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Emily GreenHatchet Staff Writer
The Marvin Center has been used less for student organization functions and more for non-University events in percentage terms over the course of the last seven years, according to a report obtained by The Hatchet. The report, titled, "Executive Summary 2004: Marvin Center and University Conferences," was distributed to members of the Board of Trustees and outlines the use of Marvin Center space over a seven-year period.
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Brandon Butler'06-'07 Senior News Editor
It may not be a crystal ball, but it could be a glimpse into the future of GW.
The University has released a 20-year campus development plan outlining possible sites that will add 2 million square feet of academic buildings and student housing. The development plan, which can be found at http:/?neighborhood.
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Gabriel Okolski'06-'07 Opinions Editor
Posted Tuesday, Oct. 17, 10:40 p.m. Occupants of the Marvin Center were sent out into the chilly weather Monday night as University Police urgently evacuated the student center at about 9:23 p.m. because of a suspicious package.
Tracy Schario, director of media relations, said a black bag was found inside a BMW car with its door left open in the parking garage adjacent to the Marvin Center.
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Niketa BrarHatchet Reporter
Some universities have rivalries. Others have war. Last month Emory University's Student Government Association President Amrit Dhir, donning fake military apparel, declared "war" against Washington University in St. Louis during an emergency government meeting in hopes of increasing school spirit and creating an official rivalry.
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Leah Carliner'07-'08 Life Editor
Although it had been about eight years since he last rode a bike, senior Dave Lipschutz spent his summer at home perfecting his peddling skills - not for a marathon or for a mountain biking trail, but in preparation for his commute. This year he moved from Foggy Bottom to a townhouse at 15th and P streets.
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Elizabeth KamensHatchet Staff Writer
Student Association President Audai Shakour clashed with members of the Senate leadership at a Monday forum over fighting for student representation on the Board of Trustees. The town-hall-style event, held in the Jack Morton Auditorium, welcomed about 30 people, mostly SA functionaries, and was organized by campus radio station WRGW.
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Skyler TulchinHatchet Reporter
Most people associate the image of George Washington with a stiff, aged face on the front of a wrinkly dollar bill. But according to new three-dimensional images produced by the first president's library, it appears Washington was the equivalent of an 18th century heartthrob.
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David Ceasar'07-'08 Senior Editor
The University has forced DJ's Fastbreak, a popular on-campus eatery, to stop charging customers a fee for using Colonial Cash, a GW official said Tuesday.
The counter-service restaurant located at 22nd and G streets has been adding a five-cent surcharge on all Colonial Cash purchases for at least a month, and possibly as many as nine.
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Gabriel Okolski'06-'07 Opinions Editor
On a rainy afternoon, John Logsdon sits in his office on the fourth floor of the Elliott School of International Affairs building. His workspace is lightly decorated with models of the Space Shuttle and the Saturn V rocket that first took men to the moon and other pieces of space memorabilia.
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Prerna RaoHatchet Staff Writer
University officials expect about 5,000 to 6,000 parents and alumni to congregate on campus to attend the more than 80 events associated with this year's Colonials Weekend. Rodney Johnson, GW's director of freshman and parent services, said he hopes the weekend will be as successful as planned.
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Michael Barnett'05-'06 Editor in Chief
Republican Sen. Tom Coburn made sharp, though veiled, criticisms of President Bush's performance and more directly reproached his party's congressional leaders in a speech at GW Monday.
Without naming names, Coburn (Okla.) deplored Republicans' actions on several hot-button domestic issues in a 20-minute speech to College Republicans in the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom.
Shakour aide sued for not fully releasing financial documents Former Student Association insider Brandon Sherr, a junior, filed suit against SA President Audai Shakour's top financial aide on Sunday in an effort to receive the Shakour administration's financial documents, which Sherr claims are public information.
