Volume 94, Issue 20
Stories from the February 9, 1998 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Freshman class size has swelled during the past decade – creating both a 28 percent increase in first-year students and difficulties keeping the number of students per class low. In April 1997, GW’s Department of Academic Affairs created a new position to solve such logistical dilemmas. Craig Linebaugh, associate vice president for academic planning and […]
The Colonial women return to the Smith Center Monday to play Temple. The Lady Owls are 10-12 overall and 3-9 in the Atlantic 10. Temple was 10-18 last season. The Lady Owls are led by Jen Ricco, whose 18.4 points-per-game average ranks her third in the A-10. Dawn Ingram leads the team in rebounding, averaging […]
GW students can voice concerns about issues from quality of life to tuition expense during a town hall meeting with members of the University’s Board of Trustees Wednesday – two days before the Board votes on next year’s tuition cost. “I want this town hall meeting to serve as an opportunity for the Board to […]
The Colonials play 21st-ranked Rhode Island Tuesday in a match up of two of the Atlantic 10’s best teams. GW enters the game as one of the hottest teams in the nation. The Colonials have won seven games straight and 15 of their last 16. GW is ranked 22nd by the Associated Press. The Rams […]
Freshmen Mike Kolaitis and Chris Voss bought the first pick in the residence hall lottery Friday at the Residence Hall Association’s Martha’s Marathon of Birthday Bargains. “Initially I wasn’t going for the number one pick,” Kolaitis said. “But, when I saw it was auctioned off first and the excitement of the moment, I went for […]
The GW men’s basketball team has been winning games in bunches this season. Its latest winning streak reached seven games with victories at La Salle Thursday and St. Joseph’s Saturday. The Colonials, ranked 22nd in the nation by the Associated Press, have not lost since a 31-point defeat in Massachusetts Jan. 10. GW improved its […]
Career Week highlights opportunities More than 30 events will help students with various majors get organized for the corporate world during the Career Center’s Career Week Feb. 9-13. “Employers can mingle with students and give students the opportunity to network,” said Career Center Public Relations Coordinator Jonathan Klonsky. The week will open with “R?sum?s for […]
The lowly Fordham Lady Rams, who currently have the worst record in the Atlantic 10 Conference, should not have been able to give conference powerhouse GW much of a game. Somebody forgot to tell Fordham, though. The Lady Rams kept the game close until early in the second half – when GW pulled away and […]
Dr. Kerric Harvey, director of the Electronic Media Program, gave her “last lecture” to students and faculty Wednesday. Drawing from personal experiences and her research into the influences of social and popular culture, Harvey created a lecture that explored the concept of a last lecture itself. The Last Lecture Series invites noted members of the […]
With several GW women’s basketball players injured this season, two freshmen have stepped up to fill sidelined shoes. Freshmen Corrin Reid from Alexandria, Va. and Leslie Carlson from Newington, Conn. have seen their roles on the team change with increased playing time. “You come in here as a freshman to a place like this and […]