Volume 107, Issue 45
Stories from the February 24, 2011 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Coming to GW 4 years ago, I didn’t realize I would gain an appreciation for our school’s art program and all of the galleries only a short walk or Metro ride away from campus. Flash forward to today, and I’ve realized that GW could be utilizing its creative potential to solve one of its perennial […]
After calling Hong Kong, California and New York home, Ivy Hung wants to bring her cosmopolitan tastes to GW. Hung, Sodexo’s new executive chef, hopes to infuse an Asian-focused style of cooking she calls, “New American, very California,” into J Street’s menu. She was born in Hong Kong and then lived in California for 12 […]
Baseball shuts out Maryland Eastern Shore The baseball team bounced back from its season-opening series loss with an 8-0 shutout Wednesday on the road against Maryland Eastern Shore. Senior GW starter Tommy Gately pitched six shutout innings, surrendering just three hits and one walk while striking out a career-high eight batters. Sophomore Kenny O’Brien, freshman […]
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested two students for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute Sunday, after University Police Department officers discovered more than one pound of marijuana in two residence hall rooms. MPD officers seized 504 grams of marijuana, as well as a scale, rolling papers, vaporizers and bongs from sophomores Tyler House and […]
The University’s Office of Media Relations drew scrutiny this week, after the mother of women’s basketball player Kye Allums alleged GW stifled opportunities for Allums to speak out about his role as the first transgender basketball player in NCAA Division I history. Allums’ mother, Rolanda Delamartinez, said that since Allums’ initial announcement and subsequent press […]
Patrick Hanley had a desire to see Shakespeare’s “Henry V” – the play about good “Prince Hal” coming of age – but there were no Shakespeare companies on campus. So he created his own. Hanley, along with Dan Harris, co-founded what is now the GW Shakespeare Company with no funding and no resources. “It was […]
The GW Law School has narrowed its dean search down to eight candidates, who have been meeting with GW faculty, students and administrators over the last month to tout their merits as the best leaders and fundraisers to head the school. Roger Trangsrud, the chair of the dean search committee, said they have a diverse […]
It was University President Steven Knapp’s first bonfire outdoors, as the event was moved to the Marvin Center for the last 4 years due to wind or rain. “This celebration embodies what George Washington imagined when he envisioned a university,” Knapp said. The event featured a cherry pie-eating contest, a performance by the Colonial Brass […]