Campus Calendar
Campus events through 4/28/2004.
Monday, April 26, 2004
GW in Brief
University to hand out GW Award, Professor addresses gay marriage, GW to offer summer program to racism
Nation in brief
College admission camp opens at Dartmouth (U-WIRE) HANOVER, N.H. - High school students will come to Dartmouth College this summer to seek a leg up in the increasingly competitive college admissions process. The 11-day program, called College Admissions Advantage, carries a price tag of $2,695.
Poll finds Kerry more popular among students
College students are more likely to vote for Sen. John Kerry than President Bush in the November presidential election, according to a poll released last week by Harvard University's Institute of Politics.
Kennedy Center to undergo renovations
The city is slated to approve plans in early May for a multimillion renovation of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
GW eyes DTD, SAE houses
The former Delta Tau Delta fraternity house at 2020 G St. will be vacant this summer while property owners decide the future of the townhouse.
Panel calls for greater diversity
Several students and officials said at a Friday panel that GW needs to make greater efforts to increase its minority population. Since 1993, the black student population at GW graduate schools has risen from 5.6 to 9.8 percent, said panelist Carol Sigelman, associate vice president for research and graduate studies.
Students mourn Israeli soldiers
More than 200 students and community members gathered on campus Sunday night to remember Israeli soldiers who lost their lives in war. The event, Yom HaZikaron, is devoted to the memory of the more than 21,000 Israeli soldiers who gave their lives for the creation and security of the Israeli state.
Column: Revise student rights code
It has been a number of decades since substantial changes have been made to the Guide to Student Rights and Responsibilities, which includes the Student Code of Conduct and the Code of Academic Integrity.
Column: Open letter to Professor Jarol Manheim
It has been several months since we communicated regarding your work with Verizon and your assistance in helping the company thwart workers' efforts to form a union there. Since we did not hear back from you, we were uncertain whether or not our comments had any impact on you. We are disappointed to discover they did not.
Letters to the Editor
As someone who has written to The Hatchet in protest of the publishing of student corpse photos, I would like to propose that freshman Zej Moczydlowski - who wrote in support of "photography" in the April 22 Hatchet ("Defending photographers," p. 4) - does not fully understand the ethics of professional journalism or the nature of the complaints against the photos in question.
Lacrosse bounces back
The GW women's lacrosse team remained at the .500 mark for the season after splitting two games this weekend. The Colonials defeated Mount St. Mary's College 16-6 Sunday and fell to Temple 13-5 Friday. Freshman Laura Hostetler scored seven goals Sunday, breaking her own school record.
GW golf finishes ninth
The GW golf team placed ninth out of 11 teams at the Andrea Brotto Cavalier Classic in Charlottesville, Va., this weekend.
Colonials turn two in Ohio
The GW baseball team swept a doubleheader against Dayton Saturday, winning the second game 3-0 after taking the first game 13-3.
Varsity Roundup
Women's water polo places eighth at Easterns, Women's rowing finishes fourth at A-10s, Field set for BB&T Classic
Softball coach resigns amid abuse charges
Head softball coach Shaunte' Fremin resigned last Monday amid allegations that she was abusive to players and violated NCAA rules.
Staff Editorial: Restrict transfers
University officials recently announced new criteria for students wishing to transfer into the Elliott School of International Affairs from another school within GW. After a temporary freeze on intra-University transfers, next semester any GW student in good academic standing with a 2.0 grade point average will be permitted to switch to the Elliott School.
Staff Editorial: Keep the newspaper program
Due to a reallocation of spending priorities, the University announced its need to shave $3 million from its operating budget. One program being cut is GW Reads, which provides three major newspapers to students in residence halls. Eliminating this program will save the University $90,000, but it will prove detrimental to the general education of the student body.
Column: People to watch
GW recently held the annual Excellence Awards ceremony to recognize student leaders and organizations and their achievements, and I would now like to announce my own award for student leaders. This award is the "People to Watch Award," and it is to honor the three liberals and three conservatives at GW who have worked to make and have already made a profound difference for their respective causes.
Seniors: Stepping into the real world
You're a senior, and it's late April. By now you've been asked the same questions roughly 3.2 million times - by friends, family, professors, doctors and everyone else you meet. By commencement on May 16, that number will likely triple. "Where will you be next year? Any plans for the future? What are you doing with your life?"
Meta Media: ‘It’s, like, the end of an era!’
How do I sum up 10 years with some of the most entertaining friends I've ever had? I'm almost at a loss for words. I guess this is a preview of how I'll feel Thursday, May 6, when one of the best television sitcoms airs its last episode.
Protesters urge IMF, World Bank to cancel third world debt
About 1,000 protesters roller-skated, chanted and danced their way through the streets of downtown D.C. Saturday to oppose the policies of the International Money Fund and World Bank.
The Morning After: It’s not you, it’s me
Chick and Dick speak out.
The boredom Band-aid: summer reads
Summer is approaching, and with it comes a nearly four-month break from the high stress of college life. You'll undoubtedly find extravagant ways to pass the 15 weeks of nothingness, but whether your summer is spent sitting in an office or sitting on the beach, there are some spare moments when boredom and idleness are inevitable.
The Help Line
Let your parents down easy. One friend of mine who had this exact problem started telling her mom over the phone that she had been out until 4 or 5 a.m. so her parents could get used to the idea that she partied late.
ESIA to accept transfers
Students will be able to transfer into the Elliott School of International Affairs next semester following a temporary freeze on intra-University transfers this spring. The Elliott School will also add transfer requirements for students who enroll at GW in the fall.
Officals weigh proposal for Hippodrome bar
The University is reviewing a student proposal to allow alcohol to be served in the Hippodrome.
Students, officals win excellence awards
About 250 people gathered in the Marvin Center Thursday night for the Student Activities Center annual Excellence Awards ceremony honoring student leaders and organizers.
Abortion rights activists congregate on Mall
Hundreds of thousands of abortion rights activists flooded the National Mall Sunday, waving signs and wearing T-shirts to display their opposition to Bush administration policies that they said threatened women's lives.
GW to cut budget, eliminate newspaper program
Students will no longer receive free copies of The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today in residence halls next fall as GW implements a $3 million campus-wide budget cut.
University increases printing fee
Students will pay two cents more per page to print in most campus facilities beginning in August. Officials cited the rising cost of printers, toner, software licenses, server support and staffing as reason for the nine-cent fee. The charge will be implemented in labs in the Marvin Center, Gelman Library, Rome Hall and several classrooms.
Departing Editor’s Farewell: Putting college to rest
As my senior year comes to an end and I examine how I spent my four years at GW, I come up with one overwhelming regret, one perfect answer to the "If I could do it all over again" question. Naps, ladies and gentlemen. I would take more naps. All of you know what I'm talking about.
Departing Editor’s Farewell: Saying goodbye with style and grace
Four years ago I was a drama queen. Loud. Demanding. Everything was about me. I quickly learned that wasn't the best way to make friends your first semester at college, because in Thurston Hall you were living with hundreds of others just like yourself. However, also around that time I started keeping a journal. It allowed me to be loud and demanding in public, but I was able to write all about me every night on my laptop.
Departing Editor’s Farewell: Part polemical, part grateful
In reflecting on my four academic years at GW, I cannot help but desire my departure to be on better terms. This is not to say it was a total waste, only that for the fee charged and the time spent, I wish the feeling weren't so reminiscent of a car coming off an assembly line hoping to be purchased.
Living in a neighborhood down by the river
Southwest D.C., the city's smallest quadrant, lies tucked away from the rest of the city between I-395, the Potomac and Anacostia rivers and South Capitol Street - nestled so snuggly that it's easy to forget these quiet, close-knit neighborhoods are there at all.
Cover your neck but show some leg
The latest spring fashion has arrived at GW. Women, get ready to show some leg, men break out those oxfords, and everybody get ready to pop that collar. I set out on a sunny Saturday afternoon and hit up all the campus hot spots - J Street, Kogan Plaza and the Quad - to see what students are wearing this season.
