August 27, 2009

Saturday G-Dub First Night Take time to unwind after move-in with old and new friends with free food and fun. Marvin Center 3rd and 5th floors | 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday Freshman Convocation Join University President Steven Knapp as he officially welcomes the class of 2013. Smith Center | 4 p.m. Movie on […]

It’s a new year, with a new dorm, new freshmen and all those new clothes you spent your summer buying. And now that it’s a new semester, you don’t want to be caught walking down H Street in last year’s trends – so take in a few tips for fall and be at the top […]

So you’ve finally arrived in the District – but, you still need something to do during that precious free time away from class. Fortunately, D.C. has ample opportunities for you to get your music fix. The list we’ve compiled is just a fraction of the music events happening in and around the nation’s capital over […]

When students in Carlton Ackerman’s AP geography class were asked what their favorite part of the new School Without Walls building was, one female student was quick to answer: Bathrooms. A minor aspect of a two-year, $39 million renovation that culminated in an August ribbon-cutting ceremony with D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, D.C. Public School Chancellor […]

Though construction on Square 54 has stayed on schedule this summer and is slated for completion in 2011, no new leases have been signed for the property, the site’s developer said. The mixed-use project, located across the street from GW Hospital, will be complete in the first quarter of 2011, and construction is currently centered […]

Can art change the course of a person’s life? Professor Leslie Jacobson in the department of theatre and dance believes it can. Jacobson recently returned from a mission to work at the Bokamoso Life Center in rural Winterveld, South Africa, where she helped use art to overcome disease, sexual abuse and economic hardship for the […]

GW’s endowment lost nearly $250 million over the last fiscal year, an 18 percent drop, but University administrators maintain that GW is one of the lucky ones in higher education. The average loss for university endowments was 23 percent, according to a report released by the National Association of College and University Business Officers in […]

Scheduling conflicts have thrown a wrench into the plans of female students who planned on both rushing a sorority and participating in the Freshmen Day of Service. The Day of Service and Panhellenic sorority recruitment, two of the largest activities freshmen participate in during the fall semester, are scheduled to take place on the same […]

We’ve been dubbed the “young invincibles” by insurance companies – young adults living without health care because it is either too expensive or we think we don’t need it. Amidst the raucous health care town halls and protests over the summer, older Americans often took center stage voicing their concerns. But young people across the […]