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Stories from the April 21, 2008, Print Edition

Student election leader derides SA

by Emily Cahn

The coordinator of this year's Student Association general election denounced the governing body for being hypocritical and lacking transparency, in a strongly worded letter to student leaders Thursday.

Locals celebrate Record Store Day

by Husna Kazmir

Two local record stores championed their independent ownership on Saturday as part of a nationwide initiative to celebrate the culture of record stores.

Greek Brief: Alpha Delta Pi sorority wins big at Greek Excellence Awards

by Simone Perez

The Alpha Delta Pi sorority will need to make more room in their trophy case after taking home the majority of awards last week at the fourth annual Greek Excellence Awards ceremony.

Book sale will aid public schools

by Sarah Scire

"Carpe Diem" might sound familiar if you took a high school Latin class, but "Carpe Librum" is the new saying gaining traction around Foggy Bottom.

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Snapshot: Car Pool

Students relax in their makeshift pool Friday afternoon outside Kogan Plaza on H Street. Temperatures in Foggy Bottom rose to about 85 degrees Friday.

Columbian College mulls GCR changes

by Eric Thibault

The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences will release a recommendation on the school's general curriculum requirements next fall that could call for fewer introductory course requirements.

Security guards get wage increase

by Elise Kigner

Security guards who patrol GW-owned buildings are now earning several dollars more per hour after four security guard contractors and a union negotiated a pay increase this month.

The Thurston trash toss

by Nick Profeta

The effects of gravity are often studied in GW physics labs, but they are also tested most nights at Thurston Hall by some less-than-sober experimenters.

Grad student sentenced for fraud

by Alexa Millinger

A federal court sentenced a graduate student to 36 months of probation Wednesday for falsifying a bank transaction to pay off thousands of dollars in gambling debts.

Search narrows for new CPS dean

by Kaden Trifilio
Hatchet Reporter

A group of 15 candidates are vying to replace the dean of the College of Professional Studies, who will step down Aug. 1.

Duo enters Microsoft contest

by Shimmy Edwards
Hatchet Reporter

Saving the environment is not an easy task, but it can be done with several clicks of a mouse in a video game created by GW students for a national competition this Tuesday.

Wild Art: Dueling Bands

Professor advises government leaders in Iraq

by Lucy McCalmont
Hatchet Reporter

When GW professor Steven Livingston visited Iraq two months ago, he became the first American professor to visit the nation under the auspices of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq's American visitor program.

Thousands attend Earth Day concert on Mall despite stormy weather

by Amy Rhodin
Hatchet Staff Writer

Web Extra Torrential downpours did not stop thousands of people from attending a free concert on the National Mall Sunday in support of this week's Earth Day.

GW medical school students raise money for clinic

by Ben Uchitelle
Hatchet Reporter

Web Extra Soccer tickets and meals at local restaurants were among the items available to the highest bidder at Thursday night's HEALing auction, held in Columbian Square.