by Jesse Stanchak
The South American papier-mache puppets hanging in the window are the first clue this isn't a Barnes and Noble. Way up Connecticut Avenue, 10 minutes from the UDC/Van Ness Metro stop, is Politics and Prose, one of D.C.'s last great independent bookstores.
But what really makes a bookstore independent? Beyond the obvious financial differences, what sets a place like Politics and Prose apart from the Borders Books and Barnes and Nobles that dot the city like paperback-filled monoliths?
Politics and Prose is stacked with over 40,000 titles.
by Michelle Kessel
"Knit one, purl two, knit one, purl two." This is not your grandmother's knitting circle - Julia Roberts, Lauren Ambrose from HBO's "Six Feet Under" and fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi are members, too. Knitting is not just for old ladies anymore, and GW students are catching on to the trend, along with some of the nation's celebrities.
by Brad Honigman
A diverse group of about 150 dignitaries and GW community members convened in the Marvin Center Continental Ballroom Friday evening for the 71st annual Embassy Dinner. Dressed in formal or ethnic attire, attendees mingled with ambassadors and other diplomats, saw various cultural performances and received an exotic sampling of dishes from more than a dozen countries.
by Zeb Eckert
Bill to cut foreign student assistance advances in Florida (U-WIRE) TALAHASSE, Fla. - A bill to ban the state of Florida from giving financial assistance to students who are citizens of countries on the U.S. State Department's list of countries considered to be sponsors of terrorism passed the state House Education committee last Monday.
by Alex Kingsbury
Maryland presidential candidate disqualified A student running for president of the University of Maryland's Student Government Association was barred from the election after serving alcoholic drinks to minors at a party. Pat Wu, presidential candidate of the TANG party, has challenged the ruling, the University of Maryland Diamondback reported.
Administrators have routinely quelled student concerns about increasing class size by explaining GW has the academic facilities necessary to accommodate the ever-growing undergraduate population, which will near 10,000 students next year. One might believe the University because of all the construction on campus, but apparently this is all an illusion.
by Laura Ng
Back when I was in high school, I stumbled upon the University of Michigan's Web site. On it was an "online calculator" of my chances of being admitted. I keyed in my stats, extracurriculars, community service activities and race, and according to the calculator, I would have had a 99 percent chance of admission to the University of Michigan if I were African American, Latino or Native American.
Alumni e-mail In the past I used The Hatchet as a vehicle to display my discontent for GW's administration via political cartoons. Whereas my previous work was more wit and humor than politics, my old age (almost a year removed) has made me mean and bitter.
Disparities exist between men and women Bernard Pollack April 15 is the date this year when women will finally earn as much as men earned by Dec. 31 for their work last year. This is National Equal Pay Day. And this year is the fortieth anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, a congressional act that first outlawed wage discrimination and insisted that women be paid the same as men for comparable work.
D.C. high school students receive full GW scholarships The University gave seven D.C. public high school seniors full scholarships to GW on Friday. The Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Scholarship awards are given out annually and renewed each year if students meet GW's academic progress standards.
Question: My boyfriend and I are both going abroad next year, but while he's only going away for a semester, I'm going to be gone all year. In the meantime, we've been trying to figure out what to do about our relationship. I really don't want to break up with him, but I know from personal experience that long-distance relationships are difficult.
by Sarah Ransbottom
Walking into Paolo's is like walking into any other Georgetown restaurant. While this is an Italian restaurant, you will have to search to find any sense of Italy in the eatery, other than on the menu, of course. At 5 p.m. on Friday the restaurant does not have a waiting list, but it is definitely filling up.
by Janice Cane
As a lifelong panda enthusiast (some might call me strangely obsessive), I thought I knew everything there was to know about the cuddly-looking giants. But I was wrong. During my visit to the National Zoo, I learned that pandas have no shame.
This was my second time seeing the animals I have adored since I was a little girl.
by Rachel Gould
Marching alongside black-clad anarchists, puppet-wielding pacifists and disillusioned veterans, freshman Jamie Holbrook is just another face in the anti-war crowd.
Articulate and soft-spoken, Holbrook flashed a peace sign as the group wound around the streets of northwest D.
by Elizabeth Brown
The members of the Johnson family of Evington, Va., look nothing like the average demonstrators who frequently take to the streets of the District preaching everything from anarchy and socialism to free love.
Dressed in red, white and blue, the family of five carried flags instead of signs.
by Andrew Snow
Two Aramark chefs cooked, fried and sauteed halibut Thursday in Thurston Dining Hall as they competed in GW's first "Chef Challenge," modeled after the television show "Iron Chef." About 30 GW students eating early dinners Thursday witnessed the competition as the two chefs hurriedly prepared very distinctive varieties of the saltwater fish.
by Jeff Nelson
For the hundreds of spectators who lined Washington Harbour Saturday afternoon, the GW Invitational Crew Classic was both a social event and a chance to enjoy one of the National Cherry Blossom Festival's premier events. For the host Colonials, it was their best performance in nine years.
by Anthony Moniello
"Strike three called, he stood there like a house by the side of the road." It was vintage Ernie Harwell Thursday afternoon when the Hall of Fame sports broadcaster spoke in the Media and Public Affairs building.
Vice President of Communications Mike Freedman, a 30-year broadcast veteran and former general manager of the CBS Radio Network, interviewed Harwell, who painted a picture of baseball's past.
by Alan Siegel
The GW baseball team returned to Atlantic 10 play last weekend searching for just its second conference win, a seemingly easy task for a team that had not been swept in an A-10 series in four years. But as the bad weather that kept the Colonials off the field for much of the last three weeks ended, so did that streak.
by Ted Simonson
The GW women's water polo team advanced to the Collegiate Water Polo Association's Eastern Championships after a fourth-place finish at CWPA Southerns in Lewisburg, Pa., this weekend.
The team will travel to Cambridge, Mass. April 25 for its seventh-consecutive Eastern appearance.
by Jill Ersner and Lauren Silva
The GW men's tennis team wrapped up its season with a sixth-place finish in the Atlantic 10 Championships Sunday, losing to Saint Joseph's in the fifth-place match at the Oxford Athletic Club in Monroeville, Pa.
Second-seeded St. Bonaventure beat No. 1 seed Richmond to take the title and the accompanying automatic NCAA tournament berth.
Mann places 14th in NCAA regional all-around Junior co-captain Rachel Mann placed 14th in the all-around competition at NCAA Regionals in Athens, Ga., Saturday. Mann was the lone representative of the GW gymnastics team at Regionals, as the team failed to advance for the first time since 1999.
by Rachel Gould and Mosheh Oinounou
Students will be required to attend a summer session between their sophomore and junior years if the administration approves a suggestion from a University task force studying different academic calendars.
The task force, the Alternative Academic Calendar Committee, is also researching a switch to a four-by-four system, in which students would take four classes at four credits each instead of the current five-class, three-credit system.
by Alex Kingsbury and Liz Roth
War demonstrators flocked to the streets of the city this weekend to peacefully demonstrate for and against U.S. intervention in Iraq.
The demonstrations coincided with the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, meetings that traditionally draw anti-globalization protesters.
by Rachel Gould
The University is experiencing an acute classroom shortage, according to a report released to faculty leaders Friday. An exploding undergraduate population, coupled with city regulations limiting non-residential building, are leading administrators to consider scheduling classes during non-traditional times, as well as other changes.
by Michael Barnett
For millions of Americans, the Capitol building is a beacon of freedom, the epitome of liberty and equality. Yet, for District residents, this domed edifice represents the unattainable - and just another building they pass on their way to work.
D.C. residents, burdened with the same responsibilities as every American citizen, are unique in that they do not have voting representation in a building many can see from their homes.
by Dustin Harrison-Atlas
The war in Iraq, the economy, health care and education policy highlighted a gathering of all nine 2004 Democratic presidential candidates Wednesday night.
Though the candidates were split on the war, all agreed attacking the ailing economy and the Bush tax cut plan was their best opportunity to take back the White House in 2004.
