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Sen. Mark Warner, D-VA, a GW alumnus, discussed the intersection of cybersecurity and health care with interim University President Mark Wrighton at the forum Tuesday.

Tech industry leaders, senator talk cybersecurity at School of Business forum

By Moksha Akil and Cade McAllister
April 27, 2023
Junior Jaylee Davis, co-chair of Students Against Imperialism, said she helped organize the vigil because national news outlets and GW community members were not paying “enough attention” to the cause.

Demonstrators gather to mourn migrant victims of Juarez fire at White House vigil

By Moksha Akil and Cade McAllister
April 13, 2023
Former SA senior policy adviser Edy Koenigs said she hopes to combat prejudice and sexual assault on campus as key points in her platform.

President: Edy Koenigs

By Moksha Akil
April 10, 2023
Community members pass through Foggy Bottom's Western Market to peruse a range of global cuisines.

Local businesses report fewer student customers following University switch to dining hall system

By Moksha Akil and Vaughan Goff
April 10, 2023
Jennifer Igbonoba | Staff Photographer

GW Dissenters hosts student protesters from across the US for anti-war march on campus

By Moksha Akil and Cade McAllister
April 2, 2023
The Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission, pictured here in February, approved a plan to place a permanent Mount Vernon Express stop in front of Tompkins Hall.

ANC approves campus store installations, permanent Vex stop

By Moksha Akil
March 20, 2023
Some residents said they still have to wait 15 to 30 minutes for the water to heat up, despite officials having replaced numerous parts in the building’s water system to solve the issue.

District House, South Hall residents face recurring hot water outages

By Moksha Akil and Cade McAllister
February 27, 2023
A.J. King, the assistant director of the Multicultural Student Services Center and LGBTQIA+ Resource Center, spoke about what the word “queer” meant to him and how it challenges societal norms of gender and sexuality.

LGBTQ+ advocates discuss Black and queer education

By Moksha Akil and Cade McAllister
February 27, 2023
Metro riders sit and stand as they pass the Foggy Bottom Metro Station.

WMATA to increase police presence at stations, trains and buses

By Moksha Akil
February 9, 2023
About nine Taylor Swift fans mobilized in front of the Capitol Tuesday, urging Live Nation Entertainment, the product of Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s 2010 merger, to break up after being unable to purchase presale tickets for the pop star’s upcoming tour in November.

Senators and protesters call for transparency, grilling Live Nation Entertainment

By Moksha Akil and Cade McAllister
January 26, 2023
The Shenkman dining hall.

GW completes dining system revamp as students flood all-you-can eat dining halls

By Moksha Akil and Max Porter
January 23, 2023
“You can't get statehood without Republicans and Democrats being for it,” Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said in an interview. “But you can't get statehood without moving it every single year, and that's why I'm going to move it this year, despite the fact that we have a Republican House.”

Norton, advocates renew D.C. statehood push despite Congressional GOP opposition

By Moksha Akil and Cade McAllister
January 17, 2023
D.C. officials to study nonvehicular transportation, connectivity in Foggy Bottom, Georgetown

D.C. officials to study nonvehicular transportation, connectivity in Foggy Bottom, Georgetown

By Grace Chinowsky and Moksha Akil
December 6, 2022
For those of us who can’t get enough potato dishes during the holiday season, this soft-yet-crispy potato cake is just for you.

Easy Thanksgiving dishes to impress guests at your gathering

By Moksha Akil
November 21, 2022
GWPD Chief James Tate said outreach has been a “priority” for the department to reform the department’s image on campus since he took office in January 2020.

GWPD ramps up community outreach efforts with series of fall campus events

By Henry Huvos and Moksha Akil
November 14, 2022
The blossoming community surrounding Little District Books is especially open and welcoming, and in a space where community building forms the backbone of the shop, the safety and comfort of queer people is Little District’s primary focus.

Little District Books elevates queer stories in neighborhood rich in LGBTQ+ history

By Alice Doré and Moksha Akil
October 3, 2022
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