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Alumnus Wins $266 Million

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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A Heartfelt Memoir

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...

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A Green Good-Bye

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...

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Days of Rage

By Menachem Wecker

In a 1960s poster protesting the draft, Uncle Sam’s ominous hand reaches toward a pile of numbered eggs – the handled ones broken, revealing draftees rather than chicks...

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Minority History

By Menachem Wecker

Many of today’s political conflicts, however contemporary they may seem, can be traced back to the Middle Ages. So argues Anouar Majid in his book We Are All Moors:...

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GW Nursing Professor Pioneers Education in Aging, End-of-Life Care

By Julia Parmley

As an assistant professor in GW’s nursing education department, director of the National Collaborative on Aging, developer of emergency preparedness training for health...

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New One-Stop Shop for Departmental Needs

Obtaining the supplies your department needs has never been easier than through GW iBuy. iBuy brings together the catalogs of more than 40 of the University's most commonly used suppliers in an...

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The Cost of the Free Press

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...

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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...

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In Memoriam: Jeanette Michael

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....