September 6, 2007

Peers and family members gravitated to a familiar site to grieve the deaths of two GW students this summer. Used as a way to spread the news, and then to share memories of the deceased. Facebook became a way to memorialize Phill Grosser, 22, and Anna Orthwein, 19. Grosser was killed in a motorcycle accident […]

Aesop Rock, originally named Ian Matthias Bavitz, released his latest album, entitled “None Shall Pass,” Aug. 28. The album is a sparkling addition to the New York City rapper’s already impressive resume, and on Monday, fans will be able to catch Aesop’s return to the District for his show at 9:30 Club. Aesop Rock has […]

Why do governments keep records of their illegal actions? Why do people write down what they know to be wrong? The National Security Archive is out to find out. “Humans have to have some sort of rationalization, justification, especially if it amounts to murder,” said Thomas Blanton, director of the National Security Archive, a research […]

Trick question – which is harder: executing a synchronized dance on treadmills for three minutes straight without getting some nasty rug burns or finishing one of the most exhausting world tours in music history? The only four guys in all of mankind that can actually answer that will be happy to let you know at […]

Speaking to an audience still wary of GW from a previous administration, University President Steven Knapp told local residents – in his first speech to the Foggy Bottom community and its FRIENDS organization – that he would be more responsive to their concerns. The event was one of many stops made by Knapp on his […]

After rolling seven deep in a Mustang for what seemed like an eternity, I made my way past the enormous bouncer and into the realm of Local 16, a transient-looking bar in the U Street corridor. My first impression of this bar was mixed – a cool atmosphere, but the people seemed a little too […]

A multi-departmental service center located in the space once occupied by the District Market is now open for business, but is not fully functional. Colonial Central – a much-publicized effort to cut away at the red tape in Foggy Bottom – has helped more than 3,000 people in the past month but is not completely […]

If you have $5 Use it to take the Metro to Federal Triangle for a free M.C. Hammer concert Thursday. Hosted by the D.C. Grooves concert series, the show is located at the Ronald Reagan building at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW and runs from 7-9 p.m. Arguably one of the greatest rapper/dancer/baggy pants wearer of […]

The GW chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity was awarded four national awards, including the “champion master chapter” award for overall excellence, at their national convention this past June. Michael Wax, a sophomore and president of GW’s Theta Zeta chapter, and member education chair Josh Patchus, attended the convention and accepted the Master Chapter […]

For the latest release from Ben Harper, he and his Innocent Criminals traveled to France following a nine-month European tour to cut an album in a Paris recording studio. In just seven days, the group was able to record an entire album straight to tape without any digital effects – something that not too many […]