Leaders of the College Republicans and the College Democrats engaged in the ultimate political jousting match Monday, temporarily switching roles to trade satirical jabs about party stereotypes in the Marvin Center.

Students were treated to a “Freaky Friday” moment Monday night in the Marvin Center Amphitheater when the Political Satire LLC hosted a laugh-a-minute mock debate.

With the cost of higher education rising across the country, the GW College Democrats visited Capitol Hill on Friday to lobby on behalf of policies that would make college more affordable.

The current economic crisis has focused much of the government and the media's attention on how to keep homeowners in homes, investors in the stock market and bankers in the business of lending. Almost absent and yet equally important in this dialogue is the question of how to keep students in school.

The College Democrats launched an off-shoot to their organization called the Black Democratic Caucus Tuesday night with a visit from Congressman James Clyburn, D-S.C., House Majority Whip and former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.

One of Congress' most outspoken representatives did not mince words when it came to the state of affairs in Washington at an event in the Marvin Center Monday night.

In the Hatchet's interactive debate earlier this week, I asked Student Association candidates via YouTube how they would streamline the financial process for student organizations. I prefaced this question with the assertion that the discussion on student org finances has thus far been superficial because many candidates haven't run student organizations and therefore don't really understand the obstacles student org leaders face. Though I argued that the primary problem is accessing the funds we do have rather than the number amount we receive, most candidates answered my question by promising to increase funding for student groups; if this is the solution, they don't know the problem.

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) called members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community to action Monday night when he spoke to students at an event held by the College Democrats.

Much like their party's representatives on Capitol Hill, partisan political groups on campus are taking on different messages regarding the government's response to the financial crisis.

Four scholars and leaders discussed the evolution of black leadership from the early days of slavery to the election of Barack Obama at a forum entitled "Before there was Barack" at the Marvin Center Monday night.