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Staff editorial: After rejecting the adoption of institutional neutrality, GW must step up to the plate

Staff editorial: After rejecting the adoption of institutional neutrality, GW must step up to the plate

By Editorial Board
November 18, 2024
Staff editorial: If you're upset about the election results, now is the time to act

Staff editorial: If you’re upset about the election results, now is the time to act

By Editorial Board
November 11, 2024
Staff editorial: Write in Rondell 'Magic' Jordan to represent Ward 2 on the DC Council

Staff editorial: Write in Rondell ‘Magic’ Jordan to represent Ward 2 on the DC Council

By Editorial Board
November 4, 2024
Staff editorial: To reunite campus, the fences must come down

Staff editorial: To reunite campus, the fences must come down

By Editorial Board
October 28, 2024
Staff editorial: When navigating new union efforts, GW should learn from past mistakes

Staff editorial: When navigating new union efforts, GW should learn from past mistakes

By Editorial Board
October 21, 2024
Staff editorial: After repeated lapses in transparency, GWPD must stop arming officers

Staff editorial: After repeated lapses in transparency, GWPD must stop arming officers

By Editorial Board
October 7, 2024
Staff editorial: GW needs to make an action plan that calls for action

Staff editorial: GW needs to make an action plan that calls for action

By Editorial Board
September 30, 2024
Staff editorial: GW tried selling students on housing. They need a new sales pitch

Staff editorial: GW tried selling students on housing. They need a new sales pitch

By Editorial Board
September 23, 2024
Staff editorial: To address traffic fatalities, Vision Zero must think long term

Staff editorial: To address traffic fatalities, Vision Zero must think long term

By Editorial Board
September 16, 2024
Staff editorial: Look beyond divisive campaign strategies

Staff editorial: Look beyond divisive campaign strategies

By Editorial Board
September 9, 2024

Staff editorial: A letter from The Hatchet’s editorial board

By Editorial Board
August 26, 2024

Staff editorial: To the Class of 2028, embrace the tough conversations

By Editorial Board
August 19, 2024
The Triangle Park encampment pictured in March before officials' recent clearing.

Staff Editorial: Encampment sweeps aren’t the solution to homelessness in DC

By Editorial Board
May 20, 2024
Demonstrators stood opposite Metropolitan Police Department officers on the 1900 block of F Street.

Staff Editorial: After calls for police, GW must lead alone to heal campus

By Editorial Board
May 13, 2024
Demonstrators convene in University Yard raising pro-Palestinian signs during the encampment protest.

Staff editorial: Officials aren’t delivering the leadership GW needs

By Editorial Board
April 29, 2024

Staff editorial: Faulty facilities are more than just an inconvenience

By Editorial Board
April 22, 2024

Staff editorial: Students, faculty tried to stop the arming of GWPD. Now what?

By Editorial Board
April 15, 2024

Students should vote yes on this year’s referendum

By Editorial Board
April 8, 2024
Student Government Association vice presidential candidate Aly McCormick.

Aly McCormick for vice president

By Editorial Board
April 8, 2024
Student Government Association presidential candidate Lauren K. Harris.

Lauren K. Harris for president

By Editorial Board
April 8, 2024

Staff editorial: Can next week’s elections fix the SGA?

By Editorial Board
April 1, 2024

Staff editorial: GW can reverse sudden decline in cross-school studies

By Editorial Board
March 25, 2024

Staff editorial: Plans for GW’s future should address its present

By Editorial Board
March 4, 2024

Staff editorial: Don’t only blame AI for soaring cheating cases

By Editorial Board
February 26, 2024

Staff editorial: Cycle of protests, punishments leaves more questions than answers

By Editorial Board
February 11, 2024

Staff editorial: GW faces ‘challenging times.’ Can officials unite us?

By Editorial Board
February 5, 2024

Staff editorial: On DEI, GW’s actions speak louder than words

By Editorial Board
January 29, 2024

Staff editorial: Feeling trapped by this year’s elections? So are we.

By Editorial Board
January 21, 2024

Staff editorial: The pros and cons of GW’s academic calendar

By Editorial Board
January 16, 2024

Staff editorial: Reflecting on a revolutionary year

By Editorial Board
December 11, 2023

Staff editorial: Intimidation, harassment have no place at GW

By Editorial Board
December 4, 2023

Staff editorial: GW’s leadership can learn from past presidents and current tensions

By Editorial Board
November 13, 2023

Staff Editorial: Foggy Bottom’s future is in GW’s hands

By Editorial Board
November 6, 2023

Staff Editorial: Amid campus discord, let’s recommit to free speech

By Editorial Board
October 30, 2023

Staff Editorial: Taking a closer look at CAPS amid high demand for mental health services

By Editorial Board
October 23, 2023

Staff Editorial: GW must address disparities in faculty pay, promotions

By Editorial Board
October 9, 2023

Staff Editorial: DC’s latest public safety plans deserve a closer look

By Editorial Board
October 2, 2023

Staff Editorial: Our status with GW Dining? It’s complicated.

By Editorial Board
September 25, 2023

Staff Editorial: What GW can learn from its shelter-in-place order

By Editorial Board
September 18, 2023

Staff Editorial: It’s a post-pandemic world, if GW can keep it

By Editorial Board
September 11, 2023

Staff Editorial: A letter from The Hatchet’s editorial board

By Editorial Board
August 28, 2023

Staff Editorial: To the Class of 2027: Words of welcome and advice.

By Editorial Board
August 21, 2023

Staff Editorial: New dining halls are a step up but need better labeling, food options

By Editorial Board
May 22, 2023

Staff Editorial: Let’s pave the way for a better, safer H Street

By Editorial Board
May 1, 2023

Staff Editorial: Arming GWPD isn’t the answer to gun violence

By Editorial Board
April 24, 2023

Staff Editorial: Title IX proposal offers sympathy, not support for trans student-athletes

By Editorial Board
April 17, 2023

Students should abstain from this year’s referendum

By Editorial Board
April 10, 2023
Geismar’s less flashy ideas, like installing more outlets in large lecture halls, would better students’ experience at the University.

Arielle Geismar for SA president

By Editorial Board
April 10, 2023
Apostolis knows the limits of the SA's vice presidency, his solutions are realistic and pragmatic and he’s knowledgeable about the issues he intends to address

Demetrius Apostolis for SA vice president

By Editorial Board
April 10, 2023

Staff Editorial: Student live-in jobs can help freshmen transition to college life

By Editorial Board
April 3, 2023

Staff Editorial: GW’s plan for the new Campus Store should keep local community in mind

By Editorial Board
March 27, 2023

Staff Editorial: The end of GW’s classroom mask mandate signals the start of a new era

By Editorial Board
March 6, 2023

Staff Editorial: D.C.’s laws belong to its residents, not Congress

By Editorial Board
February 27, 2023

Staff Editorial: GW’s generosity toward the MFA should extend to campus issues

By Editorial Board
February 13, 2023

Staff Editorial: On-campus contraceptives showcase the SA’s potential. It can’t stop now.

By Editorial Board
February 6, 2023

Staff Editorial: Antisemitism allegations fit pattern of discriminatory classroom conduct

By Editorial Board
January 30, 2023

Staff Editorial: A former athlete is suing GW for racist discrimination. It’s time students listen.

By Editorial Board
January 23, 2023

Staff Editorial: GW’s 19th president can learn from the past to outline its future

By Editorial Board
January 17, 2023

Staff Editorial: Budget cuts are damaging key programs at Eckles Library, Writing Center

By Editorial Board
December 5, 2022

Staff Editorial: After the tragic shooting at UVA, where do we go from here?

By Editorial Board
November 21, 2022

Staff Editorial: Amid lawsuits over affirmative action, GW should recommit to diversity

By Editorial Board
November 14, 2022

Staff Editorial: To celebrate GW’s commitment to democracy, make Election Day a holiday

By Editorial Board
November 7, 2022

Staff Editorial: GW-affiliated health care facilities must be affordable and accessible

By Editorial Board
October 31, 2022

Staff Editorial: With paradoxical policies, GW’s housing requirement demands reassessment

By Editorial Board
October 17, 2022

Staff Editorial: GW should select the mighty Hippopotamus for GW’s next moniker

By Editorial Board
October 10, 2022

Staff Editorial: GW’s ill-informed COVID policy leaves students to navigate pandemic alone

By Editorial Board
October 3, 2022

Staff Editorial: With GW in planning limbo, officials should go back to basics

By Editorial Board
September 26, 2022

Staff Editorial: GW leaves students hanging with meager alternatives during Lerner’s closure

By Editorial Board
September 19, 2022

Staff Editorial: With a bloated budget, the SA Senate reveals contempt for students

By Editorial Board
September 11, 2022

Meet The Hatchet’s editorial board for Volume 119

By Editorial Board
September 5, 2022

Staff Editorial: Make your voice heard as GW searches for its next president

By Editorial Board
August 29, 2022

Staff Editorial: Dear freshmen, seize the opportunity and go find your #OnlyAtGW moment

By Editorial Board
August 22, 2022

Staff Editorial: Robert White’s vision for D.C.’s future deserves your vote

By Editorial Board
June 17, 2022

Staff Editorial: GW can help student loan borrowers navigate their debt

By Editorial Board
May 16, 2022

Staff Editorial: Officials must support students’ right to an abortion

By Editorial Board
May 9, 2022

Staff Editorial: GW must address persistent facilities issues

By Editorial Board
April 25, 2022

Staff Editorial: Reinstating the mask mandate was the right call, but GW sold it poorly

By Editorial Board
April 18, 2022

A progress report on GW’s shared governance efforts

By Editorial Board
April 11, 2022

The SA’s incoming leaders should focus on building relationships with students

By Editorial Board
April 4, 2022

Dasia Bandy for SA president

By Editorial Board
March 28, 2022

Students should vote no on this year’s referendum

By Editorial Board
March 28, 2022

Why the editorial board makes SA endorsements

By Editorial Board
March 28, 2022

Alfredo Granados for SA Vice President

By Editorial Board
March 28, 2022

As GW hikes tuition, it must raise financial aid even more

By Editorial Board
March 7, 2022

Students need answers on data collection program

By Editorial Board
February 28, 2022

GW must train faculty to run inclusive classrooms

By Editorial Board
February 14, 2022

GW must concretely address racism on campus

By Editorial Board
February 7, 2022

Shared governance should involve student input

By Editorial Board
January 31, 2022

Wrighton can fix financial aid at GW

By Editorial Board
January 24, 2022

Administrators deserve credit for GW’s Omicron response

By Editorial Board
January 18, 2022

GW should mandate COVID booster shots

By Editorial Board
December 6, 2021

The future of strategic planning depends on picking a worthy University president

By Editorial Board
November 22, 2021

U-Pass will be a game changer for students

By Editorial Board
November 15, 2021

GW needs a cultural shift against antisemitism

By Editorial Board
November 8, 2021

Metro delays are a headache for students. GW can help.

By Editorial Board
November 1, 2021

Officials should address student burnout problem

By Editorial Board
October 18, 2021

GW must do more to protect survivors

By Editorial Board
October 11, 2021

The SA is student government, not the U.S. Senate

By Editorial Board
October 4, 2021

SafeRide expansion exemplifies effective collaboration between SA, officials

By Editorial Board
September 27, 2021

Wrighton is a solid choice for interim president

By Editorial Board
September 20, 2021
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