Volume 105, Issue 1
Stories from the May 12, 2008 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
The University defied tradition and picked two student Commencement speakers for the University-wide ceremony on Sunday. Choosing two students to speak is a rare occurrence and is happening for only the second time, said University Marshal Jill Kasle, a member of the student speaker selection panel. The first was in 2005. Kasle said the panel […]
In a recent article, The Hatchet wrote of the ways in which the subprime mortgage crisis will affect the private education loans sector and students’ ability to pay The George Washington University’s exorbitant tuition (“GW preps for student loan scare,” Apr. 17, p. 1). The members of the Executive Board of the GW College Democrats […]
Mark Hughes, former president of System and Network Solutions Group of Science Applications International Corporation, will address the graduates of the School of Engineering and Applied Science Saturday night. Hughes is a member of GW’s Board of Trustees and also serves on the National Advisory Council of the engineering school. He is a board member […]
Alumni feedback should outlast Commencement I read David Ceasar’s recent editorial “For What It’s Worth” (April 28, p. 4) with great interest. Mr. Ceasar makes an excellent point when he notes that the value of our GW degree is linked to the University’s current caliber, and that graduating students can play a role in improving […]
In an interview with The Hatchet in his office at American University, Bond reflected on his career, his controversy and the state of racism today. He said of the many commencement addresses he has given in his career, speaking at GW “is one that will stick in (his) mind.” The Hatchet: What do you think […]
GW Hillel raised half a million dollars in a campaign to renovate its aging building, officials said at the Jewish organization’s 20th anniversary on May 2. Students, alumni and community members attended the event to raise awareness about necessary changes to the Jewish student center at 23rd and H streets. “The building was built in […]
Leon Lederman, a Nobel Prize winner and high-energy physicist, will speak at the College of Professional Studies graduation ceremony Saturday. Lederman, the son of Russian immigrants, was born in New York in 1922. He received a doctorate from Columbia University, where he later taught physics. He founded the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, a public […]
GW students looking to rent a ride around D.C. will have an alternative to Zipcars beginning this month: bikes. SmartBike D.C., the District’s newest transportation initiative, is a self-service bike-sharing program that will launch later this May with about 100 bikes located across the city, including some near the GW Hospital. The program, which is […]
When almost 2,000 undergraduate seniors participate in Commencement on the National Mall Sunday they will leave behind their years at GW, but many will not be forgotten. The Hatchet spoke with faculty, staff and students to find 10 seniors who have made a lasting impression during their undergraduate years. For theater major Joe Altenau, it’s […]
In an article printed last March titled, “SA president’s platform ambitious,” (March 22, 2007, p. 3) Hatchet reporter Andrew Ramonas reported that, “University officials and former SA members said some of (Nicole Capp’s) campaign promises may not be feasible.” The following week, The Hatchet’s editorial board gave Capp a ‘thumbs down,’ stating that her goals […]