Volume 100, Issue 12
Stories from the September 18, 2003 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
I have this recurring fantasy about watching Haley Joel Osment being torn to pieces by wild lions, so when a half-starved lion chases Osment through a cornfield halfway through “Secondhand Lions,” I thought my dream was about to come true. But it’s a Disney movie, so the lion just cuddles him and, alas, part of […]
Posted 3:22pm September 19 by Melissa Kronfeld U-WIRE Washington Bureau Last week, President George W. Bush requested that Congress grant him an additional $87 billion in funding the aftermath of the war in Iraq. The President told Congress and the American people that $66 billion was intended to fund military and intelligence operations, while the […]
The GW golf team is full of youth and talent this year, but teams with those characteristics usually lack experience. Not so with the Colonials. The sophomores that dominate the 2003-04 team have been starters since the beginning of their freshman years, leaving the Colonials with plenty of experience and match savvy. Add a star […]
POSTED 5:30p.m., FridayThe Mount Vernon Campus is running on emergency power after a tree fell on a power line as Tropical Storm Isabel swept through D.C. Thursday night. University officials said they are unsure when full power will return to Mount Vernon, but said they are working with city officials to restore the electricity as […]
The GW women’s soccer team proved it is the city’s strongest team after beating cross-town rival Howard 2-1 Wednesday. The win followed victories over Georgetown and American last week and a tie against Maryland on Sunday. Coming off their late comeback against the Terrapins, the Colonials (4-1-1) kept their momentum going on the Howard campus. […]
Artist: Mary J. Blige Album: Love and Life Genre: R&B/Hip-hop Label: Geffen Mary J. does it again. Teaming up with the infamous Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, her sixth studio album takes listeners inside her intimate world of Love and Life. Hip-hop and R&B beats blend to create music that touches the soul. The album doesn’t […]
The GW volleyball team started the season in record-breaking fashion by beating cross-town rival Georgetown on Tuesday, 3-1. The win marked the Colonials’ tenth straight victory to open the year, breaking the old mark for best team start set in 1979. “This win was important mentally because we have never beaten Georgetown (in my five […]
Vampires used to be suave intellectuals of the night, but nowadays they just seem to be senseless materialists who sit around and dress in Italian fashion. “Underworld” re-imagines a world where vampires and lycans (werewolves) roam the earth in a constant blood feud that has lasted well over a millennium. Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is the […]
There are 13 recognized fraternities on campus, but to freshman, there are 16 options to rush, even if the Interfraternity Council will not admit it. It is not a secret, nor inherently negative that “unrecognized” fraternities exist at GW. What is inexcusable, is how some off-campus fraternities purposely taking advantage of IFC rules that restrict […]
Have you heard of “The Station Agent”? Not many people have. It’s a little film with a little cast about a little person. But it’s winning some big awards. First-time writer and director Tom McCarthy spent three years bringing his labor of love to the screen. In “The Station Agent,” Fin (Peter Dinklage) inherits an […]