Postseason Baseball Begins; Halladay Throws No Hitter

Major League Baseball’s postseason began Wednesday afternoon, as the first round, and best-out-of-five division series’, began.

In the afternoon game the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-1, as Cliff Lee hurled seven innings of one-run ball, striking out 10 Rays.

Roy Halladay, in his first career postseason start, threw only the second no-hitter in baseball history, the last, and only one, being during the 1956 world series when Don Larson pitched a perfect game for the Yankees, against the Dodgers. The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-0.

In the night game, the New York Yankees overcame a three run deficit to defeat the Minnesota Twins 6-4.

SA Passes Student Org. Allocations Bill

GW’s Student Association unanimously approved its allocations bill for Academic Year 2010/2011 Tuesday night.

The bill, with a total cost of $501,995 out of the $930,456 allotted to SA, is the primary source of funding for organizations at the university.

President Jason Lifton described the bill in his opening remarks as “all encompassing.”

Big winners included the Student Bar Association, which received $92,985, the Panhellenic Association, which received $30,000, and the College Democrats and College Republicans, each receiving $15,000.

WRGW News’ parent organization, WRGW, received $3,000.

DC Council Chairman Vincent Gray to come to GW Campus

Vincent Gray, Chairman of the DC City Council and Democratic nominee for DC mayor will be coming to the School without Walls Thursday, October 14th as part of a series of town hall meetings in  each of the city's wards.

The meeting, one of eight scheduled, is intended to provide a forum for Ward 2 residents to come together and share ideas, according to Gray's campaign website.  The Chairman and presumptive mayor will be joined by each ward's councilmember and neighborhood advisory committee.  

Speaking at the School without Walls holds special significance for Gray; education policy was a central point of contention in his campaign against Adrian Fenty, and the fate of Fenty's prominent Chancellor for Public Schools in a Gray administration remains in doubt.

Ward 2 was not friendly territory for the Democratic nominee during the hotly-contested September primary - Fenty won the area by a 45-point margin, Gray's second worst showing after Ward 3.

Regardless of the possible opposition, Gray plans to speak with members of the community as part of his "One City" campaign mantra.  Gray's spokesman acknowledged in an statement to the Washington Post that the nominee realized he had a lot of work to do to win over his predecessor's supporters.

For anyone who cannot make the 6:30 meeting, WRGW News will be providing wall-to-wall coverage of the event right here at wrgwnews.com, including a liveblog and analysis of the forum.  For those who do wish to attend, the town hall is open to the public and will take place at the School without Walls, which is at 2130 G street across from the GW Delicatessen, and should last from 6:30 to 8:30pm.

End of Fall Rush

Fall rush came to a close on Friday night, October 1, for all students that wanted to go Greek. Fraternity rush lasted a total of 2 weeks, while the sorority recruitment process lasted 4 days ending on Tuesday, October 28^th.

Many freshman this year came away from Rush stressed out not knowing what fraternity or sorority they wanted to join, or even if they wanted to join one. A common stress was where could students really see themselves. Jamie Weiss stated, “It is difficult to decide which fraternity I wanted to join the next four years with in such a short span of time.” Weiss continued to state, “I’ve only been on campus for three weeks. It made it very hard for me.” Andrés Varona agreed with that statement, “I had a hard time balancing rush events and my school work.” Following up on that statement, Varona said, “I tried to stay at rush for as long as possible, however, this made it much harder for me to meet brothers in the fraternities.”

Many girls agreed with the boys comments. Bridget Williams commented that, “Through the recruitment process, I decided I wanted to go Greek through the sisters I met. It was also really stressful because our recruitment, unlike the boys, took up only 4 days and lasted for about 6 hours a day."

Students commented that they dealt with stress in different ways too. Eric Ray said, “I tried to do other things to take rush off of my mind. I tried to get more work done during the day so after rush I could relax with friends.” Mary Kate McCarthy also dealt with stress similarly saying, “I tried to have free time so I could think of other things and not rush.”

Rush is a very stressful process. Everyone deals with it in different ways, but also manages to get through it.

Live Blog of SA Meeting October 5

Politicians, Judges, Professors, and Students Attend The Red Mass at St. Matthew’s

On Sunday, October 3rd, hundreds of people attended the annual Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew. This Cathedral is the one in which the funerals of President John F. Kennedy and Chief Justice William Rehnquist were held. A Red Mass is a mass celebrated in the Catholic Church for government officials, judges, attorneys, students, and professors of law. Among the attendees were Vice President Joseph Biden and five Supreme Court Justices: Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, Stephen Breyer and Clarence Thomas. The service is in its 57th year and is hosted by the John Carroll Society, a spiritual organization that aims to “help Catholic professionals deepen their knowledge of the faith in service to the Archbishop of Washington.”

In recent years, the mass has drawn criticism for its mixing of church and state. For example, a recital of the star-spangled banner accompanied the opening of the mass. A small crowd, standing across the street, protested the event.

The Archbishop of Washington, Donald W. Wuerl, presided over the mass. Among the speakers were Carol G. Bates, Member of the Board of Governors of the John Carroll Society, John Garvey, President of The Catholic University of America, Deacon Michael Paris, Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, and William Treanor, Dean of the Georgetown University Law Center.

Over 2,000 Alumni Return for Alumni Weekend

This weekend over 2,000 GW alumni from the undergraduate classes of 2005, 2000, 1995, 1960 and earlier came to visit GW in celebration the university's fourth annual Alumni Weekend. The jam-packed weekend kicked off on Friday with tours of dorms, the fourth annual Ramsey Student Investment Fund Conference, and a much-anticipated Barenaked Ladies concert at University Yard. Events on Saturday included a breakfast with deans from schools across GW, tours of campus and Thurston Hall, and a 3k run around the monuments with the basketball team and the Taste of GW, which showcased food from a dozen restaurants owned and operated by alumni.

Saturday evening, alumnus and Democratic nominee for DC Mayor Vincent Gray was honored in Duques Hall. He is one of three recipients of the IMPACT Award from the GW Black Alumni Association, along with Joseph R. Rogers Jr. and Daniel B. Fagbuyi.

A Sunday morning brunch and discussion featured Eleanor Clift, contributing editor for Newsweek, and Norah O'Donnell, chief Washington correspondent for MSNBC. The panel was moderated by Ellen Malcolm, founder and president of EMILY's List, a national organization dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women to office.

Each annual Alumni Weekend invites graduates from alternating graduation years, bringing together a wide range of ages and GW experiences back to campus.

Georgetown Hosts a Music Summit

The Future of Music Policy Summit is currently taking place at Georgetown University. The three-day event started Sunday and goes through Tuesday October 5th. The summit includes presentations from artists and others in the music business, such as Damian Kulash, the front man of OK Go, and Tim Westergren of Pandora.Facebook, Google and YouTube Music will also be sending representatives.

Tonight, there will be all-ages benefit concert at the Black Cat night club on 14th Street. Damian Kulash, Hank Shocklee of Public Enemy, and Jonny 5 of Flobots will perform, among others.

Students may register for the entire conference here: http://futureofmusic.org/events/future-music-policy-summit-2010. The price is 20 dollars. This could be a great opportunity for GW students thinking of trying to make their way in the music market when, or even before, they graduate.

The Washington Redskins win at Philly

Three games into their season and the Washington Redskins have two wins and two losses. They won today against the Philadelphia Eagles.

In other football news, the Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 28-26, squeaking by in the first game after their loss to the Chicago Bears during which they got called for 23 penalties. The Redskins and Packers will be facing each other next Sunday, October 10 at Fedex Field, the Redskins home turf.

Coming Up on News in Depth: Maestro Christoph Eschenbach

On this Sunday's edition of "News in Depth," WRGW's Jared Pliner sits down with Christoph Eschenbach, the recently inaugurated music director of the National Symphony Orchestra and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, for an exclusive interview.

Maestro Eschenbach discusses his vision for the 2010-2011 season, his mentorship of some of the world's greatest artists -- powerhouse soprano Renee Fleming, among them -- and starting anew in Washington, D.C.

Join us for that, and all of the week's top stories on "News in Depth," with Jared Pliner and Ryan Waye, this SUNDAY from 12 to 1 p.m. on GWRADIO.COM!