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NAACP chairman will speak at Commencement

Breaking News Monday, March 24, 10:06 a.m. Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP, will deliver this year's Commencement address, the University announced today.

Clinton will deliver Iraq War address Monday at Marvin Center

Saturday, March 15, 10:00 pm. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will deliver a speech about the Iraq war at Marvin Center Monday morning, according to a news release issued by the New York Democrat Saturday evening.

Gym Class Heroes will headline Spring Fling

Saturday, March 15, 10:09 p.m. The Gym Class Heroes will perform at Spring Fling, Program Board announced Saturday night.

Clinton talks about Iraq at Marvin Center

Monday, March 17, 2:33 p.m. The U.S. military could spend 100 years in Iraq if the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is the next commander in chief, said Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton.

Knapp speaks to Masons, but steers clear of membership

Saturday, March 15, 6:10 p.m. University President Steven Knapp made his first official appearance at a Freemason event Friday, but left little clues as to whether he would join the historic brotherhood like many of his predecessors at GW.

Vishal Aswani captures Student Association presidency

SA Sen. Vishal Aswani received more than 55 percent of the more than 3,000 votes cast, edging out SA Sen. Kevin Kozlowski (U-At-Large) and capturing the Student Association presidency.

Weak dollar limits students studying overseas

As the value of the U.S. dollar continues to plunge compared to the euro and the British pound, GW students abroad are beginning to feel the pinch.

Conservative group to bring Rove to GW

Former White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove will return to GW for a Young America's Foundation lecture at the end of the month.

D.C. violent crime up, GW still safe

Although GW's Foggy Bottom campus can seem like a protective bubble, the University is located in a city with some of the nation's highest crime rates.

Professor resigns without notice

A popular speech and hearing science professor resigned abruptly last week and later sent an e-mail to a student indicating discrimination influenced her decision.

Greeks waltz with local elders

The Sigma Kappa sorority and the Kappa Sigma fraternity hosted their annual senior citizen "prom" for the residents of St. Mary's Court, a Foggy Bottom building for senior citizens last Friday.

Condos sell for landmark prices

Some off-campus housing just got a lot more expensive. A new apartment complex in the West End has some of the priciest real estate in Foggy Bottom, with units available for millions of dollars.

Amanpour reflects on a career of risks abroad

Journalist Marvin Kalb pressed CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour about her experiences covering dangerous conflicts and questioned her decision to risk her life for her career, during the Kalb Report Monday night.

Survey: Student interest in SA low

Voter turnout for this year's Student Association general election hit record highs, but according to a survey conducted by The Hatchet, GW students on average were apathetic about the SA.

Josh Ritter to headline Fountain Day

Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter will headline this year's annual Fountain Day concert and festival, scheduled for April 26 on the Mount Vernon Campus.

GW professor promotes book on psychology of terrorists

Web Extra Political psychologist Jerrold Post listened to a Palestinian terrorist nonchalantly discuss how he murdered a Jewish woman on a hijacked Egyptian flight, but this was just part of the job.

Theft from area cars on the rise

Thefts from cars have increased in Foggy Bottom, and police tackling the crime trend said local residents are not careful enough with their property. The solution? Hide the iPod.

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Snapshot: Spring Love

Rebecca Fox, a professor of human sexuality, explains a dental dam while answering anonymous questions from students during a Voices for Choices event.

SA Note: SA pushing to allow rollover of J Street money

Student Association officials are lobbying administrators and Sodexho to allow rollover of unused J Street dining money.

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Knapp gives keynote at World Bank conference

Web Extra The World Bank's managing director said soaring oil prices makes purchasing food a greater financial burden for poor families in developing nations at an energy conference held at GW this week.