January 14, 2008

Alex Ellis/assistant photo editor University of Toronto’s Isabel Jarosz returns a serve from GW squash senior captain Alex Funk.

When three upperclassmen entered The World’s Biggest Treasure Hunt at the last minute, they certainly did not expect to win. The three students – seniors Nichole Carroll, Jess Sherwood and junior Courtney Barth – came in second place in the D.C. leg of the competition, which was sponsored by Disney to promote their new movie, […]

With the presidential primary season in full swing and Election Day growing closer, GW extended its partnership with Battleground Poll, a bi-partisan national opinion and voter intention poll, through 2009. GW’s collaborators on the poll are Lake Research Partners, a Democratic polling firm, and the Tarrance Group, a Republican polling firm. The University’s relationship with […]

The city approved a liquor license for WOW Café and Wingery last Wednesday, and administrators and restaurant staff said they will be offering alcohol in about three weeks. Located on the fifth floor of Marvin Center, WOW specializes in chicken wings and grilled food. The restaurant opened in January 2007 with the intention of serving […]

The Luther W. Brady Art Gallery will soon receive a gift of about 150 original Andy Warhol photographs to add to its collection. The gift comes from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts as part of the foundation’s 20th anniversary celebration. The works that will be given to GW, which include about 150 […]

Freshman Kristen Van Nest was on a deadline for her research paper and she needed help. Trekking to Gelman Library to wait for an available librarian was too time-consuming, and she did not have AOL Instant Messenger to take advantage of the library’s Ask a Librarian service. So she did what any responsible student would […]

Media Credit: Ben Solomon/senior photo editor Sophomore Alyssa Steinmetz and members of the GW dance team, the First Ladies, perform a hip-hop routine after the women’s basketball game at the Smith Center Sunday night. The team will compete in the 2008 National College Dance Team Championships.

We’ve got a secret surprise hiding under our covers this year. The Hatchet will bring you an anonymous columnist, Delilah, to report on sex at GW. Editor’s note: Names have been changed to protect the naughty. One of my favorite things about going home for Christmas is getting to catch up with my Aunt “Gems”. […]

Monday What Were the Underlying Causes of 9/11? As part of the Political Psychology Seminar series, hear a discussion with Peter Bergen, Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation. Lunch will be provided. Noon to 2 p.m. Lindner Family Commons, Room 602, 1957 E St. RSVP to jwronski@gwu.edu Sponsored by the Political Psychology Seminar […]

The D.C. sculpture of a man struggling to escape from the earth will finally break free from its home of 28 years. The sculpture, entitled, “The Awakening,” will be moved from Hains Point near the National Mall to a location in Maryland near the Potomac River this March, said Amy Blank, the associate curator of […]