GW pushes gov't for year-round calendar
GW officials submitted a proposal to Congress Friday suggesting that the government explore the feasibility of a year-round calendar at universities nationwide.
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Groups protest Iraq occupation
Several hundred people rallied in Lafayette Park across from the White House Saturday afternoon to peacefully protest the use of troops in Iraq and the Bush administration's support of Israel. The protest, followed by a march through the city, was sponsored by the group Act Now to Stop War & End Racism.
Rice answers for 9/11
National security adviser Condoleezza Rice defended the Bush administration's terrorism policies in her testimony Thursday before the bi-partisan independent commission in charge of investigating the Sept. 11 attacks.
GW to study genomes
The University will begin establishing a genomics center in the next few months that officials hope will help doctors develop a more accurate method of diagnosing and treating diseases.
GW Web sites unavailable in China
GW officials and the Chinese government are trading allegations over why the University is one of more than 19,000 organizations whose Web sites is frequently inaccessible in China.
Nation in brief
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland dropped charges April 5 against three students who were accused of disorderly conduct after shouting comments and questions to Lynne Cheney, the United States vice president's wife, during a campus forum in February.
