Volume 97, Issue 27
Stories from the November 9, 2000 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Far from the deserted island where the CBS survivor competed for $1 million, castaway Dirk Been spoke to students during a GW Religion Week event Monday night at the Hippodrome. I think that my experiences on that island have helped me to better understand God’s purpose for me, Been said to a group of about […]
GW students now have a new place for quick cuisine when they get tired of the familiar routine. Pizza Italia, a pizza restaurant located at 1917 F St. across the street from Thurston Hall serves plates of spaghetti, fresh ziti and salads. But pizza is the restaurant’s main attraction, said Alex Menadose, Pizza Italia general […]
It was a tough couple of matches for the GW men’s and women’s swimming teams, which lost to Virginia Tech at the Smith Center last Saturday. The men’s team lost 153-87 to the visiting Hokies, while the women’s team lost 149-91. Freshman Ryan White led the men’s team with two first-place finishes in the 100-yard […]
The basis of the argument for legalization of marijuana revolves around the notion that marijuana is not harmful or addictive, that it has an appreciable medicinal value. Therefore, in order to have an intelligent debate on the issue, we must attempt to answer three questions before considering legalization as a public policy: First, is marijuana […]
The Panhellenic Association passed a resolution Wednesday night making a policy that GW sororities will not co-sponsor events in fraternity houses where alcohol is present. We wanted to support the fraternities that are looking to create safer facilities by eliminating or reducing the use of alcohol, Panhellenic Association President Madeline LePage said. Misuse of alcohol […]
1. Tennessee Titans – The Titans have won eight straight games and have Baltimore and Cleveland coming to town in the coming weeks. They came a yard short of winning it all last year. Barring injuries, this is the team to beat right now. 2. Oakland Raiders – It wasn’t too long ago when the […]
Students looking to track items left in campus buildings now have the power of the Internet to aid their search. Students can now e-mail the University Police Department to report their missing item using UPD’s new Web site. The new site, launched in October, provides information to students that was formerly only available by visiting […]
Week 11 Hatchet NFL Predictions Overall (82-60) Last Week (8-7) Philadelphia over PittsburghSt. Louis over NY GiantsTennessee over Baltimore Buffalo over ChicagoNew England over ClevelandJacksonville over SeattleDallas over CincinnatiDetroit over AtlantaMinnesota over ArizonaCarolina over New OrleansMiami over San DiegoIndianapolis over NY JetsKansas City over San FranciscoTampa Bay over Green BayDenver over OaklandBye week- Washington
Election-night news coverage, particularly by television journalists, was irresponsibly hasty in drawing conclusions for the presidential race. Anchors, reporters, analysts and pundits made a mockery of the most important political event in recent American history. As the polls closed and the suspense over the presidential election stretched out to the early morning, the national news […]
Two GW students competed at the 25th National Collegiate Taekwondo Association Championships last weekend held at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Junior Maria Christian earned a silver medal for sparring in the women’s black-belt middleweight division. Fellow junior Erin Bingham took third place in the women’s blue belt Bantam weight sparring division losing 8-6 […]