Volume 106, Issue 12
Stories from the September 24, 2009 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
The Foggy Bottom Metro stop is a place most people pass through to get from one place to another. But for the past three years, it has been Willy Henderson’s office. Henderson, 56, sells flowers outside the Metro during the evening rush. While his unconventional workplace has a few disadvantages in inclement weather, he says […]
Former Vice President Walter Mondale discussed his long career and criticized the sharp partisanship of today politics at a sold-out Jack Morton auditorium Wednesday night. In a discussion held with School of Media and Public Affairs Director Frank Sesno as part of his 2009-10 Public Affairs Project Conversation Series, Mondale talked about the changes Washington […]
Nearly one year after the School of Medicine and Health Sciences was placed on probation by its academic accrediting body, the school’s dean said Wednesday he is ready for the board to reevaluate its status. Last October, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education placed the medical school on probation, citing problems with curriculum management, lounge […]
The GW men’s basketball team got a pep talk of sorts Monday afternoon from an unusual source: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. The team’s players and coaches packed into vans and drove over to the Department of Justice to meet with the attorney general, who told the Colonials that playing Division I basketball is a […]
The GW Law School has added a new degree in national security and U.S. foreign relations law aimed at military and governmental employees. The degree, which is part of the school’s graduate program, currently has 12 students, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Gregory Maggs said. He added, however, that the program’s size is expected […]
Lafayette Hall will be closed for more than a year starting this May while the University completes major renovations to the residence hall, a University administrator said this week. The planned upgrades will cost $10.5 million and will completely overhaul the interior of the building, which was built in 1926. “The renovated facility will be […]
Pair of volleyball players earns awards Sophomore Alyssa Valentine and freshman Candace Silva-Martin each earned individual honors from the Atlantic 10 for their play last week, the league announced Monday. Valentine, a setter and last year’s A-10 Rookie of the Year, was named the conference’s Co-Offensive Player of the Week after collecting 129 assists, 25 […]
Thursday Flu vaccine clinic for seasonal flu Protect yourself from the seasonal flu with a free vaccination. Marvin Center Continental Ballroom | 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia Listen to speakers discuss the future of international relations in Eurasia. RSVP required. Elliott School City View […]
David Plouffe, campaign manager of Barack Obama’s presidential run, discussed the difficulties their historic campaign faced and how he overcame them in the Jack Morton Auditorium Monday night. The event, hosted by the GW College Democrats, was sold out. During the speech, Plouffe gave the audience an inside look at Barack Obama as a person […]