Volume 98, Issue 48
Stories from the February 25, 2002 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Metropolitan Police arrested six American University students in a late-night raid of four dormitories Thursday. All six students were released, and four are barred from campus. MPD Sgt. Joe Gentile said the police recovered more than $15,000 in cash, a car, opium and marijuana. MPD could not confirm the amount of drugs recovered. Gentile also […]
The GW women’s tennis team swept three doubles matches and nearly all singles matches to defeat Howard 6-1 Friday at Mount Vernon. Junior Tracy Wei won a close match with Howard’s Kimberly Strickland in second singles, 6-4, 6-4. Head Coach Helen Andrews said Wei climbed back from being down three games to five straight. “It […]
University postpones gwu.edu The University decided to delay the release of the new GW home page, which was scheduled to go live Friday. University Chief Information Officer David Swartz said in an e-mail that GW made the decision “to insure that the page will meet the high standards of the GW community.” He wrote that […]
GW goalie Lisa Greenfield recorded a team record 19 saves in the team’s 8-6 loss at Slippery Rock Sunday, a match head coach Scott Reed called his team’s best effort yet. GW opened the three-match series with an 8-7 win over Slippery Rock in which Kira Canon scored four goals. After the opening win, GW […]
Past and present D.C. mayors came together for what University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg called a “historic” moment Saturday. The first-ever GW Foggy Bottom ball at the Swissotel ballroom showed GW in its element. “Some people call GW a party school,” Trachtenberg said. “That may be true, but we party in black tie.” The event, […]
Hippodrome hosts “Meet the Candidates” Students who want to know more about Student Association, Program Board and Marvin Center Governing Board candidates will get the chance Monday night at a “Meet the Candidates” event. The event begins at 8 p.m. in the Hippodrome and sponsored by the Joint Elections Committee. Candidates will also hold a […]
Police arrested a temporary GW employee Thursday for allegedly stabbing another man after they worked on renovations to the GW Bookstore. Hospital officials cannot verify the condition of the victim, who suffered multiple stab wounds, until he signs a release form. According to police and University reports, the two construction workers started an argument over […]
Peer Grading System Approved by the Supreme Court Students are constitutionally allowed to grade each other’s papers, the Supreme Court ruled last week. The case began in 1998, when an Oklahoma parent Kristja J. Falvo sued a local school district for violating FERPA, the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Falvo was rejected by a […]
Controversy has shrouded GW Student Association elections for decades. Miscounted ballots, campaign violations and runoffs are just some of the headlines from the past. Here’s a run-down of the highlights: 2001 Election In 2001, current SA President Roger Kapoor was stripped of his victory by the Joint Elections Committee for exceeding his $1,000 campaign budget […]
Hundreds of students, faculty and community members braved a chilly D.C. afternoon to participate in a cherry-pie eating contest, feast on colonial food and gather around a bonfire on the Quad Friday afternoon. The event commemorated George Washington’s 270th birthday. Both organizers and students at the fourth-annual celebration said they were disappointed with the turnout. […]