Volume 107, Issue 38
Stories from the January 31, 2011 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Two secretaries from the Obama administration will be on campus Monday to unveil the government’s freshest recommendations for healthy eating. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will outline the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans at the Jack Morton Auditorium, but the presentation of the updated food pyramid […]
The historic Watergate complex, perhaps best known for a 1972 break-in that led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation, now faces a seemingly less dramatic dilemma: the installment of sycamore trees that may threaten the scenic views and pricey property values of the residence.? Later this week, the National Capital Planning Commission will decide whether to […]
The stage seemed set for the women’s basketball team to snap its losing streak Saturday night. Up by four with just under 4 minutes to go in the game, the Colonials were poised to earn their first victory in 10 games after snatching the lead away from La Salle with a 16-4 run. But just […]
Thursday Raaja Yoga Club meeting Relax after the first month back at school with yoga and free vegetarian food. GW Hillel – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Kalb Report Listen to the New York Times’ executive editor and Washington bureau chief detail the activities of a newsroom with legendary journalist Marvin Kalb. The National Press […]
The GW community gathered to celebrate the life of Eric Fatla – a first-year law student who passed away late December – Friday evening in the Jack Morton Auditorium. Fatla, 26, died after falling down a two-story flight of stairs Christmas Eve while in Chicago visiting his family during winter break. His father, Ed Fatla, […]
The School of Medicine and Health Sciences received more than 14,500 applications this year, continuing a decade-long increase in students seeking admission to the school. The number of first-round applications submitted to the school rose by almost 500 applications to 14,649, while secondary applications rose to 10,616. The school received 10,589 secondary applications last year. […]
With ongoing battles at Georgetown and American universities over campus expansion, two undergraduate students are in the mix as elected officials, trying to make a better name for students in often-strained university and community relations. Georgetown University sophomore Jake Sticka and American University freshman Deon Jones were elected last fall to serve on their respective […]
Billed as a swimming contest between George Washington and George Mason, Senior Day Sunday at the Charles E. Smith Center became more of a celebration than an intense competition. Before the meet began, the four seniors from the men’s and women’s teams were honored by their teammates, who lined up in pairs and, facing one […]
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano?formally announced the color-coded national security alert system currently utilized by the country will be replaced with a new, two-tiered alert system. Outlined in the first-ever “State of America’s Homeland Security” address,?Napolitano said the new system will alert those potentially affected by a threat, and label that threat as […]