October 5, 2006

The slang, idioms and nonverbal gestures prevalent on college campuses can make learning English extremely difficult for international students. A discussion group sponsored by the Multicultural Student Services Center and the International Services Office aims to ease students into life in America and at GW. The Conversation, Communication and Culture Group is in its third […]

University officials are working with student leaders to decide how to use a 5,000-square foot vacant space in the ground floor of the Marvin Center. No official plans have been made for the area that District Market used to occupy, but members of the Student Association and the Marvin Center Governing Board met with the […]

The number of students cited for alcohol-related violations has nearly doubled this September compared to last year, while the number of Student Judicial Services sanctions for alcohol has decreased from 93 to 13, according to University Police Department and SJS statistics. Twenty-four students were written up for alcohol-related violations last September while 45 students were […]

The University decided late last week not to offer a headlining musical performance as part of this year’s Colonials Weekend, said Robert Chernak, senior vice president for Student and Academic Support Services. For the past three years, the University has booked both a high-profile comedic act and musical act as main events during Colonials Weekend. […]

U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.), D.C. bureau chief of Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz and a fellow from the Middle East Forum discussed conflicts in the Middle East before about 100 people in Funger Hall Tuesday night. The Student Alliance for Israel and the College Democrats hosted a panel discussion called “Hezbollah, Israel and the U.S.: A […]

Last March, it seemed as though D.C. was a hotbed for men’s college basketball. Three District-area universities qualified for the men’s basketball NCAA Tournament, and this year, those three schools have taken different approaches to their Midnight Madness celebrations: one is being televised by ESPN, one is beefing up entertainment and one axed the event. […]

Blackboard, the company that developed GW’s online academic portal, is suing another software company for patent infringement. Blackboard filed the lawsuit against Desire2Learn in July for selling a similar online service to Texas universities. The Ontario-based Desire2Learn filed a rebuttal to Blackboard’s complaint last month, stating that Blackboard’s patent is too broad to be enforced. […]

GW released statistics that show a noticeable increase in alcohol-related hospitalizations and UPD citations, but a decline in Student Judicial Services alcohol violations. While some may interpret these figures as proof that recent changes in the residence hall system have led to widespread alcohol-use, the exact causal relationship must be first determined before any conclusions […]

Students may be able to do some celebrity-spotting later this month. Hollywood stars Tom Hanks, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Julia Roberts will be in the District filming director Mike Nichols’ latest film “Charlie Wilson’s War” and some actors will be wearing GW paraphernalia, according to Media Relations. The film, based on the book by George […]

Under pressure from Foggy Bottom resident groups, the D.C. Zoning Commission agreed to hear additional testimony regarding whether Mount Vernon residents and other uncounted students should have been registered in a campus enrollment estimate. While this effort to stall GW’s development may not significantly hamper planning efforts, it represents an irrelevant point. It also highlights […]