October 8, 2009

After years of sharing space and leasing parts of buildings around Foggy Bottom, the School of Public Health and Health Services will finally have a place to call home, administrators confirmed this week. University officials are currently negotiating plans to construct the first stand-alone building for the School of Public Health and Health Services, said […]

Part of the college experience is the transition into adulthood. Undoubtedly, this includes (sometimes frustrating) encounters with service providers. Recently, I waited in my room for the cable guy to show up, having been told he would come “sometimes between nine and three o’clock.” But it turns out I didn’t need to at all, because […]

Three U.S. congressmen, including Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., joined members of the College Republicans as part of their Congressional Dinner Series in Mount Vernon’s Post Hall Tuesday night. Congressmen Wilson, Tom Price, R-Ga., and Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., were the guests for the evening, and much of the discussion focused on the health care debate that […]

What do seven out of eight Ivy League schools, along with American, Georgetown and Howard University, have in common with each other, but not with GW? No, I’m not talking about aesthetically-pleasing campuses with more than just a semblance of greenery. What I’m talking about is, all of these schools have some form of a […]

Leaders at national newspapers participated in a biting discussion over the future of print journalism on The Kalb Report on Monday night at the National Press Club. The event, titled “Ink on the Brink: The Future of Print Journalism,” was moderated by Marvin Kalb, veteran reporter for CBS News. Panelists consisted of prominent members of […]

Tufts University recently added a new wrinkle to its residence hall room guest policy specifically prohibiting sex when a roommate is present. The Office of Residential Life claims that they received “a significant number” of calls last year from roommates complaining that their roommates were having sex with a blatant disregard for the sanctity of […]

After four straight seasons without advancing to postseason play, women’s soccer head coach Tanya Vogel was at a loss. She knew her team was talented enough, and that they were putting in the effort needed off the field, but something was keeping them from performing – and Vogel didn’t know what it would take to […]

A coalition of anti-war groups marched to the White House Monday to mark the eighth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, but their demonstration was cut short by law enforcement officers on horseback, who forced protesters and press from the sidewalk. The coalition that led the march included the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance, Peace […]

Web Exclusive The School of Public Health and Health Sciences literally wrote the book on public health and yet the program flies under the radar of many GW students. SPHHS faculty have written many of the textbooks for public health education, said Sara Wilensky, the director of the SPHHS undergraduate program, including “Public Health 101: […]