With Folds comes fame
Most college students only dream of sharing the stage with a musician like Ben Folds. For senior Greg Magee, that dream became a reality.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are hot, hot, hot
By Friday night at 8:30 p.m., an hour before the opening band got on stage for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs show, a sold-out 9:30 Club was packed to capacity. Despite the close quarters, the overall audience excitement was visible and growing.
University will receive swine flu vaccine
After months of anticipation, a University administrator announced Tuesday that GW will receive swine flu vaccinations for distribution.
Bomb scare highlights response issue
The first e-mail from the University about Tuesday's bomb scare that closed a large swath of campus reached students more than an hour after Fulbright Hall and the surrounding area were evacuated.
On campus, bike thefts an issue
Sophomore Ben Zack left his yellow, $900 specialized road bike outside Saturday night, locking it to a tree near his Winston House apartment. He looked out his window at about 1:30 a.m. and saw the bike was gone.
District Mixtape: Katherine Stratton
Tonic is the go-to spot for a quick bite on campus. One server, Katherine Stratton, told The Hatchet what she listens to while serving up burgers and pizzas to GW students
University prepares for alumni weekend
GW will welcome approximately 3,000 former students to campus this weekend with new programming, a handful of class reunions and special-interest events as part of its annual four-day Alumni Weekend.
Freshman talks college for NYT blog
For most high school seniors, the college admissions process is a private struggle to get into that perfect school. For GW freshman Tyler Calder, it was anything but private.
Council joins fight over Stevens site
A D.C. councilmember assured Foggy Bottom residents Tuesday that, as long as the neighborhood is opposed to the selection, his committee would block the city's reported decision to develop apartments at the Stevens Elementary School site.
Staff Editorial: Too high a price
On Monday, at least three Greek-letter organizations were charged more than $10,000 for not filling their townhouses to capacity during the summer.
Staff Editorial: Kudos for CCUDC
A huge burden has been lifted from the University of the District of Columbia, after UDC spent years torn between dual roles as a community college and state university.
Bar closed before sophomore’s death
Adams Mill Bar and Grill, the bar in Adams Morgan where 19-year-old Laura Treanor drank the night she died of alcohol poisoning, had been closed by the city's Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration just a week before her death for serving alcohol to overly intoxicated patrons.
Josh Akman: Surviving the LSATs
I'm not angry anymore, I'm crying a lot less, and I even woke up with a smile today. Why? I took the LSAT on Saturday.
Greek orgs hit with hefty housing bill
At least three Greek-letter groups living in University-owned townhouses were charged more than $10,000 each on Monday for failing to fill their houses during the summer, two Greek-letter presidents confirmed on Wednesday.
Annu Subramanian: All it takes is a little magic
Let's face it. GW was not my first choice for school. Actually, the place I had hoped to attend rejected me a long time ago.
Moore promotes documentary
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore spoke to a full house of students Tuesday in the Marvin Center about the problems facing the nation's economy and health care system.
Grad schools see rise in applications
Last year, some officials in GW's graduate schools were nervous about prospective graduate admissions; they thought the economy would lower their numbers.
GW veterans’ tuition payments delayed
GW has yet to receive tuition payments for the approximately 300 veterans on campus that were promised to the University under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, a University administrator said this week.
Second-half goals carry GW past Navy
After heavy showers doused the field for the game's opening minutes, senior Erick Perez-Segnini entered the GW men's soccer team's contest against Navy Wednesday late in the first half with a sense of determination.
Two challengers lined up to face Fenty in 2010
With the 2010 primary now less than a year away, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty has two opponents looking to take his position.
Kushma looks to maintain momentum on the court
There's no better way to say it: Chris Kushma is off to a hot start.
At Elliott School, Professor talks relations between India, China
Calling China and India emerging post-colonial empires, Westminster University professor Dr. Dibyesh Anand said the two countries threaten global peace and minorities within their borders Monday at the Elliott School. In an event aimed to answer questions of power and identity, Anand, who teaches international relations in London, said that since China and India have large, diverse populations, the diversity is unbalanced because of concentrations of minorities along the borders.
Thurston ceiling issue causes bathroom mess
When the girls of Thurston 532 woke up Friday, they were expecting a day of classes followed by a busy weekend with friends. They were not anticipating their room to fall apart in front of them.
