Volume 99, Issue 19
Stories from the October 3, 2002 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
In his second major policy speech since returning to the public eye, former Vice President Al Gore challenged President George W. Bush to address the nation’s faltering economy with the same vigor he has shown in addressing international affairs Wednesday. Speaking in Washington, D.C. the 2000 Democratic presidential nominee slammed the current administration’s policies, accusing […]
We look to you for guidance, oh provocateurs of the modern mediums, those who gather in the streets to execute the most complex of artistic endeavors. During the weekend of Friday Sept. 27 on a leisurely stroll through Farragut Park, I encountered what seemed to be a semi-annual folk and arts festival. Though this year’s […]
GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg said the University is moving toward assigning student identification numbers without using Social Security numbers to protect students’ identities in response to student and parent concerns. The nine-digit Social Security number is the most commonly used record keeping identifier in the country and is used on many college campuses across […]
So the guys were pretty nice, but their manager was definitely pissed. He wore a guarded smile, making no attempt to hide the anger in his eyes. “What are you doing up here. I said I’d meet you and bring you up.” “I, umm, well I . ” I had no response. I’d been shooting […]
While most GW students are sleeping at 8 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 15 barefoot students armed with wooden swords spar in a Japanese swordsmanship class at the K Gym on 23rd Street. To keep up with student interest, the Exercise and Sports Activities program added 20 one- and two-credit sports activities sections this semester, […]
Sign of the Whale 1825 M St., NW Carded: Somewhere in between the door and the bar Dress: Sweatpants are fine for a weekday When I was a freshman I had no problem going out Thursday, Friday and Saturday, resting Sunday, then going out Monday and Tuesday night. I could still wake up for class […]
GW will be one of dozens of national universities to follow the trend of building new business schools when it breaks ground on the new School of Business and Public Management building Oct. 17. The facility, Ric and Dawn Duques Hall, will be located in the parking lot on 22nd St. between Funger and Madison […]
He’s back. Sure, we stare wide-eyed, but are we still afraid? With The Silence of the Lambs, the director Jonathan Demme noticeably forced himself to wring every last bit out of his vision. The performances were pure and their surroundings were tortured into terror territory. Ridley Scott’s silly Hannibal was an abundance of luxuriant atmospherics […]
Students write e-mail, check schoolwork via mobile devices Students can now check their Webmail and Prometheus on internet-ready cell phones, PDAs and Pocket PCs after the University adopted a program allowing access without computers last week. The program is free for all students with the available equipment. Receiving and sending e-mail and using the “Syllabus” […]
SA announces student group allocations Sen. Dan Moss (SBPM-U) and the Senate Finance Committee announced initial student group allocations Monday. The Senate will allocate the largest sum to the Medical Center Student Council, set to receive $32,550 of the $403,007 given to groups . The SA allocated $24,045 to the Student Bar Association. The College […]