Volume 105, Issue 21
Stories from the October 27, 2008 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Sophomore Irina Tisacova traveled more than 5,000 miles to Washington, D.C., to pursue her college education here. She is one of 1,772 international students that enrolled at GW last year and the only one from her home country of Moldova. Among institutions of higher education, GW is considered to have a very international flavor. It […]
A college degree has become an essential – and often minimum – requirement for success in the modern work force. Higher education has become more accessible due to a combination of parents saving money for their kids’ college educations, student loans (which many struggle to pay off years after graduation) and colleges that have been […]
A university president has to wear a lot of hats, and we’re not talking about former University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg’s infamous collection of bowler hats. At GW, the University president is responsible for a multi-billion dollar enterprise, overseeing all departments and initiatives as well as providing vision for the future – and inspiring people […]
Dear GW Student, In recognition of the current state of the economy and its impact on the job market, we would like to offer our perspective as Career Center directors on how students should prepare for their future career. While the national news may look bleak and certain sectors have had to significantly downsize their […]
William Chambliss has worked with prisoners on a farm, interviewed opium farmers in Thailand and tackled police corruption in Seattle. For all this and his attributions to the field of sociology, the American Sociology Association awarded the sociology professor a Lifetime Achievement Award. Chambliss’ drive to expose the problems and patterns of power in American […]
The University Writing Center’s small conference table was almost completely full with nine non-native English-speaking students on Friday. They ranged from freshmen to graduate students, but all came with one thing in common: a desire to learn how to write well in English. The meeting was part of a new program that reaches out to […]
I hadn’t planned on attending the Student Association’s Unity Ball Saturday. Peer pressure got to me though, and at the behest of a fraternity brother, I got a ticket and went to check it out. And you know what? I had a good time. There were plenty in attendance, the music was solid and everyone […]
Nearly 1,000 students dined, danced and drank at the Unity Ball held in the Capital Hilton this Saturday. The semiformal dance – which included a cash bar, catered appetizers and desserts – was designed to celebrate diversity on campus and commemorate the 150th anniversary of Greek-letter life on campus. Although the ball’s 1,000 tickets were […]
The Hatchet has gone highbrow, as you can see from the elegant sketch of University President Steven Knapp’s home on today’s page 3. No, we haven’t lost our photographers … or our minds. The Knapps do not allow photography in 1925 F Street – even during Friday’s “Open House.” The reason for this, according to […]
Related: Inside our pages: A presidential photo policy The doors to University President Steven Knapp’s new home opened to the public for the first time on Friday, at a low-key event showcasing the extensive renovations to the historic building. Guests sipped warm cider, listened to a classical pianist and mingled with presidential administrative fellows and […]