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NPR international correspondent Emily Feng presents her new book, "Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China," at a U.S.-China Education Trust event this week.

[Photo] NPR correspondent discusses career reporting in China, new book

April 17, 2025
The exterior of Das Ethiopian Cuisine located in Georgetown

[Photo] Best meal to split on a date: Das’ Beef Zilzil Tibs

By Khanh Dang, Staff Writer
April 14, 2025
"The Doors of Perception" Mural on the corner of Rock Creek Church Road and Warder Street.

[Photo] Best mural: ‘The Doors of Perception’

By Shea Carlberg, Staff Writer
April 14, 2025
A metro rider enters the Woodley Park/Adams Morgan Metro station.

[Photo] Best Metro escalator: Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan

By Grace Chinowsky, Editor in Chief
April 14, 2025
Protesters clap during a speech in front of the Washington Monument.

[Photo] Thousands of protesters pack National Mall for 'Hands Off' rally rebuking Trump

April 7, 2025
Stanford Law School Professor Orin Kerr speaks to the audience about his new book "The Digital Fourth Amendment."

[Photo] Criminal law expert discusses book on Fourth Amendment in digital age

April 3, 2025
GW Sophomore Corinne Porada plants American and French flags at 1st Lt. Donald Alexander's gravesite at the Normandy American Cemetery. Each student chooses a fallen soldier who served in the Normandy campaign to engage in extensive research about their soldier's biography.

[Photo] Snapshot: Flags of remembrance

By Jerry Lai, Staff Photographer
March 24, 2025
Customers order and dine in the newly-opened Panda Express.

[Photo] Panda Express opens on campus following delays, student anticipation

March 20, 2025
Pipes in the basement of Francis Scott Key Hall.

[Photo] Energy bills rise in off-campus apartments due to uptick in natural gas prices: email

March 3, 2025
A DC Fire and EMS ambulance outside of the GW Hospital.

[Photo] Claridge evacuation fuels community concerns over 911 dispatch delays

February 24, 2025
Angela Ayres, the interim executive director of the Graduate School of Political Management, poses for a portrait.

[Photo] GSPM stakeholders hope interim leader, director search will spur enrollment, grow community

February 10, 2025
An attendee makes a sign at the event.

[Photo] Chinatown residents, advocates challenge DC revitalization plans in Lunar New Year festivities

By Carly Cavanaugh and Diana Anos
February 6, 2025
Library patrons study inside of the Georgetown Public Library.

[Photo] Peruse DC public libraries to romanticize your day-to-day

February 3, 2025
Library patrons study inside of the Georgetown Public Library.

[Photo] Peruse DC public libraries to romanticize your day-to-day

By Caitlin Kitson and Lindsay Larson
February 3, 2025
Protestors dressed as Israeli Defense Force soldiers act out scenes of violence against demonstrators acting as Palestinian civilians during a Pro-Palestine march through Foggy Bottom on 23rd Street.

[Photo] Snapshot: A display of war

By Jerry Lai, Staff Photographer
February 3, 2025
Empty shops line the bottom level of the Watergate Complex.

[Photo] District grant to boost Foggy Bottom businesses struggling post-pandemic

February 10, 2025
Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins reflects on her past career and commemorates the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr.

[Photo] Former State Department arms security official talks diplomacy, representation

January 23, 2025
Wesley Thomas, Councilwoman Brooke Pinto, Mayor Muriel Bowser, and other community leaders participate in a ribbon cutting for the opening of The Aston.

[Photo] A year in review: Biggest stories of 2024

By Jennifer Igbonoba, Hannah Marr and Rory Quealy
December 31, 2024
Dr. Elsa Alaswad, a GW resident physician and a member of the Committee of Interns and Residents bargaining team, speaks at a press conference calling on University leadership to agree to a union contract and avert a labor strike.

[Photo] SMHS residents, fellows say they gave GW notice of three-day strike

December 11, 2024
Dr. Maryssa Miller, a GW resident physician, leads other union members through a series of chants.

[Photo] SMHS residents, fellows vote to strike, citing inadequate pay, mental health care

By Maggie Rhoads, Staff Writer
December 5, 2024
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[Photo] Faculty senators urge officials to recruit professors for disciplinary panels as participation wanes

By Hannah Marr and Jenna Lee
January 13, 2025
The front desk at the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics

[Photo] GW Law to introduce trio of clinical programs next spring

November 18, 2024
Students enjoy the company of a pig at a petting zoo set up in Square 80. GW Hillel hosted the petting zoo in conjunction with their "Mitzvote Festival," a civic engagement event for Election Week in the United States.

[Photo] Snapshot: Swine scratches in Square 80

By Jerry Lai, Staff Photographer
November 7, 2024
People enter the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center to see The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[Photo] Undead serial killers, cuddly monsters seize cinemas across DC

By The GW Hatchet Staff
October 28, 2024
The entrance to event spaces in the lower level of the University Student Center, which previously housed the Campus Store.

[Photo] Officials announce three new rehearsal spaces for performance-based student groups

October 28, 2024
Newly opened Chinese bookstore, JF Books, on Connecticut Avenue located in Dupont Circle.

[Photo] Chinese-language bookstore opens in Dupont Circle after facing censorship in Shanghai

September 23, 2024
Newly opened Chinese bookstore, JF Books, on Connecticut Avenue located in Dupont Circle.

[Photo] Chinese-language bookstore opens in Dupont Circle after facing censorship in Shanghai

By Brooke Shapiro, Staff Writer
September 23, 2024
A sign in the entrance of the Milken Institute School of Public Health.

[Photo] Non-public health students lose access to Milken study spaces

September 19, 2024
Members of GW Democracy Now react to statements made during the presidential debate.

[Photo] Photo Essay: Presidential debate watch parties

By Mathylda Dulian, Jerry Lai and Sage Russell
September 12, 2024
Students browse student organization tables on H Street at the First Night Festival.

[Photo] Photo Essay: Orientation Week

By Arwen Clemans, Jerry Lai and Kaiden Yu
August 26, 2024
University President Ellen Granberg listens to faculty senators during a meeting Friday.

[Photo] Faculty senators critique lack of input on negotiations with student protests

May 13, 2024
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[Photo] Live coverage: MPD arrests more than 30 protesters, D.C. officials say

By The GW Hatchet Staff
May 7, 2024
Suns Cinema on Mt. Pleasant St.

[Photo] Best independent movie theater: Suns Cinema

By Henry Huvos, Senior Staff Writer
April 8, 2024
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