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Serving the GW Community since 1904

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All content by Ella Mitchell
An Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting agenda from October 2023 sits on a table.

Two controversial ANC write-in candidates did not earn seats, DC Board of Elections says

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
December 21, 2024
The Aston, located on New Hampshire Avenue

The Aston admits 39 tenants in the unhoused shelter’s first month, director says

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
December 15, 2024

Crime log: GWPD catches student engaging in lewd act in Eckles Library

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
December 9, 2024
The GW Hospital on 23rd Street in September.

SMHS residents, fellows initiate strike authorization vote

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
November 21, 2024

Crime log: Student reports being attacked, tased in Kogan Plaza

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
November 18, 2024
An annotated copy of the Good Neighbor Agreement

Advisory group outlines community, District expectations for Aston in tenant-neighbor agreement

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
November 18, 2024

Crime log: Man arrested for unlawful entry

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
November 11, 2024
The Aston, located on New Hampshire Avenue

Timeline: The milestones, obstacles preceding historic debut of Aston unhoused shelter

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
November 11, 2024
Anthony Newman from the Department of Human Services speaks during the Community Advisory Team meeting.

Aston unhoused shelter to open next week, District officials say

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
November 7, 2024
Students enter the Western Market CVS Pharmacy, now boarded up in preparation for the election.

Stores on, near campus board up for anticipated election-related protests

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
November 6, 2024

Crime log: Laptops stolen from engineering hall office

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
November 4, 2024
Anti-scale fences line the perimeter of the U.S. Capitol building.

DC prepares for potential election protests, violence in first national election following Jan. 6

By Ella Mitchell and Dylan Ebs
November 4, 2024

Crime log: Female staff member reports receiving harassing letters

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
October 28, 2024
Wesley Thomas, a guest advisory board member for Miriam's Kitchen, poses for a photo in Foggy Bottom.

Inside a formerly unhoused advocate’s work to uplift DC’s homeless

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
October 21, 2024

West End community group appeals permit grant for Aston unhoused shelter

By Rory Quealy and Ella Mitchell
October 10, 2024
Community Advisory Team members meet virtually.

Community group voices concern over Aston’s pending opening date as hypothermia season nears

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
October 10, 2024
A person walks past The Aston on New Hampshire Avenue.

The Aston is ‘precedent’ in combating DC’s unhoused crisis: local advocates

By Ella Mitchell and Fiona Bork
October 7, 2024

Crime log: Man arrested for assault on police officer

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
October 7, 2024
People board the Circulator bus at 15th Street and Jefferson Drive.

DC Council passes emergency legislation for Circulator employees amid first wave of layoffs

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
October 3, 2024
Western Market compost bins located next to a pillar inside of the market

Western Market expands composting efforts to customers

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
September 30, 2024
Residents and fellows from the School of Medicine and Health Sciences protested outside GW Hospital.

SMHS residents, fellows form picket calling for union contract

By Rory Quealy and Ella Mitchell
September 30, 2024

Crime log: GW contractor barred from campus for public intoxication

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
September 30, 2024
The Professors Gate that sits on the edge of Kogan Plaza on 21st Street.

Officials announce updates, timeline for strategic plan

By Jenna Lee and Ella Mitchell
September 27, 2024
The entrance to the Aston on New Hampshire Avenue boarded up in June.

DC indefinitely delays opening of Aston unhoused shelter following failed building inspection

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
September 26, 2024

Crime log: Thurston Hall resident reports stolen birthday balloons

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
September 23, 2024
A student taps their GWorld on a new card reader in the Thurston Hall dining hall.

Students, restaurant employees say new GWorld ‘tap’ system speeds up lines

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
September 23, 2024
People walk through the I Street Mall between 23rd and 24th Street in Washington D.C.

Officials to begin I Street Mall construction next week

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
September 19, 2024
Shoppers peruse Mexican Fruits located in Union Market.

Students seek a taste of home at specialty grocery stores across the DC region

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
September 16, 2024
Solar panels line the roof of Monroe Hall.

Sustainability task force members, experts question progress on emission cuts

By Ella Mitchell and Rory Quealy
September 16, 2024

Crime log: Scooters snagged from Kogan Plaza, Ross Hall

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
September 16, 2024
Homeless Services Stakeholder Wesley Thomas speaks at the Community Advisory Team meeting on Monday.

Community group delays vote on Aston resident-neighbor agreement

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
September 12, 2024

Crime log: Baskets of feminine hygiene projects stolen from academic building

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
September 9, 2024
The Community Advisory Team met in the West End Library last week.

Community group seeks feedback on Aston resident-neighbor agreement

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
September 9, 2024

Crime log: Student reports stolen bike in District House storage room

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
August 26, 2024
Gates obscure University Yard from view, including the plaza's George Washington statue, which staff shrouded in a sheet after Wednesday's encampment clearing.

Officials release updated plans for free speech, campus security

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
August 23, 2024
GWPD Chief James Tate said the department will soon begin the final phase of its arming plan.

Officials to rename SRR office, finish GWPD arming rollout

By Rory Quealy and Ella Mitchell
July 19, 2024
Community Advisory Team members meet virtually.

District officials say Aston on track to open in late August

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
July 12, 2024

Opening of Aston unhoused shelter unofficially delayed to October

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
June 14, 2024
The restaurant's space near Washington Circle space is more than 11,000 square feet.

Wine bar on 2200 Penn opens doors

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
June 14, 2024
Professors Gate leading the 21st Street entrance to Kogan Plaza in April.

Officials rename safety division, announce new leadership

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
June 7, 2024

Crime log: Student struck by car in hit-and-run

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
May 20, 2024
Members of the Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission speak during its monthly meeting.

ANC commissioners condemn use of police force at GW protests, homeless encampment sweeps

By Ella Mitchell and Rory Quealy
May 20, 2024

CAT announces program manager selected to run The Aston

By Ella Mitchell and Rory Quealy
May 20, 2024

Crime log: Drug paraphernalia found in backpack after U-Yard encampment clearing

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
May 13, 2024
A braille sign for a women's bathroom.

Students report damaged, missing Braille on building signage

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
May 13, 2024
English professor Jane Shore

Beloved poetry professor reflects on 35 years at GW

By Ella Mitchell, Contributing News Editor
May 2, 2024

Crime log: Female student reports laptop stolen

By Ella Mitchell, Staff Writer
April 29, 2024
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally on first day of encampment

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally on first day of encampment

By Ella Mitchell and Fiona Riley
April 26, 2024
President Granberg looks to Community Relations Director Kevin Days as he speaks at Tuesday's Foggy Bottom Association meeting.

Granberg updates community on plan for Smith Center, I Street Mall

By Ella Mitchell and Rory Quealy
April 25, 2024
The bakery Paul displays a "Store Closed" sign inside its window in Western Market.

PAUL closes in Western Market

By Ella Mitchell, Staff Writer
April 22, 2024

Crime log: Female subject throws rocks at passersby

By Ella Mitchell, Staff Writer
April 22, 2024
Officials speak on continued construction projects on campus.

Panda Express coming to former Beefsteak location in late fall

By Ella Mitchell and Erika Filter
April 18, 2024

Crime log: Male subject barred for sleeping in District House food court

By Ella Mitchell, Staff Writer
April 15, 2024
GW Shakespeare Company performs in Square 80.

Best on-campus theater group: GW Shakespeare Co.

By Ella Mitchell, Staff Writer
April 8, 2024
Students exit the 1959 E Street residence hall.

Officials distribute Census surveys to residence halls

By Ella Mitchell and Sachini Adikari
April 1, 2024
Students indulge in Easter candy ahead of the holiday.

Students reflect on Easter observations with communities new and old

By Ella Mitchell and Sofia Paparella
April 1, 2024
A dining employee prepares toppings at D.C. Taco House.

GW ranks as fourth largest District employer, report says

By Ella Mitchell and Sachini Adikari
March 4, 2024
A student referee signals a 3-point attempt during an intramural game in the Lerner Health and Wellness Center.

F-bombs and free throws: Inside the world of intramural basketball referees

By Nicola DeGregorio and Ella Mitchell
February 26, 2024
Sophomore guard Nya Robertson shoots a three in a game against St. Bon.

Women’s basketball falls to Duquesne despite Robertson’s 29 points

By Ella Mitchell, Staff Writer
February 22, 2024
The Graduate School of Education and Human Development in 2018.

GSEHD launches center on Jewish education

By Ella Mitchell, Reporter
February 15, 2024
A competing barista sets the scene for her coffee creation.

National coffee competition brings baristas from all over to DC

By Diana Anos and Ella Mitchell
February 7, 2024
While quiet now, in a week, Chinatown's streets overrun with Lunar New Year spirit for the annual parade.

Students reflect on Lunar New Year celebrations in new communities away from home

By Ella Mitchell and Norah Woods
February 5, 2024
Commuters bustle through the Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro station.

U-Pass Wrapped: Students’ transit years in review

By Kathleen Gianni and Ella Mitchell
January 29, 2024
Andreas Michaelis, Germany’s U.S. ambassador since August 2023, during a discussion at the Elliott School of International Affairs.

Ambassador talks diplomacy, US-Germany cooperation

By Ella Mitchell, Reporter
January 25, 2024
Graduate student guard Nya Lok shoots a fadeaway over George Mason defenders.

George Mason hands women’s basketball another loss

By Ella Mitchell, Reporter
January 24, 2024
A listener plugs into holiday country anthem "Glittery" by Kacey Musgraves featuring Troye Sivan.

All I want for Christmas are these under-the-radar holiday tunes

By Diana Anos and Ella Mitchell
December 11, 2023

GW student testifies for proposed D.C. Council bill to support sexual assault survivors

By Ella Mitchell and Nicole Akumatey
December 4, 2023
"Where Do Words Come From?" exhibit at Planet Word Museum.

5 cozy indoor activities for the chilly winter months

By Ella Mitchell and Brooke Shapiro
November 16, 2023
Water pools up in a corridor of FSK Hall.

FSK Hall residents relocated to hotels, report damaged belongings after flooding

By Ella Mitchell and Fiona Murphy
November 12, 2023
A Capital Pride Parade attendee watches the festivities wearing rainbow-colored wings.

Professor talks LGBTQ+ acceptance in New York, Paris

By Ella Mitchell, Reporter
November 6, 2023
A GW Club Boxing member blocks a blow from an opponent.

Dodging cars and ducking punches: A look into GW boxing

By Ella Mitchell and Brooke Shapiro
October 30, 2023
Eric Holder in the School of Media and Public Affairs earlier this month.

Obama administration attorney general discusses voter suppression, protecting democracy

By Ella Mitchell, Reporter
October 22, 2023
A metal ramp cuts through a row of raised flower beds in Kogan Plaza, offering passersby a shortcut through the plaza.

Silent standoff over Gelman shortcut temporarily ends after ramp installation

By Max Porter and Ella Mitchell
October 9, 2023
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