Seniors to Vote on Class Gift Options Nancial Aid Accounts and Sending Week- Ly Reminders for Students to Check Their by Rachel Getzenberg Unable to Pay GW's Tuition
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An independent student newspaper • Serving the GW community since 1904 Thursday The GW October 21, 2010 ALWAYS ONLINE: WWW.GWHATCHET.COM Vol. 107 • Iss. 20 Hatchet ProPalestine Univ. adds $2 million to financial aid pool by Chelsea radler Senior Staff Writer The University added $2 million to the undergraduate financial aid pool and is reevaluating its communication strategy between students and financial aid counselors, after 400 undergraduate students saw hefty decreases in their aid packages this year. A majority of the students who saw a drop in aid were selected by the De- partment of Education for an audit – a routine procedure to determine whether or not a student’s reported financial sit- uation is accurate – and said they were unaware that they had to submit addi- tional documents in order to satisfy the review. By the time the students realized they were missing documents, it was too late, and GW's $148 million aid pool had already been doled out. University personnel reminded students of the application deadline last April via e-mail, emphasizing the importance of consistently checking CatherIne fInsness | hatChet photographer GWeb, which changes to reflect new re- Students for Justice in Palestine held a protest in University Yard Monday against Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Palestine. Sophomore Adam quirements. Akkad holds up the Palestinian flag during the protest. Administrators also sent monthly re- minders to students if documents were missing from their applications. The financial aid office is exploring other ways to decrease the frequency of similarly missed deadlines in the future, including granting parents access to fi- Seniors to vote on class gift options nancial aid accounts and sending week- ly reminders for students to check their by raChel getzenberg unable to pay GW's tuition. Last application statuses online, Dan Small, Hatchet Reporter Donation Options: fiscal year, 8 students utilized the the associate vice president of the finan- 1) Emergency 3) Funding for undergraduate fund. The Green Campus fund cial aid office, said. The Class of 2011 will be- is a $2 million dollar pool used Robert Chernak, senior vice provost gin casting votes next week on scholarships for students research (Gamow Undergraduate to finance sustainablity projects. and senior vice president for Student whether to direct its annual gift (Ron Howard Scholarship Research Fellowship Program) The Gamow research program and Academic Support Services, said to support a sustainability fund, Fund) 4) Undergraduate award allows undergraduates to con- between 45 and 60 students are still lob- scholarships, a business plan duct research. About 35 to 40 bying forbetween $5,000 and $8,000 in competition or undergraduate 2) Support for sustainable for the GW Business Plan students apply to the fellowship additional aid. He added that the Uni- research. campus projects (Green Competition (Will be named in each year. versity is committed to ensuring that Chosen by members of the Campus Fund) honor of the Class of 2011) The yet-to-be-named business these students are able to stay at the Senior class gift committee, the competition is an annual contest University. four options are reflective of Uni- where students submit business “What we don’t want is someone versity President Steven Knapp’s tential gift ideas. The committee call on which options to present plans. One-hundred and eleven who has come to GW in good faith, priorities for GW. presents the list to the University, to students. students entered the contest last knowing what their circumstances were The Senior Class Gift Com- which then suggests which ideas The Ron Howard Scholarship year. and then fallen on hard times,” Chernak mittee comprises about 45 mem- would be the most feasible, but fund gives money to students bers who compile a list of po- the committee makes the final who find themselves suddenly See CLASS GIFT: Page 5 See FIN AID: Page 5 IFC president Group seeks to make protest positive CRs head to resigns amid Fundraiser at Delaware for Westboro protest will scandal benefit human rights controversial by MadeleIne Morgenstern Campus News Editor by Ian fenger Hatchet Reporter O'Donnell Bill Hulse, the president of the In- terfraternity Council, resigned from The controversial church that by Cory WeInberg his position Tuesday night, weeks after protests military funerals is staging Hatchet Reporter several fraternity presidents called for a demonstration on campus next his removal. month, and instead of greeting the About 20 members of the College Hulse announced his resignation demonstrators with signs and jeers, Republicans will head to Delaware during the Interfraternity Presidents’ a group of students is seeking to this weekend in a last-minute attempt Council meeting but offered few de- turn the protest into a human rights to gather up support for the trailing tails on why he left office, meeting at- fundraiser. Republican Senate hopeful Christine tendees said. He left directly after mak- Freshman Daniel Wein and ju- O’Donnell. ing the announcement. nior Daniel Reade created the orga- O’Donnell currently trails her com- Controversy surrounding Hulse's nization Transcend Hate in early Oc- petitor by about 18 percentage points, leadership arose earlier this month, tober in an effort to collect money to according to RealClearPolitics. The tea when seven fraternity presidents donate to the groups the Westboro party candidate has garnered a signifi- signed a letter calling for Hulse’s re- Baptist Church targets. The WBC cant amount of negative press cover- moval and accused him of abusing the will head to Foggy Bottom Nov. 11. age for her controversial comments position. They subsequently dropped So far, the students have col- about “dabbling in witchcraft” and her their efforts to remove him, deciding lected upwards of $3,000, and think opposition to masturbation. to “regroup” and set new priorities for they’ll get another $2,000 by the end To spark a stronger turnout for the the IFC instead. of this week. The money has come canvassing trip, a message was sent According to a meeting attendee, from over two dozen donors giv- over the CR’s e-mail listserv Monday Hulse, a member of Pi Kappa Phi, said ing an average of $120 each, and the night promising attendees “$50, free resigning was the best option for him. Kappa Sigma fraternity has pledged food, transportation, and lodging at a Another president said he thought $1,000 to support the cause. beautiful hotel in Delaware.” Hulse might resign, but was still sur- “We didn’t like the idea of re- The e-mail said the College Repub- prised by the announcement. sponding to noise with more noise, licans were “DESPERATELY looking Student Activities Center Director responding to yelling with yelling,” for people to sign up for the campaign Tim Miller said he is not aware of any Wein said. “We didn’t really feel like franCIs rIVera | hatChet STAFF photographer trip” and that the student organization time in the past where an IFC president Freshman Daniel Wein founded Transcend Hate in an effort to raise would receive $2,000 if it gathered 30 See PROTEST: Page 5 money for groups that the Westboro Baptist Church targets. See HULSE: Page 5 See CAMPAIGN: Page 5 SPORTS OPINIONS NEWS Neal wins two Redefining diversity on campus SA disbands Rules Reflecting Pool to close for repairs A-10 rookie Contributing opinions editor Annu Subramanian Committee in Pool near the Lincoln Memorial will close for two nods discusses the need to make diversity a priority. • Page 4 raucous meeting years to receive new filtration system. • Page 3 Freshman Alex Neal ARTS Passes second bill to finds success early 'Oleanna' leaves questions unanswered promote outreach to ANC members appeal club's liquor license on the field. The controversial play tackles issues of power and sexual student organizations. Members say rowdy patrons disturb area. • Page 8 assault. • Page 6 • Page 3 • Page 3 Emily Cahn | Senior News Editor | [email protected] Madeleine Morgenstern | Campus News Editor | [email protected] October 21, 2010 Amy D’Onofrio | Metro News Editor | [email protected] Kara Dunford | Contributing Editor | [email protected] Amy Rhodin | Campus News Editor | [email protected] Priya Anand | Contributing Editor | [email protected] H News SnapShot IN BrieF GW license plates for sale in D.C., Va., Md. Colonials can showcase their buff and blue pride while driving, since the University has created custom GW li- cense plates. The plates, emblazoned with “GW Colonials” on the side and “The George Washington University” on the bottom, are available for any vehicle registered in D.C., Maryland or Virginia. “Many alumni have let us know that they want to show their GW pride with special license plates,” said Julia Co- plan, alumni benefits coordinator for the GW Alumni Association. “We’ve worked hard with the DMVs in each state to make this possible.” GW license plates have been avail- able in Maryland since 1993, but the D.C. and Virginia plate programs were only recently launched this past sum- mer. Prices vary by state but cost around $100, Coplan said, adding that 36 Vir- ginia plates have been on sale since the summer. University President Steven Knapp said he bought a D.C. plate for his own car, with the license plate number “0016” to represent his tenure as the University’s 16th president. –Ashley Larkin Jordan emont | HatcHet StaFF PHotograpHER Dorie Ain, senior assistant director of admissions, receives a flu shot during a clinic in the Marvin Center Wednesday. The University is sponsoring six clinics between now and Nov. 4 to vaccinate students from the contagious illness. A shot costs $10 and can be paid with cash, check or GWorld. CORRECTION In "Be Wiser Day stresses respon- ON THE WEB www.gwhatchet.com sible alcohol consumption," (Oct.