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Volume 106, Issue 25
Stories from the November 9, 2009 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Correction appended A proposal to add academic space and increase the limit of students and professors on the Mount Vernon campus will be submitted to the D.C. Zoning Commission later this month, but a major community group expects the opportunity to review the plan before it is approved. The new plan proposes a 15 percent […]
For the seventh consecutive quarter, GW spent no money directly lobbying the federal government, according to reports from the Center for Responsive Politics. Third quarter lobbying reports for 2009 – released at the end of October – show GW still retains the lobbying group Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, but that neither the University nor the firm […]
“It’s not you, it’s me.” Sound familiar? Probably because it is one of the more clichéd ways to dump that boyfriend or girlfriend you’re just not into anymore. But have you ever thought about what to say to break up with your best friend? “We just don’t click anymore,” or “We don’t spend enough time […]
Incidents of vandalism – including broken ceiling tiles and littering – have plagued Ivory Tower since it opened in August of 2004, and continued damages so far this semester have prompted a stern e-mail from a GW community director. An e-mail sent to Ivory Tower residents on Halloween from Community Director Alexander Gruenberg encouraged them […]
Viewers of MTV will most likely recognize the names and faces of Whitney Port and Lauren Conrad hailing from the palm-tree-studded avenues of California. The newest cast member to join the drama is not so widely known, but has more in common with GW students than anyone else on the show. Just four years ago, […]
In any truly tangible way, preseason games do not count. Their outcomes are not reflected in the columns tallying wins and losses; their statistics are exempt from any season-ending sums or means. Yet for a team such as this year’s men’s basketball squad, about which so little is known, an exhibition such as Saturday’s is […]
Put down the “Two Buck Chuck.” Walk away from the André. There are other cheap, but satisfying choices out there, and you don’t have to go far to find them. Wine snobs and newbies alike will appreciate this list of great buys at Trader Joe’s. Les Caves Joseph Bordeaux Type: Bordeaux Blanc Country of Origin: […]
First lady Michelle Obama and second lady Jill Biden will appear at GW on Wednesday to launch a network of service opportunities designed to help U.S. troops around the globe. The event, which will kick off ‘Mission to Serve: Forging a Continuum of Service,’ will be part of GW’s Veterans Day celebrations and feature remarks […]
Bittersweet. That’s how GW men’s soccer senior Mike Rollings described the last college soccer game he would ever play. Having been eliminated from Atlantic 10 playoff contention with Friday’s loss to Rhode Island, the team’s seniors ended their four-year journey in the program with a 3-0 home win over Massachusetts Sunday. Facing a must-win situation […]