Volume 95, Issue 1
Stories from the May 11, 1998 issue of the GW Hatchet.
GW will award six honorary degrees at Sunday’s Commencement to individuals who have been committed to public service and made outstanding strides in their fields. The recipients were selected from a dozen nominations received this year and 150 suggestions compiled over the past five years, University Marshall Jill Kasle said. This year, former Senate Majority […]
In their final days at GW, several graduating seniors reminisce about their college years: Q. What are your best or worst freshman residence hall memories? “I remember being a freshman in Thurston Hall and a big group of us would gather every Wednesday night in my room to watch `Beverly Hills 90210′ and `Party […]
The traditional GW “Senior Week” has been replaced this year by “Grad Week ’98” – a week of events for both graduating seniors and students receiving graduate degrees. “We wanted to be more inclusive and provide something for everybody,” said Amy Feldman, coordinator of leadership development and special events in the Student Activities Center. Feldman […]
The GW baseball team thought it would be competing for the Atlantic 10 Championship in Boyertown, Pa. this weekend. The weather had other plans. Every game of the A-10’s postseason tournament was postponed this weekend, as rain in eastern Pennsylvania brought the event to a standstill. The A-10 Championship was originally planned as a double-elimination […]
GW places third in A-10 Commissioner’s Cup GW’s athletics program placed third in the 1997-98 Hanes-Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Cup for athletic excellence with a total score of 117.5 points. The Commissioner’s Cup measures the overall strength of athletics programs at A-10 schools. Massachusetts won its third straight Commissioner’s Cup with a total of 162.5 points, […]
Monday: no games scheduled Tuesday: Baseball at A-10 Championship (time and place to be determined) Wednesday: no games scheduled Thursday: no games scheduled
Originally Published 05/11/98 Washington, D.C. is more than the nation’s capital – it is home to a vast array of restaurants. From classic American cuisine to Thai and Ethiopian food, the District offers something to satisfy even the most exotic of appetites. But in the midst of Commencement weekend hubbub, few GW families have the […]
The people called it “ragtime” – the music that became the hallmark of an era. Ragtime, the music, was characterized by clear piano chords, blaring trumpets and a foot-tapping beat. Ragtime, the era, was marked by the birth of silent movies, the heyday of vaudeville and weekends under Atlantic City lights. Now, Ragtime is a […]
Prior to 1995, GW had no contingency plan for Commencement if the weather forced the ceremony off the Ellipse. “No one gave much thought to it,” said Director of University Special Events Lynn Shipway. “Our backup plan was to cancel Commencement.” So when a lightening storm descended on the District three years ago, the University […]
Former Sen. Robert Dole will draw on decades of public service and recent discussions with GW students when he gives the keynote address at the University’s Commencement Sunday. At the invitation of GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Dole met with students several Saturday mornings this year for informal discussions on current events and University issues. […]