Volume 95, Issue 49
Stories from the February 18, 1999 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Students who are competing for selected seats in the Student Association Senate may find the race more competitive this year than in previous campaigns, some candidates and SA members said. The graduate school seats are among the most highly contested spots this year, which came as a surprise to some graduate senators who are running […]
The GW men’s basketball team came out with intense defense and strong offensive execution at the start of the first half against Massachusetts – the difference in the Colonials’ 78-72 win Wednesday night at the Smith Center. In front of a crowd of 5,292 and a raucous student section, GW (17-6, 11-2 Atlantic 10) jumped […]
The Community Living and Learning Center will allow women to select space at the Mount Vernon campus before Saturday’s housing lottery, a change in the University’s original plans. Linda Donnels, associate vice president and dean of students, said men will not be permitted to reserve rooms at Mount Vernon Saturday but can place themselves on […]
Hershey Wildcats draft Ben Ferry The Hershey Wildcats drafted former GW men’s soccer player Ben Ferry in the second round (45th overall) of the A-League of United Soccer Leagues’ college draft Sunday. Hershey is affiliated with both D.C. United and the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. One step below MLS, the A-League is […]
Concerns about the scheduling changes for the Elliott School of International Affairs’ graduation ceremony were the topic when ESIA deans addressed a small group of students who turned out for a town meeting Wednesday. The town meeting, which featured Dean Harry Harding and Associate Dean Edward McCord, also gave students a forum to voice their […]
When the U.S. Senate was ready to deliver its summons to President Clinton, the man charged with the constitutionally awesome task was Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper James W. Ziglar, GW class of 1968. As the chief law enforcement and protocol officer in the Senate, Ziglar is responsible for the management of support services and […]
The local Advisory Neighborhood Commission expressed concern about the proposed site of a new GW hospital and discussed student housing issues related to its construction at a meeting Wednesday in the Marvin Center. Commissioners raised strong concerns about student enrollment and whether the construction of a new hospital will help the community. The members created […]
On the first day, Bob Ferrando walked into the restaurant he bought on the west end of Dupont Circle and turned on the air conditioning system. It blew up. Without air conditioning, Ferrando’s new building was an inferno. With the help of his physicist brother, he began to rebuild the system. A 100-pound rotor, melted […]
The Student Association Senate quashed a bill intended to reform the SA funding process at its meeting Tuesday night. The bill would have broken the allocation fund into four separate funds for graduate student groups, undergraduate student groups, special funds and the executive budget. According to the legislation, 25 percent of the money would have […]
Generic Theatre returns to the stage Thursday with its production of Edward Albee’s The American Dream. During the 1960s, The Theater of the Absurd, with roots in European theater, became popular in the United States, attracting writers such as Albee. Absurdist theater tinkers with the standard logical formula for drama. It concentrates on the absurdity […]