Volume 104, Issue 43
Stories from the February 21, 2008 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
The least-expensive rooms on campus next fall will cost about $6,500, a decrease of $1,500 from the current cost of the cheapest rooms, the University announced this month. The decrease in housing costs is part of University President Steven Knapp’s plan to make GW more affordable for the incoming freshman class. Initially, only students receiving […]
A post-Valentine’s Day party held by the Beta Theta Pi fraternity raised more than $500 for the National AIDS Fund, a donation the fraternity hopes its alumni will match. “We chose (the National AIDS Fund) because it focuses on partnerships with the local community – we wanted to help with AIDS in D.C. specifically,” said […]
Two students are being charged with the intent to distribute more than $2,000 of marijuana that a friend allegedly transported from New York, according to court documents. Last Thursday four students and one individual unaffiliated with the University were arrested in Fulbright Hall when police found 6.3 ounces of marijuana in a seventh-floor room. The […]
When Brand Kroeger walked into Jack Morton Auditorium for the second annual Hatchet-Student Association debate Tuesday night, he looked down at his jeans, brown boat shoes and flannel shirt in a moment of bewilderment. “Was I supposed to dress up for this thing?” Kroeger asked in his Southern drawl. SA President Nicole Capp was also […]
As a senior I’ve had the opportunity to experience a host of wonderful things at this university. I have enjoyed everything from world-class performers to terrific times with people I wouldn’t have met anywhere else to amazing academic endeavors during into my four years here. But until this semester I’ve never had the chance to […]
University President Steven Knapp approved findings made by the presidential task force he formed to assess campus safety and security last fall. The task force’s leadership group, which is GW’s primary incident response team, consists of seven high-ranking University officials. Now that the group has secured Knapp’s approval of their recommendations, the members will form […]
Thursday Light Bulb Trade-In Bring GreenGW an old light bulb and we will give you a free compact fluorescent light bulb and some delicious Fair Trade Chocolate. Help do your part for the environment by switching to this energy-efficient bulb. 3 to 7 p.m. Thurston, Potomac and New Hall lobbies Sponsored by GreenGW, SA, PB, […]
GW students craving a burrito will be able to use their GWorld card at local Chipotle Mexican Grills within the next couple of weeks, Student Association officials announced late Wednesday night. SA President Nicole Capp said the contract between the University and Chipotle has been signed and students can begin spending their Colonial Cash at […]
Ryder Haske/assistant photo editor Staff machinist Willard Marton prepares to drop an egg-cradling device from the top floor of the Academic Center. Engineering students competed to see whose devices could cradle the egg most efficiently.
The bright lights were on the Student Association presidential and executive vice presidential candidates at Jack Morton Auditorium Tuesday night as they lauded the current executive and discussed who would best be able to advocate for students during the Second Annual Hatchet-SA Debate. Throughout the evening, many of the candidates emphasized the positive work of […]