McNutt encourages graduates to 'bring hope back'

News
By Lauren Peller and Sarah Roach Today

Marcia McNutt delivered the annual Commencement address on the National Mall Sunday, telling graduates that “hope is contagious.”

Lawsuit alleges GW 'turned a blind eye' to sexual misconduct

News
By Dani Grace Today

A lawsuit filed May 10 claims GW did not adequately respond to complaints of alleged sexual misconduct occurring at an Elliott School institute.

Essay: Returning home is hard when GW made me feel comfortable in my own skin

Opinions
By Jared Bach Today

Growing up queer and Jewish in New Hampshire is different than growing up with these attributes in a diverse city like D.C.

Title IX policy changes could ease student anxiety, experts say

News
By Leah Potter Today

Experts said the University’s newly announced Title IX policy puts GW in line with its peer institutions.

Sailing prepares for historic run at three national regattas

Sports
By Barbara Alberts Today

All three of sailing’s disciplines qualified for the Inter-collegiate Sailing Association National Championships for the first time in program history.

News

Officials cut safe rental program as student interest wanes

By Annie Dobler Today

The University will no longer provide a service allowing students to rent safes in their residence halls.

Panhel to create permanent task force to combat sexual assault

By Leah Potter Today

A permanent task force in the Panhellenic Association will launch this summer to combat sexual assault in Greek life.

Medical group partnership is unrealistic without consistent goals, MFA faculty say

By Caitlyn Phung and Kathryn Sheehan Today

MFA faculty said administrators must align the goals of the MFA, GW Hospital and the medical school before pursuing an official partnership.

Board of Trustees task force suggests 'student-centered' culture

By Sarah Roach Today

The Board of Trustees’ student experience task force released a drafted set of guiding principles for officials to follow Friday.

Student commissioner pushes to lower D.C. voting age

By Dani Grace Today

A sophomore and neighborhood commissioner presented legislation last week supporting a D.C.-wide initiative to lower the voting age to 16.

Graduates stay in nation's capital to work connections

By Sarah Roach Today

More than 10 graduating seniors said they chose to live in D.C. after graduation to stay close to a network of alumni and professors who can help secure jobs.

GW Listens sees user increase after introducing text, online chat

By Lizzie Mintz Today

The number of students using an anonymous mental health hotline leaped to 40 users since its launch last academic year.

Trustees invest in strategic initiatives with more than $1 billion budget

By Meredith Roaten Today

Trustees approved a more than $1 billion operating budget for the third consecutive year to fund LeBlanc’s main priorities.

Culture

Students create wearable art with shoe design business

By Matt Dynes Today

A student uses his painting skills to polish up worn-out sneakers for his company, Pancakes Apparel.

Alumnus turns Bitcoin income into satirical cryptocurrency rap career

By Katherine Abughazaleh Today

Unlike your usual rap lyrics, when Bahmanyar is performing under his stage name CoinDaddy, he preaches about his passion for Bitcoin.

Dish of the week: Haikan's kitamura poutine

By Lindsay Paulen Thursday

Haikan’s small plates, like the poutine with tofu and mozzarella cheese curds, are not to be overlooked.

Weekend outlook – Forget final grades rocking out at Union Stage

By Matt Dynes Thursday

If you need a distraction as final grades trickle in, check out the music of Iceage before peddling through your stresses at the annual DC Bike Ride.

Commencement to help Airbnb land record number of bookings this year

By Katherine Abughazaleh Wednesday

GW’s Commencement this weekend will help Airbnb bring in 11,490 guests, according to a release from the company Wednesday.

Opinions
Renee Pineda

There's nothing wrong with working a typical summer job

Students, including myself, shouldn’t feel guilty for going home to work as camp counselors or in customer service to earn money and spend time with family.
Editorial Board

New Title IX updates must still be updated to best serve students

While new Title IX policies are a step in the right direction, there is still room for improvement and GW needs to make updates to protect students.
Renee Pineda

Essay: Families must discuss interracial relationships to erase bias

While interracial couples are being represented more in television and movies, we can’t rely on Hollywood to have the hard conversations for us.

Kiran Hoeffner-Shah

Budgeting course at CI would set students up for success

GW can help students learn the basics of budgeting by training incoming students on how to spend wisely, which students can apply toward post-college spending.
K. Denise Rucker Krepp

Students, alumni must demand more information about on-campus sexual assaults

Knowledge is power, so the University should give its students all the information possible to feel safe in their community.
Editorial Board

Colonials conversation is a step in the right direction

As the University looks to be more inclusive, it needs to determine all the ways it might make students of certain groups feel uncomfortable.
Sports

Track's senior class looks back on how they 'set the tone' for program

By Barbara Alberts Today

Four years ago, the track and field program made its debut and a crop of 13 freshmen paved the way as the program’s first recruiting class.

2017-18 year in review: Teams start strong, some improve records

By Barbara Alberts Today

Three athletic programs won conference titles and nine sent athletes to NCAA competitions during the 2017-18 academic year.

Q&A: Olympic bobsledder talks harnessing nervous energy, reflects on time at GW

By Barbara Alberts Yesterday

Elana Meyers Taylor sat down with The Hatchet to discuss her start at GW and what she thinks about on the start line at the Olympics.

Men's basketball opens season hosting teams for tournament

By Kerri Corcoran Tuesday

The Colonials will host Stony Brook and Siena at the Smith Center to open their season.

Baseball seniors told to approach adversities 'head on' at athletics commencement

By Barbara Alberts Tuesday

Nine members of the baseball team were the first graduates to have their degrees conferred by University President Thomas LeBlanc.

Video

Celebrate the Royal Wedding at Drink Company's latest pop-up bar

By Katherine Abughazaleh May 7

The Royal PUB will be open through May 20 to celebrate the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Graduate students protest at Rice Hall

By Arianna Dunham and Kristy Pham May 2

About 50 graduate students demonstrated outside of Rice Hall Tuesday to call for better health care benefits and pay.

Portraits of Holocaust survivors line the National Mall in new exhibit

By Arianna Dunham, Keren Carrion and Vita Fellig April 24

German photographer Luigi Toscano traveled the world for three years while taking more than 200 photos of Holocaust survivors.

Podcasts

'Getting to the Bottom of It:' Graduating on the National Mall

By Leah Potter and Meredith Roaten Today

Listen to The Hatchet’s news team talk about this year’s commencement ceremony and graduates’ plans after graduation.

'Getting to the Bottom of It': Proposing new Title IX policies

By Leah Potter and Meredith Roaten May 14

News editors update us on the University’s proposed updates to Title IX policies and students’ concerns about undergraduate research for social sciences.

'Getting to the Bottom of It': Examining alumna's Title IX lawsuit

By Leah Potter and Meredith Roaten April 30

Listen to Hatchet news editors talk about a recent lawsuit against the University, graduate students’ effort to unionize and GW’s rising admission rate.