Volume 103, Issue 36
Stories from the January 29, 2007 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
William Quandt, a Middle East expert at the University of Virginia, has been named the James Clark Welling Visiting Professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs. The position, which was created by University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and named in honor of GW’s president from 1871 and 1894, is a two-year term. The mission […]
Streaks of red and yellow, mythical dragons and heavenly maidens invaded Lisner Auditorium this weekend as GW helped ring in the Chinese New Year. GW hosted the traveling Chinese New Year Spectacular performance, which takes its audience back to the country’s legendary golden age, the Tang Dynasty, with singing, dancing and traditional music. The 300-person […]
In the article “UPD probes $25K in thefts” (Jan. 25, p. 3), The Hatchet mistakenly spelled the name of University Police Department Inspector Mark Balazik. In the article “Student activists join annual ‘March for Life’” (Jan. 25, p.1), The Hatchet inaccurately described the number of protesters at the march. “March for Life” Director Nellie Gray […]
Most GW professors would rather hear nails scraped across a blackboard than allow their students to talk on the phone or connect to the Internet during class, but professor Richard M. Robin lets his students do just that. Starting this week, students in Robin’s Intensive Basic Russian, course will be making some long distance phone […]
The first female ambassador from an Arab nation came to GW Thursday to speak about the benefits of a recent trade agreement between her country and the United States. The Elliott School of International Affairs hosted more than 100 students, faculty and visiting members of the State Department when Omani Ambassador to the United States […]
Last week, Student Association President Lamar Thorpe proposed what many fed up with student politics have wanted for years – a restructuring of the Student Association. Unfortunately, the SA president’s plan is too little at the wrong time, and it would likely counter his pragmatic efforts to change the group’s culture thus far. There is […]
In 2003, two years after Jeff Chatellier graduated from GW, he left a corporate job at a consulting firm in Tyson’s Corner for a mud hut in Senegal. The hut had a thatch roof and was surrounded by a fence of elephant grass. Forty-four other GW alumni volunteered to be in the Peace Corps that […]
A not-so-happy birthday I thought my eyes were surely deceiving me as I got into the elevator in the Marvin Center this week. Alas, my glasses were fine and indeed I was seeing an advertisement for a birthday party for Roe v. Wade. A birthday party. This charming event is being sponsored by Voices for […]
Nearing the commencement of her fourth year in college, Eve has learned quite a few things about sex. Eve, The Hatchet’s anonymous sex columnist, will share her observations and (sometimes dirty) thoughts about sex at GW with the population that fuels her fire. Editor’s note: names have been changed to protect the naughty. A friend […]
Freshman Sriram Prakash was arrested outside the GW Package Services Center Thursday afternoon for picking up a box containing four bags of marijuana, according to a Metropolitan Police Department report. MPD arrested Prakash on charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and transported him to the Second District headquarters for processing, the police report […]