October 12, 2009

Colonial Coach, the Student Association-sponsored airport shuttle service provided around the holidays, will not be offered to students this year, SA President Julie Bindelglass announced this week. Since it began in 2005, Colonial Coach has offered students free shuttle rides to the Dulles and BWI airports. In 2007, then-SA President Nicole Capp instituted a $5 […]

Web Exclusive A bill to allow same-sex couples to marry in the District was introduced in the D.C. Council Tuesday which, if enacted, would make D.C. the first city below the Mason-Dixon line to allow gay marriage. The bill has the support from 10 of the 13 councilmembers and D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty. Councilmember […]

The University has given the Student Association $20,000 to be allocated directly to students and student organizations involved in community service and service-learning projects. The purpose of this grant is to “create new opportunities for ideas to emerge, create community partnerships and engage more students,” said Peter Konwerski, associate vice president and chief administrative officer […]

Web Exclusive Members of Greek-letter life got a lesson in etiquette Thursday night, learning things like how to properly hold a fork at the dinner table and how to sit in a chair at a job interview. Professional etiquette speaker Nonnie Cameron Owens was invited to speak to members of Greek-letter life for the first […]

With students staking out spots in Gelman Library to write papers, work on group projects and study for tests, it’s clear that midterm season has arrived at GW. In the past, groups of students would often occupy study rooms in the library for days on end. But the new Gelman study room reservation system launched […]

Web Exclusive The D.C. Alpha chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon at GW celebrated its Centennial Celebration Friday night at the Renaissance Hotel Ballroom – and the brothers had a lot to celebrate from the last 100 years. From the founding of Sigma Phi Epsilon at GW in 1909 to the loss of its charter in […]

Just a minute and a half after Richmond’s Emily Dale scored to put the Spiders two goals ahead of the GW women’s soccer team Saturday, junior Jillian Morgan headed a pass from classmate Ashley Starks into the net for her first goal of the season, putting the Colonials within one. Five minutes later, Starks snuck […]

Web Exclusive A new attraction on the National Mall allows visitors to check out the stars and planets – and not just at night. The National Air and Space Museum opened its new public observatory last month, and the new structure features a Boller & Chivens telescope with a 16 inch diameter, as well as […]

Correction appended New men’s rowing head coach Mark Davis brings with him an array of job titles built over 16 years in the business: assistant coach at Hobart, head men’s and women’s coach at Colby, assistant women’s coach at Texas, head men’s coach at California-San Diego and freshman heavyweight coach and head recruiter at Yale. […]

David Sedaris, an American author, essayist, and radio contributor, shared excerpts from his new untitled book, past essays, and recent diary entries in Lisner Auditorium last Wednesday night. Sedaris, who has visited GW in October for several years in a row, is currently on tour and Washington is the eighth stop of 33 cities he […]