorium Tuesday night.
Posted Wednesday, May 30, 3:15 p.m. Known to many as "Feather Phill," Phillip Grosser, 22, had a distinct presence on campus, both spiritually and visually. Many of Grosser's close friends remember him as someone passionate about celebrating and sharing his Christian faith.
Updated Tuesday, June 4, 1:03 a.m. Eddie Bieber, whose shirtless appearance outside The Schenley residence hall earned him the nickname Old Man Schenley, died May 31 at GW Hospital at 96 years old.
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 1:03 a.m. Three of the leading contenders for the democratic presidential nomination discussed the intersection of faith, values and politics on a CNN program aired live Monday evening from Lisner Auditorium. Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.), Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and John Edwards answered questions posed by anchor Soledad O'Brien as well as religious leaders in attendance about their personal religious beliefs and how religion affects their daily lives.
Posted Wednesday, June 6 at 11:04 a.m. Marvin Center dining will undergo what a student leader called a "major transformation" with several venues being swapped, hours drastically changed and the Colonial Cash system revamped, the Student Association's director of dining and retail services wrote in an e-mail to The Hatchet.
Posted Monday, June 18 at 6:31 p.m. Senior Maureece Rice withdrew his name from the NBA Draft Monday and will return to GW for his senior season. Rice, a 6-foot-1 guard from Philadelphia, had until 5 p.m. Monday to withdraw from the draft and retain collegiate eligibility.
SPARKS, Md. - Steven Knapp becomes University president Aug. 1 and until then, GW spokespeople have vowed he will stay out of the limelight. But June 16, Knapp hosted student media at his rural Maryland farm and said he is undecided on moving into Alumni House and the four-by-four plan may be "a big step to take across the board.
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