April 22, 2002

The D.C. Zoning Commission rejected a re-worked Elliott School amenity package from GW on Friday, asking for an offer that could be more easily enforced. The board had asked GW for a better offer in March and will meet again Tuesday to decide if GW has complied. Until the city accepts an offer from GW, […]

Hundreds of protesters peacefully gathered outside the World Bank and International Monetary Fund headquarters Saturday afternoon to protest globalization. The scene was a far cry from protests two years ago that drew thousands and captured national headlines. This year, tens of thousands of demonstrators in the District marching against the war on terrorism and for […]

Foggy Bottom awoke early to the sounds of motorcades and police sirens Saturday, the first day of a weekend of scheduled protests. Blocks away, the first demonstrators gathered outside the World Bank in the shadow of a large, inflatable globe with the words “for sale” printed on the side. At 18th and H streets, where […]

A student employee in the Registrar’s Office was fired earlier this semester for changing grades, University officials confirmed last week. The University is still investigating the case and it is unclear if Student Judicial Services has acted on it. University Registrar Dennis Geyer said the incident “appears to have affected five or less students” and […]

A federal judge last week lifted zoning restrictions that would have required GW to create at least 1,500 new beds for students in the next six months, clearing the way for building projects on campus to continue as planned. U.S. District Court Judge Louis Oberdorfer called the D.C zoning rules requiring GW to house 70 […]

Palestinian supporters dominated demonstrations Saturday as an estimated 75,000 protesters crowded the National Mall and Ellipse for a weekend of protests during the biennial International Monetary Fund and World Bank conference. At least three GW students were arrested in connection to the weekend’s events. Demonstrators gathered to protest the war in Afghanistan, U.S. aid to […]

GW’s full-time faculty members earn less on average than most of its market basket schools, including New York and Boston universities, according to a report released Friday by the American Association of University Professors. The report, published in the Friday edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education, lists GW’s average salary for a full professor […]

Amadeus, Milos Forman’s 1985 film that won eight Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director, is back in theaters with an added bonus. After the film’s original 1984 release, producer Saul Zaentz and Academy Award-winning director Milos Forman discussed several scenes they had reluctantly left out. They worked with film editor Tom Christopher and original […]

Everyone takes piano lessons growing up, but most people quit because they don’t want to practice. At times, senior Melissa Giges has thought of quitting, too, but her dreams are beginning to come true because she stuck with it. The New York native releases her debut CD, No Perfect Time, this week. Giges started playing […]

The Trachtenberg administration has quietly mailed to many faculty members a telephone number they can use to lodge anonymous complaints against any student or fellow faculty member. The complaints can be based upon alleged violations of any University rule or policy, or anything the caller thinks might be unethical. The administration has promised to thoroughly […]