In the late '70s Henry Rollins made his name known as front man of the memorable punk band Black Flag. From there what began to unfold was the development of an international persona recognized first and foremost for his genuine and unadulterated rage against society's hypocrisies and downfalls.
During the deep freeze of winter, we bustle around in coats, scarves, gloves and hats. But do any of us ever stop to think about what our hats are saying about us? For most, hats just say we're cold, but for many women - particularly black women - hats mean so much more.
"THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT" by Jesse Stanchak Time travel movies are sort of cursed. Beginning with the terribly campy 1960 adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" and continuing through 2003's "Timeline," Hollywood has been pumping out reel after reel of time travel films whose premise always falters in the execution.
Who wants to mix alcohol, fashionable footwear and slippery sidewalks? The sleet started to fall around 6 p.m. on Saturday, and I was sure my evening's plans were ruined. However, my roommate fares better in winter weather than I, so she decided we should battle the weather and go out anyway.
"I'm a diabetic now. The funny thing about being a diabetic is that a lot of the things you used to enjoy, well, they just don't work no more. I'm 76 years old. And tonight, I feel good!" said legendary jazz artist B.B. King as he threw his hands over his head and wiggled in his seat before a crowd of cheering fans.
A D.C. law firm has initiated litigation against the city on behalf of underage drinkers, arguing that legal precedent relegates underage drinking to a civil offense. The firm - representing five students - attempts to argue that a 1997 law reducing the penalties for underage drinking applies to the plaintiffs regardless of the fact that it expired in 2002.
Last night, President Bush gave his annual State of the Union address, laying out many new initiatives for the United States. Among these initiatives was another call for more funding supporting abstinence-only sex education. And while this page would love to buy into the utopian fantasy the president attempts to portray, such programs do not address the serious issues of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease prevention.
I wasn't going to write an anti-Dean column. Dean faltered in Iowa, and the media, being the sensationalists they are, will be overplaying the story all week. I didn't care to join them. But all that changed as I watched Sen. John Edwards' inspirational victory speech be interrupted as the media filmed a coked up Dean sprinting on stage, high-five-ing everything that moved and looking like he was about to do a stage dive.
The term "Orwellian," according to Daniel J. Leab of Brown University, "has become a synonym for the oppressive social forces that make us discontented and fearful, be they by state regimentation, or (other means)." The book whose message this term is derived from - George Orwell's "1984" - is a dark tale of a world where privacy is a long lost concept and society - forced by the government to maintain a constant state of war against a forever elusive enemy - has to sacrifice free will for the sake of greater defense.
South Asia watchers have much to cheer about this New Year. Bitter rivals India and Pakistan have decided to commence peace talks in February. The process - initiated in April 2003, when the Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee extended India's "hand of friendship" to Pakistan - culminated in a meeting this month between the Indian Prime Minster and Pakistani President (and Gen.
Thursday Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. award ceremony 7 to 8:30 p.m. Marvin Center Grand Ballroom Sponsored by the Multicultural Student Services Center Transfer Student get-together 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Marvin Center room 403 110 Days 'til graduation party party for seniors 9 to 11:30 p.
Members of Theta Delta Chi fraternity will transform Kogan Plaza into a living room next week to raise money for people living with cancer. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. next Wednesday and Thursday, the fraternity members will try to collect money by sitting for the longest amount of time they can.
SA sets election dates Student Association, Program Board and Marvin Center Governing Board elections will be held Feb. 25 and 26, the SA announced Tuesday. The SA finalized election preparations by appointing its representatives for the Joint Election committee and approving the JEC charter.
The GW men's basketball team kept Dayton's Sean Finn in check for the majority of Wednesday night's game, holding the 7-foot, 240-pound center to only 12 points. But when the Flyers needed him most, Finn came through to help his team to a 74-66 victory in front of 12,558 at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
The GW men's and women's tennis teams had similar results in last year's Atlantic 10 Tournament, finishing in sixth and fifth place, respectively. This year, the only similarity between the two teams is that they both want to improve upon those finishes. To achieve that success, however, will require very different blueprints.
Varsity tennis players will be without a true home this season as construction delays keep the Mount Vernon Tennis Facility closed. After problems at the facility forced the University to begin rebuilding the courts last year, winter weather has pushed the expected completion date back until the summer.
Fraternity and sorority leaders are fighting to get lower Townhouse Row rent prices and expanded amenities next semester after several residents voiced financial concerns. Townhouse Row, which houses five sororities and three fraternities, costs each resident about $1,150 per month - tied with City Hall super doubles and super triples as the second most expensive on-campus living options.
A Faculty Senate committee is reviewing faculty tenure and promotion policies after two cases of disagreement between departments and the administration in the past two years. GW professors are initially hired for a three-year period, after which the University can keep the professor for another three years.
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright criticized Bush foreign policy and discussed her new book, "Madam Secretary," at the Elliott School of International Affairs building Tuesday. After the speech, about 100 people lined up to get signed copies of the book.
Drug law violations decreased by more than 70 percent last semester, which University officials are attributing to the effectiveness of GW's drug education programs. University Police officials also said for the first time that the University is no longer interested in purchasing a drug-sniffing dog talked about last summer.
When Leo Ambrogi opened the GW Delicatessen in 1945, Harry S. Truman had just taken office, the world's first computer was still a few months away from completion and GW's classroom buildings consisted of the Hall of Government and Lisner Auditorium. Ambrogi passed away Jan.
Harassment 1/15 - off campus case closed A male University staff member made lewd phone calls to a female outside GW. Referred to department Indecent Exposure 1/16 - Thurston Hall 1:25 a.m. - open case Two male students were seen running naked through the seventh floor hallway.
Several D.C. college students recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the city, claiming that Metropolitan Police unlawfully arrested them for underage drinking. Carol Bruce, an attorney with the D.C. law office Tighe Patton Armstrong Teasdale, said MPD's practice of arresting underage drinkers goes against a 1997 city statute that decriminalized underage consumption and possession of alcohol.
President George W. Bush touted the capture of Saddam Hussein and a resurgent U.S. economy in his annual State of the Union address to Congress Tuesday night. About three miles away in the Hippodrome, more than 100 students at a pizza party sponsored by the College Republicans had mixed reactions to the hour-long speech.
District investigators have cleared the GW Hospital of charges that it tried to refuse treatment last year to a black woman, University officials announced Tuesday. The D.C. Department of Health found no evidence that the hospital's emergency room attempted to close its doors in October to a 97-year-old Anacostia woman suffering from diabetic shock.
Metropolitan Police are investigating a male student after University Police discovered 39 packaged grams of marijuana in his Guthridge Hall room last week. UPD Chief Dolores Stafford said the quantity of marijuana seized, about 1.5 ounces, and other evidence found in the student's room led UPD to conclude that he intended to sell the drugs.
A GW Law School professor met with students Tuesday to discuss the school's recent joining of a coalition fighting for gay rights. The Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, an alliance of several American law schools and professors suing the Department of Defense.
Pro-choice students gathered in the Marvin Center Tuesday to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision. The monumental decision legalized abortion throughout the country. About 75 students attended "Words of Choice," a theater piece that featured three D.
Posted: Sunday, Jan. 25, 10 p.m. -- University officials are currently meeting to decide whether to close GW Monday after snow started falling at about 7 p.m.
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