Living and learning in Washington, D.C. is one of the GW's most attractive qualities. New students arrive to find the their city, campus and dorms shrouded in history - a history telling tales of triumph, commemoration and struggle.
American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh was indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday for conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens abroad, aiding and abetting terrorists and other charges. If convicted in federal court, Walker's maximum penalty is life imprisonment.
Shame on the University's Center for Academic Technologies (CATS) and its Executive Director P.B. Garrett. I was disappointed to learn that CATS decided over winter break to place restrictions on student printing. CATS operates computer lab facilities at the Marvin Center, the basement of the Academic Center and across campus. These restrictions will impact countless numbers of students.
It's good to be back in The Hatchet. My semester off really helped me sort out some spiritual and physical problems I had with my Spanish-channel habit. It was tough, but my three-month stay at La Iglesia del Cabr?n, located deep in the rainforest jungles of Idaho, really helped me establish my sense of self outside of the twisted, bubbling world of Channel 31.
On Dec. 3, a life was lost. A troubled soul found a way to deal with his pain. My brother, Joe Spradlin, was a great man. Many people knew of his love of music and drums. I know that I'll always remember the beat that went on in his head. That constant beat was his rhythm in life. Everyday and everything fit together in a rhythm for him.
(U-WIRE) NASHVILLE, Tenn. - As many of us prepare to enter the "real world" in May, the job market we are encountering does not resemble the job market our predecessors faced when they graduated.
Three hundred years ago, letters were the only way to communicate long distances. They took weeks, even months, to pass hands between the sender and recipient. Now, more than 100 million people, including just about every college student you know, are chatting in real time over the internet.
The Pleasure Place Tuesday, Jan. 15 7 p.m. The scene: a very windy night in Georgetown with a couple of friends. The destination: some sort of sex shop. The mission: to find the perfect and funniest gag gift idea. Now, let me begin by saying that I am defifinitely not an expert when it comes to shopping for the kind of items that are found in a sex shop.
The Colonials can establish themselves as contenders in the Atlantic 10 West conference this week with a good showing against Xavier, which they host Thursday, and St. Joseph's, which they visit on Saturday. A win in either game would be a statement for GW, but it will not come easily.
Two teams enter Friday's game with identical records, histories and expectations. Both GW and Temple, (9-6, 4-0 A-10) have been crushed by top-five teams, including Temple's loss to No. 3 Vanderbilt University last week and GW's loss to No. 2 Tennessee early in the season.
The season of the Cinderella Bears will come to an end Saturday in Soldier Field, where the Bears host the Philadelphia Eagles. This game will be a match of dominating defenses and, in the end, the Eagles' balanced offense and a duo of running backs, Duce Staley and Correll Buckhalter, will create too many problems for Chicago.
GW housing officials have eased off a new requirement that all sophomores live in campus housing next year by making it easy for students to claim exemptions.
A D.C. Superior Court judge declared a mistrial Dec. 19 in a discrimination suit that would have cost GW $42,000 in damages for charges against Athletic Director Jack Kvancz.
Two Delta Gamma members were trapped in a burning Statesman apartment after waking to the smell of smoke early Tuesday morning in a blaze that destroyed most of their possessions.
Music students reported thousands of dollars worth of stolen equipment to University and Metropolitan police this week.
Students, faculty and staff are moving into a new law school and a revamped Mount Vernon Campus residence hall this semester after months of construction delays.
Maintenance staff in the Schenley spent this week repairing 12 radiator leaks, a sewage backup and replacing the floorboards in one sixth-floor room after students returned to find water damage after winter break.
Newly appointed special academic programs head Donna Scarboro will send students to the Olympics, Australia and Europe under one position at GW this year while she attempts to consolidate academic and study abroad programs.
Lisner hosts Ani DiFranco for charity Students gather on and off campus for Winter Welcome Week University Club offers jazz to community Experts gather to discuss U.S. immigration policy
Weekly Crime Log
After almost ten years of playing on the road, DC ska band, The Pietasters continue to deliver crazy beer-fueled mayhem to the masses. The band has played with big stars and even graced the screen of MTV. They still maintain their DC residence when they're not touring however, and manage to easily sell out DC's 9:30 club several times a year.
Meggie Baker (l.) and Jessica Glynn "paddle" their way through the Student Activity Center-sponsored game night at ESPN Zone Tuesday. The event was part of Winter Welcome Week. The week continues with ice skating Friday and a Sunday Mount Vernon brunch.
After a decade of bit parts in several movies of questionable quality, a turn in the hit High Fidelity introduced movie watchers to Jack Black, whose on-screen style receives favorable comparisons to the late John Belushi.
I've got bruises, the left ear's not working so well and I got kicked in the head more than a few times. Shaved heads, smelly mosh pits, testosterone-fueled anger and a whole lot of screaming - what else could you ask for on a Sunday in the nation's capital?
The night was young and held a world of possibilities. Well, sort of. It was Tuesday night and the Bar Belle was in a pissy mood. You see, lately she has been looking for love in all the wrong places.
Movies and Music this week in the DC area.
Posted 11:00 a.m. Jan. 18 – Every time the Colonials made a run, the Xavier Musketeers had an answer. Xavier jumped out to a quick 10-point lead at the Smith Center Thursday night, and GW couldn't get any closer than six point the rest of the way.
Posted 12 p.m. Jan. 19 -- There were 15 lead changes between GW and the Temple Lady Owls in Friday’s home game, but only one that mattered: Anna Montanana’s buzzer-beating put-back off Ugo Oha’s missed three that gave the Colonials a 54-53 win.
Images from September 11th, 2001.
The GW gymnastics team, led by senior Devin McCalla, opened the 2002 season with a thrilling come-from-behind victory to win the GW Invitational. The Colonials were in third place heading into the final rotation when they posted their highest score of the meet on the floor exercise to win the six-team competition.
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