Volume 106, Issue 18
Stories from the October 15, 2009 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
If you have $5 Go support your theatre friends by seeing a performance of 14th Grade Players’ “The Foreigner” Oct. 15-18. Tickets are $5. If you have $10 Catch D.C. band Gaslight Society at The Red and The Black Oct. 17. Tickets are $8. If you have $20 Check out Danish rock duo The Raveonettes […]
When I visited GW as a prospective student, I was told by admissions staff that “something happens here.” Looking back, I’m reminded of the familiar NBA tagline: “Where amazing happens.” In some ways, GW has a lot in common with the NBA. Both promote themselves as the definition of excitement, competition and ‘life-changing’ experiences. Based […]
Thumbs Up: Sol Café returns One week ago, the coffee stand known as Sol Café on H Street near Gelman Library suddenly disappeared from the Kogan Plaza landscape. While we definitely felt a lack of caffeine, even worse was the lack of a business that gives students real world experience. Thankfully, Sol Café’s manager, Simone […]
Visitors to the District wanting to check out the White House’s famed gardens will get their chance this weekend with two days of the sought-after tours. Tours of the White House grounds, including a new garden planted by first lady Michelle Obama, will be offered on Saturday and Sunday. The opportunity coincides with GW’s Colonials […]
With the Board of Trustees meeting being held this week, we asked students what they thought were the most pressing issues at GW. Here is what they had to say… “Mainly the advising process for incoming freshmen needs to be looked at, the school needs to do a better job of making sure they are […]
During your first visit to GW, be it Colonial Inauguration or move-in, most parents take in the typical D.C. sites, like monuments and museums. When your parents come this weekend, show them what going to school in a city is all about by showing them the areas that make D.C. great. Take them on a […]
A chemistry professor has secured a grant for an estimated $720,000 from the National Institutes of Health to expand drug research on tuberculosis. Cynthia Dowd, who has explored the development of small molecules as a treatment for tuberculosis, was awarded the grant over stiff competition – only 1 percent of applications receive funding. Dowd said […]
Thursday Democracy and the Uneven Playing Field Lucan Way, assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto, will discuss governments and the delusion of democracy. Monroe Hall room 428 | 3 to 4:30 p.m. Friday Program Board hosts Deepak Chopra World-renowned physician and author Deepak Chopra will speak to students at this free […]
Wednesday’s match was not much of a challenge for the GW women’s volleyball team. In just 64 minutes, they cruised past Morgan State 3-0 with scores of 25-12, 25-9 and 25-17. “We were expecting a pretty solid win,” senior Katie Butz said. “We were definitely expecting to take care of our side.” Although the match […]
GW plans to burn 3,500 tons of waste this year in hopes of eliminating the University’s solid waste carbon emissions. The 3,500 tons of waste produced each year at the Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses will be converted into 1,800 megawatt hours of electricity, generating enough power to run 100 homes for an entire […]