Stories from the November 10, 2005, Print Edition
by Joe Buono
Hatchet Reporter
Historians and an investigative journalist discussed the history of secrecy within the executive branch and called the Bush administration one of the most secretive in U.S. history at a panel discussion Tuesday night.
Moderator John Friedman, who compiled and edited the recently released book "Secret Histories: Uncovering the Past and Influencing the Present," said Americans are living in a society of secrecy that is detrimental to democracy.
by Niketa Brar
Students are in the process of re-chartering a professional foreign service fraternity on campus that died out from inactivity at GW following World War II.
Students are working to bring the Delta Phi Epsilon foreign service fraternity's Eta chapter back to campus, as well as a sorority chapter, because they feel there are a significant amount of students at GW interested in foreign service.
by David Ceasar
Democrat Tim Kaine will succeed GW alumnus Mark Warner as Virginia's next governor, after defeating Republican Jerry Kilgore by a six-point margin Tuesday night.
Kaine's victory with 52 percent of the vote marks the end of a hotly contested statewide race that Kilgore was expected to win not more than two months ago.
by Drew Rigefsky
Starting next semester, some students won't have to run to the nearest convenience store to pick up condoms on weekends - they can just get them from their community facilitators.
A program will make condoms and candy available in bowls at CFs' room desks in the Hall on Virginia Avenue, Thurston Hall and Ivory Tower on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
by Aaron Huertas
Former Republican Congressman Jim Greenwood spoke about corporate scandals and biotechnology with 40 members of a professional co-ed business fraternity Wednesday night in the Marvin Center
Greenwood chaired the House subcommittee that investigated the scandals that rocked Enron, Arthur Andersen, WorldCom and ImClone.
by Michael Boyd
Though the D.C. City Council's proposed smoking ban would provide exemptions to establishments such as cigar bars and tobacco outlets, most businesses that make their livelihood on smoking are opposed to the ban.
Smoking ban legislation, first proposed to the council two years ago, was passed 3-0 Oct.
by Michael Barnett
The May 21 Commencement ceremony will take place on the Mall, University officials announced late Wednesday afternoon.
The announcement ends a month and a half of uncertainty about where the University's annual graduation ceremony would be held. In September, National Park Service confirmed to The Hatchet that the Ellipse, the site of every graduation ceremony but one since 1992, would be unavailable in May because of construction.
by Eric Roper
Almost a year and a half after the creation of Facebook, some students may be surprised to learn that they can be punished for having their picture or personal information displayed online. Universities around the country can and have charged students with judicial violations for information appearing on their accounts.
by Jessica Calefati
The Sigma Delta Tau sorority's National Council suspended last week all activities of its GW chapter, the University said Wednesday. The sorority's president is also no longer with the group.
The National Council enacted the suspension on Nov. 4 to address concerns related to "general chapter operations and reports of risk management violations," said Tracy Schario, GW's director of Media relations.
by Gabriel Okolski
The GW student on a casual stroll near the Vietnam and Lincoln memorials is likely to notice a few stands selling an array of pins and patches from the Vietnam War. But there's more to the makeshift storefronts than tiny pieces of memorabilia.
Two of the Student Association executive branch's highest non-elected officials announced their resignations Tuesday night. Senior Ellen Wexler, the executive chief of staff, and junior Will Donovan, the executive chief administrative officer, both left SA President Audai Shakour's cabinet over what Shakour termed a difference in the vision of the SA.
Alpha Delta Pi hopes to lock up charity funds The Alpha Delta Pi sorority will hold its annual Jail 'N Bail event Thursday in Kogan Plaza. To participate in the event, students enlist their friends to be handcuffed to an Alpha Delta Pi member. The student then walks around the Foggy Bottom campus with the member and collects $10 to pay their "bail" and be released.
by Marc Alberg
The five candidates running for the D.C. democratic nomination for mayor fielded questions from journalists and residents before a full auditorium at the University of the District of Columbia Wednesday night during the first of many forums to come before next year's primary.
by Clayton McCleskey
UN General Assembly President Jan Eliasson told students and distinguished guests, including retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Tuesday night that the UN is "is facing a most important crossroad."
Eliasson said that despite criticism of the UN, including the oil-for-food scandal in which former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein pocketed billions of dollars meant for Iraqi citizens through UN programs, he hopes the UN can continue to promote peacekeeping throughout the world.
by Jenette Axelrod
The Student Association Senate voted early Wednesday morning to pass major changes to the organization's governing document, the SA constitution. Students may have an opportunity to vote on the changes to the constitution by the end of the month.
Also early Wednesday morning the SA Senate failed to pass a student fee increase that could have raised the SA's budget by 50 percent.
by Michael Barnett and Brandon Butler
Posted Sunday, Nov. 13, 7:10 p.m. Student Association President Audai Shakour categorically denied sexual harassment charges leveled against him last week by a female colleague. A female SA member alleged that an act of harassment occurred Oct. 14, and she filed a complaint three and a half weeks later on Nov. 7, Shakour said.
