August 25, 2011

New to GW or simply not around this summer? No problem. Here is a roundup of the top news stories you missed.

Salaries of the University’s top-earning professors trumped those of many deans and overshadowed their peers nationwide by hundreds of thousands of dollars, financial documents show. Shahram Sarkani and Thomas Mazzuchi, both professors in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, earned base salaries of $703,186 and $481,208 respectively in 2009, according to financial disclosure forms […]

George Lidster decided in the spring that the upcoming season would be his last as the head coach of the men’s soccer team. Lidster surveyed the changes in the athletic department, spearheaded by the arrival of new Director of Athletics Patrick Nero, and made the decision. But it wasn’t until months later, when the announcement […]

Tucked away on the seventh floor of Gelman Library are 8 million pages of government secrets. This month the National Security Archive released four volumes of previously top-secret CIA papers documenting the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. These records are part of the collection that contains thousands of once top-secret government documents that reveal humanitarian […]

Shopping tips Planning ahead is the golden rule of shopping on a budget. Student budgets are tight to start with, and with new-found independence, impulse buying can be tough to control. With a newly revamped J Street at hand, it can be easy to go crazy and spend all your money at once. Budget your […]

Threats 8/09/11 – Time unknown Location: Off campus Case closed A complainant unaffiliated with GW, attending an on-campus counseling session, told the counselor she was threatened by her ex-girlfriend, also unaffiliated with GW. She then reported the incident to the University Police Department.Off-campus incident Lewd Acts 8/10/11 – 1:26 p.m. Location: Gelman Library Starbucks Open […]

Upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market will open the doors of its new Foggy Bottom store Tuesday, Sept. 6. The newest addition to The Avenue complex on the corner of 22nd and I streets will accept GWorld, making it the second grocery chain to accept the dining service. The two-level store will measure at 36,000 […]

Long-awaited upgrades to the first floor of Gelman Library are inching closer to becoming a reality with the release of detailed design renderings for the renovations. Marking another step toward quelling student complaints about the outdated facility, the newly drafted designs, created by architecture firm Cox Graae + Spack Architects, show more group study spaces […]

I’m going to fill you in on a little secret: Mistakes are as inevitable as long lines at the Gelman Library Starbucks.

The University has hired two leading public relations firms to fine tune and unify its visual message across the institution. Part of the branding campaign will review GW’s logo, last revamped in 2002, as well as how all University materials, including brochures, websites, mobile communications and videos, should use that image, Vice President for External […]