At Nationals Park, pope condemns abuse
Thursday, April 17, 4:25 p.m. Pope Benedict XVI condemned the sexual abuse of minors by American clergy and prayed for forgiveness on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church during a standing-room-only mass.
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Washington welcomes the pope
Two minutes after noon at 21st Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, a glass-enclosed Pope Benedict XVI pleased hordes of his faithful, and those just along for the ride, with waves and smiles as he made his way from the White House to the Vatican embassy.
Intelligent students decrease
While record-high numbers of academically prestigious freshmen are enrolling at Ivy League colleges, fewer smart students are choosing to attend GW.
Honoring Virginia Tech's fallen
It has been a long year for Jessica Forbes, a senior who transferred to GW from Virginia Tech in 2006.
SA president tackles study abroad woes
In the waning weeks of her administration, Student Association President Nicole Capp met with the director of the Office of Study Abroad to address a growing number of concerns students have with the office.
GW preps for student loan scare
The subprime mortgage crisis, which tore through the financial markets over the last year, has reached student loans.
Mock trial team nabs first place
GW Mock Trial will begin its next competitive season ranked No. 1 in the nation after finishing in second place in a national tournament last week.
University closes Thurston for second summer
Students attending Colonial Inauguration will once again miss out on the Thurston Hall experience as the residence hall undergoes its second consecutive summer of renovations.
Experts debate Iraq refugees
While immersed in Iraq's boiling hot weather during his 2003 and 2005 tours, GW sophomore and U.S. Marine Sean Robinson assessed the damaging effects of the Iraq War.
Activists protest lax gun laws on anniversary of shootings
Web Extra A silent crowd of demonstrators filled the steps of the Supreme Court with their lifeless bodies on the one year anniversary of the shootings at Virginia Tech in an appeal for stricter gun laws.
Kalb talks to Pulitzer-winning investigative journalists
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Marvin Kalb grilled Seymour Hersh of The New Yorker and Dana Priest of The Washington Post about what investigative journalists owe to society.GW Brief: School of Business to offer sports management master's program
Web Extra This fall the School of Business will offer a new master's program in sports management, initially accepting only 10 students.
Experts, students observe Israel's 60th anniversary
Web Extra At GW, traditionally a hotbed of Middle East debate, experts are putting Israel's 60th anniversary into context, saying that the U.S. has been an important part to the state's survival.
