Volume 103, Issue 31
Stories from the December 11, 2006 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Despite signs last year that academic spending might be cut, the University has continued to secure funding for research programs this year and has set academic research funding as a goal for the future. Funds were allocated to strategic areas in the University this fall, using money from an endowment payout and $1 million that […]
Posted Tuesday, Jan. 9, 8:56 p.m. Haven’t we all heard this before? An acoustic guitarist with incredible skill, an innovative style, and virtuosic musical ability…sounds like the same old story. Well, this time, it’s not. After two solo-acoustic albums (one with Velour Records, the second with Sony Records), Kaki King is back for another go-round […]
Some community leaders said they believe GW’s incoming president may help repair relations between GW and the Foggy Bottom community. D.C. Councilmember for Ward 2, Jack Evans, said he has not yet met Knapp but looked forward to working on improving town-gown relations. Ward 2 includes Foggy Bottom, which has been the site of ongoing […]
A new program launched last week is making a push to keep young alumni involved at GW. Last Wednesday, about 200 people attended the kickoff event for the Young Alumni Network, sponsored by GW’s Alumni Association. The initiative plans to inform recent alumni in D.C. and surrounding areas about how they can continue to be […]
Students will be able to study a little longer during this year’s finals and avoid crowds at Gelman Library due to an extension of hours in Duqu?s Hall. Starting today, Duqu?s will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. every weekday until Dec. 20. Saturday, Duqu?s will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 8 […]
ANAHEIM, Calif., Dec. 9 – Finals are this week in Foggy Bottom and a handful of men’s basketball players are beginning with failing marks – on the court, at least. GW’s 76-65 loss to the University of Southern California in the Wooden Classic Saturday won’t count toward any classroom grade, but it was a final […]
Hey, where are you living this year?” “The Vern.” “Oh, I’m sorry.” Via Facebook and cell phones, e-mail and texting, this kind of exchange was all too common amongst GW students throughout the summer. At the same time, during tours for prospective students, GW portrayed the Mount Vernon campus as a heaven on earth – […]
A crowd of about 100 people filled the Jack Morton Auditorium Thursday for an advanced screening of “Taking the Hill,” a documentary which follows four U.S. Army war veterans in their quest to become members of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 2006 midterm elections. The screening was sponsored by Discovery Times and the […]
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On Nov. 17, three students at Purdue University started a hunger strike demanding that their university adopt the Designated Suppliers Program, a system for protecting the rights of workers who sew University logo apparel. By Nov. 27, that number had risen to 15 students. The hunger strike came after a year and a half of […]