Volume 100, Issue 12
Stories from the September 18, 2003 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
The scene opens on a black man shuffling three cards on a makeshift table of milk crates and cardboard. He’s standing in a ratty, sparsely furnished apartment but focuses solely on the game. He talks enthusiastically, rhythmically weaving his words and pretending to address potential gamblers. But his movements aren’t as smooth as his talk […]
As a frequent reader of the opinion pages of the Hatchet I have come to notice that GW students have a unique passion for politics. While this zeal produces a variety of pieces on issues of national and international importance, rarely are there many articles addressing campus issues. The lack of such commentary does not […]
Arnar Johannsson’s list of accomplishments on the soccer field is impressive. The six-foot-three senior scored 18 goals in 2002 and helped the Colonials win their first Atlantic 10 Championship in team history. He was named the 2001 A-10 Rookie of the Year and has a knack for coming through in the clutch. But GW Head […]
Men’s water polo drops two The GW men’s water polo team suffered two tough losses this week, falling to the U.S. Naval Academy at home on Wednesday after losing to the University of California-Santa Cruz Monday in Annapolis, Md. Wednesday?s match took place only hours after Navy played Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, but the […]
With Hurricane Isabel expected to hit Washington, D.C. sometime Thursday evening and continue to unleash her wrath of rain and wind through Friday, it looks like weekend plans could be as soggy as the weather. But, fear not, because this Belle has a prepared a hurricane survival guide to combat the other ‘Bel’. It’s easy […]
Oversimplified apartheid claim Fadi Kiblawi, in his recent column (“Perspective of Middle East conflict skewed,” Sept. 15, p. 4), tries to assign blame to one side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and label the activities of that side as obvious apartheid. In reality, attempts to point fingers threaten to only prolong the conflict. Contrary to what […]
The first time I visited GW, I was, as I suspect many people are, struck by how the campus challenged my mind’s conception of a university’s grounds. I’d associated university life with rolling hills and green open spaces. While I’ve come to discover and appreciate that GW’s urban setting produces a distinctive and valuable character, […]
New public policy school forms GW graduate students can now earn degrees in public policy at the University’s newest school, the School of Public Policy and Public Administration, which began classes this fall. A public policy department previously operated under the School of Business and Public Management but reorganized under the Columbian College of Arts […]
WRGW to broadcast Senate meetings Students will be able to hear Student Association Senate meetings on WRGW’s Web site following a signed agreement between SA Executive Vice President Eric Daleo and WRGW Station Manager Brett Kaplan on Monday. WRGW will record and digitally archive each of the six Senate meetings during the fall semester. Immediately […]
TKE holds ceremonial house opening The Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity held a ribbon-cutting event to unveil its refurbished house to alumni and prospective members on Saturday. Renovations, including the addition of a kitchen in the basement, full electrical and plumbing repairs and wiring for high-speed Internet, began repairs on the 621 22nd St. house in […]