February 1, 1999

As GW administrators attend to the growing alcohol problem on campus, several have questioned the role Greek-letter organizations play in developing a alcohol culture among college students. “Of the 22 students hospitalized last semester, several were described as having consumed alcohol at a fraternity event or house at some point in their evening,” said Senior […]

The GW women’s basketball team split a pair of road games with a win over La Salle Thursday and a loss at North Carolina State University Sunday. GW (13-6, 7-2 A-10) will be at the Smith Center for its next two games, facing Dayton at 7 p.m. Friday and Xavier at 2 p.m. Sunday. North […]

(U-WIRE) NEW YORK – One day after the Center for Individual Rights launched its nationwide campaign against the use of affirmative action in college admissions, Columbia University officials defended the school’s admissions policies as not only legal, but essential to the creation of a diverse student body. “Columbia has had an affirmative action program for […]

In a decade when folk music does not capture attention like it used to, some hints of the genre remain. Blending together rock and acoustic sounds, female musicians of the 1990s have emerged with a different type of folk – folk rock. Epitomizing the new sound, Ani DiFranco returns with her latest release Up, Up, […]

UPD investigates bomb scare in Lisner Hall Members of the Metropolitan Police Department Explosive Ordinance Unit were called in Saturday night to investigate a suspicious package found in Lisner Hall. The call was made at 6:51 p.m., and within minutes MPD and University Police officers sealed off and evacuated the block around the building. Maurina […]

Students can enjoy live theater for the price of a movie ticket when the Arena Stage holds its College Night Feb. 4. With a valid college ID, students can purchase tickets for the Arena Stage’s production of “The Women” for $7.50. The admission price also includes post-show entertainment by Millennium Jazz, a jazz trio from […]

The Joint Committee of Faculty and Students discussed a proposal Friday that would integrate rape under the definition of sexual assault, change reporting and victim assistance procedures, and enhance campus awareness about the issue. The Student Association Senate-sponsored resolution presented to the JCFS Friday intends to eliminate “the distinction between rape and sexual assault,” according […]

Depeche Mode is one of the few bands from the 1980s that survived the cross-over into the 1990s. But more impressively, it became more successful in the later years. Although critics often disliked it, the band was successful commercially. Many of the big-name bands of today, including Smashing Pumpkins, Placebo and Tricky, have cited Depeche […]

OK kids, get ready to have some fun. Yes, I know I usually write about dreary, serious and mundane topics, but this installment is going to be completely different. It is going to be wacky. You see, it all goes back to New Year’s. I was visiting New York City for the huge Times Square […]

When Skip Gnehm was president of the GW student government in the mid-1960s, he knew students who had been expelled for violating the school’s residence hall curfew or for sneaking into the women’s hall. Times have changed in Foggy Bottom in the ensuing 30 years, not just on campus, but also at the Department of […]