Volume 107, Issue 37
Stories from the January 27, 2011 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Simple Assault 1/20/11 – 9:15 a.m. Location: Townhouse Row (Unit D) Case closed University Police officers responded to a report of a student and another subject, the sibling of a GW student, arguing. The subject hit the student with her shoe and was barred from GW property. Subject barred from campus Drug Law Violation 1/20/11 […]
As the snow fell Wednesday night outside the Smith Center, things seemed to be snowballing on the women’s basketball team as the Colonials looked to snap their program-record, nine-game losing streak. Early on, it looked as though the injury-plagued Colonials wouldn’t be able to keep pace with its Wednesday-night opponent, Duquesne. GW allowed the Dukes […]
Correction appended Progress on a building set to be built next door to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood, may be halted because of problems with the building’s design. Developer Carr Properties brought a revised concept for the 1700 New York Ave. property to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts […]
Three Greek-life chapters each pled guilty to charges of hazing, providing alcohol to minors and underage consumption of alcohol, and will lose their townhouses on the prestigious Townhouse Row at the end of the semester, a University official confirmed Wednesday night. Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi Epsilon must vacate their University-owned […]
Two D.C. universities wrote checks in support of Mayor Vincent Gray’s transition team, a fundraising report released earlier this month shows, but GW did not join the colleges in offering money to its alumnus. Howard University was among the top donors to Gray’s transition and inauguration, contributing $25,000 to the fund. Neighboring Georgetown University donated […]
The University received a record 21,400 applicants for the incoming Class of 2015, marking the third consecutive year that GW has seen an increase in applicants. This year’s applicant pool represents a 200-student increase from last year’s total of 21,200 freshman applications, Executive Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Kathryn Napper said. This 1 percent increase is […]
Shortly before his inauguration, then-Mayor elect Vincent Gray told the Washington Examiner that he would be willing to nix the enrollment caps that regulate the student and staff population for universities across D.C., if the policy change would benefit the District. While Gray was not making a hard-and-fast campaign promise, the mayor was on to […]
Editor’s note Tuesday evening, a handful of students arrived at the Marvin Center to discuss Student Association financial allocations with SA Finance Committee Chairman Chris Clark and the finance committee. Unfortunately for these students, Clark failed to inform them that he canceled the regularly scheduled meeting. This isn’t promising behavior from someone whom people have […]
Former Speaker of the House and potential 2012 presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich will face off against Howard Dean at the College Democrats and College Republicans’ co-sponsored debate Feb. 1, after conservative activist Liz Cheney canceled her appearance. Cheney cited the need to work with her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, on his book titled […]