Entries from October 2007

October 30, 2007

Halloween Festivities 101

Halloween seems to be THE holiday for both kids and college students. But as college students, we celebrate that in a slightly different way.
What do students at GW do?

Check out Embassy Row for trick-or-treating – just make sure that you go during business hours. Most embassies close at 5pm.
Go to the season opener exhibition game [...]

October 30, 2007

Undercover UPD Uncovered

An untraceable unit of plain-clothed officers walking the Foggy Bottom streets to protect and serve may sound too dramatic to be true. But after receiving reports of undercover officers intervening in acts of crime across camps, WRGW Radio decided to uncover the real story behind this secret patrol unit. To get the details, we spoke [...]

October 30, 2007

Rocky Horror Returns

If you didn’t catch it over the weekend, then you’d better be there on Wednesday night! That’s right – The Rocky Horror Picture Show is back at GW for the annual show courtesy of Forbidden Planet Productions.
Two midnight shows were held over the weekend, but there will be a 9PM showing on Halloween night in [...]

October 30, 2007

Rate My Professor Problems

If you’ve recently tried to find out what professors you should take in the spring by using the website ratemyprofessors.com and couldn’t find GW, don’t worry – it’s back. The George Washington University listing on the internet’s largest listing of collegiate professor ratings has had some problems.
Students attempting to use the website for GW and [...]

October 24, 2007

It’s Here…

Despite all of the protests against it, Islamo-fascism week is here. The weeklong awareness week sponsored by the Young America’s Foundation will feature panels, rallies and speakers.
The events began Monday with a panel on the Vern about Radical Islam with New York Times bestseller Micheal Ledeen and Daphnai Patel. On Wednesday from 2 to 4 [...]

October 24, 2007

It’s Spirit Week!

GW may not have a football team – but for all of you spirited students, this week is the time to officially break out the buff and blue. Spirit week began on Sunday and lasts a full week.
Some of the highlights inlcude:

Voting for the Spirit Week President and First Lady here. This year’s candidates for [...]

October 24, 2007

Protests Take Over GW

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets this past weekend during the International Monetary Fund/World Bank meetings that took place just steps from campus.
Mayhem overtook the streets of Georgetown on Friday night as upwards of 400 demonstrators, clad in black clothing and handkerchiefs chanted against the globalization policies of the organizations [...]

October 24, 2007

A Real Colbert Nation?

You’ve seen Stephen Colbert on television, but will we be seeing him in the White House come 2008? Last Tuesday, Comedy Central host, Stephen Colbert made it official and announced that he is running in the Presidential race, all in his home state of South Carolina. Colbert originally suggested he would run on Larry King [...]

October 24, 2007

A New Director for the IMF

(Photo courtesy of the New York Times)
One of the best parts about going to a school that’s right in the middle of DC is that you are surrounded by all kinds of governmental and other influential buildings. Although the International Monetary Fund isn’t technically on campus – it’s only a block from 2000 Penn – [...]

October 24, 2007

Witch Hunt for Illegal Downloaders?

Think nobody’s watching when you illegally download music from the web? Think again.
According to the Hatchet, a lawsuit was filed in late September by 10 record companies against 19 GW students who allegedly violated copyright laws. On October 11th, a federal court approved a motion ordering GW to reveal the names, addresses, emails and telephone [...]