I am writing this letter to express my opinion of GW’s journalism program. I hope that the task force, which is working to restructure the School of Media and Public Affairs, will take my suggestions into consideration. From reading the task force’s report and Hatchet articles, it seems as though many of the original suggestions […]
Some people say they would rather create the news than report on it. Others are happy to observe events around them and write. I like to think that both are equally important; if we didn’t have the “newsmakers” there would be nothing to report on, but if there were no media organizations, people wouldn’t be […]
Students will be able to grab a cup of joe on their way to the Gelman Library stacks next year if GW and Starbucks sign a contract currently being negotiated. University Librarian Jack Siggins said the coffee shop would be located in the current first-floor, 24-hour reading room. Construction would begin in the summer, and […]
A GW alumnus perished in a fire in his parents’ Long Island home Friday. Mark Bernetti, who graduated in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in history, was the only member of his family to die in the blaze. Friends of Bernetti remember a man who loved life and lived each moment to its fullest. “Many […]
Juniors Lee Roupas and Omar Woodard are set to face off this week to determine who will be the next Student Association president. Executive vice presidential candidates Ed Buckley and Anyah Dembling will also compete in the run-off, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. The Joint Election Committee announced election results at about 8:35 a.m. Friday, […]
Posted: Friday, Feb. 27, 9:11 a.m. — Juniors Lee Roupas and Omar Woodard will face off next week to determine who will be the next Student Association president. Executive vice presidential candidates Ed Buckley and Anyah Dembling will also compete in the run-off, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. The Joint Election Committee announced election results […]
Technical glitches, paper ballot errors and Metropolitan Police interference marked the first day of student election voting Wednesday. The loss of a number of online voting sites could also push back the announcement of victors until sunrise Friday morning. Students voting in Funger Hall and Ross Hall and on the Mount Vernon Campus used paper […]
Posted: Friday, Feb. 27, 3 p.m. –The Joint Election Committee is adding about 66 ballots to the total vote count, after members found an unopened ballot box from the Mount Vernon Campus following result announcements Friday morning. The JEC is set to announce final tallies at 4 p.m. Friday in the Marvin Center. Juniors Omar […]
Posted: Friday, Feb. 27, 4:35 p.m. — The Student Association run-off will go along as planned next week, after a ballot box found Friday morning could have changed election results. Joint Election Committee members found the box, which contained 66 ballots from the Mount Vernon Campus, after they announced the election’s outcome at 8:35 a.m. […]
Posted: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 12:20 p.m.–Students voting in Funger Hall, Ross Hall and the Mount Vernon Campus must use paper ballots until further notice. The three polling sites were scheduled to have computer voting access, said John Plack, chair of the Joint Election Committee, which is in charge of the Student Association, Marvin Center Governing […]