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Students begin work on inaugural float

As we’ve reported before, the GW float was officially accepted by Congress in December for the inaugural parade on Jan. 20. The approved design is a 46-foot-long float built on two trailers and includes a physical representation of each school.

Student Association President Vishal Aswani said that the construction group was two or three days ahead of schedule. Despite being located in what is known as “The Dungeon” (the B4 level of the Academic Center parking garage), the nearly thirty students working on the float were in high spirits on Wednesday afternoon.

Aswani (left) watches students, including project designer Charlie Burgoyne, assemble carpet on the inaugural float on Wednesday.
Aswani (seated left) watches students, including project designer Charlie Burgoyne, assemble carpet on the a section of the inaugural float.

Check out the float’s progress on live Web cams. Students are scheduled to work on the float from 9a.m. to 9p.m. every day this week.

Look for the full article and photos not taken with my mediocre point-and-shoot camera on Monday.

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