I showed up in Southeast D.C. on a Tuesday night searching for the D.C. Armory and a clan of fierce roller chicks last semester. A woman with a pair of skates strapped onto a leather purse hopped off the Metro and I followed her into a big, white building that looked so intimidating against that […]
On Sundays, Laura would sit to my left at the Life desk at The Hatchet. She would typically be in jeans and ballet flats and be wearing shiny blue nail polish and pink lip gloss. Laura was in charge of “This Week in GW History.” She would leaf through old bound editions of The Hatchet […]
Five-Ho wanted to get a black eye. But it was her opponent, Hoova Dayum, that got pummelled. As Hoova swished around the track amid a pack of DC Rollergirls, another skater’s wrist pad hit her left eye. At the end of the two-minute scrimmage, she rolled off the court, holding her glasses in her hands. […]
It may not be New York, but D.C. offers its share of nightlife, from clubs to dive bars. So get off campus and celebrate being 21 in the District. All the bars and clubs below are organized by the closest Metro stop. Dupont Circle The Brickskeller Dining House & Down Home Saloon 1523 22nd St., […]
Correction appended SKEE-WEE! SKEE-WEE! EE-I-KEE! EE-I-KEE! OO-OO-P! OO-OO-P! These are the calls of the black sororities on campus. And they are calling for GW to take notice. The three black sororities at GW are known for being discreet. They do not hold formal recruitment like traditional sororities. They do not have townhouses on 23rd Street. […]
Reader’s note: This story is satirical in nature and published in a spoof issue. Sophomore Marco Polo thought he was only waking up to the dull roar of janitor’s vacuums during the month that he slept in the Gelman Library. Little did he know that the People Watching Association was also breathing softly in the […]
ALICANTE, Spain A group of Buzz Lightyears got buzzed on the street, drag queens drowning in tulle and glitter frolicked around them, and a swarm of Captain Jack Sparrows pretended to walk the plank. This was just a morsel of the craziness that is Carnival. What began as a way to release all partying temptations […]
Claude, a young man who has been drafted to serve in the Vietnam War, stands center stage in the GW production of “Hair” as a bright light shines upon him. The audience is frozen in his thoughts as he waffles between going to war or remaining in a hippie counterculture in New York City. Six […]
Get personal with your gifts this holiday season. Instead of buying your friends generic gifts that they will probably regift or return, buy gifts that fit their personality and style. This year, take this handy guide that breaks down the classic types of friends that run in your circle and pinpoints gifts that they will […]
It is easy to take a jaunt up to Georgetown or hop on the Metro to Pentagon City to do your holiday shopping, but that is also boring, been-there-done-that work. Holiday gifts should be special, so make the most of our D.C. location and browse these museum gift shops for a twist on holiday gifts. […]