Category: News
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Students experience untraditional inauguration
By Carly Novell, EIC News GW touts the ultimate D.C. experience being at the center of elections and a graduation ceremony on the National Mall, but student expectations severely missed the mark when health and safety threats sour joyous occasions. In previous years, students attended not only the ceremony itself, but also protests, parties and…
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Is GW Doing Enough for its Students?
By: Alex Teerlinck With eyes glued to the TV and constantly refreshing my Twitter feed, I watched in horror like so many other Americans as domestic terrorists stormed our Capitol to protest a free and fair election. The January 6th attacks have left many scared, uncertain, and skeptical of what’s yet to come. Unfortunately, the…
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Diversity and Inclusion in Sororities at GW: How far we’ve come and how far we have left to go
By Parisa Akbarpour *Thoughts shared are representative of each individuals’ personal opinions, and not that of the sorority they may belong to. The sororities that individuals belong to will not be shared. *Parisa Akbarpour is currently a member of a Panhellenic sorority at GW. Registration for formal recruitment in the spring has opened for GW…
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The GW Local Guide to a Socially Distant Halloween
By Caroline Dehn, EIC Academics Halloween (just like all other holidays this year) may be different this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t join in on the spooky fun. Here is The GW Local guide to a safe and happy Halloween! Halloween Movie Marathon For a fun night in with your family, friends, and…
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Why You Should Vote in the 2020 Election
By Maya Konings, AEIC It’s official, we are less than one week out from Election Day. And if your Instagram feed is anything like mine at the moment, it’s full of posts from friends, influencers, and celebrities telling you to vote. While I wholeheartedly agree with the widespread movement on social media to encourage voting,…
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Final Presidential Debate Rundown
By Christiana Corporon Photo courtesy of the LA Times On Thursday October 22nd, the final presidential debate took place in Nashville Tennessee. Moderated by NBC News correspondent, Kristen Welker, the debate lasted 90 minutes. The debate was certainly more civil than the last, thanks to the candidates’ microphones being muted over the course of the…
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VP Debate Rundown 2020
By Christiana Corporon On Wednesday October 7th, the first and only Vice Presidential debate of 2020 took place at the University of Utah, moderated by Susan Page. The hour and a half long debate was divided into nine different segments, with two minutes allocated to each candidate to answer each given question. Kamala Harris and…
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A Rundown of the First 2020 Presidential Debate
By Caroline Dehn, EIC Academics The September 29th Presidential Debate between President Trump and former Vice President Biden took place at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Moderator Chris Wallace decided to structure the debate around six of the most pressing topics of this campaign season: “The Trump and Biden Records,” The Supreme Court,” “COVID-19,”…
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In Memoriam: Notorious RBG
By: Christiana Corporon To be notorious is to be generally known and talked about. This was just one of the many words used to describe the fearless Ruth Bader Ginsburg. After being nominated to the Supreme Court in 1993, Ginsburg proved to be a powerhouse both in and out of the court. Perhaps Chief Justice…
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Organized Violence: A Take on the USPS Crisis
By Allie Cohen As you have heard many times before, the events of this year have led to a common refrain and a dominant theme that our situation is “unprecedented.” With the pandemic, not only are we forced to remain isolated and perform most of our activities online, but now we are conducting one of…