Corrections
Monday, February 4, 2008
GW Brief: Gelman helps disabled students access library resources
Thanks to a donation and collaboration between Gelman Library and Disability Support Services, blind and visually impaired students can now access resources in the library with more ease.
GW Brief: Green GW invites students into its eco-friendly townhouse
Members of Green GW opened their Scholars Village Townhouse to the public on Thursday to showcase environmentally friendly living at GW.
Law buffs compete in moot court
For the first time in three years, a Supreme Court justice did not preside over the law school's annual moot court, but the competition's intensity did not waver.
Staff Editorial: Student fee increase must pass
We firmly agree with the proposition of a student fee increase and believe that the student body should embrace this opportunity.
Sean Redding: A Super Tuesday for Democrats
Tuesday's series of primaries may well decide the Democratic and Republican nominees for President.
Amy Hocraffer: Honoring students’ work
The University Honors program needs standardization.
University acquires three townhouses
The University acquired the former Sigma Chi fraternity house at 20th and G streets this December, and is also in the process of renovating two townhouses on F Street.
University opposes act for sick leave
University administrators from across the District will appear in front of the D.C. City Council Tuesday to oppose a workers rights measure they feel would put a needless financial burden on local colleges.
Graduates voice HOVA concerns
Graduate students living in the Hall on Virginia Avenue are concerned about poor living conditions, and many feel the University is not acting quickly enough to address their concerns.
Musicals barred from Lisner space
The downstage theater at Lisner Auditorium, the principal location for student theater productions, will not be used for musical productions this semester because sound "bleeds" into the main stage at Lisner.
Some students unable to participate in ’08 primaries
Some students thought they had registered to vote at a fair last fall organized by GW Votes, but according to the students' home election districts, they were not actually registered.
Beer pong bedazzled
Entrepreneurs are hoping to cash in on the drinking game with Web sites that sell beer pong accessories.
McKeown’s milestone: No. 500
Arriving in Foggy Bottom with 68 wins already under his belt from his days at New Mexico State University, McKeown has led GW teams to 14 NCAA tournaments and is the winningest coach in school and Atlantic 10 women's basketball history.
GW tops Dukes in Pittsburgh
GW women's basketball coach Joe McKeown has had some top players in his nearly 20 years in Foggy Bottom. On the night that he picked up the 500th win of his career, it is fitting that his prize player led his team. Kim Beck scored 19 points, all of which came in the second half, to lead the No.
Rice feels pain in loss
Before this season, senior Maureece Rice was not used to losing. In his first three years as a member of the GW men's basketball team, the Colonials won the Atlantic 10 title twice and qualified for the NCAA tournament each season.
Japanese Festival storms Marvin Center
Japanese American Student Alliance's Omatsuri was held in the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom Friday night.
Sixth-straight loss
In these 17 games, the GW men's basketball team has precipitously fallen from conference champion to last place in its conference.
Parking it somewhere new
With high-priced cover charges and trendy fashions, the nightlife on K Street makes for a specific breed of college students who put on their Thursday-night-best for an evening of drinking and dancing into the wee hours of the morning.
Buzzing in for Blackademics
On Friday night, students gathered to play a game that did not involve cards or alcohol or embarrassing dares - instead, it involved answering questions about the Little Rock Nine, Freedom Day and Katherine Dunham.
GSEHD receives $600,000 grant for math and science study
Web Extra The Graduate School of Education and Human Development received a $600,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Margaret Truman Daniel, GW alumna and former first daughter, dies at 83
Web Extra Margaret Truman Daniel, a GW alumna whose father was inaugurated as U.S. president during her junior year, died in Chicago Tuesday.
Professors play key role in emergency action plan
Web Extra In a new initiative by GW's Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management, professors have been advised to talk to their students about how to escape in case of a fire or other emergency.
Founder of Teach for America speaks at SMPA
Web Extra Although she has never been a teacher, Wendy Kopp has inspired thousands of college graduates to take to the classrooms and fix what she calls the country's "greatest social injustice."
