Volume 107, Issue 1
Stories from the May 10, 2010 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
The Pakistani-American man suspected of attempting to bomb Times Square earlier this month recently told investigators he was inspired by a former GW graduate student who has been linked with several militant attacks. The former student, Anwar Al-Awlaki, attended GW as a part-time doctoral of education candidate and worked as an assistant to a Muslim […]
College Democrats President Peter Weiss was not on campus for one of his organization’s biggest victories during his four years at GW. Instead, he spent Election Night 2008 in Columbus, Ohio as a field organizer for the Obama campaign. “I’ve learned that life is more fun and interesting when you find meaningful activities to engage […]
Thursday, May 13 Class of 2010 Toast, Picture and Gift Presentation11:40 a.m. to 1 p.m., Kogan Plaza Doctoral Hooding Ceremony5 p.m., Charles E. Smith Center Friday, May 14 Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Commissioning Ceremony8 a.m., Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Va. (Rain site: Location to be announced) Elliott School of International Affairs Celebration11 a.m., […]
Lauren Weidmaier hasn’t just been thinking about her own education these past four years – she has been focusing on others’ too. The Missouri native has worked at almost every level of government during her time at GW with the goal of pursuing a career in education policy. The oldest of four, Weidmaier said she […]
First lady Michelle Obama will be the keynote speaker for the University-wide Commencement ceremony and will receive an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree. Since entering the White House, Obama has been an avid advocate of public service and issued GW a 100,000 service hour challenge in that spirit. The University has surpassed that goal, […]
After more than three years of planning and preparation, the creators of the updated Foggy Bottom Grocery – known as FoBoGro – celebrated with a grand opening party Friday afternoon. Free beer, wine and food drew about 200 people to the event, which recognized many in the District who contributed to the business, including GW […]
Brian Hawthorne is far from your typical GW senior. One of about 400 veterans on campus, he served two tours in Iraq as an Army medic. The founder and president of the GW Veterans organization, his first tour from 2005 to 2006 was during the Iraqi elections, and his second one was from 2007 to […]
Kinkead’s Looking for a special place to toast your accomplishments, but don’t want to travel too far? Look no farther than Kinkead’s, located right on campus. The menu offers a variety of seafood dishes like pan-seared sea scallops and crispy whole yellow tail snapper. Be sure to save room for dessert, with homemade ice cream […]
Head judge on Bravo’s “Top Chef” television series Tom Colicchio promoted the need for healthy, affordable food at the Foggy Bottom FRESHFARM Market Wednesday afternoon. The event was held at the market behind GW Hospital as a way to introduce “Good Food, Good Jobs,” an initiative in support of local farmers. Colicchio – winner of […]