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,...
View ArticleEditorial: 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.
View ArticleEditorial: 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...
View ArticleEditorial: 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.
View ArticleEditorial: 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...
View ArticleEditorial: 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...
View ArticleEditorial: 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...
View ArticleEditorial: 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...
View ArticleEditorial: 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?
View ArticleEditorial: 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...
View ArticleEditorial: 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...
View ArticleEditorial: 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...
View ArticleIn 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...
View ArticleStaff 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...
View ArticleStaff 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...
View ArticleStaff 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleCourse 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,...
View ArticleWe 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...
View ArticleD.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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