Volume 99, Issue 14
Stories from the September 16, 2002 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
The GW women’s cross country team took home a fifth-place overall finish at the Navy Invitational Saturday morning. The men finished eighth overall in the second meet of the season for both teams. Host Navy swept the meet for the second straight year. The Midshipmen women finished first among 12 teams while the men topped […]
For seven weeks Matt Krouner lived in a hut with no running water or electricity. The sophomore slept covered by a mosquito net. He ate food with its head still attached. When it came to washing himself, he had to boil the water for 15 minutes to kill all the germs. “I’ve been to other […]
The GW men’s soccer team went down fighting in its 2-1 loss to visiting Saint Francis University in a physical game that included 38 fouls, five yellow-card warnings and two red cards on a soggy Sunday at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex. GW freshman defender Ben Mortimer and Saint Francis’ Mike Giardetti were both ejected […]
The U.S. News and World Report’s 2003 “Best Colleges” issue hit newsstands today. The magazine’s list of the top 50 schools in the country has recently been a hot topic on GW’s campus because for the last few years the University has not been on it. But do the rankings have an impact on the […]
Broken water main leaves residents without water Traffic slowed as rusty water ran through H Street from a broken water main Thursday morning outside the Schenley residence hall. The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority was repairing a fire hydrant in front when the main was hit, Associate Director of Property Management Services Courtney Flaherty said. […]
Williams wins D.C. Mayoral primary District Mayor Anthony Williams claimed victory in last week’s Democratic primary, ending one of the District’s most bizarre elections in recent memory. Williams, who ran as a write-in candidate after city election officials found thousands of forged names on his nominating papers, captured approximately 68 percent of the votes in […]
In an effort to be on the front lines of the war on terrorism, the GW Hospital is considering expanding its hospital decontamination shower. Possible expansion plans include constructing shower facilities in the parking lot of the Warwick building next to the hospital. While plans are in the works, hospital spokesperson Barbara Porter said officials […]
Graduate students push to unionize Graduate teaching assistants in four major Ivy League schools are struggling to form labor unions despite resistance from their respective administrations. Teaching assistants from Yale, Columbia, Cornell and Harvard universities have all announced plans to organize a vote to determine if a union is needed on campus. Students at Brown […]
Overweight Americans might already blame fast food meals for their size, but after a GW professor finishes his work on an upcoming lawsuit, obese individuals may send their medical bills to McDonald’s. John Banzhaf, a GW law professor, is currently working on a case on behalf of Ashley Pelman and Jazlen Bradley, two overweight eight-year-old […]
International Spy Museum Saturday, Sept. 7 1700 hours Good evening Ms. Tobia. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to infiltrate the doors of the International Spy Museum, located near the Chinatown/Gallery place Metro stop, at 800 F St. NW. You are to assume the disguise of a “perky college girl” and collect […]