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The GW Hatchet

Grace Chinowsky, Editor in Chief

Grace Chinowsky, a senior majoring in journalism and mass communication from Seattle, Washington, is the 2024-25 editor in chief of The Hatchet. She previously served as The Hatchet’s senior news editor and the assistant news editor for the Metro beat.

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The Hatchet elects Riley as 2025-26 editor in chief

The Hatchet elects Riley as 2025-26 editor in chief

By Grace Chinowsky, Editor in Chief
February 23, 2025
Young Americans for Freedom at GWU Chairman Jipson Zhang and Vice Chairman Stan Biskupski pose for a portrait in Kogan Plaza.

First-years shake dust of dormancy off conservative student groups

By Grace Chinowsky, Editor in Chief
February 3, 2025
The Hatchet's 21st Street townhouse.

Thank you for reading The Hatchet in 2024

By Grace Chinowsky, Editor in Chief
December 31, 2024
The Tudor House on Q and 23rd street in Georgetown.

Searching for the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come across the District

By Grace Chinowsky, Jackson Lanzer and Nick Perkins
December 9, 2024
Student Government Association Sen. Dan Saleem (CCAS-U) at an SGA meeting in November.

Saleem faces SGA disqualification after alleged premature campaigning

By Hannah Marr and Grace Chinowsky
April 4, 2024
Stacks of spirits line McReynold's Liquors in January 2023.

Meet Maria Chong, the new owner of McReynold’s Liquors

By Grace Chinowsky, Senior News Editor
March 25, 2024

Senior drowns in Puerto Rico beach while on spring break

By Grace Chinowsky, Senior News Editor
March 17, 2024
Redshirt freshman Darren Buchanan Jr. backs down a UMass defender.

Men’s basketball downed by UMass for 11th-straight loss

By Ben Spitalny and Grace Chinowsky
February 28, 2024
Monday's snow dusts Kogan Plaza.

Officials cancel classes, activities after campus snowfall

By Grace Chinowsky, Senior News Editor
January 16, 2024
GW alumni in House pen letter demanding investigation after anti-Israel demonstration

GW alumni in House pen letter demanding investigation after anti-Israel demonstration

By Grace Chinowsky, Senior News Editor
October 25, 2023
Board soliciting applications for recent alumni trustee

Board soliciting applications for recent alumni trustee

By Grace Chinowsky and Nick Pasion
September 11, 2023
Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith speaks in Sep.

MPD announces reward for information on homicide suspect who escaped GW Hospital

By Grace Chinowsky and Erika Filter
September 7, 2023
GW lifts shelter-in-place order after homicide suspect escapes custody at GW Hospital

GW lifts shelter-in-place order after homicide suspect escapes custody at GW Hospital

By Grace Chinowsky, Senior News Editor
September 6, 2023
The GWPD offices on 22nd Street.

GWPD to arm top two officers

By Grace Chinowsky and Erika Filter
August 28, 2023
Joel Causey, who has served as the chair of the Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission for more than a year, spoke at the University Student Center for a panel the Student Association hosted in February.

ANC chair resigns from leadership role after public records reveal criminal history

By Nick Pasion and Grace Chinowsky
April 15, 2023
The GW Police Department headquarters along 22nd Street.

GWPD to arm ‘specially trained’ officers with handguns by fall

By Grace Chinowsky and Erika Filter
April 13, 2023
Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission Chair Joel Causey spoke at GW for a panel the Student Association hosted last month in the University Student Center.

ANC chair’s sex offender registration in Florida spurs calls for transparency

By Grace Chinowsky, Nick Pasion and Zach Blackburn
April 5, 2023
The GW Hospital on 23rd Street in 2023.

SMHS resident physicians to set union election date this week

By Grace Chinowsky
March 30, 2023
GW's Hillel building on the corner of 23rd and H streets in August 2021.

GW dishes out three new name options for kosher cafe

By Grace Chinowsky and Eoighan Noonan
March 27, 2023
DCNA staff attorney Kenneth Page said he filed five unfair labor practice complaints on behalf of GW Hospital nurses last Thursday through Tuesday after 750 nurses at the hospital filed a union election petition March 15.

DCNA files five unfair labor practice complaints against GW Hospital

By Grace Chinowsky
March 22, 2023
Officials said the patient who was refused testing at the GW Hospital did not fit the criteria for testing.

Senate minority leader transported to GW Hospital for concussion after fall

By Grace Chinowsky
March 9, 2023
John Capozzi, a former D.C. shadow representative in the House between 1995 and 1997, said members of Congress are making a “political statement” at the expense of District residents

Residents, local leaders gather to rally against Senate’s reversal of D.C. criminal code

By Grace Chinowsky and Max Porter
March 9, 2023
Nicholas Smaldone, a GroW manager and senior studying international environment studies and English, said members of the community garden used their student organization budget to rent sheep from Lamb Mowers, a company that offers sheep for rent to feed on private spaces.

GroW Garden invites sheep to graze on campus community garden

By Grace Chinowsky
March 9, 2023
The judge said GW Hospital officials argued the flat rule resulted in “double taxation,” and the “ultimate consumers” of the prepared meals should have paid the sales tax, not them.

Appeals court denies GW Hospital’s request for sales tax refund

By Grace Chinowsky
March 6, 2023
Biden to overturn D.C. crime bill pending Senate disapproval, infringing on home rule

Biden to overturn D.C. crime bill pending Senate disapproval, infringing on home rule

By Grace Chinowsky
March 2, 2023
Shenkman Hall residents can receive mail and packages from lockers in the building's lobby.

Officials to add mail and package kiosks in six residence halls

By Grace Chinowsky
March 2, 2023
Tampons or pads sat on paper towel machines or bathroom counters in at least five bathrooms Thursday and Friday where officials have yet to install dispensers, in violation of D.C. law.

GW lags behind D.C. law mandating period products in bathrooms ahead of rollout

By Grace Chinowsky
February 25, 2023
GW fires back against EEOC in athletics department pay discrimination lawsuit

GW fires back against EEOC in athletics department pay discrimination lawsuit

By Grace Chinowsky
February 23, 2023
2A03 Commissioner Trupti Patel introduced four resolutions to bring to upcoming D.C. agency performance oversight hearings regarding D.C. transit, housing, wages and properties at an ANC meeting Wednesday.

Commissioners vote to send resolutions to D.C. Council, plan Francis Field improvements at monthly meeting

By Grace Chinowsky
February 21, 2023
Firefighters discovered a small “structural” fire on the sixth floor of the complex upon responding, according to a spokesperson.

Firefighters extinguish small fire in I Street apartment complex

By Grace Chinowsky and Erika Filter
February 20, 2023
The vice president of University advancement will oversee GW's overall “advancement efforts,” through fundraising and alumni and parent engagement.

Officials to gather student feedback on 10 moniker options

By Grace Chinowsky and Erika Filter
February 15, 2023
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced last year that the GW Hospital would expand to Southeast D.C. and hold up to 196 beds beginning in fall 2024.

Nurses announce efforts to form union at GW Hospital after staffing, working condition concerns

By Sophia Goedert and Grace Chinowsky
February 15, 2023
House votes to overturn D.C. voting bill, revised criminal code

House votes to overturn D.C. voting bill, revised criminal code

By Grace Chinowsky
February 11, 2023
A federal judge denied Wednesday the University’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the former athletic director gave preferential treatment to his male staff.

Timeline: GW, EEOC continue to spar over six-year pay discrimination lawsuit

By Grace Chinowsky
February 6, 2023
Former GW Athletics Director Patrick Nero resigned in December 2017, a move that an athletics department spokesperson said wasn't related to a pay discrimination lawsuit filed against GW earlier that year.

EEOC, GW tangle in dueling filings over ongoing athletics department sex bias lawsuit

By Grace Chinowsky
February 2, 2023
Officials warn community members of string of off-campus coat robberies

Officials warn community members of string of off-campus coat robberies

By Nick Pasion and Grace Chinowsky
February 2, 2023
MPD reported that 92 percent of the listed criminal offenses were property crimes like theft and burglary. 

Ward 2 crime plunged more than any other ward in 2022, MPD records shows

By Rio Matsumoto and Grace Chinowsky
January 30, 2023
The bookstore in the basement of the Marvin Center no longer sells textbooks in the store, but there are a variety of other affordable options to consider.

GW to relocate Campus Store to 2100 Penn building next fall

By Grace Chinowsky
January 26, 2023
Frumin said he entered the “big firm world” after graduating from GW Law, observing elections in Nicaragua, Morocco, Iraq and Mongolia with the International Human Rights Law Group.

GW Law alumnus supporting education equity, affordable housing with new Council seat

By Grace Chinowsky
January 23, 2023
Tigerella General Manager Adam Tiehen said the restaurant plans to start offering to-go pizza slices during lunch and offer whole pies via UberEats in the second week of February.

Tigerella’s cafe closes after five months of business; restaurant remains open

By Grace Chinowsky
January 22, 2023
Metro adds mobile U-Pass to iPhone, Apple Watch

Metro adds mobile U-Pass to iPhone, Apple Watch

By Grace Chinowsky
January 22, 2023
University President Thomas LeBlanc and three other local college presidents announced their support for D.C. statehood ahead of a congressional hearing on the issue Thursday.

ANC commissioners push to bolster transit equity, redirect funds for parking passes

By Grace Chinowsky
January 20, 2023
SMPA Professor and Hatchet Board member Steven Roberts organized the $100,000 fund in memory of his wife, broadcast journalist and author Cokie Roberts.

Officials to close fourth floor of SMPA building for HVAC upgrades

By Grace Chinowsky
January 20, 2023
The majority of Western Market's vendors will accept GWorld payment when the food hall opens next month.

Bullfrog Bagels to open shop in Western Market in March

By Grace Chinowsky
January 19, 2023
Officials said approximately 2,500 students choose to live off-campus per year, with 25 to 35 percent of the third-year class requesting off-campus housing exemptions annually.

GW to drop third-year on-campus residency requirement next fall

By Grace Chinowsky
January 19, 2023
The only category of violent crime that saw an increase from the year before was dating violence, up from one case in 2018 to four in 2019.

GWPD to hire two student outreach liaisons this semester

By Grace Chinowsky and Max Porter
January 17, 2023
About 150 rising juniors currently remain on the on-campus residency exemption waitlist, officials said.

Shenkman Hall dining facility opens Sunday as GW implements new meal plan

By Grace Chinowsky
January 16, 2023
GW's Hillel building on the corner of 23rd and H streets in August 2021.

Kosher cafe inside GW Hillel building opens Monday

By Grace Chinowsky
January 11, 2023
D.C. officials to study nonvehicular transportation, connectivity in Foggy Bottom, Georgetown

D.C. officials to study nonvehicular transportation, connectivity in Foggy Bottom, Georgetown

By Grace Chinowsky and Moksha Akil
December 6, 2022

Crime log: Unknown male subject punches male student in the face

By Grace Chinowsky
November 21, 2022
Four students said they never received their absentee ballots through University mail, and three students said their state offices didn't count their votes because MPS delivered ballots past state absentee ballot deadlines, leaving them unable to have their votes counted in this year's midterm election. 

Students unable to vote in midterms after ballot delivery delays, mailbox issues

By Grace Chinowsky and Max Porter
November 21, 2022
Advisory Neighborhood Commission Chair Joel Causey congratulated Commissioners Trupti Patel, Yannik Omictin, Ed Comer, Evelyn Hudson and himself on their unofficial victories after they pulled ahead in their respective election counts, which the D.C. Board of Elections will finalize next month.

ANC Commissioners announce unofficial election victories, propose grant for fire victims

By Grace Chinowsky
November 19, 2022
Officials said they may adjust the stringency of the guest policy depending on the severity of the pandemic.

Insurance company fights back in GW COVID droplet lawsuit

By Grace Chinowsky
November 17, 2022
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority fare system will no longer permit riders to complete rides on the bus or subway with a negative balance on SmarTrip cards.

Metro opens six Silver Line stations, completes years-long project

By Grace Chinowsky
November 15, 2022
A COVID-19 testing trailer occupied the lot across from University Yard during the previous academic year before officials reassigned three locations on the Foggy Bottom Campus as new testing sites.

Faculty senators vote in support of residence hall construction in empty campus lot

By Sophia Goedert and Grace Chinowsky
November 14, 2022
The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that the Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit has since cleared the scene at the Kennedy Center.

MPD identifies victim found near Kennedy Center, investigating death as homicide

By Grace Chinowsky
November 13, 2022
GW sued Factory Mutual last year to require the insurance company to cover hundreds of millions of dollars in COVID-related losses.

GW asks appeals court whether COVID droplets can cause building damage

By Grace Chinowsky
November 13, 2022
Senior Yannik Omictin, the Student Association’s vice president for government relations, will run a write-in campaign for the Advisory Neighborhood Commission.

Election Night 2022: Omictin wins reelection in Foggy Bottom ANC race

By Grace Chinowsky
November 10, 2022

Crime log: Man hits two vehicles in SEH parking garage, flees scene

By Grace Chinowsky
November 7, 2022
Commissioner Evelyn Hudson, who currently represents SMD 2A05, is switching districts and running unopposed for the 2A09 seat that the ANC redistricting created in June, leaving the SMD 2A05 seat empty.

Meet the five ANC candidates running unopposed in the November elections

By Henry Huvos and Grace Chinowsky
November 7, 2022
Eight of the nine single-member districts of the Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood commission will have at least one candidate running to fill a seat on the ANC, which will oversee the needs of constituents in GW’s home neighborhood.

Meet the six candidates in competitive races in the Foggy Bottom and West End ANC

By Henry Huvos and Grace Chinowsky
November 7, 2022
MPD investigating death outside Kennedy Center after report of shooting

MPD investigating death outside Kennedy Center after report of shooting

By Grace Chinowsky
November 4, 2022
MFA malpractice compensation surges by millions since 2019 amid rising insurance costs

MFA malpractice compensation surges by millions since 2019 amid rising insurance costs

By Sophia Goedert and Grace Chinowsky
October 31, 2022
Officials said they closed the temporary workout room they installed in the University Student Center in June on Friday so officials can return the equipment to Lerner.

Lerner to reopen Monday after five months of HVAC system renovations

By Grace Chinowsky
October 30, 2022

Crime log: Male student reports assault with dangerous weapon in Madison Hall

By Grace Chinowsky
October 17, 2022
Commuter students are bracing for extended travel times and long lines on the Metro in Northern Virginia after the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority delayed the reopening of six stations until early November.

Blue Line closures, delayed shuttles hinders with students’ commutes to campus

By Grace Chinowsky and Cade McAllister
October 16, 2022
Thurston Hall is among the first few residence halls where a professional moving company will begin packing students' belongings.

Thurston Hall dining space opens doors Wednesday

By Grace Chinowsky
October 12, 2022
Tate said “certain reporting” decreased in 2021 because of GW’s COVID policies that minimized the presence of students on campus, even though campus reopened to the entire student body halfway through 2021.

Referrals for drug, liquor law violations plummet to decade low in 2021, report shows

By Grace Chinowsky and Amita Ganesh
October 10, 2022
Cheh said she decided to step down to spend more time with her family, especially her granddaughter, and making sure her family was safe during the pandemic realigned some of her priorities.

Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh bids farewell to Council seat after 16 years

By Grace Chinowsky
October 3, 2022

Crime log: Four intoxicated students sent to emergency room

By Grace Chinowsky and Tyler Krambeer
September 26, 2022
Foggy Bottom residents noticed DDOT placed 10 barriers at intersections along Virginia Avenue from G to 20th streets, blocking access to the bike lane on streets that lacked functioning traffic signals.

ANC announces DDOT will remove Virginia Avenue bike lane barriers

By Grace Chinowsky
September 22, 2022
University President Thomas LeBlanc and three other local college presidents announced their support for D.C. statehood ahead of a congressional hearing on the issue Thursday.

D.C. Council votes to create office to support bused migrants

By Grace Chinowsky
September 22, 2022

Crime log: Motorcyclist flees scene after striking SafeRide vehicle

By Grace Chinowsky
September 19, 2022
Two police officers enter Guthridge Hall with yellow caution tape after emergency responders received a report of a “possible obvious death” on the 2100 block of F Street.

MPD investigating death in Guthridge Hall after receiving report of unconscious student

By Zach Blackburn, Sophia Goedert and Grace Chinowsky
September 13, 2022

Crime log: Two intoxicated students sent to emergency room from Thurston Hall

By Grace Chinowsky
September 12, 2022
Officials said the pandemic led to "hundreds of millions" of dollars in losses for the University.

Judge dismisses GW lawsuit seeking insurance coverage for pandemic losses

By Grace Chinowsky
September 12, 2022

Crime log: Vern resident reports toothbrush, toilet paper stolen from bathroom

By Grace Chinowsky and Acacia Niyogi
August 29, 2022
Students said the addition of the new dining vendors has allowed them to take advantage of the meal deals available to them.

GWorld discount program gains visibility after District House dining rebrand

By Grace Chinowsky
August 29, 2022
The new vendors will accept GWorld dining dollar payments and will operate seven days a week with varying hours depending on the restaurant.

Five new District House GWorld vendors will open their doors to students Monday

By Grace Chinowsky
August 22, 2022
Commissioners said the traffic signal's lights at the intersection were not visible at the time of the collision but appeared to be functioning shortly after, placing the city's operation of the signals in question.

ANC urges DDOT to explain potential traffic signal issues at scene of recent cyclist death

By Grace Chinowsky
July 22, 2022
The District House basement will no longer hold an all-you-can-eat dining hall.

GW pushes back plans for unlimited dining halls until at least September

By Henry Huvos and Grace Chinowsky
July 14, 2022
Preparations for the demolition, like asbestos removal, plumbing and gas inspections, are in progress.

Staughton Hall demolished after more than century in Foggy Bottom

By Grace Chinowsky
June 13, 2022

ANC approves resolution protecting D.C. abortion care

By Grace Chinowsky
June 9, 2022
The Aston, pictured in April 2022.

Officials hire real estate investment company to sell The Aston

By Grace Chinowsky
May 26, 2022
Officials said most of the residents who initially occupied the affordable housing units on campus have stayed.

Officials reopen housing exemption applications to open up beds

By Grace Chinowsky
May 19, 2022
House Republicans passed a bill in January 2017 preventing the District from using city money to subsidize reproductive care.

D.C. prepares for influx of people seeking abortions after potential Roe v. Wade overturn

By Grace Chinowsky
May 16, 2022
The Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission approved a GW zoning request to designate District House as residential dining instead of public.

Dining hall capacity lags behind that of other D.C. universities, documents show

By Grace Chinowsky and Tyler Krambeer
May 16, 2022
If Roe v. Wade is struck down, federal lawmakers have ultimate control over the legality of abortion in the District, meaning a Republican-controlled Congress could limit abortion rights in the city.

‘Ready to fight’: D.C. demands statehood, urges Congress to codify Roe v. Wade

By Henry Huvos and Grace Chinowsky
May 9, 2022
D.C. Circulator operators approved the new contract, which included a nearly six-dollar wage hike, with "overwhelming" support.

D.C. Circulator driver union agrees to new contract, ending three-day strike

By Grace Chinowsky
May 8, 2022
Students subscribed to Amazon Prime’s student option and Amazon Prime members will receive additional benefits and in-store savings across Whole Foods stores.

Whole Foods to leave GWorld after 2022-2023 academic year

By Grace Chinowsky
April 19, 2022
Effective July 1st, the DC minimum wage rose to $10 for tipped employees.

D.C. residents to vote on $10 tipped minimum wage increase initiative in November

By Grace Chinowsky and Acacia Niyogi
April 18, 2022
About 150 rising juniors currently remain on the on-campus residency exemption waitlist, officials said.

Officials say 250 students on housing waitlist will receive assignments by June

By Grace Chinowsky
April 11, 2022
Coconut, a resident of Shenkman Hall, took a stroll across campus to GW Law on Wednesday.

GW Law launches animal legal education initiative with nonprofit

By Grace Chinowsky and Max Beveridge
April 4, 2022
Administrators said a little more than 4,700 tuition aid packages were adjusted after the 10 percent tuition cut to reflect most students' reduced costs of board.

GW receives record number of new student applications, plans to leverage waitlist

By Daniel Patrick Galgano and Grace Chinowsky
March 28, 2022
Higher education experts said the uncertainty of the pandemic helped drive faculty who may have retired to the security of guaranteed income.

Faculty retirements drop amid hiring freezes during COVID-19 pandemic

By Nick Pasion and Grace Chinowsky
March 28, 2022
Kathleen Sebelius served as HHS secretary during the administration of former President Barack Obama.

Former Health and Human Services secretary discusses health care reform

By Grace Chinowsky
March 7, 2022
The course will explore how lawyers solve conflicts between different countries in a variety of contexts, like bankruptcy and national court litigation.

Donation from GW Law alumnus to fund free speech, First Amendment law professorship

By Grace Chinowsky
March 3, 2022
Experts in higher education said the disparity in salaries among business professors is unrepresentative of salary disparities across higher education.

Graduate certificate enrollment declines despite program expansions

By Grace Chinowsky
February 28, 2022
Kylie Stamm, the diversity program manager at the Elliott School, said officials spearheaded initiatives like focus groups with students of color that meet the plan's four diversity, inclusion and equity goals.

Elliott School unveils third consecutive diversity action plan

By Grace Chinowsky and Eduardo Rivas
November 22, 2021
Donna Arbide, the vice president for development and alumni relations, met with several officials to discuss how to communicate about fundraising opportunities and to coordinate on common goals.

Officials increase aid for Pell Grant recipients, delay major fundraising campaign

By Isha Trivedi and Grace Chinowsky
October 11, 2021
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