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Lisa Cook shares her connection with Dr. Sadie Alexander

Lisa Cook shares her connection with Dr. Sadie Alexander

by Lynn Liu | Mar 10, 2023 | Business & Tech

Lisa Cook, the first Black woman on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, opened the Sadie Collective annual conference on Feb. 16. Black female scholars and economists shared their thoughts and research at the research reception, the kickoff event in a 3-day...
Senators use ‘blue slips’ to exercise power on federal judge appointments

Senators use ‘blue slips’ to exercise power on federal judge appointments

by Molly Burke | Mar 10, 2023 | Featured, Politics

While the president has the power to appoint judges, the Senate reserves the power to approve or oppose the nominees. Before a future judge even has the chance to be voted on by the Senate, however, certain representatives get the chance to veto them. Blue slips are...
George Washington University embraces ChatGPT

George Washington University embraces ChatGPT

by Monica Sager | Mar 9, 2023 | Business & Tech

ChatGPT has been a big buzz word recently. Take a look with Monica Sager into what the software really is and how George Washington University students are embracing — and steering away — from the...
Recent congressional review of D.C. council legislation invigorates calls for statehood

Recent congressional review of D.C. council legislation invigorates calls for statehood

by Kaila Nichols | Mar 8, 2023 | Featured, Immigration, Politics

WASHINGTON – Before moving to DC in 2014, Zachary Ferguson rarely thought about the district’s voting rights. Now, he realizes that thousands of Americans do not have voting members in the Senate or House of Representatives. Last August, Ferguson wrote the...
Democrats disagree on the Supreme Court’s future when it comes to Sotomayor and Kagan

Democrats disagree on the Supreme Court’s future when it comes to Sotomayor and Kagan

by Molly Burke | Mar 8, 2023 | Featured, Politics

Democrats have a lot of criticisms of the majority-conservative Supreme Court these days. Recently, however, the targets of scrutiny surprisingly include liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. Some on the political left have called on the two justices to...
One year later, pro-Ukrainian crowd voices support and hope

One year later, pro-Ukrainian crowd voices support and hope

by Lynn Liu | Mar 7, 2023 | Politics

It has been one year since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. On Feb.25, 2023, a mass rally took place in Washington, D.C. in front of the Lincoln Memorial, organized by Razom and other pro-Ukraine organizations. The Ukraine Ambassador, Ukrainian organizations,...
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