Volume 107, Issue 49
Stories from the March 10, 2011 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
After years of declining participation, the University will not host a celebratory ball during Commencement Weekend this May. Attendance at Monumental Celebration – an annual gala for GW graduates and their families held at Union Station on the eve of Commencement – has dropped over the last decade despite several attempts to attract guests through […]
It had been more than two weeks since the baseball team had last won a game when senior starter Tommy Gately took the mound Wednesday for the Colonials’ mid-week contest against Maryland-Baltimore County. Seven straight defeats was unacceptable for Gately, so the right-hander took it upon himself to be the Colonials stopper against the Retrievers, […]
Patrick Stump “Truant Wave EP” (Nervous Breakdance Media) Stump’s solo attempt is similar to Fall Out Boy’s last album, “Folie ? Deux,” in its catchy hooks and production. This is to be expected as Stump was Fall Out Boy’s primary composer. The EP explores FOB’s favorite topics – fame and drinking – with lyrics like, […]
Candidates for preisdent: John Richardson: “500 Days of Summer” Phil Gardner: “Best in Show” Jason Kaplan: “Wedding Crashers” Chris Clark: “Wedding Crashers” Josh Benjamin: “Die Hard” Caleb Raymond: “Forrest Gump” Kwasi Agyeman: “Lion King” Candidates for executive vice preisdent: Ted Costigan: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Zahin Hasan: “Fight Club” Sam Free: “Toy Story […]
The theft of two laptops at the Marvin Center last week prompted the University to limit evening access to one of the most used buildings on campus. Two suspects stole two laptops from the dining area around 10:30 p.m. March 2, causing the University to lock two entrances to the student center starting at 10 […]
When the candidate pool for the Student Association’s top spot is short on remarkable candidates, The Hatchet’s editorial board can come to a concise decision easily – this year was different. There are many notable candidates running for SA president who have diverse and thoughtful ideas on how to improve the SA, making the job […]
Members of Foggy Bottom’s flagship neighborhood group say the relationship between GW and its neighbors continues to be strained, at a time when the University has several major development projects underway. GW’s three largest projects – the Science and Engineering Complex, the Law Learning Center and the School of Public Health and Health Services building […]
All of the candidates for Student Association executive vice president this year demonstrate an impressive knowledge of the issues facing students and all of them appear qualified. Unlike previous years, there were no candidates who blatantly lacked an understanding of what the role of the EVP entails. Similarly, no candidate seemed unaware of what students […]
Potential funding cutbacks for science and engineering may be forthcoming as House Republicans eye budget cuts for the National Institutes of Health – an agency that provides nearly half of the University’s research budget in grants. A House bill aimed at reining in government spending in a bleak economy proposes roughly $1.6 billion in cuts […]
Junior guard Tony Taylor couldn’t watch as Saint Joseph’s guard Carl Jones stepped to the free-throw line with 31 seconds left Tuesday night. Taylor, who had put the men’s basketball team on his back so many times this season, dropped into a crouch, looked up at the clock one more time and buried his head […]