Volume 96, Issue 19
Stories from the October 7, 1999 issue of the GW Hatchet.
When New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson walked into a Marvin Center meeting room Monday, tie-dyed shirts and Birkenstocks were nowhere to be found. “I was surprised when I walked into this room that I didn’t see tie-dye, incense and the Grateful Dead playing in the background,” said Darren White, secretary of the Department of Public […]
GW women’s soccer team (2-9, 2-1 Atlantic 10) traveled to UMass and Rhode Island at this time last season. In the midst of a three-match conference winning streak at the time, GW headed north and defeated both teams by one goal. Head coach Michele Rodriguez-Smith’s team finished 1998 with an 11-10-0 overall and an impressive […]
Several GW students felt the impact of Vice President Al Gore’s announcement last week that he will move his presidential campaign headquarters from D.C. to Nashville, Tenn. GW students who volunteered or interned for the Gore 2000 campaign said their political involvement will not end because of the move. “I might actually get to sleep […]
Colonials compete down South Six GW men’s tennis players competed last weekend in the Men’s East Coast Collegiate Championship at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. In “B” singles, Kevin Wright lost both his matches while Kinzie Wright won two matches and then retired. In “C” singles, Drew Zamansky lost, won a consolation match, and […]
The School of Engineering and Applied Science FutureTruck Team plans to convert an ordinary truck into a super-efficient electric vehicle beginning in November. GW is one of 15 universities selected to participate in the FutureTruck 2000 Competition, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and major U.S. auto corporations. Each university is given $10,000 in […]
Thursday:no games scheduled Friday:WSoccer vs. UMass-3 p.m.MSoccer at UMass-3:30 p.m.WVBall at Xavier-7 p.m. Saturday:MWPolo at Salem-Teikyo (3 matches)WVBall at Dayton-6:30 p.m. Sunday:MSoccer at Rhode Island-12 p.m.WSoccer vs. Rhode Island-1 p.m.
Students in GW’s distance learning program are trading in their classroom seats for chairs in front of their computers worldwide. Outside the United States, students are participating in new distance learning classes that GW is offering in conjunction with the United States Navy and GW’s Medical Center. Through the program, one student worked toward his […]
October 4, 1999Marvin Center, room 4028:30 p.m. “After May 22, your souls belong to us.” Introducing the Colonial Inauguration information session to interested students, Laura Todd, the coordinator for new student programs, laughed and kicked off recruiting season for next summer’s Colonial Cabinet. The intensive process of selecting members of the Colonial Cabinet, orientation guides […]
Modern Jewish women should evaluate their roles in the synagogue and society, speakers told students at a lecture Tuesday. The Committee on Jewish Traditions and Political Renewal hosted the first panel in a four-part series. Tuesday’s discussion was called “Women of Valor: Jewish Women and Political Marginalization.” The speakers included Rabbi Yitzchok Breitowitz from the […]
Peter Fonda is not a satisfied man, despite the critical and popular success of a career spanning more than three decades. He does not want to be judged by his past roles alone, and he is not willing to state that his best may be behind him. “I can’t stand the idea of retirement,” Fonda […]