September 10, 1998

One of the biggest issues on campus this year is the trouble several fraternities got into before the beginning of the school year. Some fraternities threw parties at Colonial Inauguration and some threw parties during the first weekend of the semester. Each organization that made that attempt to let students have a good time received […]

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the history-making journalists who uncovered the Watergate scandal in The Washington Post, engaged GW students in a question and answer session Thursday. The two famous reporters were peppered with students’ questions in Lanny Davis’ class, “Scandal, Damage Control and American Politics” in an overflowing Hillel auditorium. Students asked questions on […]

Simon Birch (Hollywood Pictures) could have been a great film if it had not relied so much on poor humor and a cute little boy. It is a shame – the film features good performances from Joe Mazzello and Ashley Judd. Simon Birch follows two young boys on their search for answers to their individual […]

For the past few years, freshmen at GW have been forced to live in study lounges because of the lack of available housing for all students. Ask any student who has spent time in a residence hall what it is like to live with three, four or five other students. They’ll tell stories about long […]

The Student Association and Residence Hall Association paired up Tuesday to register 500 students to vote in November’s D.C. elections. Organizers reached their goal, registering 200 voters Tuesday afternoon and 300 more at an evening registration drive in the residence halls, SA Executive Vice President Jesse Strauss said. “Because most students don’t vote in the […]

Two tramps who sit on a mound of dirt on a roadside simply waiting does not sound like a compelling concept for a play. But in Samuel Beckett’s dramatic modern play “Waiting for Godot,” waiting is anything but boring. The Studio Theatre’s “Waiting for Godot” brings the 1940s drama into the modern world. This 50th […]

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GW’s Center for Career Education launched a campaign this summer to advertise its mid-career academic programs to residents of the D.C. metropolitan area. The ongoing ad campaign – which has cost GW $305,000 in the last year – incorporates direct mail, advertisements in newspapers and on Metro cars, radio spots, and banners on Web sites. […]

Two kitchen fires forced the evacuation of students in Francis Scott Key and Munson halls late last week, the third and fourth fires on campus in the last two weeks. Residence hall smoke detectors failed in both of last week’s fires, raising questions among students about GW’s fire safety standards. Thursday’s fire in FSK Hall, […]

People outside the Greek-letter community can say what they want about fraternity and sorority life. Leukemia patient Michelle Crosby said she could spend hours explaining why everyone should join a Greek-letter organization. “You just don’t know what you’re going to need and when you’re going to need it,” said Crosby, a recent rush adviser for […]