November 8, 1999

Volume 96, Issue 28

Stories from the November 8, 1999 issue of the GW Hatchet.

Clarification:

The Nov. 4 article Fraternity report re-ignites conflict: Judicial report points to numerous Sigma Alpha Epsilon violations should have included that in 1996, Student Judicial Services found one member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon not in violation of a sexual assault charge.

Basketball Preview: Penders: I want to go to a Final Four

GW men’s basketball coach Tom Penders has been many places in his coaching career: Tufts and Columbia universities, Fordham, Rhode Island, the University of Texas and finally GW. Despite his experience, Penders feels for the first time in his career, he has the full support of the college where he is coaching. Everybody here wants […]

The Bachelor adds small quirks to romantic comedy

The Bachelor (New Line Cinema) is about one thing. Brides, brides, and more brides. And a bachelor. The movie is the typical boy meets girl, falls in love with her,loses her and tries to win her back theme. The Bachelor has a slight twist, though. There are flowers, birds, romantic music and enough sappy lines […]

GW Spanish professor wins poetry contest

Poetry is one of the most delicate ways in which I can express life, the universe and the people I meet, said Gladys Illarregui, a GW professor who was awarded the International Jorge Luis Borges 1999 award for her book of poems. Illarregui, who is a Spanish professor, will have her book, Poema a Medianoche […]

Squarepusher defines techno as the modern version of jazz

It seems that as times change, jazz slowly is becoming the new classical music, and techno is taking over as the new jazz. No one illustrates the change better than Tom Jenkinson, a.k.a Squarepusher, on his new album Sixteen Selection (Warp). The electronic music on Sixteen Selection is jazz in the literal and the conceptual […]

News Brief

Student groups can now use the Internet to apply for Student Association funding, SA Finance Chairman David Burt said.Everyone gets money, Burt said. This just makes life easier for them. I encourage everyone to do it. Burt said he receives about eight requests for funding a week.Previously student groups were required to fill out a […]

Basketball Preview: Freshmen provide quickness and depth for GW

The key word for this year’s crop of rookies on the GW women’s basketball team is versatility. Freshmen Lindsey Davidson, Erica Lawrence, and Cathy Joens will all contribute in a variety of ways this season. Lawrence’s statistics from high school certainly promise excitement for GW this season. She averaged 16.5 points and 9.9 rebounds in […]

Classifieds (11/8)

Classified Ads Help Wanted Announcements Personal Services Opportunities Internships Housing Offered Housing Wanted Roommates Travel Tutoring Typing/Word Proc.

GW answers athletic concerns

Some universities nationwide are giving student athletes illegal considerations that allow them to keep up academically. Athletes are made out to be superstars, said GW freshman Danielle Moskalenkel, a member of the GW crew team. I mean, we get to register early, and sports are such a big thing on campus. Athletes’ names are in […]