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Breaking News: Music professor commits suicide

Posted Wednesday, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. Music professor Pam Bricker, who was a part of the University's jazz department for five years, took her own life last weekend, an official from the Maryland Medical Examiner's office said Wednesday.

Heeding his call

Junior has brushes with death during second tour in Iraq

After spending nine months as a Marine in Iraq, junior Todd Bowers couldn't stand what he saw in the news when he returned home. Bowers, 24, who has been in Fallujah since August 2004, made his first tour in Iraq from January 2003 to September 2003. He decided he had to go back for a second time because he was haunted by media reports indicating that the situation in Iraq was worsening.

Students question process behind dorm smoking ban

The Residence Hall Association did not conduct a formal survey of dorm residents before persuading University officials to ban smoking in residence halls next year, prompting some students to question the group's methods.

Timers aimed at improving safety

University officials hope changes to pedestrian crossings will improve safety nearly a year and a half after a car hit a student in front of the Marvin Center. Earlier this month, most campus intersections were equipped with timers that tell pedestrians how many seconds they have to cross the street.

Senate candidates have mixed luck getting support

Student Association Senate hopeful Luke Moses proudly made his campaign rounds in Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Hall last Monday in jeans and a sweater. "I need to ask you guys something," Moses asked, standing outside the room of sophomores Caitlin Bearce and Colleen Keller.

Student faculty committee promotes scholarship

The Joint Committee of Faculty and Students is taking more measures to promote its annual scholarship, which last year had a small applicant pool of mostly Student Association members. Of last year's seven $1,000 scholarship recipients, five were students involved in the organization.

Design major attracts students to Mount Vernon

Some students attend GW for its setting in the home of power politics. Others are attracted by its School of Business and proximity to Fortune 500 companies. But 40 undergraduates are attending GW to participate in a small program, not even housed on the University's main campus: interior design.

Show fails to draw some acts, big crowd

Sounds of stepping and clapping filled the stage of Lisner Auditorium Saturday night at the Alpha Phi Alpha Step Show, but the rhythm was heard by only half the expected crowd. Besides catering to mostly empty seats in a 1,500-person venue that was expected to be filled, the eighth annual dance competition also failed to attract half of the acts scheduled to perform.

Verse magazine looks to expand

Many GW students can now say they have been pictured in the same magazine as Jessica Simpson. The student-run entertainment magazine, Verse, covers GW social life but puts famous faces on its cover. Editor-in-Chief Addia Cooper-Henry started the "socialite" magazine last year to expose students to fashion, trends, music and nightlife.

Calendar

Tuesday Annual celebration and bonfire for George Washington's birthday Includes a cherry pie eating contest 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. University Yard "D.C. 101: Public Education in the District" Panel discussion on D.C. schools 7 to 9 p.m. Marvin Center Amphitheater Sponsored by the Neighbor's Project "Demystifying the Grad School Experience" Discussion about what to expect in graduate school 7:30 to 9:00 p.

GW Briefs

New copy center to open in Marvin Center A new copy center set to open Feb. 28 will replace the Pulse Copy Center, which closed in December. FedExKinko's will operate the copy center, located in the ground floor of the Marvin Center. The Pulse, formerly in that location, closed Dec.

Corrections

A photo caption on the front page of the Feb. 14 issue misidentified a professor. Her name is Sarah Purdy. The article "Slate hit with violations" (Feb. 14, p. 3) misidentified Mary Mai as a former Senate chief of staff. She is the former chief of staff to Student Association President Omar Woodard.

Snapshot: Change in Leadership