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GW’s hippo, an endangered species

Related | Sunday, Sept 21. Officials: senior administration never discussed hippo phase-out. Administrators rebuffed reports this week that the University was phasing out its unofficial hippo mascot,...

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Editorial: Solidarity with Quad News

Quinnipiac University in Connecticut is suppressing student journalism efforts on campus, and we stand in solidarity with the editors of the Quad News, The Hatchet’s Editorial Board wrote today.

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Editorial: Only at GW

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...

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Editorial: Rating our professors

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: Read the full editorial here.

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Editorial: Promoting public service a worthwhile goal

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...

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Editorial: Concerns about UPD? Be involved.

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...

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Editorial: A crisis of SA leadership

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...

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Editorial: GWInauguration.com

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...

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Editorial: New Year’s resolutions

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?

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Editorial: Full speed ahead?

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...

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Editorial: A risky venture for SA elections

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...

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Editorial: Jumping through legislative hoops

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...

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In need of more information

The Hatchet’s editorial board calls on the University to share the news of the loss of a student directly with the GW community, such as through an email. In the wake of a tragedy on campus, the GW...

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Staff Editorial: Students need updates on shared space projects

Shared student space isn’t a new topic of conversation for GW students. And after continued student concerns, University officials have prioritized adding shared student space to District House...

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Staff Editorial: Students, continue political activism beyond presidential...

Editorial boards at three universities’ independent student newspapers came together to reflect on political activity on their campuses. This editorial was published in The GW Hatchet, The Washington...

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Staff Editorial: Students can make campus ‘liberal bubble’ less restrictive

We’ve all probably heard of the “Foggy Bottom bubble.” We’re told to explore other areas of D.C. during our time at GW and not to get too comfortable just living in the space between Pennsylvania and...

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What LeBlanc should know about students before becoming University president

Welcome to GW, Thomas LeBlanc, the University’s 17th president. While we, The Hatchet’s editorial board, know you are by no means new to the higher education world, we thought we’d give you a quick...

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Course evaluations should be public

We all know the last-day-of-class routine: Review for the final exam, hand in any last assignments and fill out a course evaluation form. Because students are distracted with wrapping up a semester,...

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We can change GW's 'rich kid' school stereotype

Students are well aware that most people think of GW as a “rich kid” school. The University has a sticker price of more than $60,000 a year, including room and board. And Foggy Bottom has become a...

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D.C. should eliminate sex-related crimes' statute of limitations

Updated: Feb. 14, 2017 at 10:50 a.m. Survivors of sex-related crimes deal with their experiences in their own ways and in their own time frames. Some might confide in friends and family immediately...

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