Volume 105, Issue 46
Stories from the March 5, 2009 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
If you have $5: Dig murder mystery? Drop $5 for a good old-fashioned “Whodunit?” dinner, hosted by Program Board Saturday, March 7 at 7 p.m. in the Marvin Center 307 and 308, including a cash bar. Or catch the GW Troubadours, Sirens, Sons of Pitch and Vibes at the A Cappella Fest the same night […]
Recalling last year’s Forbidden Planet Productions’ musical cabaret, junior Samantha Dercher remembers that when the show sold out, the company had to turn away nearly 100 people. She said this year – which marks her directorial debut – the company added additional shows so those interested could see the company perform the collection of music […]
What better way to pass judgment on the quality of candidates for SA president than with a face-off of taste-making proportions? Boyer and Bindelglass will go head to head in a runoff election on March 11 and 12. They offered up their choice tracks for your judgment this week: Julie Bindelglass 1. We The Kings […]
For English professor Faye Moskowitz, putting students in contact with authors meant bridging the connection between reader and writer. Moskowitz teaches Jewish Literature Live, a new course that brings contemporary Jewish American authors to campus. Anya Ulinich will read from her novel “Petropolis” this Thursday, and later in the semester, contemporary writers Michael Chabon and […]
Students complained about curriculum requirements and GW’s study abroad policies, among other issues, to top University administrators Monday night at a town hall meeting hosted by the Student Association. University President Steven Knapp and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs Donald Lehman fielded questions from students along with four deans – Peg Barratt of the […]
As drug-related violence near the Mexican border escalates, some students are rethinking their spring break plans. Though the State Department issued a travel alert on Feb. 20 warning about violence throughout the country, many GW students are planning on visiting popular resort areas like Cancun, Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas. Nearly 100,000 students across the […]
The chair of the sociology department chased down a woman who tried to steal one of his employee’s wallets Wednesday, preventing her from fleeing campus until police officers could arrive. Executive assistant Octavia Kelsey reported that her wallet had been stolen around 2 p.m. Wednesday and alerted department chair Steven Tuch. Tuch then saw the […]
The Senior Class Gift Committee has received donations from about 12 percent of the senior class so far – totaling more than $15,000. The committee hopes to eventually get donations from as much as one-third of the graduating class, but 361 seniors have already donated. David Anderson, coordinator of the Senior Gift Committee, said the […]
With close to $54 billion directed toward education, the recently signed stimulus bill may be cause for many students and teachers across the country to celebrate. But private institutions, like GW, may not be so lucky. Close to 75 percent of the education stabilization fund in the stimulus package has been designated for states to […]
Last summer, when I mustered the inner courage required to view my first tuition bill without swooning or breaking something, I noticed a $50 library donation that I didn’t remember making. Being naive however, my initial reaction was not, “Where did this extra charge some from?” Rather it was, “Cool, does this mean I get […]