By Menachem Wecker
On May 4, Jacki Cisneros woke her husband Gilbert, B.A. ’94, up and asked him if he had bought a lottery ticket at the L & L Hawaiian BBQ where he had eaten dinner...
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By Menachem Wecker
Former First Lady Laura Bush’s first foray into politics was a decided failure. After moving to Washington in the summer of 1969 with a friend from Southern Methodist...
By Menachem Wecker
The George Washington University is well worth its weight in conservation. In Green Move Out 2010, the most successful one to date, GW collected 79,994 pounds of...
By Menachem Wecker
Though many readers expect online news to be free, media mogul Rupert Murdoch says they will pay if confronted with no other options.
“We are going to stop...
VolunteerMatch Tracks Service Hours
It’s only been two months since First Lady Michelle Obama announced her service challenge to the GW community—in exchange for 100,000 hours of service, she will speak at GW’s 2010 Commencement —...
Gelman Library Unveils New Middle East Rare Book Collection
Among the more than 700 volumes in Gelman Library's new Middle East rare book collection are sacred and classical texts dating as far back as the 17th century, a famous translation of the classic...
Jeanette A. Michael, J.D. ’75, GW Board of Trustees member and former executive director of D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, died on Nov. 28.
Ms. Michael served as D.C....
University Writing Class Remembers Holocaust Victims
Scattered diaries in homes. Scribbles in the margins of books. Writings on loose-leaf paper. While most of the 163,000 Jewish people in the Lodz Ghetto in Poland perished during the Nazi era,...
How an Outstanding Teacher Works
By Julia Parmley
When Jason Zara joined GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2002, seven students were...
According to the GW and Foggy Bottom Historical Encyclopedia, the University’s music program began in the...