Stories from the December 7, 2009, Print Edition
Planning has begun for a comprehensive fundraising campaign that will redefine the roles of school deans and further increase the University's fundraising efforts, President Steven Knapp said in an interview on Friday.
Three more GW students are facing charges stemming from an October drug raid at a Foggy Bottom townhouse, and now all five students arrested that evening are co-defendants in the case.
When Vincent Gray was an undergraduate at GW, he almost left after his freshman year. Now the chairman of the D.C. Council, he said he is grateful he stuck it out at GW.
The University has found the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity guilty of hazing and providing alcohol to minors, but lifted its suspension pending the imposition of sanctions, a University administrator said Sunday.
A man attempted a bizarre escape after an attempted crime went wrong just off campus last month.
John Oliver, a correspondent for the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, tackled issues of international policy, but made time for light-hearted humor speckled with four-letter words, at an event Sunday night in the Jack Morton Auditorium.
A panel of top University administrators discussed challenges facing the University's promise to become carbon neutral at an event Friday morning in the Marvin Center, but members said they remained hopeful they would be able to dramatically reduce emissions.
Students rejected the proposed Student Association constitution 947 to 740 in an online vote Thursday, with a strong 'no' vote coming from the law school.
GW student and Iraq war veteran Brian Hawthorne testified before Congress Thursday in front of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs at the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity's Education Roundtable.
Members of the Faculty Senate voiced concerns at the body's November meeting over the lack of a price tag for the proposed Science and Engineering Complex, an expensive project that is expected to radically alter GW's academic focus.
As the weather gets colder, homeless shelters in the city are in higher demand, but some homeless providers have said funding issues have made their financial future uncertain.
Despite a recent revamp of the admissions and University Web sites, frequent posts by a handful of undergraduate students paid to write for the undergraduate admissions blog draw few, if any, comments from readers.
While many of their peers are spending spring break in the sun, some members of GW's Jewish community will go to Israel for an alternative spring break to repair schools and buildings falling into disrepair.
GW's highest governing body, the Board of Trustees, will add an uncertain number of new members to their ranks this spring, replacing five long-standing members that are set to leave at the end of this fiscal year on June 30, Chairman of the Board Russell Ramsey said.
On average, graduates from D.C. schools have the more college debt than any other parts of the country, according to a recent study.
The latest results of GW's Eco-Challenge results were released Friday, and residents have set drastic records compared to last year's energy consumption, University administrators said.
Robert Egger, founder of the D.C. Central Kitchen, spoke with students about innovative ways to give back to the community at an event hosted by the GW Social Enterprise Forum in Funger Hall Thursday.
Christmas arrived early this year for thousands of the District's neediest residents, who received boxes filled with food, toys and personal care items at the second annual "Miracle in the Nation's Capital."
Human services and sociology professor Honey Nashman was honored by Greater D.C. Cares, a non-profit volunteer mobilization organization, last month for her work in public service.
At some organizations, an internship is the equivalent of being the errand-boy. At NPR, two students found it could also be an incredible experience with real responsibly.
The University recently announced a plan to help alleviate one of the biggest stress factors of finals time-finding quiet place to study on campus.
University residence halls will remain open until 5 p.m. Monday. About 1,000 students remain on campus, Director of GW Housing Programs Seth Weinshel said.
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