Volume 107, Issue 27
Stories from the November 15, 2010 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Monday Scoops and Scandals: Two Centuries of Presidents and the Press In this installment of the Kalb Report, a panel of experts will examine the history of the relationship between the press and presidents. National Press Club 8 p.m. Tuesday Leading through Civilian Power Anne-Marie Slaughter, director of policy planning at the U.S. State […]
Correction appended The University is in talks with several philanthropists to secure a large-scale donation for renovations of the first floor of Gelman Library. Jennifer Broome, the new director of development for the library, addressed the widespread student belief that the University does not support the aging building during Tuesday night’s Student Association meeting, saying […]
Freshmen in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences have the opportunity to opt into the school’s new 24-credit general curriculum requirement program, but will not be allowed to transfer more than three classes. Last April, CCAS voted to reduce the number of core curriculum requirements by nearly half, from 42 credit hours to 24 […]
Bank of America made a $17,000 deal with the GW Alumni Association, in hopes of increasing its customer base. The payments represent a nationwide trend of credit card companies paying colleges and universities to promote their services, according to the report by the Federal Reserve. Bank of America makes a contribution to the Alumni Association […]
When you pass by homeless people around campus, how do you react? Do you drop a coin in their jingling cans? Do you hug your backpack a little closer? Do you offer a sympathetic smile? While the University Police Department encourages students to exercise caution around the homeless, many students remain unsure about how to […]
A group of GW students joined more than 1,000 supporters to demand the release of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier who has been held captive by Hamas since his capture in 2006, Thursday evening on the National Mall. The University of Maryland chapter of the Zionist Organization of America organized the 1,600 for 1,600 Humanitarian […]
Diego Fasolini – the part-time Italian-language professor arrested last month for possession of child pornography – was released from jail Friday, after his attorney and the prosecution vowed to resolve the case out of the courtroom. Fasolini, 42, will be electronically monitored until his next court date Dec. 10, and is prohibited from using computers […]
A new smartphone application created at the University of Maryland looks to turn a student’s smartphone into a crime-fighting and emergency response device. The application – called “Video 911” – allows student witnesses or victims of crimes and other public safety emergencies to broadcast both their location and live audio and video footage directly to […]
It was 300 against four in Washington Circle Thursday morning, as a slew of students gathered to rally against members of the radical Westboro Baptist Church who were on campus to protest the University. The Kansas-based group known for promoting an anti-gay message and picketing soldiers’ funerals was in Foggy Bottom to protest America’s youth […]