Protests at GW: Effects of Disruption on Campus
Peri Stevens, VA - Writer ”Trump Must Go Now” sign held by Refuse Fascism campaign supporters outside of Funger Hall and the Smith Center. The anti-Trump rally started around 11 a.m. at the Washington Monument on November 6th, with older protesters singing throughout the streets and carrying anti-Trump messaging in support of the D.C. band, Waking Stone. Signs decorated D.C., heading into GW’s campus on 1776 G Street, with written statements on them such as “No More Ice, No
Somali Tribal Politics Defines Minnesota Election
Colin Slechta, CA - Writer. Incumbent Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey secured reelection against State Senator Omar Fateh on election night Tuesday. Minneapolis’s ranked-choice voting system meant that no candidate received the majority needed to win the election in the first round. Mayor Frey won the second round after securing 50.03% of the vote to Fateh’s 44.37%. Fateh ran a progressive campaign modeled on Zohran Mamdani’s in New York City and was endorsed by the Twin Citie
Op Ed - Trump Calls Tariffs ‘The Most Beautiful Word in the Dictionary’
Kamdyn McClain, NY - Writer Far before President Trump announced his global reciprocal tariffs on “Liberation Day,” the credentialed class was sounding the alarm about the potential devastating impacts of higher tariffs. The President’s April 2nd announcement not only seemed to amplify these fears, but it also seemed to confirm them. The scale to which these tariffs were imposed was far bigger than any expert’s predictions, with some countries’ rates hitting as high as 104%.
College Republicans Show Mettle, Grace in Debate Against Democrats
Nathaniel Thomas, NY - Writer On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the GW College Democrats and GW College Republicans participated in yet another campus debate. Despite an agitated, one-sided audience and a College Democrat cohort indifferent, if not actively hostile, to the rules of the debate, College Republican debaters Colin Slechta and Paul Lieb effectively stated the GOP’s agenda of a safer, more prosperous nation for every American. Where the Democrats focused on hunting quotable
‘Educate Yourselves’ - Guest Opinion
Parker Malphrus, SC - Guest Writer You may have heard me say this in the Nov. 12 debate, and I would be happy to enlighten y'all on how this budget works. The Schumer shutdown has been going on for over a month now, and there was a proposal that was voted on multiple times that Democrats voted against. Firstly, some background on how the Senate works. A filibuster is in place for most contested bills, except for reconciliation bills. If a bill is contested, meaning one sena
The Hatchet's Blood Money: Newspaper Releases Paid Ad From Abortion Mill
The Right Angle Editorial Board On Nov. 19, The Hatchet , a student-run newspaper at The George Washington University, released a paid Instagram advertisement for CaraFem, a local abortion clinic. The post’s caption read, “Whether you need an abortion, birth control, or just have questions about reproductive healthcare, CaraFem is here for you…” placing abortion alongside routine medical services. This statement raised serious concerns among students at GW. The Hatchet ha