Stories from the September 8, 2009, Print Edition
by Gabriella Schwarz
Hatchet Staff Writer
Fall Fest finished on a sour note this weekend with headliner Sean Kingston ending his concert after students threw glow sticks on stage, tarnishing what organizers called an otherwise fun afternoon.
by Matt Rist
A top administrator said last week that a degree audit system - which many say will dramatically improve GW's academic advising - is finally on its way.
by Amy D'Onofrio
Neighborhood groups weighed in on three proposals for the redevelopment of Stevens Elementary School this summer, and a winning proposal could be chosen by the city this month.
by Gabriella Schwarz
Hatchet Staff Writer
GW's language resource center received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to advance the study of South Asian languages last month.
by Marielle Mondon
Hatchet Reporter
University President Steven Knapp and members of the GW community celebrated the opening of South Hall, the school's first LEED-certified construction project on Thursday morning.
by Chelsea Radler
Hatchet Reporter
Former Student Association President Lamar Thorpe has begun a campaign to represent Maryland's 47th District in the state's House of Delegates.
by Lauren French
GW's international business department maintained its 16th-place position last week in U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of the nation's best business programs.
by Emily Cahn
A new four-tiered system will lower the cost of studying abroad for some GW students, albeit only by a few hundred dollars for most.
by Gabrielle Bluestone
A national organization against gay marriage has opened a D.C. office to fight any same-sex marriage proposals that may arise in D.C. this year.
by Raffi Salbashian
Hatchet Staff Writer
Teresa Uczekaj may have graduated from GW into the hardest job market in years last spring, but the active humanitarian didn't have to spend a lot of time finding a way to make a difference.
by Ricki Maybruch
Hatchet Reporter
Professor Eric Cline encouraged a sold-out crowd in the Marvin Center Amphitheatre to follow their passions - regardless of the consequences - last Thursday night.
by Kristin DrouinHatchet Reporter
Sophomore Mari Trubenbach-Mora works with Operation of Hope, a volunteer-based medical organization that provides facial reconstructive surgery for children.
by Lauren Jacobson
Hatchet Reporter
A new fraternal organization is surfacing on GW's campus, and this time there will be no Greek letters involved.