On Sept. 19, the Colonial Army sent out a press release stating the status of the group and how it plans to proceed. "The question for us is not if, but how we are going to respond," the release stated.
The release said one of the top priorities is encouraging the University to bring back Colonials Invasion, which the officials canceled this year in the wake of a about $900,000 in budget cuts to Student and Academic Support Services. Colonials Invasion is the GW's version of Midnight Madness, a pep event that introduces the beginning of basketball season.
Overall, the main goal of the Colonial Army has not changed.
"The whole idea of the Colonial Army is to give students something to unite by," said graduate student Kathryn Santo, the Colonial Army's Webmaster. "Basketball brings students together. You can go knowing that there are students just like you."
Dale said after three years of existence, they feel an obligation to its members and the student body. Dale is the only president of the organization after former co-president JuDonn DeShields stepped down for reasons unrelated to the organization's recent shakeups.
"We owe it to the students to act as a voice to the administration, to the spirit department," Dale said. "Our members are important and the students are important."
The release said one of the top priorities is encouraging the University to bring back Colonials Invasion, which the officials canceled this year in the wake of a about $900,000 in budget cuts to Student and Academic Support Services. Colonials Invasion is the GW's version of Midnight Madness, a pep event that introduces the beginning of basketball season.
Overall, the main goal of the Colonial Army has not changed.
"The whole idea of the Colonial Army is to give students something to unite by," said graduate student Kathryn Santo, the Colonial Army's Webmaster. "Basketball brings students together. You can go knowing that there are students just like you."
Dale said after three years of existence, they feel an obligation to its members and the student body. Dale is the only president of the organization after former co-president JuDonn DeShields stepped down for reasons unrelated to the organization's recent shakeups.
"We owe it to the students to act as a voice to the administration, to the spirit department," Dale said. "Our members are important and the students are important."
