Volume 96, Issue 3
Stories from the June 7, 1999 issue of the GW Hatchet.
New assistant soccer coach named Jake Ouimet was named assistant coach of the men’s soccer team, head coach George Lidster announced May 28. Ouimet replaced eight-year assistant John McNamara and will assist Lidster with on-the-field coaching in addition to recruiting. “Jake is keen to begin a college coaching career, and his experience as a very […]
With its soothing effect, Beth Orton’s music could be described as mellow. But this description does not capture the essence of the British singer’s music-it fails to convey the intensity with which she sings, the emotional fervor that makes Orton unique among the slew of female singers trying to become more than a B-stage Lillith […]
KMFDM, the band that made it cool for metal heads to dance, bids farewell with its latest release, Adios (Wax Trax). As the influential band’s most mature album, Adios is the perfect way for KMFDM to wrap-up its 15-year career. The album continues the band’s movement away from the hard, guitar-based sounds of its early […]
GW students who purchase a meal plan this fall will have more choices of where they can eat and more flexible dining hours. The University has eliminated “meal zone” hours and expanded dining services to many of the locations on campus. It also plans to incorporate dining space in the recently purchased Hall on Virginia […]
The renovation of the Marvin Center’s ground floor is set to be completed by the first day of classes, and the area has already been opened, said Mike Gargano, assistant vice president for Student Academic Support Services. The completion of the ground floor is the first part of a $22 million project to renovate the […]
The University recently purchased the Premier Hotel on Virginia Avenue and will turn it into a residence hall because of the unprecedented size of the incoming freshman class. The new hall (not “New Hall”) will house almost 400 freshman students in the fall in an attempt to ensure they will have a place to live […]
Mention the words “meal zone” to a returning GW student. Most of them will grimace remembering the days when they had to scramble out of class at 3:15 p.m. to J Street to find out that the lunch meal zone had ended. Or the weeks when they realized Thursday that they had eight meals left […]
(U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH – Virginia Tech may join the Big East in all sports as early as next year. The Hokies’ football team has competed in the conference since 1993, but the school’s other varsity teams play in the Atlantic 10. Virginia Tech Athletics Director Jim Weaver said no decision has been declared. “We haven’t gotten […]
The University purchased the Premier Hotel on Virginia Avenue and plans to house almost 400 freshman students there starting this fall, said Jan Mitchell Sherrill, associate dean of students for the Community Living and Learning Center. The new residence hall – which will be called the “Hall on Virginia Avenue,”- was bought last week for […]
GW won approval for a replacement hospital from the District Board of Zoning Adjustment May 19 against the wishes of local residents. The BZA’s approval eventually will be accompanied this summer by a written order, which will specify conditions for the new hospital. Once the order is received, a date for groundbreaking and a timeline […]