CNN Anchor Lou Dobbs continued
his national dialogue on the state
of drug and alcohol abuse in the
United States during a special
live report at the Jack Morton
Auditorium March 28. Tracy Downs,
program director for the Building
Responsibility Coalition at the
University of Delaware, and GW
President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg
discussed efforts to curb harmful
behaviors at the college level.
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Major League Baseball’s
first African American manager
Frank Robinson was among several
experts who celebrated the 60th
anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s
landmark integration of the professional
sport during a GW ceremony on
April 12. Frank Robinson, a Hall
of Fame player, received the inaugural
GW Jackie Robinson Society Community
Recognition Award for his contributions
to baseball and the nation.
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Singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow
helped spread an eco-friendly
vibe during a special free Earth
Day concert at the Charles E.
Smith Athletic Center on April
22. The event, organized by Crow
and fellow activist Laurie David,
was part of a 12-campus “Stop
Global Warming College Tour.”
GW was the last stop for the group,
which also featured Grammy Award-winning
artists Carole King, Faith Hill,
and Tim McGraw in between short
clips of Al Gore’s documentary,
An Inconvenient Truth.
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer visited
GW on Feb. 13 for a discussion
about his first book Positively
American. The event and book
signing were hosted by the GW
College Democrats and President
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg.
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As headliner of Colonials Weekend,
comedian Jerry Seinfeld poked
fun at everything from parenthood
to prescription drugs during two
sold-out shows at the Charles
E. Smith Athletic Center on Oct.
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Fresh from the State of the Union
Address, White House Press Secretary
Tony Snow (right) gave GW Professor
Frank Sesno and students an unfiltered
look inside the George W. Bush
White House before a standing-room-only
crowd at the Jack Morton Auditorium
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Actor Hal Holbrook performed his
signature Tony Award-winning show
Mark Twain Tonight! during
GW’s President’s Night
2007 on Feb. 7 at Lisner Auditorium
honoring major donors. During
his visit, Holbrook also shared
insights from his career in theatre,
cinema, and television with master’s
students in GW’s Theatre
and Dance Department.
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A speech by former Vice President
of the United States Al Gore concluded
a four-day environmental law conference
hosted by GW Law School in March.
“The Goracle,” as
he is referred to by ardent fans,
challenged the audience to “find
the courage to make a difference.”
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel
A. Alito Jr. judged the finals
of the GW Law School moot court
competition in February.
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