Culture

Slice of Life: the Foggy Bottom we leave behind

by Kelly Brand

Dorm fronts once crowded with students, Sperrys and fraternity corner cookouts are barren come the end of May. All of those absences leave me with this question: What does Foggy Bottom miss most when it's missing us?

A half-century career comes to a close for religion professor

by Karolina Ramos

Hundreds of books burst from shelves, congest boxes and compress the five worn, mismatched seats in professor Dewey Wallace's 2106 G St. office.

A muddy, pop-infused Sweetlife Festival

by Elise Apelian

Muddied grounds and a hunt for ponchos didn't keep an audience of thousands from enjoying the music.

Q&A: Local garage rockers talk transition from basements to Sweetlife

by Karolina Ramos

The Hatchet caught up with Ryan Hunter Mitchell, Dan Newhauser, Danielle Vu and Alberto Pacheco to talk record labels, DJ aliases and making it big in D.C.

In the bins: Green Move-Out treasures

by Allison Kowalski and Olivia Kantor

Reporters rummaged through six residence halls and pulled out a few surprising finds.

Profiling fashion's elite through new media

by Olivia Kantor and Karolina Ramos

Sadick, a journalism and mass communication major, has interviewed fashion icons like legendary designers Oscar de la Renta and Diane von Furstenberg through her blog called StyleSolutions.

Business success sparked by social values

by Karolina Ramos

After sprouting in their residence hall rooms, two students' startup has gained momentum, moving into a Foggy Bottom office and sweeping an international business competition.

An intimate dance, out in public

by Emily Holland

Senior Komal Thakkar is presenting her dance thesis, “Mind Like Water: An Honors Thesis in Dance” in Kogan Plaza for the public to experience on April 28.

Budding entrepreneurs take on Business Plan Competition

by Olivia Kantor

Droves of men and women donned suits, packing into Duques Hall Friday to discuss ideas ranging from medical technology to a tooth-brushing phone application to D.C.'s first kombucha brewery.

The District Sound: A summer of soulful pop and jam bands

by Karolina Ramos

For those calling the District home this summer, grab early tickets for these shows.

Metro Monopoly: The quest for the best bubble tea

by Margaret Kahn

A fruit-flavored slush drink filled with rubbery balls of cassava root may sound disgusting to some, but to many, this concoction is the most delicious relief on a hot day.

Alumni band makes East Coast debut

by Rachel Smilan-Goldstein

GW-bred, Los Angeles-based band holychild is bringing their brand of experimental pop back to D.C. for their first homecoming show Friday at the Velvet Lounge – one of their first shows since gaining national buzz.

Battling bureaucracy on campus and at home

by Allison Kowalski

Shashwat Gautam has returned home to northern India this year during breaks to survey citizens on political and welfare issues.

Searching for D.C.'s best ice cream

by Joshua Solomon

As D.C. continues to swelter in the heat, Cone E. Island is a main stop for GW students to cool down. But there are other District destinations to find an even sweeter scoop.

Student sitcom spoofs gender stereotypes

by Carson Rolleri

Junior Henry Morillo created GWTV’s second ever sitcom “Gender Neutral,” which premiered Wednesday.

Showcasing culture with song and dance

by Emily Holland

Cheers erupted as the bamboo poles stopped pounding into the ground and dancers ceased their quick-paced hops between them.

Macklemore blares first notes of spring

by Olivia Kantor and Allison Kowalski

Keeping faith, defending sexuality

by Karolina Ramos

As a town parade meandered through rural Vermont streets, then 7-year-old Damian Legacy wandered away to a church.

Hatchet Recipes: Bites and Booze

Follow these simple recipes to add just the right amount of flavor to any celebration.

District Sound

by Karolina Ramos

A smooth-tongued rapper, a gregarious, visceral rock group and a violin virtuoso top the must-see list at this year’s Sweetlife Music Festival.

Swigs for social change

by Danielle Noel

At Cause Bar & Restaurant on U Street, happy hour can changes lives throughout the District, country and world: 100 percent of the net profits are donated to charities.

A Little Japan: U Street's authentic cuisine

by Lauren Katz

In Japanese, the word “izakaya” translates to “sit-down sake shop.” And while this restaurant serves over 24 varieties of sake, there is much more to Izakaya Seki than its tasty rice wine.

Bar Bro: The two sides of dives

The Bar Bro brings you the best dives in the District. He isn’t classless – just low-class.

Public feedback, one swipe away

by Karolina Ramos

Funneling into a spare Duques room for a seven-hour beer- and pizza-fueled brainstorming session, an assembly of graduate students scribbled notes on whiteboards, vigorously vetting out each other’s ideas.

Metro Monopoly: The heart of the city

by Margaret Kahn

If you haven’t interned on the Hill or visited the Capitol Building, take a tour and see Congress in action – or inaction, as some joke.

'Seeing red' one click at a time

by Julie Alderman

As students scramble to find summer internships, Shoshana Weissmann is entering hundreds of jobs and internships into a web bank for young Republicans.

From Mali to D.C., searching for education

by Melissa Mogollon

Modibo Dembele has, for the last three years, spent his nights in Thurston Hall, working as a University Police officer while taking law classes.

For Catholic students, ‘pro-life’ goes beyond anti-abortion

by Rachel Smilan-Goldstein

The GW Catholics are changing their meaning of “pro-life” this semester.

A cure for the manic Mondays

by Olivia Kantor

Massoud Adibpour spends his Monday mornings holding signs bearing optimistic messages to commuters.

Bites and Booze

by Scott Figatner

Follow these simple recipes to add just the right amount of flavor to any celebration.