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Nick Perkins: Local

Nick Perkins: Local

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
April 21, 2025

Perspective: Welcoming the beauty of bromances

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
April 21, 2025

Welcome to The Hatchet’s 2025 Best of Northwest Guide

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
April 14, 2025
The Midlands Beer Garden Nachos

Best nachos: Midlands Beer Garden

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
April 14, 2025
Students watch then President Ronald Reagan's arrival to GW Hospital after an attempt on his life, from a March 31, 1981, special edition of The Hatchet.

Best site of political scandal: Hotel walkway where John Hinckley shot Ronald Reagan

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
April 14, 2025
A member of the crowd reaches out towards the stage during last year's Spring Fling performance.

Program Board officially announces The Driver Era as Spring Fling headliner

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
April 10, 2025
Thousands gathered on the National Mall on Saturday to protest the Trump Administration.

A stroll through the stars and stripes of an anti-Trump rally

By Nick Perkins and Jackson Lanzer
April 7, 2025
Ben Traverse celebrates his first-place finish before going on to lose the runoff.

Failed coups d’état, famed actors color nearly 50 years of SGA scandals

By Caitlin Kitson and Nick Perkins
April 7, 2025

Perspective: Let’s remember to question political science studies

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
February 24, 2025
South Hall located along F Street

The unsung heroes, overrated stars of GW residence halls

By Caitlin Kitson, Nick Perkins and Nicholas Aguirre Zafiro
February 24, 2025
Redshirt sophomore forward Darren Buchanan Jr. celebrates alongside sophomore guard Trey Autry after their win against Richmond.

Men’s basketball squashes Spiders 75-66, secures second-straight victory

By Nick Perkins and Caitlin Kitson
January 30, 2025
DC Brau's new Dribblin' George's Lager

How a brewery transformed hoops to hops with Dribblin’ George’s Lager

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
January 27, 2025
A man chooses a movie to view at the box office at AMC Georgetown.

The dapper dolls, indie rockers and presidential assassins set to define pop culture in 2025

By Caitlin Kitson and Nick Perkins
January 13, 2025
Hundreds met in Meridian Hill Park on 16th Street for a snowball fight last week.

Meet the GW alum orchestrating DC’s cutthroat snowball scrimmages

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
January 13, 2025
Nick Perkins' Christmas tree in his room.

Brooklynite snowmen, a strip club, holiday farms: My search for a Christmas tree under $100

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
December 9, 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

Perspective: What DC can learn from Butte, America

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
November 18, 2024
Members of GW College Republicans march toward the White House on election night. (Jordan Tovin | Assistant Photo Editor)

Scenes from a dark election night outside the White House

By Jackson Lanzer and Nick Perkins
November 11, 2024
Three friends play a drinking game as poll results come in.

Drinking games to get you through election night

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
November 4, 2024

Column: I’m voting for I-83, but I’m not happy about it

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
November 4, 2024
Students celebrate Barack Obama's victory on election night 2008.

Music, mourning, door knocking: How past presidential elections unfolded on campus

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
November 4, 2024
Hatchet articles written by L. Ron Hubbard in the 1930s during his time at the paper

What did the founder of Scientology write about for The Hatchet?

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
October 28, 2024

Perspective: Why the Unitarian Universalist church helped me understand religion

By Nick Perkins, Opinions Writer
October 21, 2024
Actor Scott Bakula takes center stage at Ford's Theatre.

Lincoln’s legacy, literature comes to life in Ford’s Theatre one-man show

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
September 30, 2024

Perspective: Trying to embrace DC before graduation

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
September 16, 2024

Quick Take: Course readings are more than busywork

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
September 12, 2024
A student reads a book in Rock Creek Park. (Jordan Tovin | Assistant Photo Editor)

Savor September sunshine with these local outdoor activities

By Nick Perkins and Nora Fitzgerald
September 9, 2024
Roommates lounge on the couch while watching television.

Host roommate watch parties with these weekly fall TV shows

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
August 26, 2024
A Carvings employee takes evening patrons' orders.

We had a four-hour stakeout in Carvings on Thursday night. Here’s what we saw.

By Nick Perkins and Jackson Lanzer
August 26, 2024
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[Photo] Creepy gifts to William Henry Harrison: Hatchet staff share favorite dorm decor

By GW Hatchet Staff
August 26, 2024
Incoming first-year students wait in line to move into Thurston Hall.

Incoming first-years share expectations for GW politics, parties, partners at GW

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
August 19, 2024
Courtesy of Maddie Poore

Former DCist staff to launch worker-led local newsletter

By Caitlin Kitson and Nick Perkins
July 27, 2024
The Mount Vernon Campus pool

Here’s how to make the most of your summer in DC

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
May 20, 2024
A moviegoer buys popcorn before enjoying a film.

Monster trucks, politics, emotions: The new movies to screen this summer

By Nick Perkins, Caitlin Kitson and Lindsay Larson
May 20, 2024
A student photographer takes a graduating student's portrait at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Student photographers talk grad shoots in wake of Lincoln Memorial construction

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
May 13, 2024
Students can feel torn apart as their divorced parents attend Commencement together.

How to handle Commencement as a graduate of divorce

By Jenna Baer and Nick Perkins
May 13, 2024
Revolutionaries, 1967 to 2024

Revolutionaries, 1967 to 2024

By Nick Perkins and Jenna Baer
April 29, 2024
Former Migos star Quavo performs for a crowd of Spring Fling attendees.

Quavo stars in Spring Fling concert; students dissatisfied with ticket prices

By Jenna Baer, Jennifer Igbonoba and Nick Perkins
April 21, 2024
Two students pose for a selfie with the George Washington statue in Kogan Plaza.

Join ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ at these Swiftie DC spots

By Jenna Baer, Nick Perkins and Annie O’Brien
April 15, 2024

Welcome to The Hatchet’s 2024 Best of Northwest Guide

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
April 8, 2024
The grave of Irish-American poet James A. Joyce in Georgetown’s Oak Hill Cemetery.

Best grave: John A. Joyce

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
April 8, 2024

A spring break trip to Vienna, Virginia, before sunset

By Jackson Lanzer and Nick Perkins
March 25, 2024
Hatchet File Photo

Quavo to headline Program Board’s Spring Fling

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
March 21, 2024

Perspective: Why I’m changing my voter registration to DC

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
March 21, 2024
Cherry blossoms bloom from the arms of a tree.

4 cherry blossom-themed treats and activities to ring in spring

By Jenna Baer and Nick Perkins
March 21, 2024
Master's student Andrew Mitakides says "I do" to Riki Wells during the wedding ceremony outside the Academy for Classical Acting.

My big fat GW wedding: Shakespeare master’s student elopes on campus

By Jenna Baer and Nick Perkins
March 4, 2024
The “Dune: Part Two” popcorn bucket can hold an arrangement of flowers — perfect for that special someone this Valentine's Day.

Last-minute Valentine’s Day gift ideas for every relationship stage

By Jenna Baer and Nick Perkins
February 12, 2024

Perspective: How carpal tunnel helped me appreciate my mom

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
February 8, 2024
The Hatchet's Top 23 Songs of 2023

The Hatchet’s Top 23 Songs of 2023

By Caitlin Kitson, Annie O’Brien and Nick Perkins
December 31, 2023
A viewer sits entranced by holiday sci-fi film “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians."

From Wookies to croquet: So-bad-they’re-good holiday movies to watch

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
December 11, 2023
Review: 'Maestro' isn't a typical biopic. That's what makes it great

Review: ‘Maestro’ isn’t a typical biopic. That’s what makes it great

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
November 27, 2023
The front page of a 1986 edition of The GW Hatchet.

Time travel through The Hatchet’s archives to learn about bygone GW traditions

By Nick Perkins and Nora Fitzgerald
November 13, 2023
Nathan Orner twirls his bride-to-be Edy Koenigs during an engagement photoshoot inspired by the Disney Pixar film "Up."

When Nathan Met Edy: Iconic GW couple engaged

By Jenna Baer and Nick Perkins
November 13, 2023
Signage welcomes residents and travelers to Seabrook, Maryland.

Around the world of Seabrook, Maryland, in one fall break

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
October 30, 2023
A bushel of apples wait to be plucked at the FRESHFARM Foggy Bottom Market.

Fall for these only-in-DC Halloween happenings

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
October 23, 2023
The Capital Jewish Museum opened its doors in June.

New Capital Jewish Museum gives fresh home to 150-year-old synagogue

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
October 9, 2023
DMV soup delivery service Prescription Chicken's bi-partisan chicken soup is carbo-loaded with enough matzah balls and noodles to satisfy both sides of the aisle.

The best soups around campus to keep you warm while fall temperatures drop

By Nick Perkins and Jenna Baer
October 2, 2023
Teashi owner Lisa Lin sips a bubble tea in the Chinese eatery’s Dupont Circle location – the business's new post after vacating Shenkman Hall in February 2022.

Ousted from Shenkman Hall, Teashi finds new home in Dupont Circle

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
September 25, 2023
Senior Ashleigh Tobin's apartment greenery, which she says she's been nursing since 2021.

Out of the woods and into the dorms: Students’ indoor gardens

By Nick Perkins and Jenna Baer
September 11, 2023
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[Photo] Decorations to help get your Revolutionaries style on

August 28, 2023
Traditional Bolivian salteñas, a toasted shell filled with rich broth, from emerging Foggy Bottom food vendor Saya Salteñas.

Five new restaurants to try around Foggy Bottom

By Nick Perkins, Culture Editor
August 28, 2023
STILL VIA IFC FILMS

Spice up your watchlist with these newer hidden-gem movies and television shows

By Jenna Baer and Nick Perkins
July 28, 2023
Cruise is doing all he can through his bonkers stunts and unexpectedly layered plots to remind audiences one last time of the power action movies hold.

‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ was made for the love of movies

By Nick Perkins
July 21, 2023
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Review: The highs and lows of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”

By Nick Perkins
July 7, 2023
The historic Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street offers a creative and tasty setting for your graduation photos, with its bold decorations inside and outside of the building and easy access to its iconic menu items following your photo shoot.

Escape the National Mall to these creative spots for graduation photos

By Nick Perkins
May 18, 2023
Splurging on a bar of soap at Whole Foods from the Good Soap brand, who donates their profits to supporting people across the world, is a hygienic and charitable way to spend your last GWorld dollars.

From Whole Foods soap to freshman year food: Ideas for how to spend leftover GWorld

By Nick Perkins
May 18, 2023
Brian Stamps, a lifestyle, sport and physical activity professor who teaches cardio kickboxing classes, said he uses upbeat anthems to motivate his students to get through another minute of push-ups in his classes.

Lyrical learning: Professors share the role music plays in their classroom

By Jenna Baer and Nick Perkins
May 1, 2023
Nica Albertson, a senior studying geography and music, has been writing songs since she was 11.

Best student musician: Nica Albertson

By Nick Perkins
April 6, 2023
The movie soars when the writing takes a back seat to the fantastic underwater world of Pandora – which was actually filmed underwater, raising the film to an even more immersive level.

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ enchants with stunning visuals despite mediocre plot

By Nick Perkins
December 28, 2022
Starting the week before Christmas, the entire Cathedral is covered in bright red flowers, greens and Christmas wreaths.

National Cathedral returns to first entirely in-person Christmas celebration since 2019

By Nick Perkins
December 6, 2022
If you have an ambitious research project due at the end of the semester, you can book a research appointment for one of the Library of Congress’ numerous collection-specific reading rooms.

Crack open the books for finals season at these secluded D.C. area study spots

By Nick Perkins
November 21, 2022
With the entire Mount Vernon Campus within the new 3D07 single member district, more than half of the district’s constituents are Vern residents.

Mount Vernon Campus ANC candidates pledge to include students, but have yet to talk to them

By Nick Perkins
November 7, 2022
O’Leary said the current tipped minimum wage makes personal budgeting for basic weekly needs difficult for tipped workers because their pay is inconsistent depending on factors out of their control.

Labor advocates, restaurant management split on D.C. ballot initiative to nix tipped wages

By Jackson Lanzer and Nick Perkins
October 31, 2022
At the age of 26, Cenkci said she and her family emigrated from Turkey so they could be in the “capital of the world” in 1988 and purchased the ice cream shop the following year after her son inspired the idea.

Larry’s Homemade Ice Cream owner brought Turkish culture to D.C. for decades

By Nick Perkins
October 3, 2022
Leaf has wanted to tell stories about Brian Wilson since his time as The Hatchet’s music editor in the early 1970s, during which he said he assigned himself albums and concerts to review, including those by the Beach Boys.

Alumnus chronicles friendship with Beach Boys star Brian Wilson in new book

By Nick Perkins
September 19, 2022
A committee of officials and students will propose several dining changes in the coming months.

Answering your FAQs about the confusing changes to campus dining

By Nick Perkins
August 22, 2022
The chocolate aroma wafted out of the box holding the berger cookie pie as soon as I popped it open. The soft texture of the custard contrasts the crunchy crumbled pieces of shortbread cookie that lay atop the pie.

Pie Shop crosses dessert with punk rock for an unconventional bakery experience

By Nick Perkins
July 29, 2022
Lovers can learn about how different animals mate and enjoy drinks and dessert at the National Zoo's "Woo at the Zoo."

Weekend Outlook – Celebrate a giant panda’s birthday at the National Zoo

By Nick Perkins
July 22, 2022
Visitors to the restaurant can enjoy their doughy footlong slices under the glow of a blue Pepsi clock.

Dish of the Week: Jumbo slices, ranked

By Nick Perkins
July 7, 2022
As one of the dish’s greatest strengths, the eggs in the center are warm right when the wontons are served, and they stay heated for as long as you and your friends enjoy the thumb-sized cuisine.

Dish of the Week: Sura’s quail egg wontons

By Nick Perkins
July 1, 2022
Despite the numerous dining offerings located in The Block Foodhall, nearly everyone I saw during my visit made a beeline for Rose Ave Bakery, a testament to the pastry quality at D.C.’s hidden cafe.

Dish of the Week: Rose Ave Bakery’s strawberry lychee rose donut

By Nick Perkins
June 17, 2022
Sydney Walsh | Assistant Photo Editor

Caputo arrives on campus with sights on men’s basketball NCAA tournament run

By Nick Perkins
April 18, 2022
Fans can expect a new suite behind home plate with memorabilia from the Nationals’ 2019 postseason run, including game-used jerseys, framed photos and the World Series trophy.

Nationals Park fan suite, vendors among newest amenities for season

By Nick Perkins
April 14, 2022
Visitors to the restaurant can enjoy their doughy footlong slices under the glow of a blue Pepsi clock.

Best jumbo pizza slice: Jumbo Slice Pizza

By Nick Perkins
April 11, 2022
Dive into an otherworldly exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum from award-winning artist Yayoi Kusama as she puts an artistic flair on polka dots covering her rooms and sculptures.

Weekend Outlook – Explore a room of mirrors at a Hirshhorn Museum art exhibit

By Nick Perkins
April 7, 2022
Researchers said patients over the age of 60 who had at least one comorbidity benefited the most from the asprin treatment.

Aspirin COVID-19 treatment reduces mortality among patients, SMHS study shows

By Ishani Chettri and Nick Perkins
April 4, 2022
The tracker identified physical therapy and physician assistants as the least diverse professions.

Milken faculty launch tracker showing racial disparities in health care workforce

By Sarah Hendrick and Nick Perkins
November 22, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: The influence of go-go music in D.C.

By Sarah Sachs, CP Richardson, Ethan Valliath, Tyler Lackey, Elizabeth Keenan and Nick Perkins
November 22, 2021
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