Volume 106, Issue 41
Stories from the February 12, 2010 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
As she heard reports of record-breaking snowfall in D.C. last weekend, professor Patricia Phalen realized she wasn’t going to make it from Los Angeles to Foggy Bottom any time soon. The School of Media and Public Affairs professor, who had been in L.A. working at a studio archive, had expected to fly back Sunday in […]
A nasty breakup or a lonely heart can make Valentine’s Day unbearable, but Hatchet Arts has got you covered. We’ve compiled two sets of songs – love songs and breakup songs – in honor of the holiday. So whether you’re popping champagne with your love or drowning your sorrows with something stronger, we’ve got a […]
A long-time rivalry was settled in the snow Wednesday evening when more than 200 GW students put on their winter gear and claimed victory against Georgetown in what participants are calling an “epic” snowball fight. Hatchet Video The fight drew around 225 GW students and roughly 75 Georgetown students. GW claimed victory after about 30 […]
“Today we woke up to a revolution of snow/its white flag waving over everything/the landscape vanished/not a single mouse to punctuate the blankness…” wrote the two-term poet laureate of the United States, William “Billy” Collins. These words have never seemed truer than when we awoke Wednesday to a third onslaught of snow. The revolution of […]
Snow is cold, crisp and, most of all, costly to clean up. Three massive snowstorms have hit the District this winter, costing the University hundreds of thousands of dollars in clean-up costs, far exceeding what the budget set out for snow removal, Executive Vice President and Treasurer Lou Katz said Tuesday. “Clearly we went over […]
The suspect was a black male, approximately 5’5″, 140 lbs., wearing a gray baggy jacket and jeans.” Does that description sound familiar? If you attend or are employed by GW, it is likely that you have read a similar description countless times in the University Police Department’s “Crime Alert” e-mails. At GW, we have become […]
The race for the top spots in the Student Association is picking up, but this week’s snowstorms could shorten the official campaigning period. The Joint Elections Committee proposed a revised election timeline on their Web site Tuesday night that could push the candidate registration period back one week to Feb. 16 and 17, postponing “postering […]
As a self-proclaimed hippie – my first concert was Woodstock ’99 – my daily routine includes squeezing my toothpaste with a clothespin to make sure I get the last toothbrush’s worth, and perpetually refusing bags at CVS, even before the fee. In short: I try to live a green life. So when I walked into […]
This week’s record snowfall has not only wreaked havoc on the streets, causing cancellation of classes and transportation issues, but it has also created complications for construction projects around campus. Jake Stroman, a senior project manager for Boston Properties, said in an e-mail Tuesday that Square 54 construction has been affected by the recent snowfall. […]