Volume 107, Issue 12
Stories from the September 23, 2010 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
The Master of Business Administration program at the GW School of Business is one of the best MBA programs in the country, according to rankings by The Economist. The popular news magazine ranked GW’s MBA program No. 38 in North America, and No. 73 worldwide. In specific categories, GWSB fared even better, ranking first in […]
A riverfront park close to the Nationals’ home turf has opened for D.C. residents Sept. 10. Yards Park, marked by a curved, metal bridge that spans a section of the Anacostia River, saw 10,000 people flock to its grand opening. Construction began 18 months ago, but the designing and planning started “years ago,” Michael Stevens, […]
Thumbs Up: Promising polling partnership GW and Politico are working together on the bipartisan Battleground poll to measure voter preference in time for the November midterm elections. The announcement of this partnership between the University and the renowned news outlet is both exciting and promising, and it is just one more reminder of how GW […]
GW professors and administrators sent more than $43,000 in campaign donations to politicians and organizations over the last year and a half, financial disclosure reports show. Democratic candidates, the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee were the top recipients of campaign contributions – totalling $32,205 – from 39 professors, faculty and others […]
The Interfraternity Council will no longer dole out money to individual fraternities on campus, after the IFC Presidents’ Council voted Tuesday to direct all co-sponsorship requests through the Student Association. The SA Finance Committee considered the IFC an umbrella organization, meaning that it distributed money to related organizations below it. Last year, the IFC was […]
When the buzzer sounded on her final game as a Tufts senior, GW grad student Cara Cadigan couldn’t imagine saying goodbye to the game she loves. “Your last game as a senior, you have that moment of ‘Oh my gosh, I’m never gonna play again,’” Cadigan said. “I had that moment and I definitely wasn’t […]
Thursday Clinique Fresh Faces Tour Win free giveaways and meet beauty and fashion industry insiders at this Program Board event.Kogan Plaza 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday Unprecedented Events. Unprecedented Leadership Challenges GW alumnus and Admiral Thad Allen will discuss his experience as national incident commander for the BP oil spill. Jack Morton Auditorium 3 […]
“Overpriced” and “mundane.” These are just some of the words that come to mind when thinking of the dreadful dining establishment known as J Street. For years, GW students have complained about the unsatisfactory conditions of this dining hall and their pleas were finally answered when the Student Association created the Dining Service Commission, a […]
Drug Law Violation 9/13/10 – 11:41 p.m. Location: Thurston Hall Case closed The University Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious odor coming from a room. GW Housing Programs staff then conducted an administrative search, yielding marijuana residue and drug paraphernalia. Referred to Student Judicial Services 9/17/10 – 1:03 a.m. Location: Dakota Apartments […]