Volume 107, Issue 33
Stories from the January 13, 2011 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
My mom and I have our own private joke going: We’re trying to see who can make the waiter laugh first. Tall and stoic, he takes our order totally deadpan, and looks decidedly out of place in his uniform, silhouetted by stone walls and soft, flickering candles. We tell him about our little bet and […]
A Nobel laureate in medicine will join the University’s science team this spring, a first for GW that will likely boost its reputation as a research institution. Top administrators welcomed biochemist Ferid Murad with the distinction of University professor – the highest title professors at GW can hold – in a ceremony Tuesday in the […]
With winter break over, students return to campus with stories of travels abroad, holiday hookups and an unexpected souvenir: cold symptoms. Whether it is the result of traveling on germ-infested airplanes or spending too many hours making snowmen outside, it is impossible to walk through campus without spotting someone coughing, sneezing, or wheezing in general […]
Three suspects believed to be responsible for a ring of laptop thefts were caught during a detailed sting operation by the University Police Department over winter break. UPD Chief Kevin Hay said one suspect was turned over to the Metropolitan Police Department, the second has not yet been charged and the third managed to escape. […]
Having managed the committee of faculty, deans, administrators and fellows responsible for recommending future Presidential Administrative Fellows for final selection by University senior leadership, there is a great deal more to the PAF program than what Logan Dobson alludes to in his recent Hatchet column. In my view, there is hardly anything “normal” about most […]
Members of the GW community gathered in the Marvin Center Wednesday afternoon to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, serving as a reminder that work still needs to be done in the third-world country. The University has provided support to the decimated country, hosted conferences on how to rebuild Haiti’s infrastructure […]
Disappointing sex column Last issue’s sex column, “A hormone’s double standard (Jan 10)” by Harrison Levitan, was disappointing, as it showed a lack of tact in its discussion of gendered behaviors. The argument reproduces a typically sexist rationale that social roles for men and women are rooted in biology. The column is about Oxytocin, a […]
A former director of the Office of Admissions, best known for putting an emphasis on admitting foreign students to the University, died Dec. 27. He was 84. George W. Stoner served as the director of admissions for more than 50 years, and was revered by his colleagues for his love and loyalty to GW. “His […]
The first time freshman Nemanja Mikic took the court at the Smith Center, he went three of six from the three-point line, ultimately contributing 11 points to the Colonials’ victory over Bowie State in an exhibition game. His success that day from beyond the arc was indicative of Mikic’s intended role for the Colonials: scoring […]
View Foggy Bottom eateries in a larger map Foggy Bottom will welcome a new budget-friendly pizza restaurant this summer, adding to the list of new eateries that will be popping up in the neighborhood in the coming months. Pizza Autentica will open its ninth D.C.-area location at 2121 K St. – near the site of […]