Staff Editorial: Thumbs up, thumbs down
The Hatchet’s editorial board looks at some of the biggest news from winter break, including the opening of the new Colonial Health Center and GW’s decision to give City Hall residents a partial refund.
January 12, 2014
Stories from the January 12, 2014 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Transfer students pad law school’s enrollment as selectivity dips again
Despite the decline in selectivity, which experts say is striking but not uncommon, the school admitted students with GPAs and LSAT scores comparable to those of its previous class.
Task force could reshape long-term plan for employee compensation
A group of faculty and staff members could create a plan to shift funds set aside for salary to those used for benefits over the next year.
With fewer national funding streams, University pushes global research opportunities
Leo Chalupa, vice president for research, told the Faculty Senate on Friday that he will focus on helping professors earn funding from international sources, an area researchers have already started tapping into without a push from the University.
Off-campus classrooms to find on-campus homes
The end of the leases could help cut costs after a drop in graduate enrollment forced departments to trim budgets and slow down plans to open new faculty positions.
Crime Log
Robbery Pick Pocket 2300 block of I Street 1/1/15 – 9:55 p.m. Case closed A man reported that his cell phone was stolen while using the Foggy Bottom Metro station escalator. The Metropolitan Police Department was at the scene and detained one possible subject. Metro Transit Police were notified and responded. The detained subject was […]
Calendar
Monday, Jan. 12 An Exquisite Future Ponder the possibility of a world with fewer honeybees at this book launch hosted by the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design. 11 a.m. Gelman Library Room 219 Tuesday, Jan. 13 Academic Success: The Do’s and Don’ts of Your College Experience Explore ways to strive for academic success […]
Cartoon: Time to emerge from winter break hibernation
Winter break is over and it is time to get back to work.
With McFadden’s shut down, students pressed to fill Tuesday-night void
The bar marks the seventh campus hub to close within the past four years, and some students and alumni say this hole will be hard to fill.