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Serving the GW Community since 1904

The GW Hatchet
All content by Jackson Rickert
Protestors speak in front of the White House on 16th Street.

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on election night to decry candidates’ support for Israel in war in Gaza

By Jenna Lee and Jackson Rickert
November 6, 2024
First-year assistants Julia Yams and Avery Boyd pose for a portrait.

SGA adds entry-level positions to attract, bolster representation for first-year students

By Jackson Rickert and Aijalon Gourrier
October 28, 2024
Student Government Association President Ethan Fitzgerald speaks during a recent SGA meeting.

SGA president launches working groups on free speech, financial transparency, campus inclusion

By Jackson Rickert, Staff Writer
October 7, 2024
Student Government Association Senate Pro-Tempore Liz Stoddard (CCAS-U) speaks during Monday's meeting.

SGA Senate approves first non-SGA representative to University-Wide Programs Fund

By Jackson Rickert, Staff Writer
September 26, 2024
Former University President Thomas LeBlanc speaks during a Faculty Senate meeting in 2020.

Severance extended to former officials may have incentivized exits, faculty senators say

By Jackson Rickert and Hannah Marr
September 16, 2024
The Eatery at Pelham Commons in August after it's recent renovations.

Students report new food options, ‘sterile’ ambiance after Pelham dining hall revamp

By Jackson Rickert and Maggie Rhoads
September 9, 2024
Kogan Plaza's Trustees Gate entrance on H Street.

Students studying across schools drop by 30 percent after decade of growth

By Dylan Ebs and Jackson Rickert
March 4, 2024
Provost Chris Bracey listens during a Faculty Senate meeting.

Admissions officers to continue measuring ‘grit’ of applicants after Supreme Court decision

By Jackson Rickert and Lauren Simon
December 4, 2023
The Common App is opened on a laptop.

GW to solicit information on applicants’ home lives in new Common App question

By Jackson Rickert and Yael Loubat
October 9, 2023
Kogan Plaza

Turnover has dropped but staff say they lack promotion opportunities

By Jackson Rickert and Kellen Hoard
August 21, 2023
GW’s current $62,110 tuition for the 2022-23 academic year covers 18 credit hours per semester at a rate of $1,725.28 per credit hour – $354.72 lower than the University's summer course tuition rate.

Summer course tuition ranks third most expensive among peer schools

By Jackson Rickert and Lauren Simon
April 24, 2023
While Revolutionaries and Sentinels connect to the Continental Army and the University’s namesake, Blue Fog and Ambassadors have ties to the Foggy Bottom Campus and GW’s international affairs legacy.

Understanding GW’s four moniker finalists and their ties to University, namesake

By Rachel Moon and Jackson Rickert
April 3, 2023
Students can use a new online application, Digital Workplace, to submit requests for technology repairs, phone preferences or general IT help.

String of phishing emails, cyberattacks target community members, officials say

By Eoighan Noonan and Jackson Rickert
February 13, 2023
Kate O’Dell, a postdoctoral research scientist whose work focuses on topics like air quality and health, said having good writing and communication skills are important in fields like hers.

GW climate and health scientists talk career opportunities

By Jackson Rickert
February 12, 2023
Granberg has worked to close achievement gaps between students who are Black, Indigenous and people of color and non-BIPOC students and supported faculty and staff through shared governance, according to a GW release.

Granberg positioned to develop new financial priorities, research initiatives: experts

By Fiona Riley and Jackson Rickert
January 17, 2023
More than a fifth of students rejected federal loans last school year: report

More than a fifth of students rejected federal loans last school year: report

By Ianne Salvosa and Jackson Rickert
November 21, 2022
Maria Leon-Acosta, a general body member of GW College Democrats, criticized the bussing of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard and the District, a move seen as a political stunt by some.

GW College Democrats, Republicans debate immigration, inflation

By Jackson Rickert
November 7, 2022
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