Crime Report
This week's crime log.
Thursday, March 7, 2002
Around Campus: Briefs
Supreme Court Justice will speak Friday at ceremony Honors Symposium attracts Fukuyama BSU schedules annual dinner and ball Zeta Beta Phi hosts 'Flavors of the World' Mount Vernon holds free comedy performance Class hosts date auction for project SJS close to getting director
Judges discuss racial, religious hate crimes
Three judges discussed intolerance of blacks and Jews among Americans with students Monday night as part of a panel about hate crimes.
Sports: UMass knocks down threes, knocks off GW
PHILADELPHIA -The Colonials watched their brief second-half lead in the Atlantic 10 Tournament slip away much like their season slipped away in early February: quickly. Massachusetts ended the Colonials' season with a 73-62 loss Thursday in the first round at the First Union Spectrum.
Out of Left Field: Tourney worthy?
The first thing Joe McKeown did after his team's 67-64 upset loss to Xavier in the Atlantic 10 Tournament last week was campaign for an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. McKeown recited a laundry list of reasons why his Colonial women are worthy of an invite: a 20-win season, 15-2 conference record, national schedule and a nine-year tradition of NCAA Tournament appearances. This, he said, should outweigh one unexpected loss.
Gymnasts sweep JMU
The GW gymnastics team swept first, second and third places in all four individual events and took first and second places in the all-around in their 194.3-184.3 victory over James Madison University Wednesday night at the Smith Center.
Panel addresses Pearl death, reporting dangers
Cokie and Steve Roberts joined panelists at Monday night's Kalb Report to discuss how foreign news coverage has changed following the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl last month.
CLLC says all sophomores will be housed
Housing Services will make two changes to Sunday's online housing lottery for freshmen based on student feedback. GW will have a back-up plan for the availability screen that went down on the first round, and students will be assigned rooms from the top floor down.
New Hall ready for power outs
GW building officials said failures in New Hall's emergency light system last week were caused by an elevator that malfunctioned before power in the building went out. When power cut off last Wednesday night, exits signs and an elevator emergency call box failed, leaving one student trapped in an elevator and rooms dark for about an hour.
Singer loses vote and election win
About 1,500 students came out Wednesday to vote in the hotly contested run-off Student Association presidential election between Josh Singer and Phillip Robinson, Joint Election Committee officials said. That is a jump of 25 percent from the first day of last week's regular election.
Confidential records disposed of incorrectly
More than 250 Elliott School student folders containing sensitive information and marked "confidential trash" turned up in a newspaper recycling bin outside FSK Hall last weekend. But University officials said they are unsure how the records got there.
Staff editorial: Shred the files
Privacy protection is on the minds of everyone today, when growing reports of credit card fraud and identity theft are becoming a common occurrence. These 21st century thieves are stealing something more valuable than any material possessions - personal information. On March 3, The Hatchet retrieved confidential student files carelessly tossed into unsecured dumpsters behind Francis Scott Key Hall. These trashed files originating from the Elliott School of International Affairs should never end up in an open and unprotected environment. They must be shredded instead.
Staff editorial: No exceptions
Josh Singer and company were not satisfied when the Joint Elections Committee rightly threw out an invalid and late proxy vote for Singer. So they did what candidates often do when they know they are wrong but refuse to accept it: they went to Student Court to attack the JEC charter.
Staff editorial: Emergency plan
It is always nice to know backup systems are ready to act in case the unexpected occurs. In the case of last week's New Hall power outage, the University's backup system failed and left students in the dark. Had the loss of power occurred during an actual emergency in which lives were at risk, the outcome could have been much worse. Thankfully, everyone was fine.
Letter: Mideast diplomacy
In the Feb. 28 Hatchet letter ("Unilateral diplomacy"), Jon Williams wrote the United States sends roughly $6 billion in foreign aid each year to Israel. This number is less than $3 billion, and that number is decreasing. Also, more than 80 percent of the money Israel receives is sent right back into the American economy, as Israel purchases goods from the United States.
Letter: Stay of out pages
I find it disturbing that The Hatchet's most prolific columnist, Russ Rizzo, is also the newspaper's editor in chief.
Letter: Denied at Cortile
I, too, want to be like Jared. Who wouldn't? He's thin, he's rich, and he made all his money just by taking a walk over to everyone's favorite sandwich place - Subway.
Hatchet Comics
Inside the Head of Ted
Arts: Wells’ classic dies on the screen
The latest film version of H.G. Wells' The Time Machine (Dreamworks and Warner Bros. Pictures) lacks the depth and emotion that its author intended. It is a well-directed science fiction adventure with astounding special effects and some superb acting. But the script is silly and trifling.
Summer of Sam alum chats with the Hatchet
Although he is clad in black, Adrien Brody's personality is anything but dark. I sit across from the up-and-coming actor in his posh Four Seasons hotel room, as he sheepishly dunks his tea bag in water and presents an offering of cookies to his interviewers.
The Bar Belle: Andalu
Last Tuesday night there was a blackout in New Hall, and good ole' University Police wouldn't let anyone in or out. After waiting outside in the cold for a good 15 minutes, the Bar Belle decided this was a good excuse to go out. Unfortunately, she had on clothes she had worn to the Hell Well earlier and obviously didn't have access to her closet.
The Film Buffs: Die Hard I vs. Die Hard III
The Film Buffs debate the merits of Die Hard I versus Die Hard III.
Manrus???
What the...?
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Robinson takes run-off decisively
Posted 2 a.m. March 8 -- Junior Phil Robinson was declared Student Association president after a run-off election Thursday, one week after he was named the loser of the regular election.
