In April 17th's edition of The Hatchet, Executive Vice President and Treasurer Lou Katz responded to pressures to divest from countries with economic ties to Sudan with a reasonable question: "Where do you draw the line?" More than 900 student petitioners and a growing list of student organizations have a reasonable answer to this question: "We draw the line at genocide.
For many of us who have already graduated and for those who are thinking about their future still, the decisions we make at a young age will impact us all the way through retirement. The jobs we work at and the amount of money we invest in the financial market both hold considerable weight.
Don't cut music It was with great disappointment in my alma mater that I read of potential music cuts the University is considering for next year in an effort to balance the upcoming fiscal budget ("Music Department may see major cuts," April 27, p. 1). Though it's not advertised as such, GW's music program is a secretly thriving community unto itself, without which my college experience would have been lacking.
There's no good way to do this. I'd need 100 pages to explain how and why I came to embody The Hatchet. I just want to say a few things. I am immensely proud of the achievements of the people who have worked at 2140 G St. these past four years. We've had a few lapses and errors, but even our biggest detractors cannot disparage our record of accomplishment.
In the very back of my high school yearbook, nestled near the bottom left corner, is a short token of wisdom from my favorite history teacher. "Hey Will," he wrote. "Four year's tuition is too much to waste on beer and anonymity." If I could pen him a response at the near conclusion of my collegiate career I would say: "Hey Fenster, thanks for the advice, but the beer was great.
The roofs have opened again. At numerous bars and apartment complexes around the city, we can be found outside relishing the cool wind blowing through our hair and listening to the sound of fire engines far below on the street - all while holding cold beers in our hands.
People often say that if King Crimson and Frank Zappa had a baby, it would be Umphrey's McGee. Umphrey's bass player, Ryan Stasik, disagrees. "If Patrick Swayze and David Hasselhoff had a baby, we might be their offspring," Stasik said. It's that sense of humor that has helped fuel Umphrey's McGee's ascent from being a small college band in South Bend, Ind.
Sure, GW has the Elliott School for International Affairs and a massive political science department pumping out government employees by the dozen. What about the other departments? Darren Goldberg, a partner at 7th Floor Productions in Manhattan and a graduate of the Electronic Media program, is distributing his newest film, "Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story.
How does one critique a museum exhibition with "Masterworks" in the title? What am I supposed to say about some of the most recognizable images in the history of art? Or how about the names like Degas, van Gogh, Monet and Picasso? Not much. Fortunately, they speak for themselves.
NEW ORLEANS - It was like the second half of a traditional New Orleans jazz funeral. After the community has mourned the loss of a loved one and buried the dead, they proudly parade in the streets while dancing to "When the Saints Go Marching In." Last week, the Big Easy celebrated life after death as only New Orleanians can - by listening to over 386 bands, enjoying the hot sun and stuffing their faces full of fried Po-Boys and crawfish.
If you have $5 Emocappella, GW's favorite whiny-punk-rock-imitating a cappella group is back with a new CD, "Is it in yet?" Head over to the Betts Theater in the Marvin Center at 6 p.m. today for the group's CD release party, where they'll perform a free concert featuring all your favorites, like Tenacious D's "Fuck her gently.
It may be somewhat difficult to believe now, but at one point, The Strokes were considered rock music's saviors. It's a fact that has become even more unfathomable now. New York City's most admired and privileged sons appeared to have reached a plateau after the release of their highly-anticipated second album in 2003, "Room on Fire," leaving them with some responsibility to churn out something different.
GW is exploring options to increase the University-provided e-mail quota size as many students are abandoning Colonial Mail in favor of other free online e-mail services that offer larger amounts of memory storage. The University's e-mail system allows 20 megabytes of storage for students and 50 megabytes for faculty and staff, whereas free online accounts such as Google Mail offer up to 2.
A yearbook salesman who worked with the University was indicted by a federal grand jury late last month for allegedly laundering more than $700,000 from yearbook sales at 27 D.C. and Maryland high schools and colleges - including GW - over a period of five years.
"I used to be the next president of the United States," Al Gore introduces himself to audiences in "An Inconvenient Truth," a documentary that sheds light on the dangers of global warming. Though president he's not, the self-described "recovering politician" is now doing something that the pressures and constraints of the nation's highest office would, perhaps, not have allowed him to do.
Friday 4-Footed Faculty Friends Thanks to the GW faculty, you can play with their beloved dogs as you take a study break. 1 to 2 p.m. Mount Vernon Campus, behind Merriweather Residence Hall Sponsored by Mount Vernon Campus Life Saturday 3rd Annual Culture Shock East Coast Hip Hop Dance Competition Catch this show with some of the best amateur and collegiate hip hop dance teams from across the East Coast.
Senate-elect passes fice nominees The Student Association Senate-elect met for its final official meeting of the year Wednesday night in the Marvin Center to confirm five nominees for SA President-elect Lamar Thorpe's cabinet. Junior Stephanie Adelman, freshman Andrew Cooper, freshman Richard Fowler, junior Charlie Leizear and sophomore Derek Platt were confirmed to be the vice president of financial affairs, vice president of public affairs, vice president of student activities, co-chair of the Joint Committee of Faculty and Students and vice president of community affairs, respectively.
Organization raises $5,000 in Fireman's Challenge The Delta Alpha chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity met its goal and raised more than $5,000 for the Washington Hospital Burn Center at its second annual Fireman's Challenge last weekend. Each of GW's eight sororities came out in full force Saturday to participate in a series of fire-themed competitions, such as a fire hose push, a tug of war and a slip-n-slide.
In my continuing quest to turn this column into a clearinghouse for all things "Snakes on a Plane," my favorite unreleased movie, I would like to write about a Time magazine article I stumbled across recently. The interview with Samuel L. Jackson, who plays the protagonist in this film that involves hundreds of snakes being let loose on a commercial airliner, mentioned that several scenes had recently been re-filmed in order to change the movie from a PG-13 to an R rating.
Ah, 2006. After years of postmodern deconstruction and public rancor over reproductive choices, race and gender - to name but a few contentious issues - women have made enormous strides in the past few decades. The current generation of college-aged women fall squarely in what is considered third wave feminism: we take for granted our right to vote, our sexual power and the equal pay we receive for equal work.
Lerner purchasing Nationals Businessman Theodore Lerner, a financial donor to GW and a former Board of Trustees member, is the new owner of the Washington Nationals. GW should take advantage of this connection to the team by setting up internships, giving business classes the opportunity for real world experience and facilitating ticket deals.
The week before I left home freshman year for Foggy Bottom, I was convinced that I only needed two things: a P.O. box and a job. They were legacies of my childhood. I needed a permanent address and I needed to stay busy. While I had deeper worries about coming to college, somehow, I thought, if I could take care of those two things, everything else would fall in place.
An electrical malfunction in the Empire Apartments on 20th and F streets created massive amounts of smoke in the building, forcing residents to evacuate and several fire trucks to respond Wednesday morning. GW is housing about 40 displaced students from the Empire Apartments on campus, and the Red Cross will find housing for the other residents because the building was without electricity and plumbing Wednesday night.
Robbery/Firearm 4/30 - 17th and Church streets - case closed A student called the University Police Department to report that he had been robbed. He stated that two subjects approached him with a gun and demanded his wallet and cell phone. The two subjects fled the scene.
When journalism professor Mark Feldstein left his work as an investigative reporter to teach at GW in 2002, he thought the days of dealing with federal investigators were behind him. "I thought that when I switched to academia, that this was the slow lane," said Feldstein, the director of GW's journalism program.
It can be a forgetful person's most useful refuge. It is for the GWorld losers, textbook leavers and backpack forgetters that roam GW's campus. When items are lost, the lost and found is there to help. University Police's lost and found serves the students, staff and faculty of GW by handling between 1,200 and 1,500 lost items annually, UPD Chief Dolores Stafford said.
In an attempt to further propel the GW men's basketball program, the University announced a multi-year agreement with Washington Post radio Monday to broadcast at least 25 games on the new Colonials Radio Network. In the past, games were broadcast on WMET, which broadcasts at 10,000 watts during the night, considerably weaker than The Post's WTWP's 50,000-watt signal.
A New Yorker strides into Yankee or Shea Stadium looking for baseball. The Washingtonian walks into a baseball game in a suit, tie and winged-tip shoes, looking for a lobbyist. He or she usually carries a briefcase and rarely shuts up. This type loves to see, be seen and entertain.
Junior Laura Hostetler was named to the A-10 women's lacrosse all-conference first team. Junior Molly Gannon was chosen for the second team, while sophomores Kristin Karcsh and Katelyn Honeyford garnered honorable mentions. Freshman Meghany Cratty and Katie Lilly were selected to the All-Rookie team.
The past two games have not been friendly to the GW baseball team. Wednesday night the Colonials (18-27) got clobbered 12-3 in College Park, Md., by Maryland (21-28). A day earlier, GW suffered an 8-7 loss to George Mason (19-26) in Arlington, Va. Against Maryland, right fielder Matt Maropis had a double, triple and home run with two RBI in the win.
GW announced that Aramark, which in 2002 signed a 10-year contract with the University, will no longer operate food venues in the Marvin Center after May. A buffet venue, Quizno's and Chik-Fil-A will debut in J Street, along with a sports bar in the Hippodrome.
The University announced Wednesday that Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone, Washington Nationals Manager Frank Robinson and Motion Picture Association of America Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman will all take part in the graduation events.
The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences must make budget reductions totaling $700,000 in light of a recently announced budget proposal to cut $1 to $2 million from academic expenses, said William Frawley, outgoing Dean of CCAS. Frawley added that he will carry out these reductions on a much smaller scale than he had originally conceived when planning for a proposed cut to academics of $4 million.
The changes Sodexho plans to make to campus dining sound familiar to some students. This year's chair of the Student Association's Dining Services Commission, junior Tim Saccoccia, worked closely with the University and Aramark in attempts to bring some of the same food service options to campus that Sodexho now intends to include in its renovated J Street.
Major League Baseball selected the group headed by Theodore Lerner, a GW Law alumnus and former member of the Board of Trustees, to be the new owner of the Washington Nationals Wednesday.
College students, faculty and administrators are working to increase the number adults covered by health insurance for Cover the Uninsured Week. The week spans May 1 through May 7 as a part of "the largest nonpartisan effort in history" to raise awareness about the nation's uninsured, according to the Cover the Uninsured Week press release.
The news anchors for KOKH-25 in Oklahoma City introduced a report on Internet identity theft last November like they would any other segment during the station's nightly broadcast. They told viewers that Jim Lawrence had a story about "phishing," a scam aimed at getting financial information from internet users through e-mail.
Child hunger in the United States is not like it is in poor countries. Instead of the familiar television images of extended bellies and painfully frail arms, child hunger "very often means under-nutrition and very often it can coexist with obesity," said Kimberly Perry, director of D.
The United Nations' top diplomat Kofi Annan stressed the importance of a global democracy and the need for a greater U.S. role in solving international problems in a speech Friday. Annan, who is in his ninth year as secretary general of the 191-nation body, received an honorary degree at the event.
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