Friday Open House for Juniors and Seniors Get a head start on your internship or job hunt at this Career Campaign event. 12 to 2 p.m. The Career Center, Old Main Sponsored by the Career Center Fencing Club Open House Always wanted to see what fencing is all about? Now is your chance.
Student Association President Lamar Thorpe announced a new age of SA cooperation in his annual State of the SA Address in front of a full house on the fourth floor of the Marvin Center Tuesday night. Referring to the SA's image of being plagued by internal strife and student apathy, Thorpe, a senior, said it is one of his goals to change that view.
Pi Kappa Phi fraternity raises about $700 for charity The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity raised about $700 for its national philanthropy Push America at its second annual Pie-a-Pi-Kapp event that took place yesterday in Kogan Plaza. Pies were sold for $3 and participants were allowed to throw their pies at the fraternity members from a distance or walk up and pie a member in the face.
The Hatchet erroneously reported in the Sept. 11 issue that Craig Linebaugh was the executive vice president of Academic Planning ("New leadership brings fresh start to Va. Campus," p. 5) Linebaugh was the associate vice president of Academic Planning. He was recently appointed the chief operating officer of the Virginia Campus.
Sophomore Jason Lewis throws a whipped cream pie into the face of junior Marc Abanto during Pie-a-Pi-Kapp, a Pi Kappa Phi charity event in Kogan Plaza Wednesday afternoon benefitting Push America.
Student Association President Lamar Thorpe announced Tuesday night that the University would begin offering free HIV testing through Student Health Services, an initiative many students in the SA have been pursuing over the last three years. "We must collaborate to protect the sexual and physical health of GW students," said Thorpe, a senior, in his State of the SA address Tuesday night in the Marvin Center.
In a tent on Florida Avenue in Northwest D.C., a few hundred Adrian Fenty volunteers clad in white and green - his campaign colors - erupted in applause when he took the stage Tuesday night. D.C. Councilmember Adrian Fenty had defeated Council Chairman Linda Cropp in an upset victory for mayor in D.
An expert on Central Asian conflict spoke about his travels in the region and reactions to his observant Judaism in predominantly Muslim countries during a speech in the Marvin Center Monday night. Elie Krakowski discussed his professional work in Pakistan, Iran and other Asian countries as the guest speaker for a kick-off event for Mesorah D.
In a high-profile move in the world of higher education, Harvard University announced Monday that it would end its early admissions program. Though GW is a considerably different academic institution than the Ivy League college, our University should take this opportunity to consider the merits, and perhaps disadvantages, of its early admission program.
During one of this semester's first unannounced health and safety inspections, a University staff member walks through a junior's room. The staffer spots a halogen lamp - a potential fire-hazard that is prohibited in residence halls - confiscates the item and leaves the student with nothing but a slip informing her that the lamp is gone forever.
Everyone has terrible days - days during which you feel like you stink and have nothing going for you. When I'm having one of those days, I have a simple solution: I take a stroll over to 2025 F St., known to your average Colonial as Package Services. Package Services you ask? Wouldn't the long lines and musty basement only sink me further into depression? Quite the contrary.
As fall approaches, GW will once again be split down the middle ... twice. The greatest rivalry in sports plays out on the baseball field while an even bigger rivalry plays out in politics. Whether you're a Democratic Yankees fan or a Republican Red Sox fan, it's certain you'll be hugging and celebrating the walk-off homerun one night with the same person you'll be yelling and throwing punches at the next.
There's something happening at Mount Vernon We are writing in response to the article, "Welcome Week kicks off year" (Sept. 11, p. 6). While we appreciated The Hatchet's overall coverage of Welcome Week, we were disappointed that the reporting did not extend beyond events that were held on the Foggy Bottom Campus.
The national committee of College Republicans named the GW College Republicans the best chapter in the United States last February. The GW College Democrats is one of the largest student organizations on campus. So, why did senior Arman Tarzi, founder of the GW Democrats, decide last June that he should form another political student organization? "We didn't believe the democratic or progressive movement was acting as it should be at GW," said Tarzi, who founded the organization with vice president Todd Jasper, a junior.
Drug Law Violation 9/4 - Dakota Hall - 10:34 p.m. - case closed The University Police Department received a report of a suspicious odor in Dakota Hall. After officers responded to the scene, they contacted the community director, who conducted an administrative search of the room.
In envisioning a speech to a class of graduating Harvard students, it's not unlikely for one to picture a sea of bookish co-eds listening to a scholar or prominent alum sound off on the triumph of personal success. Speaking at Harvard's class day last June was a different brand of scholar, offering ready sarcasm and realism to boot - not only through his own voice, but with a little help from characters from the television show "Family Guy.
Loosely based on a true story, "The Black Dahlia" is adapted from a book by James Ellroy, most famous for "L.A. Confidential," and directed by Brian De Palma, most famous for "Scarface." The awkward marriage of the two will satisfy fans of neither. Pugilists-turned-policemen Leland "Lee" Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) become partners after the two deck it out in a staged fight, part of a shady departmental campaign that gets way too much screen-time.
With mouths hanging open, audience members from "Red Light Winter" exit the Studio Theatre, shocked to speechlessness. A story that centers around the relationship of two college friends, "Red Light Winter" by Adam Rapp undresses human relationships, leaving the characters naked, in more ways than one.
If you have $5 Borrow two more and go to The Red &The Black at 1212 H Street, NE (just be careful-see the Bar Belle) on Wednesday to catch a set by the Brindley Brothers, Luke and Daniel. In addition to making music, the two operate the Vienna venue Jammin' Java, but they come to the District tonight.
Attending "In the Continuum" at the Woolly Mammoth Theater is the best thing you can do to treat yourself to a night of theater while exposing yourself to a realistic, yet gentle, depiction of contemporary women suffering from HIV/AIDS. The play follows two women, one living in Zimbabwe (Danai Gurira), and another in LA (Nikkole Salter), as they react to having been diagnosed HIV positive.
The Red & The Black 1212 H St., N.E. Before I took the trip down to The Red & The Black, DC's newest 21-plus venue, I had heard talk of its location in the new Atlas district on H Street, N.E. It was called "edgy," it was called "burgeoning," and, in a phrase sure to awake hipsters everywhere from their even-I-can't-tell-when-I'm-being-sarcastic-anymore routine, it was called "the new U Street.
The five-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was commemorated Monday night at GW and across the District. On campus, a few hundred students gathered in University Yard Monday night at a candlelight vigil where University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and Student Association President Lamar Thorpe, a senior, spoke.
Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns discussed recent films about the Sept. 11 attacks at The Kalb Report Monday. After a moment of silence dedicated to the victims, host of the GW-sponsored public affairs show Marvin Kalb asked Burns if he planned to make a documentary about the terrorist attacks of Sept.
Jamie Foxx and his entourage were looking for a game of pickup basketball in Washington Tuesday afternoon. His hotel for the D.C. stay, The Four Seasons on M Street is only blocks away from the L.A. Sports Club, which boasts two full-sized basketball courts, where the District elite sweats.
Regular Foggy Bottom gym-goers know to have their GWorld in hand when walking into "Hell-Well," but a group of five managed to shoot hoops Tuesday after nonchalantly strolling past the lobby ID-checkers. Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx and four others enjoyed special access to the five-year-old building, which University officials said was a courtesy extended to a celebrity; but Foggy Bottom activists said was illegal.
The University plans to resume its subscription to an NFL television package this weekend after canceling the package due to construction on the fifth floor of the Marvin Center, an official said. GW canceled the NFL Sunday Ticket, a DirecTV plan that gives customers out-of-town football games, because they anticipated construction on the seating area for the new Sodexho restaurant WOW Wingery, said Michael Peller, the managing director of the Marvin Center.
Cuts to the Music Department have not had the effects anticipated last spring in the wake of an $8.2 million budget gap. In May, non-music majors, minors or presidential art scholars were restricted from signing up for beginner classes and private instruction courses.
The Johnny Rockets set to open in the Shops at 2000 Penn should be ready for business in February 2007, restaurant officials said. The California-based company plans to open its fourth D.C. location in part of the space formerly occupied by the Gap on 20th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Freshmen living in GW's newest residence hall, the Potomac House, are not the only freshmen living in new rooms. More than 70 new beds were created for freshmen through various renovations over the summer in residence halls including Thurston, Lafayette and Fulbright.
Students who want to download free music will be on their own this year. The University ended a contract last May with the file-sharing company Napster that allowed students to set up a subscription and download music files for free. The University had signed two one-year contracts with the file-sharing company and did not renew a contract for this year.
After years of lobbying the University, EMeRG may finally have an ambulance. University Police Department Chief Dolores Stafford said they purchased a used ambulance at a "reasonable price" and hopes the University will support EMeRG's use of it. She did not say when the ambulance was purchased or for how much money.
A group of four former anesthesiology nurses at GW Hospital sued the University for overbilling the federal government in Medicare charges. The nurses alleged that the hospital overcharged at least $100 million by assessing physician rates for procedures performed by nurses or residents in training, said Alan Grayson, the group's attorney.
Senior Katie Sagal has completed 18 credit hours each semester since her freshman year. That's three credits - or one traditional class - more than what is required to achieve full-time student status.
A GW student was arrested Monday night for allegedly assaulting a 35-year-old woman at 12:12 a.m., according to the University Police Department. Both UPD and Metropolitan Police reports state that a male student ran up to the woman near the GW Hospital on Washington Circle and tackled her to the ground.
Confession: I didn't mind "Garden State" the first time I saw it. In fact, I almost enjoyed the college-age oriented montage of fancy camera shots, the 20-something angst, and the slow, emotional soundtrack following Zach Braff's crush-worthy character. I'd also like to stress the phrase "first time," because five minutes after my roommate popped in the DVD version, I was bored out of my mind and kicking myself for ever having admitted I thought it agreeable.
This weekend, Washington, D.C. will be host to the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and Concert. Named after the prolific jazz musician, this prestigious competition will showcase the talents of a new generation of jazz pianists. The 12 semi-finalists will compete for scholarships and the recognition that comes with winning this internationally celebrated award.
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