Volume 97, Issue 8
Stories from the September 5, 2000 issue of the GW Hatchet.
After one week of slow-moving lines and long waits for popular food stations at J Street, students said they are becoming frustrated with food service delays. People don’t realize just how little time students have in between classes to stick around waiting, junior Sarah Greiner said as she stood in line at Starbucks last week. […]
Bjork is probably Iceland’s best-known export since . well, probably since ice. From her early days with the under-appreciated Icelandic band The Sugarcubes to her groundbreaking and innovative solo work in the 90s, Bjork has emerged as one of the oddest and interesting artists of the past 20 years. After a three-year pause since the […]
Every columnist to grace these pages seems to enjoy using his first column to talk to the freshman class. You know, offer them some kind words, share a joke and initiate them into the world of GW – that sort of thing. I’ve been racking my brains for the last few days trying to think […]
August 31, 200010:52 p.m.State Plaza Hotel Our team of five set out to discovered if the freshmen living in the State Plaza are putting their swanky setup to proper use. The team comprised a writer (me), a photographer and three extra intruders who could also be used as bait should any snags arise in the […]
U.S. News and World Report released its ever-controversial rankings again Friday much to the dismay of GW students. For yet another year, GW has fallen short of the goal of obtaining a respectable ranking. In light of the promises of administrators and the amount students and their families shell out each year for the privilege […]
While sitting in Kogan Plaza before a recent afternoon rain shower, I overheard some students discussing GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg’s editorial in Monday’s edition of The Hatchet regarding responsible alcohol use among GW students (Toasting the class of 2004, Aug. 28). These students expressed apathy about the president’s statement. President Trachtenberg voiced concerns about […]
GW kicked off a great start to its season this weekend as the Colonials completed a four-team sweep and won the Chesapeake Volleyball Invitational held at the Smith Center. The Colonials (4-0) overpowered Manhattan and Robert Morris colleges Saturday after dominating Howard and Wagner universities Friday. I think the girls did extremely well, interim coach […]
Ah, if only the season could end right now. It would be the greatest season in Eagle’s history. That’s not because they’re above the .500 mark for the first time since who knows when. It’s also not because they won only their second road game since I’ve been in college. It’s because Philly beat Dallas. […]
Tuesday – Volleyball at UMBC 7 p.m. Wednesday – no games scheduled Thursday – no games scheduled Friday – Volleyball vs. Florida at UC Berkeley 8 p.m. (EDT) Men’s Soccer at VMI 3 p.m. Women’s Soccer at UMBC 4 p.m.
Freshmen enrollment has increased about 20 percent in the past two years, making GW’s undergraduate population a record-high 7,200 students. And no cutback in the population boom is scheduled any time soon. The University’s five-year rolling plan is to obtain 8,000 students in five years from today, said Robert Chernak, vice president for Student and […]