University administrators and adjunct faculty union leaders will soon begin collective bargaining negotiations after an almost three-year legal fight ended last month. The University has decided not to further appeal a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals to allow a vote to create an adjunct faculty union.
University Police are investigating a string of 21 thefts that occurred during winter break at Greek-letter housing units on 23rd Street. UPD Chief Delores Stafford said some of the students who reported thefts had secured their rooms before leaving for break, while others had not. ne case of theft during winter break was also reported in the Aston residence hall. Some cases reported visible signs of a forceful break-in, she said.
With five weeks until the Student Association general election, four students have declared their candidacy for president. SA presidential candidates include juniors David "Tito" Wilkinson, a promoter for Jumpoff Productions; Casey Pond, director of campus dining services; SA Sen. Marc Abanto (U-At Large); and Michael Ray Huerta, a former Colonial Inauguration cabinet member.
The fate of GW's 20-year campus development proposal is still unknown after the D.C. Zoning Commission voted to delay making any decision at a special public meeting Wednesday night. Commissioners discussed concessions the University agreed to make in order to increase building density in the core of campus. The group held five hearings in fall 2006 to sift through the 2006-2025 Campus Plan, and originally set to start the approval process at the meeting.
The nation's fifth-longest home winning streak is in tact after the GW men's basketball team came from behind to beat Charlotte 76-68. But Karl Hobbs, GW's sixth year head coach, said his team cannot afford to think about the streak. "We don't talk about it at all," Hobbs said of the streak, which sits at 23 games.
The body of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was not yet cold after his Dec. 30 execution, and professor Jerrold Post was already speaking with seven media outlets and being lined up for interviews the following day. This is nothing new for Post, a former CIA profiler of 21 years, who studied some of the world's most notorious leaders including Hussein, and more recently North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
The WOW Café and Wingery on the fifth floor of the Marvin Center opened Wednesday after more than four months of delays. WOW is one of two restaurants on campus originally scheduled to open at the beginning of the fall semester, but faced construction and permit setbacks.
Foggy Bottom may seem less crowded this semester with a record high number of students studying abroad. More GW students than ever before are studying abroad this semester with about a 10 percent increase this spring compared to last, said Director of Study Abroad Rob Hallworth.
GW men will have a new fraternity to consider joining if they plan on going Greek this semester. Kappa Alpha Order, originally founded at GW in 1894, is returning to campus to become the University's 14th recognized male Greek-letter organization. Recruitment for the chapter will begin in February, after the Interfraternity Council's completion of spring formal recruitment.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation will no longer be pursuing the documents of late investigative journalist Jack Anderson that are housed at GW. Gelman Library stores the documents that have been under FBI inquiry since last spring, a few months after Anderson passed away in December 2005.
Anna Phillips is helping the girls of Uganda - one soccer game at a time. Phillips, a junior majoring in international affairs and global public health from San Diego, is the founder of the Girls Kick The program, which establishes soccer and other sport teams for displaced girls and young women in war-torn northern Uganda.
GW confirmed plans for a new entrance to the Foggy Bottom Metro station as the D.C. Zoning Commission concluded hearings earlier this month on the multi-use Square 54 complex. GW and high-scale development firm Boston Properties submitted their proposal in spring 2006 to build a 400,000 square-foot complex on the vacant lot across from GW Hospital.
A student arrested in November for intent to distribute marijuana out of his JBKO room pled out to a lower charge of possession at a hearing Wednesday. The plea bargain between sophomore Soweto Edwards and the D.C. Office of the Attorney General called for six months of probation, a $200 donation to a charity and 20 hours of community service.
Candidates, start your engines. The general election for the Student Association, Marvin Center Governing Board and the Program Board will take place on Feb. 21 and 22, the Joint Elections Committee announced this week. If no candidate garners more than half of the vote, a runoff will occur March 1.
After one semester on campus, Pi Beta Phi, GW's newest sorority, will hold its official initiation and installation next week. Established in 1889, Pi Beta Phi is actually GW's oldest sorority, but left campus in 1968. After 38 years, Pi Beta Phi re-colonized its GW chapter in the fall.
Thursday International Student Volunteers Information Session Learn about studying abroad in Australia and New Zealand with International Student Volunteers organization. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., sessions are every hour on the hour Marvin Center 308 Sponsored by International Student Volunteers Friday Fondue Friday Check out performing campus groups and grab some fondue.
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