Volume 96, Issue 52
Stories from the March 30, 2000 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Secretary of State Madeline Albright will be the keynote speaker at GW’s Commencement May 21, the University announced Wednesday. Albright was sworn in as the 64th Secretary of State January 23, 1997. She is the first female secretary of state and the highest-ranking woman in government. Albright was previously the United States Permanent Representative to […]
(SOUTH BEND, IND.; FRI. 3/17/2000) — It would be the easiest thing in the world to say that the luck of the Irish was upon the women of GW Friday night. My God, it’s Saint Patrick’s Day and we’re on the campus of the Fighting Irish! It’s like I’m at the center of the universe! […]
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Set against a backdrop of blossoming cherry trees, chirping birds and a visit to campus by Charlton Heston, head of the National Rifle Association, students from GW and other area universities listened to activists and legislators speak on gun control at Georgetown University Wednesday. About 200 students gathered to protest youth accessibility to weapons, more […]
The GW women’s basketball team saw its surprising season end March 19 in South Bend, Ind., when the Fighting Irish of the University of Notre Dame annihilated GW in the NCAA second round, handing the Colonials their worst loss in five years. Still, GW improved to 8-0 all-time in the first round (all under Coach […]
First-person narrative The day was Good Friday, 1999. Outside LaGuardia Airport in New York, the sun blanketed me like warm flannel sheets. When my parents arrived late, which is highly unusual, I already began to suspect something was wrong. My father hugged me extra tight, and my mother squeezed my shoulder. We hopped into the […]
Construction of a new elevator and repairs to the outer surface of the Marvin Center are slowing pedestrian traffic on H Street and increasing automobile traffic. These repairs are only the beginning of renovations planned for the Marvin Center. Students returned from spring break to find the entrance to J Street and the GW Bookstore […]
The Colonials improved to 8-0 in the first round March 17 vs. UCLA. March 13, 1991 – Richmond, Va. No. 10 seed GW 73, No. 7 Richmond 62March 18, 1992 – Smith CenterNo. 8 GW 70, No. 9 Vermont 69March 16, 1994 – Smith CenterNo. 7 GW 74, UAB 66March 17. 1995 – Smith CenterNo. […]
Recently, I came home to my room in the infamous Aston Hall only to discover that my keycard would not work. After three visits to the front desk and three reprogrammed keys later, I still could not get into my room. University Police was then called to let me back into my room. However, when […]
Construction of the new School of Media and Public Affairs building is running close to schedule, with faculty planning to move into the building in the middle of fall semester and classes beginning January 2001, SMPA Director Jean Folkerts said. The new building at the corner of 21st and H streets will house faculty offices, […]