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Sophomore Mishkat Habib said she said she enjoyed seeing GW’s Muslim community come together to celebrate Ramadan on campus for the first time in three years.

MSA celebrates Ramadan in person after three-year hiatus during pandemic

By Samantha Serafin and Nikki Ghaemi
April 11, 2022
Student donations are evenly divided between The Store and the Abrahms Family Fund.

GW’s Swipe Out Hunger program doubles donations since 2020

By Samantha Serafin
February 7, 2022
Group members said the supportive club makes climbing accessible for anyone interested.

GW Club Climbing kicks off this spring to forge community among climbers

By Samantha Serafin
January 31, 2022
Nashman Center volunteers lined up in Kogan Plaza and the Mount Vernon Campus quad to hand out free t-shirts and boxed lunches to students throughout the Day of Service.

King Week keynote lecture unpacks racial inequality facing African American students

By Samantha Serafin
January 24, 2022
Emily Irvine, the social chair of the women’s Rugby Football Club, said some members have been unclear on funding application deadlines.

Club sports struggle to secure equipment, practice space with reduced funding

By Samantha Serafin
November 15, 2021
WRGW currently produces one podcast, which is focused on athletics, but plans to introduce three more this semester.

Students turn to podcasts in light of COVID-19 to disseminate campus information

By Samantha Serafin and Henry Huvos
October 18, 2021
This year's celebration, which runs until Oct. 15, is titled "Honoring Our Roots. Embracing Our Culture."

Organizers plan in-person events to promote monthlong Latinx celebration

By Samantha Serafin
September 27, 2021
Shariq Farooqi, the co-president of SAS, said the organization plans to host a donation drive for Afghan refugees in the coming weeks.

Student leaders aid Afghan refugees amid security crisis overseas

By Samantha Serafin, Lauren Sforza and Abby Kennedy
September 16, 2021
With students back on campus, GW Hillel's in-person Shabbat services have resumed in the organization's newly-opened building.

GW Hillel leaders say new building space will unite Jewish community

By Samantha Serafin
September 7, 2021
Wald said people often underestimate the “transformative” value humanities scholarship contributes to the production of critical thinking.

Humanities Center advanced interdisciplinary research in first year of remote operation

By Samantha Serafin
May 17, 2021
SA Sen. Thomas Falcigno, CPS-G, said the bylaw updates will allow virtual participation in SA meetings even after students return to campus.

Overhauls to SA committee and election bylaws to take effect this week

By Samantha Serafin
April 26, 2021
The Student Association's organization space, in March 2021.

SA candidates for top roles prioritize building trust with GW community

By Samantha Serafin and Clara Duhon
March 28, 2021
The Student Association's top two leaders say increasing awareness of University resources like GW Listens is a major priority this spring.

SA leadership team to prioritize mental health support for remainder of term

By Samantha Serafin
March 1, 2021
For students living in Potomac House without kitchens, ordering on Grubhub or heating up a microwaveable meal are among the most convenient alternatives to eating out.

With no in-unit kitchens, Potomac residents rely on takeout, microwavable meals

By Samantha Serafin
February 22, 2021
Hill touted achievements related to student refunds for dropped courses and Pass/No Pass policies as part of his record of listening to student voices.

Hill becomes first candidate to begin campaign for SA president

By Samantha Serafin and Makena Roberts
February 16, 2021
This year's Black Heritage Celebration focuses on dispelling the notion that the Black population is a monolith by allowing student organizations to define what being Black means to them through various events.

Black student organizations plan for celebration with month of events

By Samantha Serafin
February 1, 2021
A University spokesperson said administrators were aware of the petition, adding that they host regular forums and team meetings with on-campus staff to address safety and health concerns.

Student organizations push for greater COVID-19 protections for GW’s frontline workers

By Samantha Serafin
February 1, 2021
Over the weekend, SA President Howard Brookins has been called on to resign amid claims of sexual misconduct from a female student and allegations of creating a "negligent and careless" work environment.

Departed SA cabinet members keep quiet on exits as controversy around Brookins mounts

By Lizzie Mintz, Ciara Regan, Samantha Serafin and Makena Roberts
January 25, 2021
Nicole Cennamo, a Student Association senior policy adviser, said GW's current religious holiday policy recognizes just six faiths, fewer than any of the University's peers.

SA leaders say expanded religious holiday accommodations support students of faith

By Samantha Serafin
November 22, 2020
Starting in mid-September, officials began offering application fee waivers to students impacted by a series of hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires that have struck parts of the U.S. and the world in recent months.

Transfer students join student organizations to adjust to GW amid remote semester

By Samantha Serafin
November 16, 2020
For many students, poor internet connections and feelings of isolation are pushing them to find housing in D.C.

‘I feel so alone’: Students seek spring housing in D.C. despite virtual year

By Samantha Serafin and Jarrod Wardwell
October 25, 2020
Some students who contracted COVID-19 reported that their professors showed them little empathy, requiring make-up assignments in lieu of attendance and refusing to budge on assignment deadlines.

Students with COVID-19 grapple with recuperating, balancing academics

By Samantha Serafin and Clara Duhon
October 18, 2020
Teaching assistants say the pandemic has led to a reimagining of their role from a teaching one to an administrative one, adding that boundaries between personal life and professional have broken down.

Teaching assistants struggle to find work-life balance during remote instruction

By Samantha Serafin
October 4, 2020
A group of students in the University Honors Program is pushing for changes to the program's curriculum and operations to better include Black and Indigenous voices.

Honors program students of color collective seeks to create support system

By Samantha Serafin
September 28, 2020
Provost Brian Blake announced at a Faculty Senate meeting that about 27,000 students submitted applications to this year.

Denying raises for promoted faculty can ‘severely’ impact careers, experts say

By Samantha Serafin
September 20, 2020
SA Sen. Gabriel Young, CCAS-U and the Pan-Asian caucus chair, said he hopes to use the caucus to bring awareness of the lack of representation of Asians in curricula and on campus.

SA Pan-Asian caucus to push for curricula, language requirement changes in first year

By Samantha Serafin
September 13, 2020
The two new international affairs student organizations will help increase the visibility of Black students in the field and help students engage with a more holistic image of Africa beyond just its shortcomings.

New student groups work to diversify perspectives on Africa, support Black students

By Samantha Serafin
September 8, 2020
Katrin Schultheiss, the chair of the history department, said she decided to offer the course because students often want to delve into the history of their University.

Faculty say Back to Campus plan will allow them to teach through preferred method

By Samantha Serafin and Ethan Schwartz
July 5, 2020
This academic year, the Student Court issued opinions on cases dealing with graduate student representation in the SA and whether executive branch members could serve on a special senate committee.

Student Court held most active session in nearly two decades

By Samantha Serafin
April 27, 2020
The GW Students for Indigenous and Native American Rights President and sophomore Georgie Britcher said she wants to foster collaboration among student organizations as SA president.

President: Georgie Britcher

By Samantha Serafin
April 6, 2020
SA President SJ Matthews said the task force for the strategic plan will meet every two weeks to discuss gaps in the committees' reports.

Student task force aims to increase student voices in strategic planning process

By Samantha Serafin
February 10, 2020
Thirteen members of the Student Association will oversee a rewrite of the organization's constitution.

SA forms committee to overhaul main governing document

By Samantha Serafin
December 5, 2019
SA Sen. Louie Kahn, CCAS-U, sponsored a resolution condemning an anti-Semitic Snapchat video and calling on the organization to create a definition of anti-Semitism consistent with the U.S. State Department.

SA Senate urges body to formally define anti-Semitism, censures senator

By Lizzie Mintz and Samantha Serafin
November 19, 2019
Officials said some mailboxes were mislabeled earlier in the year, causing some pieces of mail to be lost or misplaced.

Students call for ‘more organized’ mail system after delivery delays, lost letters

By Samantha Serafin
November 17, 2019
Todd Neblett, the SA’s director of student advocacy, said members of the Student Advocacy Corps will receive specialized training to help students facing disciplinary action.

Student Advocacy Corps looks to grow membership after pilot semester

By Lizzie Mintz and Samantha Serafin
October 30, 2019
Samantha Paralikas, the SA's former vice president for judicial affairs who is advising the SA during the suit, said the lawsuit was about the allocation of SA Senate seats and not about defining representation.

SA Senate decides on lawsuit alleging unfair graduate student representation

By Lizzie Mintz and Samantha Serafin
October 15, 2019
Members of the virtual reality student organization will host a hackathon this spring.

Student organization aims to address social issues using VR technology

By Samantha Serafin
September 23, 2019
Members of PSU said that while they have attended meetings with top officials, administrators have not taken steps to improve worker conditions.

Progressive Student Union labor campaign demands fall flat six months after release

By Samantha Serafin
March 21, 2019
Professor Richard Zamoff intended to host a series of lectures and panel discussions to honor the centennial of Robinson’s birth Thursday, but officials have refused to provide funds for the event.

Frozen Jackie Robinson Project funds impede 100th birthday celebration

By Samantha Serafin
January 31, 2019
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