Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 6:00 a.m.
The Hatchet’s Editorial Board questions the recent “legislative battle” over the election signatures bill.
To give you the cliff notes version, a bill to abolish the need for signatures for candidates to get onto the SA election ballot was passed on Feb. 4. It was then vetoed by SA President Vishal Aswani. The veto was then overridden by the Senate. But wait – the override of the veto was then contested by Jordan Chapman, Aswani’s vice president for judicial and legislative affairs (why is that position even necessary?)
Bottom line? We are back where we started before the whole drawn out ordeal – no signatures are needed.
Read the full editorial here.
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 6:00 a.m.
The Hatchet’s Editorial Board argues that the SA should re-examine the newly passed bill eliminating the need for SA candidates to gather signatures to get on the ballot.
“If candidates no longer have to get these signatures, it does encourage more students to run, but it also means that limitless joke candidates would have little stopping them from running, apart from filing some paperwork with the Joint Elections Committee. In previous elections, before candidates needed to get signatures to become official, joke candidates were the norm rather than the exception from year to year.”
Read the full editorial here.
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 6:00 a.m.
The Hatchet’s Editorial Board questions GW’s lack of fiscal restraint in the current economy:
When the Titanic departed England, it was determined to arrive in New York City early. Despite warnings about icebergs, the ship was ordered to proceed “full speed ahead.” Well, we all know how that story ends.
The current economic crisis has universities throughout the country donning their life vests – or at least checking their lifeboats – but for GW it is still full speed ahead. While colleges nationwide are cutting costs, freezing tuition, nixing new building projects and taking pay cuts, GW is signing off on several new multi-million dollar projects. If so many other schools are heeding the iceberg warning, what makes us think we’re unsinkable, especially after our 20 percent endowment loss?”
Read the full editorial here.
Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 7:42 a.m.
The Hatchet’s Editorial Board set some goals for the University’s upcoming year. What do you think of our list? Do you have any others?
Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 8:00 a.m.
With the inauguration coming up faster than you think, The Hatchet’s Editorial Board urges GW to keep us in the loop.
“The Campus Advisories site is all well and good, but the inauguration merits its own high-profile site. This is a great opportunity for GW to provide a central place to go for all things inauguration, specifically tailored to GW students.
No one is exactly certain what to expect, but Foggy Bottom will be dramatically different for several days. GW authorities know the scope of their security plans, and may consider promoting a sense of awareness and urgency in students.”
Read the full editorial here.
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 6:00 a.m.
The Hatchet’s Editorial Board writes that Student Association President Vishal Aswani needs to seriously reconsider his approach and vision.
“Returning to a programming focus is a step back, and the Capp-Kroeger administration proved how effective advocacy can be. It was a mistake for Aswani to distance himself from that successful model.”
Read the full editorial here.
Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 7:56 a.m.
The University Police Department is holding a public session during its re-accreditation process, and The Hatchet’s Editorial Board is calling for GW community members to take advantage of this opportunity to voice concerns, especially with the debate on arming UPD officers still open.
“While this may not sound like the event of the season, it is vitally important that students and community members take advantage of every chance to have a public discussion about the department charged with keeping our campus safe.”
Read the full editorial here.
Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 7:55 a.m.
The Hatchet’s Editorial Board congratulates GW’s service task force for conceiving a great program to offset student debt in exchange for graduates going into service careers.
“Especially in this economic climate, with economists calling for increased government spending, the public service sector has the potential to grow. GW has the chance to help its graduates enter this field while simultaneously setting itself apart in the collegiate market.”
Read the full editorial here.
Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 9:15 a.m.
The Hatchet’s Editorial Board argued that course evaluations should be moved online and the results made available to students as they register for classes:
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Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 9:15 a.m.
Comment on today’s editorial:
“Watching the returns come back in 2004, where did you imagine you would be on election night 2008?
“Did you picture yourself in Foggy Bottom, gathering in front of the White House, standing among the Monuments or being at the Capitol? In the hours spanning Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, it became abundantly clear to many of us why we came to GW.”
Read the full editorial here.
