Volume 106, Issue 7
Stories from the September 8, 2009 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
A new four-tiered system will lower the cost of studying abroad for some GW students, albeit only by a few hundred dollars for most. While students will still pay GW tuition if they choose to study abroad during the academic year, the Office of Study Abroad announced last week that the University will now charge […]
A national organization against gay marriage has opened a D.C. office to fight any same-sex marriage proposals that may arise in D.C. this year. The National Organization for Marriage, a nonprofit group credited with playing a key role in the passage of Proposition 8, a California ballot measure to ban gay marriage, is currently operating […]
On a hot and muggy Sunday at Howard’s Greene Stadium, the GW women’s soccer team seemed to truly dominate the Lady Bison in the midfield, in the possession battle, and in the 50-50 balls. But after 90 minutes of regulation, 30 minutes of overtime and a whopping 29 shots, the scoreboard never changed and the […]
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 […]