Monday The Kalb Report: The Future of Journalism Come listen to a panel discussion by executives from various media organizations. Free tickets available at TicketMaster. 7:30 to 9:15 p.m. National Press Club Sponsored by the University, the National Press Club and Harvard University's Shorenstein Center Tuesday Arabic Circle: Bingo Come play, have fun and enhance your knowledge of Arabic.
The Hatchet mistakenly reported in "Soldiers' families speak out" (March 1, p. 1) that the panel discussion at Hillel took place Tuesday night. The event was Monday night.
The Student Association Court ruled that the election oversight body must reconsider a decision against SA Presidential candidate Marc Abanto that could disqualify him from last week's runoff election. In "Joint Elections Committee v. Abanto," which originated from a complaint by a student before the runoff election took place, the JEC issued one penalty to Abanto for the actions of Student Union campaign worker sophomore Dan Pollock, who threatened students during candidate postering in February.
In response to the large number of false fire alarms in Mitchell Hall, the University Police Department will install covers for the alarms in the building this week. UPD Chief Dolores Statfford said in addition to installing the covers, which emit a loud sound when an alarm is pulled, the department is conducting a complete security survey of the residence hall.
The RCHN Community Health Foundation announced last week a $2 million gift to the GW Medical Center's Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy. This is the largest gift to date to the School of Public Health and Health Services, according to a University press release.
After the Faculty Senate voted last month not to recommend the latest four-by-four proposal to GW's nine schools, many faculty members are saying that students need more information about the plan that would change GW's credit structure. At the meeting, faculty members expressed doubt about the extent to which there needs to be an overhaul of academics at GW and were skeptical of data that shows low academic engagement and challenge.
Someone walking past the Jack Morton Auditorium Saturday evening might have mistaken the event there for a Hollywood-caliber awards show. The Black Heritage Celebration Committee hosted the Multicultural Student Awards last weekend, which recognized student organizations and specific individuals who have made an impact in the multicultural community.
If you wear gingham plaid shirts on TV, you will become famous. GW Law School alum Martin Han Clarke did just that, and his trademark style helped him became one of the most memorable contestants yet to grace the screen on Donald Trump's latest season of the hit NBC reality show, "The Apprentice.
Pouring on the SPF 40 is something that we've been told to do at the beach since we were little kids. But how important is it that students take the proper precautions next week on spring break while basking in the sun? Susan Haney, clinical program director for Student Health Services, said she thinks sunscreen is indispensable to taking good care of your skin if you are taking a trip to a tropical place.
Junior Stephanie Robichaux, a double major in journalism and anthropology, is spending the spring semester studying with the Semester at Sea program. A few times this semester she, along with other students spread out across the globe, will share her experiences and observations abroad as one of The Hatchet's "GW expats.
About 400 students danced for a good cause in the Continental Ballroom Sunday at GW Dance Marathon's annual Hippothon. The six-hour event, which raises money for the local Children's National Medical Center, is the culminating event for GWDM, which donates all the proceeds to charity.
CINCINNATI, March 4 - The last time the GW women's basketball team did not make it to the final of the Atlantic 10 tournament, in 2004, the Colonials lost to Saint Joseph's in the semifinal round. History repeated itself Sunday afternoon, when the No. 5-seed Hawks defeated top-seeded GW 57-55 here in Ohio.
CINCINNATI, March 4 - With the GW women's basketball team's early exit from the Atlantic 10 tournament, questions begin to arise as to where the Colonials will be placed in the NCAA tournament, which is set to begin March 17. The selection committee announces its decision March 12.
On a day dedicated to seniors, it was a trio of GW's underclassmen who stole the show. Freshmen Damian Hollis and Travis King were two of five GW players to score double figures in leading GW to an 88-80 win over Duquesne in front of an announced crowd of 3,691 at Smith Center.
Members of the College Republicans joined students and conservative supporters this weekend to listen to Republican hopefuls for the 2008 U.S. Presidential race. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giulliani, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Sen.
Congressman Steven Israel (D-N Y), a 1983 alum, spoke to students Wednesday about our nation's dependence on foreign oil and Iran's "unknown vulnerability." The Congressman urged students to start thinking about what the world will be like for future generations at the event, which the College Democrats hosted and the Jewish Student Association and the Student Alliance for Israel co-sponsored.
When Accountancy Associate Professor Larry Singleton finds a few students shaking in their seats on the first day of class, he said it's due to fear of the material covered in class, not fear of the professor teaching the class. "It's not unusual to see just a couple of students' knees shaking because they're so afraid of accounting," said Singleton, who sees it as his duty to calm students' fears of accountancy.
The Elliott School of International Affairs is adding 10 multidisciplinary classes with about 400 available seats to its undergraduate fall course lineup. The classes will be modeled after the school's graduate programs, but will be targeted toward sophomores and juniors, said David Alan Grier, the Elliott School's associate dean of academic programs.
A former president's visit to a college campus is usually expected to generate a buzz among students. President Jimmy Carter's upcoming visit to GW, however, is instead drawing criticism from some students and campus groups. His recent performance at other University forums is also a cause for concern.
During its announcement that GW would charge incoming freshmen more than $50,000 next year, the University also pledged a shift of an estimated $2.5 million from merit-based to need-based financial aid. While this decision will only affect a small portion of the class of 2011, it is still a necessary step to broadening the socio-economic makeup of GW's student body.
There was an alleged assault on campus last week, but this may be the first time you're hearing of this. While it was reported on the pages of The Hatchet ("Student Alleges Assault in Academic Center," Feb. 26, p. 1), it slipped through the cracks of our campus-wide conversation.
Transitioning to a four-class, four-credit structure has the potential to improve GW in a number of ways. The four-by-four plan would enable the University to decrease the percentage of part-time faculty and perhaps cut class sizes. Rather than developing a superficial "Wikipedian" grasp of course material under the current system, students could truly master course content by focusing on quality, not quantity, under the four-by-four plan.
Don't welcome a one-sided president After reading Jimmy Carter's latest book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," I quickly learned that Carter isn't, as he claims, an "honest broker" for peace in the war-torn Middle East. Rather, he takes a one-sided approach on the current conflict in Israel with anti-Zionist musings that attempt to equate Israel's policies to those of Apartheid South Africa.
A former presidential adviser and expert on the Middle East discussed the reasons behind Iran's increasingly hostile relations with the United States in 1957 E Street Thursday night. Geoffrey Kemp, director of Regional Strategic Programs at the Nixon Center, spoke to students about the history of Iranian relations with the U.
The Joint Elections Committee announced sophomores Nicole Capp and Brand Kroeger Student Association president and executive vice president Thursday night in the Marvin Center. Capp beat junior Marc Abanto by 8 percentage points, garnering 1,199 votes - or 54 percent - compared to Abanto's 1,010 votes.
Many law students may have aspirations of delivering justice to criminals after graduating, but one alumnus toppled a double-agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation while he was still in school. "Breach," which opened in theaters nationwide Feb. 16, is based on the true story of how 2003 GW Law School graduate Eric O'Neill exposed FBI agent Robert Hanssen's illicit dealings with the Russian government.
Late on Thursday night when the election oversight body announced the results of the runoff election for Student Association President, the results should not have been a surprise.
The GW community came one step closer to a final vote on the new 20-year Campus Plan Thursday afternoon as the National Capital Planning Commission unanimously passed the proposal, with some restrictions. After hearing from GW officials, students and Foggy Bottom residents, the NCPC sent the Campus Plan back to the D.
The University is readying to change its scholarship structure next year when more students will be receiving need-based financial aid and less money will be available for merit-based scholarships. The shift comes on the heels of a much-publicized increase in tuition that makes GW the first school with a total cost of attendance of more than $50,000 per year for next year's incoming freshman class under the fixed tuition plan.
By most standards, GW alumnus Steve Khadam-Hir doesn't sound like a world-class hip-hop artist. But despite his lack of rapping skills, his beats are all the rage among fourth graders at Houston's Eleanor Tinsley Elementary School.
Posted Monday, March 5, 4:10 p.m. Vice President Dick Cheney paid a visit to GW this afternoon to seek medical treatment for a blood clot in his leg. The No. 2 of the federal government, who is said to be a "heartbeat away from the presidency," went to his physician at GW's Medical Faculty Associates after experiencing "mild calf discomfort," according to a statement from the White House.
W.H. Auden was known for his muffled speech. "If there are any of you at the back who do not hear me, there is no use raising your hands because I am also near-sighted," he once told an audience. Auden himself couldn't appear at the Folger Shakespeare Library's reading last Tuesday night, having died in 1973.
It's easy to be jaded with the state of the music industry today. It often seems as if money is the only driving factor and that the joy in the art of it all has been virtually lost. While this may be an exaggeration, there is no doubt that when an artist comes along who wants to make beautiful music by his own standards, and sacrifice absolutely no part of that in the process for money or fame, he should be held in the highest artistic esteem.
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