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Katie Rooney'06-'07 Features Editor
When GW professor Roy Richard Grinker's two-year-old daughter Isabel was diagnosed with autism in 1994, he knew it would affect the rest of their lives. But he didn't anticipate how much this personal situation would impact his professional life.
While a diagnosis for young Isabel's symptoms - which typically include having problems with social interaction, communication and the brain's cognitive function - was relieving, Grinker said he and his wife's poor understanding of autism was unsettling.
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Hadas GoldLife Editor
The Department of Exercise Science is offering 13 yoga classes to accommodate the number of students clamoring to learn the ancient spiritual practice. While students could go virtually anywhere in this city to take a yoga class, GW offers the truly passionate something different - the opportunity to learn how to become a yoga instructor and earn two credits at the same time.
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Sam Buchbinder
Junior Sam Buchbinder, a double major in political communications and Judaic studies, is spending the spring semester studying at Ben Gurion University in Be'er Sheva, Israel. A few times this semester he, along with other students spread out across the globe, will share his experiences and observations abroad as one of The Hatchet's "GW expats.
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Brittany Levine
Sometimes the evening goes smoothly, but sometimes there are not enough glasses. Or, the tablecloths are too short. The chef is complaining. The client wants ketchup and no one brought it. When you're a student who works part-time for a catering company, you always have to be on your toes.
