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Quick Stats

Service & Maintenance Staff 405
Campus Size 43 acres
Student Centers The Marvin Center
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries 2 undergraduate libraries
Popular Places to Chill
  • The Fishbowl student lounge
  • The Hippodrome
  • In front of the Marvin Center
  • J Street
  • Kogan Plaza
  • University Yard
Bar on Campus
  • Lindy’s Red Lion next to the 2000 Penn complex
  • Tonic at Quigley’s at G and 21st Streets.
  • WOW Wingery on the fifth floor of the Marvin Center also serves alcohol.
Bowling on Campus Tthe Hippodrome on the fifth floor of the Marvin Center
Coffeehouse on Campus Starbucks in the Gelman Library and in the 1959 E St. residence hall
Movie Theater on Campus No, but the Program Board often sponsors free, recently released movies on University Yard or in the Marvin Center.

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GW students have always griped that the University spends too much money on facilities and goes overboard when renovating or building new structure, but no one complains when using brand new equipment in these multimillion-dollar structures. In the past decade, GW built homes for the School of Media and Public Affairs and the Elliott School of International Affairs, which cost about $100 million altogether. The campus also built a fantastic gym, the Lerner Health and Wellness Center, dubbed the “Hell Well” by students. It has cardiovascular machines, a weight room, racquetball courts, and a swimming pool. Despite an adequate number of machines, the lines can be quite lengthy during peak times.

Overall, students are pleased with GW’s facilities. The only facilities on campus in poor condition are certain classrooms. Rooms in the Academic Center, where several classes are held, are rather rundown with small desks and wobbly chairs. Corcoran Hall, home to the Science Departments and laboratories, has outdated and inadequate laboratories and equipment, and University officials have said they would like to renovate the building. The newer buildings, however, are gorgeous. Each time the University builds a new facility, it’s top-of-the-line and pleasing to the eye.
 

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Facilities at George Washington University

EmLoui

International Studies '13

2.3
C

Library, Student Union, Many Classrooms Outdated

While classrooms are generally decent, technology problems often hinder lecture powerpoint presentations. The Gelman Library is outdated, lacks sufficient computers or outlets to plug in laptops and has few comfortable spaces to study with good window lighting. The Marvin Center, the student union, has a nice cafeteria but lacks the warm atmosphere that would make it a friendly place to study.

May 22, 2012

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sth158

Economic Development '15

4.6
A

Classrooms Are Amazing

One thing I noticed right away when I first began at GW is that classrooms are very modern, equipped with lots of technology, and more importantly the professors really utilized the technology in their lectures. My Intro to Economics professors would always have a few questions for the class in her lectures that we would respond to with clickers which I thought was very cool and helpful.

May 13, 2012

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lesp

Photography '14

3.1
B-

Nice-Ish Library. Not So Nice Dorms.

Most of the school facilities are up to par, but the dorms.... really expensive for what you pay. All the classrooms are excellent though!

Mar 23, 2012

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Although GW is located directly in the heart of Washington, on-campus activities add to the feeling of campus unity and college lifestyle. The majority of the events on campus are organized by student organizations. Students can enjoy free movie screenings, plays, and musical performances. In addition, the College Republicans or College Democrats often invite well-known political figures to give lectures on campus, at which there is usually standing room only. Between classes, most students hang out in Kogan Plaza or University Yard, two of the few semi-grassy areas on campus, or in J Street, the student center’s dining and seating area. There are also GW basketball games, comedy shows, cultural festivals and celebrations, and countless other activities every week on campus.

In the warmer months, Fall Fest and Spring Fling are student favorites. Put on by the student-run Program Board, the two events are a day’s worth of concerts, games, and free food. In the past few years, OK Go, Ben Folds, and Jason Mraz have all performed either in University Yard or in the Smith Center, where GW basketball games are played, at the invitation of the Program Board. Up-and-coming acts often play in the Marvin Center or Lisner Auditorium. Kogan Plaza is often host to various outdoor activities all year long.

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