The GW administration was handed another legal defeat this week in the ongoing dispute over part-time faculty unionization. Less than two weeks after a U.S. Court of Appeals heard GW's case against the creation of a part-time faculty union, the court denied the appeal.
Several crimes in residence halls this month have tested the strength of the new Residential Advisory Council committees.
Students may be irritated with Gelman Library's Starbucks 10 p.m. closing time, but food service provider Sodexho announced this week it will keep its J Street Coffee shop - Grounds for Change - open until midnight.
Elie Wiesel, a famous holocaust survivor and author, said at last week's sold-out Kalb Report that the Iranian president is a disgrace. The Kalb Report is a GW-sponsored public affairs series hosted by distinguished journalist and former "Meet the Press" host Marvin Kalb.
Posted Saturday, Dec. 2, 1:18 a.m. Twenty students, including six GW students, were arrested at about 4 p.m. Friday for protesting on White House property without a permit as a part of the World AIDS Day rally. The students dressed themselves as needles, pill bottles and doctors with coats stating "Missing Doctors."
Bang! Bang! Shots rang out. After a few minutes of gunfire, several insurgents and American soldiers had been killed. After the gunfire ceased, cadre members, officers and sergeants of the United States Army, went over what participants did wrong and what they did right.
A 19-year-old sophomore was arrested earlier this month for possession with the intent to distribute marijuana and is scheduled to appear before the D.C. Superior Court Monday. University Police officers received a call about a loud party in JBKO, according to a police report.
Two seniors are spearheading efforts to revive GWTV - a student organization that has been largely inactive so far this year. After three months of sporadic programming on the channel, seniors Matt Saunders and Curtis Raye have begun recruiting students to join the executive board of GW's television group.
Whether serenading girlfriends or singing on the corners of Georgetown just for fun, the all-male GW a cappella group, Sons of Pitch, has been keeping busy this year as they try to get their name out to as many people as possible. With a performance coming up on Friday, December 1, and even more events in the works, SOP is successfully making themselves known as the premier a cappella group on campus.
It seems that whenever the California-based band Deadsy hits the studio, complications ensue. In 1997, the band's first release was placed on the back burner while the record company changed ownership. In 2002, after a second and third struggle, the debut album "Commencement" was released.
The Foggy Bottom Association invited University officials to its monthly meeting Monday night to discuss student disturbances, despite barring GW administrators from attending meetings in fall 2005. A panel of University officials, a Metropolitan Police officer and a Student Association representative answered questions and listened to concerns of the FBA, a group of residents committed to protecting the neighborhood from development.
Disorderly Conduct 11/25/06 - 1900 block of F Street - 4:44 a.m. - closed The University Police Department received notice that a blue-light emergency phone was activated near Thurston Hall. Officers observed four students pass the phone. A garbage can across from the residence hall had been knocked onto the ground.
Political science professor Mark Croatti brought 90 students onto Jordanian and Israeli soil Monday night. Continuing a tradition he started in spring 2003, Croatti brought his students to embassies to learn firsthand about the countries from diplomatic representatives.
At its Monday meeting, the D.C. Zoning Commission scheduled a second hearing in January before it makes a decision on the proposed complex on GW's old-hospital site. Boston Properties, an office development company that signed a 60-year lease on GW's old-hospital site, submitted an application before the commission in spring 2006.
International news reporters examined the changes in journalism and the importance of international news in an increasingly globalized world at a panel discussion Tuesday. The event, hosted by the Society of Professional Journalists, was held in the Alumni House and had a small audience of about a dozen.
Student Association President Lamar Thorpe has nominated two of the five members for this year's election oversight body. The Joint Elections Committee is in charge of running the SA, Marvin Center Governing Board and Program Board elections next semester.
Greek-letter organizations are in the process of choosing their executive board members for the 2007 calendar year. While the Interfraternity Council elected new members during the week before Thanksgiving break, the Panhellenic Association and Multicultural Greek Council will be electing new board members this week.
Thursday Blood Drive 1 to 7 p.m. Marvin Center Grand Ballroom Sponsored by Colonial Donors Friday Free HIV Testing Find out your status on World AIDS Day. 1 to 3 p.m. Marvin Center 301 Sponsored by GW Student Global AIDS Campaign, Student Health and the Student Association World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil Join in the ceremony to commemorate the fight against AIDS.
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