Volume 99, Issue 30
Stories from the November 11, 2002 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
The men’s basketball team has gone through a coaching change, NCAA violations and the loss of key players to the NBA draft and the D.C. penal system over the past three years, but through it all there has been one constant – Chris Monroe. The senior guard out of Hyattsville, Md., has been a starter […]
U. Cincinnati students die in suicide, double murder (U-WIRE) CINCINNATI – Attraction became fatal early Monday morning when University of Cincinnati student Nicklaus Joyce shot his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Duke and her boyfriend Nicklas Tipple, both UC students, Cincinnati police said. “I think somebody’s been in my apartment and killed someone. Please hurry,” UC student Michael […]
Early in November 1999, three freshmen stepped out onto the Smith Center’s Tex E. Silverman court for their first game as Colonials. They were ready to add a climactic chapter to the history of GW women’s basketball and change the face of their new team. This November, the trio of superstars will step out on […]
On Nov. 5, the American people went to the polls to articulate a clear message. They want tax breaks. They support denying collective bargaining rights to workers under Bush’s homeland security plan. They want a new approach to partial privatization of social security and the creation of jobs through a more de-regulated environmental policy. Or […]
Vietnam memorial ceremony marks Veteran’s Day Bagpipes played in the background as the names of more than 58,000 Vietnam war casualties echoed off the war memorial’s walls. The reading, which began Saturday, is expected to take about 65 hours ending on Veteran’s Day, Monday. “Just hearing all of the names is overwhelming and kind of […]
Forget Midnight Madness, exhibitions and pre-conference games. Forget Temple, Richmond and Dayton. In fact, forget the Atlantic 10 regular season all together. For me, the women’s basketball season starts in March. Think I’m crazy? Let’s take a walk through the earlier months. You’ll see. November and December Non-conference games matter for one reason – strength […]
Women’s basketball head coach Joe McKeown does not have to work very hard to integrate his new recruits into his team this season, because there are none. With only one senior graduating from last year’s squad, McKeown said he will concentrate on developing the young talent he has rather than adding new recruits. The absence […]
An initiative in the works will replace English 10 and 11 next fall with freshman writing workshops and will add “writing intensive” courses for upperclassmen, officials said. Administrators said the new curriculum will give freshmen with different skill levels the same “base knowledge” and get them more interested in learning. Neither requirement would affect current […]
Seeing Alexander Kireev towering over managers, coaches and teammates on the Smith Center court, fans will notice one thing. He’s tall. At 6-foot-11, the Ukrainian native is one of six Colonial freshmen that stands 6-foot-8 or higher, providing the Colonials with a much-needed inside presence for the 2002-03 season. GW ranked among the worst teams […]
EAST 1. Temple Owls Record last season: 20-11 (12-4 A-10)* Head Coach: Dawn Staley (3rd season) Plays GW: Jan. 12 at Temple Head coach Dawn Staley has turned Temple into a nationally ranked team and will continue that determination in this her third year as the Owls look to defend their A-10 Championship title. Last […]