October 15, 2009

If you want to get from Foggy Bottom to Mount Vernon, the always-running Vern Express is your best bet. But with the round-the-clock schedule for a fleet of large vans, how much does the transit service contribute to the University’s carbon footprint? Very little, Mount Vernon officials say. GW’s shuttle made up 0.44 percent of […]

Web Exclusive School of Public Health and Health Services professor Jon Andrus was appointed deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization last month. The position gives Andrus a leading role in the World Health Organization’s Regional Office of the Americas, as well as a chance to “serve the underserved,” a task that he said […]

Clarification appended The GW Bookstore will now offer students the ability to order Greek-letter apparel and accessories, Student Association President Julie Bindelglass announced at a Greek Week event on Wednesday. The bookstore will have product samples including a fabric swatch book, paddles, shirts, drink wear, bags and jackets in the store by the end of […]

Despite the rivalry that GW and Georgetown University might have, there’s no denying that the shops, cafés, restaurants and clubs in Georgetown are vital to a GW student’s college existence. Here’s a rundown of the top stops students should take their parents in Foggy Bottom’s neighboring area. Top Café: Leopold’s Kafe & Konditorei 3318 M […]

A University of Maryland student was jailed and charged with first-degree burglary this week after he was arrested for attempting to touch several sleeping females in Thurston Hall last Friday, according to court documents. Seth Rudnitsky, 18, a freshman at Maryland, was arrested early Friday morning after he allegedly entered four different Thurston residence hall […]

Web Exclusive Mary Chapin was on the verge of dropping out of school. Her father, the family’s provider, had died in a fire at Ford’s Theatre and she had no way to pay for her last semester. As one of the first 13 women admitted to the Columbian University – what is now known as […]

Jack Kvancz would like to tell you about his friend. His first name was Arnold, but you probably know him as Red Auerbach, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and arguably the greatest coach in NBA history. Auerbach, who passed away in 2006, won 16 NBA championships – nine as head coach of the […]

Web Exclusive Joan Meier says she sees the worst part of the justice system every day. As the co-founder of the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project, the GW Law School professor said she watches courts fail victims of domestic abuse, sending children back to their abuser, in what she calls a “heavy job.” […]

GW has beefed up security at Duques and Funger Halls this week in response to a bizarre and violent attack on a graduate student last Friday. One police officer has been stationed at the complex during open hours, and patrols in the area have increased this week, School of Business Dean Susan Phillips said. The […]

Web Exclusive The Washington Business Journal recognized GW’s Green Move-Out program with a Green Business Award for Innovation on Thursday. The award highlights the University’s efforts to green-up their act with the move out program, which the WBJ called a creative solution for the tons of waste students leave behind during move out every year. […]