February 16, 2006

Downright offensive In last Monday’s Hatchet, Tim Kaldas “explored what it means for the College Republicans to stand behind Ann Coulter’s remarks” (“Proudly presenting bigotry,” Feb. 13, p. 4). The editorial boiled down to one simple argument: The GW College Republicans stand behind principles of racism and bigotry. As chairman of the organization, I was […]

Administrators will conduct an extensive national search to find a permanent dean for the Columbian Colleges of Arts and Sciences after this month’s announcement that current Dean William Frawley will be leaving GW to become president of the University of Mary Washington. The first step in the process is to appoint an interim dean, whom […]

Students have one chance each year to elect from among their peers a representative body tasked with advocating for student concerns and allocating about a half million dollars in student funds. Unfortunately, on both accounts, this representative body – the Student Association – often fails. The latest case of ineptitude – the delays surrounding the […]

A long walk to an early morning class may be the worst that a student could face on a cold Monday morning. Yet for some professors, a long plane or train ride are what’s in store after they roll out of bed. Christopher Arterton, dean of the Graduate School of Political Management, lives in New […]

John Basedow is trying to hijack our TV generation by buying millions of dollars’ worth of cable TV advertisements. With so much circulation, one would think that he would have the common courtesy to make a new ad from time to time – just to spice it up a little bit. Instead, we see the […]

To be successful, aspiring travel writers need to be determined and must develop their experiential writing skills, a GW alumnus who has been successful in the field told about 70 people in the Marvin Center Monday. Douglas E. Morris offered some secrets to success in the world of travel writing to mostly students in the […]

Thursday “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” Catch the latest installment of the Spring Film Series 7 to 11 p.m. Marvin Center Third Floor Continental Ballroom Sponsored by the Program Board Sixth Annual Washington, D.C. Student-Alumni Networking Night Mingle with alumni representing a wide array of industries and professions. GWorld required; RSVP to netnite@gwu.edu. […]

After two weekend road wins, the women’s basketball team will look to continue its run toward the top of the Atlantic 10 Conference when they host La Salle Friday night, followed by Richmond Sunday afternoon. The Colonials rallied from a 13-point deficit to defeat the Dukes of Duquesne last Friday by two points. Two days […]

D.C. City Councilmember Jack Evans said it would be impossible to put an end to the disputes between Foggy Bottom residents and the University, and that some people will always be upset with GW regardless of its actions, in an interview with The Hatchet this week. Evans, whose ward consists of downtown, Capitol Hill, Dupont […]

For GW, one of two teams remaining in Division I men’s basketball with a single defeat and the holder of the longest winning streak in the country, not every game can be a blowout. And for coach Karl Hobbs, that’s OK. “When you are 21-1, there are two teams in the country with one loss; […]