Volume 98, Issue 59
Stories from the April 15, 2002 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
I appreciated Julie Gordon’s April 8 (“Students debate Mideast solutions”) attempted even-handedness in her report on the variety of perspectives GW students hold regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unfortunately, the article contained several discrepancies of a serious nature. Of the 11 people interviewed for the article, only Mira Browne and I were referred to by ethnicity. […]
It seemed everyone in the GW community had something to gripe about last week when The Washington Post devoted the cover story of its Sunday magazine to GW and its controversial president, Stephen Joel Trachtenberg. Considering the emotional topics the article touched on, the author, Chris Shea, should take criticism from all sides as a […]
Every day students at GW are challenged to think critically about their coursework and to challenge their professors by providing dissenting views on myriad subjects. In that spirit, I would like to challenge the students at GW to take the same critical approach to recent accusations about New Era Cap Company. According to some reports, […]
Last week the National Institutes of Health published a survey of research on college drinking. “A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges” reported a few headline-grabbing statistics, among which were: Most students do their share of binge drinking during their first year and then taper off. The 44 percent of […]
Colonials outfielder Mike Bassett is a fairly low-key guy, but underneath that quiet disposition lies the determination to make it to the major leagues. Just as he triumphed in his career at GW to become the most dominant slugger in University history, the senior has large hopes for the pros. “Every baseball player’s dream is […]
I am an athlete. Is it a good idea or a bad idea to have sex the night before a game? I’ve heard that it can make you tired, and it wastes your aggression. What do you think? –Scoring points Why not score on the field and off if you can? Athletes won’t performing worse […]
Jackie Robinson once said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” It is in this spirit that a baseball game Tuesday will remember and honor the man who broke the Major League Baseball color barrier on April 15, 1947. In a joint effort between the GW baseball team […]
There is no question GW is moving in the right direction in improving its reputation as a prestigious university. The School of Media and Public Affairs building, a state-of-the-art testament to progress, is just part of the radical expansion period GW is going through. But the $1,000 fee SMPA undergraduates majoring in political communication, journalism […]
The usually silent Potomac River underwent a festive change Saturday morning with the bustle of the 15th annual GW Invitational Crew Classic. Students, alumni and spectators gathered on the Waterfront to see both the Colonial men and women tie for fourth place in the regatta. The U.S. Naval Academy won the men’s event, taking seven […]
It was refreshing to hear the April 8 (“Meet Adam Putnam, the youngest congressman in office”) interview with Adam Putman (R-Fla.), who at age 27 has accomplished a great deal. I was heartened to learn that age cannot get in the way of a dedicated individual committed to public service. In our troubled times, this […]