University officials are considering the elimination of telephones in residence hall rooms in response to decreased demand and the widespread use of cell phones. GW is following in the steps of colleges across the country that are contemplating silencing dorm phones that in many cases go practically unused by students.
Contrary to popular belief, GW undergraduates have the statistical upper hand when applying to the University's Law School. Of the undergraduate schools of students that applied to the law program for the 2004-05 academic year, GW had an acceptance rate of 21 percent, compared to 16 percent for other schools.
PHILADELPHIA - Nursing a double-digit lead with 10 minutes to go in the game Saturday, the GW men's basketball team remained relentless. Body language said it all: Mike Hall and J.R. Pinnock bobbed up and down like pogo sticks on defense. Coach Karl Hobbs stomped his foot and frantically directed his players from the sideline.
Freshman Amy Fishman is preparing to have doctors at GW Hospital insert needles into both of her arms to donate bone marrow, in an effort to save a stranger's life. After holding a bone marrow registration drive last semester, Fishman's tissue type matched up to someone else's in a bone marrow registry.
Alumni and students can try out to work for Trump Alumni and students over 21 with ordinary jobs have the chance this week to try out for something a little more exciting: competing for the chance to work for Donald Trump on national television. "The Apprentice," the popular NBC reality show featuring the New York real estate mogul, is holding an exclusive closed casting call at the Alumni House Feb.
Tuesday Writing resumes and cover letters 4 to 5 p.m. Marvin Center Room 301 Sponsored by the Career Center Black History Month Celebration Civil rights activist Dick Gregory will give keynote address 6 p.m. Marvin Center Grand Ballroom Sponsored by the Black Student Union Wednesday Darfur Lecture Guest speaker Jerry Fowler, head of the Holocaust Museum's Committee on Conscience, will discuss his experience in Darfur, Sudan 6 to 7 p.
A recent settlement between the city and seven people who claim they were wrongfully arrested during a 2002 World Bank protest may bode well for several students taking similar action against District departments. Last week, seven people who were arrested at the protest reached a settlement with the city, reportedly getting between $7,000 and $10,000 each.
Next fall's final exams will conclude on Dec. 21, a day earlier than in past years. The University made the change in response to concerns from students, families and faculty, according to an e-mail distributed to students last week. Dec. 22 has typically been the last day of final exams before winter break.
Our view: The University should be commended for protecting student health but must find ways to accomodate smokers. The University recently headed a Residence Hall Association suggestion to ban cigarette smoking in all GW residence halls, effective at the beginning of the next academic year.
At college, the close living quarters, the substance abuse, the sexual contact and the fast food put our physical health at risk. In order for the student body to withstand such a harsh lifestyle, we need a high quality and convenient student health system.
What first comes to mind when the state of Alabama comes up in discussion? Beer-swilling NASCAR fans? Confederate flag-toting racists? Junked up trailer parks waiting for a tornado to swing through? Or maybe it's a beautiful place dotted with scenic mountains in the north.
I believe it is time for students to stand up together to make GW a better place. Right now, hard-working but detached administrators are making decisions about our lives. No matter what their intentions may be, there is no way for these far-removed individuals to know what students want and need.
Every frosh down in frosh-ville likes HOVA a lot, but the Advisory Neighborhood Commission who lived just north of frosh-ville most certainly did not. The ANC hated HOVA ... no one quite knows the reason. They hated it, and the whole school-year season. It could be that their head wasn't screwed on quite right, or perhaps GW's building plans lacked community foresight.
Keep smoking Though I recently quit smoking, I am appalled at the recent University decision to ban smoking in on-campus rooms next fall. What a joke. My advice is to smoke anyway. This is just another ridiculous attempt of GW trying to and convince you that you are not, despite the truth to the contrary, paying them for services, and renting rooms at obscene rates but renting them nonetheless.
Penn State roomates try to auction dorm window for ad space (U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - If a man is able to sell his forehead as advertising space for $37,000, roommates Darren Braun and Shane Goodman thought they could easily sell their dorm room window as well.
President Bush and some federal lawmakers have proposed additional plans for funding the cash-strapped Pell Grant program in the wake of tighter eligibility requirements set to take effect next school year. The program, which offers the main form of federal aid for underprivileged students, is running a $4.
The Washington Post and The Washington Times may need to look out - there's a new daily newspaper on the block. On Feb. 1, the Washington Examiner, a 60-page, free tabloid publication, began distribution throughout the metropolitan area. It relies solely on advertising for profit and is being placed in 1,400 newspaper stands throughout the city.
They hang ominously on the wall of every classroom as a constant reminder to every student that "the right answer comes from you," silently propounding academic integrity in a middle ground somewhere between parental motivation and condescending admonishment.
For many GW students returning for the spring semester, first-day jitters have taken on a whole new meaning. "Have you ever juggled?" inquired sophomore Mike Coffman when asked to describe the management of his busy life. Along with the usual stress of everyday life, college brings the added pressures of balancing work, extracurricular commitments and challenging classes, in addition to dealing with newfound independence and financial woes.
At one time or another in a sexual relationship, you hit a point when new frontiers are either conquered or avoided. There's the pushing of one's head towards another's lap; the slipping of multiple digits into one's orifice; and the possible entry into one's body saved for only a select few.
Super Bowl week had about as much flavor as a Saltine cracker. If you take too much media coverage, add too many great, respectful players and throw in two "genius" but aloof coaches, what do you get? Really, really mind-numbingly drab quotes and a lack of juicy subplots.
Coming off a road loss to La Salle Thursday night, the GW women's basketball team needed a spark against Dayton Sunday. Freshman Kimberly Beck provided it, helping the Colonials down Dayton 71-59. GW (14-7, 7-3 Atlantic 10) came out sluggish against Dayton (10-11, 4-6 A-10), but Beck's play drove her team down the stretch.
She stands at five-feet-eight-inches and speaks with a slight southern drawl. Even though she just turned 18 just two months ago, she seems older than her age. But Kimberly Beck is just a freshman. And at the same time, she's not just any freshman. As a rookie point guard, she is the floor leader of the GW women's basketball team.
A recent Hatchet editorial ("Change tactics," Jan. 27, p. 4) claimed that "where pro-life advocates have succeeded most substantially lies in their ability to dehumanize any woman who partakes in the (abortion) procedure." This claim could not be further from the truth.
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