Volume 96, Issue 10
Stories from the September 7, 1999 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Freshmen are taking classes in the Thurston Hall piano lounge this semester because of an increased number of classes and initiatives by the Community Living and Learning Center. English 10 sections and freshman advising workshops are among 11 predominantly freshman classes scheduled in the lounge. The decision to hold classes in a residence hall was […]
GW defeated Mount Saint Mary’s College and battled the University of Albany to a draw to finish second in last weekend’s Hoya Soccer Classic at Georgetown University. Monday’s win was GW head coach George Lidster’s 100th career victory. Lidster is the winningest coach in GW history (100-83-27). GW 3, Mt. St. Mary’s 1Mon., Sept. 6 […]
GW students traded in their kegs of beer for internships on Capitol Hill, according to the 2000 edition of the Princeton Review guidebook, The Best 331 Colleges. The latest guidebook, released last week, did not list GW in the top 20 party schools as it did three years ago, but GW did outshine many other […]
The Colonial women finished in third place at the 14th Annual University Park Holiday Inn Classic, a four-team tournament held this weekend in Fort Collins, Colo. The Colonial women (2-2) dropped two tough matches against nationally ranked teams Friday and Saturday, but GW was able to battle back Sunday and prevail in a five-game match […]
GW students may not party hearty, but the Princeton Review says students feel this way about GW… – students love D.C.– political activism is hot– residence halls are like palaces– students don’t get along with local community– there is a high cost of living– GW has an unattractive campus– ethnic diversity on campus– lots of […]
A year after opening 0-6, the Colonial women are off to another slow start under second-year head coach Michele Rodriguez-Smith. After dropping two games at the 1999 Cal Invitational in Livermore, Calif., GW now stands winless four games into the season. The Colonial women, who have been outscored 11-1 this season, will look for a […]
J.B. Checkley saunters through his high school hallway, unaffected by the high-spirited chatter of classmates, sporting spiked hair, glittered clothing and curiously sincere smiles. This scene of aspiring artists at the Ellington School of the Arts is normal for students like Checkley, who travel from all over the D.C. area to participate in a unique […]
1999 graduates Yegor Mescheriakov and Seco Camara are teammates again – this time in the Italian A2 League with the team De Vizia Avellino. Mescheriakov, GW’s sixth all-time leading scorer, signed last week after being waived by an A1 League team, joining guard Camara, a GW reserve who appeared in 19 games last season. Basketball […]
With the millennium approaching, it is a time for many people to look at where they have been and where they are going. Throughout the school year, The GW Hatchet will be exploring different aspects of the University community, how it is changing and what the future holds, through a continuing series: “At the Millennium: […]
GW wins one, drops three The men’s water polo team opened its season Saturday and Sunday at the Navy Labor Day Tournament in Annapolis, a double-elimination 15-team invitational. The Colonials won its opener versus Boston College 7-3, but then dropped its next three, losing to Bucknell University 12-8, Salem-Teikyo 11-10, and the Massachusetts A Team […]