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David Ceasar'07-'08 Senior Editor
Updated Tuesday, Dec. 26, 6:35 p.m. The balance of power in the legislative branch of the federal government is in the hand's of GW doctors.
U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) underwent brain surgery late Dec. 13 after being rushed to GW Hospital in the afternoon for experiencing stroke-like symptoms.Should Johnson not be able to continue his position in the Senate, South Dakota Gov. Mike Round, a Republican, would appoint a replacement. Doctors have called the surgery "a success" throughout the past few weeks.
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Kaitlyn Jahrling'06-'07 Metro News Editor
Posted Saturday, Jan. 6, 1:05 a.m.
CNN announced Friday it is ending its six-year contract with GW a year early because of programming changes.
"Reliable Sources" will no longer have its monthly, audience-interactive special taped in the Jack Morton Auditorium come February. Within the past two years, the 24-hour news network canceled the program's two on-campus predecessors.
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Kaitlyn Jahrling'06-'07 Metro News Editor
Posted Tuesday, Jan. 2, 11:32 a.m. A former engineering professor was sentenced to five months in federal prison in late December for embezzling $80,000 from the GW National Crash Analysis Center from 2002 to 2004.
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David Ceasar'07-'08 Senior Editor
A faculty committee last week denied the appeal of Debabrata Sana, a tenured engineering professor whom the University has been trying to fire for more than a year.
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David Ceasar'07-'08 Senior Editor
Posted Saturday, Jan. 6, 12:08 a.m. The New Year is bringing a new housing selection process for returning students that will more closely resemble the way rising freshmen receive rooms. The lottery system, whereby students chose available rooms during time slots governed by randomly assigned numbers, is being replaced by an assignment system called iHousing.
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Brandon Butler'06-'07 Senior News Editor
The names W. Russell Ramsey and Steven Knapp may not be as familiar to the GW community as Charles Manatt and Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, but soon they will be. With the Board of Trustee's selection of Knapp as the University's 16th president, GW's future leadership is almost set.
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Brandon Butler'06-'07 Senior News Editor
Posted Tuesday, Jan. 2, 11:30 a.m. Starting mid-January, students will be able to get coffee all night long in the heart of campus.
The Starbucks coffee shop located in the ground floor of Gelman Library will be open 24 hours during the week in a 90-day trial period.
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Kaitlyn Jahrling'06-'07 Metro News Editor
Some community leaders said they believe GW's incoming president may help repair relations between GW and the Foggy Bottom community. D.C. Councilmember for Ward 2, Jack Evans, said he has not yet met Knapp but looked forward to working on improving town-gown relations.
A freshman bit a University Police officer on the Mount Vernon Campus last week. UPD Chief Dolores Stafford said officers stopped the student for public intoxication at 2:20 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2. He was not wearing any shoes, and his clothes were disheveled, she said.
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Cory StrubleHatchet Staff Writer
Two students in Florida are suing Follett, the book company which manages the GW Bookstore in the Marvin Center, for money they claim the chain has unrightfully earned from used book sales.
Students Thomas Rebman and Danny Brandner of Daytona Beach Community College filed the lawsuit Sept.
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Andrew Ramonas'08 Senior News Editor
Leaders of the Student Association said they are optimistic about GW's selection for the next university president.
SA President Lamar Thorpe, a senior who was the only student member on the Presidential Search Committee, said that he was in line with the committee's unanimous decision to select Johns Hopkins Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Steven Knapp as President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg's successor and GW's 16th president.
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Nathan GrossmanCampus News Editor
At last week's press conference announcing Steven Knapp as GW's next president, the chair of the search committee said it was a unanimous decision. "It was absolutely unanimous that he was the top pick," said law professor Arthur Wilmarth of Knapp. Wilmarth was one of three faculty representatives on the search committee, which also included seven Board of Trustees members, the president of the GW Alumni Association Christopher Young and GW Student Association President Lamar Thorpe.
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Leah Carliner'07-'08 Life Editor
When Steven Knapp takes his seat as University president Aug. 1, alumni relations will be on the top of his to-do list. Knapp, provost of Johns Hopkins University, was announced as Stephen Joel Trachtenberg's successor to the University's top position last week.
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Sean ReddingHatchet Reporter
Two GW alumni gave aspiring business leaders pointers Thursday night on how to become a CEO before age 40.
Richard Crespin, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of The Delve Group, Inc., and Jon Klonsky, principal and partner with Something Digital, shared their experiences in the business world to an audience of about 25 in Funger Hall that included undergraduate and graduate students and GW alumni.
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Elise KignerSenior Staff Writer
The Faculty Senate voted Friday to pass a resolution that prioritizes the University's academic building needs, putting a new science center at the top of the list. All construction is pending the approval of GW's 20-year Campus Plan, which will be voted on in January.
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Kaitlyn Jahrling'06-'07 Metro News Editor
Mayor-elect Adrian Fenty hosted a town-hall meeting Thursday for all of the residents of Ward 2, which includes Foggy Bottom, at the Kennedy Recreation Center in Shaw.
Ward 2 City Councilmember Jack Evans and Fenty's future City Administrator Dan Tangerlini assisted Fenty in running the forum.
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Megan Buerger
Hatchet Reporter
A new program launched last week is making a push to keep young alumni involved at GW.
Last Wednesday, about 200 people attended the kickoff event for the Young Alumni Network, sponsored by GW's Alumni Association. The initiative plans to inform recent alumni in D.
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Elise KignerSenior Staff Writer
Despite signs last year that academic spending might be cut, the University has continued to secure funding for research programs this year and has set academic research funding as a goal for the future. Funds were allocated to strategic areas in the University this fall, using money from an endowment payout and $1 million that was taken from the schools last spring.
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Elizabeth KamensHatchet Staff Writer
A crowd of about 100 people filled the Jack Morton Auditorium Thursday for an advanced screening of "Taking the Hill," a documentary which follows four U.S. Army war veterans in their quest to become members of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 2006 midterm elections.
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Kaitlyn Jahrling'06-'07 Metro News Editor
Residents at the GW Hospital are featured in advertisements unveiled last month as part of the American Association of Medical Colleges new minority outreach program.
The Web site-based program, called AspiringDocs.org, targets "underrepresented minorities" like blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans.
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Andrew Ramonas'08 Senior News Editor
Students will be able to study a little longer during this year's finals and avoid crowds at Gelman Library due to an extension of hours in Duquès Hall. Starting today, Duquès will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. every weekday until Dec. 20. Saturday, Duquès will be open from 6:30 a.
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Tori Fodsal
In an effort to help alleviate finals week tensions, the University Counseling Center is providing students with stress relief and exam-taking tips.
The UCC began its four-part Academic Success Series in early November, and the final event took place last Wednesday.
Monday Bake Sale Take a study break, de-stress and enjoy some delicious baked goods. All proceeds go to help Habitat for Humanity rebuild New Orleans. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. H Street Entrance to the Marvin Center Sponsored by Alternative Spring Break Learning Enterprises Information Session Learn about spending this summer teaching English abroad for free.
In the article "GW gives free holiday housing" ( Dec. 7, 2006 p. 5), The Hatchet reported that any student with "a job" can stay on campus for free. GW Housing Programs evaluates each person's case and students who work with a department that has requested the student stay over break may be eligible.
