College Media Network

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Bookstore worker gets probation for $14,000 theft

by Bryan Han

A former GW Bookstore employee pleaded guilty Tuesday in Superior Court to stealing more than $14,000 from the bookstore through fraudulent credit card returns and was ordered to pay restitution and serve probation.

BoT chairman, experts weigh in on global financial crisis

by Heather Hodder
Hatchet Reporter

Board of Trustees Chairman Russell Ramsey told an audience of 200 people at the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom Monday night to refrain from watching CNBC during the financial crisis because "it's the People magazine of the financial markets."

Women’s squash earning recruits, recognition

by Gabrielle Bluestone

Plenty of coaches have big plans. But Maura Myers has a track record of getting the job done.

Chi Omega recruits 119 new members in its return to GW

by Michelle Bradbury
Hatchet Reporter

Chi Omega, the newest Panhellenic Association sorority on campus, finished its colonization recruitment Saturday with a total of 119 new members following a week of meetings and interviews.

Correction

Men’s basketball grabs three verbals

by Alex Byers

Three prep school basketball players have verbally committed to play for the GW men's basketball team next year, sources said.

Campus Calendar

Men’s soccer to face Spiders

by Alex Abnos

After enduring a grueling schedule that saw them play 11 of their first 14 games on the road, the Colonials must travel one last time with more at stake than ever.

Administrator polls local shoppers

by Alexa Millinger

A professional election poll can cost thousands of dollars, but Bernard Demczuk, GW's assistant vice president of D.C. relations, has developed a way to do it virtually for free and has not been wrong in 22 years.

Upcoming

Check out when and where GW squads will be playing in the near future.

Staff Editorial: Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

The Hatchet's monthly wrap-up of GW's ups and downs.

Cartoon: Dethroned

by Claire Autruong

Artist moved from biology to painting, developing her voice in the District

by Colleen Beagen
Hatchet Reporter

Sarah Koss has studied biology, conducted lab research and published work in The Journal of Neuroscience. And now, she creates art.

Diana Kugel: Seek once-a-week

by Diana Kugel

Seventy-five minutes plus 75 minutes equals two and a half hours, whichever way you add it, right?

What charming underclothes!

by Emily Katz
Hatchet Reporter

Forbidden Planet Productions will be performing its annual production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Amanda Crowe: Invasion? More like retreat

by Amanda Crowe

I had high hopes for last week's Colonials Invasion.

District Mixtape: Election Special

Hatchet Arts presents a two-part playlist channeling the spirit of the College Democrats and College Republicans.

Matt Grifferty: Protecting the huddled masses

by Matt Grifferty

As the cold weather sets in, it is hard to grasp where the empathy has gone.

Quick Takes

by Alex Abnos

Hatchet staffer Alex Abnos spent last week at the annual CMJ music festival in New York City. We present you a scrapbook of quotes and photos he collected.

Melanie Hoffman: What would your father say?

by Melanie Hoffman

Halloween, one of GW's favorite holidays, is right around the corner and every girl is thinking about what is she going to wear? Most likely, as little as possible.

Justin Guiffre: Something, Something, Intriguing

by Justin Guiffre

Walking to class every morning for the past two weeks or so, I have on a number of occasions been forced to stop and stare at a new piece in the Smith Hall of Art.

Ross Griffith: Don’t mess with the Mall

by Ross Griffith

Consider for a second what the National Mall says about America.

Letters to the Editor

Snapshot: Youth Power

Crime Log

by Lara Gori
Hatchet Reporter

‘Juicy’ creator defends site

by Cydney Weiner
Hatchet Reporter

The gossip Web site JuicyCampus.com is here to stay and should remain uncensored, creator Matt Ivester said during a lecture at Georgetown Tuesday night.

Edwards takes on health care

by Ricki Maybruch
Hatchet Reporter

Elizabeth Edwards discussed the necessary ingredients of a successful health care plan at Ross Hall Monday evening, but she remained mum about her husband's scandal.

Poll: Students prefer Obama

by Raffi Salbashian
Hatchet Reporter

Sen. John McCain may be best candidate for "Joe the Plumber," but a poll released this week indicates that Sen. Barack Obama is the clear favorite with "Joe the Student."

Swimmers report hair loss, irritation

by Andrew Alberg

Members of GW swim teams reported substantial hair loss and severe itching last week, after a mechanical glitch created a chemical imbalance in the Smith Center swimming pool.

A Royal Race

by Marisa Kabas

Senior Paul Rozenberg donned his six-inch, patent leather platform heels in a Dupont Circle alley on Tuesday for what might have been one of the last times.

University no longer most expensive

by Lauren French

After two years as the most expensive college in the country, GW has given up the top spot to Sarah Lawrence College, University officials confirmed this week.

Lender drops students mid-year

by Sarah Scire

National Education, an educational lending company, was unable to secure funding for loans promised to more than 180 GW students.

Admins protest MPD transfer

by Nick Marell
Hatchet Reporter

University and local leaders banded together this week to protest a decision to transfer Lt. Phillip Lanciano - the Metropolitan Police Department officer assigned to the Foggy Bottom area - to another police district.

Norton, experts explain economic crisis to D.C. residents

by Joshua Hock
Hatchet Reporter

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., assembled a panel of experts to help clear up D.C. residents' concerns about the economic crisis during a forum Tuesday night on Capitol Hill.

GW and Georgetown students debate upcoming election

by Caitie Daw
Hatchet Reporter

With less than a week until the presidential election, the GW College Democrats and Georgetown Students for McCain-Palin debated human rights and some of the political issues that have characterized the 2008 presidential campaign on Monday.

GW honors alumni in D.C. government

by Amy D'Onofrio

The University formally honored its alumni serving in the D.C. government Wednesday night with the first-ever reception of its kind.