Kevin Larsen scored 18 points, Patricio Garino added another 14, and the George Washington men’s basketball team capped off the winningest season in program history with a 76-60 victory over Valparaiso to win the National Invitation Tournament championship Thursday. It is GW’s first postseason title. The Colonials (28-10) also set a program record for wins […]
In VH1’s new film The Breaks, which premieres Jan. 4, Nikki Jones has just graduated from the George Washington University when she decides to forgo a scholarship to Harvard Law School. Instead, she does something radically different: She moves to New York City to pursue her true dream of working in the hip-hop industry. She’s joined by […]
Jessica Denson, BA SMPA ’07, appeared this summer in the HBO mini-series SHOW ME A HERO from THE WIRE creator David Simon. In it she portrays Gail Wasicsko, the sister-in-law of embattled mayor Nick Wasicsko, played by Oscar Isaac. Ms. Denson first delved into the media as a journalism major at GW, where she wrote […]
If you’ve ever wanted to turn your selfie into the true work of art it deserves to be, Corcoran College of Art + Design alumnus Pindar Van Arman may be able to help with his latest invention. For the past 10 years, Van Arman has created five different robots – each involving a metal frame, […]
At eight years old, Elizabeth Acevedo, BA ’10, had written her first poem describing the unanswered questions of the universe: why dolphins were peaceful and humans were not. She knew then as a first grader that she could make sense of the world through writing and performing. “Poetry for me was inspired from a need […]
Even as an impromptu actor on the elementary school playground, Kurt Elftmann, CCAS MFA ’10, knew that theater was not just a hobby. “I can truly say that I didn’t choose theater, theater chose me,” he says. “I’ve never seriously considered doing anything else.” That passion for the theater led Kurt to start the Tonic […]
In a little less than two months, Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the stage to address graduates at the George Washington University’s main commencement ceremony. His company, meanwhile, already has a unique connection to GW this spring, courtesy of the soundtrack to its latest product. The first Apple Watch commercial, introducing the brand’s newest […]
Allison Solomon, MA ESIA ’11, has always had a knack for trivia, and this August, Allison had her chance at the ultimate trivia competition, Jeopardy! The application process for the famous game show is competitive to say the least; this past January, Allison joined over 100,000 hopefuls in the nationwide online Jeopardy! exam, her third […]
At age nineteen, Thomas Keegan, CCAS MFA ’10, first read the play Fool for Love by Sam Shepard and thought, “Someday, I’d love to perform this story.” This September, he’ll be doing just that at Maryland’s Roundhouse Theatre—and Keegan says GW’s Academy of Classical Acting (ACA) program helped him get there. An intensive, one-year master […]
A typical day in the office is anything but typical for Eva Price, CCAS BA ’00; on any given afternoon, you might find her stopping by a dress rehearsal for one of her shows, meeting with her creative team to troubleshoot set design, or discussing story development for a new project. And she wouldn’t have […]
