Podcast by The GW Hatchet
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Host Lizzie Jensen recaps the summer's top headlines with the Hatchet News team -- Academics Editor Fiona Riley, Metro Editor Erika Filter, Contributing Metro Editor Max Porter, Student Government Editor Hannah Marr and Contributing Student Life Jennifer Igbonoba.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Host Lizzie Jensen spoke with community pickleball players and D.C. Parks and Recreation Interim Director Thennie Freeman regarding Mayor Muriel Bowser's plan to expand pickleball courts in D.C.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, host Sejal Govindarao spoke with a pair of GW professors with expertise in technology and political communication about their views on TikTok's future after Montana became the first state to approve a ban of the app.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, reporter Aidan English joins Hosts Sejal Govindarao and Max Porter. He discusses his conversation with Dwayne Wright, an assistant professor of higher education administration and the director of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Dr. Wright shared his insights regarding the impact of the tuition increase on diversity in enrollment.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, host Max Porter reports from Girl Up GW's annual Women's Gala that featured a series of female panelists who shared their experiences navigating their professional careers before a crowd of about 50 students.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, reporter Grace Eickel speaks with senior Mathena Jencka and discusses her work with D.C. lawmakers to propose legislation outlining sexual violence prevention rules for college campuses.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Hosts Sejal Govindarao and Max Porter discuss the shortage of snow in D.C. this winter. Nikolay Shiklomanov, a professor of climate and environmental change at GW, joins the episode to share his expert insight.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Hosts Sejal Govindarao and Max Porter speak with podcast reporters Lizzie Jensen and Jenna Toulan about how students, especially student-athletes, are reacting to the University's decision to reject "Hippos" as GW's next moniker.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It hosted by Sejal Govindarao and Max Porter, Sejal speaks with senior Payson Thomas – a staff aide to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, who was elected earlier this month after a five-day, 15-round voting process that consumed Capitol Hill.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Hosts Sejal Govindarao and Max Porter dive into city leaders' agenda to combat crime and gun violence in D.C. Ward 2 D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto joins the show to discuss her work to reform the District's criminal code.
Host Eddie Herzig and reporter Maximus Vogt talked with Sports Editor Nuria Diaz to discuss how the men's and women's teams are readying for their respective seasons, led by head coaches with fresh gameplans for the squads.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Host Eddie Herzig speaks with reporters Lizzie Jensen and Max Porter about how D.C.-based non-profit Ayuda is responding to the migrant busing crisis and its effects on the District.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, host Sejal Govindarao dives into campus voting initiatives and the broader landscape of anticipated student voter turnout ahead of the upcoming midterms.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Host Sejal Govindarao speaks to former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville, Dean of GW's Graduate School of Education and Human Development Michael Feuer and National Higher Education Washington Post Reporter Danielle Douglas-Gabriel on the impact of President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of it, Hosts Sejal Govindarao and Eddie Herzig dive into a brief history of the newly renovated residence hall and speak with freshmen about their take on the dorm.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, hosts Sejal Govindarao and Eddie Herzig welcome our listeners back to the new school year with a rundown of the shifting changes to GW's dining plan.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Host Sejal Govindarao discusses the semester's top headlines with the Hatchet's news team -- Finance & Administration Editor Isha Trivedi, Health & Science Editor Ishani Chettri, Academics Editor Nick Pasion, Metro Editor Zach Blackburn, Student Life Editor Faith Wardwell, and Student Government Editor Lauren Sforza
Co-Hosts Sejal Govindarao and Eddie Herzig talk with incoming Health and Science News Editor Sophia Goedert about the reinstated mask mandate.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Co-Hosts Sejal Govindarao and Eddie Herzig break down last week's debate between College Democrats and College Republicans and their incoming E-Boards' hopes for more cross-party events in the future.
Christian Zidouemba and Yan Xu speak with Host Sejal Govindarao on their recent victories.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Host Sejal Govindarao speaks with Hatchet Student Government Editor Lauren Sforza on what to know for the upcoming Student Association Elections — voting begins Tuesday, March 29th.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Host Sejal Govindarao analyzes the panel discussion on advocacy vs. objectivity between 5 Black journalists -- Jesse J. Holland, C-SPAN Washington Journal host, Keith Woods, NPR Chief Diversity Officer, Darlene Superville, AP White House reporter, Nicki Mayo, Black Women Unmuted Editor, and Philip Lewis, HuffPost Senior Front Page Editor.
Interim University President Mark Wrighton told the GW community Friday that the University was tracking students, faculty and staff members' movement across campus during the fall semester based on location data from WiFi access points without informing them. Academics Editor Isha Trivedi delves into the situation.
Hatchet News Editors Nick Pasion and Isha Trivedi discuss their recent story about GW Junior Liza Malinsky, who was denied the ability to bring her service dog to class. They talk about the reaction from thousands in the GW community and their writing process covering a sensitive story.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Host Sejal Govindarao speaks with PJ Johnson, the president of College Democrats, and Jacoby Sypher, the College Republicans freshman representative. They debate recent news surrounding voting rights legislation, the filibuster and the roots of the United States' brewing culture war at large.
On this week's episode of “Getting to the Bottom of It,” Host Sejal Govindarao analyzes some of President Mark Wrighton's top priorities as the University's new president. The Hatchet's Managing Editor Zach Schonfeld sat down with Wrighton to talk about what his first two weeks on the job have looked like.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," Sejal Govindarao speaks with Managing Editor Zach Schonfeld, Student Government Editor Lauren Sforza, Administration Editor Isha Trivedi, Health and Research Editor Michelle Vassilev, Student Life Editor Abby Kennedy, and Metro Editor Zachary Blackburn to review the biggest news stories of 2021.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," Sejal Govindarao speaks with Sports Editor, Roman Bobek and Contributing Sports Editor, Nuria Diaz, about this year's basketball season.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," Sejal Govindarao speaks with Assistant News Editor Zachary Blackburn and Contributing News Editor Lauren Sforza on what went into the decision to offer U-Pass to students. Ethan Valliath speaks with freshman Zahaan Riyaz and Alec Rich speaks with graduate student Andrew Levine about what greater Metro access means for students.
Getting to the Bottom of It: Antisemitism on campus by The GW Hatchet
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast reporters CP Richardson and Ethan Valliath speak with President of College Democrats, PJ Johnson, and Chairman of College Republicans, Patrick Burland, about important, upcoming elections.
On this week's episode of “Getting to the Bottom of It,” podcast host Alec Rich speaks with contributing news editor Lauren Sforza about the Student Court's recent ruling against the first-year senate seat referendum.
On this week's episode of “Getting to the Bottom of It,” podcast host Alec Rich speaks with student life editor Abby Kennedy and Peter Lake, the director of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University who also served as Stetson's interim director of Title IX compliance, about the University's handling of Title IX cases and its students' allegations that it has failed to to protect survivors of sexual assault.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich takes us through this weekend's commencement including speeches from Senator Elizabeth Warren, Interim Provost Christopher Alan Bracey, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Former SA President SJ Matthews, and Board of Trustees Chair Grace Speights. Portions of commencement audio courtesy of GW.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich speaks with President of the Foggy Bottom Association, John George, about how students' return to campus has affected their neighbors in the Foggy Bottom Community.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich speaks with Holden Thorp, former provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at Washington University in St. Louis, and Lynn Pasquerella, President of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, about what to expect from the new interim president, Mark S. Wrighton.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich speaks with students, Edy Koenigs and Cayton Underwood, as well as the Student Association Chairperson for Physical Facilities and Urban Affairs, Derek Lo, and SA Executive Vice President, Kate Carpenter, about the mold found in campus residence halls.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich speaks with Daphne Hernandez, associate professor at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston and Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of sociology and medicine at Temple University, about the university's new dining plan and food insecurity on campus.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich speaks with Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, about the threat of the Delta variant and COVID-19 on campus.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich speaks with news editor, Isha Trivedi and senior news editor, Jarrod Wardwell about the anticipated return to campus.
On this week’s episode of “Getting to the Bottom of It,” podcast host Alec Rich speaks with Erin Chapman, the president of the Faculty Association, and Andrew Zimmerman, the group’s Faculty Senate and staff liaison, in the wake of President LeBlanc’s resignation.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich speaks with Jeremy Pollok from Tonic about reopening plans.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich and producer Ciara Regan speak with graduating seniors about their time at GW and graduation plans.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich speaks with Dr. Georges Benjamin and Dr. Lynn Pasquerella about the universities requiring students to have the COVID-19 vaccine.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich speaks with assistant news editor Zach Schonfeld about feedback gained from the faculty-wide survey on President Leblanc.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast hosts Alec Rich speaks with Andrea Martinez and Yannick Omictin about the Urban studies initiative.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast hosts Alec Rich speaks with newly-elected SA EVP Kate Carpenter about her plans and platform for the Student Association.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast hosts Alec Rich, Sarah Sachs, CP Richardson and Thais Kolganov speak with Student Association candidates Charlotte Gaynor, Philippa Balshaw, Daniel Sandoval, and Sidra Hussain about their campaign strategies amid the pandemic.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich speaks with Hatchet Student Life Editor Tiffany Garcia and the director of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University Peter Lake about Greek recruitment amid the pandemic.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich speaks with Faculty Association President Andrew Zimmerman about a faculty-wide survey of university President Thomas Leblanc’s leadership.
On this week's episode of "Getting to the Bottom of It," podcast host Alec Rich speaks with Joshua Kim, Edward Maloney, Marguerite Dennis, and Lynn Pasquerella about how universities across the country could be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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