Volume 107, Issue 5
Stories from the August 30, 2010 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
How much is an A in biology worth? Ten dollars? Twenty? Fifty? If you ever thought you’d score a better grade if money were on the line, you’re in luck. Ultrinsic.com, a website that allows students to bet on their grades, is expanding to GW and 33 other schools this year. The site allows students […]
The women’s soccer team opened its season this weekend not with a bang, but with a sputter. The Colonials fell 3-0 to District rival Georgetown Friday and then 1-0 on the road Sunday against Robert Morris, results that, taken individually, could have left head coach Tanya Vogel frustrated with her team’s performance. Instead, Vogel remained […]
For the past two seasons, the GW men’s soccer team has had the luxury of having one of the best offensive players in the country in forward Andy Stadler. In 2008, Stadler was second in the Atlantic 10 in goals scored and was an All-Conference First-Team selection. As a senior in 2009, Stadler averaged one […]
As a department, GW’s Student Judicial Services has been plagued by an unfavorable reputation for years. This may not be surprising considering it is the body that GW students must face after breaking a University policy, but the disciplinary role SJS serves on campus is not the sole cause for the animosity it receives. It […]
Professors at GW are often known more for their academic pursuits outside of the classroom than for what they teach in class. Some contribute to research, others appear on television and others have even less traditional ways of providing their expert opinions to the public. John Sides, an assistant professor of political science, has joined […]
President Knapp – Dump Target! Every year, The George Washington University hosts “Target Takeover,” an event during which buses take students to the local Target store to buy supplies for their rooms and classes. In light of recent events, I, as an LGBT student of GW, am calling on President Steven Knapp and the GW […]
Fewer students submitted essay reflections this summer as part of GW’s First Chapter reading program. The program encourages incoming students to get a head start on their academic career by reading a pre-selected novel over the summer. This year’s essay participation was down 100 students. Dean of Freshmen Helen Cannaday Saulny said she was pleased […]
If money is power, then the Student Association has a lot of power at its disposal this year. Because of an increased student fee and leftover allocation money, the Student Association has more than $1.1 million to dole out this year for University-wide events and student organizations. This money gives the SA more power than […]
A steady stream of red, white and blue-clad tea party members flowed through the Foggy Bottom Campus Saturday – the first official day of move-in – for the much-anticipated “Restoring Honor” rally, causing only minor delays for students moving into residence halls across campus. Students moving into their residence halls said the rally crowded sidewalks […]
To all the incoming freshmen, transfer students and everyone else who has returned to the District after a long, hot summer: we could not have picked a more exciting time to come to Washington, where politics, culture and everything in between seem to collide. Nearly two years ago, GW erupted into euphoria when President Barack […]