October 30, 2006

SA away from Gallaudet Student Association President Lamar Thorpe wisely decided not to push to use student funds to buy blankets and food for Gallaudet University protesters. In doing so, Thorpe rightly kept GW out of a matter of internal policy specific to that university and its deaf community. Budget adjustments While GW reduced the […]

“Welcome to Total Fright,” an unexpected, eerie voice says, greeting you as you enter the small Halloween store in the basement of the Shops at Georgetown Park on M Street. The sound of thunder and screams – along with large creepy statues – puts the store in a true Halloween atmosphere. And while the store […]

Last week, The Hatchet reported that a GW student was caught plagiarizing when the student’s professor used the detection service Turnitin.com, which compares student work to a database of previous publications and student papers. The Hatchet asked students whether Turnitin.com is an effective way to catch plagiarism, or if it undermines the principle of the […]

With only 11 days left until the men’s and women’s basketball teams tip off their seasons, the Smith Center doors opened for fans to see a practice. With the recently announced absence of sophomore Cheyenne Moore and freshman Hermann Opoku, the basketball teams will need to rely on a toned-down front court including senior Dokun […]

A panel of professors and community members gathered Thursday night at Hillel to discuss baseball legend Jackie Robinson and his effects on race relations, their personal lives and achieving the American dream. The presentation was the third in a Jackie Robinson lecture series sponsored by GW’s Multicultural Student Services Center and the student-run Jackie Robinson […]

Water Polo The men’s water polo team won three of four matches at the Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Championship in Lewisburg, Pa. The Colonials (14-12) defeated Penn State Behrend 16-9 and Mercyhurst 18-8 and lost to No. 18 Navy 10-5 Saturday and then beat Gannon 20-10 Sunday for a fifth place finish. Senior John […]

Pangea, the fair-trade caf? and developing world market on Pennsylvania Avenue, plans to begin giving student discounts Monday after joining the GWorld program in late June. Two GW interns at the International Monetary Fund, seniors Lucas Keene and Rafi Menachem, helped open The Pangea Artisan Market and Caf? last spring, and the store, which is […]

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Many student organizations experienced Student Association budget cuts this year, and some leaders of Greek-letter governing groups said they are disappointed with their funding. The Interfraternity Council, which oversees 13 fraternities and about 500 members, received $12,300 this year, an 18 percent reduction from last year’s allocation. The Panhellenic Association, which oversees nine sororities and […]

It’s been called a former orphanage, a mental institution, haunted and anything else crazy that students can think of, but what really was Mitchell Hall at 19th and E streets before it became a residence hall? University Historian G. David Anderson said the building itself was actually none of those things – it was a […]