Study: District is most literate city in nation
Looks like those 1,000-page Congressional bills have finally paid off as D.C. is now the most literate city in the nation, a recent study found.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Mac 'n' cheese goes mobile
Brian Arnoff has been running CapMac, one of D.C.'s newest meals-on-wheels trucks for the past three months, and has generated a stable following of hungry fans, ready for a cheesy lunch.
Spring Fever: D.C. Concert Calendar
The District is bringing in both old and new talent for 2011's concert circuit. Check out the likes of Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, Janet Jackson, and lesser-known bands like Young Galaxy.
Staff Editorial: A dire need for sexual assault education
Our University hospital doesn't provide rape kits on site. Instead, it needs to request that someone travel to our campus with the tools to treat the victim.
Matt Ingoglia: The fight for using Blackboard
Professors who fail to use blackboard, software subsidized by our tuition dollars, are short shortchanging students.
Tom Braslavsky: Giving Greek life a chance
Mistakes by individual organizations should not outweigh the tremendous benefits of the Greek-life community as a whole.
Letter to the Editor
Keith Osentoski responds to the lack of school spirit at GW.
LGBT Resource Center left without coordinator
The LGBT resource center is without a coordinator for the second time in two years, and now members of the community are pushing GW for not filling the position.
Bookstore reports 7,000 rentals
Nearly 7,000 textbooks have been rented through the GW Bookstore a little more than a week and a half into the spring semester.
GW installs electric car chargers
The University is looking into expanding the number of charging stations for electric cars on campus.
Sexual assaults in Second District rise
The number of sex abuse crimes in the Second District increased 78 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to Metropolitan Police data.
Former professor sues GW over SEAS buyout packages
A former professor is suing the University for failing to notify him of an upcoming school-wide SEAS buyout program while he was in the process of taking an individual buyout.
University files lawsuits to reduce property taxes by $5.5 million
The University filed three separate lawsuits this fall to try to recoup more than $5.5 million in property taxes from the District.
University hires firm to renovate Gelman
The University is moving forward with plans to renovate the first floor of Gelman Library, a first step toward making good on its promise to revamp the aging building.
Fundraising holds steady in weak economy
University officials touted stable fundraising numbers this week, saying the fact that donations to GW have not declined this year is a hopeful sign in a weak economy.
University projects financial aid increase
Next year's undergraduate financial aid pool could total up to $159 million, a nearly $10 million increase from what it is this year, a senior University official estimated.
Managing a political message
Megan Whittemore, deputy press secretary to the one of the highest-ranking members in the House, found that her experience at GW helped to prepare for a frenetic political work environment.
Flyers hand Colonials eighth-straight loss
Wednesday night's 80-64 loss to Dayton, the team's eighth-straight, proved the Colonials (5-12, 0-3 Atlantic 10) are facing an all-around uphill battle.
Colonials collapse at Richmond
Despite a commanding lead, GW fell to the Spiders shortly into the second half.
