Volume 103, Issue 3
Stories from the June 14, 2006 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Start learning now – students use a GW vocabulary. Here are some common phrases you may hear on campus. From PB to SJT and FixIt to SizzEx, it takes some learning in order to talk the talk. Here is the newest version of The Hatchet’s GW dictionary. 4-RIDE A late-night University-run vehicle escort service that […]
Posted Tuesday, July 25, 8: 51 p.m. Members of sororities are being required to conceal personal information on the social networking database Facebook during the recruitment process. The Panhellenic Association, which oversees eight sororities on campus, is requiring all members of a sorority to set their Facebook profiles so that visitors to the site can […]
Hi, class of 2010. My name is Juliet. I could tell you my major, my school or my hometown, but you’ve probably heard enough of these introductions at Colonial Inauguration. Besides, if you were really interested, you could just stalk me on Facebook (tip from an all-knowing senior). I’ve been asked by the wise folks […]
These 10 student organizations represent some of the biggest and best of student life at GW. Some of these organizations have been nationally recognized, others have won awards from GW, others boast some of the largest memberships and others are visible because they just plain make a scene on campus. While there are more than […]
Posted Tuesday, July 25, 9: 10 p.m. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove is set to speak at the Graduate School of Political Management’s Commencement July 29. The University announced this week that the political strategist will deliver the keynote address at the ceremony before 100 graduates and their friends and family. The […]
Had a bad week? Try losing your legal right to exist (think Coggins’). Here it is, The Hatchet’s Winners & Losers summer edition: Winner: Pre-freshmen School hasn’t even started yet and you are living it up in D.C., at least for a few days. Colonial Inauguration is a smorgasbord of free food, borderline-disturbing dances by […]
For incoming freshmen, the hardest part of college is now over. They’ve applied to and were accepted to THE George Washington University, and really, they should be proud of that accomplishment. As they wade through the glitz and glamour of Colonial Inauguration, they should enjoy this brief stint in the fantasyland of orientation, but also […]
Posted Tuesday, July 25, 9:15 p.m. Heather Bentrum traveled about 7,500 miles to get a break from her California hometown and D.C. the summer before her senior year at the Elliott School. With a concentration in Middle East studies, a penchant for traveling and some Arabic classes under her belt, she enrolled in a program […]
It’s stamped on every piece of paper and every poster incoming freshmen see as they walk to events around campus at Colonial Inauguration. The ribbon-like design officially represents CI – but what exactly is it? Robert Chernak, senior vice president of Student and Academic Support Services, said that most people think the CI logo is […]
Every University has its head honchos, and GW is no different. Students will hear these administrators’ names again and again without, sometimes, ever meeting them face-to-face or really knowing what they do. Learning about GW’s administrative hierarchy is just as important for incoming freshmen as learning how to navigate campus. Read on in order to […]