Volume 98, Issue 31
Stories from the November 19, 2001 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Two members of the GW volleyball team earned conference honors last weekend in voting conducted among the conferences head coaches. Sophomore Ruth Lazzari was named to the All-Conference team and freshman Britta Stroman was named to the All-Rookie team. Lazzari, the outside hitter from Seal Beach, Calif., led the Colonials with a .189 hitting percentage, […]
The GW men’s club soccer team improved its overall record to 11-2-1 following three wins and a loss this weekend at the Mount Vernon field. The team is 7-2-1 in the Washington International Soccer League. Below are scores from this weekend: GW lost just one game, a 2-0 defeat by the United States Naval Academy. […]
The Colonials didn’t win the NABC Classic, but they came closer than anybody thought. Heading into Kentucky’s Rupp Arena with just eight scholarship players and a banged-up Chris Monroe, the Colonials erased a 19-point deficit and handed Marshall University a stunning 69-64 defeat Thursday evening to advance to the finals. After getting blown out 73-49 […]
Some GW parents just can’t seem to pass up a good deal. About 150 families are taking advantage of a program to send a child to GW for half price. Emphasizing the importance of family, GW gives the tuition break to any sibling of an undergraduate student who gets in. “If I am a student, […]
Students crowded religious events last weekend to mark the end of what organizers called the best Religion Week in recent years. The week of events was dedicated to “make religion seem cool.” Events included Christian, Hindu, Islamic and Jewish experts speaking about holy wars, a “Discover Sikhism” dinner, an interfaith celebration in the Marvin Center […]
The Colonials didn’t win the NABC Classic, but they came closer than anybody thought. Heading into Kentucky’s Rupp Arena with just eight scholarship players and a banged-up Chris Monroe, the Colonials erased a 19-point deficit and handed Marshall University a stunning 69-64 defeat Thursday evening to advance to the finals. After getting blown out 73-49 […]
Frank Mankiewicz, a former press secretary for Robert F. Kennedy and past president of National Public Radio, told about 100 aspiring student journalists not to major in journalism in a lecture Thursday night. He encouraged students to “take a real major” like economics or psychology to gain a background in a subject to help with […]
Sigma Phi Epsilon placed a bid on a brownstone house a few blocks from campus Wednesday. Members said the fraternity bid more than the $799,000 asking price for the 1016 22nd St. house. This is the fourth time Sigma Phi Epsilon has tried to purchase a house. If the bid wins, more than 10 fraternity […]
Drowning in a sea of poor midterm grades and swamped with reading to finish before finals, some students may give up hope for their GPAs. But University counselors say it is not too late to “save your semester” through hard work and determination. While some students diligently make flash cards before every test, others find […]
About 65,000 walkers joined tennis star Serena Williams on a three-mile tour of the national monuments to help the homeless Saturday. The 14th annual Help the Homeless Walk raised $6 million for local homeless and at-risk families. The event raised $5.5 million last year. Williams, honorary chair of the walk, is a past Wimbledon and […]