Volume 105, Issue 30
Stories from the December 4, 2008 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
With the number of quality programs in the greater D.C. area, the District is no stranger to high-caliber men’s basketball. Yet for a multitude of reasons – certainly not lack of interest – they don’t always meet on the court. But this Sunday’s BB&T Classic marks the return of one such series, as GW (3-1) […]
In a campus set amid the bustling city streets of Foggy Bottom, it is hard to find time as a student to escape the city and find that pristine mountaintop or the quiet walk in the woods. For most GW students, the term “wilderness” refers to a hike in the rain across that newly laid […]
When Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt walked into the Smith Center Tuesday night, she received a loud standing ovation from her many fans. The Lady Vols’ faithful were so loud, in fact, that it seemed like the game might as well have been played in Knoxville – especially because GW fans remained relatively quiet early […]
For those not deeply schooled in the world of martial arts, a kendo sword might be more recognizable as a weapon used to deal out punishment on the backs and chests of professional wrestlers. But don’t expect to see any suplexes or choke slams at a GW kendo club practice: Real kendo is a sport […]
A GW research professor is under scrutiny for allegedly violating another employer’s conflict of interest policies by receiving at least $1.3 million from drug companies while hosting a public radio program about psychiatric drugs. The New York Times reported on Nov. 22 that Frederick Goodwin, a research professor of psychiatry, received millions from drug companies […]
A growing number of graduate students never need to set foot on University property to complete their GW education. Over the past four years, the number of new students who entered a graduate-level distance education program run by GW over the Internet has nearly doubled and the number of online courses has almost tripled. Last […]
Fraud 11/19/08 – Various locations – open case A male student reported to the University Police Department that he lost his GWorld card, which had been used at various locations on campus. Case open Unlawful Entry 11/20/08 – 7:40 a.m. – Gelman Library – case closed UPD responded to Starbucks for a report of a […]
University officials are considering implementing a program that would allow GW students to live in D.C. neighborhoods outside of Foggy Bottom for a semester and earn credits through service-related work. The “semester of service” program would invite students to live with host families in one of D.C.’s many neighborhoods where they would provide service to […]
Chris Barnhill introduced himself to a room of nearly two dozen GW students on Monday by telling them that he was HIV-positive. As part of World AIDS Day, Barnhill shared his story of being born HIV-positive after his parents used contaminated needles for heroin. “I have been positive for 21 years,” Barnhill said. “But it […]
The ideal holiday gift could come in the form of a painting done with a water gun. Or paint-dipped darts. So says Patrick McDonough, a second- year graduate student in studio art at GW. McDonough is displaying works in the student gallery sale – which is intended to become an annual event – held this […]