October 29, 2007

The Hatchet’s monthly wrap-up of GW’s ups and downs. Unsure: Voting freshman in Student Association When freshman Julie Bindelglass (CCAS-U) was appointed as a voting senator in the Student Association last week, years of precedent were broken. Such an action is not an unhealthy change if a process of standardization is enacted by SA leaders […]

This year freshmen are not the only ones who will be able to snag free condoms in their residence halls. The Student Association is continuing its Condom Campaign by partnering with the Residence Hall Association to distribute condoms and literature on safe sex options. “We recognized the popularity of the program from last year and […]

Halloween candy does not just have to be for little kids – neither do the oral hygiene problems that go along with the teeth rotting treats. Susan Haney, associate director of Student Health Service, said that the worst type of candy to eat is the kind that adheres to the teeth. These candies typically contain […]

Senior Meagan Iosca ran hard at Sunday morning’s 32nd annual Marine Corps Marathon, her first experience running such a long, exhausting and rewarding race. This year’s Marine Corps Marathon, otherwise known as “The People’s Marathon,” started at Arlington Cemetery at 8 a.m. About 30,000 runners from around the world crossed Key Bridge into Georgetown, ran […]

We are two of the Arab and Muslim students that attend GW and have experienced the chaos of preparing for and “countering” Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week sponsored by the Young America’s Foundation on campus. With so many student organizations fighting for the spotlight, it seems we have lost sight of the necessity for direct action to […]

GW Hatchet Video: Horowitz Speaks play_blip_movie_456903(); By far the most anticipated part of the Young America’s Foundation Islamo-Facism Awareness Week was a speech by Conservative Author David Horowitz. Horowitz used the speech to criticize the University’s treatment of conservative students and to explain the need for such an event. The speech wasn’t without drama. Horowitz […]

In “Swastika drawn on door,” (Oct. 25, p. A3) The Hatchet reported that a freshman student was the victim of hate when she returned to her dorm to find that someone had chosen her door to be the megaphone for anti-Semitic beliefs. She has now been the target of not one, but four such attacks […]

Voters named Casey Pond president and Christina “Mo” Vazquez Mauricio first lady in GW’s first-ever President and First Lady Competition. The announcement was made Friday night at Colonials Invasion. The President and First Lady Competition made its debut as part of Sprit Week, which culminated in Friday night’s events at Smith Center. The competition is […]

If you give a student a cookie, he is going to ask for a glass of milk. Then he’s probably going to want some books and maybe even a red sofa to lounge in on the sixth floor – or at least that’s what GW’s library staff would like to think. Milk and Cookies is […]

If imitation is the greatest form of flattery, then the readership program at GW should be blushing. When members of the student governing body at Vanderbilt University heard of the Student Association-sponsored GW readership program they contacted SA leaders for advice on how to implement the program in Nashville – one that makes free copies […]