Volume 94, Issue 5
Stories from the November 6, 1997 issue of the GW Hatchet.
The GW women’s soccer team will find itself in a familiar position with a different twist this weekend. The Colonial women (12-5-2, 9-2 A-10) will be returning to the Atlantic 10 Tournament Friday, when they will play Xavier on the Musketeers’ home field. Between GW and the A-10 title once again stands Massachusetts, the team […]
“We didn’t have a specific plan at the time, so we had to go by `rule of thumb’. ” This statement by GW Vice President and Treasurer Louis Katz sums up what many students believe is the motto guiding GW’s administration. It was used to explain why the University still does not have a coherent […]
“I am the master,” boasts Crystal Akens, a 5-9 junior outside hitter for the GW women’s volleyball team. It is a fitting title for this GW star whose consistent good play and versatility has made her an integral part of the team. Whether it is making a game-winning kill, diving for a ball or serving […]
The battle of D.C.’s golf schools unexpectedly was won by the Colonials at last weekend’s James Madison Invitational in Staunton, Va. GW’s score of 614, 46 strokes over par, was good enough for 11th place in the 25-team tournament. The Colonials posted a better score than D.C. rivals Georgetown (618), George Mason (618), and American […]
Both the GW men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams came away with convincing wins at Duquesne Saturday. The women’s team placed first in every event in a 156-78 blowout. The Colonial women swept the first three positions in the 200-yard individual medley. Dena Hoffman (2:11.73) placed first for GW, with teammates Kristen Janeczek (2:15.99) […]
“We’re just five rednecks,” Matchbox 20’s lead guitarist Kyle Cook said in a phone interview Oct. 24. Five rednecks with a hit first album and a single that has topped the charts nationwide. Matchbox 20’s debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You (Atlantic), has been on Billboard Magazine’s Top 15 list for more than 32 […]
Smith and Papalia earn A-10 honors GW senior forward Chemar Smith was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the second time this season for her play in last week’s matches. Smith scored three goals and assisted on a fourth in two victories over Temple and St. Joseph’s. Smith also became the school’s all-time […]
Thursday: no games scheduled Friday: WS vs. Xavier-8 p.m.*WVB at Duquesne 7 p.m. Saturday: SD at Virginia Tech 11 a.m.WVB at St. Bonaventure-4 p.m.WP at CWPA Eastern Championships** Sunday: WS vs. UMass or Dayton*WP at CWPA Eastern Championships** * at A-10 Tournament** at NavySD swimming & divingWP water poloWS-women’s soccerWVB women’s volleyball
Professor Jerry Lake once disassembled a log cabin in Pennsylvania to remove a five-foot-tall coal-fired furnace. He brought it back to Virginia, where it now heats his house. The one he built himself. A few years ago, Lake drove all the way to Minnesota to buy an enlarger that uses 8×10 photographic negatives. “It barely […]
In the almost eight years Moxy Fr?vous has been together, it has taught listeners a wide range of things – an accordion can make a good love song great, Dr. Seuss is a great inspiration for a live act and government agendas are not all good. Yes, this band of four Canadians slated to play […]