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Serving the GW Community since 1904

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Center for Interfaith and Spiritual Life Director Simraun Kaur-Colbert discusses upcoming programming at a Staff Council meeting Friday.

Strategic plan framework doesn’t recognize, incorporate staff needs: Staff Council

By Barry Yao and Louisa Hannoucene
October 21, 2024
Students at the Student Government Association meeting Monday.

SGA leaders address student concerns on protests, approve budgets

By Barry Yao, Staff Writer
May 2, 2024
The Eatery at Pelham Commons in April.

GW to renovate Pelham Commons this summer

By Barry Yao, Staff Writer
April 25, 2024
Workers stand on the Phillips Hall roof performing repairs.

Officials to upgrade HVAC in Rome, Phillips halls

By Barry Yao, Staff Writer
March 7, 2024
Coloring pages and pencils sit displayed on a table for the Philippine Cultural Society’s art therapy event with the National Association of Asian American Professionals.

Students celebrate Filipino American History Month with cultural events and identity exploration

By Barry Yao and Sachini Adikari
October 30, 2023
SBA President Shallum Atkinson at a September meeting.

SBA Senate requests advisory opinion from SBA Supreme Court

By Hannah Marr and Barry Yao
September 21, 2023
Community members peruse second-hand goods from local vendors at last month's flea market.

Student organization hosts regular flea market, highlights student vendors

By Barry Yao and Ellie Vasko
September 11, 2023
Student Association President Arielle Geismar and Vice President Demetrius Apostolis gathered with more than 40 attendants at an inauguration ceremony Friday, summarizing their priorities as SA leaders.

Geismar and Apostolis outline goals during swearing in as SA president, vice president

By Barry Yao
May 1, 2023
SA senators approved bills like the Graduate Student Inclusion Act and the Graduate Student Housing Act, which urge officials to “bolster” the graduate student experience through campus residence halls and involvement opportunities.

SA Senate passes 13 pieces of legislation in final meeting of term

By Barry Yao and Hannah Marr
April 27, 2023
Student Bar Association President Shallum Atkinson said in his first address to the body that he will work with senators to modernize student study spaces to make them more “enjoyable” and “comfortable."

SBA swears in president, executive vice president for 2023-24 academic year

By Barry Yao
April 20, 2023
SA Vice President Yan Xu, who co-sponsored the bill, said the Finance Committee will notify student organizations via email and social media about how to apply for the funding.

SA Senate increases student organization funding by $150,000

By Barry Yao
April 13, 2023
Pest-control company Orkin ranked D.C. the fourth-rattiest city in the United States in October, placing the District behind Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.

DC Health experts share tips on rat extermination during ‘rodent walk’

By Barry Yao
April 10, 2023
The final determination of the funds depends on whether the Dean of Students agrees to fund the purchase per the bill.

SBA Senate allocates remaining $7k to students in need

By Brooke Forgette and Barry Yao
April 6, 2023
Of 1,938 eligible voters, 720 voted in the election, a turnout of 37.2 percent, a slight increase from last year’s 31 percent participation rate.

Student Bar Association announces election results for 2023-24 academic year

By Erika Filter and Barry Yao
March 23, 2023
The Disabled Students Collective received emails from students concerned the decision to lift the mandate came too soon because they are still at high risk for COVID-19.

Classroom mask mandate expires, drawing ‘expected’ close to COVID-era policy

By Jennifer Igbonoba and Barry Yao
February 27, 2023
Krissy Cralle, the director of GW Law Revue and functioning president of the organization, said before the pandemic, the annual spring show attracted more than 500 student attendees and cast more than 50 students in performances.

Student Bar Association Senate approves more than $2,000 for law school revue

By Erika Filter and Barry Yao
February 9, 2023
GW's rollout of its new dining system this semester lowered the share of dining dollars that students could spend on groceries as officials added meal swipes for a slate of newly opened dining halls.

Inflation forces students to scavenge for affordable groceries off campus

By Barry Yao and Anna Fattizzo
January 30, 2023
Since 2018, at least five former advisers have moved on to American University, and at least one now works at Brown University, according to their LinkedIn pages.

CCAS cycled through 23 advisers since 2018, damaging student experience, experts say

By Barry Yao and Phillip Castro
December 6, 2022
WiCyS leaders said 71 students are registered as members and plan to continue hosting weekly meetings this year to expand membership.

Organization to empower women, nonbinary students in cybersecurity

By Barry Yao and Hannah Marr
November 14, 2022
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday examining whether race should be a factor in college admissions, re-evaluating a landmark 19-year-old case.

More than 100 protesters rally for affirmative action during Supreme Court hearings

By Erika Filter and Barry Yao
November 3, 2022
SA Sen. Kai Simson, CPS-G, who sponsored the resolution, said students struggle to vote while taking classes, working and participating in extracurriculars, even though they may be more politically active than the average youth.

SA Senate calls on University to allow absences on Election Day

By Erika Filter and Barry Yao
October 20, 2022
BridgeGW’s leaders said they plan to organize student discussions and speakers on topics of public interest during the upcoming year as a way to continue expanding membership.

Multi-partisan student organization working to combat polarization, normalize dialogue

By Brooke Forgette and Barry Yao
October 10, 2022
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