Volume 98, Issue 32
Stories from the November 29, 2001 issue of the GW Hatchet.
U.S. district attorneys Tuesday dropped simple assault charges against senior William Kopke stemming from an incident at the Paper Moon restaurant in Georgetown last month. Metropolitan Police arrested Kopke shortly before midnight Oct. 12 for allegedly striking officer Daniel Godin in the back twice and once on the head, according to a police report. Case […]
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) joined three civil rights leaders from the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities to push for more progress in the equal rights movement. About 75 students attended the event in the Marvin Center Ballroom Tuesday in a panel discussion sponsored by student group GW Pride. “We have had a different kind […]
Expert media panelists said the war on terrorism has put American journalism in danger and changed the way the public gets its news Tuesday in the School of Media and Public Affairs auditorium. The aftermath of Sept. 11 has created a 24-hour news cycle that has received much criticism from the public for errors during […]
Two City Hall elevators have malfunctioned recently, trapping students inside and dropping several floors with no warning. In the most recent incident, sophomores Heather Sala and Cara Violet were stuck inside for more than 35 minutes at the 11th floor at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19, falling four stories before they were rescued. “As soon as […]
Clutch free-throw shooting preserved a win for the Colonials Wednesday night as they squeaked by Boston University 79-76 at the Smith Center. Led by Chris Monroe and T.J. Thompson, GW overcame a five-point deficit at halftime and outplayed the Terriers for most of the second half. The Colonials shot 50 percent in the game and […]
Two Student Association senators and the SA vice president formed a new student group to push support for a third freshman senator after a Senate vote for a student referendum on the issue failed. The students, SA Vice President Josh Singer, sophomore Sen. Eric Daleo (U-CSAS) and sophomore Sen. Dan Moss (U-SBPM) said the freshman […]
It was the summer of 1988 and I was a rookie little leaguer. Just as every little leaguer does, I looked to idolize a player who embodied qualities I hoped to develop. I looked for a proficient hitter; somebody young and big. As every other seven-year-old does, I switched my loyalties from team to team […]
At least Michelle Snow didn’t dunk. That was one thing GW head coach Joe McKeown was happy about after second-ranked University of Tennessee Lady Vols defeated his Colonial women by 31 points Tuesday night in GW’s largest home loss in 23 years. The other positive note for McKeown was the turnout. More than 5,000 screaming […]
The GW womens swim team took third place at the Patriot Invitational Nov. 19 in Fairfax, Va. behind strong performances by sophomores Ruth Dubyel and Kristen Fagley. The men placed sixth out of seven teams. George Mason took first in the womens final team results with UNC-Wilmington in second. Rounding out the top three for […]
Clutch free-throw shooting preserved a win for the Colonials Wednesday night as they squeaked by Boston University 79-76 at the Smith Center. Led by Chris Monroe and T.J. Thompson, GW overcame a five-point deficit at halftime and outplayed the Terriers for most of the second half. The Colonials shot 50 percent in the game and […]