Thursday Dinner with Friends Catch the first show of the season from Generic Theatre Company. 8 to 10 p.m. Lisner Downstage Sponsored by Generic Theatre Company Friday Rocky Horror Picture Show It's that time of year - get your fill of Rocky Horror. 11:45 p.
The Student Association Senate postponed a vote on the Joint Elections Charter Act until the next Senate meeting after heated debate Tuesday night in the Marvin Center. The JEC charter outlines the rules for the SA's election, which will occur sometime in March or April.
The Sigma Chi fraternity held a Marine donation drive last week in the Marvin Center that collected more than 100 hygiene and entertainment items including magazines, toiletries and DVDs. In addition to these donations, several members of Greek-letter organizations like Alpha Epsilon Phi, Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Kappa wrote letters of support to the troops.
The Hatchet mistakenly reported that Jesse Guyer was under the influence of a controlled substance in "Junior charged with alleged assault" (Oct. 23, p. 3). Guyer was under the influence of an alcoholic substance, according to a University Police Department report.
This semester, two male students and two females moved into a University residence hall room together because of an error, despite a GW policy prohibiting co-ed rooms. GW has since ordered either the male or female students in the room to move out. This situation raises the question as to whether or not the exclusion of co-ed rooms is the best possible policy.
"Why-a you gotta be-a such ugly Americans?" With much excited gesturing, my Italian professor commented on student's classroom demeanor. I went to class prepared for a lesson on verb forms, but Italian 001 quickly turned into an etiquette and fashion lesson.
Though the University lacks any concrete statistics, administrators estimate that up to 10 percent of GW professors use Turnitin.com, an online plagiarism prevention service. The company allows professors to use a database to compare student papers to previous, unpublished works and works available on the Internet.
Keep it civil and keep the children out I would like to commend John McCormack for his well-communicated position on the fight between pro-life and pro-choice ("Look to civil debate on abortion, not extremism," Oct. 23, p. 4). While I have a different position than he does on abortion itself, I agree that the screaming, the hellfire messages, and the pictures of dismembered babies do not change people's minds - they only fire up both sides.
More students are volunteering at GW and nationwide, according to a recent national study and the Office of Community Services. The Corporation for National and Community Service report, which analyzed data from the U.S. Census, found a 20 percent increase in the rate of volunteer work among Americans 16 to 24 from 2002 to 2005.
Students and staff evacuated Ivory Tower at about 4 p.m. Tuesday after an elevator's mechanical problem released fumes into the building. University Police and the D.C. Fire Department responded to the reports of a gas-like odor throughout the residence hall.
U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) discussed his new book "Take This Job and Ship It" and answered questions from students Monday night. More than 50 students attended the event, which was hosted by the GW College Democrats at the Elliott School of International Affairs.
Italian First Secretary Massimiliano Mazzanti visited a class yesterday to tell 14 students about the Italian economy through his first-hand experiences. Mazzanti spoke to students for about an hour on the state of Italian economy since World War II, describing how Italy's exclusive economic zones and the "economic miracle" helped shape the country's politics and culture.
A student-run improvisational acting group performed on blue-line Metro cars Sunday as part of its participation in the D.C. Improvisation Festival. "Extraordinary Sightings" was the theme of this year's festival, which ran from Thursday to Sunday. It included an improvisational dance around rush-hour commuters on K Street and an improvisational skit at the National Art Gallery's Sculpture Gardens.
An $8 Abercrombie and Fitch winter jacket and Nintendo games from the 1980s were among many unique items at the United Church's annual Fall Sale Wednesday. The sale, which takes place in the brownstone church at 20th and G streets, attracted undergraduates, law students, bargain-hunters and local businesspeople who said they came for the church's low prices and the German lunch.
Disorderly Conduct 10/21 - 2100 Block of H Street - 2:35 a.m. - case closed The University Police Department received a report of a disorderly male in the area. When officers responded, they found two males who were in a verbal disagreement with each other.
"I'm not gonna thank God, because I don't think He has anything to do with this," Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy said concluding a litany of appreciations near the end of his band's sold-out show at 9:30 Club last Thursday. "This is unholy." This was the only thing Tweedy got wrong all night.
The Rapture might impress the scenesters, but they really just want to make you dance. "I've ... just seen a fucking million and one rock bands in my life, and they rarely excite me, so you kind of have to reach outside of that." And so Gabe Andruzzi, multi-instrumentalist for the Rapture, declares war on tradition and lays out his band's plan of attack.
For students, D.C. and surrounding areas of Maryland and Virginia offer up a generous variety of live music venues, nightclubs, dive bars and a seemingly overwhelming yet necessary surplus of coffee shops (of which the variety is much less apparent). One thing that is less certain to be found in abundance in this city is a venue that can offer several of the essential ingredients to a night out under one roof.
If you have $5 Pocket it and head to the National Gallery of Art at 600 Constitution Ave. for a double screening of "Kiss of Death" and "Edge of the City" on Sunday at 4 p.m. Did you like "Brick?" We did. A lot. Seriously, coolest movie ever, and then they throw freaking "Sister Ray" by the Velvet Underground on at the end.
As a young child, I memorized facts about machines of death. At the age of three, it was my wont to inform elders that the North American Aviation P-51 Mustang fighter plane was powered by a supercharged Rolls-Royce Merlin V-12 and equipped with six .50 caliber Browning M2 machine guns.
Sign of the Whale I've heard that Sign of the Whale sells beer. I've been assured, by several sources, that this beer tastes like beer, and when consumed in large quantities, feels like beer. I have also been told that on several nights of the week, the M Street bar offers a comfortable building in which to drink beer.
It's a cold and cloudy afternoon in Foggy Bottom, but the weather seems to be lost on cross-country runner Audrey Noonan. She sits in University Yard in jeans and a "George Washington Cross Country" T-shirt, smiling and laughing. With the passion she exudes, it's hard to question how the sophomore has helped transform the women's cross-country team into a contender for this weekend's Atlantic 10 Championships.
After nearly two months of uncertainty, the Colonial Army has finalized membership perks and sold 458 memberships in the first day of sale, the organization's president said. The organization sold twice as many memberships as they did during the first day of sale of last season, said Frank Dale, the group's president.
(voted on by coaches and media, first-place votes in parentheses) Men 1. Xavier (59) 2. Massachusetts (4) 3. Saint Louis 4. Charlotte (1) 5. GW 6. Dayton 7. Fordham 8. Saint Joseph's 9. Temple 10. La Salle 11. Rhode Island 12. Richmond 13. Duquesne 14. St.
Hobbs: No. 5 too high The GW men's basketball team was predicted to finish fifth in the Atlantic 10 conference but Karl Hobbs, the squad's sixth-year head coach, said he thinks the Colonials belonged either sixth or seventh. "We understand who we are, we're George Washington," Hobbs said after practice Wednesday.
Men's Soccer The men's soccer team allowed a goal to Richmond with three minutes remaining in regulation to fall 1-0 in Atlantic 10 Conference play. The Colonials (5-8-3, 2-4-2 A-10) launched 22 shots on the Spiders but could not even the score. The Colonials must win at La Salle on Sunday and receive outside help from other squads to qualify for the A-10 Championship.
In a yellow room on the second floor of GW's Center for Integrative Medicine, Siddharth Shah instructs his class to repeat after him - "ho ho" and "ha ha ha." "Okay, everyone, stand up, and ho ho, ha ha ha; HO HO, HA HA HA," said Shah, as he leads his group through a variety of yoga breathing exercises and laughing exercises.
by Nathan Grossman Hatchet Staff Writer As the presidential search committee mulls more than 100 nominations for the next University president, some of GW's top administrators have their own ideas about the next person to fill the job. In April, University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg announced he would be stepping down as president when his contract is up in July 2007.
Next year's Colonials Weekend will not include alumni events, and a separate Alumni Weekend will take place instead, said Scott Mory, assistant vice president for Advancement Alumni Relations and Annual Giving. For the past five years, Colonials Weekend has included events' for family and for alumni.
The GW School of Business was ranked as one of the top 10 business schools to provide opportunities for women in the Princeton Review's "Best 282 Business Schools" report for 2007. "GW's top-10 ranking demonstrates the continued progress of our MBA program," said Susan Phillips, the dean of the School of Business, in a press release.
At least one student has been caught plagiarizing using an Internet-based tool called Turnitin.com, said Tim Terpstra, director of the Academic Integrity Office.
The Board of Trustees created a formal search committee in order to facilitate the trustee nomination process and resolve a recent dip in membership.
Men dressed in drag costumes ranging from a cheerleader to a giant banana paraded down 17th Street Tuesday evening in the 20th anniversary of the annual "17th Street High Heel Race." Thousands attended the "17th Street High Heel Race," which was sponsored by JR's Bar and Grill.
When sophomores Steven Blum and Will Marsh moved into Madison Hall, they found two female suitemates in the adjoining room. The four students didn't have a problem with the living situation, but after a random health and safety inspection, the University did.
Junior forward Cheyenne Moore is out indefinitely after suffering a stress fracture of his left tibia, GW head coach Karl Hobbs said. Hobbs said that Moore tried to play through the pain, but it became unbearable. "It's a tremendous loss because we don't have that much depth," Hobbs said after Wednesday's practice.
What the hell is Brechtian punk cabaret? While it may sound like a name for an archaic form of angry German music, it is far from it. The Boston-based duo the Dresden Dolls will be at the 9:30 Club this Friday, Oct.27 to show you, and to support their latest album "Yes, Virginia.
What if Buddy Holly shed his wholesome image back in the day and transcended eras to join up with the New York Dolls in the 70s? The musical effect would undoubtedly be a mirror image of the rising Nashville based rockers, The Pink Spiders. On Saturday, The Pink Spiders played a sold-out 9:30 Club, along with Young Love, opening for the D.
"Catch a Fire" opens with force - images of apartheid, marches and beatings. Clear signs of oppression set us up for a movie that increases in power and captivation as the story progresses. Yet surprisingly, in its impartiality "Catch a Fire" leaves a sense of ambiguity as to how we are supposed to judge the actions of those involved.
If you came up with a really cool costume this year, but you still don't have any plans to show it off this weekend, worry not. The District's Awake! Music Festival debuts this weekend. No, it's not a costume party. But you should still wear a costume, because hey, it's Halloween.
Maryland-natives Good Charlotte played in Baltimore last Sunday to promote their new CD and to remind fans of their presence. "We have four albums to choose from now," said guitarist Benji Madden while on stage. The band played two new songs: "Misery" and "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl."
The athletic department suspended Hermann Opoku, a freshman on the basketball team, for 11 games after investigating his play on a team that may have included professionals in Austria
A fire forced the evacuation of The Empire apartment building at 2000 F St. early Sunday morning. Firefighters on scene said they responded to a kitchen fire in room 710 that filled the room with smoke. Residents who were stranded outside the building said smoke began billowing out of an apartment window.
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