Sophomore Annu Subramanian, the Hatchet’s contributing opinions editor, points out that sometimes GW students have to look a bit harder to find the campus atmosphere they seek.

GW lacks spirit, community and spontaneity, or so I said in my very first Hatchet column.

I said students didn’t take pride in their school and I lamented the fact that monotony had taken over my daily schedule. How wrong, or rather, how ignorant I was.

Students pride themselves on their school and prove it through getting involved in student organizations that have an impact across campus, D.C. and the world. Community stems from the uniting vein that pulses through the multitude of diverse students, otherwise known as The George Washington University itself. As for spontaneity, GW surprises me almost daily with the arrival of unique speakers, impulsive tie-dye stands and the ever-present but always welcome barbecue in Kogan Plaza.