Inaugural Ball tickets sell out in less than 24 hours
All of the nearly 4,000 tickets for GW's Inaugural Ball sold out on Tuesday evening, less than 24 hours after they were made available for purchase.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Foreign students demonstrate new voting system
President-elect Barack Obama won a decisive victory among a mock electorate of international students who tested a new voting system that uses invisible ink at the University Tuesday.
Students wait for Washington Post special edition at E Street CVS
About 30 people waited in line for the Washington Post special edition this Wednesday at the E Street CVS Pharmacy, one of six retailers selling the commemorative election paper.
Offer made on former Trachtenberg residence
An offer has been placed on the former home of former University president Stephen Joel Trachtenberg after more than a year on the market for $4 million.
Young team loses tune-up
You'll have to forgive head women's basketball coach Mike Bozeman for not being too upset about his team's 71-66 exhibition game loss to the DT-3 All-Stars.
Staff Editorial: Only at GW
Watching the returns come back in 2004, where did you imagine you would be on election night 2008?
Fleet feet advance runner to regional championship
In her first semester at GW - and only her second year as a runner - Megan Hogan is making a name for herself in Foggy Bottom and blazing a trail through the rest of the Atlantic 10.
Women’s soccer misses the postseason
The end result: one win and one loss to finish a season in which GW just did not seem to have luck on its side.
Election Vantage Points
Short write-ups from Hatchet staffers and opinions writers about their experiences and thoughts from election night 2008.
Joe Laliberte: For those who cannot
Many American citizens who voted yesterday represent people who at one time or another were refused the right to vote.
Varsity Roundup and Upcoming Games
Check out when and where GW squads will be playing in the near future.
Bill Flanigen: I didn’t vote. Leave me alone.
Not playing along - hoarding your vote as you might hoard food, money or your dignity - can make a strong statement not of apathy, but of informed dissatisfaction with the system.
Finding tomorrow’s Hemingway
Tarek Al-Hariri will release The Rome Review, a biannual literary magazine, this December. Although the publication is based out of the University, the focus is not on student writers.
By the skin of their teeth
The ice age, Noah's ark and the apocalypse. Thornton Wilder's "The Skin Of Our Teeth," performed by Forbidden Planet Productions this weekend, visits all three events - in the course of two hours.
Andrew Clark: Time for readjustment
The Republican Party has a lot of work to do.
Freshman fights dorm cameras
Most students pay little attention to the cameras in the corner of every floor of Thurston Hall, but freshman William Leaf can't ignore them.
Graphic: Welcome to Washington, Mr. Obama!
A compilation of cultural reference points dealing with major policy issues facing the incoming presidential administration.
Continuous Coverage: Election Timeline
A recap of the events at GW and around D.C. leading up to Tuesday's historic announcement, taken from continuous blog coverage.
Evans wins re-election in Ward 2 race
Although the historic presidential election overshadowed D.C. politics on Tuesday, several hard-fought local contests also drove voters to the polls.
GW student loses ANC
While local D.C. politicians greeted voters outside the polls in Foggy Bottom Tuesday morning, GW junior John "Jack" Coleman was right beside them, not as a supporter but as a candidate.
CDs and CRs make last-minute push in Virginia
ARLINGTON, Va. - Hours before President-elect Barack Obama won Virginia by a slim margin, members of the College Democrats and College Republicans made their last push here.
D.C. Democrats celebrate win
As breaking-news banners flashed over television screens that showed Barack Obama was projected to win the presidency, jubilant D.C. Democrats erupted in celebration.
Loss dampens GOP event
It was a somber ending to a spirited evening at the Republican National Committee's election night event at the Capital Hilton on Tuesday.
CDs, CRs react to results
The cheers of the College Democrats swelled after CNN called states for Barack Obama in the Marvin Center on Tuesday night, coming to a thundering crescendo when the Illinois senator was declared the next president of the United States.
Alum Warner wins Virginia Senate seat
TYSONS CORNER, Va. - Former Virginia governor and GW graduate Mark Warner easily won a Virginia U.S. Senate seat Tuesday night.
U Street rejoices after historic election
Forty years after U Street was torn apart by riots in response to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., D.C.'s historically black neighborhood broke out into emotional and dramatic celebration.
Obama win spurs White House rally
Never was GW's proximity to the White House more evident than at the moment hundreds of students left Kogan Plaza and sprinted down Pennsylvania Avenue to President-elect Barack Obama's future home.
Economics reporter critiques media, public over crisis
n important factor in understanding the recent economic downfall is comprehending the difference between public perception of the economic crisis with its reality.
Men’s basketball coasts to victory in first exhibition game
Saturday, Nov. 8 The GW men's basketball team hit the floor for the first time this season today, and once they hit it they didn't stop, cruising to a 101-71 victory over West Georgia.
