Monday Israeli-Palestinian Youth Speak Out Join in the discussion with other students as part of the One Voice Movement. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. GW Law School - Lerner Hall Room 301 Sponsored by the International Law Society, Conflict Resolution Forum, Muslim Law Students Association, Jewish Law Students Association Tuesday College Republican and College Democrat Freshman Debate Get in on this second annual political debate moderated by Fred Siegel, Dean of Freshmen.
The Hatchet misidentified the title of Carl Foy, a Sodexho unit manager in charge of WOW Caf? and Wingery, in "Venues reduce hours" (March 22, p. 1). In the same article, he was also mistakenly referred to as "she." In "Capp to push ambitious campaign agenda" (March 22, p.
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore spoke March 21 at the Law School's "The Future of Environmental Protection" conference - an event that was not open to the public or media. Gore's speech was part of the 17th Annual National Association of Environmental Law Societies Conference.
In the early morning of the last day of class before spring break, a GW student was hospitalized because he was allegedly beaten by a group of men in an alley by the State Plaza Hotel. Following this incident on March 9, University Police Chief Dolores Stafford said students and staff need to be aware that they live and work in an urban environment.
When someone in the United States experiences medical distress, the first response of those at the emergency scene is typically to call 911. But this amenity of emergency medical service is not afforded to the people of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where no paramedics or ambulances exist.
The Foggy Bottom/West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission unanimously supported granting a liquor license to PANGEA artisan market and caf? Wednesday night at their monthly meeting. The ANC advises D.C. government officials and agencies on community concerns.
The leader of next year's Student Association Senate said he wants to continue a trend of the Senate spending a limited amount of money, but still has plans to pursue potentially costly campaign promises. Executive Vice President-elect Brand Kroeger said he will limit next year's Senate budget to the $1,000 currently allocated to the body.
The Finance and Investment Club sponsored a panel discussion featuring high-profile investment officers from local firms to educate students about the benefits and detriments of private equity investment. About 75 people attended the event, "Private Equity: New Kings of Capitalism or Barbarians at the Gate," Friday evening in Duqu?s Hall.
Nearly 4,000 people attended the South Asian Society's 14th annual Bhangra Blowout student dance competition at DAR Constitution Hall Saturday night. Ten different Bhangra dance teams from colleges and universities as far as California competed for the $4,000 cash prize for best dance group.
After the Student Association election earlier this month, all of the undergraduate senate seats belonged to students who ran on one slate: the Student Union. Junior Matt Cohen was the lone non-slate member who was elected, but less than a week after the election, the oversight body revoked Cohen's victory for spending too much money during the campaign.
With Microsoft Windows logos plastered all over it, Lee Huebner's 90s-era Citroen van doesn't exactly blend in with the Smart cars that dash through the streets of Paris. But that doesn't bother the new director of the School of Media and Public Affairs. Soft spoken and pragmatic, Huebner chuckled when he recalled how his son won the van - which once chauffeured Bill Gates around Paris - in a raffle.
Nearing the commencement of her fourth year in college, Eve has learned quite a few things about sex. Eve, The Hatchet's anonymous sex columnist, will share her observations and (sometimes dirty) thoughts about sex at GW with the population that fuels her fire.
The people working behind the bar here aren't mixing drinks and opening tabs - not yet. They're sawing things, peeling off painters tape and searching for the water shut-off valve in hardhats and tool belts. An electrician is making the final touches to 28 loud speakers and 6-foot-tall subwoofers, and someone is installing a photo booth.
Freshman Corbb O'Connor has some clear vision within three feet of eyes. But beyond that, he says, his world seems "as if I'm looking through wax paper." Blind since birth, O'Connor has a genetic condition called Leber's congenital retinal amaurosis that affects his retinas.
Junior Sam Buchbinder, a double major in political communications and Judaic studies, is spending the spring semester studying at Ben Gurion University in Be'er Sheva, Israel. A few times this semester he, along with other students spread out across the globe, will share his experiences and observations abroad as one of The Hatchet's "GW expats.
John Zeglis knows a thing or two about leadership. Along with five years as GW's chairman of the Board of Trustees, the former Harvard Law Review senior editor was also President of AT&T and chairman and CEO of AT&T Wireless. One Wednesday, Zeglis outlined 10 important lessons about being a leader in the School of Media and Public Affair's Jack Morton Auditorium.
Christian outreach student organization Word Up! celebrated its eighth annual Gospel Explosion in Columbian Square Saturday evening with thumping beats and powerful gospel-music melodies. The event featured both local and national artists, including D.C. rapper Brandon "Reaps," Christian rock band Warrior Poetes and local rhythm-and-blues singer Nu G.
I have a love/hate relationship with one of my first acquaintances since arriving at GW from Britain. I see this acquaintance a couple of times a week, but as with all of my former boyfriends, there are faults that occasionally make me never want us to meet again.
Following a string of highly publicized violent actions on or around campus, a student was allegedly assaulted in an alley near the State Plaza Hotel at 21st and E streets the Friday before spring break. University Police did notify students and staff about the incident through a blast e-mail.
After reading The Hatchet Thursday, I learned that my eating options at GW were once again being limited because of those pesky rules of supply and demand. Christian Fundamentalism already closed Chick-fil-A for us on Sundays, and now I have Sodexho to thank for the recently announced Saturday closures.
Rational requests hardly constitute begging Gabriel Okolski's charge that the College Democrats have "begged" for additional funding from the Student Association ("Beggars can't be choosers," Mar. 22, p. 4) is an unfair attack on our organization. Perhaps the writer is unaware of the substantial fundraising our group has done this year, raising hundreds of dollars to supplement our SA allocation.
GW officials announced plans last week to provide the Student Association with $25,000 a year for the next two years to fund "socially responsible initiatives." The SA, which oversees funding for more than 200 student organizations, will receive the extra funds beginning this July.
Jack Morton Auditorium will be home to two live television shows hosted by CNN's Lou Dobbs Wednesday and Thursday night. The hour-long special editions of "Lou Dobbs tonight" will be nationally aired at 8 p.m. from the Media and Public Affairs Building. The free event is open to students, faculty and staff, and the University will also invite community members and special guests, said Media Relations Director Tracy Schario.
The sight of two boys kissing at GW isn't a rare scene. GW has a large gay population, leading one to believe that gay students have an easier time fitting in and being accepted than in environments where they are a small minority.
Students now have more ways to connect to the Internet after the University added wireless capabilities to more than a dozen new campus locations. The University announced Friday that 16 residence-hall common areas now have GWireless service. "We've wanted to expand wireless, but we just don't know a time frame of how quickly it would be," said Executive Vice President and Treasurer Lou Katz, who oversees the departments that expanded the service, before spring break.
DALLAS, March 25 -- While one Washington-area team upset the University of North Carolina Sunday to advance in the NCAA tournament, another fell short. As Georgetown reached the Final Four on the men's side, the Tar Heels moved into the Elite Eight on the women's end with a 70-56 win over GW in front of an announced crowd of 3,875 at Reunion Arena in Dallas.
DALLAS It held true - everything is bigger in Texas. On Sunday night, it was the number of turnovers for GW, the difference in rebounds between the Colonials and the University of North Carolina and the unmistakable gap in know-how. It was bigger than ever during a 70-56 loss to UNC in the Round of 16 at Reunion Arena in front of an announced crowd of 3,875 here in Texas.
Sunday's 54-70 loss to No. 1 North Carolina gives GW a 28-4 record to end the 2006-2007 season. It is No. 5 GW's second loss in a row to the Tar Heels in the NCAA tournament. The Colonials lost 71-47 on March 22, 2005, in the second round of the NCAA tournament in Chapel Hill, N.
Posted Tuesday, March 27, 6:12 a.m. Construction on the old hospital site just south of Washington Circle should begin next academic year after the Square 54 commercial project received unanimous approval from the D.C. Zoning Commission Monday night. The go-ahead by the commissioners came after GW agreed to reduce the height of a residential building along 22nd Street - a request the commission made after postponing a decision on the plan in late February.
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