A fire forced the evacuation of The Empire apartment building at 2000 F St. early Sunday morning. Firefighters on scene said they responded to a kitchen fire in room 710 that filled the room with smoke. Residents who were stranded outside the building said smoke began billowing out of an apartment window.
The athletic department suspended Hermann Opoku, a freshman on the basketball team, for 11 games after investigating his play on a team that may have included professionals in Austria
The Board of Trustees created a formal search committee in order to facilitate the trustee nomination process and resolve a recent dip in membership.
At least one student has been caught plagiarizing using an Internet-based tool called Turnitin.com, said Tim Terpstra, director of the Academic Integrity Office.
Men dressed in drag costumes ranging from a cheerleader to a giant banana paraded down 17th Street Tuesday evening in the 20th anniversary of the annual "17th Street High Heel Race." Thousands attended the "17th Street High Heel Race," which was sponsored by JR's Bar and Grill.
When sophomores Steven Blum and Will Marsh moved into Madison Hall, they found two female suitemates in the adjoining room. The four students didn't have a problem with the living situation, but after a random health and safety inspection, the University did.
In a yellow room on the second floor of GW's Center for Integrative Medicine, Siddharth Shah instructs his class to repeat after him - "ho ho" and "ha ha ha." "Okay, everyone, stand up, and ho ho, ha ha ha; HO HO, HA HA HA," said Shah, as he leads his group through a variety of yoga breathing exercises and laughing exercises.
by Nathan Grossman Hatchet Staff Writer As the presidential search committee mulls more than 100 nominations for the next University president, some of GW's top administrators have their own ideas about the next person to fill the job. In April, University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg announced he would be stepping down as president when his contract is up in July 2007.
U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) discussed his new book "Take This Job and Ship It" and answered questions from students Monday night. More than 50 students attended the event, which was hosted by the GW College Democrats at the Elliott School of International Affairs.
An $8 Abercrombie and Fitch winter jacket and Nintendo games from the 1980s were among many unique items at the United Church's annual Fall Sale Wednesday. The sale, which takes place in the brownstone church at 20th and G streets, attracted undergraduates, law students, bargain-hunters and local businesspeople who said they came for the church's low prices and the German lunch.
A student-run improvisational acting group performed on blue-line Metro cars Sunday as part of its participation in the D.C. Improvisation Festival. "Extraordinary Sightings" was the theme of this year's festival, which ran from Thursday to Sunday. It included an improvisational dance around rush-hour commuters on K Street and an improvisational skit at the National Art Gallery's Sculpture Gardens.
Italian First Secretary Massimiliano Mazzanti visited a class yesterday to tell 14 students about the Italian economy through his first-hand experiences. Mazzanti spoke to students for about an hour on the state of Italian economy since World War II, describing how Italy's exclusive economic zones and the "economic miracle" helped shape the country's politics and culture.
Next year's Colonials Weekend will not include alumni events, and a separate Alumni Weekend will take place instead, said Scott Mory, assistant vice president for Advancement Alumni Relations and Annual Giving. For the past five years, Colonials Weekend has included events' for family and for alumni.
The GW School of Business was ranked as one of the top 10 business schools to provide opportunities for women in the Princeton Review's "Best 282 Business Schools" report for 2007. "GW's top-10 ranking demonstrates the continued progress of our MBA program," said Susan Phillips, the dean of the School of Business, in a press release.
More students are volunteering at GW and nationwide, according to a recent national study and the Office of Community Services. The Corporation for National and Community Service report, which analyzed data from the U.S. Census, found a 20 percent increase in the rate of volunteer work among Americans 16 to 24 from 2002 to 2005.
Students and staff evacuated Ivory Tower at about 4 p.m. Tuesday after an elevator's mechanical problem released fumes into the building. University Police and the D.C. Fire Department responded to the reports of a gas-like odor throughout the residence hall.
Disorderly Conduct 10/21 - 2100 Block of H Street - 2:35 a.m. - case closed The University Police Department received a report of a disorderly male in the area. When officers responded, they found two males who were in a verbal disagreement with each other.
The Student Association Senate postponed a vote on the Joint Elections Charter Act until the next Senate meeting after heated debate Tuesday night in the Marvin Center. The JEC charter outlines the rules for the SA's election, which will occur sometime in March or April.
The Sigma Chi fraternity held a Marine donation drive last week in the Marvin Center that collected more than 100 hygiene and entertainment items including magazines, toiletries and DVDs. In addition to these donations, several members of Greek-letter organizations like Alpha Epsilon Phi, Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Kappa wrote letters of support to the troops.
Thursday Dinner with Friends Catch the first show of the season from Generic Theatre Company. 8 to 10 p.m. Lisner Downstage Sponsored by Generic Theatre Company Friday Rocky Horror Picture Show It's that time of year - get your fill of Rocky Horror. 11:45 p.
The Hatchet mistakenly reported that Jesse Guyer was under the influence of a controlled substance in "Junior charged with alleged assault" (Oct. 23, p. 3). Guyer was under the influence of an alcoholic substance, according to a University Police Department report.
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