Stories from the April 20, 2009, Print Edition
Alison Wardle knows how to beat a recession. The master's candidate, working toward a degree in public policy in GW's Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, plans to bypass Wall Street and law firms in hopes of getting a job in public service.
Hundreds of students crowded more than three floors of the Lerner Health and Wellness Center for an overnight charity event Saturday that raised about $46,000 for the American Cancer Society.
Students and faculty gathered in the Jack Morton Auditorium last Thursday night to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier and to recognize those in the community who exemplify his spirit.
A small group of students gathered in Kogan Plaza Wednesday evening to commemorate the 33 people who died in the Virginia Tech shooting two years ago.
Members of the Greek-letter community packed the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom Sunday night for the 5th annual Greek Night of Achievement.
University President Steven Knapp will make a final decision about arming the University Police Department before the end of the academic year, he told The Hatchet last week.
Three-quarters of next year's Student Association Senate Finance Committee are graduate students, a figure that has some worried about the group's ability to fairly allocate hundreds of thousands of dollars to student organizations.
The School of Business awarded a group of master's students $20,000 on Saturday to create downloadable video tours of museums and other attractions.
The University's food service provider, Sodexo, is ramping up security at J Street in response to recent thefts in the Marvin Center facility.
New Vice President for External Relations Lorraine Voles has tapped a former colleague from Capitol Hill to oversee the University's communications operations.
After the Mount Vernon Writing Center reported seeing just four students during the fall semester, the service shut its doors - only to reopen after one week.
Environmental activists hula hooping in hemp skirts, men dressed in outlandish jump suits, families with small children and excited college students in tie-dyed shirts filled the National Mall Sunday.
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