Written by DCist Contributor Josh Kramer The Hatchet — George Washington University >>The big news at GWU this week is that Freshman Sarah Marshak, who reported six swastikas being drawn on her dorm room door's whiteboard, actually drew five of them herself, which she has now said she did to bring attention to the first incident. Marshak, who is Jewish and a former reporter for the Hatchet, was informed she will most likely be expelled.... more ›

Written by DCist Contributor Josh Kramer The Hatchet — George Washington University >>David Horowitz, organizer of Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week, spoke Thursday night at GWU. Horowitz criticized the university and for its reaction to the students who hung ironically critical posters on campus, but spent most of the talk explaining the history of the Ottoman empire and what he believes is the rise of "Islamo-fascism." Horowitz also tried to claim that he is not a racist.... more ›

Compiled by DCist Contributors Josh Kramer and Sarah Stonesifer The Eagle - American: >> AU is fine-tuning their free HIV testing program to accommodate students' schedules. They've also switched from an anonymous testing program to a confidential one. The changes aim to bring the school in line with the District government's HIV testing initiative. >> The American University bus drivers were approved by the Undergraduate Senate to have their own union, a debate that had... more ›

First it was American, then Gallaudet and now Howard -- all in all, university presidents in the District just aren't having a good run. more ›

The Howard University student newspaper The Hilltop has just finished its first week of daily publication. The change makes Howard University the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to have a daily student newspaper. Editors at the award-winning 81-year-old paper told the Washington Informer they were inspired to switch from publication twice weekly to every weekday after meeting the editors of Wayne State University's South End. Editor-in-chief Ruth Tisdale told the Informer: "I thought to myself, they are a smaller school with a smaller staff and they produce a daily. If they can do it, then why not the Hilltop?" Editor-in-chief Tisdale also explained in a column the newspaper also made the switch to help their reporters get experience working for a daily newspaper in order to find work after graduation: "Because there has not been such an endeavor undertaken student journalists at HBCUs before, many recruiters passed over qualified and talented students from HBCUs because of lack of college daily experience." more ›

Questions about the character of rapper-turned-religous leader Mase, or Pastor Mason Betha, arose when the married performer gave his number to a Howard University student during a promotional visit last week. more ›