Fall Fest fails to draw crowds
Poor weather and a lack of big-name headliners contributed to a sparsely attended Fall Fest Saturday afternoon in the Smith Center.
Monday, September 8, 2008
UPD probes alleged drugging
The University Police Department is investigating an alleged drugging at a Tau Kappa Epsilon party Thursday.
Students travel to RNC
Devoted GW College Republicans had a presence at last week's Republican National Convention, rallying for the GOP and its presidential nominee Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
Storm disrupts campus
Tropical Storm Hanna hit the District Saturday morning, leaving some residents of the Mount Vernon Campus without power for several hours.
Aid delays plague students
Freshman Amber Hunnicutt was supposed to receive financial aid from the University to help her afford the nation's highest tuition, but instead she owes GW $20,000 while her paperwork remains unprocessed.
Ranked water polo team sputters out of the gate
GW's men's water polo team entered their first tournament of the season with their highest ranking in more than a decade. And with a match-up against 12th ranked St. Francis, the team had a chance to prove they belonged with the nation's elite.
A race where votes don’t count
It is safe to say that most Americans have wondered what it's like to be the president of the United States. I'm here to tell you that it's hell on the back and shoulders.
Women’s soccer held scoreless
Until Friday, it would not have been much of a stretch to dub the GW women's soccer team the "cardiac kids" of the Atlantic 10.
Varsity Roundup
Varsity Roundup
Teaching the dream
JuDonn DeShields spent his downtime last spring dreaming about closing the education gap in America. Now the GW alumnus is achieving that goal as a special education teacher at a charter school several blocks from campus.
Working the Colonial network
All that rising senior and Class Council president John Estrada wanted to do this summer was intern for Anderson Cooper.
Booking it for the future
Roughly double the size of California, Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world. But for one GW student, it was the perfect place to make a difference.
Seeing war through a new lens
Bobby Fraser's view on Iraq is different from what it was two months ago. That's because two months ago he didn't know any Iraqis.
Students leave GW to campaign
At least a dozen politically inclined students have left Foggy Bottom for the semester to ensure that several red states, including Florida, Georgia and Texas, vote Democratic in November's election.
Ten alumni up for re-election
Ten GW graduates in the 110th U.S. Congress are vying for voters' approval this fall in re-election campaigns across the country.
Gas prices drive growth in ‘slugging’
Because high gas prices have made it too expensive for him to take his own car to work every day, Ed Repa now waits at the corner of 19th and F streets for a complete stranger to drive him home.
Schoolwide competition will not launch this fall
The University delayed the launch of a schoolwide competition it had planned to implement at the start of this semester.
University holds contest to redesign recycling trucks
Student artists have a new canvas where they can express their creativity this month: GW's recycling trucks.
Middle States approves GW for reaccreditation
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education approved all of the University's schools for reaccreditation this summer, administrative officials said.
Staff Editorial: Exercising caution on campus
Campus. City. Classroom: we use it to describe why we picked GW. Still, this overlap brings personal safety responsibilities that we often overlook.
Donald Parsons: ‘Elite’ students at GW
Should the University devote more resources to attracting above-average students?
Frank Broomell: Defending the drinking age
Debates over drinking in the United States are nothing new, but that doesn't mean it should change.
John Banzhaf: University sexual harassment policy flawed
GW's sexual harassment policy is very similar to one just found unconstitutional in a very recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.
