Chegg data leak affected thousands of students
Officials notified students last week of a data leak revealing about 5,000 GW community members’ usernames and passwords to accounts with Chegg’s services.
October 3, 2019
Volume 116
Stories from the October 3, 2019 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Employees to see expanded medical benefits next year
Officials will expand fertility and gender dysphoria benefits while increasing some caps on life insurance plans and healthcare-related spending accounts.
Lyft adds maps of protected bike lanes, safe bike routes to mobile app
Lyft users in the District can now use the company’s app to find nearby bike lanes and map out routes, the company announced last week.
The D.C. Council should take steps to increase scooter safety
The council should require riders to only use the street and wear helmets to reduce the number of injuries caused by motorized vehicles.
Officials should expand freshman forgiveness to all undergraduates
Expanding freshman forgiveness to all undergraduates would help students who struggle at any point during their college career.
Number of alumni volunteers second-lowest in a decade
Officials said about 2,600 alumni worked as volunteers for GW during fiscal year 2019, about a 14.6 percent annual decrease from the year before.
Senior nears program leader board in kills
At the beginning of her final season with the Colonials (7–7, 1–0 A-10), Iott notched a career-high in kills (33) against George Mason.
Men's soccer prioritizes physical health amid combative A-10 play
Players said the team is trying to maintain a high level of physicality to succeed relatively combative A-10 squads.
Milken initiative to give students formal mentorships
A new public health school program for undergraduate students will prepare them for success in their academic and professional careers, experts said.
Medical school receives $22 million grant
The NIH awarded the medical school a $22 million grant last month to support a repository of HIV-associated cancer tissue.