Men’s basketball loses 10th in a row
Ten straight losses. It's been a while since that figure could be attached to GW's men's basketball team, but so it came to be Wednesday night at La Salle.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Women breeze by Dayton
The GW women's basketball team continued its winning ways Wednesday night against Dayton, beating the Flyers 64-52 and running the Colonials season-high win streak to five games.
Week off couldn’t come at better time for team
With its loss to La Salle Wednesday night, GW's men's basketball team fell to 0-6 in the Atlantic 10, making them the only one of the conference's 14 teams not to win a game.
D.C. resident pleads guilty to murder of alumna
A D.C. resident pleaded guilty in a Maryland court this week to the murder of a graduate student last spring.
University delays scheduled Web site revisions
The first stage of revisions to the University's Web site, slated for release this month, has been delayed until later this spring, a senior administrator said.
SA confirms two cabinet members and two new senators
The Student Association confirmed two new cabinet members and voted on replacements for two vacant senate seats Tuesday night at its monthly senate meeting.
Students, Foggy Bottom residents hold vigil for slain homeless man
GW students and Foggy Bottom residents gathered Wednesday evening to commemorate the life of a homeless man found murdered last month on a nearby street corner.
Staff Editorial: Full speed ahead?
The current economic crisis has universities throughout the country donning their life vests - or at least checking their lifeboats - but for GW it is still full speed ahead.
Melanie Hoffman: Rooms for the rich
My parents always told me that money cannot buy happiness and that money cannot solve all your problems.
Midsummer this winter
Garron will direct "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with the 14th Grade Players this weekend in what is anticipated to be the largest student theater production of the season.
Josh Akman: Hail to the chief?
In the wake of the controversial administration of former President George W. Bush and the criminal allegations against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Americans have plenty of reasons to distrust our chief executives.
Evan Schwartz: Ask not what RateMyProfessors can do for you
Several weeks have passed in the semester, and students are beginning to find out exactly why their professors garnered all those frowning faces next to their names on RateMyProfessors.com.
Go to hell with Generic
Hell is other people. This startling revelation is the central theme in "No Exit," the existentialist play by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, to be performed by Generic Theater Company this weekend.
District Mixtape: Bottles/Cans
What say the recycling enthusiasts of their sound? "When people see us play, they're usually rather liquored up and think that we're the best thing since sliced bread.
Two memorials honor Treanor
Students, faculty and staff gathered on two occasions this week to remember sophomore Laura Treanor, who died in her Ivory Tower room on Friday.
$5 – $10 – $20: An entertainment guide for the cash-strapped college student
An entertainment guide for the cash-strapped college student.
Norton optimistic about D.C. vote
D.C. may be closer than ever to earning a vote in the House of Representatives, the city's nonvoting representative told Foggy Bottom residents Tuesday evening.
Sodexo prevails over grievance
A union representing a group of J Street employees recently lost a complaint filed against Sodexo alleging that the food service provider lied about subcontracting services.
Scalise addresses College Republicans
Louisiana congressman Rep. Steve Scalise, R, attacked the Obama administration's economic plan at an appearance in the Hippodrome Tuesday night.
Russert hosts panel on new media, election
Luke Russert, son of the late NBC News correspondent Tim Russert, led a young panel of political experts and activists in a discussion about the role of youth in politic.
Tuition, financial aid face key Board of Trustees vote
With the financial crisis looming over current and prospective students and their families, top administrators are predicting that the Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 13 will include the largest financial aid allocation in University history and a moderate tuition increase.
Lt. Col. recalls hunt for Saddam
Lt. Col. Steve Russell gave a first-hand account of the investigation and ultimate capture of Saddam Hussein at the Marvin Center Tuesday night.
Grad school applications increase
Applications to GW's graduate programs have increased 7 percent from this time last year, but opinion is split on what effect the country's recession will ultimately have on graduate admissions.
Students cut dorm energy use
Students have used 12.7 percent less electricity in residence halls since September compared to the same time last year, organizers of a University-wide conservation contest said.
Maintenance workers get pay raise
Despite a deepening financial recession, the University's 200 housekeeping and groundskeeping workers can rest a little easier after receiving a 3 percent pay raise this week.
Education leaders debate policy on Capitol Hill
The National Capitol Summit on Education opened on Tuesday, sponsored by GW's Graduate School of Education and Human Development.
University buys $16M building in Virginia
The University recently purchased a $16.6 million office building in Ashburn, Va., that will increase the size of GW's Virginia campus by about 25 percent.
