The settlement of a lawsuit against the University in the case of Jordan Nott, a former GW student who alleges that GW barred him from campus after he expressed suicidal thoughts, resurrects more issues than it puts to rest. While this particular case is over, GW's policy of categorically suspending students who pose a danger to themselves or others remains unchanged and in need of serious review.
Every year, the departing senior class presents a gift to the University - a legacy by which the class will be remembered as long as GW still stands. Some past gifts have included familiar landmarks around campus, but in recent years, the gifts have been financial.
I will never forget the phone call from my parents telling me that my childhood friend Grant had committed suicide. After struggling with bipolar disorder, Grant lost the battle and leapt from a 10-story building just blocks away from my home in Dallas. That was one year ago today.
No question on co-ed housing I read the news article in The Hatchet about GW's ban on co-ed housing ("Females forced out of co-ed suite," Oct. 26, p. 1) with amusement - amusement that co-ed housing is still an issue in this day and age. I am a faculty member who will be 50 in four years.
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