GW Brief: Recycling reigns on campus
GW received top honors in the Environmental Protection Agency's RecycleMania 2007.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Curriculum under review by Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate formed a committee Friday to review the undergraduate curriculum at GW.
Snapshot: Singing Sanjaya
Sanjaya Malakar performs Sunday night at the Verizon Center during the American Idols Live Tour.
Staff Editorial: J Street dining options don't measure up
Most students are less than pleased with being told where to spend their Colonial Cash.
Diana Kugel: Augment the advising system
When most students enter college, they have never before been faced with so many options and opportunities in the academic arena.
Frank Broomell: Retain respect for troops
Even if you do not approve of what the soldiers are in Iraq for, it is hard not to appreciate their courage and dedication.
Vern residence halls go wireless
Nearly all students living on the Mount Vernon Campus can now access the Internet wirelessly in their residence halls.
Quandt lectures on Middle East
Visiting Professor William Quandt discussed his skepticism about peace between Israelis and Palestinians at the Elliott School Thursday.
Former student elected chairman of local ANC
Future politicos and government junkies at GW may dream of someday living at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., but for one recent grad, public office couldn't come soon enough.
Kalb named a Welling fellow
The University appointed Kalb as its first Welling presidential fellow of the academic year in early August.
Eco-friendly Georgetown store makes organic chic
Organic cupcake anyone? How about a glass of fair-trade wine to go with that?
GW Karate club kicks it up a notch
The GW Japan Karate Association Club's 30 members meet three times a week in the Lloyd Gym on the Mount Vernon Campus to practice their karate skills.
Students support family members in Iraq
Andrew Breza supports the troops overseas by sending comfort to his cousin, a commanding officer in Iraq.
Group fitness classes buff up
GW Extreme Training is a series of high-intensity workouts intended for students looking for something outside of group fitness classes.
Under the covers: "Walk of shame"
› Sex ColumnWe've got a secret surprise hiding under our covers this year. This week Delilah's on top.
GW anthro students monkey around
Gordon, Jason, Blue and Stephen are just a few of the more than 500 baboons who have found a home at South Africa's only wildlife sanctuary dedicated to the care of Chacma baboons.
Weekly Checkup: Mythbusters
All college students seem to have their own set of gross habits.
Women's soccer shut out by Mason
For the GW women's soccer team, the 1-0 loss at George Mason Sunday afternoon was less of disappointment than a learning experience.
Thousands flock to Fall Fest
Grammy-award winning pop-alternative band OK Go performed to an enthusiastic crowd at Saturday's Fall Fest, the final event of Welcome Week 2007's festivities.
Team looks forward to much-needed time off
GW's women's soccer team can finally stop and take a breath. The Colonials finished a stretch of five games in 10 days Sunday, a period that coincided with the start of classes.
Mensah-Bonsu signs in Italy, Pinnock drafted again
Former GW standout Pops Mensah-Bonsu signed with Benotton Treviso of the Italian Serie A league after being released by the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks.
Dining changes anger students
Dining officials vigorously defended J Street changes and Colonial Cash spending requirements last week before a town hall meeting with students.
Campus Dining: Small businesses still surviving
Small businesses owners on campus said they are surviving - despite a large number of national chains - because of their superior food, service and atmosphere.
Al Khalifa talks women's rights
The President of the United Nations General Assembly said Friday night that women in the Arab world must correct their self-image through education in order to gain greater equality with men.
GW prepared in case of emergency
The sixth anniversary of Sept. 11 rekindles the question of whether a city school such as GW is prepared for and safe from another attack on American soil.
Park police arrests GW student
U.S. Park Police arrested Iraq War veteran and GW graduate student Adam Kokesh Friday in Lafayette Park for hanging signs advertising an upcoming anti-war protest.
Student note-takers available for hire
If you are worried about failing that Friday 8 a.m. multi-variable calculus class you registered for mistakenly, a sophomore student is offering help - for a price.
