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Alum murdered in Northwest D.C. A GW alumnus and his wife were brutally murdered in Northwest D.C. late last month, and police have charged two people with first-degree murder in connection with the deaths.

Univ. hires firm to study arming UPD The University hired consulting firm James Lee Witt Associates to study the feasibility of arming University Police Department officers.

Extra ball tickets doled out to wait list The University began to release additional Inaugural Ball tickets this week to a waiting list of more than 1,500 people.

Police investigate local bank robbery Police are looking for a man who stole an undisclosed amount of money from a Bank of America near campus last Friday.

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Escalator problems persist at Foggy Bottom Metro stop
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Gates urges Obama to invest in service In his first public speech since September, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told a Marvin Center audience the United States needs to be optimistic and must continue to fund long-term goals, even in a bleak economy.


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Alumna named 2008 CNN Hero With more than a million votes cast online, GW alumna Liz McCartney was officially named CNN's "Hero of the Year" for her work helping Hurricane Katrina survivors rebuild their homes.

Early Decision I applications rise by 50 percent The final number of Early Decision I applications increased substantially this year, after the University extended the deadline by two weeks last month.

Past press aides give Obama advice Former White House press officials offered advice for President-elect Barack Obama on the importance of media relations during a forum at the Jack Morton Auditorium on Monday.

Activists discuss living with AIDS Chris Barnhill introduced himself to a room of nearly two dozen GW students on Monday by telling them that he was HIV-positive.

Online graduate classes on the rise A growing number of graduate students never need to set foot on University property to complete their GW education.

GW mulls semester of D.C. service University officials are considering implementing a program that would allow GW students to live in D.C. neighborhoods outside of Foggy Bottom for a semester and earn credits through service-related work.

Professor scrutinized for alleged conflict of interest A GW research professor is under scrutiny for allegedly violating another employer's conflict of interest policies by receiving at least $1.3 million from drug companies while hosting a public radio program about psychiatric drugs.