February 23, 2006

Racists, sexual deviants and terrorist sympathizers could be gathering on your college campus, according to a new book by social critic David Horowitz. In his book The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America, Horowitz argues that American universities are full of radical professors who indoctrinate students at the expense of both parents and […]

Start the slideshow! If the mark of a truly great team is its ability to win in the face of injuries, then the GW men’s basketball team proved how good they are against La Salle Wednesday after senior Pops Mensah-Bonsu limped off the court late in the first half, not to return. Ignited by the […]

Allowing cable television customers to pick only the channels they want would not cost them more than the current bundle packages offered by cable companies, according to a recent report by the Federal Communications Commission. A turnaround from a previous report issued by the agency, the study has raised the possibility of creating an “a […]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and for GW it was almost the recipe for defeat. La Salle gave the sixth-ranked Colonials a look that they have rarely seen this season: a glance in the mirror. Despite La Salle owning a 17-6 advantage in fastbreak points, a rarity for GW opponents, head coach Karl […]

Last week, the University submitted an updated Campus Plan to the city intended to guide its development until 2025. GW’s proposal for a new Campus Plan recognizes the growing needs of the University while including concessions meant to please community members who traditionally oppose new development. Overall, the plan effectively anticipates future development needs in […]

Lawrence H. Summers, 51, resigned Tuesday after serving five turbulent years as president of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. The announcement came after faculty members began to question Summers’ ability to administer as president. “I looked at the extent of the rancor that had emerged in parts of the faculty of (the College of) Arts […]

While GW announced this month its plan to pursue new international investments, University officials have not yielded to student requests to renounce any ties they may have with companies doing business in Sudan. Genocide in that African country’s Darfur region has killed more than 200,000 people and left another two million displaced. Last week, Yale […]

While the emergence of Karl Hobbs’ hot hoopsters this season might be changing things, traditionally GW has only really had one activity that brings its diverse student body, faculty and staff together: complaining about GW. Day in and day out, from behind the doors of its dorm rooms, classrooms and offices, GW and its administrators […]

Posted Saturday, Feb. 25, 1:46 a.m. PHILADELPHIA-The GW women’s basketball team fought back from an 11-point deficit at halftime to defeat No. 17 Temple 55-50 in overtime in a key Atlantic 10 match up Friday night. The Colonials trailed the Owls 25-13 at the half, but they crept back because of strong play by sophomore […]

GW filed its newly proposed Campus Plan with the city last week, initiating the approval process for the University’s development framework over the next 20 years. Sherry Rutherford, GW’s chief of staff in the Office of Business and Operations, said last Thursday that the University filed the complete version of the 2006-2025 Campus Plan, which […]