Volume 98, Issue 44
Stories from the February 11, 2002 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
More than 100 GW students, families and D.C. residents packed the hallway outside the WRGW radio studio in the Marvin Center basement Sunday morning, hoping to catch a glimpse of legendary vocalist Tony Bennett. Bennett, 75, was a guest at GW’s radio station on the “Capital Jazz Show,” a weekly program of music and conversation […]
Candidates for Student Association, Program Board and Marvin Center Governing Board leadership positions are waiting for Student Judicial Services approval before they officially begin to campaign for the Feb. 27-28 elections. But Joint Election Committee members said poor publicity has prevented many would-be candidates from finding out about the application deadlines. Sophomore Daniel Greenspan and […]
Criticism has been lodged at the Florida A&M University administration from free press activists and students for prohibiting the distribution of the 2000-01 Rattler yearbook last spring. They allege the university violated students’ constitutional right to freedom of speech. “The university completely ignored the First Amendment limitations,” said Mark Goodman, executive director of the Student […]
Nearing the 30th anniversary of former President Richard Nixon’s groundbreaking visit to China, former Nixon administration National Security Council members met at GW Friday to discuss the historic implications of the 1972 visit. The three officials discussed the trip’s significance in international politics and shared anecdotes from the trip, in front of a standing room-only […]
Trachtenberg, ESIA to lecture on terrorism The Elliott School of International Affairs and the Woodrow Wilson Center’s International Studies Division will host a discussion of “State-Sponsored Terrorism: Fashioning New Responses,” on Feb. 25 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Allan Gerson, co-director for peacebuilding and development at GW, will lecture in the Ronald Reagan building’s 5th […]
Sharon ‘concerned’ about U.S. operations in Middle East In a meeting with President George W. Bush last week, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he is concerned about the ramifications for Israel if the United States attempts to overthrow Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. “We still have a U.S. policy of regime change because we believe […]
More than $1,100 was reclaimed from 63 student groups last week as part of the Student Association’s mid-year allocations process. While 13 groups gained money, this year’s mid-year budget submission process saw more groups lose money than in past years. “The SA conducts mid-year allocations to make sure the student groups have the right amount […]
GWeb is well on its way to becoming the main online portal of the GW community with the addition of its newest feature, an instant messaging service. Many new links have been added to the portal, including news, weather, a comprehensive online directory, movie listings, live campus cams and personalized schedules. As of Friday, GWeb […]
When University officials first announced an online housing lottery to replace the traditional day-long line across J Street, the new system appealed to students. Just as registering for classes caught on in 1999, the new system promised to make a difficult process much simpler. But when the Residence Hall Association learned last week that students […]
Law School Dean Michael Young sat among Japanese paintings and sumo sculptures in his 23rd Street new office last week to discuss his plans to serve on a new Senate commission. The commission will organize the 50th anniversary celebration of the Brown v. Board court decision that integrated blacks and whites in public schools. The […]