March 3, 2011

This Friday marks the start of GW’s Student Association campaign season. This means that SA candidates will be out in full force across campus, tacking up posters, handing out flyers and talking with students. Regardless of your personal feelings about the SA, this is an important time for GW and the future of student interests. […]

This past weekend I felt like a typical college kid for the first time in my career at GW. I rolled out of bed Saturday, threw on a pair of jeans and a Colonial Army T-shirt and headed to the men’s basketball game and alumni tailgate in Anniversary Park. I even dared to wear a […]

Natasha Bedingfield “Strip Me” (Phonogenic Records) Perhaps best known for her track “Unwritten” from her debut album, or for her recent performance at the White House, Natasha Bedingfield recently released her third studio album in the U.S., continuing her trend of writing uplifting and vocal-heavy tracks. Accompanied mostly by percussion and a fair amount of […]

The mean grade point average among GW’s Greek-letter community is on par with that of the general student body, according to a report by the Greek-life office. Last semester, the average GPA of the general student body was 3.26, while the average GPA of the entire Greek-life community was 3.25 – an improvement from 2008 […]

When Metropolitan Police Department officers pulled Sam Collins aside, saying he matched the description of a suspect for an on-campus robbery, the senior was angry. Collins said his anger motivated him to produce a documentary on racial profiling at GW, focusing on University Crime Alerts that offer vague suspect descriptions. The documentary aired Tuesday evening […]

The University has not stifled Kye Allums’ voice Kye Allums is a valued GW student athlete. We have supported his decision to transition and have actively tried to help Kye and the GW women’s basketball team manage the intense interest in this story. The athletics department’s paramount objective is the health and well-being of its […]

Students hoping to study abroad in Cuba this fall will be allowed to live in the island country, after President Barack Obama announced he would be relaxing academic travel in January. GW has no plans to launch its own Cuban study abroad program, but students can petition to study with programs offered by other universities […]

Abiona eligible to return for one more season at GW The Smith Center was filled Sunday with Senior Day activities for women’s basketball forward Ivy Abiona, complete with fans in shirts bearing her name, carrying signs and cheering loudly. One important fact was lost amid the celebrations: because Abiona is a redshirt senior, she still […]

An adjunct professor is heading a group suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services over the latest federal dietary guidelines. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine – a non-profit organization that promotes preventive medicine – claims ambiguous language make guidelines unclear. The group also charges that the authors of […]