September 22, 2005

The University has overcharged some students for dropped classes due to deficiencies in its registration and accounting software, student accounts officials said Wednesday. When a student drops a course and adds one with the same number of credits, students are supposed to receive no additional charge. Banner software malfunctioned and did not recognize this stipulation, […]

The Pour House 319 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E. To scope out this bar, I hopped on the Metro and headed to Capitol South. Now, don’t let the Southeast address scare you; the only frightening thing you’ll see on your walk from the Metro to the bars is the Library of Congress reminding you of the books […]

The writer of “Katrina’s concocted race card” (September 15, page 4) is Tyler Hahn, not Taylor.

Thanks to a preliminary ruling made by the D.C. District Court this month, Coggins’ Sandwich Manufactory, the popular eatery located in the Ivory Tower residence hall, can keep its doors open – at least for now. Seven months after the Illinois-based Potbelly Sandwich Works filed suit in U.S. District Court against Coggins’ because of a […]

Ghost Bus is a new service that drives 70 people at a time from seven different bars on Capitol Hill to the Nationals’ baseball games and D.C. United soccer games. The brainchild of a couple of young entrepreneurs willing to give up their Saturday nights, it even escorts attendees safely back to the bars again […]

It’s almost that time of year again when some high school seniors apply to colleges through the “early decision” process, making binding commitments to attend a single school if that school admits them. But according to former admissions officer Lloyd Thacker, early decision enrollments and other aspects of admissions to American universities are symptoms of […]

BALTIMORE – In one seemingly thoughtless motion, Sam Perlozzo stands up from the bench and leans against the railing facing the finely manicured turf of Camden Yards. The number two shows prominently on the back of his orange practice jersey and in parentheses under the brim of his hat, to separate his gear from the […]

“I think some of you will share my view that music right now is pretty bad, that music on the radio is shitty.” Brad Lee, Loud and Clear Records “Hipsters get old and they go and get married.” Dan Rutherford, Morning After Records “This is another one off our first records, but I doubt any […]

GW’s College Democrats welcomed U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich to campus Tuesday night, where nearly 300 students from both ends of the political spectrum showed up to hear one the country’s most liberal leaders. Kucinich spoke about issues ranging from his opposition to the war in Iraq to his proposal for a U.S. Department of Peace […]

There is one thing I learned from Imagine Entertainment’s “Flightplan” – don’t mess with Jodie Foster. “Flightplan” is the first major motion picture from German director Robert Schwentke, and he tackles the incredibly tricky task of staging a full-scale, action-packed thriller in the confining space of an airliner. However, the featured aircraft is a “2474,” […]