Volume 98, Issue 35
Stories from the December 10, 2001 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Harold Ramis may be best known for his infamous portrayal of Dr. Egon Spangler in the Ghostbusters films, but he also wrote for such comedic films as Animal House and Groundhog Day. It would seem that a veteran of this caliber is above association with untested newbies in the entertainment industry. But while working on […]
The Student Association vocalized student support to bring Manouchehr Nava’s hot dog vending business on campus with a resolution last week. Nava, popularly known among students as “Manouch,” said he is currently approaching the University about selling food late at night on campus. “It’s just a simple thing to allow Manouch to vend on campus,” […]
The following Hatchet alumni have slipped out of contact. If you have information about any of them, please let us know! e-mail: alumni@gwhatchet.com OR fax: (202) 994-1309 mail: GW Hatchet, Attn: Alumni Desk, 2140 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20052. Majorie Agnew, 1931 Nannie (Fox) Conner, 1931 Ruth Griggs, 1931 Eva Galbraith, 1931 Lester Gates, […]
Wild parties, day trips to different states, dinners in Georgetown and nights at the movies – all before finals. According to many students reading week does not just mean late nights poring over books. Sophomore Colleen King said she does not like to study during reading week. “Reading week in the biggest party time during […]
GW is facing a housing shortage of its own making. There are more undergraduates at GW this year than ever before after administrators admitted record-breaking freshman classes four years in a row. And as the spring housing lottery approaches, the math isn’t adding up for students in need of housing. GW faces serious constraints on […]
Professor Maurice East will use his political connections to offer a foreign policy class with former President George Bush as a guest lecturer one last time next semester. The class, taught in conjunction with a class at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University over the internet, will be offered […]
Posted 2:00 a.m. Dec. 31 –GW’s three biggest players fouled out in a 97-87 home loss to the University of North Carolina-Charlotte Friday evening, making it impossible for a five-guard lineup to overcome a 15-point second half deficit. The loss ends both GW’s three-game winning streak and its non-conference schedule (7-4). Forwards Tamal Forchion and […]
After making Jerry Maguire, actor Tom Cruise and writer-director Cameron Crowe made plans to work together again. Once they saw the Spanish film Open Your Eyes, which Crowe says they “couldn’t stop talking about,” they knew what their next project together would be. “We were definitely looking for something that we could do together, and […]
GW presented plans to the Zoning Commission for the construction of two new residential buildings along 23rd Street. One is a row of townhouses to be built on what is now the Smith Center parking lot. The other is a 700-bed residence hall planned for the empty lot across from the Smith Center and the […]
Seven years ago Jimmie’s Chicken Shack frontman Jimi Haha appeared on the “Jerry Springer Show” as the boyfriend of a girl who worked her way through college in the dominatrix industry. “It was about a free trip to Chicago and $50 a day that I stretched to $500. I ate lobster and filet mignon in […]