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All content by Thais Kolganov

Student leaders celebrate at MSSC commencement celebration

By Thais Kolganov
May 16, 2022

Corcoran student choreographers reflect on 2022 Spring Dance Concert

By Thais Kolganov
May 9, 2022
The Disabled Students Collective received emails from students concerned the decision to lift the mandate came too soon because they are still at high risk for COVID-19.

Students react to mask mandate lift

By Amanda Plocharski and Thais Kolganov
April 11, 2022
Sophomore Yan Xu created a platform centered around increasing funding for student organizations.

Vice President: Yan Xu

By Thais Kolganov
March 28, 2022

Students’ reactions to Wrighton presidency

By Thais Kolganov
February 7, 2022
A look inside GW's COVID-19 testing lab

A look inside GW’s COVID-19 testing lab

By Dante Schulz, Amanda Plocharski and Thais Kolganov
February 1, 2022

Students hold Clothesline Project in Kogan Plaza

By Thais Kolganov
December 22, 2021
A look into D.C. holiday markets

A look into D.C. holiday markets

By Amanda Plocharski, Thais Kolganov, Erika Filter and Maximus Kanda
December 7, 2021
Palestine Legal had sent the complaint to officials Nov. 8 on behalf of an employee from the Office of Advocacy and Support.

Students rally in Kogan Plaza in solidarity with Palestinian students

By Thais Kolganov and Maximus Kanda
November 22, 2021
Marriage Pact launches second round of student matchmaking

Marriage Pact launches second round of student matchmaking

By Thais Kolganov
November 19, 2021
Suicide prevention group hosts 2021 Out of the Darkness Walk

Suicide prevention group hosts 2021 Out of the Darkness Walk

By Thais Kolganov
October 28, 2021

Student organizers host listening session for students to voice Title IX concerns

By Thais Kolganov
October 18, 2021

Students protest at Commencement for Title IX office action and reform

By Thais Kolganov
October 4, 2021

Student artists showcase music at fall festival

By Thais Kolganov
October 1, 2021

Sunrise GW marches on Capitol for climate action

By Thais Kolganov
September 27, 2021

Arts in Foggy Bottom closes out seventh biennial exhibit

By Thais Kolganov
September 27, 2021
Students discuss first experiences on campus as in-person instruction resumes

Students discuss first experiences on campus as in-person instruction resumes

By Thais Kolganov
September 13, 2021
GWCC hosts Student Showcase

GWCC hosts Student Showcase

By Dante Schulz, Amanda Plocharski and Thais Kolganov
September 7, 2021
Protestors rally for voting rights on March on Washington anniversary

Protestors rally for voting rights on March on Washington anniversary

By Thais Kolganov
September 1, 2021
Students said they signed up for on-campus events through the New Student Orientation program like campus tours, trips around D.C. and a visit to the National Portrait Gallery to acclimate to campus and build community.

GW welcomes new and returning students for fall move in

By Thais Kolganov
August 30, 2021

Mapping D.C. neighborhoods

By Dante Schulz and Thais Kolganov
June 24, 2021
As their time on The GW Hatchet comes to a close, Volume 117 editors Sarah Roach, Lizzie Mintz and Kiran Hoeffner-Shah reflect and look toward the future of the paper.

Departing Vol. 117 editors reflect on their time at The Hatchet

By Thais Kolganov
May 17, 2021
Three GW professors discuss the history and importance of the gay rights movement, the Civil Rights movement and the women’s rights movement and reflect on their protests and marches that have taken place in D.C. and around the country.

The history of protests in D.C.

By Amanda Plocharski and Thais Kolganov
April 26, 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
The Hatchet sat down with Chinatown community activists, residents and local leaders to discuss challenges facing the neighborhood, including high rent prices, Chinese-run businesses flocking to the Maryland Virginia suburbs and the area's struggle to retain its cultural identity.

Chinatown community leaders talk preserving cultural identity of neighborhood

By Dante Schulz and Thais Kolganov
March 1, 2021
The Hatchet sat down with Hatchet alumni Zach Montellaro from Politico and Deepa Shivaram from NBC News to discuss their work covering the 2020 presidential election. The two talked about the role of social media in reporting, how their jobs shifted during the pandemic and how their time at GW prepared them for careers in journalism.

The Hatchet’s 2020 election discussion

By Thais Kolganov
December 1, 2020
Six people are running for a position on the Foggy Bottom and West End Neighborhood Advisory Commission this year – three of whom are incumbents.

Who’s running for a seat on the ANC

By Thais Kolganov
November 2, 2020
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