Volume 104, Issue 33
Stories from the January 17, 2008 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Thursday Presidential Task Force on Sustainability Open Forum Join University President Steven Knapp for a panel and listening session on GW’s sustainability efforts. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Marvin Center Amphitheatre, third floor Sponsored by the Presidential Task Force on Sustainability Friday Washington Wizards vs. New York Knicks Join SASS & the City for a game at […]
At the start of a new year and with a new president at the helm, it is time for GW to set some New Year’s resolutions. It is also time to be practical in setting a platform for change. When talking to students about what needs to be improved, answers may vary from the ridiculous […]
Ryder Haske/assistant photo editor Third grade students play Simon Says in Kogan Plaza Wednesday morning after watching “The Mystery of King Tut” in Lisner Auditorium. The musical tells the story of Tutankhamen, the “boy king” who ruled as pharaoh in Egypt during the 14th century B.C.
It is not uncommon for this page to contain an editorial critical of GW’s notoriously high tuition. Many a student has decried the burden of a yearly check to the University that rests above $50,000. And though I agree that it is certainly a bitter pill to swallow, it is time to take notice of […]
A University news release this summer misstated that profits from the sale of GW’s presidential house would go directly into the endowment. Administrators said in interviews this week that the property, currently on the market for $4 million, would fund a renovation to Alumni House. The renovation is expected to cost several million dollars and […]
Green Turtle 601 F St. N.W. For some, the most wonderful time of the year happened a few weeks ago – during the arrival of family and friends, eggnog and gingerbread, and 2008 and new resolutions. This, right now is my favorite time of the year. Hockey is midseason, football playoffs are in full swing, […]
Many GW students have earned their political efficacy stripes volunteering for presidential campaigns, though few can say they were a personal driver of a Republican presidential candidate. Junior David Boyajian landed a volunteer position working on the campaign of presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that allowed him to get up close and personal with […]
In the first weeks of the fall 2007 semester, this page criticized the recent changes to campus dining that required freshmen and sophomores to spend a specific portion of their Colonial Cash at prescribed dining facilities. As the spring semester begins, dining dissatisfaction remains at a similarly high level with students waiting to see definite […]
BRONX, N.Y., Jan. 16 — With six losses and no wins on the road this season, the GW men’s basketball team entered Rose Hill Gym at Fordham Wednesday night with what seemed like a good opportunity to finally find a victory away from home. The Rams were 7-8 entering the game and winless so far […]
If you have $5 Get yourself a sandwich and check out the free jazz jam session in the basement of Phillips Hall (B-120). Every Friday afternoon from noon-2p.m. Faculty members of the jazz department play several jazz standards, after which students or anyone else is welcome to come up, call a tune and play. If […]