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Serving the GW Community since 1904

The GW Hatchet
All content by Sarah Sachs
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Sarah Sachs: Episode one

By Sarah Sachs
May 1, 2023

What’s New Buff and Blue: How A College Student Wrote an Original Musical

By Sarah Sachs and Annie O'Brien
April 24, 2023

What’s New Buff and Blue: Being Sustainable For Earth Day

By Sarah Sachs, Nicholas Aguirre Zafiro and Sarah Close Smith
April 17, 2023

What’s New Buff and Blue: The origin of D.C.’s cherry blossoms

By Sarah Sachs
April 10, 2023
Board Room doesn’t serve food, but patrons are welcome to bring their own or order takeout.

Best laid-back bar: Board Room

By Sarah Sachs
April 10, 2023

What’s New Buff and Blue: The Hirshhorn Museum premieres art competition show with MTV

By Sarah Sachs
April 4, 2023

What’s New Buff and Blue: The search for D.C.’s official food

By Sarah Sachs, Chloe Werner, Nicholas Aguirre Zafiro and Capucine Bourbier
March 27, 2023

What’s New Buff and Blue: The Hatchet’s opinions editors debate GW’s moniker options

By Sarah Sachs
February 27, 2023
With a movie, dinner and more, Annie of The Hatchet's "Ask Annie" advice column walks us through a step-by-step tutorial on how to make the day as special as possible.

Ask Annie: The perfect Valentine’s Day date

By Amanda Plocharski, Sarah Sachs and Annie
February 14, 2023

What’s New Buff and Blue: The Hatchet’s advice for the ideal Valentine’s Day date

By Amanda Plocharski, Sarah Sachs and Annie
February 13, 2023

What’s New Buff and Blue: Preserving the scarcity of D.C.’s movie theaters

By Sarah Sachs
January 30, 2023

What’s New Buff and Blue: Punk lives on in D.C.

By Sarah Sachs
January 23, 2023

What’s New Buff and Blue: Staying fit in the new year

By Sarah Sachs
January 17, 2023

What’s New Buff and Blue: The man in the big red suit

By Sarah Sachs and Shea Carlberg
December 7, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: A renovated National Air and Space Museum takes flight

By Sarah Sachs and Ethan Valliath
November 14, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: The faces of Georgetown Flea Market

By Sarah Sachs, Chloe Werner and Nicholas Aguirre Zafiro
November 7, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: How international students adjust to campus culture

By Sarah Sachs, Nicholas Aguirre Zafiro, Capucine Bourbier, Sarah Close Smith and Robert Subak-Sharpe
October 31, 2022
Psychic medium Kevin Paul talks spirits and ghosthunting during a visit to The Hatchet's townhouse in an attempt to connect and talk to any spirits that may be visiting.

The spirits of The Hatchet’s townhouse

By Amanda Plocharski, Isha Trivedi, Sarah Sachs and Ava Thompson
October 17, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: Holding a séance in The Hatchet townhouse

By Amanda Plocharski, Isha Trivedi and Sarah Sachs
October 17, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: Students celebrate their Hispanic and Latinx heritage

By Sarah Sachs, Nicholas Aguirre Zafiro, Capucine Bourbier, Sarah Close Smith and Robert Subak-Sharpe
October 12, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: The life and LEGACY of Maida Withers

By Sarah Sachs
October 4, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: YouTubers showcase life at GW

By Sarah Sachs
September 26, 2022
Dill With It’s players describe the sport as a relaxing way to exercise free of stress. Every evening, the group meets at the local court, suited up in athletic tees, shorts and sneakers to strike a neon yellow “pickleball” back and forth across a low net.

Tennis with a twist: Students establish pickleball league at local tennis court

By Sarah Sachs
September 26, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: Celebrating Black music at NEXTfest

By Sarah Sachs
September 19, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: Donating books to support children with incarcerated parents

By Sarah Sachs
September 12, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: Destigmatizing mental health struggles

By Sarah Sachs
August 29, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: Orientation Guide 2022

By Sarah Sachs
August 23, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: Covering commencement weekend

By Clara Duhon and Sarah Sachs
May 17, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: Seniors recount GW highlights

By Sarah Sachs, Meghan O'Neil and Shea Carlberg
May 9, 2022

What’s New Buff and Blue: Bringing back the farmer’s market

By Sarah Sachs
April 27, 2022

Getting to the Bottom of It: Recapping 2021

By Sarah Sachs and Sejal Govindarao
December 6, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: The Hatchet’s 2021 Holiday Guide

By Sarah Sachs and Ethan Valliath
December 6, 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

Getting to the Bottom of It: The Hatchet’s 2021 Basketball Guide

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs and Sejal Govindarao
November 22, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: Giving back to the District

By Sarah Sachs
November 15, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Launching U-Pass at GW

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs, Sejal Govindarao and Ethan Valliath
November 15, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: Creating Black Lives Matter Plaza

By Sarah Sachs
November 8, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Antisemitism on campus

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs and Sejal Govindarao
November 8, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Preparing for the Virginia elections

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs, CP Richardson and Ethan Valliath
November 1, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: Welcoming the FUTURES exhibition

By Sarah Sachs
November 1, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: Hunting for ghosts with a paranormal investigator

By Sarah Sachs
October 18, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: First-year representation in the SA

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
October 18, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: The University’s handling of Title IX cases

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
October 11, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: Learning about 8-year-old photographer Myles Campbell

By Sarah Sachs
October 11, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Sounds from Commencement

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
October 4, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: Counting cats in D.C.

By Sarah Sachs
October 4, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Returning to the Foggy Bottom neighborhood

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
September 27, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: Finding parody in mold

By Sarah Sachs
September 27, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: Graduate student creates pop-up, botanical art

By Sarah Sachs
September 20, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Discussing the new interim president

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
September 20, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: Thrifting on campus

By Sarah Sachs
September 13, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Responding to mold in residence halls

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
September 13, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: Tourism returns to D.C.

By Sarah Sachs
September 7, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: The University’s new dining plan

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
September 7, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Preventing coronavirus on campus

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
August 30, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: Professors readjust to in-person instruction

By Sarah Sachs
August 30, 2021

Getting to the Bottom of It: Discussing the return to Foggy Bottom

By Alec Rich and Sarah Sachs
August 23, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: Finding local shows

By Ciara Regan and Sarah Sachs
May 17, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: The Past Four Years

By Ciara Regan and Sarah Sachs
May 11, 2021

What’s New Buff and Blue: Theater in the Age of COVID-19

By Ciara Regan and Sarah Sachs
April 26, 2021

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: The Hatchet’s 2021 Best of Northwest

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
April 19, 2021
No one's immune to small tech errors, like sending a private message to the whole class.

Best embarrassing Zoom moment: Sending a private message to the whole class

By Sarah Sachs
April 19, 2021

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Sustainability courses at GW

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
April 12, 2021

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Choosing a college amid COVID-19

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
April 5, 2021

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: SA election campaign strategies amid the pandemic

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs, Gwyn Wheeler, Thais Kolganov and CP Richardson
March 28, 2021

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Upcycling clothes with Repurpose DC

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
March 8, 2021

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Places to picnic

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
March 1, 2021

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Greeting the Bidens at D.C. restaurants

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
February 22, 2021
Z-Burger, located at 22nd and P streets, is a perfect wrap to a night out in Dupont Circle.

With BTS closed, here’s where to find the best burger

By Diego Mendoza and Sarah Sachs
February 21, 2021

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Gaining a platform on TikTok

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
February 16, 2021

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Matchmaking during a pandemic

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
February 8, 2021

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Recreating Black Heritage Celebration online

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
February 1, 2021

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Writing love letters to D.C.

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
January 25, 2021

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Shutting down hotels before Inauguration Day

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
January 21, 2021

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Recapping 2020

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
January 11, 2021

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Understanding the effects of COVID-19 on D.C. restaurants

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
December 25, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Celebrating the holidays during the pandemic

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
December 6, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Providing Thanksgiving meals during pandemic

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
November 23, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Student access to news organization subscriptions

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
November 16, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Chatting with election week demonstrators

By Diego Mendoza, Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
November 9, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Covering the presidential campaign with CBS

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
November 2, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Exploring spooky spots around D.C.

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
October 25, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Comedy group adapts to a new platform

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
October 19, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Leading performing arts groups through remote semester

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
October 4, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Exploring calls to rename buildings, nix Colonials moniker

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
September 28, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Creating socially distant concerts

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
September 20, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Store delivers personalized ‘book bags’

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
September 13, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Exploring ways to virtually socialize

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
September 11, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Preparing for virtual theatre

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
August 30, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Acclimating to freshman year online

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
August 23, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Discussing the Class of 2024’s commitment to GW

By Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
May 17, 2020

‘What’s New Buff and Blue’: Celebrating graduation during the pandemic

By Diego Mendoza, Anna Boone, Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
May 10, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Petitioning for graduate student aid

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
April 19, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Winning the SA elections

By Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs and Gwyn Wheeler
April 13, 2020
Kelley Vargo, a professor of exercise science at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, streams her “Sweat and Social Distance” exercise classes from Facebook and the project's website.

Students, professors stay connected through online workout classes

By Sarah Sachs
April 13, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Missing campus from the cloud

By Alec Rich, Julia Russo and Sarah Sachs
March 29, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Exploring calls for LeBlanc’s resignation

By Meredith Roaten, Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs and Zachary Martin
March 9, 2020

‘Getting to the Bottom of It’: Revisiting food insecurity

By Meredith Roaten and Sarah Sachs
March 2, 2020
Rare Essence performs at the Kennedy Center's Go-Go Friday, a monthly event highlighting the official music of D.C.

D.C.’s official music genre: go-go

By Sarah Sachs
March 2, 2020
The Washington Post recently claimed that D.C. is now a "pizza city," so we evaluated GWorld pizza vendors.

Pizza showdown: Sampling GWorld pizza vendors

By Stephanie Cheung and Sarah Sachs
February 18, 2020
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