September 11, 2003

Considering the fact that only two-thirds of Democrats can name a single Democratic presidential candidate, I really doubt that the debate Thursday night was a prime time event. But fear ye not. Since the West Wing is still on reruns, I watched the debate in order to fulfill my fantasies of a Democrat in the […]

Six Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists shared their stories, tips and the sources of inspiration that produced their award-winning work at a discussion at the National Press Club Monday. The Pulitzer Prize, the most prestigious award in journalism, is awarded annually to an elite group of news reporters, columnists, critics and cartoonists from around the country. “I […]

With demolition of the former GW Hospital beginning this week, a new facility built on the cleared site could include academic, residential and commercial space, University officials said The building, located across the street from the new hospital, is being razed with a wrecking ball and claw. Demolition will last until December. While GW officials […]

It has been said that no photograph accurately depicted the mysterious allure of ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. The cameras of his time were too slow to capture the height of his leap, and stationary images couldn’t reveal the sensual line in his steps. In comparison with his peers-manly acrobats whose role was to support their […]

Townhouse Row residents applaud communal living Despite several initial facilities problems, residents of Townhouse Row said they are pleased with the new housing option. During the first week students could live in Townhouse Row, the basements of four townhouses flooded because of a large amount of precipitation in a short period of time. Officials said […]

Union workers stormed into Professor Jarol Manheim’s class Wednesday morning to protest his role as a consultant for Verizon Communications. At 9:45 a.m., more than 25 people, some of them students and others members of the Communication Workers of America, interrupted Manheim’s Strategic Political Communications class. The demonstrators wore red T-shirts and distributed pamphlets titled […]

Artist: Rancid Album: Indestructible Genre: Punk Label: Hellcat Records Following a three-year hiatus from independent projects, Rancid reconvenes with the album “Indestructible,” refining the band’s sound rather than altering it. Despite the lack of promotion, “Indestructible” attempts to salvage listeners on the fringes of the group’s fan base who may have found the previous album […]

Posted 9:50pm September 11 by Melissa Kronfeld U-WIRE Washington Bureau After two years of partisan wrangling over his appointment, Miguel Estrada, the Bush administration’s nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, withdrew his nomination last Thursday. Estrada stated in a letter to President George W. Bush, “I believe […]

University technology officials said the recent rash of Internet-based computer worms and viruses may have been the root cause of Tuesday’s e-mail delivery delays, which left GWMail system users receiving e-mails hours after they had been sent. Although the direct cause of the slowdown was linked to a memory failure on the University’s e-mail server, […]

Everywhere I go, students are talking about “reality television” shows, from the kids skipping class at Kogan Plaza to the bastion of intellectually devoid speech – the Mount Vernon shuttle bus. First it was MTV’s annoying “Real World,” then came “Survivor” and now the suicide-inducing “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.” One must paradoxically turn […]