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Mega Millions Winners Give Back to GW

By Rachel Muir

It’s rare that a call at 2 a.m. is good news but last May 4 Gilbert Cisneros beat the odds—of about 175 million to 1.

That night his wife, Jacki, was working an...

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A Special Tribute

Although the Colonials lost to St. Bonaventure Saturday night, the GW crowd had something to cheer about: the university’s first Special Olympics Night.

About 100 Special Olympians and...

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Honoring Dr. King

More than 500 members of the GW community teamed up on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to spruce up five public schools in Southeast D.C.

Sporting t-shirts bearing the message “A Day On, Not a...

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Examining Financial Reform

By Jamie L. Freedman

The Hon. Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) anchored a high-powered lineup of guest...

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Pizza and Pawlenty

By Menachem Wecker

Minnesota’s popular former governor and potential 2012 presidential contender outlined his vision for the nation, signed books and talked about his time living on the...

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Moving America Forward

By Jennifer Eder

Investing in the middle class. Reforming the nation’s education system. And getting Americans reenergized and reengaged.

These were just some of the...

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A Morning for the Mayor

In the early 1960s, then-GW student Vincent Gray was one of the only African Americans on campus. He was barred from playing varsity basketball and initially could not join a fraternity.

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An App for GW

IPhone users can now access campus maps, course information and a university directory through a free mobile app created by Academic Technologies. The app, GW Mobile, debuted earlier this academic...

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Improving Diversity

Students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered together Wednesday to offer suggestions to the President’s Council on Diversity & Inclusion for ways GW can improve and promote diversity on campus...

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Starting off the New Year Right

By Jennifer Eder

After the endless amounts of Christmas cookies, holiday parties and eggnog, it’s time to make a New Year’s resolution.

But making a resolution and sticking to it...