Archives: April, 2006

Riki Parikh — April 27, 2006, 11:04 pm

Thorpe nominates Cabinet members

Student Association President-elect Lamar Thorpe ‘07 nominated seven out of the eight Executive Cabinet Positions early this morning. These nominees must be confirmed by the Rules Committee of the senate.

Vice President of Academic Affairs: Hayley Haldeman ‘09
Vice President of Community Affairs: Derek Platt ‘08
Vice President of Financial Affairs: Stephanie Adelman ‘07
Vice President of Judicial and […]

Riki Parikh — April 26, 2006, 5:56 am

GW to give U.N. Secretary-General honorary degree

Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the United Nations and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, will recieve an honorary degree from GW on May 5, the University announced Wednesday morning. Annan will accept his award at Lisner Auditorium before kicking off an annual lecture series titled “The United States and the United Nations: Working Together in the […]

Riki Parikh — April 10, 2006, 6:21 am

A run-in with Mike Relm

After the Mike Rohn show, the Daily Colonial’s Art Director, Mike Riccio, was standing within the stage barrier and was able to pull Relm aside for an impromptu interview:
Upon reaching the gate where the rest of the audience (and newspaper reporters) were standing, Relm posed for some pictures with fans and thanked a few people […]

Riki Parikh — April 6, 2006, 6:50 pm

Thorpe, Lasky wins

The psuedo-ticket of Lamar Thorpe ‘07  and Josh Lasky ‘07 has prevailed in the Student Association elections.  Stay with the Daily Colonial throughout the night for the latest information…

Riki Parikh — , 4:59 pm

And the winner is…

It’s 9 p.m. on the East Coast, and the polls are now closed.  The JEC is tallying the results and we should have a winner pretty early tonight.  Stay with the Daily Colonial for the latest …

Riki Parikh — , 10:29 am

Trachtenberg Interview: The Morning After

This morning, we posted an interview with President Trachtenberg that we conducted yesterday morning.  The cleanly-shaven Trachtenberg spoke about his time as president and what he intends do after he leaves.
He, as well as other administrators and professors interviewed yesterday, spoke passionately about the importance of continuing GW’s rise and the need for a new […]

Riki Parikh — April 5, 2006, 12:53 am

Trachtenberg to retire in ‘07

President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg announced that he will retire in July 2007 when his contract expires, ending nearly 20 years on the job as one of the university’s longest-serving presidents.
Trachtenberg will continue to serve as emeritus president and a professor of public policy and public administration at GW.
The Daily Colonial launched a complete coverage page […]