RHA looks to mix upperclassmen halls
Residence Hall Association leaders said they want to allow sophomores to live in some upperclassman residence halls including New Hall and City Hall next semester. Their decision came after an administrative announcement last week that will prevent sophomores from living in upperclassmen halls.

Administrators also announced the number of housing picks auctioned at Martha’s Marathon will drop from ten to five.

Johnson said the RHA general body will vote at an upcoming meeting whether to approach the administration with the idea, noting that RHA’s “power to designate residence halls is almost always taken.”

He said juniors and seniors will still pick rooms before sophomores, and only ten percent of rooms in upperclassmen residence halls are usually “pull-ins.”

Jim Breuer tickets on sale
Tickets to see comedian Jim Breuer, former Saturday Night Live member and star of the movie “Half Baked,” are currently on sale. The show is Sunday, Feb. 16 at 9:30 p.m. in the Smith Center.

Students can purchase tickets for $8 at Ticketmaster.

Recess holds comedy show
Recess, GW’s oldest comedy group, will hold a show Friday at midnight in the Dorothy Betts Theater in the Marvin Center.

The performance will be a mixture of improvisation, sketch comedy skits and videos. Admission is $3.

Experts to discuss Israeli elections
Ambassador Victor Jackovich, senior political adviser for U.S. Military Operations in Afghanistan, will speak Thursday in Stuart Hall room 103. His speech, “Prevailing Against International Terrorism: U.S. and Coalition Operations in Afghanistan,” will begin at 12:30 p.m.

Afghan expert to speak on campus
The University will hold a discussion titled “The Israeli Elections: Results and Consequences” Thursday afternoon from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Marvin Center room 310.

Bernard Reich, a political science and international affairs professor; Walter Reich Yitzhak, a Rabin memorial professor and Paul Scham, research development coordinator for the Harry S. Truman Institute and the Hebrew University, will address the crowd.

New group trains to prevent sexual assault
The GW Alliance for Sexual Assault Awareness will hold its first planning meeting and training session Sunday afternoon. The Alliance works to help stop sexual assault through peer education and awareness.

The Center for Alcohol and other Drug Education and Student Health Services put together the Alliance.

The meeting will take place Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. in the Thurston Hall TV lounge.

–Julie Gordon