October 2, 2001

For several hours on Sept. 11, New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani stepped in for President George W. Bush to lead a nation faced with tragedy. Flanked by police and fire officials, New York’s emergency response to the terrorist attack’s was highly commendable – a model that all cities should follow. Giuliani proved he […]

The numbers are in. Many Greek-letter organizations accepted more new members this fall than the fall of 2000. Fraternities reported an average increase of two new members, while only one accepted fewer this fall than last year. Sororities are also increasing their pledge classes. Sigma Delta Tau accepted 19 women this semester, compared to 18 […]

Three knocks on the door, five flowers tied into a bouquet, two places set at a candle-lit table and maybe, just maybe, one goodnight kiss. These are the ingredients for a formal date, a dying occurrence in college. Replacing the traditional mating ritual is the relatively new, more casual trend of hooking up. A poll […]

Rule number one for planning an effective protest: make sure your audience is listening. Rule number two: make sure you have a coherent message. Protesters violated both these rules last weekend, when the International Monetary Fund and World Bank had planned to meet, during a hasty and unfocused campaign against war and a sundry list […]

Typically, GW students spend time together during class, in their rooms and at parties. But many are surrounded by familiar GW faces off campus everyday – at work. Many students said working with people who not only share their age, but also their school has been a great experience because it gives the workplace a […]

This weekend I stepped outside of our pages and into a completely other world to see how the other side lives. Taking advantage of the five-day vacation President Trachtenberg begrudgingly gave us, I traveled to Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill just outside of Chicago. It’s interesting how your perspective of what a college should look […]

The Rollins Band 9:30 Club Henry Rollins may hail from the inner realms of the D.C. punk scene, but after almost 20 years in the business, he seems to have fully absolved himself of his roots. He has replaced his once-deviant spirit for an ironic opposite. This punk turned himself into a musclehead. Perhaps this […]

Oysterhead The Grand Pecking Order In stores now Jam music fans must have asked each other what would happen if Phish, heirs to Grateful Dead’s jam throne, and punk-funk pioneers Primus got together and produced a record. Oysterhead’s The Grand Pecking Order arrives as the slightly unsatisfying answer to such queries. The Grand Pecking Order […]

CNN’s “Crossfire” finished its stay at GW last week, filming five shows in the Jack Morton Auditorium in the Media and Public Affairs building for a second-straight week. Guests included senators, activists and authors who discussed issues surrounding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Students and “Crossfire” hosts Bill Press and Tucker Carlson discussed the United […]