NEWS
Find the latest news on campus happenings and current events from our writers each week.
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Wrapping Up Spotify Wrapped
By Claire Leibowitz As per usual, social media flooded with screenshots of Spotify Wrapped on Wednesday, November 29, with users flaunting their top five songs and artists. This mix of old and new features seem to enhance Spotify’s popularity, according to TIME. In 2022, 156 million users interacted with Wrapped. Spotify collects users’ listening data…
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Dinner and a Show: GW’s Dining Hall Fights Explained
By Eva Howe Food connects people from all walks of life, and nowhere has this been truer than in GW’s dining halls. On your first visit, you’ll see friendly smiles greeting you as they swipe your card, but on your second, third, and fourth visits, you’ll notice some things change: the faces behind the counters…
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Accessibility Near Gelman
By Eduardo Soltero If you stroll through Kogan Plaza, walking by Gelman’s stairway and past the bicycle rack, you will find yourself in front of the casing of some plastic rocks that stand in the way of a shortcut often used by many students. I take this path everyday in order to cross from Kogan…
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Make Space
By Lauren Harris College and clutter are almost synonymous. While some students are expert minimalists and can quote Marie Kondo, most of us have trouble organizing and maintaining our exceptionally small living spaces. Oftentimes, the problem lies simply in our excess belongings. Make Space Make Money offers an ideal solution for the all-too-common dilemma of…
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Canada Goose and the Brand Name Obsession
By Christopher Giang Wearing a thousand-dollar jacket got very dangerous this winter. What do we take from that? Sleek, stylish, Canada Goose brand parkas are a common sight at GW every winter. Their distinct furred hoods and shoulder patches are unmistakable, and seeing one on a fellow student is a good sign to start wearing…
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GWU’s Sexual Misconduct, Harassment, and Assault Resources
Trigger Warning: S.A. By Evelynn Schoenthal Undergraduate college women are three times more at risk of experiencing sexual assault than all women. One in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted in college. Students who are black, disabled, and in the LGBTQ+ community are at a higher risk of sexual assault on…
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Quick Guide to the Super Bowl
By Redzuan Bin Mohamed Raffe The Super Bowl is upon us – a fantastic American tradition where only American teams compete to determine the world champion in a sport in which they only play. Even with its American dominated audience, the most recent Superbowl had 167 Million viewers (and it wasn’t even the most watched…
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A Look at the Fifa World Cup – Qatar 2022
By Tracy Bernheim The time has finally come; the 2022 FIFA World Cup has begun and it has not disappointed. I’ve been preparing for weeks, having already bought my 2022 ‘FIFA World Cup sticker book’ at Arepa Zone back in October. It has been four years since the last World Cup – which took place…
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Why It Was 77º in November & Other Sustainability Reminders
By Claire Leibowitz, Lifestyle EIC A warm and sunny day, a lazy breeze, no seats left in Kogan – it feels like the middle of September. But it’s not, it’s November, and Washington D.C., like many other areas around the world, is facing abnormally high temperatures. According to Green Matters, scientists predicted a warmer fall…
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Transgender Awareness Week 2022
By Grace Eberts, EIC On November 13, Transgender Awareness Week begins, leading us into Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20. Between rises in violence and problematic legislation, we must work to support the transgender and non-binary community everywhere, but especially within GW. Whether you show up as an ally or identify as non-binary or…
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D.C. Zinefest: Highlighting Local Creators
By Alexandra Savage On Sunday, October 9th, I visited D.C. Zinefest at Brookland Arts Walk near Catholic University. As somebody with little artistic knowledge, I conducted some research beforehand and discovered that a zine is essentially a small, self-published DIY magazine about any possible topic. According to the Creative Independent, zines have a long and…
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Six-Dollar Quesadillas
By Jonathan Kay Fine colonials of THE George Washington University, have I got a gem for you. As many of you know, the whole “food situation” at GW is a bit of a mess. One of the casualties of the administration’s questionable level of competence is the disappearance of GW staples within the District basement…
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The D.C. Coffee Shop Buzz
Photo taken from the Wydown Facebook page By Caroline Dehn AEIC Needing a pre-class coffee fix? A comfy study spot? An excuse to escape the Foggy Bubble? Nothing is better than trying out new coffee shops across the city on a self-date or with friends. As someone who loves both coffee and exploring each corner…
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Letter from the Editor: Celebrating New Leadership at the Local
By Lauren Ofman and Grace Eberts GWL Family, I cannot believe that this is the last article I will be writing for The GW Local. Over the past three years our team has grown from 6 to over 20, our viewership has skyrocketed to over 1,000 views per week, and our content has expanded from…
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D.C. School Reinstitute Mask Mandates
By Claire Leibowitz The George Washington University, American University, and Georgetown University all lifted their mask mandates over the course of March and April, but quickly reimplemented policies after a rise in cases due to the Omicron BA.2 subvariant. GW, specifically, reinstated the mask mandate on April 12, eight days after lifting it on April…