Volume 108, Issue 29
Stories from the November 21, 2011 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
The money-saving task force charged with improving the University’s academic programs will devote about $2.5 million to support research – 20 percent of the resources the project set aside for fiscal year 2012. The majority of that pool will go toward hiring research-ready faculty, but some money from the Innovation Task Force will be directed […]
The University will roll out an online scheduling system in January that will allow student groups to reserve rooms and meeting spaces in the Marvin Center. University spokeswoman Michelle Sherrard said details – such as whether student organizations will be able to pay for the room and equipment online and if other buildings would eventually […]
After 11 years of pizza, beer and pho, owner Hien Bui is serving customers at the Froggy Bottom Pub something new – a promise the GW landmark will stick around. The University announced last week that after Kaiser Permanente vacates its 2100 W Pennsylvania Ave. space next October, GW will take steps toward renovating that […]
The University’s Presidential Administrative Fellowship program saw a resurgence of interest this fall after a steep dip in applications last year. This semester, 65 seniors applied for the Presidential Administrative Fellowship – a 35-percent increase from last year. The competitive fellowship covers tuition toward a graduate degree, while winners serve administrative roles for different University […]
Swim teams finish fifth at Patriot Invitational The swimming teams both grabbed fifth-place finishes at the Patriot Invitational at George Mason University this weekend. The men’s team earned 385 points, and the women’s posted 399 to grab the berth in a field of eight teams. Competition extended over Thursday, Friday and Saturday. “The entire meet […]
The symbol of the Colonials’ loss Saturday was most glaring at the free throw line. Squaring off against Virginia Tech, GW shot 42.3 percent from the line, converting just 11 of 26, missing four crucial shots from the charity stripe in the last 15 seconds of play. The Colonials’ shooting woes were not constrained to […]
The University plans to bulldoze a block of buildings and townhouses along Pennsylvania Avenue in the next three years to erect office space. The glassy 11-story structure with more than 275 parking spaces will sit in place of the office at 2100 W Pennsylvania Ave. and two neighboring University buildings, as well as Froggy Bottom […]