Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said the department is still working on "getting it right" to a sold-out crowd in the Jack Morton Auditorium Tuesday night. In a relaxed conversation with Media and Public Affairs professor Frank Sesno, Ridge talked about the Iraq War and state of homeland security.
Marc Abanto almost didn't come to GW. In fact, it wasn't even on the junior's list of potential colleges at first.
Updated Friday, March 2, 12:08 a.m. Sophomore Nicole Capp and sophomore Brand Kroeger will be next year's Student Association president and executive vice president, the Joint Elections Committee announced Thursday night at about 11:40 p.m. in the Marvin Center.
Sophomores Nicole Capp and Brand Kroeger will be next year's Student Association president and executive vice president, the Joint Elections Committee announced Thursday night in the Marvin Center.
A man was arrested early Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly forced himself into a first-floor room in Ross Hall where a meeting of faculty and students was taking place.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will speak at Lisner Auditorium next Thursday to discuss Middle Eastern affairs and his controversial book about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The 39th president will speak from 1 to 2:15 p.m. as part of the third installment of the Middle East Policy Forum, a series of lectures put on by the Elliott School of International Affairs.
Many people may have forgotten about the two Israeli soldiers whose capture last summer made a month of headlines and led to the next chapter in the Arab-Israeli conflict. But Tuesday night at GW Hillel, the families of the two kidnapped soldiers who catapulted Israel and Lebanon into a month-long deadly conflict spoke about their loved ones who, after eight months, have still not come home.
For about six hours Monday night, residents of the Aston and other buildings between N and L streets and 21st and 24th streets were in the dark. Pepco, D.C.'s electricity provider, regained power at about 11:15 p.m. after electricity went out at about 5:30 p.
The University Police Department ended its investigation into the 21 reported thefts that occurred in Townhouse Row during winter break this week with no answers to what happened. UPD attempted to follow all possible leads regarding the thefts, but could not identify the thieves, according to a statement released Tuesday from UPD Chief Dolores Stafford.
A group of students held a protest Wendesday to convince administrators to re-evaluate the foreign suppliers they use to produce University apparel. Activists of the Progressive Student Union say that at least 16 of the factories on GW's list of merchandise suppliers are sweatshops.
Disorderly Conduct 2/25/07 - The Vern Express Shuttle Bus - 2:53 a.m. - case closed A GW student and a male unaffiliated with the University got into a verbal argument on the Vern Express shuttle bus. The male subject alleged he was cursing at no one in particular.
After one of the top liberal-arts colleges in the country decided to ban Wikipedia from history research citations, GW isn't planning on following suit. History professors at Middlebury College, a liberal-arts school in Vermont, unanimously voted in January to prohibit students from using the online encyclopedia for anything more than background research.
D.C. zoning commissioners further delayed a decision on the Square 54 mixed-use complex Monday night and asked GW to reduce the project's height. GW applied in spring 2006 to build a commercial and residential building complex on Square 54, the vacant lot across from the GW Hospital.
Students lamented the conditions of their D.C. public schools and shared ideas for improvement at a hearing for Mayor Adrian Fenty's proposed takeover of the D.C. Public School system. The hearing last month, which about 50 students, parents and administrators attended, allowed students to share their experiences in DCPS with the City Council and their expectations for the city's Public Education Reform Amendment Act.
NASA awarded $256,000 to GW's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to research a laser technique to measure flame qualities. CARS, which stands for Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering, is a laser technique that makes remote measurements in the temperature and gas qualities of flame.
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development spoke about economic development, homelessness and racial segregation in housing assignments across the country Tuesday night to a group of about 100 students. The event, sponsored by the College Republicans, marked the first time in at least seven years that a sitting member of the U.
The Joint Elections Committee doled out multiple penalties Tuesday night to Student Association presidential candidates Marc Abanto and Nicole Capp and executive vice presidential candidates Nick D'Addario and Brand Kroeger. The JEC gives penalties to the candidates found violating the group's charter rules.
The Alpha Delta Pi sorority is gearing up to celebrate its 85th year on campus and the 10-year anniversary of the sorority's recolonization. The sorority's Anniversary Celebration will take place March 3 at the Hotel Washington. The celebration will include a reception for approximately 40 alumnae from the sorority's GW chapter as well as current Alpha Delta Pi members, according to a press release.
Thursday Future Free Cuba? Join in this discussion about the future of Cuba after Fidel Castro 9 to 10:30 a.m. Marvin Center Amphitheater Sponsored by the Conflict Resolution Forum Facebook/MySpace: How Profiles Can Affect Jobs This workshop will examine privacy concerns and the workplace stemming from these popular social sites 4 to 5 p.
In the article "Student alleges assault in Academic Center" (Feb. 26, p. 1) The Hatchet erroneously reported that a UPD crime alert was posted the day after the incident. It was posted the day of the incident. In the same article, UPD Chief Dolores Stafford's name was misspelled.
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