Volume 98, Issue 56
Stories from the April 4, 2002 issue of the GW Hatchet.
GW’s newest students include employees of Boeing, Nokia and the CIA, who the University is training through a consulting initiative called GWSolutions. Owned by GW, the company consults and helps design educational curriculums for private companies and government agencies. Company CEO Roger Whitaker said GWSolutions, which incorporated last August, has found a way to take […]
Los Angeles has Kobe. Texas has A-Rod. Seattle has Ichiro. Today’s star athletes are identified by one name, which almost always represents a career full of record-setting statistics, achievements, clutch performances and team titles. GW has Devin. At this year’s Atlantic 10 Championships, senior gymnast Devin McCalla made conference history by scoring a perfect 10.0 […]
Watch out, Chicago – the Colonial Fury is on its way. After recently securing several corporate sponsors, GW’s paintball team has funding to compete in two tournaments in April, including the National College Paintball Championships in suburban Joliet, Ill. It will be the first time the team will compete at the national level. “We’re really […]
The GW baseball team capped a four-game winning streak Wednesday with a 17-6 win against Howard at Barcroft Park. The win showcased a streak of strong hitting that began with a win over Massachusetts last Friday and continued in Tuesday’s 6-5 win over Delaware. Led on Wednesday by rightfielder Mike Bassett’s two home runs, including […]
The Interfraternity Council voted last month to accept Pi Kappa Alpha on campus for the fall, and another will be re-considered in December after breaking recruitment rules. Three fraternities – Alpha Phi Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Alpha Mu – made proposals to the IFC in March. “I felt very confident in our presentation […]
As violence in the Middle East continues to escalate, GW students are expressing their solidarity with the Palestinians or Israelis by rallying at demonstrations around D.C. “Now is the time when all of us, including my fellow students across the country, must stand up . with Israel,” said sophomore Gabi Gershowitz in a speech Monday […]
GW’s faculty is becoming more diverse, according to a report released by the Faculty Senate last month. The Senate reported hiring 60 women and 32 minority professors this school year. The Senate released the Retention and Recruitment of Women Faculty and Faculty of Color report, an outline of trends in recruitment of minority faculty over […]
Theft 3/25 City Hall A student reported that her high school class ring was stolen from her room between March 16 and March 24. The ring was valued at $300. No suspects or witnesses Closed 3/29 Pennsylvania House A student reported that his and his roommates’ laptop computers were stolen sometime between the 27th and […]
Freshman residence hall presidents plan to resurrect the Freshman Block Party Saturday on the Quad that will exclude upperclassmen from free food and games. New Hampshire jam band Strangefolk will play at the first Freshman Block Party in three years. All GW students are invited to the Quad for free music, but organizers said only […]
A floor-to-ceiling “Crossfire” banner adorns the front of the Media and Public Affairs building. A security metal detector sits in the lobby. The six televisions that greet students entering from the H Street side all tuned in to CNN Tuesday. The nation’s longest-running political debate show has arrived. In its 20th year, “Crossfire” literally entered […]