Volume 105, Issue 34
Stories from the January 22, 2009 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Fueled by the excitement of the presidential inauguration, GW students participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Monday with paint brushes in hand and the spirit of change in mind. More than 700 volunteers, including 240 GW students, flooded into Anacostia High School in matching white T-shirts to repaint classrooms and help […]
Following months of planning and weeks of arduous construction, GW’s inaugural float finally made its appearance on the national stage as it glided down Pennsylvania Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Pulled by a rented trolley, the float stood atop two flatbed trailers, with walls separating the various depictions of the different GW schools. Features included a Baja […]
Shady marketing practices by a publishing company geared toward colleges have raised questions about online security for incoming freshman on social networking sites. College Prowler, the company that produces “Off the Record” guidebooks about colleges across the country, created “Class of 2013” Facebook groups for more than 400 universities – including GW – to create […]
After the swearing-in ceremony concluded on the National Mall Tuesday afternoon, University President Steven Knapp dined with President Barack Obama’s Joint Chiefs of Staff at his home on F Street. Commandant of the United States Coast Guard and GW alumnus Thad W. Allen contacted the University last week about a venue to hold the Joint […]
Much like the Y2K scare of nearly a decade ago, despite the hype of Inauguration 2009, we have survived mostly unscathed. For GW, the inauguration boiled down to security, the parade float and the GW Inaugural Ball – success on two out of three of these isn’t that bad. Given that the GW administration had […]
Musicians Jason Mraz and Ben Folds will perform at the Smith Center on Feb. 13, Program Board and WRGW announced Wednesday. Tiffany Meehan, PB executive chair, said tickets will go on sale at Ticketmaster on Jan. 26 and will cost $33 each. “We have been wanting to have a concert since I’ve been a freshman,” […]
Amid the two million people crowded on the National Mall to watch President Barack Obama’s inaugural address, I promise that there was at least one Republican there. I’ll spare you the melodramatics and I won’t launch into some somber soliloquy of reflection and history. It truly was an incredible moment for me, though not because […]
One would be hard pressed to find more appealing entertainment for Democrats under the age of 35 than Barack Obama and Kanye West. At the Youth Ball held at the Washington Hilton Tuesday night, both the new president and the rap star made appearances before an adoring crowd. “It’s a pretty tough act to beat,” […]
It has come to my attention that Student Association Executive Vice President Kyle Boyer, with the approval of several senators, is considering a major initiative to reduce the library fee from $50 to $25 dollars and to transform that fee from an opt-out donation to a mandatory fee added to each student’s tuition bill. The […]
He was talking to us. He was talking to the senior contemplating a career in the Foreign Service and the freshman wondering if he has what it takes to become a teacher in a low-income neighborhood. He was talking to the sophomore who volunteered at a homeless shelter in the midst of tough times. He […]