Volume 96, Issue 42
Stories from the February 14, 2000 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Several groups called institutes – such as the Institute on Applied Space Research and the Cyberspace Policy Institute – listed among the myriad of GW programs. These institutes serve an important purpose on campus, University officials said. In today’s research world, faculty often need to work in teams to accomplish complicated research agendas, said Lester […]
After reading the opinion pieces, Confederate Flag Misunderstood by Brian Schoeneman (Jan. 20) and NAACP Mission? by Joseph Daniel Ura (Jan. 24), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People GW chapter responds. As both letters dealt with the NAACP’s economic boycott of South Carolina in protest of the Confederate flag flying over the […]
A GW medical student got lucky cutting some mice open and won a prestigious award. Neil Badlani, a senior in the seven-year bachelor of arts/medical doctor combined degree program, received the Cabaud Memorial Award from the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine after discovering a new process that could have a significant impact on the […]
Saturday morning a homeless man walked into the Aston and fell asleep, blocking a resident’s door – another incident in a disturbing trend of security problems at the residence hall. Problems include a lack of community service aides, video cameras that aren’t yet operational and the possibility of a slow response time by University Police. […]
Freshmen entering college this year suffer from more stress than ever before, according to a recent study. An annual University of California at Los Angeles survey shows that female freshmen are more stressed than males. It also indicates that economic and social concerns are leading factors to the elevated stress levels. The fall 1999 results […]
Monday-no games scheduled Tuesday-no games scheduled Wednesday-WWaterPolo vs. Maryland-8 p.m. Thursday-WBBall at UMass-7 p.m.MBBall vs. Virginia Tech-7:30 p.m.
Women in skirts move their hips and bare feet to the rhythm of a Hawaiian song. They say words like aloha and koholo, but they are not dancing on a beach or around a bonfire like in movies. These GW students meet in Marvin Center’s Room 405, escaping the cold winter of D.C., to learn […]
February16 MARYLAND20 at Maryland26-27 at Princeton Invitational March11-12 at CWPA Weekend No. 1 (at James Madison)18-19 at Villanova Invitational25-26 CPWA WEEKEND NO. 2 (SMITH CENTER) April1-2 at ECAC Championship* (at Brown)15-16 at Mid-Atlantic Championship (at Villanova)29-30 at Eastern Championship* (at Princeton) May5-7 at NCAA Championship* (at Bloomington, IL) *must qualify for these tournaments
At what point do student groups have the right to do as they please? The Hatchet seems to imply (Uniform policy, Feb. 7) that the same strict codes of conduct regarding Greek-letter events with alcohol ought to be applied to student groups as well. There is a cry for equal enforcement, an absolutely just and […]
Columbia tops GW Columbia University defeated GW 8-1 in women’s tennis Saturday. GW’s Sarine Weingarten posted the team’s only victory, winning her competitive singles match 7-5, 1-6, 6-3. Ghada Skaff lost her singles match 6-4, 6-4 and Tracy Wei fell 7-6, 6-4 for GW. Eight-to-one doesn’t sound too good, Coach Jeanne Gengler said. But there […]