Volume 100, Issue 5
Stories from the July 7, 2003 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Years from now, Americans will look at the Supreme Court’s recent decision to repeal Texas’ sodomy law as a stepping stone for greater freedom for gays – the gay community’s Brown v. the Board of Education. The law, a draconian measure driven by ideology and religion rather than by any sense of equality, prohibited anal […]
(U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – It’s official. The Atlantic Coast Conference has opened its doors, and the University of Miami and Virginia Tech have walked right in. The schools will begin ACC play in 2004-2005. Miami turned down a financially lucrative last effort by the Big East to keep the Hurricanes in that conference. In the […]
Late one evening in 1986, Dan Rather was attacked and savagely beaten on Park Avenue in New York. According to reports, his attackers were two well-dressed white men; they accosted Rather, shouting variations of the phrase “Kenneth, what is the frequency?” Who they were and what they wanted remains unsolved. Cherry Red Productions’ new play, […]
Posted July 14: University officials are still considering whether to begin construction on the new business school building after a small victory in District court last week. The D.C. Court of Appeals temporarily lifted a city-imposed moratorium on the construction of non-residential buildings last Thursday. GW had hoped to break ground on the building in […]
With 12 incoming freshmen set to join the GW softball team next season, it appears the Colonials have the firepower to improve on their 3-36 inaugural season. Now, suddenly, the only problem is they don’t have a coach. After just one year in the dugout, head coach Leslie King Moore resigned last month to become […]
If Americans know who won the NBA Finals last month, they must have caught the highlights on SportsCenter. Before the confetti was even wiped from the floor in San Antonio, the news came from Nielsen Media Research that not too many people saw what the Spurs were celebrating when it happened. In fact, television ratings […]
Posted August 11, 9:33 p.m. (home games in bold) November Sat 8 Universal All-Stars (exhibition) TBA Sat 15 EA Sports (exhibition) TBA Fri 21 at Charlotte 7:35 p.m. Tue 25 Florida International 7:00 pm Red Auerbach Colonial Classic – 28th and 29th at GW Fri 28 St. Francis (NY) vs. William and Mary 6 p.m. […]
Posted July 18 A Foggy Bottom resident suing GW for allegedly building its newest residence hall partially on his property testified Monday in D.C. Superior Court. Donald Kreuzer, owner of three townhouses on the corner of 23rd Street and Virginia Avenue, is asking the court to issue a preliminary injunction that would halt construction of […]
A GW employee filed suit last month against the University, claiming that a supervisor began harassing her after he found out she was gay. Kami Groom, who works in GW’s Information Systems and Services department, said the University failed to discipline ISS Assistant Director Mark Harris after Groom filed several complaints against him with the […]
Posted July 27GW officials said recent changes to U.S. News and World Report college ranking formula will not significantly impact the University’s standing. The annual rankings, which have placed GW in the second tier for four straight years, will no longer count yield rate -the percentage of accepted student who chose to enroll at a […]