University receives largest donation in history for Smith Center
Thursday, Feb. 14, 1:58 p.m. One of GW's biggest benefactors will give the largest single donation in University history to renovate the campus's main athletic building.
News
Primary season brings out young area voters
Polling officials in Foggy Bottom said turnout for this year's elections was significantly higher than past presidential primaries in the area, as primarily- Democratic residents and students came out to vote Tuesday.
News Analysis: Tuition change constricts budget
Next year's projected tuition represents the lowest cost bump in more than a decade, but at GW this has left administrators scrambling to streamline next year's budget and find more alternative funding.
U.K. official proposes changes
United Kingdom Justice Secretary Jack Straw discussed his long-term goals to draft Britain's first written constitution, beginning with a new bill of rights and responsibilities, in a speech at the Law School Wednesday morning.
Web site mocks SA candidate
A senior adviser for Student Association presidential candidate Tarek Al-Hariri admitted yesterday to creating fake campaign Web sites to mock SA Sen. OG Oyiborhoro.
Upon graduation, health care changes
The need for affordable and or universal healthcare is an important issue in the Democratic presidential primaries, but what many graduating seniors don't realize is how soon this issue will affect them personally.
Stephanopoulos reflects on politics, his personal life
Audience members filled Jack Morton Auditorium Tuesday night to see George Stephanopoulos speak candidly about his personal life, his storied career and his take on the 2008 presidential election.
A war-torn education
At Sapir College, exams are consistently interrupted by sirens warning students that a Kassam rocket has been launched.
Experts say Internet changed election
A record-setting number of young voters in 20 states participated in last week's Super Tuesday primaries, and experts who spoke at GW over the past week all agree that the Internet is responsible for energizing this segment of the population.
EMeRG to use ambulance soon
EMeRG is several steps closer to using an ambulance the University purchased more than a year ago.
Energized crowd hails Obama in Maryland
Senator Barack Obama, an Illinois Democrat, garnered a youthful crowd at Maryland, who greeted him like a rock star as he entered Comcast Center.
Developer signs on for Square 54
A large developer signed a 60-year lease with GW last week to build on the space formerly occupied by the GW Hospital, in a deal that will provide an annual $9.1 million to the University's endowment.
Icy weather lands pedestrians in the ER
Freezing rain, frigid temperatures and unsalted sidewalks led 108 people to visit GW Hospital's emergency room Tuesday night for treatment of injuries incurred from slipping on ice.
Former Republican presidential candidate says illegal immigration must be addressed
Colorado Republican and former presidential candidate Rep. Tom Tancredo lambasted immigration amnesty during a College Republican event Wednesday night.
Greek Brief: Statistics from spring fraternity recruitment show growth
Interest in joining fraternities made a comeback this semester and initial reports of the Inter-Fraternity Council's spring recruitment numbers show many more men are joining fraternities than did this past fall.
SA Note: SA presidential candidate's name will not appear on ballot due to lack of signatures
Student Association Sen. OG Oyiborhoro will not get his name on the ballot for SA president and will now run a write-in campaign for the SA's top job, he said late Wednesday night.
