While former U.S. President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara may have headlined the list of this year’s Commencement speakers, they were not the only ones to address the graduating class of 2006. In addition to the former first couple and media conglomerate Viacom’s chief executive officer Sumner Redstone, who received honorary degrees from […]
Good morning Froggy Bottom. The owners of Froggy Bottom Pub – one of the neighborhood’s most popular hangouts – will soon be opening a restaurant and motel a world away based on the Pennsylvania Avenue venue. Hien Bui has owned the Froggy Bottom Pub for seven years. Along with her husband, Hoang, she plans on […]
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 […]
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. One class is participating in a marketing campaign for the […]
It’s 11 a.m. on a Saturday outside Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington at 16th and L streets in Northwest. Two groups stand outside, their ideologies diametrically opposed. In a prayer circle of about 15 people on the tiny lawn in front of the clinic, two anti-abortion protesters kneel at both sides of a sidewalk leading […]
Student Health Services has postponed its annual flu shot clinics because it has not yet received enough vaccines. The University’s regular flu shot provider, Medical Faculty Associates Pharmacy, did not supply any vaccines this year. A small shipment of 200 flu shots was received Tuesday night from the company Chiron, said Dr. Isabel Goldenberg, director […]
Students know him from contributions to works such as “The Guido,” “Brawny Beef” and “Turkey Cool Ranch.” He had his own television show on the Food Network. He owns two restaurants. And now Michael Symon has another accolade under his belt: a competition against the Iron Chef. “The Iron Chefs typically don’t lose,” said Michael […]
The GW Chamber Choir’s Nov. 20 performance of “From the Outside Looking In” marks the first time a GW Music Department group will perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. “This opportunity is amazing,” senior GW Chamber Choir member Jeff Stern said. “Of course, it means the pressure’s on, but I […]