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White House J Street

By Menachem Wecker

It turns out graduates aren’t GW’s only export to the federal government.

Several former White House staffers say they made weekly pilgrimages to the Marvin...

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GW Students Safe in Japan

Update: March 18: All the students studying in Japan have either left or have booked flights out of the country.

After a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, the university has...

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Saving the Season

By Julia Parmley

Negotiating is often a tricky business. And when a $9 billion industry is on the line, it can get even trickier.

The National Football League and National Football...

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A Valuable Hobby

Freshman David Conway is a coin collector, history buff— and business owner.

At 15 years old, Mr. Conway founded CoolCashCoins, a coin appraisal...

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Debating Student Issues

On Monday, the GW Hatchet and the Student Association co-hosted the fifth annual debate with the candidates for president and executive vice president of the Student Association. The standing-room...

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Colonial Culture

By Matt Lindsay

On April 14, 1865, approximately 1,700 people gathered in Ford’s Theatre to see Our American Cousin and witnessed the assassination of an American president.

On Feb...

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School With Walls

By Menachem Wecker

Sometimes good temporary walls make good neighbors.

At least that’s the motivation behind the company WallsDC, which outfits...

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Course Tracking

The Office of the Registrar, working in collaboration with the Division of IT and representatives from each school, has launched a new online advising and degree auditing system called DegreeMAP...

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Rethinking District Education

“Be bold, be urgent, be nimble and be excellent.”

Kaya Henderson, interim chancellor of D.C. Schools (DCPS), shared her “four be’s” with GW students, alumni and educational professionals...

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Breaking into Sports

Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee declined to make a prediction about the Washington Capitals’ Stanley Cup chances this season in GW’s Jack Morton Auditorium March 4.

But...