November 16, 2000

Thank you to all of the GW community members and neighborhood residents who have been supportive of my candidacy for the Advisory Neighborhood Commission. It is an honor to have been elected, and I look forward to serving our community. I established many positive working relationships with current and former members of the ANC, and […]

A small electrical fire in the basement of the H.B. Burns Memorial Building caused an evacuation of the building late Wednesday morning, said Dolores Stafford, director of University Police Department. No one was injured and the cause of the fire has not yet been determined, she said. The building is part of the GW Medical […]

We still don’t know who will be the next president of the United States. The White House hinges on the state of Florida. It’s our fault. For the first time, our generation had the opportunity to choose our own future. Our parents’ generation sold us out from 1980-1992. The legacy of Ronald Reagan is a […]

Student groups joined efforts to promote a mix of cultures at the Multicultural Intercollegiate Career Conference last weekend. The three-day event, which began Friday, drew an estimated 250 students from a wide assortment of ethnic backgrounds, organizers said. The weekend festivities sponsored by the Multicultural Intercollegiate Organization, a GW student group that promotes multiculturalism and […]

A new Residence Hall Association proposal recommends that GW change its housing lottery to allow rising sophomores to pick their on-campus housing first. The RHA will vote on the proposal after it receives student input. The proposal, drafted by freshman Steve Sobel and junior Rosalyn Metz, recommends that GW reserve upperclassman residence halls for junior […]

At about 10 p.m. on election night, when Florida was taken out of the Gore fold and returned to the netherworld of the too close to call states, my heart sank. Being Irish-Catholic and a Democrat, a cocktail which often generates a potent sense of pessimism, I knew it was over. Still, I suffered in […]

Members of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission and the Foggy Bottom community say GW’s campus plan will not pass in its current form when it comes to vote in December. GW will not compromise, said ANC Secretary Richard Sheehey, a 1995 graduate of GW. GW is probably going to lose. The D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment […]

There comes a point in every student’s life when he or she must decide to stop being a student. For some, this decision to step into the real world is easy, while others find it an incredible leap. Why are there differences? What are the virtues of leaving student life to become an independent adult? […]

The D.C. Court of Appeals heard an appeal of the Board of Zoning Adjustment’s decision to allow construction of the new GW Hospital Wednesday. The Foggy Bottom Association filed the appeal even though construction on the new facility is already underway. Considering the foundation for the hospital is already in place, the FBA’s appeal appears […]