Volume 104, Issue 37
Stories from the January 31, 2008 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Velvet Lounge 915 U St. N.W. In my opinion, velvet sucks. I hate the texture, shimmer and sound of the uncomfortable fabric. Frankly, it is ugly, but one thing I cannot deny is the word association velvet conjures toward music. Velvet Underground was perhaps one of the most influential art rock bands of all time, […]
The fraternal order of Kappa Alpha officially returned to GW last weekend. About 30 members were present to receive the group’s charter, a ceremonial marker of the chapter’s reinstatement. Kappa Alpha first established a chapter at GW in 1894, with notable alumni including former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, but left campus in 1960. In […]
The Faculty Senate overwhelmingly approved a resolution Friday that will provide one semester of paid leave to all full time faculty members who are new parents, a decision that quadruples the amount of paid leave professors can take. “The policy provides recognition that in addition to the faculty responsibilities, many faculty members also have familial […]
PARK CITY, Utah – My favorite author ever to type a letter is the absurd, obsessed Hunter S. Thompson. He lived and died by his own rules, but he will be remembered for his fantastical prose that would make Salvador Dali’s brush smile. When I heard there would be a movie about him at Sundance, […]
Members of the Kennedy family announced their endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at a packed rally Monday afternoon. The rally, held at American’s Bender Arena, drew an overflowing crowd of supporters to the school. Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) and Caroline Kennedy told supporters that Obama reminds them of the […]
A group of GW staff and students met in Eckles Library on Monday night to discuss the abuse of men. “It’s not just women being beaten by men,” said Grace Henry, assistant director for SAC and the staff coordinator of REAL Conversations. “It’s also women beating men. Men beating men. Women beating women.” A 1998 […]
A student was forcefully robbed on the street as she walked to her on-campus home at about 7 p.m. Tuesday evening. Police on-scene said a male with short hair grabbed her purse near 24th and G streets and ran down the street. The student said the man initially approached her from the side and spent […]
Student Association officials and student leaders from across the District gave a letter to Metro administrators last week calling for reduced fares for college students. The SA presented the letter, signed by 11 student presidents from D.C.-area universities, to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board of directors. It is the latest push by the […]
The GW student body should have no problem getting to the polls this November with the help of GW Votes. GW Votes is a student organization dedicated to maximizing student voter turnout for the 2008 presidential elections by aiding in the registration process and absentee ballot requests. Initiated and sponsored by the Student Association in […]
In “City Tackles Rodent Resurgence” (Jan. 28. p. 11), The Hatchet erroneously reported that wind acts as a natural exterminator of rats. Winter exterminates rats. In “SA to hold second election on student fee increase” (Jan. 28, p. 11), The Hatchet erroneously reported that the upcoming student fee referendum will be held on Feb. 12. […]