Volume 99, Issue 17
Stories from the September 26, 2002 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
University Police recovered at least $480 in counterfeit bills from eight locations in the Marvin Center last weekend. Marvin Center officials said cashiers have been extra vigilant this week to spot fake currency. Aramark employees called UPD Friday night after they noticed one of the $20 bills in a register looked “suspicious.” The bill was […]
Greek Brief The Kappa Sigma fraternity raised more than $1,300 for the Virginia Special Olympics organization by pulling a Boeing 727 Saturday at Dulles International Airport. Kappa Sigma, the only college student group at the Plane Pull, finished 19 out of 60 teams. Most other teams were local businesses, all raising money for the Special […]
Posted 11:49 a.m. Sept. 27 by Melissa Kronfeld U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – As the American government continues to ‘wage the war against drugs’, a perpetual process of suppressing civil liberties, alienating large segments of the population, compromising the morals and values so highly revered by democratic society and financial profligacy occurs behind the […]
Posted 11:42 a.m. Sept. 27 U-WIRE (WASHINGTON)–Over 500 political activists have been arrested this morning in Washington, D.C. as they attempted to stop traffic and caused slight property damage outside of the World Bank/International Monetary Fund headquarters in downtown D.C. Those arrested this morning will spend the weekend in the D.C. city jail—awaiting arraignment on […]
Posted 11:52 a.m. Sept. 27 by Sam Milton U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – A few weeks ago, world leaders, grassroots activists, scientists, students and others gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Much of the coverage that the summit received in the media focused on its shortcomings. Indeed, there […]
Posted 11:45 a.m. Sept. 27 by Marcus Mrowka U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – As President George W. Bush continues his push for a war against Iraq, the United States faces the loss of a key Middle East ally — Saudi Arabia. Despite a long history of cooperation between the two nations, anti-American sentiment is […]
Posted 11:59 a.m. Sept. 27 by Carolyn Polinsky U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON–In a church meeting room decorated with colorful paintings, children’s handprints and paintings of flower, trees, snowmen and the sun, political activists met on Thursday night-many dressed in dirty black sweatshirts and green combat pants- and discussed ways in which to shut down […]
So you think they are a 12-year-old girl’s band? OK, we know they’re pretty guys, with sensitive eyes and passionate anthems about lost love. And maybe they’ve been riding the wave of MTV success, catering to the sensibilities of a nation obsessed with pop culture. So maybe the members of Jimmy Eat World are just […]
“Nice rack,” the most repeated phrase in the new Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt movie, actually fails to fulfill its connotative purpose. Used by Mr. Chan at Ms. Hewitt’s expense, it ultimately causes the audience to lose respect for both characters. The hackneyed early-‘90s phrase limps off the screen. The joke doesn’t reach its […]
Once again Reese Witherspoon claims her position as America’s sweetheart. She delivers a more than enjoyable performance in her latest romantic comedy, Sweet Home Alabama. The film’s combination of Reese and her good-looking co-stars may place it in the “chick flick” section, yet the wit and humor of the South drag the movie out of […]