Volume 98, Issue 36
Stories from the January 14, 2002 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
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 […]
City zoning officials last month finalized the language of a Dec. 11 order that requires GW to house 70 percent of its undergraduates on campus and outside Foggy Bottom by next fall. University lawyers have said since the order was drafted in October that GW is 1,400 beds short of meeting the goal and will […]
Allyson Currin may be the creative mind behind the Charter Theatre’s new play, “Church of the Open Mind,” but that doesn’t mean she’s unwilling to do some grunt work. In addition to her role as a prominent D.C. playwright, Currin balances her job as an actress by grading GW student papers for her Introduction to […]