Volume 95, Issue 36
Stories from the December 7, 1998 issue of the GW Hatchet.
A Housing Services decision not to waive the $300 housing deposit fee for financially strapped students has sparked concern among some students who plan to live in on-campus housing. But administrators say the decision is meant in part to prevent students from dropping out of the housing lottery. In past years, the deposit, which students […]
The University of Arkansas women’s basketball team received a warm reception from President Bill Clinton at the White House Friday. Unfortunately for the Lady Razorbacks, GW wasn’t as hospitable Saturday afternoon at the Smith Center. The Colonial women (5-1) crushed the 1998 “Final Four” team 74-56 in front of a vocal crowd of 1,562. Arkansas […]
Gen. Colin Powell’s brainchild, America’s Promise: The Alliance for Youth, and United Airlines announced a partnership to promote volunteerism Thursday morning in the Marvin Center ballroom. The initiative, VolunteerMiles, will award 10,000 student volunteers a total of 100 million frequent flyer miles annually for their services. The initiative also links America’s Promise with one of […]
MBB-men’s basketballWBB-women’s basketball*at BB&T Classic (MCI Center) Monday: MBB vs. Stanford-6 p.m. Tuesday: no games scheduled Wednesday: WBB at American-8 p.m. Thursday: no games scheduled
Several members of the Student Association have called for a split in the SA Senate that would create two separate governing bodies to represent the interests of graduate and undergraduate students. The initiative to split the Senate will face a vote in the Senate next semester and must be passed by two-thirds of the members. […]
The GW women’s basketball team doesn’t have the most imposing inside players in the nation, but the Colonial women had a definite edge in height going into Saturday’s game against Arkansas. The Lady Razorbacks started just one player over 6-0 with 6-1 Karyn Karlin, their leading scorer, injured. GW had three starters over 6-2 and […]
If Richard Tollo had one final thought about his 15-year career teaching geology at GW, it would be that professors need to take students into the field and help them discover a passion for the subject. Tollo, an associate professor of geology, spoke Wednesday night as part of the Last Lecture Series at Western Presbyterian […]
The GW men’s basketball team knew coming into the BB&T Classic that DePaul University had one of the top freshman classes in the country. But the Colonials found out that the Blue Demons have more than three star freshmen on the roster, as DePaul’s role players led them to an 87-79 victory at the MCI […]
Outside Gelman Library every Tuesday afternoon, students gather for Professor Peter Rollberg’s Russian cinema class. The scene is familiar. On a bench, a girl with red lipstick, hair looped back over one ear smokes a cigarette while her boyfriend spins a skateboard at his feet. Several students wearing turtleneck sweaters talk to girls decked out […]
Seniors Yegor Mescheriakov and Shawnta Rogers had different games in the first round of the BB&T Classic against DePaul University Sunday at the MCI Center. Mescheriakov was red-hot, but Rogers couldn’t get his shot to fall in the Colonials’ 87-79 loss to the Blue Demons. GW’s 6-9 forward dominated the first half, accounting for 20 […]