Volume 94, Issue 15
Stories from the January 22, 1998 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Everyone thought all of natural disasters had been covered in Hollywood – earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanoes. Everyone was wrong. Hard Rain tackles floods. It drowns. Transporting three million dollars across Mississippi, armored truck drivers Tom (Christian Slater, Broken Arrow) and Charlie (Ed Asner, JFK) get caught in a flood. While waiting for the National Guard to […]
Students who rely on the federal government for financial assistance may find themselves both helped and hindered when President Clinton submits his budget to Congress next month. The president’s budget request is slated to include a provision that will up the federal government’s spending on the nation’s work-study program by $70 million for the 1999-2000 […]
MOVIES AMC Courthouse 82150 Clarendon Blvd. Arlington, VA(703) 998-4AMC Amistad (R)Fri.-Mon. 1:00, 4:15, 7:30, 10:30Tue.-Thurs. 5:00, 8:15 The Boxer (R)Fri.-Mon. 1:30, 5:00, 8:00, 10:30Tue.-Thurs. 5:00, 7:45, 10:15 Wag the Dog (R)Fri.-Mon. 1:00, 4:45, 7:45, 10:00Tue.-Thurs. 5:15, 8:15, 10:30 As Good As It Gets (PG-13)Fri.-Mon. 1:15, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30Tue.-Thurs. 5:00, 7:45, 10:30 Tomorrow Never Dies (PG-13)Fri.-Mon. […]
When the Smith Center erupted in cheers Sunday afternoon, it was for more than a Colonials’ basketball victory over the University of Dayton. During halftime of the Men’s game, graduate student Matt Baron won a 1998 Pontiac Grand Am when he hit a layup, foul shot, three-pointer and half-court shot in less than 30 seconds. […]
People have flocked to Washington, D.C. to visit artifacts of history and culture in museums for years. The city also has a rich tradition of professional, college and high school sports. Now people can find all these items enclosed in an ultra-modern sports mecca at the corner of 7th and F streets in Chinatown. The […]
To declare Fallen , the new Warner Brothers film starring Denzel Washington (The Preacher’s Wife), the year’s worst movie would be unfair. After all, the year has just begun. To place this film among the decade’s worst might be more appropriate. Fallen , surprisingly, is written by the talented Nicholas Kazen, who also wrote the […]
A new alliance between GW and the Radio History Society will create an on-campus exhibit and archive at Gelman Library commemorating the history of radio and television broadcasting. RHS, a non-profit organization, has gathered materials for the archive as part of its dedication to the preservation of broadcasting history, according to Mike Freedman, GW’s director […]
Leaders of three student political organizations will be featured guests Sunday morning when C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” broadcasts live from the Marvin Center’s University Club. College Democrats President Adam Segal, College Libertarians President Lisa Stronawski and College Republicans President Wendy Rasmussen will join host Ceci Connolly and a student audience for the program. President Clinton’s State […]
I’ll admit this right now – I’m stealing this column idea from Rob Hertzfeldt, intrepid Hatchet cartoonist (can’t use the word intrepid too much to describe stuff). Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Plus, I’m really lazy. Anyway, I was inspired by Rob’s honesty and self-mockery when he told us about his dating life. […]