June 15, 2005

As the newest members of the GW community, freshmen and their parents should be aware several hot-button issues that will affect the next few years of your lives. Strained faculty and administration relations Two integral parts of the University, the faculty and administration, have been at odds recently over a number of issues. In May, […]

Professor Michael Shanahan’s Washington Reporting class incorporates interviewing a congressman, listening to a congressional hearing and visiting the House Press Gallery on Capitol Hill in its curriculum. Professor Robert Shepherd’s Honors Sociocultural Anthropology course requires students to do social science fieldwork at various Smithsonian museums. One of the lures of GW’s downtown D.C. location is […]

Starting off in college is comparable to having a hangover: it’s a little rough at first, but you hope it was all worth it. However, to make sure you are ready to handle it, I have compiled a few key terms and issues to make sure you’re up to speed from day one. First, there […]

Four years fly – it might be enough time to earn a degree, but it’s not enough time for many students to accomplish everything they want to at school. But these four students, who were all freshmen last year, know how to take advantage of their time at GW. In just one year, these rising […]

Some love it, others avoid it like the plague. Why is there a mixed opinion of the Mount Vernon Campus, why do some embrace the little GW located on Foxhall Road northwest of Georgetown, and why do some hate it? The University acquired the former women’s college in 1998 and now houses more than 400 […]

Freshmen attending Colonial Inauguration this summer will get their first taste of GW dorm life and possibly decide to change their housing preferences. The University offers incoming freshmen the opportunity to change which dorm they would like to spend their first year in after orientation to give them a chance to look at all options […]

Students come to GW for many reasons: a desire to intern on the Hill, aspirations of medical school, visions of a powerful post-graduate job on K Street or just the awesome maid service in freshman dorms. What they all have in common, though, is an appreciation for Washington, D.C., and the longing for the next […]

Freshmen starting their first year at GW will have to learn a new language when they arrive on campus in August. New students will be hit with a variety of acronyms, sayings and nicknames that will undoubtedly confuse them for the first few weeks or even months. In order to aid freshmen in adapting to […]

For the aspiring thespians and musicians of this freshman class, Colonial Inauguration is more than just an opportunity to meet new people – it’s a chance to scope out the hottest performing arts groups to join. There are dozens of options for prospective actors, singers, comedians and arts lovers of all types, and these groups […]

For the sea of rising freshmen attending Colonial Inauguration, perhaps no task is as daunting as selecting a class schedule for the fall semester. With no knowledge of GW’s professors and minimal guidance from upperclassmen, CI attendees will be codifying four months of their life cold. Luckily, The Hatchet has compiled a fall 2005 course […]