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All content by Alec Rich
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Alec Rich: Learning to listen

By Alec Rich
December 6, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: The Hatchet’s 2021 Basketball Guide

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs and Sejal Govindarao
November 22, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Launching U-Pass at GW

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs, Sejal Govindarao and Ethan Valliath
November 15, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Antisemitism on campus

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs and Sejal Govindarao
November 8, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Preparing for the Virginia elections

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs, CP Richardson and Ethan Valliath
November 1, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: First-year representation in the SA

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
October 18, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: The University’s handling of Title IX cases

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
October 11, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Sounds from Commencement

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
October 4, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Returning to the Foggy Bottom neighborhood

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
September 27, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Discussing the new interim president

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
September 20, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Responding to mold in residence halls

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
September 13, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: The University’s new dining plan

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
September 7, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Preventing coronavirus on campus

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
August 30, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Discussing the return to Foggy Bottom

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
August 23, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: LeBlanc’s departure

By Alec Rich and Ciara Regan
May 23, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Talking to Tonic

By Alec Rich and Ciara Regan
May 17, 2021
The team faced a few cancellations throughout March and April but was able to play against the Fordham Rams, winning in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Championship.

Women’s tennis wraps up season with deep A-10 Tournament run

By Alec Rich
May 17, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Senior sentiments

By Alec Rich and Ciara Regan
May 9, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: University vaccination requirements

By Alec Rich and Ciara Regan
April 26, 2021
Associate Director of Development Chris Monroe said officials will award the scholarship to a member of the men's or women's basketball programs annually.

Basketball scholarship pays respect to former student-athlete mentor

By Alec Rich
April 26, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Revisiting faculty survey of LeBlanc

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
April 19, 2021
Despite a truncated 2020 season, runners said they are "grateful" to compete again.

Men’s and women’s outdoor track and field leave mark after record-setting season

By Alec Rich
April 18, 2021

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Delving into the Urban studies initiative

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
April 12, 2021
Junior utility Jessica Linquist is the first at bat during Wednesday's game against George Mason.

‘The team to beat’: Softball bulldozes through A-10 play midway through season

By Alec Rich
April 12, 2021

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Gearing up for incoming SA leaders

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
April 5, 2021

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: SA election campaign strategies amid the pandemic

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs, Gwyn Wheeler, Thais Kolganov and CP Richardson
March 28, 2021
GW has weathered a grim year – from a pandemic and a budget crisis on campus to police brutality and White nationalist demonstrations on its doorstep.

One year into pandemic, GW longs for a return to normalcy

By Lia DeGroot, Alec Rich and Zach Schonfeld
March 28, 2021
Sophomore utility player Nick Schroeder throws the ball during a game in early November.

‘No rhythm’: Men’s water polo skids to the end of a difficult season

By Alec Rich
March 22, 2021

‘Getting to Bottom of It’: Breaking down Greek recruitment numbers

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
March 8, 2021

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Analyzing faculty survey of LeBlanc

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
March 1, 2021
Men’s basketball head coach Jamion Christian, assistant coach Graham Bousley and associate director of development Chris Monroe are partnering with HomeSlyce to provide hospital employees with pizza.

‘We’ve been through a lot’: Men’s basketball readies for tournament after shortened season

By Emily Maise and Alec Rich
March 1, 2021

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: The pandemic’s impact on higher education

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
February 22, 2021

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: How COVID-19 has cut seasons short

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
February 16, 2021

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Starting freshman year on campus

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
February 8, 2021
The volleyball team will compete several times against fellow pod schools Fordham, George Mason, La Salle and Rhode Island this season.

Volleyball skids into pandemic-era season with four straight losses

By Alec Rich
February 8, 2021
Byron Kerr, the Colonials' play-by-play announcer, started his career as a commentator for high school basketball games before announcing for George Mason's home games.

‘I’m really lucky’: Basketball play-by-play announcer reflects on 15 years in role

By Will Margerum and Alec Rich
February 1, 2021

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Examining calls for SA president’s resignation

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
January 25, 2021

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Gearing up for Inauguration Day

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
January 21, 2021

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Recapping 2020

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
January 11, 2021

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Tracing GW’s real estate expansion in Foggy Bottom

By Ilena Peng, Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
December 7, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Embarking on the 2020 basketball season

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
November 23, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Exploring higher education under Biden’s administration

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
November 16, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Covering Election Day in D.C.

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
November 9, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Gearing up for Election Day

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
November 2, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Encouraging student voter turnout

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
October 25, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Reacting to the decision to stay online

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
October 19, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Petitioning to reinstate the pre-law adviser

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
October 4, 2020
A 2018 video of Fox News host Laura Ingraham telling NBA star LeBron James to “shut up and dribble” pushed one alumna to start a podcast to highlight athletes off the court.

Women’s basketball alumna launches podcast on athletes’ passions off the court

By Alec Rich
October 4, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Taking care of mental health amid the pandemic

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
September 28, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Addressing off-campus parties

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
September 20, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Tackling sports program cuts

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
September 13, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Examining calls for LeBlanc’s resignation

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
September 8, 2020

Men’s tennis adds graduate student transfer ahead of final season

By Alec Rich
September 3, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Grasping the March on Washington after months of protests

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
August 30, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Unpacking officials’ decision to go remote this fall

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
August 23, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Tackling the online fall semester

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
August 23, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Covering the pandemic in photos

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
May 17, 2020
The U.S. Capitol on a sunny day.

Plans to accept millions in CARES Act funding ‘in the works’, officials say

By Alec Rich and Zach Schonfeld
May 11, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Exploring the effects of the pandemic on D.C. museums

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
May 10, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It:’ Discussing possibilities for fall 2020

By Alec Rich and Gwyn Wheeler
April 26, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Petitioning for graduate student aid

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
April 19, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Winning the SA elections

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
April 13, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Missing campus from the cloud

By Alec Rich, Julia Russo and Sarah Sachs
March 29, 2020
Jason Zara, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, said future employers will likely be understanding of pass/fail classes on students' records.

Faculty say Pass/No Pass policy will not affect their grading procedures, teaching plans

By Alec Rich and Ciara Regan
March 25, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Exploring calls for LeBlanc’s resignation

By Meredith Roaten, Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs and Zachary Martin
March 9, 2020
Outgoing Elliott School Dean Reuben Brigety said he is most proud of the relationships he formed with students and his focus on improving research and diversity.

Outgoing Elliott School dean shifted focus to ethics, African studies over five years

By Alec Rich and Julia Russo
March 8, 2020
Athletic director Tanya Vogel made it a priority when she took over the department to increase female representation in college sports.

Setting an example: Female coaches underrepresented but on par with A-10 peers

By Alec Rich
February 24, 2020
Murli Gupta, a professor of mathematics and member of the Faculty Senate

Faculty concerned about lack of detail in strategic plan interim reports

By Alec Rich and Ethan Schwartz
February 10, 2020
GW's online MBA and graduate engineering programs placed No. 22 and No. 15 in the country.

Online MBA, graduate engineering programs among best in country

By Jared Gans and Alec Rich
January 27, 2020
Elizabeth Chacko, the provost for Mount Vernon Campus' academics, said she has focused on building a sense of community on the campus in her first six months in the position.

First provost for Vern academics prioritizes community building in first six months

By Alec Rich
January 27, 2020

Staff Association now ‘dormant’ five years after launch, faculty say

By Alec Rich
November 20, 2019
Sophomore utility player DJ Davis takes a shot that helped set up the Colonials with a winning record heading into the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Championships.

Men’s water polo prepares to chase third straight conference title

By Alec Rich
November 14, 2019
A player passes the ball in a game against Fordham in 2019.

Men’s water polo splits pair of home games, defeats No. 14 Bucknell on the road

By Emily Maise and Alec Rich
November 11, 2019
Women's cross country is projected to perform better in the A-10 conference than the younger, less experienced men's team.

Men’s and women’s cross country set sights on A-10 Championship

By Alec Rich
October 30, 2019
Sitting at 28 combined doubles victories, the Colonials have one more tournament from Nov. 1 to 3 to top last fall’s performance.

Men’s tennis looks to bolster doubles pairings with aggressive net presence

By Emily Maise and Alec Rich
October 27, 2019

Baseball unveils 2020 schedule

By Alec Rich
October 23, 2019
The Faculty Senate committee recommended the move after hearing from University President Thomas LeBlanc about the hiring timeline and decision-making behind closed doors.

Brian Blake to bring ‘data-driven’ focus to role as new provost, colleagues say

By Jared Gans and Alec Rich
October 13, 2019

Women’s basketball taps first Class of 2025 commit

By Alec Rich
October 4, 2019
The women's rowing team is reaching for the NCAA Division I Rowing Championship, a feat the team has not achieved since 1998.

Women’s rowing eyes NCAA after acclimating to new head coach

By Belle Long and Alec Rich
September 29, 2019
History department chair Katrin Schultheiss said increasing the proportion of STEM majors could push officials to reduce the amount of resources allocated to non-STEM departments.

Push to increase STEM majors could prompt cuts in non-STEM departments, faculty say

By Alec Rich and Ethan Schwartz
September 29, 2019
Graduate Student Middle Blocker Caroline Sklaver keeps her eye on the ball during a serve.

Athletic programs see largest number of graduate students in five years

By Alec Rich
September 16, 2019
Sophomore Libero Bella Bowman passes the ball during Friday's match against American. In their three game tournament this weekend, the Colonials won a majority beating Howard and Hartford.

Volleyball loses but nabs two sweeps in opening weekend

By Belle Long, Alec Rich and Roman Bobek
September 1, 2019
Nicole Cennamo, a Student Association senior policy adviser, said GW's current religious holiday policy recognizes just six faiths, fewer than any of the University's peers.

CCAS advising overhaul will give students consistency in advising services: experts

By Alec Rich
August 25, 2019
Scott Greenstein, the president and chief content officer of Sirius XM, tells law school graduates to give back to society.

Law school graduates encouraged to give back to society, restore a sense of hope

By Alec Rich
May 21, 2019
Freshman pitcher Alex Kobersteen throws the ball during Wednesday's game against Coppin State.

Baseball dominates Coppin State in midweek matchup

By Alec Rich
May 2, 2019
Higher education experts said the Elliott School's redesigned retreat will allow students to develop relationships with faculty.

Elliott School reforms first-year retreat with increased faculty engagement

By Jared Gans and Alec Rich
April 29, 2019
Logan Lowe swings his club during a practice at the Army Navy Country Club in October.

Golf senior makes program history with A-10 Championship win

By Alec Rich
April 29, 2019
Dean Whitelaw | Photographer

Baseball knocks off William and Mary

By Alec Rich
April 11, 2019
Sophomore utility player Sierra Lange throws a pitch during Saturday's game against Saint Louis.

Softball on pace for winningest record in program history

By Alec Rich
April 8, 2019
Alexander Welling | Photographer

Elliott School expands undergraduate research program

By Alec Rich
April 8, 2019
Graeme Sloan | Contributing Photo Editor

Politics, journalism experts discuss state of local news

By Alec Rich
April 2, 2019
The University is in the process of expanding an online customer relations management system that was first implemented in some advising offices last fall, officials said.

University to expand online advising, note-taking tool

By Vita Fellig and Alec Rich
March 28, 2019
Provost Forrest Maltzman said GW continues to prioritize hiring a diverse and strong set of faculty.

GW hires Asian professors faster than other minority groups

By Alec Rich
March 21, 2019
Sanjit Sethi, the director of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, said the increased demand for graphic design courses prompted the school to launch a search this semester to hire a new full-time assistant professor of graphic design.

Graphic design program bolsters offerings amid increased student interest

By Lauren Peller and Alec Rich
March 4, 2019
Hatchet File Photo

Georgetown dishes baseball 10-run loss at home

By Alec Rich
February 28, 2019
Sophomore utility player Noah Levin earned an All American nod Wednesday.

Baseball earns first sweep of 2019 season

By Belle Long and Alec Rich
February 25, 2019
Yvonne Captain, an associate professor of Latin American film and literature and international affairs, said the seminar series will focus on topics like contemporary African society and sub-Saharan African politics.

Elliott School to host new seminar series highlighting African affairs

By Alec Rich
February 14, 2019
Redshirt senior Kevin Hodgeson throws the ball to first base during a drill at a practice last week.

Healthy starters return to anchor baseball’s pitching staff

By Alec Rich
February 11, 2019
Sophomore utility player Alana Ponce takes a shot during a women's water polo practice Wednesday.

Women’s water polo looks for leadership among young squad

By Alec Rich
February 7, 2019
The Elliott School of International Affairs will soon offer a Bachelor of Science degree.

Elliott School to launch Bachelor of Science degree next fall

By Alec Rich
January 28, 2019
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