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Officials to rename Cloyd Heck Marvin Center following decades of student pressure
The University will rename the Cloyd Heck Marvin Center following years of protests over its namesake’s legacy of upholding racial segregation while serving as University president, the first decision ...
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Former men’s tennis player continues lawsuit as documents show culture of racism
A former men’s tennis player appealed a January ruling last Friday that dismissed a lawsuit alleging players and coaches used racial slurs, discriminated against him and “unlawfully” suspended him ...
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Students project anti-Israel, anti-GW messages onto library, sparking outcry
A group of students sparked outcry Tuesday night after they projected messages criticizing Israel, GW and University President Ellen Granberg onto Gelman Library before officials told the group to ...
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GWPD to arm ‘specially trained’ officers with handguns by fall
The Board of Trustees has directed the University to arm GW Police Department officers, according to an email interim University President Mark Wrighton sent to the GW community Thursday. Wrighton ...
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Live coverage: Students occupy H Street as U-Yard encampment reaches day three
Editor’s note: This article contains The Hatchet’s live coverage of day three of the encampment. To read The Hatchet’s coverage of day four, click here. Night has fallen on the pro-Palestinian ...
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Students for Justice in Palestine facing disciplinary charges from GW after protest
Students for Justice in Palestine is facing disciplinary charges from GW in connection to a protest outside the GW Hillel building in October against a speaker who formerly worked for the Israeli ...
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Column: Addressing the ANC’s attendance problem
As members of the Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission take roll for their monthly meetings, it’s becoming difficult to ignore the empty seats. And the commissioners who show up ...
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Students who survived Parkland school shooting reflect on repeated mass shootings
Sophomore Eden Samara was reuniting over dinner with friends from her alma mater Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School earlier this month when news broke of a deadly shooting at Michigan State ...
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Cherished English professor, British romanticism scholar dies at 40
Daniel DeWispelare, a tenured associate professor of English, died late last month after teaching at GW for 12 years. He was 40. DeWispelare joined the English department in 2012, where he taught ...
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Charlie Sheen for Commencement speaker?
A group of students launched a satirical effort to get the University to sign Charlie Sheen as Commencement speaker. Commencement for the Class of 2012 may be more than a year away, but a group of ...
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DC Council passes emergency legislation for Circulator employees amid first wave of layoffs
The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation to support D.C. Circulator employees Tuesday as more than 90 drivers faced layoffs. The DC Circulator Transition Temporary Amendment Act of 2024, which ...
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District tax leads to sharp decrease in plastic bag use
In 2010, the District implemented a 5-cent tax on single-use paper and plastic bags to encourage consumers to switch from plastic to reusable bags. City officials say plastic bag usage has plummeted ...