Obama, Biden come to campus for Veterans Day
First lady Michelle Obama and second lady Dr. Jill Biden joined University President Steven Knapp Wednesday afternoon to urge students - and all Americans - to support veterans and their families.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
SA Senate passes new constitution
The Student Association Senate overwhelmingly approved a new constitution Tuesday night, but a majority of voting students must approve the bill before the constitution is ratified.
Professors call laptops a class distraction
Latecomers, dozers and loud-whispers have always plagued college classrooms. But the ability to access Facebook, e-mail, games, and the Internet on a BlackBerry, laptop, or iPhone is a new frontier of distraction - and some professors are trying to do something about it.
Hospital preps for more flu cases
GW Hospital is bracing for an unprecedented volume of flu patients this winter, but a proclamation by President Barack Obama last month may make it easier to treat them.
Hip-hop artist, film producer discuss new documentary
Lupe Fiasco had just one request for his interviewer, School of Media and Public Affairs Director Frank Sesno: an honorary degree from GW.
Senator talks trade at Elliott School
Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus largely ignored the health care debate brewing in the Senate and launched into a discussion about trade, labor and climate change Tuesday in a discussion at the Elliott School of International Affairs.
Students start successful politics blog
Politics started as a hobby for sophomore Conor Rogers. But it soon became a full-time job opportunity.
Two schools out of compliance with University tenure rate
Neither the School of Public Health and Health Services nor the Graduate School of Education and Human Development are currently in compliance with University policies regarding the number of full-time faculty in each school, but both are making strides to correct the problem, officials said this week.
D.C. named top city for young professionals
Coming to GW for "the city" is almost a cliché. The University's application even directs prospective freshmen to not just write about the school's "city experience" when asking "Why GW?"
Hillel raises funds for breast cancer
By joining forces with student groups across campus, the GW Hillel student leadership raised more than $7,500 for breast cancer research last month, the organization's president said this week.
Sharing the benefit
For senior administrators Robert Chernak and Donald Lehman, the Yellow Ribbon Program is a chance to make a difference in the lives of fellow veterans. And they would know a little something about that - both officials are veterans who went to school on benefits from the original GI Bill.
New law may increase vendor competition
Hao Nguyen has been working as a vendor across from Gelman Library for 18 years, often selling his snacks and sodas seven days a week.
Veterans honored at Georgetown
Drawing together student service members from across the District and the world, Georgetown's Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps hosted a Veterans Day ceremony honoring the sacrifices of military men and women.
Le Loup comes back around
"It's good to be home, guys." Those were the words of Le Loup frontman Sam Simkoff, spoken Saturday night to the audience during the band's show at the Black Cat.
Lines are blurred in ‘Noises Off’
What happens backstage doesn't necessarily stay backstage.
Tuition payment delays persist for vets
With Veterans Day come and gone, GW is still waiting to receive tuition payments for more than half of the 300 GW veterans enrolled under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Super six
Men's basketball head coach Karl Hobbs has said he wants to "reestablish the excitement of GW basketball" with a return to a high energy, high intensity style of play. With six talented and outgoing freshmen joining the team this season, hopes are high that their energy will be contagious and help re-amp the program.
Sticking together
Before taking the court, sophomore Kay-Kay Allums and freshman Megan Nipe each eat the same pre-game snack: a turkey, bacon and avocado sandwich. But before they shared this tradition, they had to share the shooting guard position at Centennial High School in Minnesota, where their relationship did not start out smoothly.
Sophomore seniority
By most college basketball standards, sophomores Tara Booker and Tiana Myers might be considered young. The two are, after all, only entering their second season of basketball at the collegiate level.
Music, family inspire standout Hollis
Damian Hollis has the size - a 6-foot-8-inch, 215-pound frame - and pedigree - his father, Essie, played in the NBA - to suggest he was predestined for basketball success.
Big shoes for bigs to fill
Two physically dominant centers; a pair of players with four years of experience; a 6-foot-3 duo that took over the rebound department - gone.
Crime Log
Drug Law Violation 11/6/09 - Potomac Hall - 12:55 p.m. - Case closed University Police Department officers responded to a report of a suspicious odor coming from a room in Potomac Hall. GW Housing Programs conducted an administrative search of the room and found 5.
Year two: Bozeman’s team is finally his own
The center-court team huddle breaks at practice and head coach Mike Bozeman is smiling, cracking a joke with his players. This is his second season as the head coach for GW women's basketball, but for the first time, the players are his.
Staff Editorial: Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
The Hatchet's monthly wrap-up of GW's ups and downs.
Tom Braslavsky: Representation or revolvers
The one thing holding D.C. back from having Congressional representation seems to be a debate on gun rights. Thank you for helping the nation's capital, National Rifle Association.
Matt Ingoglia: Wishful thinking
Like many of you, I wasn't altogether surprised when I flipped to Monday's Hatchet opinions section and found my friend Andrew Clark penning his latest obituary of the Democratic Party.
Rise, fall, rebuild: Men’s basketball seeks resurrection
"Rebuild" - bold and white and capitalized on the first page of the official GW pamphlet shilling the men's basketball program to prospective ticket holders.
