Stories from the September 2, 2010, Print Edition
The uncompleted waterfront park along the Potomac River in Georgetown recently received a $50,000 donation that will go toward finishing the park, the president of a group supporting the park said Tuesday.
For the first time in its history, D.C.'s only public college will offer housing to its students, in hopes of creating a more traditional college experience.
The Residence Hall Association hosted its annual Target Takeover event last night, amidst controversy over the retail giant's political contributions.
A quarter of the books usually sold for GW classes are available for rent at a lower price this year, in a new program designed to reduce the amount of money students spend on textbooks.
As GW continues to top lists of the most expensive universities in the country, a recent article in the Washington Post said that students and their parents could save money by buying property in D.C.
Looking to further classroom discussion and connect with students, professors at the GW Law School created a series of faculty blogs this fall.
Due to the myriad activities taking place Saturday afternoon as part of Fall Fest, Program Board and University Police are working together to ensure that the day runs smoothly and safely.
Tim Foley, the GW student whose parents plead guilty to being part of a Russian spy ring earlier this summer, will not be returning to the University this fall.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said it is working to solve the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station transportation woes this fall.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has given GW a "yellow light," meaning the free-speech advocacy group believes the University is potentially restrictive of individual rights.
Despite an increase in the number of veterans participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program, a University administrator said that delays in financial payments will be minimal.
New School of Media and Public Affairs fellow Joe Lockhart discussed the changing scene of political communications at Jack Morton Auditorium Wednesday.
The University's total library expenditures are only about one-fifth the size of Harvard University's, the library with the largest research budget in the nation.
The much-anticipated degree audit system - which gives students the ability to track their progress toward their degrees without the help of an advisor - cleared another hurdle Tuesday.
Although the majority of West Hall's residents are freshmen, a significant number of upperclassmen also call GW's newest Mount Vernon Campus residence hall home.
An assassination plot might not seem so far-fetched. But could such a plot have come from White House operatives, and could they have been targeting a journalist?
Nearly 3,000 students have already submitted applications for the GW Class of 2015, echoing a nationwide trend of increasingly early submissions for eager students.
GW released the long-awaited cost estimate for the Science and Engineering Complex Monday. At $275 million, the building is the most expensive in University history.
Friends of Taylor Hubbard gathered in Kogan Plaza Wednesday evening to mourn the student they described as incredibly cheerful and good-natured.
Sophomore Taylor Hubbard's death this May after falling from a window in Guthridge Hall was caused by multiple blunt impact injuries.
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