Volume 97, Issue 14
Stories from the September 25, 2000 issue of the GW Hatchet.
It took Nicole Wittman 19 hours to get to Washington, D.C. by plane from her home in Australia. But standing outside the gates to the South Lawn of the White House, Wittman talks not of her long journey or of the grandeur of the house of the leader of the free world. Wittman would rather […]
When the Presidents of the United States of America appeared on the music scene, the radio waves were awash with other Seattle-based groups. After the self-loathing of Nirvana and the moody posturing of Pearl Jam, the Presidents’ carefree pop-punk was a breath of fresh air. The band’s self-titled debut, buoyed by hits like Lump and […]
The Foggy Bottom Historic District has survived the continual growth of Washington D.C. and stands today as a reminder of the past in a city that constantly looks to the future. The neighborhood, which dates back to the mid-19th century, was originally home to industrial workers who wanted to live close to factories in the […]
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I was very pleased to see that for the first time in a while The Hatchet featured an article on third party candidates and the obstacle of closed debates. However, I was disappointed not to see similar information on the front page, along other political articles. The front page devoted much space to the Election […]
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I am a Ph.D student in the Department of Political Science, an Elliott School MA alumna and a former student of Peter Rollberg. I was very dismayed by the repeated misspellings of the names of people quoted in Thursday’s article on the unveiling of the Pushkin monument (University unveils Pushkin sculpture, Sept. 21, p. 1), […]
Tucked away in a quiet corner of Historic Foggy Bottom is one of the district’s best-kept secrets. Through a wrought-iron gate on New Hampshire Avenue lies the row-home style condominiums of Foggy Bottom Mews, a community laden with a charm and character all its own. Entering the brick courtyard of the small 14-unit complex, the […]
What is perhaps most disturbing about Student Association President David Burt’s call for a reallocation in Program Board funding (SA questions PB funding, Sept. 21, p. 1.), is the fact that Burt simply overlooks the importance of a strong, student-run programming group on campus. Indeed, unlike the SA, PB offers a plethora of successful, innovative, […]
For many students, the words Foggy Bottom may connote no more than campus parameters. For nearby residents and businesses, however, the Foggy Bottom area holds significance both as a historic and dynamic community. Two groups of residents, the Foggy Bottom Association and the Advisory Neighborhood Council, have been working to preserve the area’s historic qualities. […]