March 2, 2006

This month in concerts, live music is so hot in the Washington area that one-third of the shows are already sold out – thank heaven for scalpers. On Thursday, Coldplay and Fiona Apple will play dueling pianos (we wish) at the MCI Center. With both artists rapidly selling their new albums – Coldplay’s X&Y and […]

The University recently proposed changes to the University Honors Program that had been in development for over two years. These changes seem to address concerns about the program by current participants as well as others. Given its systemic issues, modifications to the program are a necessity. This realization by the administration shows a genuine concern […]

The National Park Service has made the Ellipse available again for Commencement 2006 due to delays in planned renovations, but the University will probably stick with its plan to hold the ceremony on the Mall due to “logistical difficulties.” Jim Hess, executive director of University Events, said that a few weeks ago the National Park […]

Ranked Colonials I almost drove off the road Tuesday morning when the local radio’s sportscaster glumly reported, “… GW now ranked seven, and Pitt eight …” Pittsburgh, my hometown, obviously brims with Pitt and Penn State alumni, most of whom believe there are no other college teams. Rarely have I driven to work so gleefully. […]

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 […]