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Officials launch new advising system for student organizations
By Dylan Ebs, Staff Writer • May 13, 2024
Officials will launch a new advising system called Pathways to provide more targeted training and resources for student organizations next academic year.
Author talks violence against the labor movement of the 19th and 20th centuries, book
By Sara Montalvo Ona, Reporter • May 13, 2024
Author Chad Pearson discussed the often violent anti-labor practices of the late 19th and early 20th centuries for a book-talk at Gelman Library Thursday.
Milken launches podcast to increase awareness of moral injury in health care
By Max Jackson, Reporter • May 13, 2024
The podcast is discussing ways to combat moral injury and burnout, which increased among health care professionals during the pandemic.
Officials to clear seven Foggy Bottom homeless encampment sites
By Rory Quealy, News Editor • May 13, 2024
National Park Service and District officials will sweep seven homeless encampments in Foggy Bottom next week, slating evictions for about 70 residents. 
Gates obscure University Yard from view, including the plazas George Washington statue, which staff shrouded in a sheet after Wednesdays encampment clearing.
Protest negotiations at standstill as students leave campus
By Hannah Marr and Sachini Adikari May 13, 2024
After a brief burst of protests in the two days following police’s Wednesday clearing of the pro-Palestinian encampment in University Yard that spanned almost two weeks, campus has fallen quiet.
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A Pathways sign stands on the fourth floor of the University Student Center.
Officials launch new advising system for student organizations
By Dylan Ebs, Staff Writer • May 13, 2024
Officials will launch a new advising system called Pathways to provide more targeted training and resources for student organizations next academic year.
Capitals Terrorists by Chad E. Pearson.
Author talks violence against the labor movement of the 19th and 20th centuries, book
By Sara Montalvo Ona, Reporter • May 13, 2024
Author Chad Pearson discussed the often violent anti-labor practices of the late 19th and early 20th centuries for a book-talk at Gelman Library Thursday.
Tents sit in the E Street Triangle Park encampment.
Officials to clear seven Foggy Bottom homeless encampment sites
By Rory Quealy, News Editor • May 13, 2024
National Park Service and District officials will sweep seven homeless encampments in Foggy Bottom next week, slating evictions for about 70 residents. 
Faculty protesters attend the University Yard demonstration with signs.
Faculty engage with campus protests, defend student speech, safety
By Tyler Iglesias, Assistant News Editor • May 13, 2024
Before and after local police's clearing of the encampment on Wednesday after two weeks of protest against the war in Gaza, faculty were pronounced in the campus dialogue on student activism.
Board of Trustees Chair Grace Speights leads a meeting last May.
District government reaches settlement for complaints filed against former mayoral adviser
By Hannah Marr, News Editor • May 13, 2024
Two employees accused John Falcicchio, the former deputy mayor and chief of staff, of prolonged sexual harassment.
Demonstrators stood opposite Metropolitan Police Department officers on the 1900 block of F Street.
Staff Editorial: After calls for police, GW must lead alone to heal campus
By Editorial Board May 13, 2024
The redirection of administrative responsibilities to higher powers in the District cause student voices to be lost in the process.
Op-ed: GW must follow other universities to maintain student trust after protests
By Robert Hildebrandt, Guest Contributor • May 13, 2024
By calling the police on their own students, administration has lost the trust of GW community members.
Perspective: Navigating college dating scenes, women of color must remember their worth
By Nyla Moxley, Opinions Writer • May 13, 2024
As a young woman of color, it is paramount to remember that the way others treat you does not define your worth or desirability.
Op-ed: GW should learn from historic protests to meet ongoing demonstrations
By Shawn McHale, Guest Contributor • May 4, 2024
On the 54th anniversary of the 1970 Kent State shootings, GW officials must compromise with student protests to move forward.
Op-ed: Approach nonviolent protest with love
By Michael Long, Guest Contributor • May 2, 2024
We are due the radical love of the students, staff and faculty who are protesting at GW so that we may reconnect with our own sense of justice.
Op-ed: GSEHD's International Education Program must speak up for Gaza
By Emily Zanieski, Guest Contributor • May 2, 2024
Instead of tackling social justice issues head-on, International Education Program faculty fail to speak out while an education emergency unfolds in Gaza.
Delaware graduate Gerald Drumgoole Jr. transfers and commits to GW mens basketball team.
Revs pick up Delaware transfer guard Drumgoole Jr.
By Ryan Jainchill, Basketball Editor • May 13, 2024
The former Blue Hen guard Gerald Drumgoole Jr. averaged 13.9 points per game this past season, paired with 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.
Swim Coach Brian Thomas coaching players in 2018.
Swimming head coach resigns from position after championship season, pool turmoil
By Ben Spitalny, Sports Editor • May 13, 2024
Since his hire in 2018, Thomas has built not only GW’s winningest program but one of the most successful mid-major swimming teams. 
Redshirt sophomore Max Edwards in a game against Rhode Island in February.
Maximus Edwards transfers to A-10 champion Duquesne
By Ryan Jainchill, Basketball Editor • May 13, 2024
The 2022-23 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year leaves GW after two seasons with Caputo.
Coach Chrissy Schoonmaker talks to players in a pregame huddle.
Softball finishes season seventh in A-10
By Grant Pacernick, Staff Writer • May 13, 2024
The team swept a three-game series against St. Bonaventure on May 4 and 5 after winning 12 of 26 A-10 contests during the season.
George Mason Guard TaViyanna Habib shoots over GW Forward Maxine Engel while the team watches from the bench.
Women's basketball picks up Northwestern transfer Mott
By Ryan Jainchill, Basketball Editor • May 2, 2024
Women’s basketball acquired Northwestern senior Paige Mott, according to a post on Mott’s Instagram on Tuesday. 
Bearing witness: Reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic
By Eduardo Gonzalez del Valle, Sophia Escobar, Karolina Montalvo, Saher Mir and Ananya Gondesi March 28, 2024

March 4 was National COVID Remembrance Day. Along side the "Rituals in the Making" team, GW's Department of Anthropology put together a series...

Physics professor talks future of AI, possible misuse
Physics professor talks future of AI, possible misuse
By Eduardo Gonzalez del Valle and Lizzie Jensen March 4, 2024

Breaking the Foggy Bubble: Freshman Lea Nepomuceno Goes to Purple Patch
By Colin Wagner, Karolina Montalvo and Saher Mir February 13, 2024

Join us as we follow Lea Nepomuceno, a freshman at George Washington University, outside of the "Foggy Bubble" and explore Purple Patch, a Filipino...

Unhoused residents, ANC commissioner talk clearing of Triangle Park encampment
By Lizzie Jensen and Max Porter April 23, 2024
News podcast co-hosts Lizzie Jensen and Max Porter discuss the District's plan to clear a homeless encampment on Virginia Avenue between 21st and 22nd streets in May.
Expert talks GW Tuition Hike
By Lizzie Jensen, News Podcast Host • April 8, 2024

On this week’s episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, host Lizzie Jensen spoke with Higher education expert Sandy Baum about the implications...

GW TRAiLS looks to provide relief for students during midterms
By Lizzie Jensen, News Podcast Host • March 4, 2024

On this week’s episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, host Lizzie Jensen spoke with GW TRAiLS guides and executive board members Spencer Wilcox,...

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