Is there still room to improve on sustainability?
New climate change policies may be markedly absent from U.S. political debate, but universities like GW have taken strides to go green. However, the question remains: What more can be done to create...
View ArticleThe week’s best and worst
Each week in The Forum, read Hatchet opinions editors’ takes on what stood out this week at GW and in D.C. Thumbs up The Office of Sustainability is drawing up plans to purchase more solar panels,...
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Students should embrace new sustainability challenge
Hatchet File Photo Georgia Lawson, a freshman majoring in political communication, is a Hatchet opinions writer. Last Friday, GW announced that beginning Feb. 1, the University will participate in...
View ArticlePut your half-eaten food to good use
Kendrick Baker, a sophomore studying political science and economics, is a Hatchet opinions writer. I’m used to other students rolling their eyes at me when I harp on about being eco-friendly. I came...
View ArticleThis week’s best and worst
Melissa Holzberg, a sophomore majoring in political communication, is The Hatchet’s contributing opinions editor. In case you missed it, here’s the best and worst news from around campus and the...
View ArticleOp-ed: GW should improve its energy investment strategy
Eric Teller, Suzie Cole, Raquel Jones, Frank Fritz, Nikolas Michael, Nick Watkins and Annie Devita are Fossil Free GW organizers. This month, GW will announce a formal response to 72 percent of...
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Student discuss healthy eating at urban agriculture symposium
From left to right: Kayla Williams, Antonio Cosme, Tornia Anderson Morgan and Ariel Kagen participate in a panel on urban agriculture Friday. Kevin Chen | Hatchet PhotographerThis post was written by...
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Gavin Derleth: It’s time the Vex goes ‘green’
Like most freshmen, I usually lose a few hours of my week riding the Vern Express. I take the Vex at least four times a week to get to classes on the Mount Vernon Campus and back to my residence hall...
View ArticleSustainable student groups seek ‘green’ campus space
Updated: Oct. 18, 2016 at 12:07 a.m. Sustainable students are banding together to advocate creating their own space on campus. Leaders of sustainable student organizations are authoring a memo to...
View ArticleUniversity quiet on water conservation progress
Officials are declining to provide information on whether or not the University achieved one of its main water conservation goals almost five months after the deadline passed. The University pledged to...
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Students, faculty talk sustainability activism under Trump
Office of Sustainability Director Meghan Chapple speaks to students and faculty about sustainability activism under Trump’s presidency. Haelin Oh | Hatchet Photographer Faculty and students came...
View ArticleBiology professor pilots composting for department
A biology professor wants to lead her department to reduce their carbon footprint through composting. Tara Scully, a teaching assistant professor of biology, will launch a pilot composting program in...
View ArticleSA leader proposes double-sided printing program to save students cash
A Student Association leader is proposing a new policy to decrease the cost of double-sided printing at campus printer kiosks. Logan Malik, the chairperson for the SA’s student life committee, says...
View ArticleSustainability affinity aims for zero-waste living
As members of the sustainability affinity in District House prepare to live in the space for a second year, they have a new mission in mind: to live completely waste-free. Leaders of the FoBoZero...
View ArticleLacking dining hall, University leaders push vendors to serve sustainable food
University leaders say they are still on track to have 20 percent of all food on campus qualify as “real food” by 2020 by encouraging campus vendors to use local and sustainable food. The University...
View ArticleStudents turn garbage into garments at Green GW's fifth annual 'trashion' show
Students turned plastic bags, cardboard cereal boxes and red solo cups into runway ready outfits at Green GW’s fifth annual “trashion” show. More than 50 people gathered in the Marvin Center Friday...
View ArticleResearchers win grant for developing method of transforming carbon dioxide
A team of researchers won an $85,000 grant for developing a way to turn carbon dioxide into another material, according to a University release Monday. Peter LaPuma, an associate professor of...
View ArticleKnapp led University-wide sustainability focus during tenure
University President Steven Knapp will be handing over the presidency to Thomas LeBlanc this summer, and with it his legacy of expanding and creating sustainability programs at GW. Students say Knapp...
View ArticlePacking tips to reduce stress on you and the environment
Packing for freshman year feels like packing your entire life into a few boxes in the trunk of your car – and that’s because it is. Although packing up your belongings to start a new life is stressful,...
View ArticleBest and worst from this week's headlines
While GW is taking a step in the right direction by becoming more environmentally friendly, D.C. has taken steps backward after a series of racially charged incidents. Here’s the best and worst news...
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