Volume 107, Issue 10
Stories from the September 16, 2010 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Like her classmates, senior Ashley Starks will look for a job this year. But unlike her peers, Starks’ search will be open for all to read. Starks will share her tribulations for the Wall Street Journal’s “Hire Education,” a blog that chronicles the transition from college into the job market. To appeal to others preparing […]
GW’s Emergency Medical Response Group has temporarily suspended weeknight coverage. EMeRG – which works in conjunction with the University Police Department to respond to campus emergencies – is momentarily short-staffed and will work with the altered schedule until many of its new members are fully certified to work as Emergency Medical Technicians, said EMeRG Coordinator […]
Amid a national unemployment rate that has hovered around 9 percent for more than a year, the GW Career Center is ramping up its services in an attempt to help graduating seniors find employment post graduation. In order to help the graduating class, the Career Center relies on its consulting services, which include walk-in appointments, […]
Seventeen professors in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences accepted the University’s buyout offers this summer, clearing the way for GW to hire additional research-focused faculty. In June, 101 professors were offered packages through a voluntary separation program to help clear the way for the University to hire more faculty to boost GW’s research […]
An expert on trade policy stressed the need for the U.S. to form a complementary trade relationship with China at the Elliott School of International Affairs Tuesday night. Dan Ikenson, a GW alumnus and author of several articles about trade policy, highlighted the positive influence China exerts in the U.S. economy, despite domestic distrust of […]
Sustainable service The GW Institute for Sustainability Research, Education and Policy congratulates the University and its entering freshman class for organizing and successfully conducting last Saturday’s Freshman Day of Service, which focused on various environmental clean-up activities. While many such environmental projects have been conducted by GW students over the years, it’s always great to […]
The head of the Department of Health and Human Services emphasized the need for Americans to engage in healthy lifestyles to combat rising levels of obesity Tuesday at the Elliott School of International Affairs. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was part of a panel that kicked off the “Million PALA Challenge,” a White House-sponsored initiative to […]
Tim Kaine, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, unveiled a new logo and website for the Democratic Party Wednesday at an event in the Jack Morton Auditorium. Kaine used the event, which was booked as a “major announcement” for the party, to hail the accomplishments of President Barack Obama and other Democrats, telling Democratic […]
Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume paid tribute to the late Nixon-era investigative reporter Jack Anderson Tuesday, as Anderson’s files and notes were added to official archives in Gelman Library. Colleagues, friends and longtime admirers of Anderson joined Hume to remember the “last of the old-fashioned muckrakers,” as School of Media and Public Affairs […]
Renovated Smith Center hosts first competiton The volleyball team officially re-opened the newly renovated Smith Center Wednesday night with a 3-0 win over Loyola, Md. The contest was the first home game at the Smith Center for any GW squad. The 35-year-old arena did host Freshman Convocation earlier this year, but the Smith Center court […]