February 24, 2011

Patrick Hanley had a desire to see Shakespeare’s “Henry V” – the play about good “Prince Hal” coming of age – but there were no Shakespeare companies on campus. So he created his own. Hanley, along with Dan Harris, co-founded what is now the GW Shakespeare Company with no funding and no resources. “It was […]

The GW Law School has narrowed its dean search down to eight candidates, who have been meeting with GW faculty, students and administrators over the last month to tout their merits as the best leaders and fundraisers to head the school. Roger Trangsrud, the chair of the dean search committee, said they have a diverse […]

It was University President Steven Knapp’s first bonfire outdoors, as the event was moved to the Marvin Center for the last 4 years due to wind or rain. “This celebration embodies what George Washington imagined when he envisioned a university,” Knapp said. The event featured a cherry pie-eating contest, a performance by the Colonial Brass […]

With 2 minutes left in Wednesday’s game against Charlotte, head coach Karl Hobbs motioned to his bench. As freshman forward Nemanja Mikic waved a towel over his head from the bench, GW’s walk-on sophomore guard Roy Ghantous took the court. The Smith Center erupted as Ghantous checked into the game, an exclamation point on the […]

The District’s 5-cent fee on paper and plastic bags is hurting the economy, a recent study alleges, by eliminating jobs. The Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University – a learning and research center in Boston that analyzes public economic issues – claims the tax will not earn as much money as the District planned, and […]

The University, two former University Police Department officers and their union have reached a settlement over charges filed last year stemming from complaints that GW engaged in unfair labor practices. Two cases were settled Jan. 28 through the National Labor Relations Board – which enforces the National Labor Relations Act and investigates allegations that employers […]

GW Alert: A team at GW Hospital embarks on a top-secret mission to create super students. But, something goes terribly wrong and it creates a zombie. Beware! This zombie is very dangerous for it feeds on college students and is highly contagious. Join the effort to save GW from the zombie apocalypse! The Humans vs. […]

As the season winds down for GW’s women’s basketball team, its record suggests this is a lost season, but head coach Mike Bozeman doesn’t see any quit in his team. In their final road game of the season, the Colonials (8-19, 3-10 Atlantic 10) traveled to Cincinnati to take on No. 6/6 (AP, ESPN/USA Today) […]

Two young authors shared little-known tidbits of Foggy Bottom and West End history with residents at the Foggy Bottom Association meeting Tuesday night. The book, by Matthew Gilmore and Josh Olsen, chronicles the beginnings of the Foggy Bottom-West End neighborhood through vintage photographs donated by area residents. “There are a number of historical photo books […]

Patients with high blood pressure remembered to take their medication more often through the use of a mobile phone application, according to a recent study conducted in part by the GW Medical Center. The study, completed over a 7-month period, measured the ability of the Pill Phone application to improve medication adherence among patients with […]