On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Max Porter and Lizzie Jensen take a look into the upcoming GW Men's and Women's Basketball season. Podcast reporters Aadarshini Vijesh and Jessica Rowe sit down with Senior Sports Editor Ben Spitalny and Basketball Editor Ryan Jainchill to break down what happened over the offseason and give their insight on the season ahead.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Max Porter and Lizzie Jensen break down the University's decision to slash expenditures in recent months as it responds to pressures from headwinds compounding higher education finances. Podcast reporter Ida Liben speaks with Gianna Jakubowski, The Hatchet's administration and finance editor, about the effects these cuts are having across campus.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Max Porter and Lizzie Jensen explore how the government shutdown is impacting GW students. Podcast reporter Maddie Flesch speaks with members of the GW community about the shutdown’s effects on internships, financial aid and campus employment.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Max Porter and Lizzie Jensen discuss the invasive spotted lanternfly's intrusion into Washington, D.C. Podcast reporter Ida Liben speaks with students and John Lill, a professor of biology at GW who specializes in insect ecology, about the bugs and how to approach them.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Max Porter and Lizzie Jensen discuss the Washington Commanders' planned relocation to Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in DC. Podcast reporters Alyssa Wismar, Jessica Rowe and Maddie Flesch speak to GW community members and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A Treasurer Sean Youngstone about how the Commanders’ homecoming will affect the Foggy Bottom and DC economies and culture.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Max Porter and Lizzie Jensen attend bipartisan discussions hosted by student groups after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and speak with attendees and organizers about the future of American politics.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Max Porter and Lizzie Jensen sit down with assistant news editor Gianna Jakubowski covering the University administration and finances beat and news editor Ella Mitchell covering metro news to rehash the top Foggy Bottom and GW stories from this summer.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, host Max Porter speaks with Kieran Laffey, the president of GW Ice Hockey, about Alex Ovechkin's record-breaking season and the Washington Capitals' Stanley Cup playoff hopes.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, host Max Porter speaks with John Richardson, the SGA president between 2011 and 2012, and Nick Gumas, the SGA president between 2014 and 2015, about life after office and the upcoming SGA elections.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, host Max Porter speaks with Vladyslav Zaytsev, a first-year and a member of the GW Ukrainian-American Student Association, about the negotiations between the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, host Max Porter speaks with reporter Aidan Farrell about his conversation with Alan Harwood, an urban planner who has helped plan the Fallen Journalist Memorial in D.C.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, host Max Porter speaks with student TikTok creators Marwa Medjahed and Cierra O'Sullivan about the Trump administration’s pause of a ban on TikTok and where they see the app heading next.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Max Porter and Lizzie Jensen follow reporter Aidan Farrell's sit down with Amber Taylor from the ACLU of D.C. to discuss the future of D.C. statehood activism under a second Trump administration and looming threats to DC's Home Rule.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Max Porter and Lizzie Jensen dive into how the return of pandas at the National Zoo will affect the local economy through conversations with Larry Yu, a professor of hospitality management, Seleni Matus, executive director of GW's International Institute of Tourism Studies and local business managers.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Lizzie Jensen and Max Porter speak with a member of the Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission about the problems that have disrupted DC's 911 response system, potentially putting residents at risk.
On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Max Porter and Lizzie Jensen speak with a pair of GW historians to learn about the University's football team and why it no longer exists.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Lizzie Jensen and Max Porter speak with executive board members of GW College Democrats and GW College Republicans to discuss their plans to mobilize student voters.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Lizzie Jensen and Max Porter speak with members of GW's Fashion Business Association and the program associate at the George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum to better understand the University's new textiles class offered this fall and the potential new textiles and dress studies minor offered next fall.
On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Lizzie Jensen and Max Porter provide a recap of the summer's top news stories and spoke with Hatchet News Editors to better understand how these stories will progress in the fall.
On this week’s episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, podcast co-hosts Lizzie Jensen and Max Porter discussed D.C. officials' plan to clear a homeless encampment in Triangle Park on Virginia Avenue between 21st and 22nd streets on May 15. They spoke with Shelly Byers and Kurt Johnson, who live in the encampment, and Yannik Omictin, a member of a local governing body that opposed the cleaning, to learn more about how locals have responded to the news.