March 7, 2005

In the midst of an increasingly partisan political atmosphere, junior Kelly Shea, a moderate Republican, is trying to find some middle ground. Shea is starting an organization to give Republicans who share her views on abortion a voice. She and some fellow Republicans are in the process of creating a GW chapter of WISH List, […]

Students raised more than $4,000 for tsunami relief with a variety show of student performances Friday night at Lisner Auditorium. Nine student groups performed at the show, Live Aid 2005, to raise money for victims of the Dec. 26 underwater earthquake that took more than 200,000 lives in Southeast Asia. All proceeds from the two-hour […]

Posted Wednesday, March 9, 10:14 p.m. Student Association presidential candidate Ben Traverse is not out of the woods yet. While the Joint Elections Committee acquitted the junior Wednesday night of two violations that would have resulted in his dismissal from the March 23 and 24 run-off election, the organization will discuss an additional two complaints […]

Start the slideshow! Posted Monday, March 7, 10:07 p.m. Late in the Atlantic 10 Tournament final Monday evening, the GW women’s basketball team looked ready to pull off an upset of Temple. After a 19-7 run slashed a 17-point Owls lead, The Colonials trailed 56-52 with less than three minutes left in the game. However, […]

Monday Cocoa, Cookies and Condoms in Kogan Pick up these free items in Kogan Plaza Noon to 3 p.m. Kogan Plaza Sponsored by Voices for Choices Student organization registration meeting 7 to 9 p.m. Marvin Center Amphitheater Sponsored by Student Activities Center Legal issues clinic lecture Law professors Sara Rosenbaum and Phyllis Borzi will discuss […]

While voter turnout in last week’s Student Association election was lower than last year, the bigger story is the success and dominance of the Coalition for Reform slate. The coalition won 10 of 15 undergraduate Senate seats and put a presidential candidate, Ben Traverse, in a run-off election with Audai Shakour (see “SA run-off may […]

Posted Tuesday, March 8, 3:27 a.m. Updated 4:05 a.m. The Student Court rescheduled this week’s Student Association presidential run-off for March 23 and 24 following hours of deliberations that went into Tuesday morning. The court ruled that if the election would be held this Wednesday and Thursday, the SA would “disenfranchise” Law School students who […]

Lifetime to debut domestic violence documentary at GW Lifetime Television will premier its new documentary about domestic abuse at the Jack Morton Auditorium Monday. The special screening of the one-hour documentary, “Terror at Home: Domestic Violence in America,” will kick off a national campaign to involve college students in fighting domestic violence, according to a […]

Students casting ballots in last week’s Student Association election had the option of voting for write-in candidates. While some used this opportunity to vote for legitimate write-in-candidates such as Asher Corson and Tim Saccoccia, others placed votes for some more unusual candidates. Placido Domingo SA President Rembrant Q. Einstein Executive Vice President I don’t want […]

The sub-headline to the article “Show to benefit tsunami victims” (Feb. 28. p. 3) incorrectly stated that a tsunami variety show would take place March 5. It happened March 4.