Volume 106, Issue 13
Stories from the September 28, 2009 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Forty GW College Democrats traveled to Bergen County, N.J. Saturday to campaign for Jon Corzine, the Democratic governor who is running for reelection this year. The CDs canvassed and made calls in an attempt to gauge public opinion on the race. With the election coming up on Nov. 3, the Corzine campaign is attempting to […]
Monday Emerging Powers in Asia: Are These Post-Colonial Informal Empires? The Sigur Center’s lecture series on power and identity in Asia continues with Dibyesh Anand, associate professor of international relations at the University of Westminster. Elliott School Room 602 | 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Tuesday A Discussion with Michael Moore Listen to director Michael Moore […]
As halftime approached in the GW men’s soccer team’s game against Mount St. Mary’s Saturday, it seemed that the teams would be knotted up going into the break. But junior Marcus Ranney had a different idea. Ranney, a substitute midfielder, found some magic in the closing seconds of the half, firing from 25 yards out. […]
The Office of Study Abroad is using a new online application system to ease the study abroad application process. Starting this semester, interested students can start the process by going to the office’s Web site and searching through a database of available programs, organized by many different criteria. Whereas formerly, students interested in finding a […]
Friday night GW was in the midst of a hard-fought, 0-0 double-overtime tie against conference opponent Xavier in which some of its players had to play up to 110 minutes. Meanwhile, Dayton, the Colonials’ Sunday opponent, was coasting past Temple and able to rest many of their starters. In Sunday’s game between the Colonials and […]
Volleyball splits A-10 openers The GW women’s volleyball team opened the conference portion of its season this weekend with a win and a loss in Philadelphia. The Colonials (9-5, 1-1 Atlantic 10) began their weekend with a 3-0 sweep at La Salle Friday, winning the sets by scores of 25-18, 25-12 and 25-21. Senior Katie […]
Program Board announced last Sunday that GW will host Maroon 5 at the Smith Center on Nov. 13. We applaud the PB’s successful efforts to secure such a well-known group for this exciting event. But contrasted with the maligned headliners of the last two years, we feel it is important to question the current model […]
When thinking of pub fare, buffalo wings, burgers and pizza typically come to mind. But walking by the entrance of Froggy Bottom Pub, a popular hangout for GW students, a bright orange, neon sign reveals the restaurant’s one very atypical offering: pho. Pho – pronounced “fuh” – is a traditional Vietnamese noodle soup served with […]
The University’s capital budget this year includes funding for the launch of a feasibility study into combining Crawford, Schenley and West End residence halls into a single dorm. The study falls under the 20-year campus plan, an encompassing outline of the goals that GW has for expansion and development. But while approaching the current campus […]
The end of September is just days away and we’ve all pretty much gotten back into school mode. Classes are boring, Gelman is overcrowded and every professor seems to think that his or her class is the only class we take (and care about). But this year is different because of the phase of renovations […]