March 9, 2000

Volume 96, Issue 49

Stories from the March 9, 2000 issue of the GW Hatchet.

Students anticipate alternative springbreak building homes

While many college students will hit the beaches in coming weeks, several GW students are organizing spring break trips to assist in the building and development of houses, an alternative to traditional spring break vacations. In September senior Jim Quinlan began organizing a group to build houses in Sumter, S.C. Quinlan said a diverse group […]

Art in Motion

Antonietta Vicario’s and Alexander Kalkines’ honors dance thesis concert, an exploration into performance art, will be performed at the Dorothy Marvin Betts Theatre March 10 and 11 at 8p.m. Vicario and Kalkines are senior dance students who created two exquisite masterpieces after several months of work, expressing their entire being – mind, body and soul […]

Faculty Senate reflects on harassment issue

The Faculty Senate will debate a resolution regarding the University’s definition of sexual harassment April 14, said Professor Linda Gallo, co-chair of the ad hoc committee examining the policy. Sexual harassment is wrong and illegal, said Ed Caress, executive associate dean of the Columbian School of Arts and Sciences and co-chair of the ad hoc […]

Generic Theatre succeeds with tragic comedy

You have probably been to Lisner Auditorium at some point during your GW career. But have you ever ventured through the side entrance, down the stairs, around a corner or two, and through a door in the long basement hallway? If not, and even if you have, you should make the journey to Lisner Downstage. […]

International evening at GW spotlights British poet

The fall of communism left Northeast Asia roiled in political turmoil in the early 1990s. The former Czechoslovakia, during this time of revolution, split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. And James Southerland-Smith was there to reflect it all in his poetry. Language proved no barrier Tuesday evening as the GW English Department and the […]

News Briefs

UPD fires officer after conclusion of investigation A UPD officer was fired Tuesday after serving a suspension for allegedly hitting a homeless man several times with a nightstick. UPD Director Dolores Stafford said the department concluded its review of the Feb. 23 incident on Monday and finalized the action Tuesday. Three students witnessed the incident […]

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Expanded options — staff editorial

In response to student demands on-campus dining choices may soon include a coffee shop similar to Starbucks, a full bagel menu and a home-style eatery like last year’s Colonial Grill. While the logistics have yet to be fully worked out, the University should be commended for listening to students and giving them what they want. […]