Volume 106, Issue 55
Stories from the April 12, 2010 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
University President Steven Knapp appointed 16 people to the President’s Council on Diversity and Inclusion last week, moving forward with a plan to make GW more diverse. The council – which was approved by the Board of Trustees in February – will focus on the diversity of the student body, the faculty and the curriculum […]
Men’s tennis wins three The GW men’s tennis team heated up with the weather this weekend, posting a trio of home wins by beating Howard 7-0 and James Madison 5-1 Friday and Longwood 6-1 Sunday. Juniors Erik Hannah and Chris Kushma each won singles matches and paired up to win their No. 1 doubles match […]
Monday A Day for Haiti Listen to non-governmental organizations and D.C. universities as they share their insight on rebuilding Haiti. RSVP required. Marvin Center | 2 to 7:30 p.m. Iran’s Blogosphere and Grassroots Voices Learn about the effects of the new media and social networks in Iran and its growth since last summer’s disputed election. […]
The GW softball team snapped a pair of dubious streaks ending an eight-game scoring draught in an extra-inning loss to Mount St. Mary’s Thursday and a 14-game losing streak Saturday at St. Bonaventure. The Colonials (5-25, 2-8 Atlantic 10) were shut out 8-0 by the Mount in the first game of Thursday’s home doubleheader, but […]
“Lightning strikes once, but we didn’t expect it to strike twice or even three times,” sophomore Bdho Gidey said as he sat in the Marvin Center with two of his sisters, Sesen and Yuhana. For the Gidey family, lightning indeed struck a third time last month when the third Gidey sibling, Yuhana, was awarded the […]
To many, the GW experience is synonymous with the opportunity to land an internship in the nation’s capital. And GW definitely does its part to fuel that notion, with the University’s admissions Web site stating that “some 92 percent of GW students who graduate have at least one internship or career-related opportunity. It is not […]
Plans to implement gender-neutral housing are moving forward and a housing policy recommendation could be made to the University as early as May, Student Association President Julie Bindelglass said. Bindelglass is part of the Gender Neutral Housing Policy Review Committee, which is comprised of students, faculty and administrators, and was formed after the Student Association […]
I am not a big reality television fan, but a new show on CBS called “Undercover Boss” has caught my attention. Unlike some of the more popular shows, “Undercover Boss” doesn’t promote fame and fortune. It applauds the hard work and humility of rank-and-file employees at big businesses. Its exposure of and focus on the […]