Stories from the January 2, 2002 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Posted 7:47 p.m. Feb. 26 (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – The constitutionality of school vouchers was debated in the Supreme Court last week in a landmark case centering on the separation of church and state. The case, Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, concerns a 6-year-old-program in Cleveland that distributes $2,250 a year to children from low-income families and allows […]
Posted 4:27 p.m. Feb. 19 By Alex Kingsbury U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – If there were ever any doubts about the Bush administration’s resolve to end Saddam Hussein’s rule, the rhetoric from Washington this past week should have buried them all. President George W. Bush has made clear that the next phase of the […]
Posted 5:24 p.m April 4 by Patrick W. Higgins U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer fielded questions ranging from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to freedom of the press during an hour-long appearance at The George Washington University this week. “My biggest criticism of the press is that they focus on […]
Posted 5:10 p.m. March 5 by Patrick W. Higgins U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – The murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and its effects on the future of war reporting was the topic of discussion for seven journalists Monday night at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Pearl was confirmed murdered […]
Posted 4:48 p.m. Feb. 20 by Patrick W. Higgins U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – Journalism students were given a lesson in leading a newsroom in times of crisis by Washington Post Executive Editor Leonard Downie in a speech Tuesday night at the George Washington University. The speech focused on reporting tactics for events like, […]
Posted 3:24 p.m. April 8 by Robbie Friedman U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – Stop the planet — I want to get off. Yes, it is true that the events that are taking place right now in the Middle East are extremely frustrating because the Israeli-Arab Conflict, as it has come to be known, is […]
Posted 9:04 p.m. March 5 by Robert Friedman U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – Binge drinking among high school students is on the rise, and teenage girls becoming more likely to drink alcohol than teenage boys, according to a study released last week. An analysis of national data conducted by the National Center on Addiction […]
Posted 8:02 p.m. Feb. 20 by Patrick W. Higgins U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – The Peruvian government vowed to uphold a 20-year prison sentence for an American woman being held as a terrorist this week, ruling out the possibility of a presidential pardon. Lori Berenson, 32, has already served six years in a Peruvian […]
Posted 5:46 p.m. April 8 by Jamie Meltzer U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – Students, laborers, immigrant rights and community organizations gathered across the country last week for the third annual National Student Labor Day of Action to show their opposition to “corporate greed,” according to a statement released by a coalition of groups known […]
Posted 3:21 p.m. March 11 by Shaphan Marwah U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – China and Russia lead the world in human rights violations, according to the State Department’s Human Rights Report for 2001. The annual report was released last week, amid allegations of bias and favoritism toward U.S. allies. “The worldwide promotion of human […]