Volume 94, Issue 8
Stories from the November 17, 1997 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Freedom of speech I am writing in reference to the letter to the editor “Know what you’re saying” (The GW Hatchet, Nov. 13, p.4 ) in which the writer castigates GW Vice President and Treasurer Louis Katz for his use of the term “rule of thumb.” The writer seems to feel that Katz somehow has […]
As a senior at Windsor-Plainsboro High School in central New Jersey, Kim McCaughey had to choose the site for her post-secondary education. It was a tricky choice; buried somewhere in the shiny heap of college brochures was the right school for her, but how would she find it? “You wouldn’t believe it. My mail box […]
At GW, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternities exist without University recognition. As long as these fraternities’ national chapters do not revoke their local charters, they can exist indefinitely. What is the point of being recognized by GW if no compelling benefits exist for fraternities, while recognized groups are […]
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Sigma Kappa and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternities exist at GW despite being unrecognized by the University, raising concerns about the University’s system of disciplining Greek-letter organizations. Though recognition carries with it benefits of University support and structure, it also is loaded with University regulation. Unrecognized fraternities are barred from events […]
GW men’s basketball head coach Mike Jarvis said he hopes the sixth-annual Red Auerbach Colonial Classic was a learning experience for his Colonials, who escaped as tournament champions by topping a resilient University of Delaware team 84-79 Saturday. Jarvis said his team underestimated the Blue Hens and that he hopes GW players learned they cannot […]
Robert Chernak, vice president for Student and Academic Support Services, met with the presidents of recognized fraternities and sororities Friday in response to the alcohol-related hospitalization of a Pi Kappa Alpha pledge. Prior to the Pi Kappa Alpha incident, GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg met with presidents of Greek-letter organizations to address the hazing-related deaths […]
The Student Association has created a finance reform commission to ensure proper allocation of funds to student groups. Commission members said this effort evolved because students must understand how their tuition dollars are distributed. The commission will “find a better method of appropriating funds to student organizations” and “investigate and inform students to where their […]
GW’s Green University informed students about the importance of recycling at their first GW Recycles Day, modeled after America Recycles Day, on the Quad Saturday. “One of the main purposes of today is dispensing important information. Our main goal is to increase the efficiency of GW’s system and to let people know that they can […]
Editor’s note: Unfortunately, many courses were left out of the schedule of classes (Spring 1998). Tryg is off chasing windmills with the whole graduation thing, so we will be utilizing his space this week to offer the unlisted courses for the next semester. *Art 112 – Basket construction (TR 4:10-5:25) Build large basket-like contraptions all […]
Everyone’s heard the phrase, “Put your money where your mouth is.” Well, when it comes to the issue of Commencement, I encourage students to “put your mouth where your money is.” As you probably know, the University is considering changing the tradition of holding graduation on the Ellipse. This proposal is anything but final, and […]