Photo Feature: Christmas at the Capitol
Vermont Sens. Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Peter Welch stand after lighting the Capitol Christmas tree Wednesday morning.
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APES rat out hazing to officials
Several members of the Alpha Pi Epsilon fraternity feared for their safety during pledging and secretly reported severe hazing violations to the University, a high-level official with direct knowledge of the investigation told The Hatchet.
SA senators storm out of meeting
Four Student Association senators walked out of Tuesday night's meeting within minutes of each other, saying the body's leader was ignoring them.
Alcohol violations nearly double since last fall
Liquor law violations increased 78 percent this semester over last year, and more students are requiring medical attention, a University official said.
Tonic makes final plea for liquor
With formal attire and a forceful approach, representatives of Tonic restaurant dominated their liquor license hearing Wednesday afternoon, insisting that they will never become a nightclub for GW students.
Students protest security guard wages
Members of the Progressive Student Union launched a letter-writing campaign urging the University to adopt a code of conduct that lays out the minimum requirement for pay by contractors in its buildings.
Walls students long for GW
As they wait for renovations on their dilapidated classrooms to begin, School Without Walls students said they prefer their old school in Foggy Bottom to their modernized temporary location and are anxious to return.
State Department funds film class
GW's Documentary Center received a $400,000 grant from the State Department that will allow 10 emerging international filmmakers to participate in a six-week fellowship.
GW law professors endorse Thompson
Three GW law professors have endorsed Republican candidate Fred Thompson's campaign for the presidency, joining the Lawyers for Fred coalition.
Preaching past GW
A religion major at GW, Iowa Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer was elected to the presidency of the worldwide Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church last month.
SA eliminates slates
Tempers flared during the Student Association meeting Tuesday night about an amendment that abolished slates from the spring election.
Greek Brief: University to accept new sorority next year
GW's Greek community will get a little bit bigger next spring. The Panhellenic Association voted in favor of inviting another sorority to colonize on GW's campus.
SA Note: Senate approves three on election committee
The Student Association Senate confirmed all three of SA President Nicole Capp's nominees for the five-person Joint Elections Committee Tuesday night in Rome Hall.
