Senior Ryan Last, the founder of Get Gelman Going, outlines reasons why Gelman needs the University’s attention, and what Get Gelman Going aims to do for students.

Gelman Library is the only building on campus in dire need of repair that is being completely ignored by the University. And its despair shocks me every time I pass through the turnstiles.

Gelman is not a top priority for the University, but renovating the Mount Vernon Campus’ academic space, adding a multi-million dollar Science and Engineering Complex and building additional research space on the Virginia Campus are.

If GW is looking to gain bragging rights, boasting about our impressive expansion of academic space and an impressive, well-rounded student body, shouldn’t we ask where we will house the students who want to study? The intent behind bettering our academic image is appreciated and honorable – but the math is simple.