Earth Day Makes GW Greener

Tuesday’s Earth Day Celebration was filled with crowds of supporters, cherry blossom trees and Earth Day-decorated cookies outside of Duques Hall.
GW President Steven Knapp officially signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, recognizing the responsibility the University has in setting an example in the effort to stay “green”.
GW joined 500 other institutions across [...]

Hollywood Update

Joey Fatone will be the new host of a new NBC Reality show called “Celebrity Circus.” According to Variety, Celebrity Circus “will follow celebs as they attempt to master a number of circus stunts, including the highwire, flying trapezee and fire dancing.” Contestents will include former Brady boy Chris Knight, as well as Jackass star [...]

April Showers Mean….April Visits

The large crowds of people all following one person walking backwards can only mean one thing for GW: it’s April Visit time. On five dates in April, accepted students are given the chance to visit the campus before their May 1st enrollment deadline. On the 7th, 14th, 18th, 21st and 23rd watch out for future [...]

4/20 Earth Day A “Wash”…Literally

April 20, 2008 promised to be one of the biggest, greatest celebration of Earth Day that The District has ever seen. The entire National Mall worked in conjunction with the Green Apple Festival with a call for climate, a demand for immediate, effective and equitable action against global warming. All of the pieces were in [...]

Spring Sports Update

The George Washington softball team dropped a pair of non-conference games to Mount St. Mary’s Thursday afternoon at the MSM Softball Complex. The Colonials dropped a close one in the opener, 2-1, and were run-ruled in the second game, 11-2.
Despite the losses, senior Chrysanthi Halkiotis set the GW single-season record with 15 doubles in a [...]

Law and Order: GWU

Up first, a case of panhandling on the 500 block of 19th street near Mitchell Hall…A GW student told UPD that she was confronted by an aggressive panhandler who was relentless in asking her for money. The girl told the individual that she didn’t have any cash…to which the subject responded by shouting at her. [...]

Fountain Day Approaching

Fountain Day is coming up! The April 26th Mount Vernon-hosted event will begin at 3:30 p.m., with Josh Ritter as the main musical attraction. He will take the stage at 6:00 p.m.
Fountain Day is organized by the Mount Vernon Programming Council, with most of its planning headed up by co-chairs Swetha Ramaswamy, Kylee Grenis and [...]

IMF/World Bank Weekend

In addition to all of the events going on campus this weekend, it was also the spring IMF/World Bank meetings. On Saturday, a few roads around the campus were blocked and there was a heightened police presence.
The spring meetings typically tend to be less protested than the fall meetings. Last semester, activity was intense with [...]

A Papal Parade

Sitting in the Pope-mobile, perhaps the most sacred figure on earth drove past the Froggy Bottom Pub, Johnny Rockets, and practically through GW itself. Today’s short ride began at the White House where Pope Benedict XVI met with President Bush, and was greeted by upwards of 13,500 people in the largest [...]

Hollywood Update

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday that the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards will not be held on the tradition Tuesday, but on Thursday, January 22, so as not to conflict with the presidential inauguration.
And just a few short months since the end of the 100 day-long writers’ strike that [...]