January 14, 2002

When the school year begins to draw to an end, many students try to figure out what do to over the summer. Whether they go home or stay in D.C., some take classes, others get a job at the mall and the lucky ones spend their days lounging by the pool. Most students, however, can […]

The season of the Cinderella Bears will come to an end Saturday in Soldier Field, where the Bears host the Philadelphia Eagles. This game will be a match of dominating defenses and, in the end, the Eagles’ balanced offense and a duo of running backs, Duce Staley and Correll Buckhalter, will create too many problems […]

With the U.S. economy wallowing in the doldrums of recession, it seems students would be more aware when they are wasting money. That is why we are confused by Student Association members’ fumbled and costly attempt at progressive student government. A poorly executed referendum during the final exam reading period failed to garner the attention […]

GW’s decision to create its own version of President George W. Bush’s Office of Homeland Security is a prudent, thoughtful first step toward adapting to the post-Sept. 11 world. Retired Navy Captain John Petrie will assume the new position of assistant vice president for public safety and emergency management. He will be charged with expanding, […]

You are probably wondering two things right now. Who am I? And what happened to The Hatchet’s old opinions editor? I was asked by those managing the paper to assume the responsibilities of the opinions editor after my predecessor, Drew Holland, graduated in December. Perhaps a brief introduction is in order. My past experience with […]

This time last year, the Colonials made national headlines after turning a charity game with the University of Tennessee into a WWF bout. A slew of bad news followed: a sexual assault conviction, a phone card scandal, the subsequent resignation of a head coach and an defunct trip to the NBA by a shooting guard. […]

The Colonials earned a win they needed against La Salle Sunday afternoon, given the blowout they were coming off and the challenge they now face. Xavier rolls into town Thursday in what is typically the fiercest game of the season with a history that goes back to Shawnta Rogers’s buzzer-beater four years ago. Nothing was […]

(U-WIRE) D.C. – Georgetown University has taken steps to halt plagiarism throughout the academic year with the implementation of new anti-cheating software from Turnitin.com. Used by all California State universities and many other institutions nationwide, the software was created in 1996. The plagiarism prevention system identifies content taken from internet sources, which enables a professor […]

GW constructs new shuttle stop outside Fulbright Hall GW is constructing a handicapped-accessible shuttle bus stop next to Fulbright Hall to transport community members throughout Foggy Bottom. The stop will be the first sheltered station the University has built on campus. Scheduled for a late January opening, the 144-square foot metal bus enclosure will be […]

Junior Jordan Usdan participated in the national ceremonial Olympic Torch running Dec. 21, when he ran the torch two-tenths of a mile in Georgetown. Usdan was among 14 torch runners from the District, including Washington Fire Chief Ronnie Few, and ran down Wisconsin Avenue from P Street to Prospect Street. The International Olympic Committee and […]