Volume 94, Issue 22
Stories from the February 17, 1998 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Seven days ago, the GW men’s basketball team had won seven straight games, was 20-3 and had earned its highest ranking in 42 years. What a difference a week makes. Losses at Xavier Monday and Dayton Saturday gave the Colonials three straight defeats and dropped them into a second-place tie with Xavier in the Atlantic […]
“We’d like to see sororities fully integrated or kicked off campus by June,” said Peggy Cooper, organizer of the newly-formed Black Students Union. The group was formed by 60 Negro GW students who responded to a sign on G Street which read: “If you are any kind of a Negro at all we have something […]
After a year of heated student advocacy for a lower increase in tuition and fees, the University’s Board of Trustees approved a 4.7 percent increase for continuing undergraduates Friday. The increase brings tuition for current undergraduates to $21,320 – $950 more than last year’s figure. An additional $1,035 University fee puts the price of a […]
The quest for salvation led Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi to manifest his destiny in the realm of truth. His worldly desires and passions cast aside, Mahatma Gandhi subjected himself to experiments in truth. Gandhi did his story justice – conveying his inner workings as no biographer could. Fifty years after his assassination, and 73 years after […]
More than 2,200 students will participate in the Community Living and Learning Center’s housing lottery Saturday for space in GW residence halls, according to CLLC Assistant Director Paul Barkett. All students interested in living on campus next year turned in Intent to Return forms by Feb. 6, Barkett said. Though 2,285 students returned the forms, […]
The pool of candidates for next year’s Student Association Senate is significantly larger than last year’s, as the campaign season for campus elections officially began Friday with the deadline for declaring candidacy. Thirteen students are vying for four undergraduate seats in the Columbian School of Arts and Sciences, eight are running for two Elliott School […]
Neil Smith, a member of Theta Delta Chi, said he understood brotherhood best when he got food poisoning sophomore year and all of his brothers met him at the hospital “It’s like we were a real family.” Smith organized GW’s first Greek Forum, during which members of the Greek-letter community said they are frustrated with […]
GW’s Board of Trustees passed the lowest tuition increase in a decade Friday, raising tuition and fees 4.7 percent for returning students – substantially lower than last year’s hefty 6.9 percent hike. The decision comes after a year of student advocacy for a lower tuition increase and more input into the University’s financial decisions. Student […]
Undergraduate 1997-98 1998-99 Increase(Full time) Tuition (new students) $20,370 21,590 6.0%Tuition (continuing students) $20,370 21,320 4.7%University Fee $990 1,035 4.5% Total Tuition and $21,360 22,625 5.9%Fees (new) Total Tuition and $21,360 22,355 4.7%Fees (continuing) Room $4,590 4,775 4.0%Board $2,735 2,845 4.0% TOTAL COSTS (new)$28,685 $30,245 5.4%TOTAL COSTS $28,685 $29,975 4.5%(continuing)
Keep Lexis-Nexis GW’s contract with Lexis-Nexis, which provides advanced electronic research capabilities, may not be renewed at the end of this academic year. Fee increases are being used to justify the downscaling or removal of this important service. In the next few weeks, Gelman Library administrators will meet to evaluate how to spend Gelman’s portion […]