Volume 97, Issue 6
Stories from the August 28, 2000 issue of the GW Hatchet.
SA President David Burt and Executive Vice President Cathy Ressler should be commended for acquiring more than $57,000 in additional monies intended for distribution to student groups. The Student Association finally has the resources it needs to fund the more than 200 student organizations that request more money every year. The University charges every student […]
The GW community and volleyball team remain shocked and deeply saddened by the death of friend and coach Yvette Moorehead. The news has been equally painful for the volleyball team’s six newcomers. Sitting outside the Smith Center Saturday, they said they’ve looked to one another for comfort and support. We spend all of our off-days […]
Last February a 20-year-old D.C. area university student died in an alcohol-related incident. His passing heightened awareness among Washington’s college students of the tragic effects of excessive alcohol consumption. Last year more than half of all GW disciplinary cases were related to alcohol abuse. On one occasion, federal agents were compelled to enter Thurston Hall […]
I remember her in practice when we played against each other and the other team called a time out. My team was doing really well and she didn’t even get up out of the chair. She told us: I’ve got nothing to say to you. Go and talk to each other or do something. And […]
The GW community mourned the death of women’s volleyball coach Yvette Moorehead Friday in an emotional hour-long memorial service held at the Western Presbyterian Church. Moorehead, 30, was found dead in her Arlington, Va. home August 9. Arlington Police are investigating Moorehead’s death as a possible suicide, according to The Washington Post. Thank you Yvette, […]
Out of all the genres and sub-genres and minute categories that make up electronic music, one of the most recognizable is drum and bass. With its scattershot rhythms, low throbbing bass and urban feel, it’s one of the most distinctive and popular forms of electronic music. In the late 90s, Roni Size and the Reprezent […]
A new era began today in GW women’s soccer as the Colonials took the field under first-year head coach Tanya Vogel. But, like last season under Michele Rodriguez-Smith, the Colonials failed to score in their opener as they lost a heated 1-0 contest to cross-town rival Georgetown University at Harbin Field. Despite the disappointing loss, […]
GW sophomore SirValient Brown was named a Top 50 preseason candidate for the John R. Wooden 2000-2001 All-America team, according to an August 25 announcement from the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The 10 Wooden Award winners will be announced in March, and one player will be named the nation’s Most Outstanding Collegiate Basketball Player of […]
Originally Published 08/28/00 Where everybody knows your name, and you’re always glad you came. The lyrics of this famous song, for most people, conjure up images of the famous Bull and Finch pub in Boston, known to the television-viewing public as Cheers. Names like Norm, Cliff, Sam and Diane ring true in the hearts of […]
District fire and safety officials condemned the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house at 2034 G Street after an August 22 inspection, and evicted the house’s 15 residents without prior notice. Officials cited health and safety violations, but could not list specific infractions. There were all the conditions to have a very serious, maybe life-threatening fire, […]