Volume 100, Issue 11
Stories from the September 15, 2003 issue of the GW Hatchet.
National Cathedral Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues Tues., Sept. 9 2 p.m. The massive wooden doors creak loudly as I use all of my poor body’s strength to pull them open. Even though it’s a fairly nice September day, a wave of cold, dark air from inside washes over me and I’m kicking myself for not […]
Posted 11:02pm September 17 by Marcus Mrowka U-WIRE Washington Bureau Chief Retired General Wesley Clark announced his bid for the presidency on Wednesday, becoming the 10th Democrat to seek the party’s nomination to run against President Bush in November 2004. Clark made the announcement in his hometown of Little Rock, Ark., in front of hundreds […]
Cafe 1401 The Willard Hotel 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 637-7401, phone (202) 637-7326, fax Just a few blocks from Metro Center, a short walk past the White House Many tourists make their way around D.C. and ultimately end up with their hands grasping the fence that separates them and the White […]
Q: I know we’ve only been at school for two weeks now, but I really think one of my roommates is bulimic. Whether we stay in and eat or go out, she always makes a beeline for the bathroom. She’s also red-faced a lot of the time when she leaves the bathroom, and I know […]
The GW volleyball team is off to its best start since 1979 after sweeping the Clarion Suites Classic at Rutgers University last weekend. The team has now won three consecutive tournaments to start the season at 9-0, tying its best start in team history. The Colonials were led by Atlantic 10 Player of the Week […]
The GW men’s soccer team dropped its fourth game of the season on Saturday, losing under the lights at George Mason 3-2. In a hard fought battle, GW fell short when the Patriots scored two unanswered goals in a 1:07 span in the second period. “This was our best played game, and that’s why it […]
Colonials Weekend draws closer every day, and space at area hotels is filling up fast. But before family members rush to make reservations at the Allen Lee, they might want to consider something a bit more historic. Check out the Willard InterContinental. Sure, it might not have the same sleazy cachet as the Watergate or […]
The GW women’s soccer team got goals from senior Kim Warner and junior Kelly Lawten to come back and stun Maryland, 2-2, in double overtime Sunday at Mount Vernon. The draw was the first time in four years the Terrapins have not beaten the Colonials, and it extended GW’s home-unbeaten streak to seven games dating […]
In the fall of 1985, John Flaherty came to GW and saw an opportunity. By playing baseball for the Colonials, he thought, like so many other student-athletes, he could trade his athletic talent for a college degree. What he got, in addition to his degree, was a career in Major League Baseball. Currently in his […]
To GW men’s water polo head coach Scott Reed, last year’s fifth-place finish at the Collegiate Water Polo Southern Championships left a bittersweet taste in the Colonials’ mouth, as they missed qualifying for Conference Championship play by one spot. “This year, simply put, we want to set ourselves up for a Southern Championship title and […]