An independent student newspaper • Serving the GW community since 1904 Thursday The GW March 24, 2011 ALWAYS ONLINE: WWW.GWHATCHET.COM Vol. 107 • Iss. 50 Hatchet SurpriseScholarship Faculty demand role in Gelman revamp by rachel getzenberg library. Administrators have re- Hatchet Reporter peatedly stressed there is no time- line for renovations. Members of the Faculty Senate The group would “look at are asking University administra- Gelman with an eye toward future tors for a greater oversight role physical needs, future fiscal needs on the upcoming Gelman Library and, most importantly, what a renovations. university needs to look like in 10 Spurred by student com- years, 15 years, 25 years,” Michael plaints and a desire to direct the Castleberry, chair of the executive revamps, the faculty leaders hope committee of the Faculty Senate, to form a committee that would said in an e-mail. give them power to oversee the Castleberry said the group renovations and voice their opin- wants to involve librarians from ions about improving the often other universities to provide sug- criticized library. gestions as well. Pending approval from Uni- “We requested for funds to versity Provost Steven Lerman, invite some first-class librarians the body would gather input from from around the country to come faculty as well as students and and let us pick their brains to see other staff. how they view the future” Castle- The University has taken berry said. strides to improve the aging Castleberry said he expects building, long a target of student anne wernIkoff | photo edItor University President Steven Knapp Sarai Reed, center, a high school senior from Duke Ellington School of the Arts, is presented with her Stephen Joel complaints, this semester. In Feb- to approve of the group and hopes Trachtenberg Scholarship. SJT scholars receive full-ride scholarships to GW for four years. ruary, a University-hired archi- to have a report of suggestions out tect presented a potential plan for remodeling the first floor of the See GELMAN: Page 9 Face of Suspect arrested for community alumna's murder relations to Jayna Murray graduated from GW in 2003 by amy d'onofrIo wood told police she left her wallet Metro News Editor behind and phoned Murray to help her open the store to retrieve it. step down Montgomery County Police ar- Norwood said two masked men rested a suspect Friday for the mur- entered the store after them, sexual- by prIya anand der of alumna Jayna Murray, who ly assaulted both women and killed Assistant News Editor was beaten and stabbed to death Murray. Manger said there wasn’t earlier this month in a Lululemon evidence to support that either The face of GW’s relationship Athletica store in Bethesda, Md. woman was sexually assaulted. with its surrounding neighbors Police arrested 28-year-old Brit- Police said they later uncov- will step down from his position tany Erin Norwood, a co-worker of ered a dispute between Norwood at the end of the month, amid a fIle photo Murray’s, for first degree murder and Murray, details Montgomery brewing battle with the neighbor- Assistant Vice President for Government, International and Community Affairs after detectives found inconsisten- County prosecutor John McCarthy hood over upcoming develop- Michael Akin, center, will step down from his role April 15 after 12 years at GW. cies in the story Norwood told po- revealed in court Monday. ment projects. lice about the attack. McCarthy told District Court Michael Akin, the assistant Norwood appeared in Mont- Judge Gary Everngam in open court vice president for the Office of for D.C. Government Relations always available to engage in a gomery County District Court Monday that Norwood attacked the Government, International and Bernard Demczuk. The Universi- conversation over an issue, even Monday and is being held without victim after an argument related to Community Relations, is credited ty asked Akin to stay on while the if both parties had opposing opin- bond. Seth Zucker, a spokesman for Murray finding stolen merchandise with building GW’s office of com- school launched its first commu- ions, Asher said. the Montgomery County State’s At- in Norwood’s bag. munity relations over his 12-year- nity relations office. In 2004, he “I hope that our paths will torney’s Office, said Tuesday that a The Office of the Chief Medi- long career at GW. became the director of the office. cross again in the future,” Corson preliminary hearing for Norwood is cal Examiner in Baltimore deter- He began working in the of- “It is sad to leave a place that said. “I think Michael has done set for April 15. mined the cause of Murray’s death fice of community relations in the has been your home and your fam- a very good job with a very dif- Montgomery County Police to be blunt force trauma and stab early 2000s at a time when the re- ily for so long,” Akin said. “But I ficult task and I respect him tre- Chief Tom Manger said Friday that wounds. lationship between GW and the think that it’s the right decision mendously for it.” the analysis of the forensic evidence Manger declined to say what the neighborhood was strained, often and I’m really excited about the Akin said he is confident his didn’t support Norwood’s story. murder weapon was, but in court due to former University Presi- work that I’m going to be doing.” colleagues will remain engaged “After finding physical and fo- McCarthy said Murray’s skull was dent Stephen Joel Trachtenberg’s Advisory Neighborhood Com- with the neighborhood after he rensic evidence inside the deceased crushed in the attack. expansionist policies. missioner Asher Corson said Akin leaves GW and that the Univer- victim’s car, Ms. Norwood became a Alan Drew, the attorney from Akin’s connection with the was a positive force for GW’s re- sity as a whole is committed to suspect in the case,” Manger said. the county public defender’s office University first began in 1999, lationship with the Foggy Bottom community relations. Norwood was found bound and who represented Norwood Mon- when he arrived at GW as a fresh- and West End community and “My belief is town-gown ten- injured the morning of March 12 in day, didn’t return a request for com- man. In 2001, he stepped into served as the best line of commu- sions by their very nature can’t the back of the Lululemon store with ment. GW’s office of government rela- nication with GW. be solved. But they can and they Murray, 30. The two women had Last week, the case received daily tions as an intern, working direct- Akin served as a consistent closed the store the evening before ly with Assistant Vice President face for the University and was See AKIN: Page 10 and left around 9:45 p.m., but Nor- See MURRAY: Page 9 Colonial trio set to leave teams, transfer from University by louIs nelson 20 minutes of playing time in GW’s game. The freshman appeared in Sports Editor first four regular season games and just four of GW’s 16 regular season scoring a team-high 19 points in A-10 games. Two players from the men's bas- GW’s exhibition win over Bowie Fitzgerald said that he never re- ketball team and one from the wom- State Nov. 6. ally felt comfortable at GW or in an en's team will transfer from GW this Johnson’s minutes dropped off urban setting, both of which played spring, opening up scholarship spots significantly though once confer- a major role in his decision to trans- for the Colonials to bring new play- ence play began – the sophomore fer. ers to the respective teams before the played in just seven of the Colonials’ “I just feel that a different school start of next season. 16 regular season Atlantic 10 games. setting, a different basketball setting, Men’s basketball sophomore Johnson declined to comment. would be better for me. Coming to guard Tim Johnson and freshman “Tim and Chris both have de- D.C. was something I did because forward Chris Fitzgerald will trans- cided to continue their college ca- my father travels here a lot, so I fig- fer from GW, head coach Karl Hobbs reers elsewhere,” Hobbs said in a ured he likes it and he could come said Wednesday. statement. “The coaches and myself see a lot of games,” Fitzgerald said. Women’s basketball sophomore appreciate what both Tim and Chris “Being in a city isn’t really for me, I guard Janine Davis will also trans- have done for our program and we guess, or just being here, away from fer, women’s basketball head coach wish them both the best in their fu- home. I’m looking more to go closer Mike Bozeman said. tures.” to home, closer to New England.” With the depature of Johnson Like Johnson, Fitzgerald also en- Fitzgerald said while he person- and Fitzgerald, 12 players have now joyed some early success this season, ally got along well with Hobbs and left the program under varying cir- scoring 16 points and shooting 50 the men’s basketball coaching staff, cumstances during Hobbs' 10-year percent from behind the three-point he never felt completely comfortable tenure as head coach line in his first appearance as a Colo- in the Colonials’ fast-paced style of Johnson, a Harvey, Ill., native, nial, a 79-59 win over Marist. play. averaged 9.3 minutes and 3.4 points Fitzgerald failed to score more “I mean I really like Coach per game last season for the Co- than six points in a game for the re- Hobbs.