Volume 96, Issue 19
Stories from the October 7, 1999 issue of the GW Hatchet.
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 […]
Rahzel, of the Roots, to entertain GW One of the latest vocalists on the cutting edge of hip-hop, known as the “Godfather of Noyze,” is coming to GW Oct. 23. Otherwise known as Rahzel, the vocal percussionist has established a successful following. A member of The Roots, a hip-hop live band, Rahzel established himself as […]
Originally Published 10/07/99 Bar: Mr. Day’s Where: 1111 19th St., NW Crowd: twentysomethings Getting In: they ID you at the door. Prices: drink specials help to lighten the blow Food: full kitchen until 10 p.m. but don’t eat too much or you’ll get stomach cramps on the dance floor Dancing: yup Pick-ups: yup – just […]
This year has been a big year for WRGW – no one can deny that. After a long wait, we finally got our gold – the new station, thanks to a lot of hard work by the WRGW board, and $32,000. The station made many other strides as well. The station is played on the […]
In the midst of their failing marriage, Helen and John are struggling to raise their baby. Unfortunately, “struggling” is a bit generous. They can’t dress the baby properly. They haven’t named it. And they incorrectly decide their baby is a girl, without bothering to physically verify their assumption. Somehow, this horrifying situation manages to be […]
In his letter to The Hatchet last week, second-year law student Michael Zolandz claims to be kidding us not when he misquotes what President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg said in an interview with Bob Levey of The Washington Post. I quote directly from the interview, available for fact checking at www.washingtonpost.com: “Levey Live.” A recent GW […]
GW broke ground in a ceremony Wednesday at the site of the soon-to-be-built GW Hospital, much to the dismay of some Foggy Bottom residents who protested the groundbreaking. The new $96 million facility, funded by the partnership between Universal Health Services, Inc., and GW, will be the District’s first new hospital in 20 years. The […]
This past weekend the GW College Republicans attended a function that could serve to alienate themselves from the rest of the GW community. They showed their support for Republican candidates by attending a convention for one of the most extreme and bigoted organizations in America. The Christian Coalition celebrated its 10th year at its convention […]
Daniel Ellsberg, who played a role in the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War, spoke about scandal and cover-up in the Nixon administration Tuesday at the Hall on Virginia Avenue’s Watergate 723 program. He encouraged students to risk their futures to expose untruths and uncover wrongdoing – to make a difference in the world. “I […]