Volume 107, Issue 8
Stories from the September 9, 2010 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Joining more than a dozen Nobel laureates, the founder of the Elliott School of International Affairs’ Space Policy Institute penned a letter to President Barack Obama expressing concern over proposed budget cuts to NASA currently circling in the House of Representatives. The bill, if passed, would cut funding for many areas of commercial space flight, […]
A beloved GW graduate student died suddenly Sunday morning after completing a half marathon in Virginia Beach, Va. He was 27. Sean McCarthy – who would have graduated from GW with a master’s in tourism administration this spring – was observed by runners at the Dodge Rock ‘N’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon as “having […]
With her passion for public service and student government, sophomore Amanda Galonek knew GW was the right school for her. As chairman of the Student Association Senate Rules Committee, Galonek is tasked with overseeing the way the SA Senate conducts its daily business. Despite the fact that her job deals with the minutiae of SA […]
Ivory Tower residents awoke to a slew of garbage and pieces of ceiling strewn across their hallway floors this weekend, prompting the University to put a stop to the widespread property destruction, a University spokeswoman said Wednesday. The University Police Department is actively searching for the individual or individuals behind the damage, using both interviews […]
A new disease is sweeping college campuses across the country. More widespread than swine flu or bed bugs, three of every four students are at risk for “laptop-itis,” according to researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Doctors found that use of a laptop encourages bad posture, which can lead to headaches, […]
Nearly 4,000 individuals have been barred from GW property by the University Police Department to date. A bar notice – given by UPD to persons permanently forbidden from setting foot on campus – is a written notice signed by an offender acknowledging he or she will be charged with unlawful entry and arrested if found […]
His spit turned to ice in freezing winters. Sweat dripped down the side of his face during the sweltering hot summers. While his friends were enjoying the comforts of D.C., senior Joo Yeol Lim was forced to stand rigid every day for two years, playing the alto saxophone in the South Korean military band. Every […]
The University is expected to announce Thursday that it will partner with Politico – the popular news organization that covers Washington politics – to produce the bipartisan Battleground Poll, just in time to conduct surveys before the November midterm elections. GW began to sponsor the Battleground Poll, which is conducted by two pollsters from both […]
Drug Law Violation 9/01/2010 – 11:55 a.m. Location: West End Case closed The University Police Department responded to GW Housing Programs staff to assist with an administrative search and discovered 3.5 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and alcohol. Referred to Student Judicial Services 9/06/2010 – 12:15 a.m. Location: Philip Amsterdam Hall Case closed UPD responded […]