Since we revamped them at the beginning of 2008, The Hatchet’s blogs have had you covered on all the breaking news, sports, and commentary you could handle. Where we’ve missed the boat, however, is in talking about the issues that have the biggest effect on the things you care about – student life.

To fill that gap, we’re happy to launch a new blog today called Beyond the Books. It’s designed to focus on exactly what it sounds like – what you do at GW outside of classes, internships and work. It’s what you read. What you do. What you live.

Our Life, Arts, and Web editors will be its main contributors, though others may chime in from to time. If there’s something you’d like to see on BTB – a recurring feature on fashion, a roundup of local government activity, whatever – go ahead and let us know in the comments.