September 10, 2009

For the first 39 minutes of the GW women’s soccer team’s game against Georgetown Wednesday, the Colonials’ defense remained solid, pressuring Hoya forwards and generally limiting their scoring chances. Then, a rare moment of confusion: a cross by Hoya forward Samantha Baker got past GW’s defense, allowing forward Toni Marie Hudson to squeak a shot […]

I could write an editorial every week for a year focusing on GW’s student financial failings without ever addressing them all. But for those that study abroad, the unfairness of the school’s study abroad tuition policies are particularly egregious. For years, students have bemoaned the fundamental injustice of GW’s study abroad tuition policies, to no […]

The good news for women’s volleyball senior Abby Syverson was that last weekend’s trip to the Diet Coke Classic served as a homecoming for the Minneapolis native. The bad news was that her team dropped all three of its matches in the event. The road trip proved to be a challenging one for GW (3-3), […]

A GW professor is making waves in an emerging field you may not know existed – fat studies. Julia McCrossin, an English professor and doctoral candidate at GW, first came across the idea of fat studies in 2003 during an introductory cultural anthropology course. Six years later, McCrossin is one of the few experts bringing […]

Students at Howard University have been protesting against University officials since last Friday, airing grievances regarding housing and financial aid. Union workers and hundreds of students gathered outside the University’s administration building to express frustrations with the school, according to Howard’s student newspaper, The Hilltop. Workers protested the University’s employment practices and students voiced concerns […]

Burglary 9/2/09 – time unknown – Somers Hall – case open A GW student contacted the University Police Department to report that her watch was stolen out of her jewelry box in her room. Open case Destruction 9/5/09 – 9:57 p.m. – Amsterdam Hall – case open UPD responded to a fire alarm activation caused […]

Alumnus and Lt. Col. Rob Lyman is one of 15 individuals appointed to the most recent class of White House Fellows, the White House has announced. Lyman, who has served eight times in Iraq, Afghanistan and parts of Asia, said he will take a one-year hiatus from his military duties to serve at the White […]

The Office of Sustainability is considering starting a fund to ensure funding for eco-friendly projects, officials said earlier this month. Currently in its planning stages, the fund would use money saved from implementing energy- and cost-saving programs to finance future sustainable projects around campus, said Meghan Chapple-Brown, director of the Office of Sustainability. Students, faculty […]

Thursday “The Day Before: A Conference on the National Security Implications of Climate Change.”Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., will deliver the keynote address for this half-day conference hosted by the Elliott School. RSVP required. Jack Morton Auditorium. 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday First annual Freshman Day of ServiceFreshmen will partake in community service throughout D.C., […]

The GW Law School saw a 7 percent increase in applications for this year’s class and administrators say the increase could be due to tougher economic times, a law school administrator said Tuesday. Gregory Maggs, senior associate dean for academic affairs in the law school, said the program received more than 9,500 applications this year. […]