Volume 96, Issue 14
Stories from the September 20, 1999 issue of the GW Hatchet.
College students and other people who depend on public transportation would gain a new travel option with a D.C. Metro Board measure under consideration that would keep the Metro open until 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The author of the bill, Metro Board member Jim Graham, is speaking for those who too often have no […]
Upon reading The GW Hatchet staff editorial entitled “Bad Plan,” published Sept. 16, I found myself at first infuriated, then just amused. This letter could only have been written by someone who knows enough information about what the Interfraternity Council is, and what we have been attempting to accomplish for quite some time now. Yet […]
The GW women’s volleyball team pounded out two conference road victories this weekend, defeating Duquesne and Fordham. GW’s powerful .366 attack percentage average in the two contests set the tone for the weekend. The fast start for GW (7-3, 2-0 A-10) in conference play set the stage for a tough early season battle with defending […]
Monday:No games scheduled Tuesday:MSoccer at Howard-7:30p.m Wednesday:WSoccer vs. James Madison-4 p.m. Thursday:No games scheduled
The GW women’s soccer team went down south over the weekend but remained winless on the season after losing two tough road contests against Auburn University and the nationally ranked University of Georgia. In the process, the Colonial women (0-7) tied the school record for consecutive losses, and topped last year’s 0-6 start. GW again […]
GW Day coming to D.C. United The Program Board will sponsor “GW Day” at RFK Stadium Oct. 6, when Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference regular season champions D.C. United host the Tampa Bay Mutiny. The game is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available now at the Program Board office in Marvin Center 429 and are […]
Yeah, that’s right. My column this week isn’t as long-winded as usual. They can’t all be manifestos. Besides, things are a little slow in the GW sports world. Not to say that they’re boring. I’ve often thought that the two most interesting things for a sports writer to cover are the awesome teams and the […]
Junior Mike King and Maryland’s Terence Morris grace the cover of the D.C. edition of Athlon’s College Basketball Preview, which declares the Colonials’ No. 5 the “King of D.C.” In the one-page preview of the men’s team, Athlon says: “If there’s one certainty about a Tom Penders-coached team it’s that the veteran coach will win. […]
The D.C. Metro Budget Committee voted 4-2 Thursday to approve a proposal that could extend Metro weekend hours to 1 a.m. If the proposal passes in a meeting of the entire D.C. Metro Board Sept. 23, late-night passengers will have rail access past midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Some GW students said they supported […]
New-wave ska surged into the mainstream with groups such as Save Ferris, Less than Jake and the Aquabats paving the way. Since then, countless ska bands have signed with major labels to get their name out across the country. The next in line of these bands is The Hippos. A Southern California-based ska band, The […]