The three-day event, lasting from Friday to Sunday, featured many different events. On Saturday, the University offered students and their families “Classes from GW’s Best,” where different professors gave lectures on various subjects, mostly pertaining to what our next president will need to know. Subjects ranged from security, to performing arts, to the legacy of Jackie Robinson.
Also on Saturday, Associate Vice President and Dean of Freshman Fred Siegel hosted an open house at the Mount Vernon Alumnae House. Also on the Mount Vernon campus was Octoberfest, hosted by the Mount Vernon Programming Council, which included entertainment, arts and crafts, and desserts.
There were many other events as well, including Campaign GW’s tour of the campus’s twenty-year plan, a new plays festival, and dance lessons, where families got to learn various styles of dance, including waltz, salsa, and swing.
The highlight of Colonials Weekend, however, was the appearance of Robin Williams at the Smith Center. On both Friday and Saturday nights, Williams delivered a hilarious stand-up routine to two sold-out performances. His jokes, impressions, and occasional jab at the interpreter for the deaf, kept the audiences in hysterics throughout the evening. Poking fun at anything from GPS systems to the intricacies of the male and female reproductive organs, Williams’ performance was as shocking as it was funny.
But of course, as this is GW, Williams’ performances ended with an urge to go out and vote, reminding us all that, the election is drawing ever closer.
- Alex Laska
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