February 13, 2003

GW officials said they are beginning negotiations with the city school board about proposed campus housing and a new School Without Walls High School despite a pending ruling on the building’s historical value. University Senior Counsel Charles Barber said last week’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals gives GW “further impetus to develop more […]

If legislation currently before a City Council committee passes, it will grant campus police departments the authority to develop a memorandum of understanding with the Metropolitan Police Department to give those departments legal jurisdiction on the city streets that run through and adjacent to their campuses. The intent is not to “allow more student violations […]

Talk of unionization among adjunct faculty and graduate teaching assistants has sparked discussion about working conditions for part-time professors on campus. Part-time professors make up about 64 percent of faculty, according to the GW Office of Institutional Research. In fall 2001 there were 2,725 part-time faculty members out of 4,233 professors. There are currently about […]

The “scandals” in the Student Association have reached a new low. When I envisioned and planned the GW Farmers Market, I intended it to be an organization to aid and enhance student life, to foster a relationship between students and the community and to bring items unavailable around GW to the very center of campus. […]

Former President Bill Clinton spoke to a capacity crowd Tuesday at Georgetown University in an address capping a conference discussing issues facing young Americans. “The great challenge is to convert this youthful idealism … into action,” Clinton said, addressing the audience of student leaders. The day-long seminar titled “A Conversation: Issues that Impact Young Adults” […]

Abstinence is an option The article (“Reviewing the options,” Feb. 10, p. 7) neglected to suggest a very successful option to “preventing parenthood.” After reading through the suggestions, I found that I could take hormones to change the functions of my body, undergo injections, wear a patch or conceal a ring. Oh, and if those […]

GW will comply with a new national tracking system that keeps personal information on foreign students studying in the United States. Though Immigration and Naturalization Services said students’ study experiences will remain the same, some international students said they believe the program violates personal liberties. GW submitted its application materials late last year in order […]

While the University of Michigan’s strict affirmative action policy has recently come under attack and may be argued in the nation’s highest court, GW officials said they strive to increase diversity on campus without a quota system. GW administrators said they only look at race and ethnicity when there are “mitigating” circumstances involved, including consideration […]

To all my eighth floor girls; Thanks for all the fun and games, for the endless entertainment and constant support and great memories. Much love. ~EM Need a Valentine? Athlete date auction. Friday, February 14th. Hippodrome 8:00pm. *Walk away with a dreamy athlete* WM, Never in my wildest dreams did I think it could be […]

The University is monitoring campus security closely this week following testimony by FBI Director Robert Muller, who said colleges and universities may be the targets of the next terrorist attacks. University officials have cautioned that Muller’s warning was intended as a general assessment of the vulnerabilities of campuses rather than specific threats. The University’s emergency […]