No person, political party, religion or race was safe from comedian Jon Stewart's razor-sharp wit Saturday night, as he threw political correctness out the window during his two sold-out performances for Colonials Weekend.
The University plans to increase its investment in research and academic programs by an additional $60 million each year for the next five years in its quest to become a top-tier institution, University President Steven Knapp announced Friday morning.
University Police Chief Dolores Stafford announced Sunday she will step down from her position after more than 15 years of leading the department.
The owners of FoBoGro and representatives from the West End Citizens Association came to a deadlock during an Alcoholic Beverage Control Board hearing Thursday, leaving the fate of the store's alcohol license and hours of operation in limbo.
Hundreds of people gathered Friday to honor the late Ben's Chili Bowl founder Ben Ali, who was known as much for his big smile and sharp tongue as he was for his chili half-smokes.
Best-selling author and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman will speak on campus next semester, the University announced Friday.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell presented GW alumna and Undersecretary for Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth with the inaugural Colin Powell Public Service Award Thursday night at the Museum of American History.
In the evenings after class, Deborah Akinniyi packs up her bags to go to work in a part of D.C. that most GW students never see.
Older students trying to find "New Hall" on a map may be a little confused, now that the building has been officially dedicated in a ceremony as Philip S. Amsterdam Hall.
The GW Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday morning to amend the University's equal employment opportunity statement to include "gender identity or expression."
Developing democracy in Pakistan is the only way the country will know peace and security, the Pakistani ambassador to the United States said at an Elliott School event Thursday evening.
Islamic radicalism poses a threat to the U.S. and immigration laws should be made stricter, former U.S. Congressman Tom Tancredo said Thursday night.
Ten student-occupied townhouses have been placed on a University-maintained "problem property list" due to complaints regarding noise, trash or other nuisances.
Students have another place to tap away on their iPhones, BlackBerrys and other cell phones - inside the Metro.
Team Germany came out on top in a college competition to create solar-powered homes on the National Mall this past week.
The small single in Mitchell Hall, with its spare white walls and utilitarian furniture, reminded Mario Rocha uncomfortably of another small, solitary room on the other side of the country, in another world altogether.
It's interesting that 'study abroad' includes the word 'study.' Since I've come to Buenos Aires, Argentina, studying has been the last thing on my mind.
With four more goals this weekend, men's water polo senior John-Claude Wright keeps creeping up the lists as one of the nation's top scorers this year and one of GW's best ever.
Players, coaches, faculty and fans brought the slogan "Are you buff enough?" to life on Friday night in the newly renovated Smith Center, celebrating the beginning of the upcoming basketball season.
As a steady rain wet D.C. for most of the weekend, the GW men's soccer team took to the road for a pair of Atlantic 10 games, finding plenty of precipitation in Philadelphia and the Bronx as well.
It is reprehensible that after an alcohol-related death on campus and a supposedly comprehensive review of policy, GW still has not appointed even an official interim director of alcohol education.
Colonials Invasion proved an overall success, an indication of just how spirited GW students can be despite the oft-mentioned lack of unity.
George Washington envisioned a great university in the capital of the nation he did so much to create. We must now build our stature as a university that contributes intellectually to the solution of national and global problems.
GW's medical amnesty policy causes an inefficient distribution of medical resources, suspiciously makes money for the University and scares students into not calling for help when potentially necessary.
Representatives from all walks of Foggy Bottom life congregated in the cold weather in the small park near the Foggy Bottom Metro Stop Sunday for the seventh annual Neighborhood Block Party.
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy addressed the GW Law School Thursday, giving an animated speech about judicial review and several past Court decisions.
The National Science Foundation has awarded two research teams in the School of Engineering and Applied Science almost $1.5 million dollars to continue bionanotechnology and molecule interaction research.
Renowned self-help guru Deepak Chopra spoke at the Lisner Auditorium Friday about his book, "Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul" on how to "create a new you."
Try these easy and tasty recipes for something more satisfying than meals in weeks past.
Get to know three of GW's student athletes a little better.
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