Volume 107, Issue 6
Stories from the September 2, 2010 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Do it. That’s the main advice I give to any GW students wondering if they should study abroad during their collegiate years. After spending the majority of 2010 outside the U.S. – in Israel to be exact – I can say confidently that studying abroad is a valuable experience that gives students useful skills, both […]
Minor choices have major impacts As we wrap up the first week of the 2010 academic year here at The George Washington University, I wanted to write to congratulate you on the inspired manner in which you arrived back on campus, ready to take on the serious rigors of academic life at our institution. We […]
On the day following the memorial for fellow Colonial Taylor Hubbard, we are reminded of both the legacy he has left here on campus and of the ways in which he will be missed. A large crowd gathered in Kogan Plaza Wednesday night to share stories about Taylor and take a moment to remember their […]
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has given GW a “yellow light” rating on its stoplight scale, meaning the free-speech advocacy group believes the University is potentially restrictive of individual rights. FIRE specifically pointed to GW’s disorderly conduct policy, demonstrations policy and GW Housing Program’s flyer distribution policy, as the reasons for the “yellow […]
Thursday Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States Listen to Erlan Idrissov discuss Kazakhstan’s emerging role in Central Asia. Lindner Family Commons 5 to 7 p.m. Friday Career Center Open House Learn about what the Career Center offers, meet the staff and obtain information about job and internship opportunities. Career Center7 to 9 p.m. […]
Despite an increase in the number of veterans participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program this academic year, a University administrator said this week that delays in financial payments will be minimal. After experiencing significant delays last year in tuition payments for veterans participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program, the University’s Office of Veteran Services worked […]
Former White House press secretary and new School of Media and Public Affairs fellow Joe Lockhart discussed the changing scene of political communications at Jack Morton Auditorium Wednesday. In a conversation with SMPA Director Frank Sesno, Lockhart – who served as the White House press secretary for former President Bill Clinton – described the changes […]
The University’s total library expenditures are only about one-fifth the size of Harvard University’s, the library with the largest research budget in the nation, according to 2007-2008 data from the Association of Research Libraries. During the academic year the ARL studied, GW’s total library expenditures amounted to $23,490,425 – a figure that ranks as the […]