21st Century Colonialism: Mexico

21st Century Colonialism: Mexico

The recent Arizona immigration law has re-ignited the debate on U.S. immigration, the role of the federal...
Damian Hollis Will Work Out For Wizards On Thursday

Damian Hollis Will Work Out For Wizards On Thursday

Damian Hollis receiving his framed jersey on Senior Day 2010. In a press release from the Washington...
Friday Fashions

Friday Fashions

Friday Fashions is The Daily Colonial’s take on popular fashion blogs such as The Sartorialist, Street...
Green Thumbs Up

Green Thumbs Up

Students planting in GW's new community garden. Photo by Erica Mills GW students seem to have caught...

21st Century Colonialism: Mexico

Lifestyle, slideshow — May 22, 2010 at 1:18 pm
The recent Arizona immigration law has re-ignited the debate on U.S. immigration, the role of the federal government and the lack of a comprehensive national law. While emotions and tensions are heated and varied on this dialogue, one student studying abroad in Mexico, puts a face to the often abstract notion of the immigrant and their struggles. Once I stepped off the plane in Mexico City, I had no trouble...

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Students planting in GW's new community garden. Photo by Erica Mills GW students seem to have caught the sustainable...
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21st Century Colonialism: Mexico

21st Century Colonialism: Mexico
The recent Arizona immigration law has re-ignited the debate on U.S. immigration, the role of the federal government and...
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May 22, 2010 13:18

Sports

Damian Hollis Will Work Out For Wizards On Thursday

Damian Hollis Will Work Out For Wizards On Thursday
Damian Hollis receiving his framed jersey on Senior Day 2010. In a press release from the Washington Wizards, it was announced...
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May 12, 2010 16:46

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Only at GW

The administration likes to boast about GW being the only university to hold commencement on the National Mall, but the magnitude...
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May 17, 2010 21:49

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21st Century Colonialism: Mexico

21st Century Colonialism: Mexico
The recent Arizona immigration law has re-ignited the debate on U.S. immigration, the role of the federal government and the lack of a comprehensive national law. While emotions and tensions are heated and varied on this dialogue, one student studying abroad in Mexico, puts a face to the often abstract...
May 22nd, 2010 | Lifestyle, slideshow | Read More

Only at GW

The administration likes to boast about GW being the only university to hold commencement on the National Mall, but the magnitude of what that means is really only understood by those that participate in the annual event.  After four years at GW, I graduated on Sunday May 16 under sunny skies, sitting...
May 17th, 2010 | Opinion | Read More

Damian Hollis Will Work Out For Wizards On Thursday

Damian Hollis Will Work Out For Wizards On Thursday
Damian Hollis receiving his framed jersey on Senior Day 2010. In a press release from the Washington Wizards, it was announced that senior Damian Hollis will workout for the team tomorrow, Thursday, May 13 at 9:30 AM.  Hollis, who averaged 13.9 points per game and a team high 4.9 rebounds per game this...
May 12th, 2010 | Sports, slideshow | Read More

A Cup, Caffeine and Commencement

As an underclassman, Commencement is a great excuse to stay on campus for an extra week.  The last two years, I would pick up extra hours at work, then pull myself out of bed at 4 am Sunday morning to traipse down to the National Mall in my GW polo shirt, spending the afternoon escorting families to...
May 3rd, 2010 | Lifestyle | Read More

21st Century Colonialism: Iceland Volcano Hits Europe and Student Travel

“There’s a volcano erupting in Iceland,” my friend Melissa reported back to me after a quick phone call to her parents across the pond. “Cool” was my first thought. How often are volcanoes erupting so far up North? Then, reality began to sink in. “The ash from the volcano is covering the...
May 2nd, 2010 | Lifestyle | Read More

Friday Fashions

Friday Fashions
Friday Fashions is The Daily Colonial’s take on popular fashion blogs such as The Sartorialist, Street Spotted or The New York Times‘ “Sunday Styles”. Check back here every Friday to see students who prove that sitting in a classroom doesn’t stop great style! Photo Credit: Jenn Neuner Name:...
April 30th, 2010 | Lifestyle, slideshow | Read More

Smell or Savour that Coffee Flavor

How do we start loving coffee?  Some of us probably force ourselves, propelled by paper deadlines and feverish studying frenzies.  But in an age when you can pick up a case of Red Bull, or a sugary white chocolate mocha, how do you get hooked on something with such a particular, strong taste? It...
April 26th, 2010 | Lifestyle | Read More

Green Thumbs Up

Green Thumbs Up
Students planting in GW's new community garden. Photo by Erica Mills GW students seem to have caught the sustainable gardening bug, and gardens on both the Mount Vernon and Foggy Bottom campuses allow students to show off their green thumbs while simultaneously learning about sustainability and the...
April 22nd, 2010 | News, slideshow | Read More

Biden on Campus to Talk about Title IX

Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan addressed students in Smith Center on Tuesday, April 20, which the Vice President deemed “Equal Play Day.” Vice President Biden and Secretary Duncan discussed the importance of Title IX, a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that...
April 20th, 2010 | News | Read More

Mitchell Recording Studio Finds New Home

Last fall the Daily Colonial introduced GW to Martin McAlister ‘11, after he launched a recording studio at Mitchell Hall.  Then, McAlister had little more than the professional equipment he had found inside a locked room.  Today, he is helping the university organize and run a brand new recording...
April 20th, 2010 | Arts | Read More
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