Volume 103, Issue 58
Stories from the April 26, 2007 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Disorderly Conduct 4/20/07 – 800 Block of 23rd Street – 11:00 a.m. – case closed A GW faculty member reported that he was verbally threatened while he parked and unloaded equipment on 23rd Street. Another individual, unaffiliated with GW, pulled up beside him and ordered him to move the vehicle. The faculty member said he […]
Anytime during the past four years when someone learned that I worked at The GW Hatchet, the following conversation more or less would ensue: “You work at The Hatchet – are you a journalism major?” “No, I am actually majoring in Spanish language and literature.” “Oh, so do you want to go into international affairs […]
The University will need to find housing for more than 60 law students who were planning to live in The Aston residence hall starting this fall. GW Law School and GW Housing Programs advertised the Aston, located on 21st Street and New Hampshire Avenue, as the first University-owned residence exclusively for law students. Administrators said […]
Some of what international affairs professor John Miller knows about human trafficking, he learned from a woman named Katya. Katya, a mother from the Czech Republic, agreed to move to the Netherlands and earn money waiting tables. Once she arrived in Amsterdam, she was taken to a brothel and told that unless she worked there, […]
Except for when we wear our logo-sweatshirts or are walking into or out of 2140 G St., Hatchet employees are basically incognito. No one really knows who we are or why we do what we do. Most students just do the crossword puzzle, anyway, so there is no point in wondering about the inner-workings of […]
Free newspapers in residence halls and a basketball pep event are likely to return next year after the University axed them due to budget cuts in September, a University official said. GW Reads and Colonials Invasion are a “high priority” next year, said Robert Chernak, senior vice president for Student and Academic Support Services. SASS […]
Every time I’ve walked into The Hatchet townhouse – across the street from GW Deli – I’ve walked, or run, up a flight of stairs to get to the editorial offices where I work. After this article, I will no longer have a need to go up those stairs. In a sense, with this final […]
Restored programs Due in large part to the efforts of Student Association leadership, the University has shown efforts to restore newspapers in residence halls and reinstitute the Colonials Invasion pep rally. This move will please countless students and help improve perceptions of GW. Athletic fundraising The Athletic Department’s latest fundraising idea will no doubt raise […]
The Atlantic 10 Conference voted to adopt new criteria for scheduling men’s basketball opponents beginning next year, a league official said. The new policy will divide the conference’s 14 teams into “tiers,” with each team playing 16 conference games, Assistant Commissioner Ray Cella said. The changes will affect the three remaining games, which will be […]
Hobbs still recruiting Katuka, Dinc GW head coach Karl Hobbs is still hot on the trail of potential recruits Joseph Katuka and Ciem Dinc, but neither have signed letters of intention with GW, Director of Athletics Jack Kvancz said. The Orlando Sentinel reported that Katuka, a 6-foot-10 center from Montverde, Fla., signed a letter with […]