November 15, 2010

The postponed book reading with former President Jimmy Carter in Lisner Auditorium has been rescheduled for Nov. 29, though in an alternate venue in the District. Carter will read excerpts from his new book “White House Diary” and discuss details of his presidency during a reading at the Lincoln Theatre on U Street. Carter was […]

On the eve of the opening game of the season for the women’s basketball team, the stage was set for the Colonials to announce their return with an experienced and healthy roster after an injury-plagued 2009-2010 season. Instead, GW fell flat in its debut, losing twice in the Best Buy Classic in Minnesota, first against […]

Just one win. That’s all the volleyball team needed to clinch its spot in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. A single victory in any one of GW’s final eight games and Sunday’s home game against Xavier wouldn’t have marked the end of the season for the Colonials. Instead, GW lost to Xavier, like it did against […]

Four Loko is an exceptionally efficient beverage. It has as much alcohol in one brightly colored can as five light beers. It has as much caffeine as two cups of coffee. At a single party at Central Washington University, nine students were hospitalized after overconsuming the potent beverage. Truly an awful beverage. Dangerous, ubiquitous and […]

In the months leading up to the 2010 midterm elections, we heard many times over what is at stake for the country. An endless number of politicians told us through e-mail, Facebook and cheesy TV ads that this election was a referendum on our future. The question college students should have been asking, however, was […]

Correction appended University President Steven Knapp praised the nearly 500 GW student veterans Thursday, saying the group has become a leader in the University’s commitment to service. The event, a celebration of Veterans Day, was meant to honor the service of U.S. Armed Forces members both past and present. “I’ve really admired the leadership role […]

As Lorenzo unpacks the H street-based hotdog chart where he works, the crisp November morning reminds him of other mornings he spent on this street – when he lived there. Known by his friends as the “Dirty Bush Man,” Lorenzo, who would only give “T.” as a last name, lived on the streets of D.C. […]

I expected the ridiculous numerology that took traditional course reference numbers hostage would make the already painful process of 7 a.m. registration even worse. Little did I know that those annoying, nonsensical numbers would be the least of my worries. On the morning of my registration it was 7 o’clock on the dot and I […]

When the U.S. mistakenly shot down Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988 – killing the 290 passengers and crew members on board – GW law professor Sean Murphy stepped in to negotiate the settlement between the two governments. The event reinvigorated his passion for international law, which he said began to develop while he was […]