Volume 106, Issue 7
Stories from the September 8, 2009 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Monday morning recap: Chuckle. Another two, three, four Cheerios dribble down my chin. Snort. The skim milk my parents have trained me to drink comes out my nose. Belly laugh. One hearty, stomach flipping, Santa Claus-rivaling belly laugh completes my morning routine. Watching Sponge Bob Square Pants, how can you help but giggle? As we […]
Make a decision – Prepare for an event that may determine the nature of your entire college career or spend the day participating in a national effort of community service and improvement. Unfortunately, many freshman girls may be facing such a situation. A scheduling conflict that was first realized in May is now swiftly approaching: […]
In the past two years GW has amped up its sustainability campaign, trying to make GW a more eco-friendly campus. So then why do some GW buildings such as Lerner Health and Wellnes Center and Duqués Hall have their lights burning long after most of us have gone to bed? The answer to this question […]
The Hatchet has a new sex columnist on board, known as Mr. Darcy. He’s here to give the guys’ perspective from under the sheets and beyond. Names have been changed to protect the naughty. At a party in the onset of my sophomore year, I saved a girl named Julie from being sketched on by […]
Teresa Uczekaj may have graduated from GW into the hardest job market in years last spring, but the active humanitarian didn’t have to spend a lot of time finding a way to make a difference. Uczekaj spent her summer studying the correlation between social values and principles with the treatment and progression of AIDS in […]
Professor Eric Cline encouraged a sold-out crowd in the Marvin Center Amphitheatre to follow their passions – regardless of the consequences – last Thursday night. “Do what you love, love what you do, but be aware it means taking a chance,” he advised the filled-to-capacity, mostly student audience. His presentation kicked off this year’s “Last […]
He thought the boxy object was a radio. Instead, then 9-year-old Beloved Jefeti had picked up a land mine. In the years since the explosion, Jefeti, now 18, has traveled to America, had intensive surgery, and found a temporary new family. It is one that includes sophomore Mari Trubenbach-Mora, who he met through Operation of […]
Fall Fest finished on a sour note this weekend with headliner Sean Kingston ending his concert after students threw glow sticks on stage, tarnishing what organizers called an otherwise fun afternoon. An afternoon at Fall Fest After performing about four songs, Kingston walked off stage when glow sticks – which had been provided by Program […]
A new fraternal organization is surfacing on GW’s campus, and this time there will be no Greek letters involved. A group of GW alumni that believe in the teachings of the Masonic people are looking to start a Freemason Lodge on campus, said Paul Nadeau, a 2004 graduate of the Elliott School of International Affairs. […]
A top administrator said last week that a degree audit system – which many say will dramatically improve GW’s academic advising – is finally on its way. Jeffrey Lenn, associate vice president for academic operations, said a task force has been created to choose the software for the degree audit system, which saves time and […]