October 19, 2006

John Mayer “Continuum” Columbia Records From the first note of John Mayer’s long-awaited third studio album, “Continuum,” it is clear that Mayer has spent three years expanding his musical style. After a strong showing from his second effort, “Heavier Things,” many believed that Mayer had burned himself out and couldn’t live up to the hype […]

Disorderly Conduct 10/14 – 600 Block of 21st Street- 1:07 a.m. – case closed A University Police Department officer observed a male student urinating in the bushes along the street. The officer informed the student public urination was illegal and told the student that a report would be written and forwarded to Student Judicial Services. […]

University officials are considering a new program from Google that would take over GW’s e-mail system for free. The program, called Google Apps for Education, allows universities to partner with the e-mail provider for free e-mail, calendar and even Blackboard integration. GW administrators said it was too soon to say if the University would decide […]

Politics, protests and punks are three things perfected in Washington. However, in our brief time at GW, we’re primarily introduced only to the first two. D.C. punk was born in the late 1970s at the height of the punk revolution when The Clash and The Ramones were bringing this underground musical scene to the forefront […]

Former GW standout Pops Mensah-Bonsu will not start the season with the Dallas Mavericks, the team’s general manager told the London Times. Mensah-Bonsu was signed by the squad during summer league games and was set back by a cold in September. “He’s got a very bright future; he’s a great kid with tremendous upside,” President […]

A busy crowd of leather jackets, leopard print and snaking tattoos streamed into the 9:30 Club on Tuesday night. Valient Thorr was set to revive classic rock for one night only with Eagles of Death Metal and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Donning cut-off denim jackets and hair – beards included – that ran well […]

W. Tennis Freshman Rachael Hesling captured the Division I singles bracket Oct. 15 at the Hampton Roads Collegiate Invitational in Newport News, Va. Hesling beat James Madison’s Kelly Maxwell for the championship (1-6, 6-2, 1-0, (10-5). In the semifinal, Hesling beat Shelley Murveit of Georgetown in straight sets (6-2, 6-1). Hesling blanked Shannon Sabo of […]

Following his August release of “Welcome to the Planet,” rising hip-hop and R&B artist J. Isaac sounded off on the advantage of hip-hop as an outlet for musical expression in an interview preceding his performance at the much-anticipated Howard University homecoming last Saturday. Jason Isaac Moore – or J. Isaac – explained the science of […]

About 50 students and several student organizations gathered in Kogan Plaza Wednesday night to raise awareness about rape and sexual assault at the annual Take Back the Night event. Sponsored by the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, the event was also co-sponsored by the Student Association, Program Board and Allied in Pride. “These issues are a […]

I bet if you asked a lot of people to play a word association game with the phrase “indie film,” they would probably respond with nothing. Literally, “nothing.” The major criticism of these films by the masses is that nothing has really happened by the time the credits role. This is true to the extent […]