Volume 106, Issue 18
Stories from the October 15, 2009 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
A new counseling program aimed at increasing awareness and treatment for those suffering from eating disorders has been initiated by the University Counseling Center. Two key components of the push, which encourages students with eating disorders or body issues to seek help, are an improved treatment plan and increased outreach to at-risk groups, including women […]
Web Exclusive They have a dream. And it’s almost a reality. In 1996, then-President Bill Clinton authorized Congressional legislation proposing the establishment of a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in the District. More than a decade later, funding is nearly complete and planners hope to move forward with construction. The planned site for the memorial […]
On Thanksgiving night – while most of the GW community will be enjoying family, turkey and fall break – Information Systems and Services employees will be hard at work moving servers currently located in the Academic Center to the support building on F Street. The movement will cause major University technology outages for a 24-hour […]
When Student Association President Julie Bindelglass promised to “take back the SA,” during last year’s campaign, she vowed that communicating with students would be the top priority of her new administration. “We definitely want to increase communication and that’s something that’s so easy to do within the first 50 days, first 100 days – during […]
If you want to get from Foggy Bottom to Mount Vernon, the always-running Vern Express is your best bet. But with the round-the-clock schedule for a fleet of large vans, how much does the transit service contribute to the University’s carbon footprint? Very little, Mount Vernon officials say. GW’s shuttle made up 0.44 percent of […]
Web Exclusive School of Public Health and Health Services professor Jon Andrus was appointed deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization last month. The position gives Andrus a leading role in the World Health Organization’s Regional Office of the Americas, as well as a chance to “serve the underserved,” a task that he said […]
Clarification appended The GW Bookstore will now offer students the ability to order Greek-letter apparel and accessories, Student Association President Julie Bindelglass announced at a Greek Week event on Wednesday. The bookstore will have product samples including a fabric swatch book, paddles, shirts, drink wear, bags and jackets in the store by the end of […]
Despite the rivalry that GW and Georgetown University might have, there’s no denying that the shops, cafés, restaurants and clubs in Georgetown are vital to a GW student’s college existence. Here’s a rundown of the top stops students should take their parents in Foggy Bottom’s neighboring area. Top Café: Leopold’s Kafe & Konditorei 3318 M […]
A University of Maryland student was jailed and charged with first-degree burglary this week after he was arrested for attempting to touch several sleeping females in Thurston Hall last Friday, according to court documents. Seth Rudnitsky, 18, a freshman at Maryland, was arrested early Friday morning after he allegedly entered four different Thurston residence hall […]