March 1, 2007

The Joint Elections Committee doled out multiple penalties Tuesday night to Student Association presidential candidates Marc Abanto and Nicole Capp and executive vice presidential candidates Nick D’Addario and Brand Kroeger. The JEC gives penalties to the candidates found violating the group’s charter rules. If a candidate obtains six violations, that candidate is removed from the […]

Lady Colonials After numerous seasons of playing in the shadow of the men, GW’s women’s basketball team has established itself as a serious contender in the NCAA tournament. If only more students would take notice and help to boost attendance at women’s games. Housing auction The annual continuation of Martha’s Marathon, during which students can […]

Solly’s U Street Tavern 1942 11th St. N.W. “I don’t really like the place,” our friend told us as we walked down U Street toward our destination. “I was really sick last time I was there, so all I could drink was water. And my back hurt from standing the whole time.” When we reminded […]

After one of the top liberal-arts colleges in the country decided to ban Wikipedia from history research citations, GW isn’t planning on following suit. History professors at Middlebury College, a liberal-arts school in Vermont, unanimously voted in January to prohibit students from using the online encyclopedia for anything more than background research. GW History Department […]

If you have $5 Pocket it and learn how to make a movie. Tonight at 7, you can go to Funger Hall to attend a panel discussion, “Film Your Issue,” where you can learn about an international competition that invites young people to create digital shorts about issues that are relevant to them. Following the […]

D.C. zoning commissioners further delayed a decision on the Square 54 mixed-use complex Monday night and asked GW to reduce the project’s height. GW applied in spring 2006 to build a commercial and residential building complex on Square 54, the vacant lot across from the GW Hospital. This is the third time the D.C. Zoning […]

Creating a vagina-friendly world, where V-day symbolizes everything but victimization is robustly achieved through Eve Ensler’s award-winning production, “The Vagina Monologues,” put on last Saturday at Jack Morton Auditorium and sponsored by Health Outreach Peer Educators and the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance. The play, which is based on a series of interviews, is performed through […]

A group of students held a protest Wendesday to convince administrators to re-evaluate the foreign suppliers they use to produce University apparel. Activists of the Progressive Student Union say that at least 16 of the factories on GW’s list of merchandise suppliers are sweatshops. According to Follett Higher Education, the company that manages the GW […]

In the recently founded world of new age emo, a band’s third release can expand or crumble their existing fan base. Jersey rockers Senses Fail, released their third album to deaf ears, ripping open their loyal fan base at the seams, while the *NSYNC of emo-pop, Fall Out Boy, have launched themselves into celebritydom, managing […]

Thursday Future Free Cuba? Join in this discussion about the future of Cuba after Fidel Castro 9 to 10:30 a.m. Marvin Center Amphitheater Sponsored by the Conflict Resolution Forum Facebook/MySpace: How Profiles Can Affect Jobs This workshop will examine privacy concerns and the workplace stemming from these popular social sites 4 to 5 p.m. Marvin […]