Volume 108, Issue 12
Stories from the September 22, 2011 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Thursday Volatility in Commodity Markets The Institute for International Economic Policy is hosting experts in development and growth at a panel this week. Lindner Family Commons, 1957 E St. – 12:30 to 2 p.m. Senior job search group Future graduates looking for tips on finding a job this spring can seek help from career experts […]
Teach For America was the largest domestic employer of University graduates this year, a title it’s held since 2008. Fewer than a quarter of this year’s 186 GW hopefuls were accepted to the Teach For America Corps. Twenty-eight applicants accepted offers to join. Teach for America saw a spike in applications for the past four […]
The University is cracking down on room assignments this fall to prevent students from living in incorrect bedrooms. Students must now live in an assigned bedroom or formally notify housing of a switch within suite-style rooms to prevent confusion at the end of each year when the University doles out damage charges to residents. The […]
There was a murder threat directed toward members of the community Tuesday, but you likely didn’t know that until now. And that’s an alarming problem. The University’s failure to inform and protect its students is a dangerous breakdown of communication and safety. According to Metropolitan Police Department documents, the Medical Faculty Associates received a threat […]
It is a sure sign when hundreds of well-dressed women descend on the Marvin Center that sorority recruitment has begun again. I went through recruitment as a potential new member last year, and I can still remember as if it was yesterday. Although I will be going through recruitment from the opposite side of the […]
Friday evening marks the first day of the 2011 Panhellenic Association formal sorority recruitment process. With more than 700 women registered to participate so far, we are anticipating one of the biggest and most successful recruitment processes at GW to date. The Panhellenic community, 1,200 women strong, is one of the most far-reaching and influential […]
At times, there is no white lab coat necessary to save a life. Because training to teach you to respond to medical emergencies is so accessible, students should take a larger role in our campus’ safety and medical well-being by learning basic patient care in emergency situations. All GW students have access to trained rescuers, […]
Drug Law Violation 9/16/11 – 12:10 a.m. Location: Off campus Case closedU.S. Park Police officers arrested two students who were smoking marijuana.Subjects arrested Threat 9/13/11 – 7:50 a.m. Location: Madison Hall Case closedUniversity Police Department officers responded to a report from a contractor who was arguing with another contractor who then threatened her. Subject barred […]
Career services at the University will undergo a number of broad changes over the next year focused on improving coordination among the 11 career centers across campus. Acting on recommendations from a yearlong task force, a new career services advisory council will spend the fall semester studying career support at other universities and meeting with […]