October 20, 2003

GW officials are looking at other institutions that have reduced the number of courses students take each semester as models for the University’s proposed credit change reform. GW administrators are considering switching to a four-by-four system instead of the current five courses at three credits each term. Officials are studying Tufts University in Massachusetts and […]

In his first public speech since dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary, Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.) talked about his campaign and the divisiveness of partisan politics at GW Thursday. Graham participated in a discussion that also featured Andrew Cuomo, former secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton. Graham called his campaign […]

A recent gang-related shooting in northwest D.C. prompted Metropolitan Police to increase its presence in the area and improve communication between residents and city officials. A war between two Latino gangs, La Mara R and 1-5 Amigos, in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood has led to at least five deaths since the summer. The latest spate […]

Tuesday “On Location” with the Center for Alcohol and other Drug Education noon to 1 p.m. Mount Vernon Pub and Grill Spanish Club Luncheon noon to 1 p.m. Marvin Center 101 Investigative Reporting Panel speakers include GW Professor Mark Feldstein, formerly of CNN and “Dateline NBC;” Peter Overby of National Public Radio and Mary Jo […]

Crawford arson forces evacuation Students in Crawford Hall were sent running through smoke and sprinkler water early Saturday morning after a hallway bulletin board was set on fire. Bob Ludwig, interim director of Media Relations, said University Police determined that the act was arson but would not disclose further details. At 5:30 a.m., Crawford’s eighth […]

GW welcomed parents, family members and alumni to campus this weekend to participate in a variety of events and to visit with students and friends. For the second consecutive year Colonials Weekend combined Parents Weekend and Alumni Weekend. Jason Miller, director of alumni benefits, said although he does not yet know how many alumni attended, […]

A nearly sold-out crowd at the Smith Center welcomed Whoopi Goldberg with a standing ovation on Friday night. The comedienne kicked off this year’s Colonials Weekend. About 5,000 people attended the hour and a half-long comedy routine, including CNN correspondent Wolf Blitzer. Goldberg opened her show by warning audiences about her crude language and voicing […]

In a span of no more than 15 seconds during overtime Sunday, the women’s soccer team was denied not once but twice by what appeared to be hand balls inside Xavier’s penalty box, but no penalties were called. Those non-calls and Xavier’s subsequent double overtime game-winning goal capped off a horrendous weekend for the Colonials, […]

Seven years after my Bar Mitzvah, I finally became a man last week. My initiation, de-flowering, whatever you want to call it, happened Thursday night. I am now a true Red Sox fan. Twenty-year-olds do not remember the hurt of 1986. We were barely in pre-school. After the Yankees moved on to the World Series […]