GW institute releases game to aid first responders
GW's Homeland Security Policy Institute recently launched a video game that simulates emergency situations to help emergency medical technicians better prepared for large-scale crises.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Residence hall staff apps increase by 25 percent
GW Housing Programs reported a 25 percent increase in applications for residence hall staff positions this year - with about 280 graduate students applying for fewer than 80 house mentor positions.
Balance: The GW Ballet Group performs for elementary school
"When I grow up, I'm going to be a ballerina," proclaimed a student from Anthony Hyde Elementary School Friday morning at an event featuring members of Balance: The GW Ballet Group.
Softball swept in doubleheader
For the Hawks of Saint Joseph's, the two games of their doubleheader Sunday afternoon against the GW softball team could not have seemed more different.
Varsity Roundup
Baseball GW's baseball team ran its winning streak to five games Sunday, sweeping a doubleheader at St. Bonaventure 9-2, 8-4.
Staff Editorial: More freedom, fewer requirements
The move to reduce GCRs is long overdue for CCAS.
Alex Shoucair: Snuff out the smoking ban
The effort to limit secondhand smoke is really just a thinly veiled attempt to eradicate smoking entirely.
Tom Braslavsky: Protesting Fred Phelps
As someone from the state of Kansas, I absolutely deplore everything that Fred Phelps and his church stand for.
Few takers for art scholarships
PSA is one of the largest scholarships offered at GW. But the applicant pool typically pales in comparison to that of other GW scholarships such as the Scottish Rite Scholarship or Engineering Scholarship.
Women’s studies professor takes revenge
Morris, a GW women's studies professor, recently published "Revenge of the Women's Studies Professor" to combat the myths surrounding the feminist discipline.
Donald Parsons: S&E Complex will benefit the highest bidders
Make no mistake, there is a serious controversy underpinning this blurred public vision.
A family affair
Working and studying at GW is not the only thing shared by sophomore Brian Barbera's family. They also share kidneys.
Letter to the Editor: How to abolish the SA
How to abolish the SA
Swinging into the circus
Alumna Shana Kennedy used to ride a unicycle around campus as a freshman majoring in international affairs. And after graduating in 1998, she dropped politics and swung into the world of circus arts.
What’s it like to be… An Aerobics Instructor
Most people see only novelty in 1980s aerobics videos. But in high school, senior Melinda Pearl saw an opportunity.
Columbian College votes to reduce number of GCRs
Faculty in the Columbian College voted to cut the school's General Curriculum Requirements nearly in half Friday, significantly altering the course load for future students.
Sigma Alpha Mu hopes to return
Sigma Alpha Mu, an unrecognized fraternity that was kicked off campus 15 years ago, is on a quest rejoin the official GW Greek-letter community.
Law, film experts to address grads
A former U.S. solicitor general, an Academy Award winner and the U.S. ambassador to NATO will be among the keynote speakers at graduation ceremonies for individual schools this spring.
Six offices ransacked in Law School break-in
Metropolitan Police Department officers are searching for a male suspect who broke into Building E of the Law School Tuesday and stole several items and cash from locked offices, according to police reports.
A pure solution
Residents of the new 2135 F Street building can check one thing off their shopping lists this fall - a water purifier.
Grad school applications up 16 percent
Graduate applications continue to rise, with the University reporting an average increase of 16 percent over this time last year.
GW gives full rides to 9 D.C. students
University President Steven Knapp surprised nine D.C. public school seniors with full-ride Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Scholarships Friday morning.
Students, officials celebrate Pelham Hall renovations
Students, staff members and neighbors came to the site of Pelham Hall on the Mount Vernon Campus on Friday for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the residence hall's renovation.
Hatchet elects Byers editor
The Hatchet staff elected junior Alex Byers to lead the paper as editor in chief for the 2009-2010 school year last month.
Peace Jam concert rocks Lisner
A student organization raised $20,000 for Invisible Children Inc. at Peace Jam '09, a benefit concert featuring bands, dance teams and spoken word artists Saturday in Lisner Auditorium.
CDs lobby for affordability
With the cost of higher education rising across the country, the GW College Democrats visited Capitol Hill on Friday to lobby on behalf of policies that would make college more affordable.
Alumni discuss female leadership
At the annual Women's Leadership Conference on the Mount Vernon campus on Friday, three GW alumni discussed their successes as women during a panel called "Stepping Up for Change: Personal Stories."
Francis headlines green concert
Pete Francis, singer and songwriter of the former rock band Dispatch, helped students kick off Earth Month at Sunday night's environmentally themed concert.
Student rally for AIDS funding outside White House
A group of students rallied outside the White House Friday afternoon to encourage President Obama to fund a global campaign for AIDS relief.
SPJ honors The Hatchet with 14 regional awards
he Hatchet took home more newspaper and online honors than any other student publication in the region at the Mark of Excellence Awards presented by the Society of Professional Journalists month.
Elliott School hosts Gelber Prize winner
Sir Lawrence Freedman, a distinguished historian and 2009 Gelber Prize Winner, appeared at the Elliott School Thursday night in a discussion with Foreign Policy magazine Editor in Chief Moisés Naim.
