March 2, 2006

It has come to the attention of the Interfraternity Council that there may be some confusion throughout campus about which fraternities are recognized, which ones are not – and what all of that means. With all the buzz about two new fraternities (Sigma Chi and Kappa Alpha Order) being invited back to campus, it is […]

It takes time after moving to a new place to really feel a part of it. These rites of passage could include adopting the local accent or acquiring obscure knowledge of where you live. Washington, D.C., is no different. One can’t really call themself a resident of the District until he or she becomes angry […]

We were incredibly excited last Friday when our event, the 41st annual Martha’s Marathon of Birthday Bargains, raised more than $28,000 for housing scholarships. So imagine our surprise to open up The Hatchet on Monday and find that the editorial board decided to label the event “an atrocity” (“Thumbs up/Thumbs down,” Feb. 27, p. 4). […]

Like many other students, sophomore Jacqueline Miller-Meher is heading south this spring break. But Miller-Meher is not headed to the beach – she’s going to rebuild a city. This year, GW’s Office of Community Service is sending 44 undergraduate and graduate students to New Orleans for Alternative Spring Break. The students will be working along […]

Foggy Bottom has seen 10 U.S. presidents come and go since 1945, but in that time span, there’s only been one GW Deli. If the University has its way, the business as community members know it – a part of local history for the last half-century – will be history within the next 20 years. […]

Educational Testing Services will postpone changes to the Graduate Record Exam that were originally set to take effect next fall and will instead launch the new exam in October 2007, the organization announced last month. Tom Ewing, an spokesman for ETS – the nonprofit group that designs the test – said the decision was due […]

Junior Eleanor Collins is just like any other GW student – except her boyfriend is an Olympic gold medalist. Collins is dating three-time Olympic medalist speed skater Joey Cheek. The two have been together for three years. “It’s so weird to say I’m dating an Olympic gold medalist because I don’t think of him like […]

Spirit Program to stage huge rally The GW Spirit Program will throw a pep rally Saturday morning on G Street from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. before the GW men’s basketball team’s regular season finale against Charlotte. GW head coach Karl Hobbs is expected to speak at the event, as are players from the team. […]

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Despite a great start Wednesday, the GW baseball team could not hold on. A walk-off homerun by Maryland’s Nick Jowers gave the Colonials their fifth loss in six games. Solid pitching from junior Derrik Lutz allowed to GW take a 1-0 lead after two innings. In the third and fourth innings, […]

GW’s honors program would undergo drastic changes under a plan requiring students to take a high number of four-credit courses in a more selective and structured environment. Backers of the program said the potential changes are necessary to raise the caliber of academics within the department. “No matter how smart students are, they are emerging […]