New alert system to hit students’ screens
The University is unveiling a new service to communicate with students in the event of an emergency - through their desktops.
Monday, November 5, 2007
University sees investment success
While financial markets around the world tumbled earlier this year, the University's $1.1 billion endowment managed to maintain strong growth.
Off-campus enrollment up
The University census, released last week, shows a more than 10 percent increase in off-campus enrollments this fall.
Three plans for growth approved
Three major University development plans have received their final approval from the city and now face a month-long window for potential appeals.
Loudoun County and GW set to expand together
Loudoun County, home to the University's Virginia Campus, is looking forward to finding a partner within the new University administration.
GW to increase presence abroad
A group of GW vice presidents are set to reveal a plan to spend more than $700,000 for the expansion of GW's international presence.
University breaks ground on construction of new dorm
Ground broke on a new residence hall at 2135 F St. on Friday, but some community leaders are worried about the residence hall's impact.
Construction gets extreme for a new house
A GW family builds a home for a needy family on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
Beauty in a leaf
More than 100 students and other members of the GW community did not just hug a tree Thursday - they helped to plant one.
One suspect caught in spate of campus vandalism
The perpetrator responsible for drawing two swastikas and at least one racial epithet in New Hall was apprehended Saturday night, University officials confirmed Sunday morning.
Knapp: Incidents damage GW’s image
University President Steven Knapp spoke candidly about the recent hate incidents at GW to more than 130 people gathered Friday night for the Hillel Shabbat dinner, only minutes after a ninth swastika was found in New Hall.
GW lawyer also advises Blackwater
GW's recently appointed vice president and general counsel is currently working as an attorney for Blackwater Worldwide, a security firm under scrutiny for its operations in Iraq.
Director of UW asked to leave post
The University Writing Program is now under the direct supervision of the Columbian College's dean as part of a restructuring that removed Melinda Knight from her position as executive director of the program.
A look at historic Watergate network
It was 1970 - pre-Watergate - and Bob Woodward and W. Mark Felt, commonly known as "Deep Throat," sat on a bench in the White House. They were strangers with few things in common besides GW.
GW Expat: Stingy riders risk skipping metro fares
If one day you entered the Foggy Bottom station and you were not required to swipe your Metro fare card, would you still purchase one?
Kvancz: Repairs need donor
University administrators said they will not begin any renovations on Smith Center until a donor has committed because, unlike housing construction, there is no guaranteed cash flow.
Zeta Beta Tau returns to GW
Zeta Beta Tau, a national Jewish fraternity that was suspended from campus in 1993, has returned to Foggy Bottom after a lengthy hiatus.
Students serve Halloween breakfast to homeless
The Dinner Program for Homeless Women has been catering to the homeless community of women and their children since 1979.
Sex Column: “The Maybe Date”
As I opened the door and walked into the apartment, my drunken romantic self was floored.
GW Brief: Indian Students’ Association celebrates festival of lights
Melodies of 50 Cent, Bollywood and beatboxing helped about 160 students and parents gathered at Marvin Center Friday night to celebrate the Indian festival of Diwali.
La Salle sinks swimming team
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams lost to La Salle, 142-77 and 134-94, respectively, but an innocent passer-by might not have known it.
Statue defaced by graffiti
A group of students vandalized several campus landmarks with spray paint on Halloween night, a University official said.
Volleyball caught by Fordham
The GW volleyball team found that out the hard way Sunday, losing a tightly contested 3-2 match to Fordham at Smith Center.
Snapshot: Bar Brawl
Metropolitan Police Department officers gather outside T.G.I. Friday's Friday night in response to a fight between two female patrons of the restaurant.
For McKeown, preseason is about the lineup
With four starters and 11 of 13 players returning from last year's Sweet 16-reaching roster, it would seem women's basketball coach Joe McKeown would not have much to figure out in regards to the lineup.
Niketa Brar: 4-Ride vital to campus safety
It is not every campus that affords its students a view of the Washington Monument from their residence hall window. And it is not every campus that has to worry about its students being held up at gunpoint.
Staff Editorial: A complicated route to justice
Identifying and charging the perpetrator of the New Hall vandalism brings about its own host of questions yet to be answered, especially in the University's decisions of how to proceed.
Joe Laliberte: Republicans, conservation must work
Recently I changed my party identification in the state of New Hampshire from Republican to independent. My breaking point finally came regarding one issue: the environment.
Women’s basketball cruises in exhibition
She first arrived in Foggy Bottom as a transfer nearly a year ago, but when Antelia Parrish stepped on the court in her new white uniform Friday night, it was her first opportunity to show the GW basketball community what she could do.
Squash starts fresh
Despite a 9-0 loss to Franklin and Marshall on Sunday, the GW men's squash team was surprisingly upbeat. That's because the team believes its troubles are over.
Jack’s Back: ’24′ shoots in D.C.
Actor Kiefer Sutherland portrays Jack Bauer, the main character on Fox's Emmy award-winning television show "24" behind the Willard Hotel Sunday morning. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff visited the set.
Al Qaeda text editor: Radical Muslims will always hate the West
Radical Muslims will always have an enduring hatred of Western countries and culture, the editor of "The Al Qaeda Reader" told students at Marvin Center Tuesday night.
Freshman who reported swastikas drew them as well
Breaking News Monday, Nov. 5, 5:58 p.m. The freshman said she drew the final three swastikas because of what she characterized as GW's inaction handling the previous three.
