As many of you probably have read or heard, the House of Representatives recently passed a continuing resolution on the budget. This would be bad enough, but the House, controlled by Republicans, decided to add an amendment eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood, an organization that has provided healthcare services to men and women of all ages. To show our distaste for the actions by the Republicans and our support for Planned Parenthood, protests were organized across the country from LA, Chicago, New York, and of course DC. I headed down to the Capitol with about a dozen GW students to let our voices be heard! (And the rest of my family headed to the Chicago branch of the rally!) We chanted and stood on the sidewalk showing people why we were there. Total, there were a few hundred people there to show support for Planned Parenthood!
Here is a picture from the Hatchet blog showing Laura Myers, CEO of Planned Parenthood rallying support. (Also, one of my favorite posters is in the background.)
And now to the basketball game. This Saturday the GW Colonials took on the Temple Owls in our Homecoming Game. We played really well the first half, but could not continue that in the second. The final score was 57-41. However, despite the loss, I had so much fun!!! It is great to see fellow Colonials come out to support the team and cheer on the boys. There were timeout and halftime games, tshirt throws, and celebrities including Mayor Vince Gray and Wolf Blitzer! AND IT WAS FREE!!! All current GW students with a GWorld (which should be everyone) can attend any men or woman's basketball games for free!!This was a little insight into my weekend! What did everyone else do??
Don't forget to email me @ kwollner@gwu.edu
Kim
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