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View ArticleNew York Times picks up on Supreme Court justice’s caveat
When Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, visited GW Law School in early October, The Hatchet was granted access to the event “with a caveat,” law school spokeswoman Claire Duggan said in an...
View ArticleAn editor’s note on today’s basketball preview
The basketball preview is the most important issue of the year for the sports section. It is, I would imagine, our most-read product in any given year and also our longest. Not only does the increased...
View ArticleOn today’s men’s basketball headline
There were some concerns about running “Men’s basketball sinks Navy in BB&T Classic” as a headline for today’s men’s basketball story. It’s an easy pun to make, one The Hatchet has made before and...
View Article“Neither snow, nor rain…”
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” Even the U.S. Postal Service suspended their mail services during the worst...
View ArticleHatchet elects French as next editor in chief
The Hatchet staff elected Lauren French to be its next editor in chief last night. Pending approval from The Hatchet’s Board of Directors, French will take the reins on April 27. A sophomore and...
View ArticleHatchet wins seven regional awards
The Hatchet has been named a finalist in seven categories for the Region II Mark of Excellence Awards. The awards, given out by the Society of Professional Journalists, are arguably the most highly...
View ArticleThe Hatchet named a 2010 online Pacemaker finalist
We’re pleased to announce the Associated Collegiate Press has named The GW Hatchet one of its online Pacemaker finalists. A panel of judges picked finalists that excelled in “multimedia story telling,...
View ArticleGreene wins national award for sports writing
Senior Dan Greene was named a national finalist for sports writing by the Society of Professional Journalists Tuesday for his piece on the growth and development of the men’s basketball team. “Rise,...
View ArticleAn unfortunate mistake
As seniors and graduate students received their degrees this weekend, The Hatchet was there. Our reporters, editors and photographer went to all of the graduations and ceremonies. All that is, expect...
View ArticleWelcome home, and other notes from the editor
Welcome back to GW! The Hatchet’s staff has been hard at work since Monday putting together the annual Welcome Back edition. This 28-page issue – our largest in almost a year - features articles about...
View ArticleACP names Hatchet national finalist for feature writing, advertising
The Associated Collegiate Press named The GW Hatchet a Pacemaker national finalist in two categories Thursday – feature writing and ad design. The feature story, written by former metro news editor...
View ArticleCopies of The Hatchet allegedly stolen from various locations across campus
At around 11 a.m. The GW Hatchet reported to the University Police Department that individuals were removing copies of The Hatchet’s Oct. 28 issue from various locations around campus. The Hatchet –...
View ArticleACP gives Hatchet honorable mentions for feature writing, ad design
The Associated Collegiate Press announced recipients of its 2010 Pacemaker Awards this weekend, and The Hatchet placed in three categories: feature writing, ad design and online. The Hatchet’s website...
View ArticleHatchet editor discusses gender-neutral housing on MSNBC
The Hatchet's editor in chief appeared on MSNBC's "Daily Rundown" Tuesday morning to discuss the recently passed gender-neutral housing policy at GW.
View ArticlePlease excuse our appearance
We are having difficulties with our server that has caused all the images on the site to disappear. We are working to restore the images and they should be up later this week.
View ArticleThe launch of ‘Culture’
The Hatchet will launch a new section Monday. Culture will replace life and arts and will run twice-weekly.
View ArticleHatchet adds commenting to all articles, columns
Updated Jan. 18, 12:30 p.m. As we were producing issue No. 34 Monday evening, my web manager and I decided to allow mass commenting on the site. This, I hope, will allow for a more robust discussion of...
View ArticleFrench elected editor for second term
Updated March 4, 10:56 a.m. Hatchet staff members elected current Editor in Chief Lauren French to a second term as the paper’s leader Thursday night. French – a junior from Jupiter, Fla. – is the...
View ArticleHatchet wins four regional awards
Society of Professional Journalists named The Hatchet a finalist yesterday in four categories for the Region II Mark of Excellence Awards.
View ArticleHatchet nabs two first place SPJs
The Hatchet won two first place awards at the Society of Professional Journalist's annual Region II conference Friday.
View ArticleHatchet named an ACP finalist for best non-daily newspaper
The independent newspaper is one of 24 newspapers competing for the coveted title of best four-year non-daily newspaper.
View ArticleHatchet wins best non-daily award
The GW Hatchet took home first place for best overall newspaper in the Associated Collegiate Press’s 2011 awards and garnered top prizes in other categories including multimedia and photography.
View ArticleHatchet elects Anand as editor in chief
The Hatchet's editorial staff elected junior Priya Anand as its editor in chief early Tuesday morning.
View ArticleHatchet wins six regional awards
Society of Professional Journalists named The Hatchet a finalist yesterday in six categories for the Region II Mark of Excellence Awards.
View ArticleThe GW Toolbox
Once a year The Hatchet staff stops reporting and lampoons some of the issues and people they cover. It's a tradition that dates back to the early years of The Hatchet, and has become an regular...
View ArticleHatchet wins five first place awards in journalism competition
Society of Professional Journalists named The GW Hatchet the best non-daily newspaper in Region II for the Mark of Excellence Awards this weekend, where the paper picked up four additional first place...
View ArticleHatchet wins two national awards
The Society of Professional Journalists named The Hatchet a national finalist for the best non-daily student newspaper today.
View ArticleWelcome back, and a note to our readers
The first issue of the school year published today – but technical issues prevented our email edition from going out this morning.
View ArticleA delayed print edition
The Hatchet will reach newsstands in the afternoon – later than usual – due to problems on our printer's end early this morning.
View ArticleStorm halts Hatchet’s print edition
While you won't find the paper in newsstands across campus until our next print issue comes out Thursday, we're still covering the news full-speed. Check our storm watch coverage for live updates on...
View ArticleHatchet wins national award, mention
The Associated Collegiate Press handed The Hatchet a first place award for best multimedia sports story of the year Saturday.
View ArticleHatchet elects Weinberg next editor in chief
The Hatchet staff elected junior Cory Weinberg its next editor in chief Monday night.
View ArticleHatchet wins 10 regional awards
The Hatchet is a finalist in 10 categories for the regional Mark of Excellence awards, including best website and best all-around non-daily student newspaper, the Society of Professional Journalists...
View ArticleLe GW Hachét: Happy April Fools’ Day
It's Hatchet tradition to put a pause on the real news to mark April Fools' Day with a satirical issue. Today, you'll find Le GW Hachét in our newsstands.
View ArticleThe Hatchet picks up 10 regional awards
The Hatchet was named the best affiliated website and second best non-daily paper in Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and D.C.
View ArticleThe Hatchet to adopt weekly print schedule Sept. 3
The move from a twice-weekly newspaper will allow The Hatchet to better cater to today’s news consumer. We will drive the news cycle around the clock on gwhatchet.com with our award-winning journalism...
View ArticleElevating the level of discourse
What will be different? To comment on a Hatchet story, you have to register your email address with Disqus or log in through Facebook, Twitter or Google+.
View ArticleDon’t adjust your set. There’s nothing wrong with your morning newspaper.
Great design magnifies great storytelling. That's what we're shooting for this year at The Hatchet, so we launched a print redesign today to mark our first weekly edition.
View ArticleThe Hatchet named national finalist for best college newspaper, reporter of...
The Hatchet is one of 23 non-daily newspapers up for the coveted title of best four-year non-daily newspaper. Cory Weinberg, the Hatchet's editor in chief, is also in the running to be named the...
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