Volume 95, Issue 13
Stories from the September 14, 1998 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Recent upgrades to the University’s technological resources make the Internet an increasingly useful research tool for GW students. But as more students cite Web sites as sources in term papers, instructors advise students to navigate the Internet’s vast supply of information with caution. “I myself, as a graduate student, find very useful material on the […]
The GW women’s soccer team is looking forward to improving on its 13-6-2 (9-2 Atlantic 10) record and second-place conference finish in the 1997 season. However, the Colonial women have had a tough start to the season, losing their first four games. GW is adjusting to the graduation of several key players from last year’s […]
Homosexual University employees who live in on-campus apartments as part of their housing contract with GW can now share campus housing with their domestic partners, according to a GW policy that went into effect July 1. Under the policy’s new terms, an unmarried heterosexual couple also can share a campus apartment, which was not permitted […]
GW women’s soccer player Kristin Robertson is enrolled for her fifth year at the University but still is waiting to play her fourth year of collegiate soccer. Robertson was sidelined last season with a broken leg and will have to sit out again this season after breaking the same leg. She has played only three […]
Fall Fest drew students to the Quad Saturday to enjoy music, games, free food and prizes at the Program Board’s annual outdoor party. PB members said the mix of good weather, live music and new programming ideas pulled students to the event. The live music on the Quad provided the day’s main attraction. PB Concerts […]
Last season, the GW women’s volleyball team won five of its last six conference matches and despite missing the postseason play, had a good season, head coach Susie Homan said. This season, however, the Colonial women have the senior leadership and overall experience they lacked a year ago. With two seniors and six sophomores who […]
After eight years of research and almost three years of construction, the mid-campus quad renovation project is expected to enter its last stages by late May, said Al Ingle, GW’s associate vice president for business affairs. Ingle spoke to students and faculty gathered in Gelman Yard Wednesday evening for a Residence Hall Association cookout and […]
After a 3-1 start to the 1998 season, the GW water polo team hopes to continue last year’s success with seven returning players and seven new players this season. Last season was one of the best on record for GW water polo – the team was ranked as high as 16th in the nation and […]
Twenty new officers joined the 65-member University Police Department staff this academic year and nine new officer positions were created this fall to accommodate the Mount Vernon campus, UPD Director Dolores Stafford said. Grae Baxter, executive dean of Mount Vernon, said the presence of UPD officers has been noticed by members of the 26-acre, all-women’s […]
GW golf coach Scott Allen has a problem other coaches would love to have. The biggest dilemma he faces is which of his top 10 players to start this season. “It’s the deepest team we’ve had in years,” said senior co-captain Dan Pereyo, the only senior on this year’s team. “The competition for starting spots […]