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A Sense of Purpose

By Rachel Muir

GW senior Corbb O’Connor has landed internships on Capitol Hill and with MSNBC and public radio. He speaks Spanish fluently and has traveled around the world, including...

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Commencement 2010 Preparations Underway

“While seniors and graduate students may not be ready to think about graduation, the Office of University Events has been planning since last spring,” says Executive Director of University Events...

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An Eye for the Contemporary

By Menachem Wecker

One of the things Tracey Wheatley Perkins loves the most about her job is that there is no typical routine.

In the course of a day, Ms....

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In Memoriam: Lee Sigelman

Lee Sigelman, Columbian College distinguished professor of political science and interim director of the University Honors Program, died Dec. 21.

A former chair of the political...

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Picturing Stories

By Menachem Wecker

Greg Kahn got his big photography break in the California Pizza Kitchen at Pentagon City. Mr. Kahn, B.A. ’03, had decided to stay on campus for the summer and...

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A Life-Saving Discovery

By Julia Parmley

In a laboratory at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York, Dr. Goldstein, then a postdoctoral student, and his professor Abraham White...

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In Memoriam: Robert H. Smith

Robert H. Smith, GW trustee emeritus and local philanthropist, died Dec. 29 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. Mr. Smith was 81.

Chairman of local real estate group Vornado/...

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Coming Up Roses

By Julia Parmley

For most GW students, winter break offers a chance to catch up with family and friends, but senior Stephen Rutgers spent it breaking a Guinness World Record.

Mr....

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Serving the Unserved

By Menachem Wecker

A 2004 trip to India changed Ketan Patel's life. Now an M.B.A. student at GW, Mr. Patel, B.S. '08, hopes to share his extraordinary experience with other...

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A Semester to Remember

By Jamie L. Freedman

The excitement never ebbed at GW this semester, as national and world leaders; Supreme Court justices; top media, entertainment and business personalities; and leading...