March 8, 1999

Volume 95, Issue 54

Stories from the March 8, 1999 issue of the GW Hatchet.

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News Briefs

ESIA schedules alternate graduation reception Saturday Elliott School of International Affairs decided Friday to hold an alternate reception May 15 for family and friends of ESIA students who are unable to attend the school’s May 14 graduation ceremony. The alternate reception is a response to student protest about the scheduling of the school’s graduation ceremony […]

After complaints, GW stresses service

University Police officers interviewed J Street and GW Bookstore employees last month about their involvement in violence and threats, raising questions about the quality of campus services and training. A student reported to UPD March 1 that a bookstore employee had threatened to hit her March 1. “Obviously, it’s an isolated incident, but it should […]

GW students form anti-racist group

Anti-Racist Action, a newly formed student group, will create a game plan for its “counter-protesting” crusade when it meets for the first time Wednesday night in the Marvin Center. Part of an international organization with chapters in Belize, Canada, Columbia and the United States, the group is the first solely anti-racist group in recent GW […]

SA election results change; court delays runoff

Three members of the Joint Elections Committee resigned Friday night hours after the committee announced its preliminary student election results were inaccurate. Resha Shah, Kim McCaughey and Stefanie Weinstein said they resigned their spots on the committee because of academic concerns. The nine-member panel has shrunk to five students. Former chair Kevin Burkett resigned last […]

Referendum on SA split passes

The Student Association will appoint a commission to research the possible separation of the SA into graduate and undergraduate bodies, after students voted 933-206 to support the referendum to split the organization in last week’s election. At a Rules Committee meeting Friday, SA members said the commission will gather information, conduct research on student opinion […]

J Street election night flashbacks

I know everyone must be tired of hearing about the Student Association elections by now, but because I spent Wednesday night at J Street until about 6 a.m., the elections are all that is on my mind. It is has always struck me that the SA takes itself very, very seriously, especially considering that when […]

Remember the promises

My name is Paul Prados and a week ago I was running for Student Association president. Many of you passed me sitting in the Quad patiently waiting for you to tell me your problems. I never postered. I never palmcarded. I sat and waited for you. I had some good ideas and the people who […]

GW hangs with 12th-ranked West Virginia squad

In what was an extremely close competition last weekend, the GW gymnastics team lost to nationally ranked West Virginia University, 193.925 to 193.575. Ranked 12th in the nation, West Virginia did not win any of the events by more than seven-tenths of a point. “We definitely surprised them,” said GW head coach Margie Foster-Cunningham. “What’s […]

Quashing speculation about the JEC

Before rumors start to fly too much, I wanted to comment on my resignation as chair of the Joint Elections Committee. It is my hope that this letter will serve as an explanation and apology to the campus in general, the candidates, and most importantly, my friends on the JEC. My decision to leave the […]