Volume 106, Issue 49
Stories from the March 11, 2010 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Correction appended DAYTON, Ohio – If that’s how this season ends – and barring an unlikely postseason invitation, it will be – then it was not without drama. An early nine-point lead becomes an eight-point first-half deficit. The wrong side of a 7-0 run turns into 16 of the next 22 points and, two minutes […]
Web Exclusive The University Counseling Center and the Lerner Health and Wellness Center are encouraging discussion and awareness about eating disorders by hosting special events like Mind and Body week and Love Your Body week. The Health and Wellness Center’s Mind and Body Week, which runs until Friday, is designed to bring more people into […]
The campaign scene on H Street Wednesday afternoon was a far cry from what it was two weeks ago during the general election, when the six candidates for Student Association president and executive vice president competed for students’ attention in Kogan Plaza. This week’s runoff election between juniors Logan Dobson and Rob Maxim for executive […]
They first met when one came to the other’s class to recruit for EMeRG. Now, three and a half years later, they are one of the first gay couples to be married in the District. Family, friends and news crews gathered in front of the city courthouse Tuesday morning to watch as current senior James […]
As the executive vice presidential election has gone to a runoff election, The Hatchet’s editorial board reiterates its endorsement for Logan Dobson for the office of executive vice president. Compared to his opponent Rob Maxim, Dobson has the necessary parliamentary expertise and drive for advocacy that will maximize his effectiveness in the role. Dobson is […]
GW Housing Programs will renovate parts of Strong Hall in preparation for the building’s shift to Greek-letter housing this fall – including adding a backyard plaza to hold social events – a University administrator said last week. Strong Hall – currently GW’s only all-female residence hall – is slated to house members of Chi Omega […]
University administrators said last month that no cost estimate for the proposed Science and Engineering Complex is available yet, but one economics professor approximates the building could cost upwards of $400 million, making the project far and away the most expensive in University history. Professor Anthony Yezer – who specializes in real estate economics and […]
Green GW, the Food Justice Alliance and the Office of Sustainability are working together with Sodexo to come up with ways to improve the company’s sustainability practices, a student leader said last week. Though the groups are still in the early planning stages, they have already begun to research alternatives to Styrofoam for plates and […]
Someone once made the joke to me that no one our age can ever be president, because we all have some mistake documented on Facebook. A recent New York Times article reported that 30 percent of all employers check Facebook as a screening mechanism. But it’s not just future employers you should be concerned about […]
Basketball is a sport that feeds off the outwardly impossible. Players appear to soar as they make incredible dunks; seemingly insurmountable leads are overcome in minutes; and on those rare occasions a desperate buzzer-beater will hang in the air as a moment stretches into eternity. This year, the men’s basketball program has done what may […]