Volume 96, Issue 17
Stories from the September 30, 1999 issue of the GW Hatchet.
(U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A ruling by a three-judge panel of the fourth U.S. Circuit Court Friday declared an admissions policy using race as a factor unconstitutional, sparking yet another round of legal wrangling among University of Virginia leaders. The decision declared an Arlington County, Va., kindergarten magnet school’s lottery system, which gives preference to […]
Originally Published 09/30/99 Bar: Clyde’s of GeorgetownWhere: 3236 M St., NWCrowd: twentysomethings to mid-30sGetting In: Didn’t card at the door, but you need an ID to get drinksPrices: Moderate, but not cheapFood: Kitchen closes at 1 a.m. on weekends, Saturday and Sunday brunch is served from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Dancing: nonePick-ups: Maybe if you’re […]
SA chooses freshman senators The Student Association Senate chose two students to fill its freshman senator seats at Tuesday night’s meeting. The Senate chose Josh Rothstein and Joe Ardito from a group of six finalists. As senators, the pair will not have voting privileges but will offer input at Senate and committee meetings, especially on […]
September 27, 1999Mid-campus Quad 9 p.m. Fraternity rush. This was the assignment I’d anticipated for a long time – crazy freshmen bouncing off the walls and lots of free food. I watched both Austin Powers movies to get my mojo working and did plenty of yoga to loosen up for some off-the-wall frat-boy fun. A […]
In the story “Walking the Walk: Hundreds of GW students take to the streets to fight AIDS,” which ran Monday, Sept. 27, the number of total walkers who participated in AIDS Walk Washington 1999 was incorrect. The correct number was estimated at more than 22,000 participants. In a front page story (“Students lobby Congress,” Sept. […]
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Rep. Bob Barr (R-Ga.) condemned the D.C. referendum to legalize medicinal marijuana at a GW College Republicans event and spoke about several other issues while anti-Barr protesters waited outside. More than 15 members of the GW Progressive Student Union organized a demonstration outside the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, expressing anti-Barr sentiment to passers-by. According to […]
It’s been a few weeks since everyone has returned to campus, and, as often happens, serious issues have gone unanswered by GW’s administration. Granted, GW students are notorious for complaining about anything and everything. “Mom, why can’t we have (insert item here) like those kids at Harvard!” However, in the early weeks of the semester […]
University officials said they are noticing a trend among local bars to target female freshmen in advertisements after a few women at GW faced hospitalization for consuming too much alcohol during the first few weeks of the semester. Mike Walker, senior assistant dean of students, said seven of the eight students hospitalized this semester for […]
The ground floor of the Marvin Center was all but deserted at 11 p.m. Monday night. But in the WRGW studios, a small revolution was taking place. WRGW, which recently moved into its new studios, hosted a live rock performance on the air. The station featured local group EBO on the “Locals Only” broadcast, a […]