Controversial sex professor gets the boot
For 17 years Michael Schaffer taught GW students all the touchy details of human sexuality. It was his honesty that endeared him to hundreds of students, but that same candidness may have cost him his job.
Campus News
Cellphone, wireless service to expand
Cell phone and wireless Internet coverage will continue to expand on campus, thanks to the addition of more wireless Internet hotspots and Verizon's plan to build a cell phone antenna near New Hall.
WEB UPDATE: GW to get double dose of Stewart
Posted Tuesday, Sept. 13, 9:51 p.m. Comedian Jon Stewart appears daily on TV, but students and their families have the chance to see him twice when he come to campus for Colonials Weekend next month.
WEB UPDATE: Roberts hearing brings out demonstrators for both sides
Posted Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2:29 p.m. The confirmation hearings for chief justice nominee John Roberts began Monday, but the real action took place outside the Russell Senate office building.
G Street residents creating own movie
In the basement theater of Mitchell Hall, 31 freshmen gather around Chip Bouchard and chatter with nervous excitement. It is the first official meeting for "Project G Street," and these students are anxious to make a movie.
Students may have GW-Dulles shuttle by November
Students may soon have a little less trouble making it out to Dulles International Airport. To ease the stress of travel, the Student Association is working to start an airport shuttle service from the Foggy Bottom campus to Virginia's Dulles International Airport that could be running by Thanksgiving.
Community remembers Sept. 11
Students, residents and tourists across the city participated in remembrance events Sunday to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. GW students participated in a variety of events to commemorate the attacks throughout the day.
Student government politics: It happens everywhere
The GW Student Association is famous - or infamous - for being plagued with all the bickering, partisan divides and egos of a real government body. Students discussing the politics and the bureaucracy of the SA often sigh, "Only at GW." But how fair is that characterization? While it's difficult to make an exact judgment on how the SA stacks up, after hearing from student leaders from Hawaii to South Carolina, GW's SA doesn't seem that different from other student governments.
High visibility key to UPD patrols
While the general consensus among students seems to be that University Police officers spend their weekend nights breaking up parties and responding to noise violations, they mostly just spend a lot of time driving around in circles. UPD Special Police Officer Jonathan Crews spent a few hours Saturday night with The Hatchet, explaining that one of the focuses of his job is deterrence.
Students wonder why Columbus Day is no holiday
While students from American and Georgetown universities will be playing football and strolling the Mall on Oct. 10, students here will probably be doodling in the margins of their notebooks, wondering why they get three vacation days during the fall.
Afghanistan ambassador discusses challenges of democracy
Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States, Said Tayeb Jawad, discussed the country's struggle with democracy and how it will handle its upcoming parliamentary elections to a packed audience at the Elliott School of International Affairs building Thursday night.
Washers at American go high-tech
For students at American University, laundry day no longer means hoping for an available washer or dryer when walking into the laundry room. AU students can now go online and check for available machines from the comfort of their dorm rooms. The online laundry system, called e-Suds.
Calendar
Monday REAL Conversations: When Racial Jokes Cross the Line Discuss racial stereotypes in the media, racial jokes and slurs and messages behind them 7 to 9 p.m. Location TBA Sponsored by the Student Activities Center The Buzz: Jewish study session Pick a Jewish topic you want to explore and be matched up with a study partner or a small group of other students.
GW Briefs
Crepe-Away, the popular J Street venue that served sweet and savory confections to students during spring 2004, could be making a return to GW in the near future. Crepe-Away manager Saad Jallad said he contacted the University about relocating to the Marvin Center's Hippodrome, formerly the home of Big Burger.
Correction
Due to an editorial misunderstanding, the number of Israeli settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem was misrepresented in Tim Kaldas' column, "A true victory" on Sept. 8. The real number is closer to 450,000.
