November 4, 2010

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.

The Graduate School of Education and Human Development will provide 32 students studying autism in early childhood education tuition money, after the Department of Education gave GW a $1.2 million grant in October. The program will provide students in the Early Childhood Special Education master’s program with training in assessment and intervention for young children […]

This caption was updated on Nov. 4, 2010 to reflect the following: The Hatchet incorrectly identified the two girls singing in the above photo. The singers are Vidya Iyer, right, and Vandana Parvathi.

When construction on Lafayette Hall is completed this summer, the University hopes it will be GW’s third LEED-certified residence hall. South Hall and West Hall were the first two GW buildings recognized by the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, which officially certifies buildings as environmentally friendly. Built in […]

Students who make GWorld purchases are now able to view itemized card histories online, after University administrators changed its technology following a string of fraudulent GWorld purchases last month. Six students reported $1,250 total in fraudulent GWorld charges on their cards in October, but were not able to see where the charges had been made […]

Days after explosives were found on cargo planes bound for the United States from Yemen, former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge emphasized the importance of open communication and sharing information among allies at the University’s Homeland Security Policy Institute on Monday. Following a tip from intelligence officials in Saudi Arabia, two devices made from […]

GW alumnus Vincent Gray celebrated an expected victory in the District’s mayoral race Tuesday night, facing virtually no viable opponents after he beat incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty in the September primary. The Associated Press called the race in Gray’s favor at around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday night with just 37 percent of precincts reporting. The D.C. […]

Correction appended The first stretch of a new streetcar system connecting Union Station with the northeastern H Street corridor will hopefully open this spring, the District Department of Transportation said last month. After more than a decade of planning, the $1.5 billion three-part, 37-mile system is intended to alleviate the congestion on D.C.’s current public […]

The University’s endowment saw a $41 million growth in the last three months, ending at $1.18 billion as of Sept. 30. Though the endowment has seen improvement since its 18 percent drop between 2008 and 2009, it still has not returned to its pre-economic downturn level of $1.26 billion. University administrators said the endowment is […]