October 24, 2005

The Student Association announced a plan last week to double the student fee to the SA in a move members said would directly benefit student organization funding. But some SA officials said the move is too drastic. Last week SA President Audai Shakour, a senior, initially proposed raising the student fee from $1 per credit […]

The University Police Department employs several GW graduate students who want to get a taste of law enforcement while pursuing their master’s degrees. Students take on jobs at UPD for a variety of reasons, including job experience or just to make a living. Working for UPD can be a particularly attractive option for students studying […]

GW, which has a freshman class that is 43 percent male, is one of a growing number of schools experiencing a decline in male enrollment – a trend that one study says could result in a smaller skilled labor force and an overall reduction in economic growth. For the last five years, the number of […]

A GW student was released from D.C. custody and placed under home detention after allegedly striking and kicking another student in the face and body earlier this month. Junior Chad Dauman, a transfer student from the State University of New York-Albany, was released Wednesday to his father following his hearing at the D.C. Superior Court, […]

Because of incorrect information provided to The Hatchet, the SA brief “Shakour aide sued for not fully releasing financial documents” (Oct. 20, p. 2) incorrectly characterized the plaintiff of a 1997 Student Court lawsuit. The plaintiff was the editor of the now-defunct Independence Magazine, not a Hatchet reporter. A photo caption accompanying the article “The […]

In light of GW’s efforts to strengthen internal oversight controls at its National Crash Analysis Center in Virginia and revise its policies for federal grants, the Department of Transportation’s inspector general has recommended that the Federal Highway Administration reinstate its financial agreement with the crash center. The University will push to renew federal funding for […]

At Colonials Weekend 2004, comedian Jon Stewart made scathing attacks on CNN’s “Crossfire” that would ultimately change GW by playing a role in the program’s cancellation. When Stewart returned to GW for Colonials Weekend 2005 on Friday, he addressed the fateful Friday show that took the GW community by surprise. “It wasn’t supposed to be […]

M. Soccer The Northeast was not kind to GW this weekend, as the Colonials tied Rhode Island and lost to Massachusetts. The Rams’ Jeffery Gonsalves scored the only goal of the game in the 71st minute. Juniors Arturo Pedroso and sophomore Abimbola Pedro had two shots each. Sophomore Greg Yahr had three saves in net […]

The University will hire an additional financial adviser to monitor top University officials’ spending, said Charles Manatt, chairman of GW’s Board of Trustees, at its first meeting of the academic year on Friday. While the move is not a direct response to former American University President Ben Ladner’s alleged frivolous spending that resulted in his […]

The Boston Pops, accompanied by the Grammy award-winning New York Voices, presented an eclectic musical selection for Colonials Weekend Saturday night-including a sing-a-long and a rousing rendition of the GW Fight Song. The Pops began with a string of patriotic numbers such as “The Star Spangled Banner.” This portion of the concert was highlighted by […]