Colonial Quest sends students around the District
Spandex, running shorts, headbands, knee-high decorated socks, colorful running shoes and vivid t-shirts were all on display at GW's third annual Colonial Quest.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Junior launches political blogs for a younger crowd
After launching a political blog last summer, junior Conor Rogers is unveiling three new blogs: a breaking news ticker, an LGBT rights debate forum and a blog spotlighting young activists.
Psychology professor tells audience to take risks at Last Lecture
This year's Last Lecture Series kicked off Sept. 2 with a speech by Professor Dennis Schell, in which he revealed to his audience that he was once an ordained minister.
Alum seeks to curb street harassment
Holly Kearl, a GW alum, said it was time to end the act that is known as street harassment at a reading of her new book on the subject in the Marvin Center on Thursday.
University gives undergraduates research grants for first time
Three undergraduate students received $10,000 research grants from the University for the academic year.
Steep costs lead local students to International Colonial Inauguration
Some students found that the travel expenses to get to Colonial Inauguration this summer were too much to shell out for the orientation program.
University hopes to implement two research initiatives this year
In addition to the 10 launched last year, the University hopes to implement at least two more research initiatives this academic year, a University official said last week.
Bookstore clothing line to support foreign workers
The GW Bookstore teamed up with Knights Apparel to offer a new clothing line that plans to pay clothing manufacturers in the Dominican Republic a living wage.
Wale, Travie McCoy draw thousands to University Yard
Nearly 5,000 people crowded University Yard Saturday for Program Board's annual Fall Fest event, making this year's festival one of the largest in recent GW history.
Coworkers remember two employees who passed away
Coworkers will mourn the loss of two well-liked GW employees: Fredrick Ross and April Clarke, who passed away last month.
GW graduate runs for seat in Maryland
Kyle Lierman - who works for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said he felt that the opening provided the perfect opportunity to begin his dream career.
Staff Editorial: A model for programming
With a well-attended, well-planned Fall Fest and a more intimate FoBoGro and Tonic Welcome Back Party and BBQ, this past Labor Day weekend was one of which GW should be proud.
Analysis: SEAS leads in hiring percentage
Over the past three years, the School of Engineering and Applied Science has hired 24 new faculty members.
A presidential perspective
At colleges and universities across America, students are heading into the classroom and partaking in a journey that will not only determine their future, but the future of this country.
Alcohol transport cases rise 14 percent
The number of students transported to the GW Hospital for alcohol-related incidents increased nearly 14 percent last year.
@GWToday: Stop damaging GW's reputation
As a representation of GW, GW Today's feed on Twitter is often overly personal, unprofessional and generally irreverent. Is this the kind of presence we want coming from an official GW feed?
Letter to the Editor
We wanted to take a minute to thank the entire GW community for helping us to start the year off with a great first weekend.
Professor's expertise featured on 'The Colbert Report'
Elliott School professor Dr. Scheherazade Rehman has been a foreign-exchange and money-market trader in Bahrain and is an authority on global and emerging financial markets.
In study of college administrators, GW bucks national trend
The average number of university administrators nationwide has grown steadily over the past 14 years, but GW bucks the national trend, according to a report released by the Goldwater Institute.
Mattresses aid in bedbug prevention
Despite recent outbreaks of bedbugs in New York City this summer, there have yet to be any cases of bedbugs at the University, an official said last week.
Coping with life in Copenhagen
Our expat has been living in Copenhagen, Denmark, for a little under a week now, and it seems as if the city has received enough rain to be considered a rainforest.
Medicine and the crown
When 24-year-old medical student Stephanie Williams competed in the Miss D.C. beauty pageant, she swapped scrubs for a ball gown. But now she is donning a medical uniform once again.
GW ranks high on G.I. Jobs college list
GW ranks among the top 15 percent of "military-friendly" schools across the country, as ranked by G.I. Jobs magazine in August.
University voices hotel construction concerns
Community members and University officials have reached out to the development team of the new Marriott hotel on the Foggy Bottom Campus, urging the company to be respectful of neighborhood noise levels and pedestrians.
Women's soccer wins twice on weekend
The Labor Day heat didn't seem to bother the GW women's soccer team, who racked up two home victories over the holiday weekend.
Kazakh leader seeks globalization
Kazakh Ambassador Erlan Idrissov said his country is becoming more progressive in an effort to become a competitor in the global economy, during a speech Thursday at the Elliott School of International Affairs.
Men's soccer suffers
For 89 minutes Saturday, the GW men's soccer team managed to stay even with its opponent, Howard, keeping the score tied at zero and a victory just one goal away.
