Volume 96, Issue 50
Stories from the March 13, 2000 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Marc Kaplan (a.k.a. Brother Costanza) led about 30 Kappa Sigma fraternity brothers in a rendition of the Kenny Rogers’ classic, The Gambler, on their way to the fraternity’s Community Service Day three years ago. You gotta know when to hold ’em/know when to fold ’em/know when to walk away/know when to run, the brothers sang […]
When it came to rock ‘n’ roll and aging, Pete Townsend of the Who probably said it best: Hope I die before I grow old. (He didn’t, but that’s another story.) Back in the 1960s, Townsend must have known how quickly rock and rollers would age, always producing a new album, always going on that […]
The newest case in a rash of illegal entries and thefts in University residence halls highlights the need for GW students to lock their doors and perhaps secure their laptop computers even when the door is locked. About $1,000 worth of equipment – a laptop, mini-disc player and watch – was stolen from Mitchell Hall […]
Aston Hall residents were forced to evacuate the building for about an hour and 20 minutes after a fire extinguisher filled hallways on two floors with smoke Saturday. Joe Gasper, who lives on the eighth floor, said his friend who lives across the hall knocked on his door at about 5:40 p.m. When he opened […]
(U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – David walked out to fight in a loincloth with a sling. Goliath stepped out in a 10-foot shimmer of bronze with a 20-foot spear. A group of men ran onto the plain and hog-tied David to make things fair. Some stories shouldn’t be changed, some opponents don’t need added advantage, and […]
Sports Briefs Women’s water polo goes 3-1 at JMU The women’s water polo recovered from a poor showing two weeks ago at Princeton to take three of four at the Collegiate Water Polo Association Weekend No. 1 at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. The Colonials opened with an 8-6 loss to Maryland. It was […]
GW students and health professionals are taking a closer look at the dangers of meningitis after a recent death of a Towson University student in Maryland. Towson University freshman Joseph Kemperle died March 5 of meningococcal meningitis. Kemperle’s friends, members of his Kappa Sigma fraternity, and anyone he came in contact with 10 days prior […]
You’ve probably heard about the buffalo theory. There are two actually: one is that the Native Americans killed them all, and the other has to do with alcohol and brain cells. Neither theory is true, and both are dangerous. The Buffalo Theory of Brain Cells, though, will get you into more trouble. It claims that […]
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Laughter roared from the Mount Vernon Hand Chapel Friday night as GW students watched the stand-up routine of comedian Leighann Lord. Lord, who has appeared on Comedy Central, performed in the marquee event for Women’s History Month. Much of her material focused on women. She talked about the trials and tribulations of dating, wearing makeup […]