Courtney Calvin

GW students dance the hula with Hawaii club

GW students hula-danced for guests at a luau hosted by GW’s Hawaii Club Saturday night in the Marvin Center Ballroom. We wanted to bring the aloha spirit to GW because it’s hard for Hawaiians to make the transition to the mainland, said Aishah Valencia, president of the club. The luau, which organizers said they are […]

GW Pride gets `out and about’

Representatives from a national gay and lesbian organization spoke to GW students about their group’s efforts to pass more legislation of interest to the gay community as well as current legal injustices toward homosexuals Monday night. GW Pride sponsored the Stop the Hate event in the Dorothy Marvin Betts Theatre with members of the Human […]

Internet campaigning: Surfing the Web to find SA candidate platforms

Candidates for Student Association president and executive vice president are using the Internet to propel their campaigns and inform their constituencies. Most of the sites contain information about the candidates, platforms, election information and links to other candidates’ sites. Non-graduating senior David Burt, who is running for SA president, has included a message board where […]

Africana exhibit debuts at Gelman Library

Among scores of books, articles, photographs and memorabilia is a history of a 400-year-old struggle and a foundation for future leaders in Africana Women at the Dawn of the New Millennium: The Exhibit at Gelman Library. The collection of artifacts and literature highlight the importance of contributions made by famous and lesser-known Africana women from […]

Green U improves GW recycling

GW’s Green University informed students about the importance of recycling at their first GW Recycles Day, modeled after America Recycles Day, on the Quad Saturday. “One of the main purposes of today is dispensing important information. Our main goal is to increase the efficiency of GW’s system and to let people know that they can […]