Volume 106, Issue 2
Stories from the May 18, 2009 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Graduating seniors traded their caps and gowns for cocktail dresses and suits, dancing alongside family, friends and administrators at the annual Monumental Celebration Saturday night. The 17th annual Monumental Celebration took place in the Main Hall of the stately Union Station and featured live music, food, drinks, balloon artists and free caricature portraits. University spokeswoman […]
Under the shadowy sky of this year’s Commencement, the bright theme of dedication to public service ran high. Being one of the top contributors to Teach for America and the Peace Corps, GW students have consistently displayed their commitment to public service after graduation. In early April, an editorial in The Hatchet called upon the […]
University President Steven Knapp applauded the 250 recipients of doctoral degrees and urged them to follow in the footsteps of other GW alumni at the doctoral hooding ceremony Friday afternoon in Lisner Auditorium. In the traditional ceremony, which has roots in the 14th century, doctoral degree recipients from a variety of colleges in the University […]
Washington, D.C., seems to have its finger on the pulse of the hot-button issues of our era. First the District caused the Supreme Court to give a definitive ruling on firearms rights and a concrete definition of the Second Amendment. Now, the D.C. City Council is challenging Congress to take up the issue of same-sex […]
A former Securities and Exchange Commission leader injected humor into her remarks about the uncertain job market awaiting School of Business graduates at the school’s undergraduate ceremony on Friday afternoon. Former SEC chairman Cynthia Glassman delivered the keynote address in the Smith Center, imparting wisdom to more than 400 degree candidates. She served as an […]
Stefan Jacoby, president and chief executive officer of Volkswagen of America, urged doctoral and graduate students in the GW School of Business to be respectful of other cultures in the global economy at the school’s graduation ceremony Friday night. Jacoby – who has lived all over the world in countries like Germany, the Netherlands, and […]
It was an up-and-down year throughout GW athletics. No team brought home an Atlantic 10 Championship and both basketball squads saw their seasons end earlier than they might have hoped. Still, plenty was accomplished across the broad spectrum of Colonials sports. Even without championship hardware, teams excelled in their own right, racking up regular season […]
The U.S. Ambassador to NATO advised graduating students in the Elliott School of International Affairs to treat others well, examine the political process, and exercise regularly in a wide-ranging keynote address at the school’s graduation ceremony in the Smith Center on Friday. Ambassador Kurt Volker, a career member of the U.S. Foreign Service and a […]
The University has received a $2 million donation toward the ongoing Smith Center renovations from a donor who chose to remain anonymous, University President Steven Knapp announced at Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting. Laurel Price Jones, vice president for advancement, said Friday that the anonymous gift puts fundraising efforts at $6.6 million, past the University’s […]