Stories from the current online edition of The GW Hatchet. en-us http://www.gwhatchet.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:42:19 GMT 20 http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Gw.Shuts.Down.After.Historic.Snowfall-3866858.shtml After a weekend of snowball fights, deserted streets and blanketed monuments, the University finally has an official snow day. 70877c1d-d563-4ca4-bc85-68f6a73135d8 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Classes canceled Monday, students enjoy snow-covered campus in empty city Sarah Scire Senior News Editor http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/AllFemale.Dorm.To.House.Males-3866859.shtml One of the newly designated all-female housing options, 2109 F Street, has four permanent male D.C. residents living in the residence hall. e734856e-f867-48e2-bca9-98992bfe1713 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Marielle MondonHatchet Staff Writer http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Religion.At.Gw.Through.The.Eyes.Of.The.Devout-3866860.shtml Interactive: What their religion means to them This is the first article in a series about religion at GW, seen through the eyes of the religious. In this issue, we'll introduce four students of different faiths: Islam, Catholicism, Judaism and Sikhism. The series will follow these four students in an effort to look into their life on campus and how religion plays a role in their GW experience. f40361b5-9c33-4eff-8064-7f7bd1423675 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper332/thumbs/t_8eqqe113.jpg http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Visitors.Double.For.Eckles.Library-3866861.shtml Visitors to Eckles Library have more than doubled since 2004 and students interviewed said they are increasingly drawn to the Mount Vernon library because of the smaller crowds and community feel. d1d7b4e0-1e4b-4f4f-92b6-41bc756f4321 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Ashley LarkinHatchet Reporter http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Medical.School.Wins.15.Million.Research.Grant-3866862.shtml The School of Medicine and Health Sciences was awarded Wednesday a multi-million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to aid research in neglected diseases. The $15 million grant will go toward rebuilding laboratories to study neglected diseases and infections that affect poverty-stricken areas, research professor Dr. e676b13f-e6ee-4951-9fc0-8248790b3966 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Rachel BarkerHatchet Staff Writer http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Gw.Has.Most.Peace.Corps.Volunteers.Of.MidSized.Schools-3866865.shtml For the second consecutive year and third time in four years, GW has more graduates in the Peace Corps than any other medium-sized university, the organization announced Thursday. 58eef39f-bea0-49db-a0eb-91d9ce501735 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 University leads list for second year in a row Drew SpenceHatchet Staff Writer http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Building.Of.Green.Spaces.Continues-3866866.shtml The University's effort to increase green space on campus is progressing with construction continuing on two major green spaces, the Square 54 green roof and the Square 80 green space. a62daf44-64e1-4b82-bda2-7ff1a81e353f Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Guthridge Hall park area will be open by May Kara DunfordHatchet Staff Writer http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Gw.To.Develop.Fundraising.Contract-3866867.shtml Marvin Center officials are developing a contract to regulate on-campus student organization fundraisers that collaborate with food vendors such as Crepeaway, Pita Pit and Campus Fresh, representatives from the University said last week. 3f13a6f3-b08d-4127-ad62-753650f790d5 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Agreements will ensure students make fair profits Amanda D'AmbraHatchet Staff Writer http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Gw.Looks.To.Launch.10.Research.Centers-3866868.shtml In a bid to become a top-tier research institution, the University is moving forward with its efforts in six separate areas of research and will add four more to its plate. f43bf647-0abf-42b1-a955-d031c2063cc1 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Plans include four additional areas of study Rachel BarkerHatchet Staff Writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper332/thumbs/t_2e18c04v.jpg http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Adams.Mill.Cited.For.More.Violations-3866869.shtml An investigative report on the Adams Mill Bar and Grill charging the establishment with serving customers with more than one drink at a time and violating an order to change the ownership was referred to the Office of the Attorney General. 41d8df3f-4e44-4d6e-8203-c6ed449b6361 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Report on Treanor investigation still 'pending' Gabrielle Bluestone Metro News Editor http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Neighborhood.May.Get.Watch.Group-3866870.shtml Foggy Bottom is moving closer to creating a Neighborhood Watch program now that a senior student and community leader has joined forces with the Second District's Citizens Advisory Council. e8ef2ac9-0b34-40a6-9bd6-df113ba9fcc9 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Johee ChungHatchet Reporter http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Professors.Make.Jurassic.Discovery-3866871.shtml Are they birds or dinosaurs? This question has puzzled scientists for almost two decades after the discovery of a bizarre, bird-like family of dinosaurs called Alvarezsauridea, first found in the 1990s. e9fa7a9f-b9d0-4be7-ae37-722170371925 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 New fossil may solve evolution questions Melissa TurleyHatchet Reporter http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/As.Others.Fail.Gw.Yearbook.Survives-3866872.shtml While the University of Virginia joined a growing number of colleges who have published their last yearbook, GW's Cherry Tree yearbook staff began to expand production by reaching out to underclassmen for the first time this year. c56bfa42-2285-4847-a670-a1527ad9d5d8 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Publication will be marketed to students of all years for first time Madeleine O'ConnorHatchet Reporter http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper332/thumbs/t_t197gt8t.jpg http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Alumna.Recounts.Interning.For.Clinton.White.House-3866873.shtml A GW alumna opened up last Wednesday about her book titled "Government Girl," which recounts her experiences being young and female while interning in the Clinton White House. 9a7756b7-c265-4fb4-a2ed-7560ed181fcf Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Dimple MirchandaniHatchet Reporter http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper332/thumbs/t_c44jc959.jpg http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/School.Image.Draws.In.Class.Of.2014-3866874.shtml GW had a record-breaking year in admissions, receiving 3 percent more applications than ever before despite having one of the nation's highest tuitions, and some students from the class of 2014 said the school's image, campus and academic offerings made it a viable choice despite an economic downturn. 3ab6cbf9-e974-41b5-8ea1-1498aa4b9dff Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Matt Rist Senior Staff Writer http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Pulitzer.Prize.Winner.Talks.War-3866875.shtml New York Times bestselling author and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Ricks shared his experience of the military situation in Iraq along with his thoughts on America's future in Afghanistan at the Elliott School Thursday night. 5085a81b-62f0-4746-816e-26071327ee8a Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Thomas Ricks examines efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper332/thumbs/t_uxc6nc99.jpg http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/For-University.Sustainability.Is.A.Mindset.Not.A.Major-3866876.shtml Even after the presidential task force on sustainability noted in its final report that "GW's greatest opportunity for impact lies in the classroom," the University has not created a sustainability major or minor. 0ad5dd03-7722-4669-98ba-68bcfed05af4 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 Ben WeinbergHatchet Reporter http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper332/thumbs/t_sy0ivf2n.jpg http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Snapshot-3866864.shtml d73221c4-9aec-4a5b-b36d-af1cb83ab8a1 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper332/thumbs/t_2887rcof.jpg http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/Campus.Calendar-3866863.shtml ca066a24-f166-4592-9764-f05139e1c387 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 2/08/10 http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/News/ Campus News http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Opinions/Staff.Editorial.Theres.Snow.Place.Like.Gw-3866887.shtml As the District recovers from the devastation of Snowpocalypse, we expect students to look back on this storm with fond memories. 8adca083-a86c-4ca1-a704-ba36bb368008 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinions 2/08/10 http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Opinions/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Opinions/Kyle-Boyer.Sa.Leaders.Shouldnt.Lose.Touch.With.Students-3866888.shtml Each February, GW endures one of its most recognizable traditions - the Student Association elections. 866bc03c-9c3e-4f98-93b8-2e920b455023 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinions 2/08/10 Kyle Boyer http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Opinions/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Opinions/Josh-Thompson.The.Districts.Bag.Tax.A.Small.Price.To.Pay-3866889.shtml Although no one enjoys a new tax, the newly implemented D.C. bag tax is a minor inconvenience when compared to the larger problem it is fighting. 079cb7dd-6014-417e-b294-e33bfc3a4847 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinions 2/08/10 Josh Thompson http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Opinions/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Opinions/Yogin.Kothari.Inconsistency.With.A.Side.Of.Promise-3866890.shtml The GW men's basketball team is currently 12-10 overall and 2-7 in the Atlantic 10 Conference: good enough for 12th place. Up to this point, it has been a season full of inconsistencies. 1a3bc931-b403-4a8e-beba-79f9a32e1f04 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinions 2/08/10 Yogin KothariColumnist http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Opinions/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Sports/Lapses.Lead.To.Loss.For.Mens.Basketball-3866877.shtml Men's basketball head coach Karl Hobbs has been quick to point out that he has continually gotten 40 minutes of effort from the Colonials this season, but there has still been a problem with getting 40 minutes of execution. 103bec5e-40f8-4f9d-bb0a-a1e366c7b5ff Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Sports 2/08/10 Dan Greene Sports Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper332/thumbs/t_z17m0m11.jpg http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Sports/ Sports http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Sports/Fans-Brave.Weather.For.Basketball.Free.Cookies-3866878.shtml With snowfall shutting down most of the District over the weekend, the GW men's basketball game against Duquesne Saturday afternoon became one of the few outlets for GW students and Washingtonians suffering from cabin fever. 71ee5dbd-c09a-4f54-b7e3-4cd15ef1884a Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Sports 2/08/10 Louis Nelson Hatchet Staff Writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper332/thumbs/t_84t63h75.jpg http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Sports/ Sports http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Sports/Womens.Basketball.Edged.Late.By.Duquesne-3866879.shtml Despite the inclement weather this weekend, the GW women's basketball team traveled to Pittsburgh to take on Duquesne, falling to the second-place Dukes 66-64. 09f1ef6b-e48a-4586-96df-0ff29ac32a73 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Sports 2/08/10 Neil SharmaHatchet Staff Writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper332/thumbs/t_84t63h75.jpg http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Sports/ Sports http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Sports/Sports.In.Brief.Winter.Weather.Causes.Flurry.Of.Cancellations-3866880.shtml Although both the men's and women's basketball teams played their games as scheduled on Saturday, the wintery weather wreaked havoc on most of GW's athletic schedule over the weekend. 18532750-5b85-4323-8639-b95008b0bed8 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Sports 2/08/10 http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Sports/ Sports http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Life/Herman.Carrillo.Creative.Writing.As.Artful.Commentary-3866884.shtml English professor Herman Carrillo tries to impart a more unconventional ability to the students in his creative writing class: how to dream. 6f8bb49f-fc55-429d-aff9-352992b8e295 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Life 2/08/10 Professors who make an impact Kira BrekkeHatchet Staff Writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper332/thumbs/t_e63pd10j.jpg http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Life/ Features/Campus Life http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Life/Joe-Dymond.More.Than.Geography.A.Teacher.A.Mentor-3866885.shtml Geography professor Joe Dymond walks into the room wearing brown corduroys, a horizontally striped sweater and a watch on his left wrist. He quickly pulls down the projection screen, apologizes to the class for being four minutes late and immediately delves into a 100-slide lecture. 3a4a4426-7e5a-4810-854c-bb3dc0ee90aa Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Life 2/08/10 Professors who make an impact http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper332/thumbs/t_464733c7.jpg http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Life/ Features/Campus Life http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Life/Sounding.The.Alarm.Fire.Safety.At.Gw-3866883.shtml You're about to step into the shower when you hear it. That alarm, ringing so loudly your hands immediately go to your ears. It's a fire alarm. 8e92f8f7-76f8-4b42-a059-2cc509ec7e38 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Life 2/08/10 Colleen ShalbyHatchet Reporter http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper332/thumbs/t_1ygi4unl.jpg http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Life/ Features/Campus Life http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Life/Slice.Of.Life.Breaking.Up.With.Valentines-3866882.shtml I hate Valentine's Day. I am, in every aspect, a hardliner Valentine's Day hater. I am the Grinch who stole Valentine's Day. 3a5014b2-87d4-4bd2-b609-c22c0b7ab133 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Life 2/08/10 Ali PetersHatchet Columnist http://www.gwhatchet.com/news/2010/02/08/Life/ Features/Campus Life