Nervous about having a community facilitator living on your floor? Try having an administrator, dean or professor for a neighbor instead. GW houses at least six staff and faculty members in student residence halls in Foggy Bottom and on the Mount Vernon Campus.
Monday Interview preparation session 4 to 5 p.m. Marvin Center 302 Sponsored by the Career Center Monument Walk A social event to raise awareness about issues surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the military and how they affect political policy.
A female student was arrested after reportedly biting a University Police officer who approached her while she was intoxicated in the lobby of Ivory Tower early Friday.
GW will welcome transfer students from New Orleans universities at a special Colonial Inauguration Thursday, in an effort to introduce students to their temporary home in D.C.
Dean of Students Linda Donnels left Washington. Sept. 3 in a wheelchair-accommodating car on a mission: to make the 1,100-mile trek to Gentilly, La., and rescue her 87-year-old father from the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast.
University officials hailed the class of 2009 as the most "academically prepared" in GW's history, but a new Scholastic Achievement Test, may make it harder for administrators to judge the merits of next year's incoming freshmen. The new SAT complete with an essay-writing section, Algebra II math questions and more critical reading passages, was introduced to high schools around the country last March in an effort to "emphasize college success skills," according to a 2002 news release from the College Board, the national organization that publishes the SAT.
Comedian Jon Stewart appears daily on TV, but students and their families have the chance to see him twice when he comes to campus for Colonials Weekend next month. Stewart will perform twice at the Smith Center Friday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. The early show was added because of overwhelming demand for the "Daily Show" anchor, said Peter Konwerski, special assistant to the senior vice president of Student and Academic Support Services, in an interview Tuesday night.
When the Office of Grad Life offered 120 spots on a crab boat cruise along the Potomac River, the tickets sold out within a number of days. And when Grad Life held its fall barbecue last month, more than 1,000 GW graduate students showed up for free food. A campus social life, it seems, isn't limited to undergraduates.
Liquor Law Violation 9/11 - Thurston Hall - 2:35 a.m. - case closed University Police officers responded to a call about a sick male in the residence hall. After they discovered that he had consumed too much alcohol, a D.C. ambulance arrived and transported him to GW Hospital.
Almost 50 people crowded into Georgetown's ALDO shoe store Wednesday to catch a glimpse of actress Ashley Judd and "American Idol" finalist Kimberly Locke, who stopped by the store to promote AIDS awareness. Judd and Locke sat behind the store's counter to sign autographs for fans who purchased $5 "empowerment" dog tags, the proceeds of which went to benefit the international Youth AIDS organization, which seeks to educate and protect people from the ages of 15-24 from the global pandemic of the immune disease AIDS.
While students are no longerable to smoke in dorms due to a mandatory ban of the practice this year, organizers of the ban and University officials said it is necessary despite the inconvenience it may cause to student smokers.
Sigma Phi Epsilon recognizes local chapter For the third consecutive year, GW's Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity has been recognized as an outstanding chapter by its national organization. Sigma Phi Epsilon returned from its national leadership conference in Nashville, Tenn.
SA passes one Student Court nominee, two to go The Student Association Senate approved junior Oliver Tobias to be a judge on the SA Student Court Tuesday night at a meeting on the Mount Vernon Campus. The court still has two vacancies to fill. Tobias was confirmed by the Senate Rules Committee last Wednesday and passed unanimously.
Monday Interview preparation session 4 to 5 p.m. Marvin Center 302 Sponsored by the Career Center Monument Walk A social event to raise awareness about issues surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the military and how they affect political policy.
Monday Interview preparation session 4 to 5 p.m. Marvin Center 302 Sponsored by the Career Center Monument Walk A social event to raise awareness about issues surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the military and how they affect political policy.
Thursday Fall Film Series: "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" Bring your GWorld and get to see this film for free. 7 to 11 p.m. Marvin Center Continental Ballroom Sponsored by Program Board Friday Display of John Walker Expressionist Landscapes The exhibition will feature 24 works including large abstract prints and small oil sketches on paper.
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