Volume 97, Issue 17
Stories from the October 5, 2000 issue of the GW Hatchet.
University officials recently began talking of major changes to Mount Vernon that could radically alter what, for 122 years, has been an independent women’s campus. Administrators are considering housing men at Mount Vernon and making the University Honors Program a bigger presence at the campus. The question facing administrators and students is to what extent […]
An ounce of pretension is worth a pound of manure, declares Clairee, one of the regulars at Truvy’s hair salon. Steel Magnolias, the latest production of GW’s Theater and Dance Department, lives by this motto, shucking any notions of grand theatre and focusing upon the simplicity of everyday life. What is left is average people […]
Long lines mean long waits, and nowhere on campus is this statement more true than at J Street, GW’s main eatery. University Dining Services administrators insist that changes are being made to improve students’ experience at J Street. Those changes, if any were made, have been largely ineffectual. Lines still stretch into walk areas. Wait […]
In today’s world of prefabricated pop and generic rock it is difficult to find a band whose sound is truly original. Though it has been buried in recent years, a strong rock scene still exists in the shadows of popular music. Lefty, a group of California rockers who play the 9:30 Club tonight, hopes to […]
In his Forum piece Sept. 28 (Best option to protect students’ rights,), Adam Kinsinger asserted that the Office of Planning, the (Advisory Neighborhood Commission) and some members of the City Council want to alter the D.C. Human Rights Act, and make it legal to discriminate against students. Adam’s boss, Assistant Vice President for Government Relations […]
Big Broadway musicals are one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Audience members get all dressed up for a night at the theater and then, as soon as the show is over, rush out to buy the soundtrack. In real life it is rare for two people to sing and dance in the middle […]
Two years ago, I pledged to bring the University and community closer together and to fight for students’ rights. I am happy to report I have delivered on both. I strongly supported the construction of a new GW Hospital. I supported the new SMPA building. I have always said the University should improve and expand […]
2.5 Hatchets Be honest. Who thought they’d ever hear Robert DeNiro say, I’ve got nipples, Greg. Why don’t you milk me? The once mighty and powerful Raging Bull has thrown his hat into the comedy ring, and he’s not half bad. DeNiro takes on his third major comedic performance in the screwball, slapstick farce Meet […]
The recent approval of the RU-486, or morning-after pill, has George W. Bush and the rest of the anti-abortion camp in a frenzy. The Federal Drug Administration has finally allowed women access to a healthy, effective, safe, non-surgical means to make decisions about their bodies. The anti-choice Bush campaign cannot understand why the FDA would […]
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