GW is creating a commission to investigate how effectively the University has responded to five student deaths following the suicide of freshman Hasan Hussain Sunday. Dean of Students Linda Donnels is organizing the panel in response to the deaths of four undergraduates and a law student in the past five months.
At a scene becoming all too familiar to the GW community, more than 100 students gathered in the Marvin Center Monday night to mourn the death of freshman Hasan Hussain. The vigil, which began at 9 p.m., included prayers and readings from the Quran and comments from students, local Muslim leaders and University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg.
Compromises will need to be made as the Student Association moves toward changing GW's Guide to Student Rights and Responsibilities, administrators and SA senators said. The SA Senate adopted a series of recommended revisions to the guide last week and will pass them along to the Joint Committee of Faculty and Students and the Board of Trustees for approval after re-working the document with administrators.
Leaders of the Democratic and Republican national committees teamed up with MTV in the Jack Morton Auditorium Monday to promote political awareness and activism among American youth. At the press conference, DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe, RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie and MTV News correspondent Gideon Yago announced two essay contests, one for each party, geared towards people between the ages of 18 and 24.
Speakers condemned the possibility of students being subject to residence hall room searches, record checking and curriculum changes under the PATRIOT Act at a discussion about the anti-terrorist law Tuesday. The PATRIOT Act, which was passed after the September 11 terrorist attacks, is intended to protect the United States from future terrorist attacks by allowing the release of certain types of information about individuals.
The University is reducing financial support for the peace studies minor as a result of budget cuts in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. While students can still take peace studies classes in the fall, the program will not receive any additional funding and could lose all funding in the near future, peace studies professors said.
Thursday Cultural Transitions Workshop for students studying abroad in Spanish-speaking countries 3:30 to 5 p.m. Marvin Center rooms 413 and 414 Student Excellence Awards 7 p.m. Marvin Center Grand Ballroom Friday Panel on retention of minority students Speakers include Debra Harris, director of admissions for the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, and Michael Tapscott, director of the Multicultural Student Services Center 6 p.
Finance committee proposes allocation change: The Student Association Finance Committee drafted legislation at a meeting Monday night that would require student organizations requesting $2,000 in co-sponsorship funding to present their case in person. Currently, student organization representatives must appear in person for co-sponsorship requests of $2,500 or more.
Theta Delta Chi, Delta Gamma win top prizes The Theta Delta Chi fraternity and the Delta Gamma sorority were named the best fraternity and sorority of the year, respectively, Tuesday night at the annual Order of Omega Awards. The Order of Omega is a Greek-letter honor society that recognizes "outstanding leadership" in the Greek-letter community.
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