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Stories from the February 26, 2007, Print Edition

Presidential politics on campus from D.C. to Dallas

by Clayton McCleskey

DALLAS - Living a few blocks from the White House, students at GW are used to President Bush's policy decisions making some noise in their neighborhood. But Dallas - Bush's old backyard - is typically a less-hostile environment. So, there was little surprise in December when Southern Methodist University learned that it was the finalist in the campaign to land the George W.

What’s the deal with… the Gelman memorabilia museum?

Tons of students rush in and out of Gelman Library's doors each day but most fail to notice the little room stashed off by the left-hand side of the foyer. The small, inconspicuous place, called the David S. Brown Memorabilia Room, is filled with artifacts from authentic documents to photographs to significant objects, quietly chronicling GW's history.

Softening language barriers one country at a time

by Jessica Denson

Bobby O'Brien stands in front of a large, black rectangle painted on the wall. The paint is chipping off, but he'll use what is left of it as a chalkboard. Weaving through the drawer-less wooden desks that fill the classroom, he stops beside an 11-year-old Chinese girl sitting on a mounted two-by-four.

Sex column: “Spicing it up, keeping it hidden and trusting your heart”

Nearing the commencement of her fourth year in college, Eve has learned quite a few things about sex. Eve, The Hatchet's anonymous sex columnist, will share her observations and (sometimes dirty) thoughts about sex at GW with the population that fuels her fire.