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All content by Sage Russell
The 2024 Presidential Debate projects onto a wall in a student's room.

Photo Essay: Presidential debate watch parties

By Mathylda Dulian, Jerry Lai and Sage Russell
September 12, 2024
Convention attendees browse books for sale at the festival.

Snapshot: National Book Festival

By Sage Russell, Senior Photo Editor
August 29, 2024
Featherweight Jose Perez raises his fist ahead of the third round against Jesse Stirn.

Photo Essay: MMA comes to DC

By Sage Russell, Senior Photo Editor
August 26, 2024
U.S. Park Police pepper spray a crowd of protestors as they arrest demonstrators who removed the U.S. flag from its post outside Union Station

Photo Essay: The Capitol Red Line protest

By Arwen Clemans, Kaiden J. Yu and Sage Russell
July 27, 2024
Joan Brierton embraces her husband, Glenn Boyce, and son, Ryan Boyce, as they show their appreciation for President Joe Biden outside the White House. (Daniel Heuer | Assistant Photo Editor)

Photo Essay: Biden drops reelection bid

By Daniel Heuer and Sage Russell
July 23, 2024
Former President Donald Trump points out to the crowd during his speech at a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Photo Essay: Trump in Chesapeake

By Arwen Clemans and Sage Russell
July 6, 2024
Fireworks explode over the Reflecting Pool during Washington D.C.'s annual Independence Day celebration.

Photo Essay: July 4th

By Arwen Clemans, Daniel Heuer and Sage Russell
July 6, 2024
Metropolitan Police Department officers deploy pepper spray on a crowd of demonstrators at the barricades police erected during their sweep of the encampment.

Photo Essay: 16 Days of Protest

By Arwen Clemans, Daniel Heuer, Kaiden J. Yu, Lexi Critchett, Max Collins, Raphael Kellner and Sage Russell
May 13, 2024
Snow accumulates on the George Washington statue in University Yard.

Snapshot: Snowy Spring Semester Begins!

By Sage Russell, James Schaap and Thomas Rath
January 16, 2024
Dozens of students led a protest in Kogan Plaza on Friday demanding an end to Israel's siege on Gaza while others jumped rope, ate snacks and relaxed in the sunny weather just feet away.

Snapshot: Worlds Apart

By Sage Russell, Assistant Photo Editor
December 11, 2023
Faculty senators mingle before a meeting earlier this semester.

[Photo] Faculty discuss academic freedom, request transparency on changes to admissions

January 16, 2024
About three dozen professors said the lack of accessible academic travel threatens their research and limits their ability to interact with other academics.

[Photo] CCAS eliminates travel reimbursements for tenured faculty in FY 2024

September 18, 2023
A vending machine sits empty in District House

[Photo] Officials restock contraceptive vending machine after it sells out in less than two weeks

September 18, 2023
The latest campus food vendor is opening inside the first floor H Street entrance to the student center Monday.

[Photo] Officials bring new Indian food eatery to student center

September 14, 2023
Matthew Grace, 35, and additional members of The Greenbelt Honk Situation ride unicycles, dance, and sing.

Photo Essay: Labor Day Parade

By Florence Shen, Sage Russell, Raphael Kellner and Lily Speredelozzi
September 11, 2023
OpenAI's ChatGPT program, which professors are now working to harness as an academic tool.

[Photo] Professors to add AI exercises to courses, syllabi

September 11, 2023
Students await orders from food vendors in District Hall's food court, which inflated its prices this semester.

[Photo] Dining hall prices jump due to increasing costs and ‘marketplace,’ officials say

September 11, 2023
Tax forms reveal that former University President Thomas LeBlanc’s compensation grew prior to the end of his term in December 2021.

[Photo] LeBlanc, Diaz saw pay bumps before departure

September 18, 2023
Faculty who teach courses available to auditors said the presence of older students in the classroom brings unique perspectives to their courses.

[Photo] Return of academic program brings locals, alumni to class after pandemic hiatus

August 28, 2023
A graduate takes a photo of the Commencement scene while bubbles float over the crowd.

Photo Essay: GW celebrates 2023 Commencement

By Auden Yurman and Sage Russell
May 27, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris talks with actress Poorna Jagannathan and Jerry Won, the CEO of Asian American storytelling company Just Like Media.

Picturing Politics: GW Hosts White House Forum on AANHPI Heritage Month

By Florence Shen and Sage Russell
May 5, 2023
To fit the theme of the day, the Program Board decorated the George Washington Statue in University Yard.

Photo Essay: A Blossom Bash breakdown

By Sage Russell, Jordan Tovin and Karsyn Meyerson
April 17, 2023
Celtics Crossover Gaming Head Coach Ricco Phinisee consults his team members.

Photo Essay: NBA 2K League plays tourney in D.C.

By Lily Speredelozzi, Sage Russell and Stephen Li
April 3, 2023
(L-R) Natalia Sierra-Vargas and Jayla Thornton interlock their pinky fingers as they stand in a team huddle.

Athletes in action: Inside a midseason women’s basketball practice

By Danielle Towers and Sage Russell
February 13, 2023
Mirrors surround a bed of colorful, artificial shrubbery to present an illusion of infinite depth at the Hirshhorn Museum's permanent collection of work by contemporary artist Yayoi Kasuma.

Snapshot: “One With Eternity” by Yayoi Kusama

By Sage Russell
January 30, 2023
Tim Nicholson, a sophomore catcher from Maryland, takes in the beauty of the baseball diamond during afternoon practice earlier this month.

Athletes in action: Baseball takes the diamond at chilly offseason practice

By Sage Russell
January 30, 2023
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