SA will fill three vacated positions before February
Three positions in the Student Association were left vacant at the end of last semester, and the SA Rules Committee is tasked with filling them before the body's next meeting in February.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Man pleads guilty to brutal murder of alumnus
A suspect in the murders of a GW alumnus and his wife pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Friday.
Foggy Bottom bars seek extended inauguration hours
Some popular Foggy Bottom establishments do not know if they will be permitted to extend their hours and alcohol service during inauguration weekend.
MLK Day service activity already filled to capacity
This year's Martin Luther King Jr. Day GW community service event has filled to capacity much earlier than expected, organizers said.
Snapshot: Inaugural Army
Members of the U.S. Army Field Band of Washington, D.C. participate in a practice run-through of the inaugural parade Sunday morning in front of the White House.
Students still studying in Israel despite conflict
It will take more than bullets and bombs to stop Jaclyn Rothenberg from spending a semester in Israel.
Cheh seeks intern rights
A D.C. City Council member and GW professor is trying to alter a local law that prohibits unpaid interns from suing their employers.
Staff Editorial: New Year’s resolutions
Welcome back GW. Before the semester gets into full swing, let's set some New Year's resolutions - and actually keep them this year.
Andrew Springer: Let’s float back down to earth
In case you haven't seen the mess that is GW's inaugural parade float, it's a cornucopia of this, that and what-have-yous that apparently represent our school.
Amanda Crowe: Univ. should refuse new SAT policy
GW needs to see that College Board's new Score Choice has the potential to hurt prospective students and future incoming classes.
Letters to the Editor
What about the bus?
Students begin construction on inaugural float
About 50 students gave up a week of their winter vacation to come back to D.C. and help build GW's inaugural float - though they do not see it as much of a sacrifice.
Anything but Starbucks: where to get coffee off campus
Gelman may have its own Starbucks, but after experiencing it during the hustle and bustle of last semester's finals you might want to steer clear. Here are other alternatives.
What’s in a name? The most popular names at GW
"Is there a Michael here?" If you're at GW, the answer is probably yes.
A good catch in Southwest
Offering a veritable rainbow of fresh and live seafood, the Maine Avenue Fish Market in Southwest D.C. is the epitome of authenticity.
Harold Gray, 55, helped D.C.’s ‘invisible people’
The Rev. Harold Gray, 55, a mentor and leader to many GW students who volunteered to feed the homeless, passed away from a heart attack over winter break.
Men fall flat in A-10 opener against Richmond
For much of Saturday night's men's basketball 60-48 loss to Richmond, head coach Karl Hobbs' team looked like a group that had lost four straight games to some of the worst teams in the country.
Women lose in final moments
With the clock winding down in Richmond, Va., Saturday night, mere seconds separated the GW women's basketball team from collecting their first road victory of the season and snapping a three-game losing streak.
Security tightens for inauguration
Road closures, beefed-up security and parking restrictions are only some of the measures the University and city have planned to manage the throngs of people expected for the inauguration next week, administrators said.
Homeless death stuns FB residents
About two dozen people gathered Thursday evening to remember a quirky homeless man and familiar face around GW who was brutally slain near campus on Christmas Eve.
Economic perils take toll on Hillel
GW Hillel is looking to pull itself out of a financial hole after losing 8 percent of its small endowment in the Bernard Madoff scandal last month and seeing a 22 percent drop in donations for the year.
Hobbs faces scrutiny after losing streak
After losing four straight games, men's basketball coach Karl Hobbs was greeted by a group of cross-armed devotees when he stepped on the floor for GW's Atlantic 10 opener against Richmond on Saturday, a game the Colonials lost 60-48.
Univ. advances toward research goal with new VP
The University took a major step toward its goal of expanding research opportunities with the announcement of a prominent neuroscientist as the first vice president for research last month.
New VP is political veteran
The University announced last week that Lorraine Voles, an alumna with more than a decade of communications experience in D.C., will be the school's first vice president of external relations.
Students launch online global dictionary
This semester two juniors created Leximo, an online dictionary that they hope will eventually feature user-generated definitions of words from every language.
Welcome Back Week to award inaugural ball tickets
Not one of the 5,200 people with a ticket to GW's Inaugural Ball? There is still hope.
