Monday, February 26, 2001
Mike Pellegrino
Executive vice presidential candidate Mike Pellegrino runs under the Change for Students slate to reform the SA, but he said his experience with other student groups gives him the leadership to head the Senate.
MPD busts election party
Metropolitan Police arrested at least ten people for underage drinking at a campaign party for Student Association candidates at the Delta Tau Delta house early Saturday morning. MPD responded to a call at about 12:30 a.m. and entered the G Street house checking for drinking bracelets and asking to see the IDs of students holding cups of beer.
CWI boosts GW recycling
GW's recycling numbers are on the rise since the University began using a new waste handler, Consolidated Waste Industries, in November, waste management officials said.
GW honors Washington’s birthday
GW students turned out to participate in a cherry-pie eating contest and celebrate the University namesake's birthday Thursday on the Quad despite frigid temperatures, sleet and snow.
Tickets unify candidates
Two new student groups have changed the climate of this year's Student Association and Program Board elections, proposing an overhaul of the Student Association and unifying Senate candidates under one ticket.
Daniel Loren
Pledging a more approachable Student Association and equitable funding for groups, SA presidential candidate Daniel Loren intends to implement a new constitution up for referendum on the SA ballot.
Roger Kapoor
Roger Kapoor communicates with students like it is his job. In fact, it is his job. As a community facilitator at The Schenley, Kapoor interacts with residents and other students constantly - something he says will help him become an effective Student Association president.
Bob Simon
Bob Simon was not planning to run for Student Association president until current SA President David Burt approached him and encouraged him to run. That is when Simon realized he would have a lot to offer the SA if elected.
J.P. Blackford
After serving seven years in the Student Association Senate, J.P. Blackford said he decided it was time for him to take the reins of the SA legislative branch as executive vice president.
Josh Singer
Sophomore executive vice presidential candidate Josh Singer began the Student Judicial Advisors program last year to help out a friend, and said he has helped educate and represent many other students who face Student Judicial Services for "stupid mistakes" made in the course of their college careers.
SA, PB candidates begin final stretch
Student politicians have joined unified platforms, drafted legislation to overhaul the Student Association and clashed on the campaign trail in the week leading up to this week's SA and Program Board elections.
SA, PB candidates begin final stretch
Student politicians have joined unified platforms, drafted legislation to overhaul the Student Association and clashed on the campaign trail in the week leading up to this week's SA and Program Board elections.
Alicia O’Neil
Alicia O'Neil said when she joined the Program Board as a freshman she was "awe-stricken." O'Neil said she likes PB because it is not political.
Brian Gless
Bryan Gless has planned election parties, radio debates and other politically oriented Program Board events, but now wants to use his experience to take on a leadership role as PB executive vice chair.
Bernard Pollack
Bernard Pollack said he is running for Program Board executive vice chair because he wants the organization to offer more programming involving student and local artists.
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Party follows campaign rules
A campaign party at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house early Saturday morning followed rules for registered parties at GW and Joint Elections Committee campaign regulations, fraternity and JEC officials said.
Party follows campaign rules
A campaign party at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house early Saturday morning followed rules for registered parties at GW and Joint Elections Committee campaign regulations, fraternity and JEC officials said.
Proposal draws criticism
Some Student Association members and candidates say they are concerned about what they consider flaws in the proposed SA constitution drafted by the group Change for Students. Students will vote to pass or reject the document in this year's SA election ballot.
Candidate statements
Student Association, Program Board and Marvin Center Governing Board tell explain why they should be elected.
Basketball Preview
The 2000-2001 GW Men's and Women's Basketball Preview!
Foggy Bottom Guide
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Photo Essays
Hatchet Photo Essays - David Burt, Jeff Marootian, and the World Bank / IMF protests
Crossword (2/26)
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Proposed free speech monument gets mixed reaction
A City Council proposal to build a giant chalkboard across from the city hall in Charlottesville, Va. as a monument to free speech has caused mixed reaction throughout the small central Virginia town. The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, a non-profit organization devoted to the protection of free speech, proposed raising $150,000 for a nearly 56-foot wall, tentatively called the "Community Chalkboard."
COMMENTARY: A traveler’s diary of San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - Tony Bennett wasn't the only person who left his heart in San Francisco. One weekend of work and play in this lovely city and life's cares seem, well, a little less important. Earthquakes and an outrageous housing market aside, one cannot help but adore this California gem of Victorian mansions and roller-coaster hills. I savor the charming juxtaposition of the avant-garde and traditional. Although I traveled to San Francisco for a journalism conference, I must admit I was predictably intrigued by what lay beyond the hotel ballroom.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: LETTER: New faces, same message
I am sitting in class early on Tuesday evening flipping through The Hatchet when I realized why I was not going to vote.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Kapoor fights campaign violations, delays election count
The Student Association will postpone counting votes for the presidential race until the SA Student Court decides whether Roger Kapoor will remain on the ballots after receiving enough campaign violations to end his race...
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Kapoor violations
Kapoor violations
Bush education plan creating discussion on Capitol Hill
Legislation for President George W. Bush's proposed education plan is making its way through the Senate Education Committee, where senators are working to finalize language and omit controversial education issues from the bill's text until the legislation reaches the full Senate. Chairman James M. Jeffords (R-Vt.) and ranking Democrat Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (Mass.) have agreed to omit controversial issues in the committee's initial writing of the education bill, Joe Karpinski, communications director for the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension, told U-WIRE.
Bush highlights tax cut, education proposal in speech
President George W. Bush dismissed criticism of his new $1.6 trillion tax plan in his first speech before a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, saying his proposal is both "reasonable and responsible." In the nationally televised address, he outlined changes for the nation, including an increase in education, health care and defense spending and protection of the Social Security surplus, while stressing the importance of congressional bipartisanship to pass a tax plan he says will give back money to the American people.
WEB UPDATE: Program Board and Marvin Center Governing Board announce results
Board of Elections Chairman Matt O'Malley announced the winners of the Program Board and Marvin Center Governing Board elections at 3 p.m. Thursday in the Hippodrome.
JEC clears all candidates
Student Association officials cleared the way Thursday and Friday for Daniel Loren, Bob Simon and Roger Kapoor to stake their claim for the SA presidency if they win the vote, results of which will be released Wednesday morning.
Court hearings clear way for SA vote count
The Student Association will announce the winners of last week's elections Wednesday morning after a weekend of indecision by SA officials on when to begin the count.
SA Election results
Roger Kapoor wins presidency with 57 percent of the vote. Josh Singer takes executive vice president with 42 percent. Student fee passes and new Student Association constitution fails.
Kapoor takes majority, Singer wins EVP
Roger Kapoor received the most votes for Student Association president, the Joint Elections Committee announced to a calm Hippodrome crowd Wednesday afternoon - about 12 hours before taking him out of the race for violating spending rules Thursday.
JEC strips Kapoor of victory
The Joint Election Committee stripped presidential candidate Roger Kapoor of his victory early Thursday morning, ruling that he exceeded the $1,000 campaign-spending limit by $20.88, following three hours of testimony and deliberations.
