Volume 104, Issue 55
Stories from the April 14, 2008 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
The Multicultural Greek Council is working with the University to gain more credibility among administrators and other Greek-letter communities on campus. MGC leaders met Wednesday with Tim Miller, the executive director of the Student Activity Center, and Dean Harwood, the director of Greek life, to discuss ways for MGC to work with SAC and achieve […]
The post-Final Four coaching carousel is spinning and some think GW’s head men’s basketball coach is aboard, waiting to be plucked. The Providence Journal reported that Karl Hobbs, who just finished his seventh year at the helm of a Colonials basketball program he revitalized, is a candidate for the head coaching job at Providence College. […]
This is it, everyone – my last column on the opinions page of The Hatchet. Ever. Hard to believe, really. I’ve crashed this page about once a month or so ever since my sophomore year, and let me tell you – it’s been real. It was really fun back in the day being a rebel […]
GW students with only a few dollars to spare are now able to hop on a bus to New York City and get out of the District. Starting May 30, Megabus, a subsidiary of Coach USA, will become the second company to open a route between downtown D.C. and New York’s Penn Station that can […]
As the year winds to a close, it is time to evaluate the progress the University has made this year and assess the goals for tomorrow. One year into his presidency, University President Steven Knapp has worked to mold GW into an academic powerhouse, shifting the focus former D.C. Business Leader of the Year Stephen […]
Members of the Black Student Union celebrated the organization’s 40th anniversary Friday night in Marvin Center, reflecting on the group’s historic role as a voice for black students at GW. Although the BSU strives to achieve its founders’ goals, BSU co-President Charles Basden said the organization has changed and grown significantly over its 40 years. […]
2008 Olympics: To watch is to support I am flummoxed by Sophie Zavaglia’s (April 10, p., 4) case for why we as Americans should watch the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. After going to great lengths to highlight China’s innumerable sins, from domestic repression to the tacit sanctioning of genocide in Sudan, Zavaglia somehow concludes that […]
Baseball The baseball team dropped two of three contests against Fordham in New York. The Rams won games on Friday and Sunday, 3-0 and 6-4, respectively, while the Colonials took Saturday’s game, 9-6. GW junior Pat Lehman pitched his second straight complete game Sunday. The Colonials (17-17, 6-6 A-10) next hosts Towson Wednesday afternoon. Softball […]
Web Extra Piles of hair and newly shaven heads filled Kogan Plaza as Buzzing 4 Change celebrated five years of contributions to kids with cancer Sunday afternoon. Buzzing 4 Change has grown significantly since GW alumnus Judah Ferst started the event – which allows GW students to donate their money and hair in support of […]
Former GW Law School professor William E. Kovacic took over as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission earlier this month following his appointment by President George W. Bush. Kovacic, whom Bush tapped for the job in January, was the E.K. Gubin professor of government contracts law at GW from 1999 until 2006. “It is an […]