Volume 103, Issue 57
Stories from the April 23, 2007 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
A Faculty Senate report presented at April’s meeting found that, on average, sponsored research loses money for GW. The report states that the University and the Medical Center spend a combined $54 million on research, which is not completely recovered in terms of direct financial benefits. Research has non-financial benefits, like attracting better quality students […]
Softball GW’s softball team split games with Dayton Saturday afternoon in Ohio. The Colonials took the first game 5-3 and lost the second 6-4. Sophomore Tori Sensi had three RBI in the first game while junior Jackie Yaniga added the same number in game two for the Colonials (19-19,6-7 Atlantic 10). Baseball The Colonials completed […]
In the article “Billy Crystal to headline Colonials Weekend” (April 19, p. 1), it was reported that Colonials Weekend combines parents’ weekend and alumni weekend. Alumni weekend will now be separate from Colonials Weekend. In the caption of the photo for the article about Buzzing for Change (April 16, p. 3) the person in the […]
The GW women’s basketball team will host Rutgers University Nov. 18 at Smith Center, head coach Joe McKeown said Friday afternoon. It will be the Scarlet Knights’ first game since the airing of former radio personality Don Imus’ controversial comments about them. The Colonials are 8-25 against Rutgers since 1981. The Scarlet Knights last played […]
GW officials are taking a closer look at the Office of Financial Aid in response to a nationwide scandal involving lenders’ relationships with universities. The student loan industry, which lends students about $85 billion per year, came under scrutiny in early February when New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo began investigating possible corrupt relationships between […]
Students have teamed up with GW’s largest college to install a peer advising program next fall. The Student Association will be working in conjunction with the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences to implement the system, which would supplement faculty advisers. “This is a CCAS initiative that we are pushing for the creation of, not […]
Israeli Ambassador Sallai Meridor said citizens of his country are ready to “make the sacrifice” and accept a two-state solution to the Arab-Israel conflict in a speech to about 100 faculty and students at 1957 E Street Friday. “We are ready to give up terror for peace, to give up hate for hope,” he said. […]
Buddhist Takako Ichikawa sits across from the White House singing Japanese songs and playing her drum Saturday afternoon. Photo Credit: Alex Ellis/Hatchet staff photographer
Monday Blood Drive Today is the last blood drive of the semester. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Marvin Center Continental Ballroom Sponsored by the American Red Cross Donors for Life Delta Week: The Truth About Men and Women Join a discussion about the nature of men, women and their relationships. A panel of three men […]
More than one of every three D.C. residents is functionally illiterate, according to a report released last month by the University of the District of Columbia. The study, which was conducted by UDC’s State Education Agency for Adult Education and Family Literacy, analyzes data from a national literacy survey in 1992 and the 2000 Census. […]