February 5, 2009

Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, detailed his lifelong efforts to end global poverty to a captivated audience of D.C. residents and students in Lisner Auditorium Wednesday night. The Bangladeshi economist and professor has received numerous awards for his philanthropic works, but Yunus received the highest recognition, the Nobel Peace Prize, in […]

Nobody ever said change was easy. Though GW’s women’s basketball team has shown promise in Mike Bozeman’s first year as head coach, the team has struggled to find consistency. After losing four straight games on the road at the turn of the new year, the team managed six straight wins before losing to Richmond for […]

Close to 500 juniors were chosen last week to live in GW’s newest and most expensive dorm, 2135 F Street, next year. The five-year project, slated for completion in June, is the first GW building with singles and suite-style living, said Seth Weinshel, director for GW Housing. “We haven’t done a building like this ever […]

Tammy Duckworth, a graduate of the Elliott School of International Affairs, was nominated by President Barack Obama on Tuesday to serve as an assistant secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Her duties will include supervising the department’s public affairs operations, internal communications and intergovernmental relations. Duckworth, who graduated from GW with a master’s degree […]

Hardly a satellite campus A recent Life story (“Vern Express supervisor keeps shuttles running smoothly,” Feb. 2, p. 1) described GW’s Mount Vernon Campus with a phrase about which many readers probably didn’t think twice: “satellite campus.” The Mount Vernon Campus is not a satellite campus; it is a fully integrated part of GW’s main […]

Facebook, video-chatting and instant messaging may soon be a thing of the past – at least in some GW classrooms. A growing number of professors are banning or restricting the use of laptop computers in their classrooms in an attempt to get students to pay attention and engage in classroom discussions. “It’s a question of […]

As spring break looms, students looking to book a vacation may forget they have an alternative. Alternative Spring Break, a volunteer program, is an opportunity for students to spend the week off making a difference across the world. “The experience is so different and so much more rewarding than sitting around,” senior Teresa Uczekaj said. […]

In the Smith Hall of Art, students lay stake to the claim: Art does, in fact, exist here. The University’s Presidential Arts Scholars will be showcasing wall drawings, photography and sculptural work in a newly installed exhibition, “Crowded Spaces,” this weekend. “Crowded Spaces” will be displayed in the ground-floor gallery in Smith Hall, which opened […]

The Student Association voted Tuesday night to support a $300,000 increase in the University Police Department’s budget, in hopes of expanding and improving UPD’s 4-RIDE service. The SA’s Student Life Committee reported that 35 percent of calls made to UPD for 4-RIDE dispatch service went unanswered in 2008 because the service has not grown in […]

Thinking of staying in D.C. for spring break this year? It doesn’t mean you have to spend the week sitting around your dorm or apartment. Take a spin and visit some local destinations. Note: a Zipcar membership would be helpful for most of these trips. Colonial Williamsburg How to get there: Car (about 2.5 hours) […]