Volume 107, Issue 54
Stories from the April 7, 2011 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
By the time freshman Mike Phillips woke up Monday morning, President Barack Obama had already launched his 2012 election campaign, complete with a video of five supporters explaining why they are “in” to re-elect the president. It wasn’t until Phillips’ phone kept buzzing that the freshman learned millions had heard why the New York native […]
Thursday GW Drag Ball 2011 Jam to ‘Glee’ songs with Allied in Pride. There is a $5 suggested donation. Marvin Center, Continental Ballroom – 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. Friday Scrabble tournament GW’s Capital Letters group is hosting its Scrabble tournament. The winner gets a prize and free snacks will be offered. Marvin Center, Columbian […]
I’m a Southern gal. Not so much a bouffant hair, Texas twang, pageant-queen Southern gal, but more of a deep frying, country music loving, God-Bless-Texas sort of Southern gal. Case in point, my last trip home was spent at the rodeo, soaking up the livestock show, the live music and, most importantly, the food. Down […]
The University Police Department’s headquarters will remain in limited use Thursday, as Facilities Management treats the building for an infestation of rodents. UPD Chief Kevin Hay said most administrative personnel at Woodhull House, located at 2033 G St., took the option to work from home Wednesday, even though the building wasn’t closed completely as facilities […]
When Michael Akin, the assistant vice president for the Office of Government, International and Community Relations, announced he would step down from his post, the future of community relations at GW was faced with a change. Akin is credited with playing a huge role in how the University interacts with the surrounding community leaving a […]
When you’re a soccer player, you expect blows. You expect to fall once or twice in a scramble for the ball. You expect to catch a jab from an opponent, an elbow or knee even, all part of the intense, physical game. What you don’t expect is for the blows to come from someone on […]
Every time spring rolls around, some idiot always says “love” is in the air. Yes, there’s lilac on 21st Street, crazy birds in Kogan and more people holding hands than usual. But with love, spring at GW brings many things – mainly, memories that we may want to pack away in our boxes of winter […]
Among the plethora of food trucks starting up in the D.C. area, one alumna is taking an innovative approach to serving a popular French treat-harnessing the power of the sun. Camille Dierksheide, a 1995 graduate, has made a name for herself in Virginia for her environment-friendly solar-powered crepe truck business. Dierksheide, 38, started Solar Crepes […]
This time last month the University implemented a new security policy in response to the 31 reported thefts in the Marvin Center last semester. It mandates that during the hours of 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., students and visitors can only enter the Marvin Center through the H Street entrance or the I Street entrance, […]
Women and the GW MBA program While the recent article on female representation in business programs, “Number of female MBAs declines, bucking national trend” (April 4, pg. 1), was both enlightening and informative, the article misses the larger point about a growing number of female MBA candidates attending the GW School of Business. A recent […]