March 11, 2010

With April 15 right around the corner, accountancy department chair Keith Smith has words of wisdom for students filing taxes. For some undergraduates, parents will prepare students’ returns along with their own, having the students sign the forms when they return home for spring break, Smith says. But, if parents are cutting the ties a […]

For alumnus Jeremy Gosbee, attending an expensive university like GW would have been impossible without the help of financial aid. It was the generosity he received from the University – where he earned two degrees – that ultimately led him to donate $5,000 to GW’s Power and Promise Scholarship Fund this year, he said. Gosbee […]

While the Hirshhorn and the National Gallery of Art are landmarks in the D.C. art scene, there are many smaller galleries throughout the District that offer fascinating exhibits in an equally creative space. Hatchet Arts has found a few galleries that should be at the top of your list. Irvine Contemporary (1412 14th St. NW […]

GW alumna and first lady of Haiti Elisabeth Préval said she wishes the earthquake that decimated her country nearly two months ago was a nightmare; one she could wake up from and quickly forget. But Préval – who returned to GW Wednesday morning, more than 20 years after she received her master’s degree in business […]

DAYTON, Ohio – It may not have necessarily been a storybook ending for senior Damian Hollis, should it prove to be an end at all, but it was at least a mixed bag of success and disappointment: a game-high 19 points and a team-best six rebounds, but also a 70-60 loss at Dayton. What did […]

Thursday Fashion for Paws Strut the catwalk with the Humane Animal Treatment Society and raise money for the Washington Humane Society. Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre | 7 to 10 p.m. Pelham tour Explore Pelham Hall and see all the amenities GW’s newest residence hall has to offer. Mount Vernon Clock Tower Elevator Lobby | 3 […]

It’s not uncommon for college kids to spend their spring break in Florida. But one group of GW students will be heading south next week for a different reason: the 2010 American College Cricket Championship. It’s a far cry from four years ago, when a trio of current seniors decided to start a cricket team […]

Correction appended DAYTON, Ohio – If that’s how this season ends – and barring an unlikely postseason invitation, it will be – then it was not without drama. An early nine-point lead becomes an eight-point first-half deficit. The wrong side of a 7-0 run turns into 16 of the next 22 points and, two minutes […]

Web Exclusive The University Counseling Center and the Lerner Health and Wellness Center are encouraging discussion and awareness about eating disorders by hosting special events like Mind and Body week and Love Your Body week. The Health and Wellness Center’s Mind and Body Week, which runs until Friday, is designed to bring more people into […]