(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers voted 12-4 in a closed Senate Intelligence Committee session Tuesday to approve President Bush's nomination of Republican Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., to head the CIA, despite Democratic concerns about the politician's ability to remain non-partisan.
U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) WASHINGTON - U.S. district Judge Richard Kopf of Lincoln, Neb., became the third to rule that the ban on "partial-birth abortions" is unconstitutional. This ruling, the second in six years, came with the realization that the federal law does not provide an exception for protecting a woman's health.
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - Broken widows, blasted walls and falling roofs are common sites at homes in today's war torn Iraq. But, help has arrived for some needy families that comes in a form familiar to many Americans: Reality television.
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - During the first week of classes, three student deaths have occurred at prominent east coast universities, two of which have been confirmed as suicides. These deaths have occurred after a string of student suicides over the past year, particularly on the campuses of New York University and the George Washington University.
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON - With the presidential election less than two months away, college students across the country are mobilizing their peers to vote.
PBS news anchor Jim Lehrer criticized rival network CBS for practicing "careless, sloppy and unprofessional" journalism following a disputed report on President Bush's National Guard service. Lehrer's comments came at Monday night's Kalb Report at the National Press Club, just hours after CBS News anchor Dan Rather apologized for showing documents supposedly indicating that Bush received preferential treatment in the Texas Air National Guard.
Ninety days after Washington raised its terror alert level to high, Metropolitan Police officials still have no timeline for when vehicle checkpoints will be removed from campus. MPD officials remained tightlipped about their security protocol surrounding the World Bank and IMF last week, calling the activity a "basic surveillance of the area.
What do a water bottle put in an inappropriate place, an absurdly large pair of breasts and David Hasselhoff all have in common? They're all key elements of writer-director John Waters' new NC-17 rated romp "A Dirty Shame" (City Lights Pictures). A fever is consuming the tranquil Harford Road area of Baltimore, MD, causing sex addicts to emerge everywhere its citizens turn.
They have ghastly pale complexions. They have horrific jaws that can tear you apart in seconds. They appear human, but are really just soulless shells or vacant bodies. They are British people. And they're being attacked by zombies. "Shaun of the Dead" stars co-writer Simon Pegg as the titular Shaun, a 30 year-old loser who spends his days selling home appliances and his nights at the same dive pub.
The GW men's soccer team lost its third game in a row, a 3-0 shutout to the University of Maryland-Baltimore County on Wednesday. The Colonials (1-4-1) started off strong and came close to scoring on a breakaway two minutes into the game. But the Retrievers went up 2-0, converting both of their shots in the first twelve minutes of the first half.
The University Counseling Center does not have enough resources to address students' mental health needs, according to an investigation of GW's response to student deaths.
The sounds of drums and chants filled the National Mall Tuesday, as thousands of Native Americans from throughout the U.S. and Canada arrived for the grand opening of the National Museum of the American Indian. With many in traditional dress, Native Americans marched from the Smithsonian Castle to the N.
There's an old adage that tells us 'art is manipulation.' If one were to accept the inverse of this statement and recognize manipulation as art, then George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, would be worth more money than Monet.
In the 7th grade, RuPaul read a book that had a profound affect on him: George Orwell's "Animal Farm." "It gave me a good understanding of how politics work," he said. Almost 40 years later, it is this understanding, in part, that has caused the 6-foot-four-inch drag diva to step back into the public spotlight.
Thursday, Sept. 23 - The Walkmen Legend has it the current incarnation of the Walkmen found its genesis when vocalist Hamilton Leithauser saw a different singer audition for the band and promptly informed him that he sucked. Say what you will for tact, but brashness seems to have paid off.
The circus has come to D.C., and it's performing wherever. To be more specific, Cirque Du Soleil has set up its Grand Chapiteau tent on the grounds of RFK Stadium, performing the show "Varekai," which means "wherever" in the Romany language of the gypsies, from which the show finds its origin.
2033 M St. N.W. (at St. Gregory Hotel) After spending last weekend at a real college and engaging in the debauchery associated with college towns at large state schools (namely, tailgating, co-ed filled bars and frat guys buying you round after round of drinks) I realized that there is one thing that these party connoisseurs are missing out on: happy hour.
The GW women's soccer team's first home game of the season did not go as planned Wednesday. The Colonials took an early lead but could not hold on, losing 3-2 to George Mason University. "I think we played well enough to win, but there are some little things holding us back," GW head coach Tanya Vogel said.
Thursday Fall Career Fair 2 to 6 p.m. Marvin Center Grand Ballroom Sponsored by the Career Center A Night of Art Featuring Chris Damola Nigerian artist speaks and exhibits work 8 to 10 p.m. Marvin Center 308 Sponsored by the Organization of African Students Italian Film Series Showing of World War II film "Rome, Open City" 6 to 9 p.
The Theta Delta Chi fraternity donated 152 books to West Potomac High School in late August. The fraternity recently moved out of their house near 25th and I streets and found they had accumulated a large collection of textbooks and paperbacks. This past summer, Theta Delta Chi scholarship chair Isaac Nejako stored the books at his Northern Virginia home.
Senate adds Elliott School seat The Student Association will add a seat to the Senate to accommodate the growing undergraduate population of the Elliott School of International Affairs. There are more than 2,000 undergraduate students in the school this year.
Before giving the inauguration speech at the National Museum of the American Indian, the president of Peru, Alejandro Toledo, came to GW Tuesday to accept the Presidential Award. Toledo was recognized for exemplary leadership four years after he ascended from what GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg called a "struggle against adversity" and poverty as a shoe shine boy to become the first freely elected indigenous president of Peru.
The founders of an online social networking Web site filed a lawsuit against thefacebook.com, seeking to shut down the popular site and take away most of its profits. ConnectU.com, which was started by twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narendra, has accused thefacebook.
In a staff editorial at the beginning of the year, this page joined many students in expressing optimism that Aramark's $4.5 million renovation of J Street would improve the quality of food service for students. Given time to reflect on the impact of the renovation after the first weeks of school, it is clear such optimism was premature.
While giving self-righteous op-ed journalism the old college try and subsequently dooming this column with an opening clich?, I knew that unless I took an internship with Riggs Bank, there would eventually be some truth I wouldn't be able to hide from the student body.
On what grounds can a liberal claim that he is neither jaded nor angry at the duplicity of the Democratic Party? Instead of seizing on the unprecedented unity of the left nominating a progressive candidate, they've settled for the Vietnam edition of Al Gore.
Often, Democrats and others on the left are assailed as immoral, if not amoral for their views on a variety of issues. In some cases, they will be accused of attacking Christians and sowing seeds of discord. People have leveled charges that I am a bigot, a bad person and un-Christian.
In light of the recent suicides on college campuses, Congress passed a bill earlier this month granting $82 million over three years to fund suicide prevention programs for community centers and universities.
Harassment 9/14 - Hall on Virginia Avenue - case closed A student called University Police when he discovered a derogatory statement written on the message board mounted on his door. The student had erased the board before UPD arrived. No suspects Drug Law Violation 9/14 - HOVA - case closed Community Living and Learning Center staff contacted UPD for an administrative search.
The former Delta Tau Delta house, once a site of raucous parties, is now home to a new fraternity: Lambda Chi Alpha. Lambda Chi Alpha moved into the former fraternity's townhouse after Delta Tau Delta members were forced to leave following the closing of their chapter.
Acts of vandalism at GW's newest residence hall continued last week despite increased University Police patrols, 40 hours of investigation and an increased Community Living and Learning staff presence. Destruction at the Ivory Tower first occurred on Aug.
First-year GW softball coach Jo Anne Ferguson spent Tuesday morning firing batting practice pitches to her team on a sun-soaked field at Mount Vernon. Players enthusiastically encouraged each other's swings, and as line drives dinged off the aluminum bats, it appeared as if the three-year-old program was back to normal.
Recent polls indicate that Americans are almost evenly divided on the 2004 presidential election, but GW's staff is leaning heavily in one direction. University employees have donated three times more money to Sen. John Kerry than to President Bush, according to public donations records.
As a new Student Association Senate prepares for a year of debate and decision-making, some student groups may receive reduced funding from the legislative body. Jordyn Cosme (U-At-Large), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said he is proposing a plan that would grant money to student groups based on their spending in previous years.
University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg called for more accelerated combination bachelor's, master's and professional degrees at a faculty assembly meeting Monday. Under the plan, top students would be able to take graduate level courses in their major during their fourth year and graduate with a bachelor's and master's degree.
Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin told NBC anchor Tom Brokaw that America may be "facing serious economic problems" in a discussion at Lisner Auditorium Tuesday night. The conversation, which was organized by the Smithsonian Institution, focused on topics ranging from recent tax cuts to environmental and health concerns.
More than one religion Mark Harris writes to The Hatchet ("Conditional religious freedom," Sept. 19, p. 5) that a joint ad by Western Presbyterian Church and the GW Hillel condemning the proselytizing efforts of Jews for Jesus is "anti-Christian." Since our congregation has been spreading the Gospel for 149 years, I find that charge almost humorous.
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