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Stories from the August 30, 2010, Print Edition

OMG! Text-talk takeover is NBD

by Andrea Vittorio

The acronyms, emoticons and abbreviations of text talk are not replacing standard English, according to multiple academic studies and GW professors.

Slice of Life: Pride, prejudice and 4-RIDE

by Ali Peters
Hatchet Columnist

To make up for every inflated bookstore buy, every study room closed early because of University policy, and every brain-dead TA, I was going to chisel away at my GW grief through 4-RIDE gas prices.

Gambling on grades

by Christian Ewing

If you ever thought you'd score a better grade if money were on the line, you're in luck. Ultrinsic.com, a website that allows students to bet on their grades, is expanding to GW.