November 11, 2010

Often when we register for classes, we consider when the class meets, what the subject is and perhaps the quality of previous students’ ratings of a professor. But perhaps another consideration to add to the list is service. Service, in terms of academics, is referred to as service-learning, and is defined by the national community […]

Hazing is something that is serious and damaging on any college campus, but if it happens at GW, with our vaunted anti-hazing atmosphere, it is even more distressing. This is why if you or someone you know has ever been the victim of hazing – whether it is physical or emotional pressure – we encourage […]

Since the current semester is coming to a close, the time has come for students to pick which classes they plan on taking for the spring of 2011. For many, this can be a very stressful time, filled with worries about fulfilling all GCRs and other major requirements. The last thing that students need is […]

Dear Westboro Baptist Church visitors, Welcome to our campus. Allow us to introduce ourselves. We are the students of The George Washington University. The brochures call us “Colonials,” but we are also believers and we are atheists. We are Democrats and we are Republicans, liberals and conservatives. We are black and white. We are straight […]

From the war-torn streets of Afghanistan to the flourishing culture of Brazil, studying abroad is not just for students. Silvio Waisbord, director of graduate studies at the School of Media and Public Affairs, was invited to spend a week in Brazil by the country’s National Association of Newspapers to speak to students and journalists across […]

Federal regulators will require larger warning labels and graphics for cigarette packaging and advertisements by 2012, HHS officials announced Wednesday at the Jack Morton Auditorium. HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius and other government officials introduced the initiative as part of the department’s new comprehensive tobacco control strategy. The label will cover about half the surface area […]

The GW Hospital has been working to update the Medical Center’s electronic record system and protection of patient health information over the past year, a move that could potentially land the hospital millions in stimulus funds as soon as 2011. The Medical Center hired a technology consulting firm in the spring to address additional privacy […]

Women may be able to obtain their birth control for free, if the government determines that birth control counts as preventative care for women. Under an amendment to the health care reform bill authored by Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., women will be provided free access to preventative care – which could include prescription birth control […]

The University is taking one of its first tangible steps to be a carbon-neutral institution by installing solar thermal panels on three residence halls before the end of the academic year. The University has set a goal to make GW a carbon-neutral institution by 2040 through the highly anticipated Climate Action Plan released last spring, […]