Sorority faces punishment
The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority will receive "harsh penalties" for allowing two unrecognized fraternities to participate in their kickball tournament, Panhellenic Association officials said earlier this week.
Campus News
Law may deter volunteers
Roughly 2,500 GW students who volunteered at D.C. public schools last year could have to go through a background check before doing so again in the future. The D.C. City Council might consider a bill next month that would require all unsupervised volunteers to be fingerprinted at their own cost before working with children in local schools.
Program Board evaluates Black Eyed Peas concert after selling only 2,000 tickets
Program Board members are looking at their approach to promoting Sunday's Black Eyed Peas concert, which only sold about half of its tickets. "We always go through an extensive reflection process and do a lot of follow up," Program Board Executive Chair Eric Wiegand said.
Senators say Traverse contradicted himself
Some Student Association members are accusing Sen. Ben Traverse (CCAS-U) of reversing his position after he refused to criticize the use of student funds to purchase food. Last month, Traverse sharply criticized SA President Omar Woodard's use of $414 in student funds to buy dinner this summer at an upscale Georgetown restaurant, but is being accused of not holding others to the same standards.
SA Notes
Student Association President Omar Woodard is at odds with the Senate over the size of a suggested SA fee increase. Woodard said at Tuesday night's Senate meeting that he supported a measure that would allow students to vote in a spring referendum on whether to raise the student per-credit fee by 50 cents.
Greek Briefs
The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and Sigma Kappa sorority won the annual Greek Week competition, which took place last week. Greek Week, which ended Nov. 11, featured a seven-day sequence of competitive events, including a date auction, skit night and Greek God and Goddess competition for fraternities and sororities.
Calendar
Thursday Vietnamese Thanksgiving Dinner 6 to 8 p.m. Multicultural Student Services Center Room 209 Sponsored by the Vietnamese Student Association Showing of "Dirty Secrets" Documentary about CIA-led detainment and torture in Latin America 7 to 9 p.m. Funger Hall Room 108 Sponsored by Amnesty International Free Pita Giveaway Pita giveaway and meet a legal drinking responsibilities awareness group 8 to 10 p.
Correction
The article "Living the GW dream" (Nov. 15, p. 1) mistakenly stated that there are 10 GW alumni serving in the House of Representatives. Eight alumni are House members. The Snapshot photo titled "Media Frenzy" (Nov. 15, p. 2) misspelled the name of People magazine correspondent Linda Kramer.
