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WEB UPDATE: Trachtenberg to leave GW presidency July 2007

Posted Tuesday, April 4, 11:00 p.m.
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, the good-humored Brooklynite who has left his imprint on every facet of The George Washington University, announced Tuesday night his retirement effective July 2007, when his contract expires. By that time he will have been president for 19 years, making him the third longest-serving leader in the University's history.

WEB UPDATE: In deciding to depart, SJT displays signature traits: confidence and humor

Posted Wednesday, April 5, 2:23 a.m. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg got a lot of advice from his food Tuesday. On the day he announced his retirement from GW after nearly 20 years in Rice Hall, the cap to his soda told him "You're doing the right thing." A late dinner at a local Chinese restaurant yielded a fortune cookie that said, "Overlook not your own opportunity."

Runoff to feature Thorpe vs. Corr, Lasky vs. Chang

The Real GW slate, led by Student Association presidential candidate Morgan Corr and Angela Chang for executive vice president, almost pulled off an election sweep last week. But for the sweep to be complete, Corr and Chang will have to win this week's runoff on Wednesday and Thursday.

GW Law student threatens lawsuit against Hillel over terrorist allegations

A student accused of having links to terrorists is threatening to sue two prominent Jewish organizations if allegations against him are not dropped immediately. Fadi Kiblawi, a third-year law student, continues to deny claims made in an e-mail sent last week over the Hillel listserv that he is a terrorist.

SA elections see 11 percent increase in voting

About 375 more students voted in this year's Student Association general election compared to last year - an 11 percent increase that people close to the election attribute to better placement of online voting stations and the presence three slates this year.

Lulu's celebrates its final party Friday night

Hundreds of college students swarmed Lulu's Club Mardi Gras Friday to celebrate its last night after a more than 30-year run.

GW, DCPS release plans for F Street dorm and high school renovations

The GW dormitory to be built directly behind the School Without Walls at 22nd and G streets will include apartment-style rooms with four single bedrooms and two bathrooms to each suite, according to building plans released by the University and D.C. Public Schools in late March.

GW scientist develops sign-language glove

A GW research scientist is working to change the way those who use sign language communicate with the world. A device, developed by Jose Hernandez-Rebollar and funded by the federal Department of Education, features a glove that reads hand motions and arm elevation to determine what a deaf person is signing with his hand.

Former SA president will likely decline Senate seat

Just when he thought he was out, they pulled him back in. With two write-in votes, former Student Association President Omar Woodard won a seat in the SA Senate last week. But don't expect him to take office. Woodard, a first-year graduate student in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and presidential administrative fellow, said he does not plan on taking the seat because he has "a whole lot of other things going on.

Hatchet named region's best non-daily college paper

For the third year in a row, The Hatchet won the Society of Professional Journalists' award for regional best non-daily college newspaper at the organization's awards conference Saturday. The Hatchet and its staffers won a total of 13 Mark of Excellence awards, including seven first-place awards, in the mid-Atlantic region that includes college publications in D.

UPD earns elite certification

GW's University Police Department joined an elite group of less than 1 percent of campus police departments late last month after it received national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. CALEA is a voluntary accreditation agency that assesses law enforcement agencies across the country at all levels.

EMeRG event discusses Homeland security

For 10 years the GW Emergency Medical Response Group has been giving students medical care free of direct charge. Last week the student organization sponsored two events in celebration of its 10-year anniversary and to raise its campus profile. On Friday in 1957 E St.

Controversial feminist Paglia addresses honors students

The perceived weakness and disintegration of the American humanities education was the topic of discussion at the biannual honors symposium held Friday night. Camille Paglia - a noted author, university professor of 30 years and controversial orator - spoke to an audience of approximately 90 students, teachers and guests Friday about her concerns with what she termed the faltering of the humanities department at the American university.

Admissions office says SAT mistakes won't have major effects

About 150 GW undergraduate applications were affected by the grading problems that plagued nearly 5,000 SAT test-takers this year, but the mistake will have little or no effect on the admissions process, University officials said. Kathryn Napper, director of Undergraduate Admissions at GW, said she received the names of affected students shortly after the College Board investigated the problem.

New Verizon antenna set to be built on Funger by late summer

Students using Verizon cell phones next year should have drastically better reception on campus. The University and the cell phone carrier agreed to a contract after seven months of negotiations that will place an antenna atop Funger Hall. The contract was signed last week, and the University expects the new Verizon antenna system to be up and running by late summer, said David Swartz, vice president and chief information officer for University Information Systems & Services.

General Election Winners

General Election Winners Note: Runoff election for SA President and Executive Vice President will occur this Wednesday and Thursday. President Runoff: Morgan Corr (Real GW): 904 Runoff: Lamar Thorpe: 727 Elliot Rozenberg (GWUnited): 675 Nick D'Addario (The College Party): 391 Casey Pond: 320 Daniel Mittelberger: 69 Nate Hayward: 30 Executive Vice President Runoff: Josh Lasky (GWUnited): 914 Runoff: Angela (Angie) Chang (Real GW): 844 Kirk Haldeman: 826 Kristen Walker (The College Party): 470 Program Board Executive Chair Bea Querido: 1346 Program Board Vice Chair Dustin G.

GW Briefs

GW graduate programs got higher marks The GW Law School is the 19th best in the country, according to the "America's Best Graduate Schools" edition of U.S. News & World Report that will hit newsstands Monday. This year's ranking is one spot higher than last year's among the 180 accredited law schools nationwide.

Calendar

Monday The Proliferation Crisis in Iran: A Failure of Global Governance? Join a panel of State Department officials and international affairs scholars to discuss the current situation in Iran. 6 to 8 p.m. 1957 E Street Rm. 602 Sponsored by the GW Center for the Study of Globalization Wednesday Reading from "My Body Politic" Simi Linton, prominent activist and founder of Disability/Arts, will be sharing her latest work.

Corrections

In the March 23 Greek Brief ("Omicron Delta Kappa begins application process," p. 2), the group was erroneously identified as a community service organization. It is a leadership fraternity. Also, the organization will be sponsoring a leadership symposium for high school students this month.

Incoming freshmen to register for classes before CI

Editor's note: This article was originally published online, on March 23. Remember being a pre-freshman sitting down at Colonial Inauguration for hours trying to select classes you knew little or nothing about? Those days are over. This year, the University has made changes to the way the students in the class of 2010 will register for their first semester of classes.

Business students team up with real world partners

Editor's note: This article was originally published online, on March 30. Next time Donald Trump is looking for contestants for his show, he may not have to travel much farther than the School of Business. Three of the school's classes are having students gain real-world experience in their field of study, mostly from inside the classroom.