October 28, 2010

Thursday Bowling for Boobies Join Program Board to learn more about Relay for Life at its fall kickoff, complete with free bowling and cupcakes. Hippodrome  8 p.m. Friday Haunted Eckles Kick off Halloween weekend with free food, a haunted house and a movie with Mount Vernon Programming Council. Eckles Library  9 p.m. Saturday […]

$5: Rock & Roll Hotel hosts masquerade party Friday- Free or $5 with a mask $10:GW MainStage presents “The Tempest,” which opens Thursday $20: Anberlin plays 9:30 Club Sunday with Crash Kings and Civil Twilight

Handmade burgers, milkshakes, locally made beer and a raw bar will be added to Foggy Bottom’s food options as new restaurants at The Avenue development open next year. Passion Food Hospitality and Chef Jeff Tunks’ sixth and seventh restaurants – District Commons and Burger, Tap & Shake – will have a home in a 14-story […]

University officials have said for years that rehabilitating an aging Gelman Library is a top priority, but multiple administrators still won’t get specific on how the University plans to secure the necessary funding for repairs, or even say how much money has been raised to embark on renovations for the building. Students and library administrators […]

For senior Eric Rosenfield, it’s all about the strut. Hours of preparation, picture-taking and parading boiled down to a few minutes of pride as he and more than 100 men ran down 17th Street in Dupont Circle for the 25th annual High Heel Race Tuesday night. “There’s too many people to actually know where you […]

Social networking usage by political candidates increased over the midterm election cycle, with candidates reaching out to voters through Twitter and Facebook, a group of experts on social media said during a panel discussion in the Jack Morton Auditorium Monday. But despite the increased use of these social networking tools, all five of the event’s […]

Kappa Kappa Gamma is under investigation for allegations of hazing and underage drinking, both the University and the sorority’s national chapter confirmed this week. Several sources have come forward, alleging that underage alcohol consumption and hazing may have taken place “recently,” Tara Pereira, the assistant dean of students and director of Student Judicial Services, said […]

For Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and School of Media and Public Affairs professor Nina Gilden Seavey, the driving force behind a powerful documentary is truth. Seavey set out to establish an institute that would teach students how to use storytelling tools – including characters and plot structure – to effectively communicate a piece of the human […]

D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray won’t be the only GW alumnus vying for the mayor’s seat this Election Day. Ryan Hutcherson, a 2004 graduate, is challenging Gray with a write-in campaign for the city’s highest local position. Although Gray won 53 percent of the vote to beat incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty in the Democratic primary […]