November 23, 1998

African Americans United hosted its first annual Kwanzaa celebration Friday at GW’s University Club. The celebration included traditional Kwanzaa rituals as well as an African dancer, poetry readings and a guest speaker. “We started the event (at GW) because we wanted to continue the tradition of (AAU),” said sophomore Monica Seldon, AAU activities director. “We […]

Portishead coined the pugnacious genre of “trip hop” with its 1994 release Dummy. Then the band left scores of angst-driven fans waiting nearly three years for the band’s next release, a solid self-titled album. With its latest release, Portishead shows how well its innovative sound translates into live performances on PNYC (Polygram), a live recording […]

Thirty-five GW Law School students participated in the school’s annual Van Vleck Constitutional Law and the national Giles Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court Competitions Saturday. “It’s a really great opportunity,” said David Sheppard, vice president of the Moot Court Board. “When we spend a lot of time being lectured in classrooms, seldom do we have […]

The 9:30 Club couldn’t decide what it wanted to be when Cake visited Nov. 15. The concert hall resembled a jazz club, a country bar, a 70s disco, a folk sing-along and a mosh pit – which just reflects the sound of Cake. After its breakthrough hit of 1996, “The Distance,” Cake suddenly attracted a […]

The Hunger Banquet and Help the Homeless 5K Walkathon concluded a weeklong series of events designed to raise money and food to combat worldwide hunger and homelessness, said Jennifer Olson, coordinator of the event and a homelessness fellow in the Office of Community Service. The banquet, held in the Marvin Center ballroom Friday night, demonstrated […]

Students who live on GW’s Foggy Bottom campus may have a hard time imagining a congenial relationship with local residents after years of strained town-gown relations. Battles between students and Foggy Bottom residents’ associations over the New Hall, the health and wellness center and even the Advisory Neighborhood Commission elections have contributed to the tense […]

Tau Kappa Epsilon hosted its first “Turkey Bowl” Sunday to raise money for the Special Olympics, said Brandon Moss, a Tau Kappa Epsilon member and the event’s organizer. Moss said philanthropic events are most successful when fun activities, such as football, are incorporated. “It’s fun and it’s going to a good cause,” Moss said. “That’s […]

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So Thanksgiving is almost here. That means professors feel like they have free reign to assign work like crazy. I honestly have at least one paper for every class. So naturally, I studied all weekend, right? Wait, no. I’m saving my six hours worth of studying for the hour and a half plane ride back […]

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