February 6, 2006

Allen Lee purchase The purchase of the dilapidated Allen Lee hotel by a private developer is a big loss for GW. In order to have the widest array of options when planning for campus development, it is best to have uninterrupted tracts of land with which to work. Though GW administrators noted that they expressed […]

As their undergraduate careers come to a close, members of the senior class are planning to give back to Foggy Bottom by creating the Community Service Project Fund, a gift that will provide grants for student-run events. For the third year in a row, the senior class’ contribution will establish an endowment for GW, allowing […]

The House of Representatives sent President Bush a bill Wednesday aimed at cutting the nation’s deficit by making changes such as higher fees on student loans and higher interest rates on parent loans. The Washington Post said the president is prepared to sign the $39 billion, five-year bill and move on to next year’s budget […]

As the administration continues to explore the possibility of switching to a four-by-four curriculum – in which students take four four-credit classes each semester – some serious questions remain about the impact that such a change would have on the character of the University. There are both financial and academic benefits to the four-by-four system. […]

Study abroad ease As I was reading Erin Dumbacher’s “Academics abroad should match those at home” (Feb. 2, p. 4), I noticed that the writer would make someone think that it is absolutely impossible to find a suitable study abroad program, when in fact the process is really not that difficult. I am currently in […]

It may be a mouthful, but chances are more GW students will be choosing to study pharmacogenomics – the science of developing drug therapies tailored to patients’ genetic differences – in the coming years. Last semester marked the first of GW’s pharmacogenomics program, a joint venture with Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va. While there are […]

Modesty is one trait U2’s Bono cannot be accused of. As he strolled onto the stage of the Washington Hilton Friday evening to the tune of “Where the Streets Have No Name,” his first words to the hundreds in attendance were, “You’ll have to forgive me if I’m nervous. I’m not used to crowds of […]

Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, garnered national attention in October when, in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece, he characterized the president’s closest aides as “a secretive, little-known cabal.” After resigning from the Foggy Bottom department, Wilkerson is now calling the campus just across the street his part-time […]

With hundreds of registered student organizations at GW, chances are pretty good there are a few groups you have never heard of. Each week, the Life section will feature a club you may or may not have known about. The GW Anime Society knows how to spend four hours. There is socializing time from 7 […]