Volume 95, Issue 39
Stories from the January 18, 1999 issue of the GW Hatchet.
The Colonials gained a transfer over the winter break and Coach Tom Penders said Monday that he’s gained two verbal commitments from guards. Attila Cosby, who hails from D.C., has transferred from the University of New Mexico, where he transferred to from the University of Pittsburgh. Cosby is a 6-9, 225-pound center/forward who played one […]
Men’s Basketball – Atlantic 10 Standings EastSt. Bonaventure. 12-2 (4-0) Temple. 9-4 (3-1) UMass. 8-7 (2-1) Rhode Island. 4-12 (1-2) Fordham. 8-8 (1-3) St. Joseph’s. 6-7 (1-3) WestDuquesne. 8-7 (3-1) Dayton. 12-3 (2-1) Xavier. 11-5 (2-2) Virginia Tech. 8-7 (2-2) George Washington. 6-9 (0-2) La Salle. 6-8 (0-3) Women’s Basketball – Atlantic 10 Standings EastSt. […]
1. Connecticut (45) 14-0 2. Tennessee 13-23. Louisiana Tech 11-24. Penn State 15-25. Notre Dame 13-26. N. Carolina St. 14-17. Georgia 16-28. Iowa State 12-29. Duke 16-110. Auburn 14-211. Rutgers 11-312. UCLA 9-413. Illinois 14-514. LSU 12-315. Texas Tech 13-216. Arizona 14-217. Santa Barbara 13-318. Old Dominion 11-319. Purdue 10-520. Boston College 15-321. Tulane 14-222. […]
Live albums almost always are a hit-or-miss affair. Few reach the heights of the likes of Spiritualized’s Live at the Royal Albert Hall. On the album, the band’s music expands into a grand, overwhelming sound only hinted at on the studio albums. Instead, most live albums scrape the absolute bottom of the barrel. The seminal […]
GW mourned the loss of law student Seth Wadley, who was killed in December by an alleged drunk driver, at a memorial service Thursday. Wadley, 24, died at GW Hospital Dec. 20 as about a dozen of his family and friends gathered outside his hospital room. The Washington Post reported Wadley and two friends were […]
On a plain old album, Sheryl Crow sounds like a pure rocker. With her driving guitar leading the way, her blazing vocals – which range from sultry and seductive to sarcastic – transform her music into pure energy. But on her latest album, Sheryl Crow and Friends – Live at Central Park (A&M Records), Crow […]
The Board of Zoning Adjustment unanimously approved the Mount Vernon College campus plan Dec. 15 following an agreement between the Foxhall/Palisades neighborhoods and GW. In early December, GW and the neighborhood reached an agreement with the assistance of a mediator. Mount Vernon Executive Dean Grae Baxter said dialogue always existed between the Palisades neighborhood and […]
(U-WIRE) GOLAN HEIGHTS, ISRAEL – Jewish college students from the United States found themselves in a key piece of territory in the Middle East this month while the leaders of Israel and Syria met in West Virginia to discuss peace. Participants in the Israel 2000 program were in the Golan Heights, an area of Israel […]
Courts postpone sentencing of former GW student Former GW student Ed Meinert, who pled guilty to two counts of first-degree fraud Oct. 7, had his sentencing postponed until April 10. Meinert’s sentencing, originally scheduled for Dec. 13, was postponed to Dec. 21 after his lawyer, Joseph Jorgens, asked a federal judge to postpone the hearing, […]
The GW Hatchet’s Special Projects Editor Matt Berger spent 12 days in Israel this winter break, as part of the Israel 2000 program. He spent each day with a different school and filed daily reports for Hillel’s Web site www.hillel.org). The following is one of his reports, from a day spent with a group of […]