Archives: February, 2007

Emma Zayer — February 28, 2007, 5:24 pm

President Jimmy Carter to visit GW

The 39th President of the United States will be on campus March 8 to discuss the Middle East and his new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, the University confirmed Wednesday. The Lisner Auditorium speech will be followed by a Q&A session with the 2002 Nobel laureate, according to a press release.
Tickets will be available March […]

Emma Zayer — February 23, 2007, 3:47 am

The mood in the Marvin Center

It’s shortly past 3 in the morning, and the natives are getting restless. The jovial, buzzed crowds who accompanied their SA candidate friends are long gone, and even the tabulation room has been cleared out to a certain extent…evidently it was a fire hazard to have 70+ people in a windowless Marvin Center room. […]

Caitlin Nordehn — , 2:45 am

Students forced to leave count

Half of the people awaiting the results of the election were forced to leave Marvin Center room 413 due to fire code violations enforced by UPD at 2:30 Friday morning. The 70 people who were in the room were voilating codes which restrict people from being in the Marvin Center past 2 p.m. on Thursday […]

Caitlin Nordehn — February 22, 2007, 10:26 pm

SA President and EVP Analysis

The front runners according to The Daily Colonial polls show two running-mates in the lead: Tito Wilkinson and Brand Kroeger of “Take a Stand” and Marc Abanto with Nick D’Addario for The Student Union. However, based on The Daily Colonial polls with Kroeger leading and Abanto over Wilkinson it might end up being a split-ticket […]

Mike DeVito — , 9:11 pm

Polls closed

The polls are now closed in the 2007 SA Elections. Our final exit poll results will be up shortly, with our news department’s final projections. For this, plus continuing coverage for the rest of the night, keep your eye on this blog and our election central.

Mike DeVito — , 7:14 pm

6:30 Exit Poll Results Up

The 6:30 p.m. exit poll results and the latest projections are up at our election central.

Caitlin Nordehn — , 4:00 pm

Exit Poll Update - 3:20 p.m.

The Daily Colonial continues to provide updates as the second day of elections continue. The candidates currently stand in the following order, according to The Daily Colonial exit poll:
President
Abanto 31.225%
Wilkinson 24.01%
Capp 19.37%
Pond 14.15%
Huerta 11.14%
Executive-Vice President

Kroeger 43.88
D’Addario 31.36%
Cooper 12.37%
Rotella 7.76%
Bell-Krasner 4.60%
Abanto keeps the lead and the other presidential candidates’ exit poll statistics remain relatively constant. In […]

Caitlin Nordehn — , 1:26 pm

Day 2: Exit Polls until 1 p.m.

This morning The Daily Colonial has been polling primarily in the Marvin Center computer lab. Here is where the candidates stand as of 1 p.m., according to The Daily Colonial exit poll:
Presidential Candidates
Abanto 30.9%
Wilkinson 23.1%

Capp 20.1%
Pond 14.66%
Huerta 11.1%
EVP
Kroeger 44.0%
D’Addario 30.4%
Cooper […]

Marissa Moran — February 7, 2007, 9:49 pm

Woman Struck by Metro Train in Rosslyn

On Wednesday morning, a woman, feeling faint, leaned over the edge of the platform at Rosslyn Metrorail as a Blue Line train to Franconia-Springfield pulled into the station, according to the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority.  She made contact with the train but sustained only minor injuries.  The woman received medical assistance and was taken […]

Marissa Moran — , 7:39 pm

Woman Struck by Metro Train in Rosslyn

On Wednesday morning, a woman, feeling faint, leaned over the edge of the platform at Rosslyn Metrorail as a Blue Line train to Franconia-Springfield pulled into the station.  She made contact with the train but sustained only minor injuries.  The woman received medical assistance and was taken to the GW University Hospital a little after […]