October 27, 2008

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 […]

D.C. politicians warned backers of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama in front of Democratic National Committee’s headquarters Saturday that they should not sit on their laurels in the waning days of the campaign. Led by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., many local leaders voiced their support and confidence in Obama, but they also cautioned […]

A local union representing employees of J Street is in legal mediations with Sodexo – the company that runs dining services at GW – over allegations that Sodexo laid off union workers under false pretenses. It is the second grievance filed in the past year, both of which concern the subcontracting of the WOW Wingery […]

Web Extra A variety of opinions on the subject of Islam and homosexuality led to a heated debate at the Marvin Center Sunday night. Panelist Amal Amireh, professor of women and gender studies at George Mason University, said there are many homosexual Muslims that practice Islam, adding that it is important to speak for these […]

Seniors have voted to donate a portion of their class gift to a scholarship that helps pay for textbook costs and a plaque, both in honor of Old Man Schenley, a campus mainstay who died last year. The Senior Class Gift Committee announced last Thursday that the legacy gift of the Class of 2009 will […]

Web Extra D.C. City Council at-large candidates highlighted the growing AIDS epidemic in the District and one even called it “genocide” Saturday at the Greater D.C. Cares in Northwest. The discussion at the AIDS advocacy group D.C. Fights Back event – that was held in conjunction with the National AIDS coalition – brought together four […]

Amid rising unemployment and an uncertain economic future, dozens of students from the School of Business trekked to New York last week to build connections of their own with several leading companies. Almost 40 finance and marketing students embarked on the 2008 MBA New York Career Trek to meet with alumni working in banks, investment […]