Volume 105, Issue 3
Stories from the June 13, 2008 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
With 21 varsity teams, there is always a game to see around Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon. Here is what you need to know about them: Cross Country Where and when they play: various courses in the area Men’s Scoop: GW’s cross-country teams, while mostly unknown, put together some good showings at the Monmouth and […]
Tuesday, August 12 Every freshman has a laundry list of things to do before heading off to college – packing clothes, running last-minute errands, saying goodbye to friends and family. But Brianne Hiltz’s college prep also includes an unusual task: beating out dozens of young starlets to win Miss Teen USA 2008. Hiltz, a freshman […]
Declare your major A student’s major directs their course of study over four years at GW. With more than 70 possible majors, there are subjects for every interest and every type of person. To declare a major, students fill out a declaration of major form, which they then submit to their school or program. Students […]
Friday, August 8 The EMeRG ambulance is finally certified to operate after years of red tape – giving more responsibility to the student-run emergency care provider and potentially lowering the cost of a trip to the hospital. The University received clearance from the city last week to operate the vehicle, a decision that has been […]
Women’s basketball coach Joe McKeown, who holds the most wins of any coach in GW and A-10 women’s basketball history, resigned this June after 19 years in Foggy Bottom to take the same position at Northwestern University. McKeown officially announced his decision June 9 in Evanston, Ill., the home of his new school. The move […]
Freshmen may be unfamiliar with some of the big names in Foggy Bottom, but many incoming students will soon take classes with GW’s several acclaimed professors – ranging from television journalists to legendary political theorists. GW professor Frank Sesno is a former bureau chief for CNN and still works as a special correspondent – often […]
Friday, August 22 GW moved up one place from last year in the annual U.S. News and World Report ranking of the nation’s top universities, according to information released early Friday morning. Two other schools, Syracuse University and the University of Maryland, share the spot with GW. The University has consistently placed outside of the […]
Crawford Hall 2119 H Street Crawford Hall is found in the heart of campus, across the street from Kogan Plaza and Gelman Library. The residence hall is home to 158 freshmen, who live in singles, doubles and quad rooms. Crawford became a freshman residence hall last year. It was built in 1926 for apartment living. […]
Several weeks after the University and developer Boston Properties broke ground on the commercial and residential complex at Square 54, community members gathered to express their goals for the project. Foggy Bottom residents said at a community meeting in June that they hope the 840,000-square-foot complex will revitalize retail opportunities in the area, but worry […]
As the class of 2012 prepares for their freshman year at GW, some GW professors are getting ready to take a year away from Foggy Bottom. Professors periodically earn sabbaticals, where they can take a paid year off from teaching to pursue projects they wouldn’t be able to undertake at GW. As a cultural envoy […]