March 8, 2007

New York? Of course. Milan? Naturally. Paris? That’s obvious. But Washington D.C., home to thousands of starched collared politicians, congressmen and lobbyists hosting its very own fashion week? In a city where who you are voting for is more important than who you are wearing, it is hard to imagine that this past weekend the […]

If you think your state, county or city doesn’t care about your higher education, think again. According to a study released by the State Higher Education Executive Officers March 8, state and local support “per full-time equivalent student in public institutions” increased to $6,325 in fiscal 2006-a 5.1 percent jump from last year’s $6,017. However, […]

On the eve of their first Atlantic 10 tournament game, members of GW’s men’s basketball team wore T-shirts reading “40 Hard” under their practice jerseys. The mantra, head coach Karl Hobbs said, represents the team’s mindset of playing “40 hard minutes of basketball” and expresses a “statement of who we are.” The third-seeded Colonials will […]

The campaign for the 2008 presidential election is underway earlier than ever. With nine months until the first primaries and caucuses, candidates from both parties are emerging, and each has made education issues part of their platform. Looking at Democrats first, “improving our schools” is one of the main issues of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama’s […]

While at GW, Kerry Washington (“Ray,” “The Last King of Scotland”) performed with Generic Theater Company and loved watching Recess Improv Group. She was a resident adviser (now called House Proctors) for what she called the “scandalous camera clad halls of Thurston” and her favorite memory was performing on the Lisner stage for the first […]

The United States’ performance in college education is lagging on the world stage, and the situation will only get worse unless radical changes are made, according to a new report. “Hitting Home: Quality, Cost and Access Challenges Confronting Higher Education,” says that the United States’ higher education system will be unable, at its current rate, […]

The president of the United Nations Foundation said the U.N.’s budget decisions and climate change are the most important issues to address during a speech Wednesday in the Elliott School. More than 50 people gathered to hear Timothy Wirth, a former U.S. senator and representative from Colorado, in an Elliott School-sponsored event titled “The U.S.-U.N. […]

Figuring out who you are is never easy – it requires a delicate balance between recognition of heritage and involvement in trends of modern culture. As Mira Nair’s “The Namesake” (Fox Searchlight) shows, this task can be especially difficult when one has to balance two cultures from opposite ends of the Earth. “The Namesake,” based […]

SACRAMENTO, March 15 — Before GW’s men’s basketball team’s game against Vanderbilt in the first round of the NCAA tournament, some members of the team shaved their heads to have a fresh look for a potential NCAA tournament run. The ritual did create a new look, but not one the team wanted: the look of […]

If you’ve ever wondered what it sounded like when two worlds collided, this weekend at the State Theater should be quite interesting. Los Lobos are coming to town to howl at the moon with some help from an old friend, Taj Mahal. In their over thirty years of music, Los Lobos’ sound has matured, becoming […]