February 8, 2001

Valentine’s Day is coming up and I have no idea what to get my girlfriend. I love her a lot and she knows it and I would buy her anything in the world but I just don’t have the money. She knows I’ve been strapped for cash lately but I still want to do something […]

Crowd: those who can tolerate groping “dancers” Price: free entry, $5 for upstairs Address: 1218Wisconsin St., Georgetown Dancing: yes, to hip-hop Drinks: $5 dollar mixed drinks and Heinekins Friday night we decided to try something new, so we hit up Third Edition. We didn’t quite know what to expect but we went in ready to […]

Secret societies exist on many prestigious college campuses. While most enlist a secret membership and do things in the name of their organizations to improve their communities, GW’s secret society, the Order of the Hippo, is anything but typical. Established in 1997 by University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and a group of students, the Order […]

In the wake of Saturday’s heartbreaking 71-63 overtime loss to rival Xavier, the GW men’s basketball team will travel to face another Atlantic 10 power Thursday night when the Colonials take on Temple at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. At stake for the 9-12 Colonials is the fleeting chance to turn around a disappointing season. […]

GW students will celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans this February during Black History Month. Activities planned by the Black Student Union and others will look back at the civil rights movement and educate how historical events shaped today’s multicultural society. This year’s theme “Looking Back, Moving Forward,” centers on how past events influenced today’s […]

Secret Service agents shot and subdued a 47-year-old Indiana man wielding a gun outside the White House Wednesday morning. The alleged gunman, Robert Pickett, a former Internal Revenue Service employee from Evansville, Ind., was taken to GW Hospital, arriving at 11:57 a.m. Hospital officials said the man was in stable condition during a press conference […]

GW announced Wednesday a 4.4 percent tuition increase for next year – the lowest hike in 13 years. Announcing the 2001-02 budget to student leaders at a meeting Wednesday night, GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg said alumni fundraising and increased gifts helped cut .1 percent from last year’s tuition increase of 4.5 percent. “We have […]

Members of GW’s Indian community began a campaign to raise money for relatives and other victims in India following the worst earthquake in the country’s history Jan. 26. “We’ve raised a few hundred dollars … although we were rushed in our efforts,” Indian Student Association President Rishi Desai said. Desai said the organization hopes to […]

A male student reported that he was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning outside the Savoy apartment building on the corner of 22nd and L streets, said Dolores Stafford, director of University Police Department. The student was alone at 2:50 a.m. when a man approached him, showed a gun and told the student to hand […]

GW students and professors will bring their classroom to Miriam’s Kitchen next Tuesday morning. With the help of two graduate English professors and GW volunteers, members of a new seminar named Miriam’s Dialogue will embark on a tour of international literature at the local soup kitchen. “As the title suggests it is to be an […]