Obama, Biden come to campus for Veterans Day
First lady Michelle Obama and second lady Dr. Jill Biden joined University President Steven Knapp Wednesday afternoon to urge students - and all Americans - to support veterans and their families.
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Stories from the November 12, 2009, Print Edition
SA Senate passes new constitution
The Student Association Senate overwhelmingly approved a new constitution Tuesday night, but a majority of voting students must approve the bill before the constitution is ratified.
Professors call laptops a class distraction
Latecomers, dozers and loud-whispers have always plagued college classrooms. But the ability to access Facebook, e-mail, games, and the Internet on a BlackBerry, laptop, or iPhone is a new frontier of distraction - and some professors are trying to do something about it.
Hospital preps for more flu cases
GW Hospital is bracing for an unprecedented volume of flu patients this winter, but a proclamation by President Barack Obama last month may make it easier to treat them.
Hip-hop artist, film producer discuss new documentary
Lupe Fiasco had just one request for his interviewer, School of Media and Public Affairs Director Frank Sesno: an honorary degree from GW.
Senator talks trade at Elliott School
Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus largely ignored the health care debate brewing in the Senate and launched into a discussion about trade, labor and climate change Tuesday in a discussion at the Elliott School of International Affairs.
Students start successful politics blog
Politics started as a hobby for sophomore Conor Rogers. But it soon became a full-time job opportunity.
Two schools out of compliance with University tenure rate
Neither the School of Public Health and Health Services nor the Graduate School of Education and Human Development are currently in compliance with University policies regarding the number of full-time faculty in each school, but both are making strides to correct the problem, officials said this week.
D.C. named top city for young professionals
Coming to GW for "the city" is almost a cliché. The University's application even directs prospective freshmen to not just write about the school's "city experience" when asking "Why GW?"
Hillel raises funds for breast cancer
By joining forces with student groups across campus, the GW Hillel student leadership raised more than $7,500 for breast cancer research last month, the organization's president said this week.
Sharing the benefit
For senior administrators Robert Chernak and Donald Lehman, the Yellow Ribbon Program is a chance to make a difference in the lives of fellow veterans. And they would know a little something about that - both officials are veterans who went to school on benefits from the original GI Bill.
New law may increase vendor competition
Hao Nguyen has been working as a vendor across from Gelman Library for 18 years, often selling his snacks and sodas seven days a week.
Veterans honored at Georgetown
Drawing together student service members from across the District and the world, Georgetown's Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps hosted a Veterans Day ceremony honoring the sacrifices of military men and women.
Tuition payment delays persist for vets
With Veterans Day come and gone, GW is still waiting to receive tuition payments for more than half of the 300 GW veterans enrolled under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Crime Log
Drug Law Violation 11/6/09 - Potomac Hall - 12:55 p.m. - Case closed University Police Department officers responded to a report of a suspicious odor coming from a room in Potomac Hall. GW Housing Programs conducted an administrative search of the room and found 5.
