If you didn’t notice, the header on our Web site today has three colorful hats on it. Why? Because it’s our birthday!
The Hatchet turns 105 today. Our first issue came out on Oct. 5, 1904, and was called “The University Hatchet.”
If you’re in a particularly generous mood, feel free to send us a birthday gift here. Otherwise, use today as an excuse to eat a cupcake.
The Hatchet staff put out its seventh issue of the year today, and I want to take a second to talk about a special feature we had in today’s paper – The Nightlife Guide.
In past years, we’ve put out a special section in the paper that focused on the top bars and clubs that GW students frequent. This year, though, we kept that feature a little more succinct, put it on two pages in our main section, and I’m very happy with the way it came out.
Life Editors Hadas Gold, Max McGowen and Miranda Green have mapped out your potential evening, night and next morning, and Production Managers Erica Steinberg and Rachel Lee put together a tight and eye-catching design. Never to be out done, Web Director Andy Nacin took our print product and adapted it well to an easy-to-use Web interface.
These are the kinds of projects we hope you take note of, and we want to continue in the future. The Hatchet serves the you, the students. What other student-friendly features or stories do you want to see in the campus newspaper?
It’s a brand new year at GW, and with it comes our first issue of the year. Making the first issue at any collegiate newspaper can be a daunting task, but I’m very proud to see how our’s turned out. Here’s a brief rundown of some stories across our pages:
I hope you check out these stories and more on our Web site, but make sure you take a look at the print version of the paper, too. We’ve just completed a great redesign of the print product – one that I think will catch your eye when you see it on newsstands this year.
Like usual, our next issue comes out on Monday. Let us know in the comments or on Twitter what you think we should be covering.
This exact same post gets written once a year at around this time, but I’d nonetheless like to welcome you to The Hatchet’s 2140 G St. blog. At the moment, this blog’s best purpose is to tell you that we’ve ceased print publication for the summer until our CI guide comes out on June 11 (but we’ll continue to publish online throughout the summer.
Once next year rolls around, this blog will hopefully be a way to keep The Hatchet’s actions as transparent as possible. We’ll do our best to give you a sneak peak at what will be on tomorrow’s front page, highlight other content, and provide a forum for you to offer feedback.
Check back over the summer for some sporadic posts, but be sure to frequent this blog during the school year for more consistent blogging. Until then, happy summer!
Once a year The Hatchet staff gets a chance to stop reporting for a moment and lampoon some of the issues they cover. It’s a tradition that dates back to the early editions of The Hatchet, and has become an regular surprise on campus every spring. So the 2009 April Fools’ Issue has come. And this year, it takes the form of The GW Buzzkill.
We claimed in The Buzzkill that we’re no longer accepting letters to the editor. While that may not be entirely true, tell us what you think here in the online comments.
Get a glimpse into the inner workings of one of the best college newspapers in the nation. Alex Byers, editor in chief, with others contributing.
Vol. 106
An Independent Student Newspaper
Serving The George Washington University Community Since 1904
