Volume 98, Issue 51
Stories from the March 7, 2002 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Destruction of Property 2/26-28 – Academic Center No suspects or witnessed Closed 3/1 – 900 block 24th Street Referred to MPD Closed Drug Law Violation 3/1 – Fulbright Hall Referred to SJS Closed Disorderly Conduct 3/1 – Mitchell Hall UPD was called at 2 a.m. to break up a fight between two males, one of […]
PHILADELPHIA -The Colonials watched their brief second-half lead in the Atlantic 10 Tournament slip away much like their season slipped away in early February: quickly. Massachusetts ended the Colonials’ season with a 73-62 loss Thursday in the first round at the First Union Spectrum. A-10 Second Team member Chris Monroe’s game-high 19 points led GW […]
Supreme Court Justice will speak Friday at ceremony Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will deliver the keynote address at the dedication ceremony for the new GW Law School “cornerstone” Friday at 11 a.m. The cornerstone is located at 700 20th St. and will mark the new addition of a complex that includes Lisner, Lerner, Stockton […]
The first thing Joe McKeown did after his team’s 67-64 upset loss to Xavier in the Atlantic 10 Tournament last week was campaign for an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. McKeown recited a laundry list of reasons why his Colonial women are worthy of an invite: a 20-win season, 15-2 conference record, national schedule […]
Three judges discussed intolerance of blacks and Jews among Americans with students Monday night as part of a panel about hate crimes. “The stature of African Americans in this country is an issue that has caused more oppression than any other situation with the possible exception of the saga of the Jewish people,” New York […]
GW building officials said failures in New Hall’s emergency light system last week were caused by an elevator that malfunctioned before power in the building went out. When power cut off last Wednesday night, exits signs and an elevator emergency call box failed, leaving one student trapped in an elevator and rooms dark for about […]
The GW gymnastics team swept first, second and third places in all four individual events and took first and second places in the all-around in their 194.3-184.3 victory over James Madison University Wednesday night at the Smith Center. Devin McCalla, who was recently named A-10 Performer of the Week, took first in the all-around (39.325), […]
More than 250 Elliott School student folders containing sensitive information and marked “confidential trash” turned up in a newspaper recycling bin outside FSK Hall last weekend. But University officials said they are unsure how the records got there. “I haven’t a clue,” said Tony Dillard, coordinating manager for General Services. Dillard, who oversees Housekeeping Services, […]
Cokie and Steve Roberts joined panelists at Monday night’s Kalb Report to discuss how foreign news coverage has changed following the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl last month. Cokie Roberts, host of ABC’s “This Week,” and Steve Roberts, a GW Shapiro Professor of Media and Public Affairs, addressed about 300 […]
Privacy protection is on the minds of everyone today, when growing reports of credit card fraud and identity theft are becoming a common occurrence. These 21st century thieves are stealing something more valuable than any material possessions – personal information. On March 3, The Hatchet retrieved confidential student files carelessly tossed into unsecured dumpsters behind […]