Volume 96, Issue 56
Stories from the April 13, 2000 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Freshman Loren Chachkes said online degrees are a good idea because they offer the opportunity for everyone with a computer to get an education, but said would never take an online course. “Online education is like online sex,” Chachkes said. “You do not get the full experience. With no interaction between students and professors these […]
The 13th annual GW Invitational, scheduled for Saturday on the Potomac, was canceled Wednesday because of concerns that protests this weekend in Foggy Bottom would disrupt the annual event. The Invitational is the largest collegiate rowing competition in D.C. GW women’s crew head coach Steve Peterson said that three factors weighed into the decision: first, […]
Thursday: Tennis at A-10 Championship Friday: Tennis at A-10 ChampionshipGolf at A-10 Championship Saturday: Baseball vs. Dayton (DH)-12 p.m. Tennis at A-10 ChampionshipGolf at A-10 ChampionshipXCountry at Mt. St. Mary’s Invitational Sunday: Baseball vs. Dayton-12 p.m. Tennis at A-10 ChampionshipGolf at A-10 Championship
Between bands at the 9:30 Club one night, hordes of the revelers crowd the bar demanding refreshments from the two bartenders who seem to be going out of their minds. From negotiating rowdy drunks to busting underage drinkers trying to pass themselves off as 21, their responsibilities exceed pouring drinks. Despite the routine job challenges, […]
De Miranda drafted by USBL Senior Francisco de Miranda (6.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game this season) was drafted 54th in the United States Basketball League draft this week. He was the fifth-round pick of the Washington Congressionals, which will play some home games this year at the Smith Center. De Miranda was unaware […]
On the cover of her recently released album, Punishing Kiss, Ute (pronounced ooo-tah) Lemper looks dangerous. Donning tight, black leather pants and tank top, she looks like a cross between Madonna in her Human Nature video and Annie Lennox when she was with the Eurythmics. Lemper bears an uncanny resemblance to Lennox and boasts the […]
Ron Christie’s GW baseball career got off to a promising start. As a freshman, the 6-3 right-hander went 2-1 and struck out 24 batters in 31 innings of work. As a sophomore, Christie started five games for the Colonials, compiling a record of 2-4 with 26 strikeouts. But after pitching in a game against Maryland […]
3 HatchetsEver get a creepy-crawly feeling? Bug, the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s latest play about a man, a woman, a crack pipe and millions of insects, will make you cringe – at the bugs and the play’s plot. Bug, written by Tracy Letts, portrays Anges White (Deborah Hazlett) as a 40-something, divorced chain-smoking woman with […]
The GW baseball team’s nine-game winning streak came to an end this week as it lost three straight, including two at Barcroft Park, where the team had been 17-3. After dropping two close decisions Monday at St. Joseph’s and Tuesday against Towson University, the wheels fell off as the Colonials lost to James Madison 17-4 […]