Volume 100, Issue 4
Stories from the June 16, 2003 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Welcome to college: 15 hours a week of class, maybe another 12 for a job and then a wild nirvana of free time that most incoming freshmen can barely imagine. It’s great at first, but then the shock wears off and most people find themselves asking, “What am I going to do for the next […]
Soon after incoming freshmen leave Colonial Inauguration, they will know GCRs from CRNs, and ESIA from SMPA. But while the CI staff and advisers provide information and assistance, it is just a student, the computer and a race against time during course registration on the last day of CI. However, there is good news. Everyone […]
Q: I have been dating my girlfriend for the past year, but we are both going to different colleges this year. How hard is it to do the whole long distance relationship thing freshman year? Should we stay together and hope for the best or should I be free my freshman year? Is it even […]
Anthropology 003 – Archaeology Curriculum requirement: Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 credits section 10 – Monday and Wednesday 2 to 3:15 p.m. section 11 – Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Computer Science 035.10 – Introduction to Web Software Development 3 credits Tuesday 7:30 to 10 p.m. Electronic Media 171.10 – Language of Cinema […]
L.A. is a place that scares me. What scares me is not the seedy atmosphere, but the fact that if I ever get killed there, a goof-ball like Josh Hartnett would be policing my corpse. “Hollywood Homicide” (Columbia Pictures) is a movie based in some very generic concepts. Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) is the hard-nosed […]
Memorials and Museums Vietnam, Lincoln and Korean memorials 23rd Street and Constitution Avenue NW Three of D.C.’s most famous memorials are just minutes away from campus. Getting there: A short walk from campus. The Phillips Collection 1600 21st Street A large permanent collection and rotating exhibitions make the Phillips Collection one of the country’s premiere […]
A great white shark pulls you down into the murky depths of the sea, what do you do? You join his 12-step meat eaters anonymous group, of course! Well, you would if you were a fish in the new Disney/ Pixar animated film “Finding Nemo.” This bubbly underwater adventure brings the voices of actors Albert […]
Rising junior Kris Hart won the Student Association presidency and became the leading voice for GW’s student body following a narrow election in March. The SA functions as the student government, providing resources for students, allocating money to student organizations, sponsoring events and catering to students’ needs. Although the Springfield, Pa. native is younger than […]
One of the first lessons incoming students come to learn is that the University has poor relations with Foggy Bottom community groups. GW and the District are engaged in a court battle over how much the University can build and how many students it needs to house. This story is The Hatchet’s try to give […]
Unlike students on most college campuses, GW freshmen have the opportunity to build their resumes from the start – by working at one of hundreds of revered organizations in the nation’s capital. GW students intern and work for law firms, senators on Capitol Hill, magazines and newspapers and non-profit agencies, among other places of employment. […]