November 4, 2010

Loud cheers echoed through the third floor of the Marvin Center Tuesday night, as hundreds of students in both the GW College Republicans and GW College Democrats gathered to watch midterm election results roll in. For the more than 40 students who showed up for the CRs event in the Continental Ballroom, watching the map […]

The annual schedule for men’s basketball head coach Karl Hobbs, as he describes it, goes something like this: Most of October is dedicated to getting ready for the season, grinding through practices and film sessions. Once the season starts, there’s usually two games per week plus practices, meetings and film sessions. As soon as the […]

Maida Withers has always been a pioneer. From her roots in small-town Kanab, Utah – where her ancestors were frontier settlers – to Lisner Auditorium, Withers brings that pioneering spirit as a professional dancer, choreographer, director and professor to GW and D.C. She is known around the University and the District for her role as […]

Mind your “digital brand,” one communications professor charged students Tuesday night at an installment of the Last Lecture Series. Professor Scott Talan said your brand is essentially your online reputation, and represents both your personal and workplace life. He said protecting that image goes beyond untagging inappropriate pictures of yourself on Facebook. “If you represent […]

The percentage of students from the Class of 2013 who decided to return to GW this fall was the highest in University history, despite an increasingly rocky economic landscape. A record 94 percent of students from the Class of 2013 returned to GW to begin their second year, up from 91.4 percent of the Class […]

A student charged with assaulting two University Police officers accepted a plea deal Tuesday morning at D.C. Superior Court. Nicholas Van Vliet plead guilty to two charges of assault on a police officer, but won’t be sentenced until Nov. 16, to allow prosecutors time to gather impact statements from the officers involved. UPD’s Master Patrol […]

“Crazy Love Hollywood Edition” Michael Bublé (Reprise Records) While this album was originally released in 2009, Bublé decided to re-release “Crazy Love” in 2010, but this time added a few new songs to the “Hollywood Edition.” “Hollywood” is a catchy statement on the craziness of out-of-control Hollywood stars. A special instrumental version of the popular […]

Next week, the Westboro Baptist Church will bring its hateful idea that God’s eternal benevolence ends with gay individuals, the military, Jews and Obama to GW. Its arrival will not only bring WBC’s trademark derogatory posters, but also the importance of the first amendment, to the forefront of our consciousness. GW as an institution, unfortunately, […]

Nearly 70 high school seniors came to campus last week for the annual Multicultural Open House Program, a two-day outreach effort by the University to boost multicultural enrollment. Kathryn Napper, executive dean for undergraduate admissions, said the University reaches out to students during fall visits to high schools and works with leadership organizations to attract […]

$5: Generic Theatre’s “The Lion in Winter” opens in West Hall Theater Thursday. $8: FotoWeek DC’s NightVisions event at Satellite Central Saturday. $20: “Freud Meets Girl” opens at Wayward Theatre for Fringe Festival Friday.