Contract signed for degree audit system
The University has signed a contract to implement a degree audit system, which will automatically review students' records and determine whether they are making sufficient progress toward graduating.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
University delays GCR changes
The reduction in Columbian College of Arts and Sciences' general curriculum requirements scheduled to affect the class of 2014 has been delayed a year, the University's chief academic officer said.
New bag fee prompts mixed reactions
What costs 5 cents but is still a tough sell? In the District, plastic and paper bags.
Men’s basketball falls late in Philly
PHILADELPHIA - GW fell to 1-2 in Atlantic 10 play after coming up short to La Salle, 65-64, in what coach Karl Hobbs called "the most frustrating loss of the year."
Weekend warriors post activities online Web sites
With glorified stories of binge drinking, drug use, sex, and countless other compromising situations, students are posting their uncensored - but anonymous - dirty laundry on social media sites for the world to see.
Many professors miss grade deadline
Grades from more than 400 classes have not been posted to the University's Banner online information system by the classes' respective professors, leaving students without final grades nearly one month after finals ended. University Registrar Elizabeth Amundson said professors have five days after the end of finals to submit grades to GWeb before they are not in compliance with the faculty code - a code mandated, but not enforced by the Faculty Senate.
Student Association to shift focus to larger problems
Halfway through her term as Student Association president, Julie Bindelglass said she is proud of what the SA has accomplished so far this year and hopes to make progress on the two issues that consistently draw complaints from students: dining and advising.
Student finds knife blade in pita
A male student found a small piece of metal in his order at Pita Pit the week before winter break, the store's owner confirmed this week.
Growth was theme of decade for GW, administrators say
Growth. That's what GW administrators say was the theme of the past decade.
Study: exercise regimens are harder to keep for obese
While the Lerner Health and Wellness Center is bustling with increased traffic from students with fresh New Year's resolutions, a new University Medical Center study shows those who most need a fitness regimen have a harder time adhering to it.
Government simplifies aid form
College applicants and families who are applying for federal financial assistance for the 2010-2011 academic year will use a revised FAFSA form, designed to give more students access to a college education by simplifying the application process.
Faculty questions buyout
Professors from all disciplines are urging senior administrators and the School of Engineering and Applied Science to put teaching first, after the University announced it is offering buyouts to 39 professors in SEAS.
Student artists see red
What does the color red mean? Is it a symbol of love, lust, danger, hate? This was the interpretative task undertaken by the students who submitted artwork to GW's fine arts gallery, Smith Hall 102, and its most recent exhibition, "~700-635nm: A monochromatic exploration of red's wavelength.
Office space value on the rise in D.C.
As property values for commercial office space are declining in cities like New York and San Francisco, the value for office space in the District is poised to take the No. 1 spot as the most expensive in the country.
Meghan McCain will speak at GW in February
Meghan McCain, daughter of the former Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, will be the keynote speaker of Allied in Pride's "Marriage Equality Week."
Women’s basketball loses third in a row
The GW women's basketball team staggered into its game Tuesday night against Rhode Island looking for its first conference win after losing three straight and 11 of its last 12.
Hobbs hopes to learn from close losses
PHILADELPHIA - After winning nine of 11 games to begin the year, the Colonials have now lost three of their last five and two straight, with coach Karl Hobbs calling Wednesday's loss the most frustrating so far this season.
Staff Editorial: Some rare advice
If GW was a student, fixing the CCAS advising system would be a major assignment long past deadline.
Bradley Dlatt: Fixing 4-RIDE’s flaws
4-RIDE has been praised by campus safety evaluators across the nation, but the program's many shortcomings remain an area of deep frustration for GW students.
Evan Schwartz: College applications in a post-race world
In a recent editorial for The Boston Globe, columnist Neal Gabler railed against what he referred to as "the college admissions scam" and a perceived bias in admission board selection against, well, everyone.
Congress passes District’s budget
In a triumph for advocates of home rule, The District's budget for 2010 passed through Congress free of previous restrictions on medical marijuana, needle-exchange programs.
Plans submitted for neighborhood library and fire station
A developer for the West End Neighborhood Library and the West End Fire Station may finally be chosen after two proposals - including mixed-use plans to build apartments above the fire station - were presented last month.
Start dancing: Concert calendar for Spring 2010
From promising local groups to well-established bands returning to their hometown, we're sure you'll find something worth seeing.
Travel woes hit some students returning to campus
After an attempted terrorist attack that threatened to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day, significant travel delays were to be expected. But more than two weeks later, some students traveling back to school still were still enduring the consequences.
