February 12, 2007

Freshman Philip Aftuck is spending his second semester of college back home with his jaw wired shut for the next four to six weeks, and will be on a strictly liquid diet. Aftuck was reportedly assaulted in The Exchange bar two weekends ago and later hospitalized due to major injuries to his jaw. The 19-year-old […]

After helping to train members of the FBI and writing reports for the State Department, GW professor Kathryn Newcomer is using her experience to help D.C. with another pressing issue: the city’s taxicab system. Newcomer, who is the director of the School of Public Policy, conducted research for a slew of federal agencies, including the […]

With the college basketball season more than half over, February is considered a time for teams to come together and make a run in preparation for the NCAA tournament. GW’s men’s basketball game against Xavier saw two teams going in different directions: the Musketeers have won five of their last six games, while the Colonials […]

The University located four blocks away from the White House with amazing internship opportunities and professors from a host of top government agencies is now almost solely known for something else – its $50,000 price tag. Following the Board of Trustees approval of a fixed tuition of $39,210 per year for the class of 2011, […]

With his team down 42 points to the GW women’s basketball team Sunday, all St. Bonaventure head coach Jim Crowley could do was shake his head. Crowley watched his team give up 21 turnovers and shoot below 25 percent as No. 8/9 GW (AP, ESPN/USA Today) won its 14th straight game 75-41, the sixth-longest streak […]

As Valentine’s Day approaches, tradition suggests images of gentlemen ordering flowers for a special someone and of ladies planning a romantic night on the town. This year, however, students on many college campuses are rethinking these traditional displays of affection in favor of “V-Day.” But don’t bother looking for the term “V-Day” inside any of […]

Students and University officials are in the early stages of planning a student service center to fill the empty 5,000 square-foot space in the ground floor of the Marvin Center. Officials said a one-stop student service center is likely to fill the space, which has been vacant since September 2006, but there is no timeline […]

In response to the column “Transparency needs to make an appearance” (Feb. 5, p. 4), I’d like to take the opportunity to provide insight to the author and the GW community at large as to where the “unavailable” information noted in the piece can be accessed – some of it 24 hours a day, 7 […]

A call to serve I take great pleasure in highlighting the unique role GW students, staff, faculty and alumni can and do play in service to local, national and international communities. We are among the nation’s leaders in transforming into action the spirit of service inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and our namesake. […]

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