Thursday Generic Theatre Company presents: "Stone Cold Dead Serious" 7 p.m., additional showings Friday and Saturday, 7 and 10 p.m. both nights. Lisner Downstage Auditorium Sponsored by the Generic Theater Company Friday Colonials Invasion Meet the men's and women's basketball teams and watch the cheer and dance teams in their first performance of the season, with live entertainment and prizes.
Shakour nominates Sheeron to court Student Association President Audai Shakour nominated junior Christopher Sheeron to fill one of the last two vacant seats on the Student Court. After a more than four-week period without having a nominee, on Wednesday afternoon Shakour announced that Sheeron would fill the final undergraduate vacancy on the Student Court.
Fraternities welcome 167 new members Fraternity rush ended last week, and an additional 167 male students on campus now call themselves members of one of GW's 12 recognized fraternities. GW's fraternity oversight organization, the Interfraternity Council, for the second year in a row had an expanded two-week rush period, which gave prospective members the chance to visit with more fraternities, IFC President David Upbin said.
Against all odds, President Bush seems to have finally found a way to prevent verbal conflict between the GW College Democrats and GW College Republicans: he nominated one of his lawyers to the Supreme Court. Because of the lack of reported information available concerning her judicial philosophy, representatives from both student groups said they have been hesitant to pass judgment on Bush's Supreme Court nominee, Harriet Miers.
Due to an inappropriate substitution by an editor, a sentence in the Oct. 6 crime log (p. 5) said University Police escorted a student claiming "diplomatic immunity" at the Hall on Virginia Avenue to his "embassy" at Thurston Hall. University Police Chief Dolores Stafford did not use the word "embassy.
D.C. City Councilmember Jack Evans, whose constituency includes Foggy Bottom, is trying to make the city a place that is not profitable for prostitutes and their pimps by sponsoring legislation to deter practicing and soliciting the trade. Evans' office cited a recent increase in prostitution in the Logan Circle area, near the Shaw-Howard University Metro stop, as the main impetus behind his push in the Council.
Three incidents involving robbery or theft on or near campus have been reported to University Police since Saturday, according to a flyer distributed by UPD.
Three openly gay local politicians discussed how their sexual orientation has affected their political careers in a panel discussion on campus Tuesday. The forum, called "Legislating Out Loud," was held in the Marvin Center and sponsored by The Out Crowd, GW's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender student organization, as part of its celebration of gay pride week.
Some people call them journalists; others denounce them as partisan fanatics. But whatever they are, professor Henry Farrell said they're here to stay. Farrell, an assistant professor of political science and international affairs, spoke about the growing influence of Web logs - or blogs - and how they are changing the face of politics in the United States.
In a bid to improve its image in the eyes of students, the Office of Student Judicial Services recently launched an initiative to reorient itself toward providing services outside its traditional judicial mandate. In unveiling its new mediation service - a program that serves students living both on and off campus - SJS hopes to attract students eager to resolve disputes outside the established student judicial structure.
Upon hearing that there were two vacancies at the Supreme Court, I couldn't help but diabolically tap the tips of my fingers together, and let out a bellowing, contemptuous laugh at the sure to be ill-fated Roe v. Wade and other legal monstrosities that our high court has handed down over the years.
Adding a sub-heading to GW's name, such as "Vocational School for the West Wing Wannabes, 2040 Presidential Candidates or Future Replacements Once Judy Woodruff Gets Too Old for TV" might help communicate a more honest description of what GW is: a trade school for political and media junkies.
No contract In the October 3, 2005 article in The Hatchet about my decision to withdraw from teaching this semester from the Elliott School of International Affairs ("Prof. quits over pay," p. 3) Tracy Schario, director of GWU media relations, made a false statement.
Readers may have had a hard time navigating the Oct. 10 edition of The Hatchet. During the printing process, some of the issue's pages were inadvertently printed out of order. Any mistakes are normally caught in the proofing stage. The company that prints The Hatchet was unable to explain how the mistake occurred.
The adorable animals of the cartoon "Happy Tree Friends," like many of their animated predecessors, do not have coherent dialogue. This suits the artistic vision of the show's creator, Kenn Navarro. "It would be as wrong as when Tom and Jerry spoke in their movie," he said.
My friend was thoroughly impressed when I explained to her that it's really no big deal for me to spend $25 on dinner at Zed's Ethiopian Restaurant in Georgetown; $5 on a single box of Cheerios from District Market; $10 as a donation to the "Bum on Virginia Avenue"; and $200,000 on college tuition.
Cameron Crowe's films share common themes and styles, and he is one of the few true auteurs working in film today. Writing and directing his films, he is able to inject them with a personal quality that is lacking in many modern directors' works. His latest, "Elizabethtown" (Paramount), follows Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom), a failed shoe designer whose latest creation has lost his employer close to a billion dollars.
If you have $5 Zap! Pow! Head over to the Library of Congress for the International Comic Arts Festival. These aren't your Calvin and Hobbes-type comic books - these graphic novelists from all over the world will be displaying their work and speaking about the industry and the art of the comic.
Although New Line Cinema's "Domino" contains plot lines ranging from overly gruesome to utterly implausible, the story and cinematography remain consistently entertaining, though lacking in everything else. The film is loosely based on the life of Domino Harvey, daughter of the late British actor Laurence Harvey, and chronicles her intense life as a bounty hunter.
Tryst Coffeehouse and Bar 2459 18th St. N.W. Eighteenth Street N.W. - home to TomTom, Madams Organ, The Reef and Tryst. Tryst may bill itself as a coffeehouse, but when I stumbled upon this hip locale at 1:30 a.m., it sure didn't feel like one. Yes, there are comfortable couches.
While AIDS is not a typical inspiration for a piece of classical music, one musician's tragic loss was the catalyst for a symphony. John Corigliano, who composed the music for "The Red Violin," wrote the symphony for three of his friends who had died or were dying of AIDS.
Maybe the fact that sophomore Matthew Ireton forgot the words to the song "Under the Sea" from Disney's "The Little Mermaid" is why Ireton, last year's winner of Colonial Idol, was unable to pull off a repeat victory. Twelve students, including Ireton, participated in the second annual Colonial Idol Monday night, a talent competition whose winner will sing the national anthem at the Colonial Invasion ceremony Friday night.
With talk of rookie phenomenon Sidney Crosby and Wayne "the Great One" Gretzky's return to the sport as a coach, there's no question that hockey is back. The only question is whether the fans will be back as well. After resolving labor disputes that caused the cancellation of the 2004-2005 National Hockey League season, the teams and leagues have taken moves to woo fans for the new season in hopes that attendance numbers won't drop sharply.
M. Golf Led by senior Brian Carroll, the GW golf team captured fifth place at the Baylor Invitational at the par-72 Bear Ridge Golf Club near Waco, Texas. The finish extends the squad's streak of top five finishes to 11 tournaments. The Colonials shot an aggregate score of 887 while the winner, Baylor University, carded 862.
Students who encounter conflicts with their roommates, have problems with their off-campus residence or just can't seem to keep it together this year have a new outlet for their frustrations: the Conflict Resolution Center. The center, located in Madison Hall room 203, is a new service offered by Student Judicial Services to replace the previously underused Community Living and Learning Center mediation program.
Senior Mark Harris is not your typical 20-year-old college student. He has his own Web site. He e-mails reporters from his Blackberry during movies. He drives home almost every weekend to ask strangers for money. And he is running for a state representative seat in Pennsylvania.
Aramark employees working in the Marvin Center are in the process of negotiating a new contract with the food provider. Muriel Patterson, a production supervisor in J Street who represents 100 food service workers at GW in negotiations, said Aramark rejected all four of the union's main proposals during the first round of negotiations in late September.
A GW student was arrested Tuesday evening and charged with assault with a deadly weapon for reportedly using his feet to inflict serious head injuries on another GW student. The incident, in which student Chad Harris Dauman reportedly struck another student in the face and body, occurred in the 1700 block of G Street late Saturday night.
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