April 14, 2008

Every time a rowing crew disembarked its long, slender boat and carried its shell to the Thompson Boathouse on the Potomac River, people got in the way. It is just what happens when you jam 13 crews, spectators and tourists into Washington Harbor on a Saturday afternoon in April. And every time the crew had […]

In a dimly lit Lisner Auditorium Saturday night, public radio personality Ira Glass opened his show with what he called “the feel of radio.” Glass, who began his radio career at National Public Radio when he was 19, hosts “This American Life,” and now a television spin off on the Showtime Network under the same […]

Sophomore Carly Donnelly and junior Jeffrey DeSousa enjoyed a friendly Thursday evening at Luigi’s Restaurant. Friendly was as good as it got though, and not even the stems of roses that Jeffrey gave to Carly could save him from plutonic purgatory. Date Bios Carly Donnelly Year: Sophomore Age: 19 Hometown: Baltimore, Md. Name: Jeffrey DeSousa […]

Students, alumni and administrators donned gowns, tuxedos and gold hippo pins Friday night in celebration of a pseudo-secret society’s 12th annual induction dinner, which was held at the Law School. Most of the 20 attendees who entered the Law School denied the Order of the Hippo’s existence but failed to provide an explanation for their […]

Sophomore Sarah Khederian is frustrated. As a double major in political science and international affairs, she has two advisers and a slew of questions. When she visited her academic counselor in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences for help with registration, the adviser rattled off a prewritten statement that sounded like it came directly […]

Correction appended Catholic groups on campus and throughout the District are preparing to celebrate this week’s arrival of their revered religious leader, the pope. Pope Benedict XVI will arrive in the nation’s capitol to be greeted by President George W. Bush on Tuesday, April 15 and will remain in Washington until the April 17. Benedict […]

Ben Solomon/Senior staff photographer The Washington Nationals’ Felipe Lopez dives toward Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar and second base during Atlanta’s 10-2 win Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park in Southeast D.C.

Fifteen years ago a small group of GW students gathered in a campus dining hall to celebrate Indian dance. That annual event occurred again on Saturday night, but now with several thousand attendees and celebrities at DAR Constitution Hall. It’s Bhangra Blowout. The dance competition, hosted by GW’s South Asian Society, drew about 4,000 people, […]

The Multicultural Greek Council is working with the University to gain more credibility among administrators and other Greek-letter communities on campus. MGC leaders met Wednesday with Tim Miller, the executive director of the Student Activity Center, and Dean Harwood, the director of Greek life, to discuss ways for MGC to work with SAC and achieve […]

The post-Final Four coaching carousel is spinning and some think GW’s head men’s basketball coach is aboard, waiting to be plucked. The Providence Journal reported that Karl Hobbs, who just finished his seventh year at the helm of a Colonials basketball program he revitalized, is a candidate for the head coaching job at Providence College. […]