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Nathan GrossmanCampus News Editor
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 1:03 a.m. Three of the leading contenders for the democratic presidential nomination discussed the intersection of faith, values and politics on a CNN program aired live Monday evening from Lisner Auditorium. Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.), Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and John Edwards answered questions posed by anchor Soledad O'Brien as well as religious leaders in attendance about their personal religious beliefs and how religion affects their daily lives.
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Nathan GrossmanCampus News Editor
Posted Tuesday, May 29, 11:55 p.m. Former Vice President Al Gore slammed the Bush administration and talked about solutions to what he considers a democracy in shambles in front of nearly 1,500 enthusiastic supporters at Lisner Auditorium Tuesday night.
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Elise KignerSenior Staff Writer
Posted Wednesday, May 30, 3:15 p.m.
Known to many as "Feather Phill," Phillip Grosser, 22, had a distinct presence on campus, both spiritually and visually. Many of Grosser's close friends remember him as someone passionate about celebrating and sharing his Christian faith.
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Elise KignerSenior Staff Writer
Updated Tuesday, June 4, 1:03 a.m. Eddie Bieber, whose shirtless appearance outside The Schenley residence hall earned him the nickname Old Man Schenley, died May 31 at GW Hospital at 96 years old.
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Nathan GrossmanCampus News Editor
Posted Thursday, May 24, 2:06 p.m. Health care premiums are set to double in the next decade unless serious reforms are taken, said presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) in a statistics-packed speech at Jack Morton Auditorium Thursday morning.
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Eric RoperEditor in Chief
Honorary degree recipients told graduates on the National Mall Sunday afternoon to have confidence as they leave college and inherit a society that can often seem mismanaged and war-torn.
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Elise KignerSenior Staff Writer
A few days before this year's Commencement ceremonies, the Board of Trustees announced its intention to commemorate the work of outgoing University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg by renaming the School of Public Policy and Public Administration in his honor.
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Elise KignerSenior Staff Writer
Graduates and their families assembled on the National Mall on a slightly rainy Sunday for Stephen Joel Trachtenberg's last Commencement as University President.
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Eric RoperEditor in Chief
Posted Wednesday, May 23, 6:21 p.m. Presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) will speak about health care policy at Jack Morton Auditorium Thursday morning. The speech, which begins at 9 a.m., is slated to run less than an hour and will be open to the GW community, said Tracy Schario, director of Media Relations.
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Eric RoperEditor in Chief
Some graduates and their families opted for a bit of added pomp and circumstance Saturday night at the annual Monumental Celebration in Union Station.
Members of the GW community packed the main atrium of the 100-year-old train station to drink, eat and dance to covers of classic songs such as "Shout" by the Isley Brothers.
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Jessica Calefati'07-'08 Senior News Editor
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, discussed the often tenuous relationship between mystery, faith and scholarship during his address to graduates and their families at the sixth -annual Interfaith Baccalaureate Service.
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Nathan Grossman, Jessica Calefati, Eric Roper and Elise Kigner
Hatchet Editors
Commencement speakers are often considered inspiring because they impart wisdom gained through experiences that take place outside the boundaries of GW's campus. But a few GW students, professors and administrators who acted as keynote speakers at this weekend's individual school graduations proved this norm is not absolute
Saturday morning, Frank Sesno spoke to Columbian College graduates at Smith Center.
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Nathan Grossman, Elise Kigner, Eric Roper and Jake Sherman
Hatchet Editors
GW alumni and prominent outside leaders addressed graduating seniors at five individual school graduations Friday and Saturday, offering words of both encouragement and celebration.
On Friday afternoon, former secretary general of the International Chamber of Commerce addressed Elliott School graduates at Smith Center.
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Eric RoperEditor in Chief
Lisner Auditorium will host three presidential candidates in a religious-based forum next month.
Sojourners, a non-profit organization and magazine based in Washington that promotes Christian values, is organizing the form which will feature Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards.
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Elise KignerSenior Staff Writer
Members of the Board of Trustees criticized the University Writing classes at its meeting Friday.
UW classes, which the University requires all freshmen take, were first introduced in the fall of 2004. The classes range in topic from nature writing to the definition of "cool" in the 20th century.
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Amanda DickCampus News Editor
The D.C. Zoning Commission unanimously approved the University's plan to develop Square 54 at its monthly meeting last Monday.
"We are very pleased with the result as this project has been two and a half years in the making," said Tracy Schario, director of Media Relations.
In "Alumni Update: A not-so-traditional look at becoming an expatriate," (May 14, p. A6) Beth Monkarash wrote that she interviewed to be a copy editor at The Washington Post. She interviewed to be a copy aide.
The article "SJT protests lose momentum" (May 14, p. B1) The Hatchet incorrectly stated that Catherine O'Connor enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve. She was in the Marine Corps Reserve.
May 22 Post-conflict nation-state rebuilding panel Participate in a panel discussion on rebuilding fragile states with GW professor Derick Brinkerhoff and seven other experts. 12-2 p.m. Lindner Family Commons, 1957 E. St. Co-sponsored by the Elliott School's Institute for Global and International Studies and RTI International.
