Posted Friday, Feb. 3, 7:50 p.m. William Frawley, dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, was named president of the University of Mary Washington Friday. He was one of three finalists for the presidency of the Fredericksburg, Va., school. He will be formally welcomed to the school’s campus on Feb. 6. “It is […]
The Bush administration’s effort to sustain support for the occupation of Iraq was dealt one of its biggest blows last week by the residents of Hebron, Ramallah and Gaza City, who gave an overwhelming victory in Palestinian legislative elections to Hamas. To the Western world, the terrorist group’s victory drove home the messy truth that […]
It’s official: The Hatchet has sold out – to a pizza place. OK, we haven’t actually sold out (though I am entertaining offers), but readers may harbor that sentiment after seeing the front page of this Thursday’s paper. The Hatchet, starting this Thursday and continuing for every Thursday of the semester, will feature a small […]
Posted Monday, Dec. 19, 9:34 p.m. After a lengthy judicial process, Student Association President Audai Shakour has been cleared of sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations brought against him by a female student. A statement from Shakour’s office said he was informed of the decision late Monday evening. Student Judicial Services officials do not comment […]
Tom Cole may be a newcomer to the House of Representatives, but that doesn’t mean he can’t school some of his more veteran colleagues. Cole, a Republican congressman from Oklahoma, headed up a political consulting firm and had a brief teaching stint at GW before being elected to the House in 2002. His experiences, he […]
The female student bringing charges against Student Association President Audai Shakour alleges that he sexually harassed and sexually assaulted her, The Hatchet has learned. Shakour, under siege from senators mulling impeachment for alleged actions mostly unrelated to the allegations leveled against him by the female student, did not mention the sexual assault allegations to senators […]
Student Association President Audai Shakour categorically denied sexual harassment charges leveled against him last week by a female colleague. A female SA member alleged that an act of harassment occurred on Oct. 14, and she filed a complaint three and a half weeks later on Nov. 7, Shakour said. The University Police crime log lists […]
The May 21 Commencement ceremony will take place on the Mall, University officials announced late Wednesday afternoon. The announcement ends a month and a half of uncertainty about where the University’s annual graduation ceremony would be held. In September, National Park Service confirmed to The Hatchet that the Ellipse, the site of every graduation ceremony […]
Posted Sunday, Nov. 13, 7:10 p.m. Student Association President Audai Shakour categorically denied sexual harassment charges leveled against him last week by a female colleague. A female SA member alleged that an act of harassment occurred in mid October, and she filed a complaint three and a half weeks later on Nov. 7, Shakour said. […]
Posted Wednesday, Nov. 9, 5:15 p.m. Updated 6:19 p.m. The May 21 Commencement ceremony will take place on the Mall, University officials announced late Wednesday afternoon. The announcement ends a month and a half of uncertainty about where the University’s annual graduation ceremony would be held. In September, National Park Service confirmed to The Hatchet […]