March 2, 2000

Heather Fink on getting kicked off the ballot for executive vice president: Basically, because I’m scared of bugs is the reason I can’t be EVP.

Student Association presidential candidates Jeff Marootian and David Burt will participate in a run-off election next week because neither received the necessary 40 percent threshold, according to statistics distributed by the SA Election Committee at 5 p.m. Thursday. In the presidential race, Marootian garnered the most support with 37.59 percent of the total vote. Burt […]

After the Joint Election Committee’s election debacle last year, it seemed things couldn’t get any worse – until this year. Because the Student Activities Center failed to contact the person who usually programs the voting machines, students voted for candidates on paper ballots while machines sat idle. Not only is the situation simply unacceptable, but […]

Amid yawns and the occasional swear word, the ballots were counted by hand Wednesday night. And Thursday morning. As one counter yelled out the names on each ballot, the talleys were kept. A pretty fair and accurate system, if this was 1821, before computers or voting machines. But in the first Student Association elections of […]

All season long for the GW men’s basketball team, what’s supposed to happen rarely has. Whether it was a win over Maryland or a loss to Duquesne, the Colonials have consistently redefined the improbable. And even when they seemed to be headed in only one direction, they went and lost to La Salle. But this […]

This Saturday at noon, GW will take the court for its last home game of this disappointing season. Mark Lund will be on the sidelines for his last regular season game as a Colonial, and in celebration of Senior Day, I think all students should show up. As part of the graduating senior class, I […]

The Atlantic 10 West Division champion GW women’s basketball team begins postseason play Saturday at noon when it will take on the Temple/La Salle winner in the A-10 Tournament’s quarterfinal round at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. GW enters the A-10 tourney with the same regular season record (23-4) as the other top conference teams […]

Editor’s note: The names of some of the GW students in this story have been changed to protect their identities. Relaxing in her room after a day of classes, a sophomore sits in front of her computer furiously typing, eager to share the day’s events with friends on America Online’s Instant Messenger. Clara, who did […]

GW student perception of academic cheating has changed as different methods of cheating develop and stress levels remain high, University officials said. A recent national study that shows about 84 percent of university students believe they need to cheat to get ahead. The U.S. News and World Report study cited parental pressure, peer pressure and […]

George Washington (15-13, 9-6 Atlantic 10) No. 5 Temple (22-5, 13-2 A-10) Saturday, March 4, NoonSmith CenterTV: ESPN (broadcasters: Dave Sims and Jimmy Dykes) Radio: WAGE 1200 AM (available on the Internet at Broadcast.com) Campus radio: WRGW 540 AM (available on GWTV Channel 22; available on Internet at www.gwradio.com) TotalCast live statistical updates: Available at […]