Volume 96, Issue 25
Stories from the October 28, 1999 issue of the GW Hatchet.
The United ChurchWednesday, Oct. 2711:30 a.m. Each year the basement of the United Church on 20th and G streets is transformed into a bargain hunter’s dream. During the last week in October members of the church organize the Fall Sale to raise money for the church. Items that are sold are collected all year from […]
Drinking, AIDS and a little bit of kung Fu breathing were thrown into a discussion led by Real World personalities Montana and Kaia at Lisner Hall Wednesday night, kicking off Greek Week. Promising to bring The Real Truth from The Real World, two stars from MTV’s popular documentary series opened up the program with clips […]
3 Hatchets When you think of Wes Craven, the director of the original Nightmare on Elm Street and the Scream franchise, images of bloody knives, screaming teenagers in peril and scary killers in masks pop into your head. With his latest venture, Craven takes a new path. He is the director of Music of the […]
Rep. Bob Barr (R-Ga.) spoke to GW students on the Mount Vernon campus about conservatives’ issues during a GW College Republican event Wednesday night. Barr began the lecture by highlighting his view of the Republican Party’s successes during its reign as the majority party in Congress. In the past five years there has been tremendous […]
Originally Published 10/29/99 Bar: Dan’s Caf? Where: 2315 18th St., N.W. Crowd: twentysomethings Getting In: IDs checked at the door Prices: the norm Food: the Bar Belle didn’t see any Dancing: you couldn’t sway if you tried Pick-ups: always possible Pluses: fun bar scene, bottles of Jack Daniels for mixing your own drinks Minuses: hot, […]
The extensive selection process for next year’s community facilitators started this week with information sessions conducted by the Community Living and Learning Center. Candidates received applications at these sessions along with a comprehensive overview of the job and its responsibilities. Tova Olson, CLLC’s manager for Selection, Training and Development, said qualities needed for the position […]
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Crossfire co-host Bill Press told students in Funger Hall Tuesday he does not believe presidential candidate Pat Buchanan’s assertion that the Democratic and Republican parties are identical. I think it’s pure elephant shit, Press said. He worked with Buchanan on Crossfire until Buchanan left the show to pursue his political career. Press did not have […]
The business of assisted reproduction recently took a turn for the worse. The eggs of beautiful, healthy and intelligent women will now be auctioned to the highest bidder over the Internet. And the architect of this ingenious Web site – www.ronsangels.com – will take 20 percent of the profit from each sale. The brainchild of […]
A Palestinian member of the Israeli Parliament described what he termed the Pepsi versus Coca-Cola elections for prime minister earlier this year in the Marvin Center Sunday. Israeli Parliament member Azmi Bashara said, like Pepsi and Coca-Cola, the prime minister candidates were virtually identical when it came to their ideas about the peace process. Bashara […]