The GW Hatchet

Weekend outlook – Ring in the first days of summer at an outdoor market

For the first weekend of summer, get sweaty at a poolside dance party, before touring an open-air market of local artists.

D.C. residents back incumbents, increased wages for tipped staff

Newsroom Blog

By Dani Grace Tuesday

D.C. residents voted Tuesday in favor of a controversial measure bumping the minimum wage for tipped workers to $15 an hour by 2025.

ANC approves H Street crosswalk plan

Newsroom Blog

By Sarah Roach Thursday

The Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission unanimously approved plans to install a new crosswalk on H Street Wednesday.

Student struck by car near Kogan Plaza

Newsroom Blog

By Dani Grace Today

A student biking across H Street Friday night suffered multiple injuries after a sedan struck him.

Colonial Inauguration Guide 2018

Culture

June 11

Check out our tips on topics from schedules to social media to help freshman know how to navigate their first few days on campus for Colonial Inauguration.

News

Ward 2 D.C. Council member under review by ethics board

By Dani Grace Yesterday

The D.C. Board of Ethics identified Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans as the subject of an ethics investigation earlier this month.

Professors find kidney stone medication is ineffective

By Sarah Roach Yesterday

A clinical trial by medical school faculty found that a medication commonly used to treat kidney stones is ineffective.

Renovation begins on historic West End school

By Meredith Roaten Wednesday

Developers broke ground on a project to renovate the former Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School and construct an office building at 2100 L St. NW Monday.

Milken receives $3 million to study antibiotics in livestock

By Meredith Roaten Sunday

A research team will use a $3 million grant to study the effects of a California ban on using antibiotics on livestock.

CVS debuts same-day prescription delivery service in D.C.

By Lauren Peller Wednesday

CVS debuted same-day prescription delivery in the District Tuesday, allowing residents to have their medication delivered to their homes within hours.

Foggy Bottom armed robberies exemplary of District-wide increase

By Lauren Peller Tuesday

Three recent armed robberies in Foggy Bottom are exemplary of an overall increase in the crime since this time last year.

Man arrested near campus for throwing bleach in woman's eyes

By Dani Grace Sunday

A man was arrested near campus Thursday for throwing bleach in a woman’s eyes and attempting to steal her purse, according to an MPD report.

GW enters academic partnership with sports integrity coalition

By Sarah Roach Sunday

The University entered an academic agreement with an international sports integrity coalition last week.

Culture

Alumna, former professor design first scratch-and-sniff stamps

By Katherine Abughazaleh Yesterday

An alumna and former professor designed a set of scratch-and-sniff popsicle stamps released Wednesday.

Put your best foot forward with these CI tips

By Katherine Abughazaleh June 11

As you explore campus for two days, keep these tips in mind so you can make a good first impression and have a successful first look at college life.

Dish of the week: Bakeshop's PBNutella icebox pie

By Lindsay Paulen June 14

Beg a friend or two to travel across the river to Arlington and treat yourself to the PBNutella icebox pie.

Weekend outlook – Catch the World Cup at themed pop-up bar

By Meredith Hessel June 14

Be an early riser this weekend to catch World Cup matches at a pop-up bar or to practice yoga with a view of the National Mall.

Social media accounts to tap into online campus community

By Matt Dynes June 11

To stay in the know of campus happenings, set your push notifications on for these GW-themed social media accounts.

Opinions

Kiran Hoeffner-Shah

Best and worst from this week's headlines

Initiative 77 works to ease the income inequality gap, but an increased minimum wage is still not enough to afford housing in D.C.

Kiran Hoeffner-Shah

Best and worst from this week's headlines

While many District residents celebrated this week, some alumni felt like they were left in the dark about pending changes to the GW Alumni Association.

Colette Bruder

Season two of ‘13 Reasons Why' sparks important conversation

With additional resources, producers of “13 Reasons Why” meet their goal of starting a productive conversation about tough topics.

Renee Pineda

Keep an open mind during your college career

While I didn’t know this coming into GW, incoming freshmen should embrace all opportunities with an open mind.

Editorial Board

Introducing The Hatchet's editorial board

The Hatchet’s editorial board, a part of the opinions section, has the job of taking an official stance for the newspaper on various issues.

Mary Overton

Majors stifle students, don't necessarily prepare them for career success

Majors force students to become one trick ponies instead of jacks of all trades, which isn’t beneficial in the workplace.

Sports

Four rookies to watch during their first year

By Kerri Corcoran June 11

From state championships to representing the United States overseas, the incoming batch of freshman student athletes already competed at a high caliber.

Q&A: Demko talks expectations ahead of her inaugural season

By Kerri Corcoran June 11

Demko brings 15 years of coaching experience to GW and played professionally in the United States and Germany.

Paulus hired as men's basketball assistant coach

By Kerri Corcoran June 13

Paulus spent last season as an assistant coach at Louisville. Before coaching the Cardinals, Paulus was an assistant coach at Ohio State for four seasons.

Joseph reveals men's basketball summer training focus

By Barbara Alberts June 11

The Colonials return 10 players from their roster and will use this summer to fill in the holes left by the exit of core players from last season’s squad.