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NCAA reports 13 GW teams with perfect graduation rates
GW’s athletic programs have once again earned high NCAA marks, with 13 of 19 teams earning perfect Graduation Success Rate Report scores, up two from a year ago.
Intersection at 23rd and F streets reopens after two-car accident
Traffic on the corner of 23 and F streets is now running in both directions after a two-car accident closed the northbound lane for over an hour Thursday evening. There were no injuries to either of the drivers or passenger in the striking vehicle, a red Honda.
Women’s basketball hangs on at home for 2-0 start
As Coppin State closed what had been a nine-point gap against the GW women’s basketball team in the second half of Thursday’s game, there was one and only one collective memory GW head coach Mike Bozeman could cite as a rallying point for his young team: Tuesday’s season-opening win at North Texas.
Women’s basketball live blog: GW 68, Coppin State 64, final
8:56 p.m. Booker intercepts the inbound pass and that’s all, folks. The Colonials hang on to win 68-64 to move to 2-0 on the season. Check back at www.gwhatchet.com later for more.
Students experience inequality at Hunger Banquet
The Office of Community Service hosted its annual Hunger Banquet Wednesday night, attracting approximately 70 guests on the premise of free food and a night free from J Street.
Guthridge Hall passageway will close Monday
The pedestrian passageway that runs under Guthridge Hall will close Monday, Nov. 23 and remain out of service until Spring 2010, according to an e-mail Thursday from Residential Property Management.
Pro-Choice Caucus quotes GW study in Stupak amendment fight
Pro-Choice Caucus Democrats in the House of Representatives are citing a study by five professors and researchers in the School of Public Health and Health Services on the long-term implications of the Stupak amendment, a last minute addition to the health care reform bill that passed the House.
BGR: The Burger Joint
If you’re looking to put away your GWorld and have some serious cuisine, check our blog every Thursday for a review of a new bar or restaurant in D.C.
Staff Editorial: Join our editorial board
The Hatchet’s editorial board is looking for new members.
Staff Editorial: Looking for more leadership from the Dining Services Commission
The Hatchet’s editorial board calls on the SA to either find a new DSC chair or step up involvement.
Dlatt: Registration frustration
Sophomore Bradley Dlatt, a Hatchet columnist, examines the GWeb failures during this year’s registration and offers some solutions to GW’s continued registration complaints.
Rohwer: Smoking it out
Freshman Kelsey Rohwer argues that GW should take steps toward becoming a smoke free campus.
Subramanian: Expertise into efficiency
Freshman Annu Subramanian, a Hatchet columnist, discusses why GW students are positioned to be particularly effective when it comes to philanthropy.
GW event mentioned in Vogue
The Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates roundtable, held at The Jack Morton Auditorium Oct. 5 and aired as an hour-long CNN special, was mentioned in Vogue magazine’s recent profile of Clinton. The article, in Vogue’s December 2009 issue, cited the event as an example of how Clinton “plays well with others, especially older Republican men”:
Vigil held to remember hate crime victims
A small group of students gathered in Kogan Plaza on Wednesday night to participate in National Transgender Day of Remembrance with a vigil hosted by Allied in Pride-GW's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning student organization.
Body Language
This post was written by Hatchet Reporter Paloma Aelyon.
Public Enemy rocks GW’s streets to fight homelessness
Old school hip-hop renegades Public Enemy performed at Lisner Auditorium Wednesday night in a concert to raise public awareness about youth homelessness.
Nearly 300 students scramble to receive H1N1 vaccine
After months of attempting to procure H1N1 vaccinations, the University began administering the vaccine to students Wednesday afternoon.
Flavor Flav to shut down roads on campus
View Flavor Flav’s flatbed truck route in a larger map
Beantown basketball blog: GW 69, BU 59, final
9:24 p.m. GW wins 69-59. Check out Thursday’s Hatchet for more.
GW’s continuing gun debate
It’s somewhat surprising that GW has a long history of gun debate on campus, especially when you consider that our campus has a strict no-firearm policy in the Student Code of Conduct, and even the repeal on the D.C. gun ban had little to no effect on our campus. The latest spark in the debate [...]
Former WMATA communications adviser to join GW’s media relations team
The University announced Monday that the former spokeswoman for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will serve as GW’s chief spokesperson, a position that has been vacant for nearly six months.
Web site launched to promote men’s basketball game vs. George Mason
While there hasn’t been much of a rivalry between GW and George Mason’s men’s basketball teams in recent years – this year’s meeting will be their first since 1998 – it would seem as though GW is really pushing to make the Dec. 2 home game against the Patriots a special one, recently launching a [...]
Kalb Report features correspondent, producer of “60 Minutes”
Host and veteran journalist Marvin Kalb interviewed CBS News' "60 Minutes" Correspondent Lesley Stahl and Executive Producer Jeffrey Fager on the 55-minute program, which was broadcast on more than 200 public television stations, Sirius XM Satellite Radio, Federal News radio and for the first time ever, via live webcast.
Small increase seen in Halloween infractions
Twenty-six students were cited for alcohol violations – including hospitalizations for alcohol intoxication – over Halloween weekend this year, according to the director of Student Judicial Services.
A registration recap
Those who signed onto Facebook or Twitter around 7 a.m. on Friday may have encountered of frustration that many GW students felt over registration. According to statuses and tweets filled with expletives, a number of students faced a downed GWeb registration site.
It’s Monday…
We know Mondays are awful, and we want to help out. Here are some things to look forward to:
This Week in History – Week of Nov. 16
Every week we'll expand upon our This Week in History row along the top of the Life Page. Take a peek into GW history, gleaned from Hatchet archives.
Konwerski: Surviving on food stamps
Associate vice president of Student Academic Support Services Peter Konwerski describes living on a food stamp budget for a week.
Jacobson: Banning laptops does not ban boredom
Sophomore Corey Jacobson argues that banning laptops is not a solution for the larger problem of teacher engagement.
Editorial: Gender-neutral GW
The Hatchet’s editorial board calls on GW to start a trial program for gender neutral housing.
D.C. gets dandified
The blog Dandies and Quaintrelles hosted its first “Tweed Ride” Sunday, in which more than 200 people biked in small groups from H Street Northeast to U Street Northwest dressed in their finest Victorian garb. The blog also arranged for a photographer to take vintage-style portraits of riders, so they could remember how awesome they [...]
Motion City Soundtrack front man to play in Kogan on Tuesday
Justin Pierre of the indie-rock-pop group Motion City Soundtrack will play an acoustic set on Tuesday Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. in Kogan Plaza.
Men’s basketball live blog from Wilmington: GW 76, UNCW 71, final
6:51 p.m. Ware makes the second of two, UNCW’s Johnny Wolf misses a three, and Pellom is fouled with 2.1 seconds to go. Pellom misses both, but the clock runs out on the Seahawks’ last-minute hopes and GW wins nonetheless by a score of 76-71. Check out tomorrow’s issue of The Hatchet and www.gwhatchet.com for [...]
Celebrated visiting professor, Edward P. Jones, featured in Washington Post
Pulitzer Prize-winning author, D.C. native and visiting professor Edward P. Jones is the subject of a thorough and thoughtful article in The Washington Post.
Maroon 5 brings color to the Smith Center
This post was written by Hatchet Reporter Lizzie Hay.
Alumnus, ambassador to China during Tiananmen Square protests, dies at 81
Elliott School of International Affairs alumnus James Lilley died in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. He was 81.
