Volume 107, Issue 44
Stories from the February 22, 2011 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
One of Foggy Bottom’s top advocacy groups repeatedly challenged the University’s proposed plans for the Science and Engineering Complex last week, saying too many questions about the effects of the project remain unanswered. The Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission amended a unanimous resolution they drafted beforehand objecting to GW’s proposal at a […]
The Graduate School of Political Management is restarting its director search, after the dean that oversees the school said none of the candidates were deemed fit for the job. The announcement comes on the heels of complaints from adjunct faculty and alumni in GSPM, who said College of Professional Studies Dean Kathleen Burke was not […]
The Student Association is preparing to reclaim up to $40,000 from more than 30 student organizations at the end of this week. The annual reclamation affects student organizations that failed to respond to the SA Senate Finance Committee’s request to examine the organization’s finances as part of the SA’s mid-year review. The selected organizations could […]
The University’s highest governing body is preparing a comprehensive review of GW Athletics – one that will assess the direction of the department and the varsity, intramural and club sports it houses. The Board of Trustees appointed New York Yankees Team President and alumnus Randy Levine to oversee the review that comes on the heels […]
Tuesday George Washington’s Birthday Bonfire Celebrate the birthday of GW’s namesake with a bonfire, music, free food and a pie-eating contest. University Yard – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Arab Uprising Join the Arab Student Association for a discussion on revolts in the Arab world. Marvin Center, room 309 – 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday Research […]
Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Sigma Sigma and Sigma Chi will each receive townhouses on Townhouse Row next year, replacing the three Greek-life chapters that pled guilty to hazing and alcohol violations last month. Student Activities Center Executive Director Tim Miller said the decisions were based on the last housing applications chapters submitted in 2009. Kappa […]
Neighbors of the 7-Eleven located behind GW Hospital said they support the convenience store staying open 24 hours, but some residents are requesting the store face a trial period before its permanent operating hours are set. The store currently operates from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., but its owners want to extend operating hours to […]
Eight more students entered an already crowded pool for the Student Association’s two top spots over the weekend, bringing the number of candidates seeking the SA presidency and executive vice presidency to 12, double that of last year’s election. Seven candidates are running for SA president, including newly declared SA Finance Committee chair Chris Clark, […]
GW Hospital representatives said they hope to expand the hospital’s emergency department this summer after the facility has seen a 34 percent increase in patients since 2002. The hospital’s chief operating officer, Kimberly Russo, told residents at last week’s Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting that construction would increase the treatment and […]