Volume 107, Issue 43
Stories from the February 17, 2011 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Colin Goddard felt a call to action as he watched another shooting unfold on his television screen. A survivor of the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 that left 32 students and faculty members dead, Goddard now works as a legislative director for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and is traveling across the country […]
The member of the GW community suspected of contracting tuberculosis is no longer on campus and is being treated for the infectious disease. University officials notified the GW community Tuesday that an individual at the University was suspected of contracting pulmonary tuberculosis, a contagious disease that affects the lungs. As of Wednesday night, there were […]
Teach for America applications from across the country hit a record high this year, with the number of GW applicants holding steady. The TFA program saw a spike in applications for the past 3 years, reaching a record 48,000 applicants this year. This year, 169 GW seniors, or about 7 percent of the graduating class, […]
Wednesday night in the Smith Center, the crowd didn’t have to watch the court to understand what was happening. All it had to do was look at women’s basketball head coach Mike Bozeman. Throughout the game, Bozeman’s reactions on the sidelines became less and less emphatic, until the coach finally took his seat in seemingly […]
The University has selected its first vice provost for diversity and inclusion, but is sitting on the administrator’s name for two weeks, saying it is not ready to announce the selection yet. The position was created last year to spearhead the University’s attempt to attract students and employees from more diverse backgrounds. “The person we’re […]
In the wake of historic protests in Egypt spurred by the use of social media, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came out in strong support of Internet freedom at a speech in the Jack Morton Auditorium Tuesday. Clinton commended Egyptians and journalists who took to Facebook and Twitter to organize protests and share stories from […]
A man was arrested at Jack Morton Auditorium after he stood up and blocked part of the audience’s view during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech on Internet freedom Tuesday. The male – wearing a shirt that read “Veterans for Peace” – stood up at the start of Clinton’s speech and blocked the view of […]
Colonials trample Bison in season opener at home Midway through the first half of the women’s lacrosse team’s season-opening game Wednesday afternoon against Howard, the officials stopped a pair of players for a stick check, a precaution against lacrosse sticks with pouches that are too deep. The referees quickly cleared both players and the Howard […]
Historic papers, photos and documents from the District’s iconic eatery Ben’s Chili Bowl are now on display at the University’s Gelman Library. Virginia Ali, co-founder of the restaurant and wife of the late Ben Ali, and her children joined historians, professors and a surprise celebrity guest at a ceremony honoring the establishment Wednesday. In a […]
As the health care debate revs up again with Republicans in control of Congress, policymakers don’t have to look very far to hear the advice of experts. By writing editorials, producing research and maintaining websites, many faculty members from the University have become go-to experts on health care policy for Congress and the media. Joel […]