September 28, 2009

The guidelines for the structures are simple. Tape and Velcro may be used, but the sculpture must be self-supporting – and entirely made of cans. About 45,000 cans of food were used in sculptures this year for Canstruction, an annual design competition and food drive celebrating its 11th year. The competition, held at the Shops […]

Community groups are in an uproar this week after a D.C. government office reportedly selected Equity Residential, the company behind the 2400 M St. apartments, to develop the Stevens Elementary School site. Groups like the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A, who backed another proposal and say they fear another dorm-like apartment building filled with students, have […]

As part of the month-long Latino Heritage Celebration, the Organization of Latino American Students joined forces with the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students last week to host their annual benefit showcase to raise money for La Clínica del Pueblo. Senior Krystal Warner, president of OLAS, and senior Elizabeth Acevedo, a slam poet, served as masters […]

D.C. Department of Transportation officials submitted a proposal for key stimulus grants Friday to build a new K Street Transitway, a major project that would affect K Street from Mount Vernon Square to Washington Circle. The proposal, made for a grant from the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary fund, is essential for the […]

Forty GW College Democrats traveled to Bergen County, N.J. Saturday to campaign for Jon Corzine, the Democratic governor who is running for reelection this year. The CDs canvassed and made calls in an attempt to gauge public opinion on the race. With the election coming up on Nov. 3, the Corzine campaign is attempting to […]

Monday Emerging Powers in Asia: Are These Post-Colonial Informal Empires? The Sigur Center’s lecture series on power and identity in Asia continues with Dibyesh Anand, associate professor of international relations at the University of Westminster. Elliott School Room 602 | 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Tuesday A Discussion with Michael Moore Listen to director Michael Moore […]

As halftime approached in the GW men’s soccer team’s game against Mount St. Mary’s Saturday, it seemed that the teams would be knotted up going into the break. But junior Marcus Ranney had a different idea. Ranney, a substitute midfielder, found some magic in the closing seconds of the half, firing from 25 yards out. […]

The Office of Study Abroad is using a new online application system to ease the study abroad application process. Starting this semester, interested students can start the process by going to the office’s Web site and searching through a database of available programs, organized by many different criteria. Whereas formerly, students interested in finding a […]

Friday night GW was in the midst of a hard-fought, 0-0 double-overtime tie against conference opponent Xavier in which some of its players had to play up to 110 minutes. Meanwhile, Dayton, the Colonials’ Sunday opponent, was coasting past Temple and able to rest many of their starters. In Sunday’s game between the Colonials and […]

Volleyball splits A-10 openers The GW women’s volleyball team opened the conference portion of its season this weekend with a win and a loss in Philadelphia. The Colonials (9-5, 1-1 Atlantic 10) began their weekend with a 3-0 sweep at La Salle Friday, winning the sets by scores of 25-18, 25-12 and 25-21. Senior Katie […]