Volume 99, Issue 24
Stories from the October 21, 2002 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Katie Marts of GW’s Amnesty International is wrong in her wording (“Responsible activism,” Oct. 10, p. 4) – it is not Shari’a law that is condemning Amina Lawal to her death, but the patriarchy that is deeply embedded in her society. I wonder if Marts or other well-meaning activists like her even know the meaning […]
Sampling the diverse styles of the GW community is not an easy task. Styles and fashions among us span the tastes and looks of our student body. With each article of clothing we choose to put on we project a statement about who we are to the world. All of our past experiences, ethnicities, upbringings […]
Posted 8:34 p.m. Oct. 23 by Marcus Mrowka U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON–Afghan Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullah Abdullah offered words of hope for the future of his developing country but urged continued international support during an address to students and faculty at The George Washington University Monday afternoon. Abdullah outlined plans for democratic elections, a […]
I think that everyone at this school has, at one time or another, uttered “I pay $40,000 a year for this school. Where is this money going?” I had to ask this question again when I was sitting in a computer science class in one of our swanky new Media and Public Affairs classrooms. My […]
As daylight breaks on Saturday and Sunday mornings and many students are just finding their way back home, hundreds of D.C. residents congregate at seven sites around the city. They are training to run 26.2 miles for the Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 27 to raise money for AIDS research. By the time they cross […]
Posted 12:10 p.m. Oct. 23 by Bernard Pollack U-WIRE (DC BUREAU) Architect Edwin Zawadzki watched the September 11th attacks from his apartment one block from the World Trade Center. Like many others, Zawadzki sought ways to turn such a horrific experience into something constructive. When he saw the chance to enter a contest to design […]
Q: I want to try anal sex with my girlfriend but I’m not sure how to ask her because I don’t want her to get mad or upset with me. It’s just something I want to try, so what should I do? -Curious CHICK: My advice on this “intimate matter” really depends on how long […]
In most people’s minds the thought of college fun conjures up images of bars. But what happens when underage students do not have a usable fake ID, know a bouncer at the door or have another brilliant plan to get in? And what do students who are of legal age do for fun on the […]
Although a construction start date for the building has yet to be set, about 200 University administrators, trustees and students gathered at the future site of the new School of Business and Public Management Thursday afternoon for a ceremonial groundbreaking. GW is awaiting a city building permit to begin construction on the 167,000-square-foot facility, which […]
While President George W. Bush continues to warn Americans about the dangers Saddam Hussein’s regime pose to the nation, a GW professor recently visited Iraq, a so-called member of the “axis of evil.” Business professor Tom Nagy returned from a two-week humanitarian mission to protect Iraqi children from what he believes would be unwarranted U.S. […]