Volume 106, Issue 37
Stories from the January 28, 2010 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
New buildings and ones under construction have been a common sight in Foggy Bottom over the past decade. Now, one project promises to add peace to the neighborhood. Currently, the United States Institute of Peace – a national organization designed to prevent international violence and promote post-conflict stability – operates out of a rented office […]
Five finalists for the University’s next provost position – the chief academic officer and second-in-command after University President Steven Knapp – will be flown in over the next two weeks to interview with students, administrators and deans, the search committee chairman said Wednesday. After receiving more than 200 nominations for the position, the search committee […]
Faculty, staff and administrators will begin the transition from the dated Colonial Mail system to the new Google Mail system this spring, pending final contract approval from senior administrators. Information Systems and Services Media Consultant Rachel Blevins said she believes the switch will help faculty members better communicate with students and ease the everyday work […]
With his team down double-digits to Saint Louis Wednesday and having just thrown the ball away heading into a timeout, GW men’s basketball head coach Karl Hobbs thought it was time for a bit of perspective. “Guys, we need to relax. We’re playing like we have the world on our shoulders right now,” Hobbs said […]
A stretch in front of University Yard was recently selected to serve as one of five test locations for a new parking meter program by the District Department of Transportation. Eleven solar-powered meters were installed on the 2000 block of H Street. The meters not only accept coins, but credit cards as well. “The solar-powered, […]
Thursday GW Summer Sessions Information Table Want to spend the summer in class? Stop by to learn more about courses offered in D.C., abroad and online. Marvin Center, first floor | 1 to 3 p.m. The Persepolis Polychromy Project Listen to Alexander Nagel give an illustrated lecture titled, “The Triumph of Color: Documenting Colors and […]
Assault 1/19/10 – HOVA – 1:30 p.m. – Case closed University Police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance. On arrival, officers encountered two students who were fighting during a breakup. The female student stated her ex-boyfriend had pushed her so she grabbed a knife and started threatening him with it. Metropolitan Police responded […]
The GW community is more than halfway to the finish line for the Michelle Obama Service Challenge, but a few of the hours logged have been disqualified from the count, a University spokeswoman said Wednesday. A total of 507 hours, or about 1 percent of the 56,748 hours logged, did not fit the Obama Service […]
GW’s Department of Emergency Medicine has established a new fellowship in the field of telemedicine in hopes of expanding the University’s work in the emerging field of practicing medicine remotely. A practice of medicine used when the doctor and patient are widely separated, telemedicine uses two-way voice and visual communication by satellite or computer. The […]
The Student Association Senate passed a bill to support gender-neutral housing on campus Tuesday night in a “clear victory” for student rights, said SA Sen. Michael Komo, the sponsor of the bill. “I’m absolutely elated, we’ve been working on these issues for literally years now,” said Komo, U-At Large. SA President Julie Bindelglass said she […]