November 23, 1998

Second in a series of articles So there you were last Tuesday night, one ear to the speaker, listening to the GW game on the radio, like you were a Brooklyn Dodgers fan or something. Your boys had just gone 2-0 for the fifth straight season, and you’re thinking to yourself (in that Dick Vitale […]

GW women’s basketball forward Petra Dubovcova had the best game of her collegiate career Thursday night at the Smith Center, leading the Colonial women to a 69-48 victory over the College of William & Mary. Dubovcova led all scorers with 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Her double-double performance pounded away the efforts of […]

GW may establish a Korean studies program if it beats out four other area schools for an endowment from the Korea Foundation, an organization that promotes Korean studies, said GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg. Korea Foundation delegates, GW administrators and students discussed funding possibilities for the program at a meeting Thursday. “We’re all in agreement […]

GW came out firing Thursday and flailing Sunday, winning and losing by margins of more than 20 points. The Colonial women sailed against the College of William & Mary 69-48 Thursday at the Smith Center, but capsized versus the University of Florida 82-59 Sunday at Boston’s Fleet Center in the Reebok Classic. The good news […]

On the first and second floors of Mitchell Hall, what could be the world’s tiniest nation held a state dinner Thursday. It was the second formal dinner held by the residents of the Republic of Veena, and the ministers of protocol, central intelligence, defense and oil all were in attendance. The nation’s population – mostly […]

GW signs two recruits Two local products – Val Brown, of Springfield, Va. and Chris Monroe, of Hyattsville, Md. – signed national letters of intent to play men’s basketball at GW, head coach Tom Penders announced. Brown is a 6-1 guard at Robert Lee High School. As a sophomore, Brown averaged 22 points, four rebounds […]

Rabbi explores Judaism-environmentalism link Rabbi Barry Freundel, an adjunct religion professor and author, presented a lecture entitled “It’s Not Easy Being Green” as part of the third-annual Shiur Madness informational series. The event, sponsored by Emes, a GW Jewish student group, explored the relationship between Judaism and environmentalism Thursday night. “Judaism has a strong environmental […]

Phish is best known for its live shows. With performances that seem more like improvisational on-stage jam sessions than constructed, rehearsed productions, Phish has built a reputation as the best live act around. With its latest release, The Story of the Ghost (Elektra), Phish continues to illustrate its less heralded, but equally impressive prowess in […]

African Americans United hosted its first annual Kwanzaa celebration Friday at GW’s University Club. The celebration included traditional Kwanzaa rituals as well as an African dancer, poetry readings and a guest speaker. “We started the event (at GW) because we wanted to continue the tradition of (AAU),” said sophomore Monica Seldon, AAU activities director. “We […]

Portishead coined the pugnacious genre of “trip hop” with its 1994 release Dummy. Then the band left scores of angst-driven fans waiting nearly three years for the band’s next release, a solid self-titled album. With its latest release, Portishead shows how well its innovative sound translates into live performances on PNYC (Polygram), a live recording […]